Dykes Named Manager of the Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Dykes becomes ninth Chicago White Sox manager since 1920 amid slump after third straight loss to the Senators. Lew Fonseca exits as manager pending possible release if no club claims him. Dykes brings Athletics roots and a .226 batting average in 1926 with noted defensive play.
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William Weekes
Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Black Sox
Lew Fonseca
Charles A. Comiskey
Washington
J. Louis Comiskey
Sox
Senators
Comiskey
Nat
Fonseca
Connie Mack
Athletics
al Simmons
George
Mule) Haas
Mack
Second Qualifying Round Set Today in Carolinas Golf
Thirty-one Carolinas amateur golfers vie for 15 spots in the second qualifying round today led by 11-year-old Henry Poe of Durham who shot 73. Nelson MacRe of Wilmington holds the title but bypasses qualifying. Notables include Hunk Anderson from NC State and Duke’s Cliff Perry. Match play begins today with nine 16-man fights and continues tomorrow for the championship and second rounds.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Nelson MacRe
Wilmington
N. C
Henry Poe
Durham
Heardy W
Hunk) Anderson
N. C. State College
Lewis Johnson
College of Charleston
William Deuschie
Winston-Salem
Deuschie
Ned Edgerton
Raleigh
Jack Heath
Thad Street
Charleston
Tully Blair
Cliff Perry
Duke University
Carolina's Net Team Victory Match Halted
UNC tennis saw its 76 match winning streak end as Princeton edged the Tar Heels 9 0 on Nassau clay. Duke, Elon, Guilford also show strong form as Duke shut William and Mary 9 0 and baseball clashes feature Duke Wake Forest NC State Davidson.
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Carolina
Princeton
University of North Carolina
West Point
Army
Princeton Tiger
Nassau
Tigers
Tar Heels
Wilmer Vines
Bryan Grant
Lenoir Wright
John Renfield
Chapel Hill
Duke
Davidson
Netters
Navy
Annapolis
Elon
Lenoir-Rhyne
Guilford
Wake Forest
Burlington
Bion
Duke Blue Devils
N. C. State
Atlantic Christian College
Richmond University
North Carolina
Virginia Capital
Outstanding third baseman stars in All-Star game
The player filled the position in the first major league All-Star game against the National League last year.
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Gue
Inter-Class Baseball Play Opens With Freshmen Seniors Clash
Inter-class baseball opens at the local High Point high school with Freshmen facing Sophomores in a three game series. Juniors meet Seniors tomorrow, then the two winners clash Friday for the title. The champions will play the faculty team next week.
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High Point High School
Swarms of Butterflies Darken Benjaluka Streets
Swarms of butterflies clustered around street lights in Benjaluka Bosnia, dense enough to cast shadows on the streets as darkness descends.
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Benjaluka
Bosnia
Elon Netters Edge High Point In Tennis Meet
Elon College defeated High Point 3 to 2 in a singles only match as rain canceled all doubles. Griffin beat Taylor 6 1 10 8, Holden defeated Prim 6 2 10 8, Hussey beat Taylor 3 6 6 2 6 3, Armstrong defeated Smith 9 10 6 2 6 4, Elon edged Yount 6 3.
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Elon College
High Point
Griffin
Elon
Taylor
Holden
Prim
Hussey
Armstrong
Smith
Ae Elon
Yount
Piedmont League Games Today
Charlotte visits Richmond Greensboro travels to Norfolk Wilmington plays Columbia in Piedmont League action with three matchups scheduled for today.
National League Games Today
The National League slate includes Philadelphia visiting Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Chicago, Boston at Cincinnati, and New York at St. Louis.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Bt. Louis
SCC
American League Matchups Across Three Cities
Schedule lists Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York and Detroit at Boston in AL action across four ballparks with notable intercity games.
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Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Boston
Leaders Victors In League Race
Charlotte, Columbia and Norfolk each posted decisive wins over Richmond, Wilmington and Greensboro in a Piedmont league day of daylight games. Charlotte led 13 to 7 against Richmond, Columbia prevailed 3 to 2 over Wilmington, and Norfolk captured 4 to 3 over Greensboro in the ninth inning. The leaders stay within reach of the Bees as the schedule continues.
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Hornets
Reese Esp
Columbia
Ewes
Norfolk Tives Oheetart
Wilmington
Charlotte
Richmond
Norfolk
Greensboro
Charoltte
Virginia Capitalists
Sandiappers
Pirates
Bees
Tars
Greensboro Patriots
Pats
Lumber River Bridge Destroyed By Forest Fire
Fire from a nearby woods blaze burned two spans of the Lumber River bridge on highway 241 between Laurinburg and Aberdeen. No injuries reported and traffic rerouted while repairs were assessed. Local fire units assisted with control of the blaze.
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Laurinburg
Lumber River
Highway 241
Here
Aberdeen
Fat-shell Snap Trap Snags Wandering Fish
The fat-shell, a two foot long shell fish, can snap its halves together in a flash to trap any wandering fish in a surprising display of shell power and precision.
Baseball results from yesterday listed by city teams
Yesterday's results show New York 8 over St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 2 over Cleveland 0, Detroit 5 over Boston 1, Washington 7 over Chicago 6.
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New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Atlanta Beats Little Rock 7 to 2 Scorecard
Atlanta defeats Little Rock with seven goals to two while other cities report scattered scores including Memphis one and New Orleans three. Chattanooga and Knoxville tie or show modest tallies as Birmingham posts one. Nashville is listed with a symbol.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Knoxville
Settee
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Panthers Beat Indians 18 11 In Salisbury Tilt
High Point College outslugged Catawba 18 to 11 in Salisbury in a high scoring slugfest. Williams Pinkston and Culler led the Purple nine with 21 safeties including Pinkston and Culler multi hit days and Pearson homered. Next, High Point travels to Lenoir Rhyne for a road game.
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High Point College
Catawba
Indians
Salisbury
Purple Panthers
Lenoir-Rhyne
Purple Nine
Williams
Pinkston
Culler
High Point
Leonard
Wright
Prance
Oi Boymner
xVaniewsky
Garland
Pearson
Wife shoots husband over taking 20 year old boarder to show
Goldsboro May 9 Mrs G V Webb 40 held by police after firing three shots at her husband a yard railroad conductor while he prepared to take Miss Gertrude Ammons 20 a boarder to a movie. One bullet hit him. doctors expect his recovery.
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Goldsboro
G. V. Webb
Mrs Adrian McManus Captures Sedgefield Ladies Day
Mrs Adrian McManus of Greensboro won the Ladies day kickers handicap golf tournament at Sedgefield Country club. Miss Alliene Hoover of Thomasville placed second with high honors. Mrs Ceasar Cone finished with 33 putts to claim the prize for fewest puts over 18 holes.
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Adrian McManus
Greensboro
Sedgefield Country Club
Alliene Hoover
Thomasville
Ceasar Cone
Speakers Named for Regional Conference in Charlotte
Dr Frank Graham president of the University of North Carolina and Federal Judge John J Parker are among speakers for a regional conference on social and industrial reconstruction in Charlotte May 14 and 15 sponsored by the Episcopal church.
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Charlotte
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
John J. Parker
Episcopal Church
Yankees Hold Narrow Lead in Tight American League Race
The Yankees linger with a 2 game lead as a pack of seven clubs remain within a game and a half. Washington’s Senators edged the White Sox 7 to 6 while Cleveland and Detroit won to tighten third place and the Athletics and Red Sox stayed within a half game. Cascarella’s pitching for the A’s kept the Indians to three singles, and Pinky Higgins drove in two Philadelphia runs.
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Seana Jr
Yankees
Washington
Senators
White Sox
Cleveland
Joe Cascarella
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Boston
A’s
Red Sox
Cascarella
Indians
Pinky Higgins
Philadelphia
Tigers
Tommy Bridges
Carl Reynolds
Zeke Bonura
Whitlow Wyatt
Chicago
Jimmy Dykes
Lew Fonseca
Buck Newsom
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
Cubs
Phillies
Pirates
Bill Swift
Lynn Nelson
Chuck Klein
Giants
Cincinnati
Fred Fitzsimmons
St. Louis
Boston Braves
Yesterday's Stars spark, Haines strong for Cardinals
Jess Haines pitched 6 1 3 innings of three hit ball with relief to beat the Braves. Joe Cronin and Buddy Myer drove in three runs each in a 7 6 win over the White Sox.
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Associated Press
Jess Haines
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Tony Lagzer
Yankees
Browns
Homer
1063 Golfers Enter U S Open at Merion in June
New York reports 1 063 entrants for the National Open at Merion Cricket Club Ardmore Pa beginning June 7 a gain of 112 over last year. Defending champion Johnny Goodman among top pros and amateurs queued for the 72 hole event with 16 berths open after sectional qualifying.
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New York
Merion Cricket Club
Ardmore
Johnny Goodman
Goodman
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Dunlap
Francis Culmet
H. Chandler Egan
Merion
Los Angeles
Cyril Walker
Willie MacFarlane
George von Elm
Tom Creavy
Junior class wins inter-class track meet at High Point High
The Junior team edged the Sophomores to claim the silver cup as champions. Final scoring had Juniors 56 in Senior division and 42 in the second, with top placers listed in events from 100 yard dash to relay. Senior division winners included H Culler and Clark across multiple events with varied times.
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High Point High School
Junior Track Meet Results Across Dashes and Distances
The report lists junior and senior divisions with placements in the 100, 220, 440 yard dashes, mile, 680 yard run, shot put, discus, and walking events. Names include Firet, Bambailis, Purr, Lamie Penn, Wingo, Lamar, Bolton, Iderton, Teague, Dennis, Hedrick, Lackey, Hubbard, Grant, Koontz, Shatondo, Taylor, Baxter, and others with class levels noted.
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H. Culler
Wilson
Tutterow
Soph
T. Culler
Clark
Wall
Ellington (Jr
Newton
Lee
Montgomery
Haney
Bailey
Thompson
Wagner
Phibbs
Lowe
Buck
Teague
Culler
Wolf
Firet
Bambailis
Purr
Lamie Penn
Wingo
Lamar
Bolton
Iderton
Mashburn
Grant
Brinson
Dennis (Jr
Hedrick
Lackey
Jrsj
Koontz
Ten
Byrum
Secia Ceain
Shatond Oe Co Onde
Taylor
Baxter
Koonts
Ind
Andrews
Major League Leaders and Notable 1924 Standings
Reed Reynolds of the Red Sox tops several categories with a .441 average and 4 hits in a game. Elias Rans and Kuhel pace doubles while Greenberg of the Tigers plates 5%. Ruth leads home runs with 6 and Walker of the Tigers steals 9 bases. Pitchers Gomez Rouffing Kees and Thomas from the Senators each notch four wins.
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Associated Press
Reynolds
Red Sox
Vormik
Indians
Rans
Kuhel
Manush
Lend
Yankees
Senators
Beg
Sox
Greenberg
Tigers
Ush
Ruth
Gemra
Walker
Gomez
Rouffing
Kees
Thomas
Batting and pitching leaders in 1940s MLB notes
The fragment lists top batters and run producers: Suhr Pirates 21 RBIs, Medwick Giants 22 RBIs, Moore Giants 30 hits, and Klein Cubs 17 home runs. Stolen bases cited for Martin Reds and Frey Dodgers with 3. Pitching lines show Bush Cubs 5 0 and Chagnon Pirates 2 0.
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Warner
Pirates
Suhr
Ott
Giants
Vaughan
Wick
Cardinals
Kiein
Medwick
Moore
Dodgers
W. Herman
P. Waner
Dinals
English
Cubs
Ryan
W. Hen
Klein
Martin
Oe Reds
Frey
Bush
Lee Chagnon
Walker
Fights Last Night Across Several Cities
Boxing results from Houston Dallas Los Angeles St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg followed by several decisions. Clyde Crag defeated Ed Dunaway in Houston and Oklahoma edged Bobby Garcia while Mickey Rumson outpointed Rosenbloom in Los Angeles. Jimmy from Erie beat Bobby son in Orlando.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Clyde Crag
Dallas
Ed Dunaway
Chief Parris
Oklahoma
Bobby Garcia
Los Angeles
Mickey W . Rumson
Rosenbloom
New York
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jimmy
Erie
Bobbyson
Orlando
Mount McKinley and Mount Everest Compared
An OCR fragment notes Mount McKinley in Alaska rising in a valley and Mount Everest as the world’s highest peak located high above sea level. It contrasts their elevations and positions in their respective regions.
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Mount McKinley
Mount Everset
Unclear OCR listing of track meet results
The fragment lists event placements and names such as Evans Parks Koontz Pane Hartley Poll and mentions hurdling events and relay teams. Details are garbled with misread initials and broken words, providing only scattered placements and participant identifiers without a cohesive story.
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Evans
Pole Coult
Parks
Koontz
Ooch Pane
Shelvom
Hartley and Poll
Eph
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