Pointers Fall to Asheville Tourists In Error Filled Tilt
Dan Boone homered with two on but costly errors doomed the Pointers to a 4 to 1 loss to the Asheville Tourists in the opening game of the three game set at Willis Park. Lefty Young will start the second game with Mayo or Stewart in relief.
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Willis Park
Lefty Young
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Mayo
Stewart
Tarr
Tourista
Turner
Ray Kennedy
Moose Parrish
Kennedy
Baylin
Breakfield
Moose
Pyle
Appleton
Sullivan
Hipps
Smith
Shorty Kilpatrick
Whaley
Molly Cox
Scotty Slayback
Em Twins
Monroe Mitchell
Holt
Mitchell
Peck Shakes Up Indian Infield
Cleveland May 0 AP Roger Peckinpaugh benching shortstop Hunnefield for Johan Goldman to stem Indians infield woes. Eddie Morgan may move to third. Burnett kept at third as Slayback and Molly Cox produce hits. Boone homered and drove in three, Tarr hit two doubles and a homer.
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Clevelad Indians
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Mil Hunnefield
Johan Goldman
Humefield
Eddie Morgan
Lew Ponseca
Burnett
Ferrell Sidelined as Indians Face Tough Start
Cleveland, led by the American League, open against the Eastern club without ace pitcher Wes Ferrell who left a recent start with a sore arm. Willis Hudlin to provide reliability in his place as Brown and Harder struggle to finish games. The Tigers beat the Senators in a ten inning duel, 2 to 1, while the Dodgers outlasted the Phillies 4 to 3 aided by four hits and eight walks.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, Jr
Associated Press
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Boston Red Sox
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Earl Whitehill
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Brooklum Dodgers
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Henderson Homers Dooms Durham In Piedmont League Tilt
Henderson bunched hits, including a homer with Clark aboard, as the Bulls defeated Durham 6 to 4 in Durham. Murchison pitched, scattering Durham’s hits and contributing a key offensive showing to keep the Bees tied with Raleigh for the Piedmont League lead.
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Greensboro Beats Caps 6 3 For Fifth Straight Pats Win
The Greens boro Patriots defeated Raleigh Caps 6 to 3 to extend their streak to five. Key hits included a four run fourth inning driven by Ferrebee errors and Lewis’ triple, with two more in the seventh on a walk bunt Land’s single and Williams wild throw. Pitching mixed as Hoffman earned the win and Ostermueller took the loss.
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Twins Win In Ninth At Winston-Salem
The Winston-Salem Twins defeated Charlotte 6 to 5 in a late ninth inning clash. The win keeps their season alive as fans packed the stands for the tense finish.
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Stayton Hurls One-Fitter For Thomas Mills Win
Thomas Mills defeats Giant Furniture 7 to 6 behind right handed rookie Stayton. He carries a near perfect game through seven innings, but a late single spoils the no-hit bid. Denny and T Yow lead the offense with two hits each as Stayton's defense provides errorless support. Center fielder Wow makes two great catches and swipes bases, while Slate and Stayton also contribute.
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High Point Harriers Close Season With Win
High Point finishes season with an 80 to 33 victory at Salisbury. Frank Sizemore wins the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the shot with 14 points, Armfield stars in the javelin and broad jump and places in other events to tie for high scorer. Relay team of Montgomery Shipman Jarrell Williamson takes first for High Point.
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Local junior highs beat Greensboro in track meet
High Point freshmen and junior high boys defeated Greensboro teams 57 to 20. Seven of nine events won, with clean sweeps in high jump and two sprint dashes. Kivett led in 100 and 220, broad jump. Cooper topped in 50 and 75 yard dashes guiding Greensboro scorers.
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Thompson Drops Fight Decision To Lawless
Chicago May 9 The welterweight champion Thompson loses a 10 round decision to Bucky Lawless of Auburn New York in the Chicago Stadium Rough East Northerner bout. The title was not at stake as Thompson had Lawless come in over the limit marking his second loss to Lawless after winning the title from Jackie Fields.
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Oakland
Cal
Bucky Lawles
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Jackie Fields
Walla Walla Man Faces Prison Term for Wife Slaying
George Schneider age 59 appeared in court in Walla Walla Washington facing a prison term for allegedly slaying his wife Betty age 21 with a cleaver two years ago.
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Maya
George Schneider
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Berg Edges Herrera In New York Bout
In New York Jack Kid Berg defeated Tony Herrera on points. In Uniontown Joe Spiegal beat Howard Mitchell on points. In Chicago Bucky Lawless won on points over Young Jack Thompson in a non title welterweight bout.
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Jack
Kid) Berg
England
Tony Herrera
el Paso
Tex
Uniontown
Joe Spiegal
Howard Mitchell
Cincinnati
Prince Saunders Stops Murphy in Moorhead Bout
In Eau Claire Wisconsin Prince Saunders of Chicago knocked out OK Murphy of Moorhead Minnesota in the sixth round. Saunders used sharp punching to secure the win before a lining crowd revealing a decisive knockout in the Midwest boxing card.
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Asheville Tourists Edge Ray Kennedy In Hire Ball
Roy Appleton pitched well for Asheville Tourists allowing 3 earned runs but 5 costly errors hurt the club. Moose Parry and the skipper each committed errors in crucial innings enabling runs. Dan Boone redeemed himself with a three run homer in the fifth as the Pointers matched the hitting pace.
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Ray Kennedy
Hig
Asheville
Averages Update From Pointers Baseball Statistics
Official averages through Monday show only Bill Whaley in the .300 class. Since then several pointers have improved, prompting our own statistic work and findings.
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Bill Whaley
Baseball batting averages and totals in recent play
Scotty Slayback has 10 safe blows in 20 trips to the rubber, leading the Pointers with a .500. Molly Cox posts a .388 on 10 hits in 2 official tries, Dan Boone adds 55 points over 8 games at .338, Shorty bats .204, and Bill Whaley drops to .259 over the last three games.
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Shorty
Bill Whaley
Iermont
Scotty
Dam Boone Tops in RBIs with 12 In Season Runs
Dam Boone leads in runs batted in with 12 total. All his home runs have runners on base. Yesterday Bambino drove in two aboard as Sedmonts edged the game.
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Wallgren Sparks Pointers With Sharp Plays In Loss
Whitey Wallgren rookie catcher for the Pointers entered late and delivered a perfect sacrifice, forcing a second base out. He later nailed a runner attempting to steal and fired a rifle peg to third, while Bleazer handled a grounder to trap Sullivan at the bag.
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Mitchell
Tarr
Pyle
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Hipps
Smith
Whitey Walgren
Walgren
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Shorty Kilpatrick
Kennedy
Appleton
Baylin
Whitey Wallgren
Shorty
California
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Sullivan
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Bleazer
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Flick
Major League Leaders May 8 League Batting and Scoring
National League leaders include Boettger Reds batting .400 and L Waner Pirates 20 runs. Hornsby Cubs 18 RBI with Arlett Phillies 17, Critz Giants 29 hits, Bartel Phillies 4 triples, Waner Pirates 3 steals. American League leaders show Ruth Yankees .452 batting, Fonseca Indians .434, Fonseca 20 runs, Cronin Senators 23 RBI, Fonseca 36 hits, Alexander Tigers 12 doubles, Gehrig Yankees 4 home runs tied, Johnson Tigers 6 steals.
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Red Sox
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Gehrig
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Red Sox Rally Beats Phils as Moore Stars in Relief
Wiley Moore relieved and allowed five hits across 23 innings while Red Sox won 8 4. Johnny Frederick delivered a four run double with bases loaded in the fourth. Bill Akers doubled in the Tigers 3 2 victory over the Senators.
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Red Sox
Johnny Frederick
Robina
Phils
Bill Akers
Tigers
Owen
Senators
Pimlico to Host 50 000 Preakness Stakes Crowd Gathers
Baltimore May 9. A huge crowd is expected at Hilltop for the 50 000 Preakness Stakes on the Pimlico mile and three sixteenths course. Nine top thoroughbreds are among early favorites with Twenty Grand the 7 to 5 favorite and Mate, Anchor Aweigh, and Equipoise also in the running as outsiders fill the rest of the field.
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Old Hilltop
Pimlico
Maryland Jockey Club
James Rowe
Mra. Payne
A. C. Bostwick
Mate
Boxers Hit Narrow Decisions in City Results
In Erie Herman Perlick of Kalamazoo outpointed Maxie Strub of Erie in a ten round bout. In New Haven Walter Cobb of Baltimore defeated Jimmy Carey of California by knockout in the second round.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Maxie Strub
New Haven
Conn
Walter Cobb
Baltimore
Jimmy Carey
California
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