Quakers and Guilford Set for Welch Park Final Game
High Point College Purple Panthers meet Guilford College at Welch Park tomorrow at 3 pm in the last local collegiate game. Both teams bring strong pitchers Hedrick or Heath and Coletrane or Rabb, with expected low scores and key fielding from Brasser, Yow, Dixon, and Purdue. Large turnout from High Point, Greensboro, and Quaker supporters anticipated.
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Heath
Purple Panthers
High Point College
Guilford Colleges
Welch Park
Jack Boylin
Sport Dope
Quakers
Forders
Mitchell
Fuqua
Monk" Hill
MacFadden
Brasséur
Cotton
Purdue
Brasser
Yow
Dixon
Coletrane
Rabb
North Carolina College
High Point
Greensboro
Carolina squad aims for Southern title defense at Baton Rouge
UNC track team, 1926 Southern Conference champions, heads to Baton Rouge for the annual conference meet. Coach Bob Fetzer fields McPherson, Rhinehart, Elliott, Pritchett, Giersh, Pearson, Purser, Harper, Williams, Sandlin and others as they face long travel and few rest hours before competition.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Baton Rouge
Tar Heels
Bob Fetzer
Greensboro
Carolina
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Louisiana
Captain McPherson
Rhinehart
Elliott
Pritchett
Giersh
Pearson
Purser
Harper
Williams
Sandlin
Smashing Victories Show That Loop Leaders Have Excellent Mound Forces
The Cardinals and Yankees dominated the day with strong pitching and timely hitting. Flint Rhem shut out the Robins on two hits, while Chuck Hafey hit two homers. Waite Hoyt classicly blanked the White Sox, fanning nine with solid defense behind him. Pat Collins homered, and Connally’s effort wasn’t enough for Chicago. The Giants beat the Cubs 5 4 at the Polo Grounds as Terry’s ninth inning double drove in Roush. Detroit edged Boston 3 2 in the ninth, Manug singled with bases full. Cleveland beat Philadelphia 4 2, and St Louis tied with Washington at one game apiece. Fothergill went hitless in 18, Frisch booted his first error in 19, large crowds packed parks including 52 000 for the White Sox-Yankees game at Comiskey Park.
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Yankees
Leders
Red Bird
Flint Charles Rhem
Robeing
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Brooklyn
Chuck Hafey
Hugmen
White Sox
Chicago
Waite Hoyt
Ess
Yankee
Pat Collins
Connally
Colling
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Polo Grounds
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Terry
Roush
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Red Sox
Marty M.manug
Cleveland Indiiana
Philadelphia Athletics
Hddie Colvictory
Louis King
Browns
Senators
Fothergill
Tigers
Frankie Frisch
Chica
Comisky Park
Bulls
Pepper
Dan
Herman
Ole ‘Rube
Cebula
Conklin
Buggy
Kitchens
Vaughn
Stewart
George Schmidt
Fears
Ballatin
Jake
Pointer Club
Tar Heels Open Southern Conference Tennis Tourney
The University of North Carolina hosts the Southern Conference Tennis Tournament starting Tuesday May 10 with entries expected from nearly all 22 conference institutions. The Tar Heels enter six players in singles and doubles action after a strong northern tour showing though not advancing in the State Inter-colegiate. Captain Elgin Dalrymple Cone Covington lead singles while Filgin Waddell head the number one doubles pairing, with other doubles teams formed from Cone Covington or Blalock Dalrymple.
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Tar Heel
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Inter-colegiates
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Catholic University
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Johns Hopkins
Virginia
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Dalrymple
Cone
Covington
Cantein Filgin
Waddell
Blalock
Ty Cobb Banned From Tigers Return Amid Suspension
Ty Cobb will not play against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday as he remains suspended for last week’s incident with umpire Emmett Ormsby in Philadelphia. A tendon injury from a slide in Buffalo adds to his troubles while Detroit officials appeal for lifting the ban.
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Ty Cobb
Detroit
Saul
Michigan
Georgia Jewel
Emmett
Red) Ormsby
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Ban Johnson
Cobb
Ormesby
Johnson
Ormsby
Babe Ruth
League
The NUT CRACKER THE BUM Sing a song of sixpence
A playful verse describes betting and golf and cash sums in a jaunty rhythm. The lines reference money and a “black trail” marked by returning figures, hinting at a social satire or comic vignette with repeated motifs.
Hornsby Captures Pennant After Six Season Batting Streak
The 1926 season opened with skeptics doubting Rogers Hornsby as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the pennant. He defied odds by leading the team to the title while enduring a back injury and managerial strain. Hornsby extended a remarkable six year streak by leading the league in batting for six seasons, matching records set by Burkett and Cobb, and is poised to continue as Giants star in prime condition readying for another batting championship.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Hornsby
Cardinals
Coll
Hane Wagner
Jesse Burkett
Ty Cobb
New York Giants
Fanfare Deak Sawyer Pointers Split With Durham Bulls
The Fanfare Deak Sawyer Kitchens' Pointers split a twin bill with the Durham Bulls in Cigarette circuit play on Saturday. High Point failed to sweep due to base-running errors and Dusty Cooks' late homer, while Kitchens switched stove to bolster defense and offense. Dan opened a new base-stealing trick, and Don Boone neared return with a second homer.
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Pointers
Durham Bulls
High Point
Dusty” Cook
Winston-Salem
Twins
Tim Buckley
Whitemanites
Salisbury-Spencer
Colonials
Joe Féori
Joo
Don Boone
Preakness Stakes Set At Pimlico In Maryland
Pimlico hosts the Preakness Stakes as 15 top thoroughbreds race over one mile and three sixteenths for a $50,000 added purse. Rain and cloudy skies threaten a heavy track while contenders include Foremost Whiskery Bostonian Pandoria Scapa Flow Black Panther Justice F. Buddy Bauer Sir Harry and Wandering Minstrel from Seagram.
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Pimlico
Old Hill Top
Justice F
William Daniels
Florida
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E. R. Bradley
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Sir Harry
Wandering Minstrel
Speed boats invade mountain section racing scene
Lake Lure North Carolina May 9 speed boats arrive to the Southern Appalachians with three Chris Craft runabouts and a new cabin cruiser. The K47 sweepstakes winner from Miami races arrives with its owners H Ward and son Hal Ward and father. they plan to compete in the season with a 150 horsepower craft noted for 47 mph. J H Thomas brings two Cadet Chris Craft boats to the lake. The first Mat Harris Math ews 28 cabin cruiser ships from Port Clinton Ohio will sail via Great Lakes Hudson River New York harbor to Norfolk Virginia and be rail shipped to its destination, costing over 4000 dollars and featuring berths electric fans and radio.
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Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc
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Mat Harris
Rutherfordton
Port Clinton
Ohio
New York Harbor
Atlantic Coast
Norfolk
Unclear Results Mix From Louisville to Indianapolis Marylands
Scores listed include Louisville versus Milwaukee at 4 to 3 and Columbus against Toledo at 2 to 0 with St Paul noted. Indianapolis Kansas City match flagged as affected by wet grounds.
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AMERE
Baseball Scores Across Leagues
The American League results show Washington 3 over St. Louis 8, Chicago 0 over New York 9, Boston 2, Detroit 3 over Cleveland 4, and Philadelphia 2.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
National League Scores Quick Recap
Chicago lost to New York 4 to 5 while Brooklyn beat an opponent 1 to 0 and St. Louis posted a 5 to 5 draw in a high scoring slate.
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New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Southern Association scores drift in erratic game report
Memphis defeated Chattanooga and New Orleans teams were edged by Birmingham Atlanta and Mobile in a tangled standings note. The fragment hints at Nashville and Little Rock results with unclear totals amid late darkness.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Chattanooga
New
Piedmont league standings and scores update
Raleigh Salisbury High Point Winston-Salem Rocky Mount and Durham played today. Winston-Salem led the standings with 13 wins and six defeats followed by High Point 11 and six, Raleigh 8 and eight, Durham 8 and 10, Rocky Mount 8 and 9, and Salisbury 5 and 13.
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Heville
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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Indu Tra
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la. Pet
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Hillcrest
Ragan
Tomlinson
Rocky Mount
Durham
Pacific Coast League Standings Summary
In the Pacific Coast League standings Los Angeles trails Oakland 1-2 while Seattle sits 2-3 and Missions lead 10-4. Portland is 5-5 to Hollywood 4-4 and San Francisco 4-3 with Sacramento listed as 6O.
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Dempsey Faces Failing Sight Amid Racing Talk
The report notes Dempsey’s eyesight is failing him while observers remark on Paolino’s gold bridgework. They recall Dempsey’s colt Old Kickapoo finishing sixth at Jamaica as commentary on his condition and timing.
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Paolino
Jamaica
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