Pafko Benched After 12-Year Start With Braves
Handy Andy Pafko, a veteran star, is benched for the first time in 12 years with the Braves. The team faces questions as General Manager Charley Grimm and others weigh use of Pafko versus current lineup needs. Analysts debate moving Henry Aaron or returning to Pafko in the outfield.
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New York
NBA
Braves
Andy Pafko
Ya Pafko
Milwaukee
Buzzy Bavasi
Gers
Pafko
Brooks
Lou Perini
Cubs
Ennant
Dodgers
Bavasi
Chicago
Superbas
Sceene Wis
Milkman
Henry Aaron
Bobby Thomson
Thomson
Charley Grimm
Stanley Musial
Cardinals
Ed Mathews
Aaron
Puerto Rico
Two Stock Races Set For Area This Weekend
Two major late model stock car programs headline the weekend in the Carolinas and Virginia. Bowman Gray Stadium hosts the fifth annual NASCAR late model 200 lap race Saturday night, then Martinsville Speedway hosts the spring 100 mile race Sunday afternoon. Top Grand National drivers are expected. Junior Johnson won at Hickory last night in record time before 6,000 fans. Glenn Wood won the sportsman event at Bowman Gray, with a pivotal finish by Ted Swaim. Paul Walton won the amateur feature. Jim Reed defends in the late models. Dink Widenhouse won the modified feature at Charlotte.
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Winston-Salem
Carolinas-Virginia
Bowman Gray Stadium
Martinsville, Va
Speedway
Junior Johnson
Ronda
Hickory Speedway
Hickory
Glenn Wood
Stuart
Ted Swaim
Hudson
Bill Myers
Champion Raceway
Fayetteville
Dink Widenhouse
Martinsville
Baseball Dominates NC College Scene With ACC Pairings
North Carolina colleges featured baseball as the main sport with two ACC games Duke at Wake Forest and North Carolina at NC State. Wake Forest edged East Carolina 11-10 at Kinston as Bobby Frye walked in the tying and winning runs in the eighth. Western Carolina won 9-8 over Catawba to claim the Western Division title in the North State Conference.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Duke
Wake Forest
North Carolina State
Guilford
East Carolina
Appalachian
Mercer
Kinston
Bobby Frye
Western Carolina
Catawba
Catamounts
Elon
North State
High Point
Atlantic Christian
Bill Williams
Tar Hee
UNC
N.C. State
Marge Burns Advances In Golf Tourney
In Shreveport Louisiana the 40th annual Women’s Southern amateur golf tournament proceeds to the second round. Marge Burns of Greensboro North Carolina defeats J W Kizevich of Memphis Tennessee and advances as top contenders include Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas and sixteen year old Joanne Bruni of Laredo Texas. The field at Shreveport Country Club features many regional names and several first round upsets.
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Shreveport
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Joanne Bruni
Laredo
Miss Riley
H. C. Riedel
Dallas
Miss Bruni
Claude Vaughn
Edinburg
Clifford Anne Creed
Opelousas
Marge Burns
Greensboro
N.C
Creed
Gordon Perrin
el Dorado
Ark
Miss Burns
J. W. Kizevich
Memphis
Shreveport Country Club
Mary Pat Janssen
Charlottesville
Mark McGarry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Frances Rich
Bainbridge
Betty Rushing
Dot Kirby
Atlanta
Leonard Keatin
Houston
Elly Karlson
Byrd
Birmingham
W.K. Webb
Scott Probasco
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jo Ann Prentice
Sam Stripling Jr
Lifesaving Course Starts Tonight At YMCA Pool
The YMCA Red Cross senior Lifesaving course opens tonight at 7 p.m. for men and women with Jack Nantz as instructor. The class meets Monday Wednesday and Friday weekly. Additional candidates may join tonight and should bring a notebook for the theory at 7 p.m. Practical water work begins at 8 p.m.
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YMCA
Jack Nantz
Palica Could Be Richards' Top Baltimore Reclamation Pick
NEA Sports Editor notes on Erv Palica's five hit win over the Yankees and Baltimore's trade strategy. Paul Richards bets Palica and Ray Moore anchor a pitching revival, predicting Hal Smith and Miranda will bolster the lineup while addressing previous pitching arms concerns.
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Yankees
Ervir
Martin Palica
Paul Richards
Baltimore
Palica
Moore
Richards
Brooklyn
St. Paul
Charley Dressen
Erv Palica
Shankle Drives Duke Dark Horse at ACC Outdoor Meet
Duke dominant sprinter Joel Shankle leads Duke track at the ACC Outdoor Championships in Chapel Hill. He owns the nation’s best times in the 120 yard high hurdles and 220 yard low hurdles, setting new Duke marks and challenging ACC records as Duke eyes a strong team showing behind host UNC.
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Blue Devils
Duke
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Shankle
Penn
ACC
Ladies League results show close finishes and high scores
The record lists multiple matches with players like Nell Pantine Pendry Welch Barrett Seawell Roach and Ellington in a dense table. Totals and handicap lines appear for several teams, indicating competitive rounds and final tallies across divisions.
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Ladies League Comm
Nell Pantine
Seawell
Roach
Boyles
Ellington Grit
Snow
Hywrth
Rickard
W.cecil
B.carol
Craver
P.whitt
Bullin
Figusn
Smith
Moose
Myers
ST Brewer
Barber
Statesville Greyhounds blank Thomasville 9 to 0 in league clash
Statesville's Greyhounds moved to first in the North Division of the South Piedmont conference with a 9-0 win over Thomasville. Pitcher Jerry Harwell allowed two hits and struck out 12, while adding two hits and two runs at the plate. Thomasville falls to 3-6, Statesville improves to 8-1. next, Thomasville hosts Spencer's Railroaders to close the 1955 season.
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Statesville
Greyhounds
Thomasville
Bulldogs
Jerry Harwell
Harwell
Anthony
Dean Lambeth
Joe Don Gallimore
Thomas
Ville
Gallimore
Jerry Streetman
Grey‘hounds
Spencer's Railroaders
Minor Loop Ball Scores Across Leagues
Baseball scores from multiple minor leagues show Denver over Charleston 6 to 4 and Toledo 9 over Omaha 2. Minneapolis defeated Indianapolis 9 to 8, while Buffalo beat Toronto 8 to 7 in the International League. Other leagues list Mobile over Nashville 7 to 3 and Spartanburg routing Asheville 22 to 9.
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Denver
Charleston
Toledo
Omaha
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Toronto
Mobile
Nashville
Little Rock
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Savannah
Columbus
Augusta
Charlotte
Montgomery
Jacksonville
Macon
Columbia
Spartanburg
Asheville
Rock Hill
Greenville
Williams' Status Still Not Clear
Ted Williams, star of the Boston Red Sox, faces a final settlement amount in his divorce from Doris Soule Williams. Circuit Judge George E. Holt will fix the settlement, attorneys fees, and disposition of a $42,000 jointly held South Miami home, with custody given to their 7-year-old daughter Barbara. Williams reported income of $85,000 from baseball and $17,000 from a fishing tackle business in Miami. He warned he might not play baseball and could be moved to the restricted list if he does not report to the Red Sox by midnight tonight.
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MIAMT
Fla
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Doris
George E. Holt
Williams
South Miami
Mane Day
Doris Soule Williams
Barbara
Miami
Sam Snead
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