Dodgers and Yankees duel loom in a pitched season preview
The column surveys baseball stars and teams with notes on Gallahadian and Bimelech in the Belmont Stakes context, Mel Ott’s home run and steal records, Knuckleballer Dutch Leonard, Frankie Frisch’s managerial fate, Bobby Doerr’s value, Paul Derringer’s control, Lon Warneke’s margin of wins, and Umpire Cal Hubbard’s 12-year tenure. It also mentions Ray Dean’s travel baseball school, Ivy League influence on Orioles, and the Sedgefield Horse Show parade starting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallahadian
Bimelech
Bradley Nag
Mel Ott
Dutch Leonard
Washington
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Leonard
New Orleans
Southern Association
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh
Bucs
Buc
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Detroit
Charlie Gehringer
Paul Derringer
Johnny Mize
Derringer
Lon Warneke
Cal Hubbard
Ben Mitchell
Rabbit Maranville
Ray Dean
Indiana
Max Macon
Dodger
Charley Gilbert
Bucky Harris
Senators
Baltimore Orioles
Ivy League
Ted Olson
Dartmouth
Eddie Collins, Jr
Yale
Dawson Farber
Princeton
Paddon
Moses Grove
Boston
Beantown
Outstanding Canines In Sedgefield Event
The first local dog show at Sedgefield opens Saturday at 10 with 158 dogs across 29 breeds including rare Saluki Schipperke Borzoi French Bulldog and Toy breeds. Judging begins 11 am with variety groups at 5 pm and best in show at 6 30 pm. Notables include George N. Owen Dr David S. Weaver and Hon Townsend Scudder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgefield
Schipperkes
Egypt
North Carolina
Belgium
Russia
George N. Owen
Aiken
8. C
David S. Weaver
Raleigh
Townsend Scudder
Sedgefield Horse Show Opens With Record Entry
The Sedgefield Horse Show opens tomorrow at the Sedgefield Ring near Greensboro road with the largest field in history. More than 200 entries from seven Southern states compete for over $3,000 in prizes across 74 classes including $500 first prizes in three and five gaited stakes and $150 in the hunter stake. Judges include Charles W. Green of Sedalia Missouri and Otto Furr of Middleburg Virginia. The three-day event features afternoon and evening shows with a packed schedule starting Thursday at 2 00 p m and continuing through Saturday with events in walking horses, saddle, hunters, hacks, harness and pony classes etc.
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Sedgefield
Sedgefield Ring
Greensboro Road
Charles W. Green
Sedalia
Otto Furr
Middleburg
Dodgers Climb Back Into First Place
Baseball scoreboard shows Dodgers reclaiming first place after a 6 to 5 thirteen inning win over Cincinnati. Other NL results include Philadelphia routing St Louis 4 to 0 and Pittsburgh defeating New York 7 to 2. Boston beat Chicago in 10 innings and New York hosted St Louis with rain.
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Dodgers
High Point Dog Show Sees Ten Championship Entrants
Greenwich officials serve as judges as ten champions compete for the American Kennel Club’s top honor. The Sedgefield Show features standout entries including Roland v Huffmanheim, a recently crowned Doberman from Baltimore, and Sir Dudley of Guilford, a St Bernard. Sea Fren’s Tinker Belle, a French Bulldog owned by Miss Ruth N Bowne, is also noted among strong contenders.
Probable 1930s MLB matchups list for several cities
A compact slate of probable pitchers lists teams and matchups across eight cities including Cincinnati at Brooklyn Wyate vs Thompson. Pittsburgh at New York Brown vs Hubbell. St Louis at Philadelphia Lanier vs Higbe. Chicago at Boston French vs Strincevich. New York at St Louis Breuer vs Bildilli. Boston at Chicago Bagby vs Dietrich. Washington at Detroit Hudson vs Newsom. Philadelphia at Cleveland Dean vs Milmar. Minor local games shown: Landis at Lexington Mooresville at Salisbury Cooleemee at Kannapolis Concord at Thomasville Winston Salem at Durham Norfolk at Rocky Mount Richmond at Portsmouth Asheville at Charlotte.
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Rocky Mount
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Richmond
Asheville
Charlotte
Durham
Winston-Salem
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Wee
Boston
Pittsburgh
Richmond Durham
Thompson
Wyate
Brown
Hubbell
Lanier
Higbe
French
Strincevich
Breuer
Bildilli
Bagby
Dietrich
Washington
Detroit
Hudson
Newsom
Cleveland
Dean
Milmar
Becker's Humbled By Beeson In City League Rout
Becker's softball team fell 7 to 1 to Beeson in a City League game at the high school. Ed Dudley took the loss after yielding 11 hits as Mann went 3 for 3 and Spencer 2 for 2 for Beeson, while Stoker limited Becker's to four hits and the lone run came in the final inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
Beeson
Ed Dudley
Mann
Spencer
Stoker
Dudley
Vance
Miller
Cannon wins low net in Carolina Yarn golf tourney
May 15 in Greensboro H. H. Cannon of Charlotte shot 78-16-52 to win low net honors at the Carolina Yarn Association annual golf tournament. S. L. Diggle of Charlotte posted a low gross 75.
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Yarn Golfers
Greensboro
H. H. Cannon
Charlotte
Carolina Yarn Association
S. L. Diggle
Rare Breed Captivates Crowd At Saturday Show
The animal drew many eyes on Saturday as viewers gathered to watch a seldom seen breed in this region. Attendance and interest highlighted the rarity of the entry.
Golfers Prime For Open Meet In Cleveland
The 1940 National Open entries closed with a record draft of about 1160 players for sectional qualifiers May 27 across 26 sites. The Goodall Round-Robin at Fresh Meadow Club on Long Island opens the Open week, with 15 pros in its field. Notable names include Byron Nelson Ben Hogan Jimmy Demaret Gene Sarazen and Graig Wood as part of the debate over exempt status and top 30 finishers from the 1939 Open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
New York
Cleveland
Canterbury Club
Fresh Meadow
Long Island
Joe Dey
United States Golf Association
Martin Pose
Gene Sarazen
Philadelphia Country Club
Jimmy Thompson
Ben Hogan
Lawson Little
Byron Nelson
Graig Wood
Jimmy Demaret
Thomasville Tommies Top Mooresville 6 3 In NC State League
The Thomasville Tommies defeated the Mooresville Moors 6 to 3 in a North Carolina State League contest. Key innings in the sixth and seventh produced two and three runs respectively, securing the win for Thomasville with strong hitting from Blair and Cunningham and solid pitching by Powell.
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Thomasville
Mooresville
ADRH
Dorggr
Fakinscakssxebas
H. Jordan
Abrhupo
Bskecas
Saceman
Smith
Erregus
OB A
Bovak
Powell
Weess
R. Mooresville Ice
Leary
Aldred
Blair
Hicks
Dry
LaMotte
Jordan
Loftin
Yasitas
Salisbury Beats Kannapolis 10 to 2 in Baseball Showdown
In Kannapolis on May 15 Salisbury jumped ahead with two runs in each of the first two innings and rolled to a 10 to 2 victory over the Towelers. Joseph and Heaven, Chitwood, Wise and Palm contributed to the scoring as Salisbury collected runs in multiple frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kannapolis
Salisbury
Towelers
Rhe Sal’bury
Kpolis
Joseph
Heaven
Chitwood
Wise
Palm
Tillet Defeats Pusie in Pro Wrestling Bout
In Providence, Maurice Tillet known as The Angel, aged 276, defeated Jean Pusie of Montreal in 12 minutes 35 seconds. In Portland, Dr John Murphy of Medford Massachusetts defeated Ted Germaine of Boston after Germaine was disqualified.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. I
Maurice
the Angel
Tillet
France
Jean Pusie
Montreal
Portland
Dr. John
Murphy
Medford
Mass
Ted Germaine
Boston
Youngsters Shine Across Major Leagues In Regular Roles
Thirteen of the 16 major league clubs had at least one rookie in regular duty after the first month. Six clubs started two rookies, with standouts including Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack for Cleveland and Frank Gustine for Pittsburgh. Other rookies like Benny McCoy Al Rubeling Walter Judnich Bob Swift and Dom DiMaggio showed early impact across several teams.
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Tom Siler
Chicago
Keystone
Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Ray Mack
Indians
Connie Mack
Benny McCoy
Detroit
al Rubeling
Walter Judnich
Bob Swift
St. Louis Browns
Swift
Chicago White Sox
Bob Kennedy
Jim Polah
Washington
Red Sox
Dominic DiMaggio
Lou Finney
Frank Gustine
Pittsburgh
Gustine
van Robays
Bob Elliott
Young
Giants
New York Giants
Babe Young
Nick Witek
al Glossop
John Rucker
Brooklyn
Flaming Dodgers
Charles Gilbert
Peewee Reese
Herman Franks
Cincinnati
Mike McCormick
Martin Marion
St. Louis
Chet Ross
Boston Bees
Bill Rowell
Phillies
Art Mahan
Bob Bragan
Dominic Dallessandro
Reynolds Netters Defeat Bison 8 1 in Season Finale
R J Reynolds High School tennis team overwhelmed High Point at Emerywood 8 to 1 to cap their season. Utley, Case, Hancock, Hendrix, Jones, and Pana won singles, with Reynolds also taking doubles over Utley-Steele, Case-McCuiston, and Jones-Hendrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Emerywood Court
R. J. Reynolds
Sam Smith
Black Bison
Oak Ridge
Lexington
Hanes High
Greensboro
Utley
Haltiwanger
Case
Steele
Hancock
Hendrix
Koonce
Jones
Winders
Pana
Simmons
McCuiston
Frasier
Cooleemee Edges Landis 2 1 In Afternoon Game
Cooleemee defeated Landis 2 to 1 in a Thursday afternoon game played due to school commencement. The scoring featured Landis with a 1 run in the 2nd and 7th frames while Cooleemee pushed across runs in the 3rd, 6th, and 9th to seal the victory with Zureich Mulach Haack Wilshereé and Galipeau listed among the players.
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Cooleemee
Landis
Coolmee
Zureich
Mulach
Haack
Wilshereé
Galipeau
Turf interests face 2 percent New York sales tax rule
Albany May 15. Turf men who claim horses on New York tracks are required to pay a 2 per cent sales tax to the state. The rule affects horse owners trainers and race track operators conducting business in the state.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Batting and pitching leaders from the MLB season
The report lists top averages runs RBIs and hits for players from multiple teams led by Averill Foxx and Lombardi. It notes pitching records for Babich Hash and Dean and cites St. Louis Cincinnati New York Chicago and Brooklyn stars with key stats and leaders.
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Averill
Detroit
Wright
Chicago
Hayes
Philadelphia
Case
Washington
Foxx
Boston
Walker
Cramer
Boudreau
Cleveland
McCoy
Mack
Lewis
Judnich
St. Louis
Trosky
Babich
Hash
Dean
Gustine
Pittsburgh
Lombardi
Cincinnati
Danning
New York
Mize
Moore
Leiber
Slaughter
Ross
Bocton
Camilli
Brooklyn
Martin
Frey
Werber
Walters
Thompson
Concord Weavers blank Lexington 8 to 0
Concord Weavers defeat Lexington Indians 8 to 0 in a North Carolina State League game behind pitcher Al D Amico. D Amico allowed 10 hits, Lexington stranded 16 runners, Mauney 4 for 5 led the winners, and Concord built early offense to secure the win.
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Concord
Concord Weavers
Lexington Indians
al D'Amico
D'Amico
Lexington
Mauney
Dodgers Triumph In 13 Inning Win To Return To NL Lead
The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in thirteen innings to reclaim first place in the National League. Gene Moore drew a walk, Duke Durocher singled, and Gus Mancuso delivered a clutch fly as Brooklyn pushed across the deciding run after a tense extra frame.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Flatbush
Bucky Walters
Dodgers
Dolph Camilli
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Mike McCormick
Gilbe
Durcher
Bill Mechnie
Durocher
Gilbert
Klein
Boston Red S
Chicago White
Jimmie Foxx
A’s Brat Tribe
Cleveland Indians
Seco
Philadelph Athletics
al Simmons
Trosky
Ken Keltner
Cleveland
Gerald Walker
Washington
Tron Tigers
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Cliff Melton
Philadelphia Philes
Cardinals
Hugh Mulcahy
Redbirds
Fights Last Night in Multiple Cities
Boxing results from New York San Jose and Jersey City show Josey Iannotti stopping Paul Lee in York 127 pounds and Indianapolis 4, Jackie Jurich stopping Little Ceferino in San Jose, Pat Comiskey halting Larry Marino in Jersey City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Josey Iannotti
York
Paul Lee
Ianapolis
San Jose
Calif
Jackie Jurich
Little Ceferino
Dayton
Jersey City
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Larry K Marino
Baltimore
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Roland V. Huffmanheim
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Good Cheer
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Otte
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Thue
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Guilford County
N. C
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Eeeeene Rene
Bane Oe Oery
Bunter
Sedgefield Hunters
Park Saddle
Hunter Stake
Kivent
Bassett
Mt. Airy
Tri-City
South Boston
Reidsville
Danville
Mayodan
Martinsville
Hickory
Statesville
Lenoir
Gastonia
Shelby
Newton
Coastal Plain League
Snow Hill
Williamston
Wilson
New Bern
Tarboro
Goldsboro
Rochester
Syracuse
Newark
Buffalo
Toronto
Knoxville
Memphis
Birmingham
Atlanta
North State League
Cooeemee
Boston Peer Eee
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