Bison Succumb To Purple Whirlies In Softball Misadventure
A longtime High Point softball park fund stands at 362 dollars in Wachovia Bank awaiting completion of lighting and facilities. The piece urges civic clubs and industrialists to donate 5 or 10 dollars to reach the 1,138 dollars still needed, praising Mayor Earl N. Phillips and City Manager Roy S. Braden for sports enthusiasm while calling for leadership to finish the project.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
W. F
Bill” Bailey
Parks and Juvenile
High Point
Bailey
Earl N. Phillips
Roy S. Braden
Night Softball Could Save on Lighting Costs
The note says lights may be scarce but a cash on hand plan could work. With softball equipment, a night game can run on under five dollars of electricity, offering a significant saving versus baseball light costs.
Panthers On Prowl In Key North State Clash At Lenoir Rhyne
High Point travels to Lenoir Rhyne for a 3 30 p m North State conference showdown with the Bears. A win keeps hope alive for the Panthers and shapes the crown race with Catawba, while a loss ends title chances. Coach Ralph James may start Glenn Painter or Lefty Al Vick on the mound. Painter earlier impressed with his triple innings and prior work as catcher.
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Horace Billings
Catawba
Ralph James
Glenn Painter
al Vick
Painter
Hill boys win Elm street softball clash 10 to 6
In a well played game at Elm Street School yesterday afternoon the Hill boys defeated the home team 10 to 6. It opens a best two of three series for the Northern district championship with a rematch set for Monday at Oak Hill School.
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Elm Street
Hill Boys
Oak Hill
Baseball Schedule Squares Up For Today
Major League games today feature New York at Chicago and Chicago at New York both at 2 30 p m American League also has Philadelphia at Detroit and Washington at Cleveland at 4 00 p m Boston at St Louis and St Louis at Boston night games Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Philadelphia in the late slots Miami style.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
National League
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday and Tomorrow
Yesterday results include St Louis 8 New York 2 and Chicago 6 Philadelphia 4 with other scores across the league. Tomorrow features AL games New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Cleveland and Boston at St Louis plus NL night contests St Louis at Boston and Chicago at New York. In the North Carolina State League Lexington 6 Landis 3 and Salisbury 5 Thomasville 1 with Concord 8 Hickory 0 and Mooresville Statesville rain noted.
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N. C
Lexington
Landis
Salisbury
Thomasville
Concord
Hickory
Mooresville
Statesville
Pet
Leningion
Senators Solve Southpaw Threat To Rule Rising
Rival managers overused leftys against Washington early, but the Senators broke the trend by pounding southpaws in seven straight games. They beat Detroit and Philadelphia after routing Overmire, Besse, and Gray, then surged with a 15-1 win over Detroit in a later game. The Cardinals also upset Brooklyn 1-0 behind Howie Pollett as St Louis moved atop the NL, while Boston lost to Chicago 3-2 and New York dropped eight to St Louis Browns. Cleveland swept Philadelphia 3-0 and 5-0 with Harder and Gromek pitching well, and Cincinnati edged the Giants 2-1 as Reds gain in standings.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Washington Senators
Nats
Portsiders
Washington
Senators
Washington Wallopers
Overmire
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Herman Besse
Philadelphia Athletics
Tigers
Ted Gray
Detroit
Les Webber
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Dick Sister
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Max West
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Jack Graham
Nelson Tops Field Favored To Win Ft. Worth Without Practice
Twenty four links artists chase the $15 000 Colonial National Invitation at Colonial Country club with Byron Nelson as favorite without a practice stroke. Twenty four sets and five amateurs tee off as the field features tough layout and par 70 scoring. Nelson seeks first prize of $3 000.
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Texas
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Houston
Byron
Colonial Country Club
Craig Wood
Colonial
Boeing
Sam Snead
Slammer
Hot Springs
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Panthers Fall 5-2 to Guilford in tennis opener
Guilford College defeated High Point 5-2 on the local courts in the first round. Russell Lombardy led High Point with one singles win and a doubles victory with Vincent Cale. Guilford's Byatt, Reade, and pairings edged the Panthers in singles and doubles.
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High Point College
Russell Lombardy
Panther
High Point
Vincent Cale
Lombardy
Hilliard
Cavan
Guilford
Cale
Byatt
Horney
Andrews
Jamieson
Edgerton
Walker
High At
Reade
Reed
Lomba
Fights Last Night Roundup From Across Cities
Tony Janko outpointed Bobby Cummings in New York. Lee Savold stopped Bob Garner in Akron. Freddie Archer and Cosby Linson fought to a draw in New Orleans. Sonny Seidman outpointed Antonio Varmona in Wilkes-Barre Scranton area.
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New York
Tony Janko
Youngstown
Bobby Cummings
Philadelphia
Akron
Lee Savold
Patterson
N. J
Bob Garner
Louisville
New Orleans
Freddie Archer
Newark
Cosby Linson
Drew
Wilkes-Barre
Sonny” Seidman
Scranton
Antonio Varmona
Major League Leaders Revealed by Associated Press
The list highlights leaders in batting runs batted in and pitching across the leagues. Key figures include Musial St Louis Pesky Boston DiMaggio New York Harris Boston and Reiser Brooklyn among others with top marks in batting runs and stolen bases.
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Associated Press
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St. Louis
Hopp
Boston
Walker
Brooklyn
ilits—Musial
Wyrostek
Philadelphia
Seminick
Packo
Chicago
Mize
New York
Reiser
Lodigiani
Pesky
Doerr
Greenberg
Detroit
Keller
Spence
Washington
DiMaggio
Rizzuto
Case
Cleveland
Harris
McKechnie Questions Cards Power Ahead of NL Race
New York May 16 Dea con Bill McKechnie of the Cincinnati Reds doubts the St. Louis Cardinals will run away with the pennant. He cites uneven pitching after Beazley and White were released and notes Brooklyn impressed him with run making while Cubs face a tough repeat. The Reds, bolstered by strong pitching from Boag Heusser Andrews Walters and Blackwell, are emerging as a hustling club with first division potential.
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Deacon Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Johnny Beazley
Ernie White
White
Beazley
Sun- Sr
Sawebay
Senay
McKechnie
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Bill
Redlegs
Joe Boag
Ed Heusser
Nate Andrews
Bucky Walters
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati
Track Records Stand Long In Southern Loop Meet
In Chapel Hill the Southern conference outdoor meet opens with 11 schools and 167 contestants. Trials Friday with finals Saturday at 3 30 p m at Fetzer Field. Possible records loom if UNC’s Simmons improves hurdles to 14.3 or Duke’s Neighborgall or Maxwell drop the quarter to 48.2, challenging prewar marks.
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Chapel Hill
Fetter
North Carolina
Chunk Simmons
Carpening
Tar Heels
Roger Neighborgall
Terry Maxwell
Duke
V.M.I
Welford
Close Season Friday With Thomasville
Greensboro hung 16 runs on High Point Black Bison in a May 15 game as Larry Dempsey led with a strong performance. Tomorrow, the Bison face Thomasville. Jack Hinkle is expected to start on the mound.
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Frank Slaydon
Greensboro
High Point Black Bison
Invaders
Larry Dempsey
Bison
Thomasville
Jack Hinkle
High Point
Tommy McGhee
Whirlies
Donald Hooper
Hooper
Highfill
Vaughnloyd
Vaughnnloyd
Clemens Morrison
Furgerson To Head Greensboro Boxing Card
Greensboro boxing returns after the war with four bouts led by Paul Furgerson who claims the South middleweight title. In the ten round main event he faces Early Hamilton of Mt Airy with preliminaries at 6 o clock and an eight round bout featuring Rut Snider of Greensboro versus Johnny David of Wilmington.
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Greensboro
Paul
Furgerson
South
Hamilton
Mt. Airy
Rut Snider
Johnny David
Wilmington
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