Faultless Wins Preakness but Derby Third Placer Hints
The author asserts Faultless won the Preakness after a late start and predicts a Derby third place finisher backed by fans. He speculates on major league outcomes, noting the Cardinals and Red Sox underperforming, then outlines North State league predictions with Mooresville Moors favored to finish first, Thomasville High Point Dodgers second, Hickory Rebels third, and Concord fourth.
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Mooresville Moors
Thomasville High Point Dodgers
Hickory Rebels
Sammy Bell
Concord
Salisbury
Thomasville
High Point
Davidson Caps Track Season With Victory Over Mer cer
Davidson closed its track season by defeating Mercer 87 to 47 in Davidson North Carolina. Mercer star Dave Rowe from Port Arthur Texas won multiple events including high jump 6 feet 50 inches a new Georgia school mark the 100 yard dash and javelin plus ran on the relay team. The Wildcats finish with few wins and three defeats.
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Davidson
N. C
Mercer University
Dave Rowe
Ercer Star
Rowe
Port Arthur
Texas
Georgia
Wildcats
Blue Devils Edge Wake Forest In Wild 11 10 Finish
Duke slips past Wake Forest 11 to 10 in a high scoring contest with 14 errors and 21 runs. Bo Bell allowed several runs and Wake Forest players Bell Edmunds Leigh and Batchelor contributed while Duke rallied from a five run first inning deficit. Notable mention of Nathaniel Hawthorne born June 1.
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Durham
Duke
Blue Devils
Wake Forest
Bo Bell
Bell
Hi-Toms Rally Tops Hickory Rebels 6-5 on Ninth Inning DP
Hi-Toms stay second in North State league after a dramatic 6-5 win over Hickory Rebels at Finch Field. Vito Melesurgo shines with four steals and two hits while Guy Prater and Bill Sheen pace the offense. Ed Sieradski starts, Steve Mayton earns the win, and a ninth inning double play ends the rally threat.
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Thomasville
Finch Field
Hi-Toms
Mooresville
Vito Melesergo
Melesergo
Guy Prater
Bill Sheen
Dick Teed
Gillet
Dodgers
Rebels
le- High Point
Arnold Wallis
Ed Sieradiski
Steve Mayton
Bill Morris
Mayton
Morris
Knight
Thomas
Hero
Kitsos
George Gentz
Wallis
Hickory
GE Bed
Wasnam
BUSCO
Ty Boyotte
Toiois
Saar
Melesurgo
Chap
Eeu
Linn
Milesurgyu
Skeen
Sieradski
Morisr
Williams
Lini
Foxworth Shuts Out Atlantic Christian 7-0 in College Baseball
High Point Panthers dominate Atlantic Christian 7-0 on the college diamond behind Jim Foxworth’ s seven strikeouts over nine innings. Foxworth improves to 4-1 with the win as High Point pulls away with four eighth inning runs and moves to 6- in conference play.
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Big Jim Foxworth
High Point College Purple Panthers
Atlantic Christian College
Foxworth
Panthers
Jobey Griffin
High Point
Bill Sheets
Panther
Lonnie Gailes
HPC
Powers
ACC
Wayne Benton
Hoover
Wayne “Trees
Bain
Elmer Powers
Rothrock
Tedder
Loxworth
Gailes
Smith
McCrary Ae
Melrose Edges Triangle in 1947 opener 6 4
Melrose defeats Triangle 6 to 4 to start the High Point Industrial Baseball season. Key hitters include Parrish and Jones with three RBIs apiece and a Parrish homer. Hemric and Dawson split pitching duties with Melrose totaling six runs on eight hits.
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High Point Industrial Baseball League
Melrose
Triangle
Melrose Abr
Triangle Abrh
Mintz
Frazier
Webb
Dawson
Parrish
Fowler
Cook
Rickett
Hall
Clark
Jones
Hicks
Crofts
Byrd
Staton
Emric
Penney
Moore
Flynn
bBurley
Cnetinion
Penley
bEyerly
Eess
RBI
Parish
Hr— Parrish
St—Byrd
Frazie
S— Jones
Bob
Hemric
Movure
Hemric Fowler
Wild
U—Culler
Collins
Weston
Crowder
Musial May Not Require Operation Yet
Stan Musial star first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals remains in doubt about needing an appendectomy. Dr. R F Hyland says appendicitis is present but treatment might allow delaying surgery. Musial will stay at St Johns Hospital for two to three days for observation.
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Cardinals
Red Sox
ST. Louis
Stan Musial
St. John’s Hospital
Stranahan Struck by Golf Ball in Walker Cup Match
Frank R. Stranahan of the United States Walker Cup team was struck on the head by a golf ball on the fifth green at St Andrews Scotland May 10 and knocked unconscious for three minutes. The Ohio amateur, noted weight lifter, refused medical attention. A separate note observes meteorites burn out at high altitudes.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Frank R. Stranahan
United States
Ohio
Horse Race Announcer Calls Wrong Horse In Preakness
Baltimore May 10 Clem McCarthy, famed radio race announcer, admitted on NBC he called Jet Pilot winner of the Preakness instead of Faultless. He said distraction on Phalanx led to the error and that both jet Pilot and Faultless wore similar red and blue silks. He noted it was his first such boner in twenty years and did not mention On Trust, the runner up.
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Baltimore
Clem McCarthy
McCarthy
Jet Pilot
Faultless
Trust
Locke Leads After 54 Holes In Houston Open
Bobby Locke of Johannesburg shot a two under par 70 to reach 208 after 54 holes, taking a one stroke lead over Flisworth Vines of Los Angeles who carded 209 in the $10,000 Houston Open. Jim Ferrier of San Francisco sits at 210 after a 69, with John Palmer at 211 and Lew Worsham at 213.
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Houston
Tex
Bobby Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
Locke
Flisworth
Ferrier
John Palmer
Badin
N. C
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
High Point Duo Wins North State Conference Doubles
High Point College Panthers duo Captain Rus Lombardy and Bob Fleming defeated Bob Hilliard and Bill Cavan of Senior Rhyne to capture the North State conference doubles title in Greensboro. Lombardy remains undefeated this season and Fleming has just one setback.
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Rus Lombardy
Bob Fleming
High Point College Purple Panther
Bob Hilliard
Bill Cavan
Rhyne
Greensboro
Frank Henry
Championship Panthers
Bill Winstead
Elon
Lombardy
Fleming
Tar Heels Triumph in Virginia Baseball Clash
Frank Robinson pitched UNC to a 1-0 four hit win over Richmond in Richmond. Kilpatrick took the loss for Richmond as Robinson and Hardee combined on the shutout. The game ended 1-0 with Robinson outdueling Kilpatrick.
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Richmond
Frank Robinson
University of North Carolina
Bob Kilpatrick
Clemson Dominates Davidson In Final Baseball Game
Clemson Tigers rout Davidson Wildcats 15 to 1 in Davidson’s season finale. Landrum and Cleveland lead Clemson with strong pitching and hitting as Clemson builds early lead and coast to victory.
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Davidson
Clemson Tigers
Wildcats
Clemson
Landrum
Cleveland
Hazel
Earp
Erb
Apps Win Boone Mountaineers Dominate Western Carolina 8-0
Appalachian's Mountaineers defeated Western Carolina Teachers College 8-0 in Boone behind four-hit pitching from Aiken to sweep the North State series.
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Boone
Appalachian
Mountaineers
Western Carolina Teachers College
Aiken
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Leigh and Batchelor
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Houghton
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