Pointers Shut Out Caps 5 To 0 In Fast Drizzle Game
Bob Durham pitched High Point to a 5 0 win over Raleigh. Durham homered and singled in three trips, Williams hit a solo shot, and Parrish and Kreigle had two singles each. The game lasted 1 hour 20 minutes as Durham struck out six and the Pointers moved within a half game of first place.
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Piedmont
Raleigh
Gate City
Durham
Bob
High Point
Red Williams
Clay ¢Moose Parrish
Kreglle
Dan Boone
Boone
Bryant
Dan
Boonemen
Henderson
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Durham Rf
Walsh
Aeg
Lewis Lf
Greenberg
Walters
Reinhart
Xan Carrell
Matthews
Wiliams
Hoone
Parrish Rf i
Foe
Icia
Nolen
Peg Westke
OS Hrenten
R. Durham P
Williams
R. Durham
Eleazer
Ryan
King
Carroll
Repshaw
Moore
Miss Kennedy
Mrs. Gaut
Oklahoma
Mrs. Gant
Tennessee
Gaut
Derby Day crowds ignite for 56th Kentucky Derby
Derby day unfolds at Churchill Downs under overcast skies with 16 horses entered and Gallant Fox favored as Earl Sande seeks another Derby win. The feature also notes Aubrey Brogden's high school pitching masterclass as High Point defeats Charlotte 5 to 1 in a separate game.
Twins rout Greensboro in high-scoring baseball game
The Twins defeated Greensboro 11 to 7 in a game marked by 12 bases on balls. Ferrell hit a home run and drove in multiple runs alongside Weafer and Rimmer, while Mungo earned the win after 8 hits allowed in 5 2/3 innings.
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Greensboro
Twins
George Ferrell
Weafer
Rimmer
Winston
Ferrell
Jordan
Way
Mungo
Cote
Hoper
Brummitt
Goff
Olsen
Mallownee
Hopper
Brown
Bray
Dudley
Winston-Salem
Doherty
Dingler
Anderson
Morgan
Weaver
Winston Salem
Dingle
Sanders
Brummitt If
Cuxyler
Cubs
Rice
Senators
Ruth
Yankees
Cronin
Senmatore
West
Foxx
Athletics
Simmons
Final round of Southern golf crown features Gaut Kennedy duel
Mrs. Dave Grant of Memphis trails Miss Ann Kennedy of Tulsa by two holes at the turn in the women’s southern golf title final at Sedgfield Country Club Greensboro N C. Kennedy leads 89 to Gaut 86 after 18 holes with a dramatic finish expected as both players fight for the title.
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Sedgeeiefed Country Club
Greensboro
N. CO
Dave Grant
Memphis
Ann Kennedy
Tulsa
Okla
Gaut
Tourists top Spinners as Ormand debuts for Charlotte
Charlotte's Lee Ormand, signed after release, won in relief over Asheville with a strong debut in extra innings. Tom Nash sparked Asheville's 6 6 tie and 6 5 win, while Macon’s four game streak ended as Columbia beat Augusta 4 3 behind Alsebrook. Col umbia’s Young, Stebbins, Brauchle led with two hits each. Holland and Tallamante had three hits.
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Charlotte
Tom Nash
Alsobrook
Greenville
Macon
Nash
Asheville
Tourists
Spiers
Lee Ormand
The
Sourists
Yeorgin
George Fiedler
Alsebrook
Peaches
Columbia
Young
Stebbins
Brauchle
Hornets
Earl Brown
Augusta
Brown
Holland
Tallamante
Richardson
Young Alsebrook
Packard
Hunter
Park and Elm Street Schools Win Games In Baseball Series
Emma Blair school won the second game of the final series 7 to 1 on the high school diamond yesterday afternoon. Russell Hall pitched well for Russell street school while Elm street’s Captain St Clair and Starbuck provided strong battery work as both teams showed solid play. Elm street won 5 to 4 in the first game last Wednesday, and the final game will be played next Wednesday afternoon on the high school grounds.
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Marlette
Charlotte
Young Brogden
High Point
Hinkle
Gadd
Chapel Hill
Winston-Salem
Gastonia
Chaplotte
High Point High School
All Eyes
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Weisener
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Paniels
Charlotte High
Sensenbach
Blue
Brogden
Klutz
Harris
Emma Blair School
Russell Hall
Russell Street
Elm Street
St. Clair
Starbuck
Immo Blair
High Point Team To Play Roanoke Tonight
The King Pin Bowling team faces Roanoke at 8 p m. The Virginia aggregation arrived early and attended Willis Park baseball games. High Point lineup includes Cecil Bowman MacDowell Payne and Willis.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Willis Park
High Point
Cecil
Bowman
MacDowell
Payne
Willis
Piedmont League Scoreboard Report
High Point defeated Raleigh 5 to 0 in a Piedmont League game while Henderson beat Durham 6 to 3 and Winston-Salem routed Greensboro 11 to 7 in another match.
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Raleigh
Henderson
Durham
Winston
Greensboro
Sports Scores From Unscheduled Games
Washington 5 Philadelphia 4 and Boston 5 New York 4 are noted as un-scheduled games with no other matches listed.
Brooklyn Beats Cincinnati 10 to 4 in NL action
Brooklyn defeats Cincinnati 10 to 4 while St. Louis edges Chicago 9 to 8 and Phila Pittsburgh game notes report wet grounds affecting play.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Phila
Pittsburgh
South Atlantic League scores roundup
In extended play, Columbia defeated Macon 4 to 3, Charlotte beat Augusta 5 to 4, and Greenville edged Asheville 6 to 5 in 11 innings.
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Macon
Columbia
Charlotte
Augusta
Greenville
Asheville
Texas League Scores Show Wide-Spread Wins
In Texas League play San Antonio and Dallas won 6 to 10. Fort Worth defeated Houston 9 to 4. Wichita Falls fell 3 to 6 while Beaumont won 6 to 5. Shreveport earned a 5 to 3 victory over}.
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San Antonio & Dallas
Waco
Fort Worth
Houston
Wichita Falls
Beaumont
Shreveport
Minneapolis blank St Paul blank Columbus and Toledo scores
American Association scoreboard shows Minneapolis 3 over St Paul 0, Columbus 0 over Toledo 8, with only two games scheduled at the time.
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American Association
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo
Pacific Coast League Standings Snapshot
Seattle 10 Hollywood 28 Los Angeles 6 Oakland 2 San Francisco 1 Sacramento 4 Portland 5 Missions 8.
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Seattle
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco
Sacramento
Portland
Missions
Major League Leaders Include May 16 Stat Standouts
Baseball leaders across the majors highlight pace-setters through May 16. O Doul leads NL batting at .451 for the Phillies while Terry of the Giants has 29 runs and Frederick of the Robins 46 hits.
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National League
O'Doul
Phillies
Terry
Giants
Frederick
Robins
Hafey
Cardinals
Cuyler
Cubs
Suhr
Pirates
Wilson
Rain Delays Southern Conference Tennis Finals in New Orleans
May 17. Play was slowed by rain as semis and finals in singles and doubles were to be completed. Tulane’s Clifford Sutter led Gus Feuer of Florida 6 2, 4 6, 6 3, 4 3 in the semifinal resumed today. Cram of Vanderbilt won to reach the singles final against Sutter.
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New Orleans
Clifford Sutter
Tulane
Gus Feuer
Florida
Sutter
Donald Cram
Vanderbilt
Cram
Maurice Bayon
Bayon
Thomas
Hendrin
Liskin
North Carolina
Feuer and Salley
Raleigh faces High Point in today’s basketball slate
The schedule lists Raleigh versus High Point Dunham at Henderson and Winston-Salem at Greensboro with three regional showdowns on the card.
Rival NBA Matchups Set Across Four Cities
The schedule lists St. Louis at Detroit, New York at Boston, Cleveland at Chicago, and Philadelphia at Washington promising coast to coast play with notable regional matchups.
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St. Louis
Detroit
New Yok
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Matchups Set for Classic City Football Rivalries
Boston visits New York while Chicago plays St Louis and Brooklyn hosts Philadelphia. Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh in a slate of cross city clashes.
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National League
Boston
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Hockey Scores From Tonight's International League Matchups
The International League results include Baltimore 3 Toronto 4, Jersey City 7 Buffalo 0, Reading 2 Rochester 4, and Newark 4 Montreal 11, outlining early standings and notable routs.
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Baltimore
Toronto
Jersey City
Buffalo
Reading
Rochester
Newark
Montreal
Eastern League Scores Notebook
Pittsfield defeated Providence 3 to 1 while Albany routed New Haven 17 to 5. Bridgeport won 3 of 4. Springfield 4, Hartford 2. Allentown posted 17 runs.
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Pittsfield
Providence
Bridgeport
Springfield
Hartford
Allentown
Albany
New Haven
Local College Matches Set Across the Carolinas
Macon faces Columbia while Charlotte plays Augusta and Greenville travels to Asheville in regional college basketball pairings. The schedule pairs three interstate contests with potential impact on conference standings.
South Association Games Schedule Across Cities
Memphis plays Birmingham Chattanooga visits Mobile Little Rock travels to Atlanta Nashville hosts New Orleans. Some opossum species carry young on their backs using the tail to grip.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
White Sox Crippled Ahead of Indians Doubleheader
The Chicago White Sox arrive in Chicago with many injuries after a rough eastern trip. Tommy Thomas Art Shires Bud Clancy Moe Berg are out or limited, likely sidelined a week. Ted Lyons is slated to start the first game and the loudest pitcher will be chosen for the second.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Tommy Thomas
Art Shires
Bud Clancy
Moe Berg
Ted Lyons
Donie Bush
Derby Facts and Figures from the Kentucky Derby
The race is the fifth running since 1875 with $50 000 added for three year olds at a mile and a quarter at Churchill Downs Louisville Kentucky. Favorite Gallant Fox owned by William Woodward with Earl Sande up at about 7 to 5. The field includes Longus Uncle Luther Ned Alcibiades High Foot Crack Brigade Gallant Fox Gallant Knight Kilkerry Gone Away Dick O Hara Busy Tannery Breezing Thru Broadway Buckeye Poet Kilkerry and Broadway are linked as entries from Stock farm Dallas Texas and Breezing Thru Buckeye Poet from E R Bradley Lexington Ky. Old Rosebud 1914 fastest derby at 2 032 5 for the distance. Earl Sande seeks a third victory matching Isaac Murphy’s record.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Louisville, Ky
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Louisville
Wall Street
Washington
Earl of Derby
England
East
West
Ol’ Kaintuck
Earl Sande
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Tannery
Gallant Knight
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Sande
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N. Barrett
Busy
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W. Garner
Breezing Thru
J. Smith
Broadway
T. May
E. Legere
Isaac Murphy
Carolina Duke game to decide North Carolina title today
Charlotte May 17 AP There is little excitement on the Carolina college scene except for the UNC and Duke baseball clash at Durham this afternoon billed to settle the state championship. Guilford College lost to the Medical College of Richmond 4 to 8 yesterday.
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Carolina
University of North Carolina
Duke University
Durham
North Carolina
Guilford College
Medical College of Richmond
Teague’s Gamecocks Triumph Over Durham Bulls
Henderson, May 17. Jim Teague’s Gamecocks led by Pat Townsend defeated Durham 6 to 3 behind Townsend’s hot fling. Wolfe and Lindley hit back to back home runs for Henderson as walks aided scoring. Cherry, Durham pitcher, issued eight free passes.
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Jimmy Teague
Gamecocks
Pat Townsend
Hilcock
Durham
Pat
Bulls
Wolfe
Lindley
Whitted
Cherry
Durham Ab
Gh Sc
BS Waasey
M.S Henderson
Anderson Ib
Lewasend
R Dotram
Neibert
Jones
Teague
Lindley Wolfe
Kahdot
Townsend
Cook
Hobbs
Beck
Prince of Wales chats golf after Walker Cup win
In Sandwich England on May 17 the Prince of Wales talked golf with Americans Bobby Jones and Pete Erwin during the Walker Cup victory over Britain. He recalled Sunningdale, noted his handicap of twelve, and said he plans to play again with Jones at Trent Park while admitting nerves alongside the American champions.
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Hoover
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Albert Edward
Sunningdale
Pete Erwin
Pete
Prince
Royal Ancient
Africa
Bobby Jones
Jimmy Johnston
Bobby
George von Elm
Trent Park
Glenna
Don Moe
Don
Pine Pollen Dust Settles on Ships 300 Miles Offshore
Pollen dust from pine trees has settled on the decks of ships about 300 miles from shore, indicating far inland sources may affect offshore vessels. The unusual spray raises questions about wind patterns and environmental reach of forest pollen this season.
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