Hurlers Shine In National League Pitching Parade
Pitching dominated four NL games with two one hitters and one four hit effort. Russ Bauer and Fiddler Bill McGee each shut out or held opponents to a single run as Cincinnati’s Derringer enjoyed a 13-1 victory. In the 12 inning Giants edge Cubs 6-5 Sambo Leslie delivered a pinch single for the win.
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Sambo Leslie
Giants
Cubs
Cliff Melton
Tex Carlton
Joe Marty
Clay Bryant
Carleton
Mellon
Dick Coffman
North Carolina brag and Gulf fishing trip with writers
Clearwater Florida May 18 The Clearwater Chamber of Commerce hosted 100 visiting writers and coaches from North Carolina. The trip featured humorous tales about Boone and the mountains with prize fish tallies and seasickness in a Gulf of Mexico fishing excursion aboard the Kath n.
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Clearwater, Fla
7Th Carolina
Clearwater Chamber of Commerce
Gene Wike
Homespun
Apalachian State Teachers College
Boone
Wike
Oridian
Ters
Herman Hickman recalls tough linemen and playful taunts
A fragment recounts Herman Hickman joking about Florida linemen and a Tennessee Tech era guard. The tale features Meehan questioning a lineman's toughness as Hickman’s hard-nosed reputation surfaces in a mid game remark and a nickname exchange.
Keeping the left arm
Golf writer ART KRENZ explains wind impact on golf shots and how to adjust stance and club for crosswinds. He notes how wind from the right or left alters ball flight, advising stronger grip and foot position to counteract.
Unclear clipping skewed by OCR errors
fragmented sports notes mention Cubs Blaney Hack and Stanley smoking cigars Crawley Walker Cup practice Armstrong radio bit and a costly hockey skate shoe with price 52450 per pair unclear context and entities
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Leonard Crawley
Henry Armstrong
Norwegian Fourth of July Night Baseball Scratched by Rain
Joc McCarthy promised Norwegian catcher Arndt Jorgens a chance behind the plate for the game against the Browns, but the contest was washed out. Broad way ladies rally for War Admiral versus Seabiscuit while writers prep. Frank Wencell, Tampa hotelier, promotes Louis and Schmeling and previously staged Dizey Dean and Jack Miley bouts.
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Arndt Jorgens
Browns
Arndt
War Admiral
Seabiscuit
Mein
Frank Wencell
Tampa
Louis
Schmeling
Wencell
Dizey Dean
Jack Miley
Veteran NY Baseball Scout Retires After Long Yankees Polo Assignments
Lieut Joseph P Murray longtime Yankee stadium and Polo Grounds correspondent retires. Joe Marty, rising outfield star, credits Tony L asser for his improved swing after a homer with two on. The piece notes the NL lively ball and reports two one hitters from yesterday.
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Joseph P. Murray
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Joe Marty
Tony Lassers
Tony
Remarkable Baseball Oddities and a Jersey Secret
A quirky look at rare games and a Jersey note. The Reds once played a full game with only two balls after the first was hit into the stands. Three dozen balls are typical in a modern major league game. Dartmouth hid football jerseys until late September. Augie Galan’s comeback is linked to a peculiar film like growth on his right eye and him saving the ball used to “jingle” near the plate.
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Reds
Dartmouth
Augie Galan
Augie
Stars Prep For Sic Track Meet
Durham and Greensboro hosts set the stage for the 16th Southern Conference track meet at Duke Stadium with Duke star Don Kinzle leading a strong field. North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington and Lee showcase top sprinters and hurdlers as key rivals. Larry Craig from South Carolina shines in field events alongside Duke and UNC contenders.
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Durham
Duke Stadium
Dixie
Duke
Maryland
North Carolina
Don Kinzle
Bill Corpening
Jim Rogers
Washington and Lee
Bill Hendix
Vaughan Winborne
Harry March
Jimmy Davis
Kinzle
Charlie Fischer
Hubert Reavis
Hurdie
George McAfee
Ed Miller
Frank Cronin
Mason Chronister
Coleman Headley
Jim Kehoe
Enterprise Wins Over Coterians In City League Softball
Fitzgerald hits a bases loaded homer and Dudley twirls a shutout as The Enterprise defeats the Coterians 5-1 in a fast City League softball game. Dudley allows four hits and one run, while Moffitt and Fitzgerald contribute two-base and home run hits.
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Fitzgerald
Dudley
Enterprise
Coterians
Enterprises
Denning
Dillon
Adams
Moffitt
Beeson Hardware Edges High Point Weavers 10 9
Beeson Hardware won a slugging battle over the High Point Weavers 10 to 9 in the day’s only hit ting game. A late run broke a 9 9 tie as Beeson hitters Milley and Morefield contributed two hits each along with Beane Harvey and Wilson for the Weavers. Milley Flynt Beeson each had three base hits, and home runs went to Beeson Smith and Weaving Wall.
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Beeson-Hardware
High Point Weaverers
Beane
Harvey
Wilson
Weavers
Milley
Morefield
H. P. Wear
Beeson H
Smith
Moorefield
Spencer
Brown
Pickerson
Johnson
Milley- Flynt
Beeson
Weaving Wall
National Open golf championship draws 1169 entries
New York May 18 The United States Golf Association reported 1169 entries for the National Open. The event will be held June 9 to 11 at Cherry Hills Club near Denver, promising a tougher test than in past years.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Cherry Hills Club
Denver
Sunday School Softball League Opens Tomorrow
The Sunday School Recreation Association starts its softball schedule tomorrow afternoon with all games at 6 30. Each team must provide an umpire. Opening cards list May 19 Lutheran vs Episcopal at High School grounds Welch Memorial vs Ward 8 at M E High School and May 20 First M P vs Wesley Memorial at Steele Street First Baptist vs Green and Baptist at High School Evangelical Reformed vs Mechanicsville Baptist at South Main M E High School.
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Sunday School Recreation Association
Lutheran Va Episcopal
Welch Memorial
Ward 8&T
M. E
First M. P
Wesley Memorial
Steele St. First Baptist
Green
Baptist
Evangelical Reformed Va Mechaniesville Baptist
South Main
Don Budge Poised for Wimbledon and Davis Cup Run
Don Budge, training at Forest Hills for a European swing, appears stronger and more vigorous than before. Observers expect him to win major titles this summer, including the Davis Cup, with Gene Mako in doubles and potential rivalry from Bobby Riggs and other European and Australian players shaping the contest.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Don Budge
Forest Hills
Auckland
N. Z
Mitches
Gene Mako
Champis
Ian Mako
Vines
Fred Perry
Aaron Gottfred von Cramm
Budge
Baron
von Cramm
Wimbledon
Don
Paris
Bobby Rigas
Bunny Austin
England
Henner Henkel
Germany
Quist
McGrath
Bromwich
Jack Crawford
Major Leagues Scores and Piedmont League Results
In the Major Leagues Cleveland beat Philadelphia 5 to 1 and Boston edged Pittsburgh 1 to 0 while St Louis prevailed 2 to 1 over Brooklyn and New York won 6 to 0 in 12 innings over Chicago. Cincinnati crushed Philadelphia 13 to 1. In Piedmont and North State leagues Norfolk topped Richmond 12 to 5 and Rocky Mount 5 to 0 over Winston Salem. Asheville beat Durham 7 to 0. Charlotte defeated Portsmouth 5 to 4. Thomasville beat Newton Conover 3 to 1. Cooleemee downed Landis 3 to 1. Salisbury edged Mooresville 1 to 0. Shelby crushed Lexington 16 to 11.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Richmond
Rocky Mount
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Durham
Charlotte
Portsmouth
Thomasville
Newton-Conover
Cooleemee
Landis
Salisbury
Mooresville
Shelby
Lexington
Ween
T. Louis Erent
Shieby
Newton- Conover
Probable baseball matchups and pitchers listed
The schedule lists probable pitchers for five games. Chicago at New York French with Gumbert or Hubbell, Pittsburgh at Boston with Klinger or Turner, Cincinnati at Philadelphia with Cascarella or Mulcahy, St. Louis at Brooklyn with Weiland or Presanell.
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Chicago
New York
French
Gumbert
Hubbell
Pittsburgh
Boston
Klinger
Turner
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cascarella
Mulcahy
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Weiland
Presanell
Baseball matchups headlined by early season tests
Boston visits Chicago with Wilson facing Whitehead while Philadelphia meets Cleveland Nelson and Feller. New York plays Louis Gomer and Newsom. Washington travels to Detroit with DeBhong opposing Poffenberger.
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Boston
Chicago
Wilson
Ve Whitehead
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Nelson
Ve. Feller
New York
Louis
Gomer
Va. Newsom
Washington
Detroit
DeBhong
Ve. Poffenberger
Charlotte at Asheville Durham at Norfolk
Four matchups listed show pairs of teams and cities: Charlotte versus Asheville, Durham versus Norfolk, Portamouth versus Rocky Mount, and Winston-Salem versus Richmond, indicating a regional schedule slate.
Football match pairings for week across North Carolina
Readable OCR lists upcoming football pairings: Cooeemee at Lexington, Mooresville at Newton Conover, Salisbury at Shelby, Thomasville at Landis. Bold scheduling notes indicate local teams facing rivals, suggesting regional prep games on the docket.
Major Leaders in Baseball Stats and Rankings
Major league leaders listed by the Associated Press include batting Medwick of St. Louis with 49, McCormick of Cincinnati 386 hits and 44, Ott of New York 26 runs, plus Collins and Herman of Chicago with 21. Other leaders cover RBIs, doubles, triples, home runs, steals, and pitching records for various teams.
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Medwick
St. Louis
McCormick
Cincinnati
Ott
New York
Collins
Herman
Chicago
Galan
Moore
Cooke
Rigzo
Pittsburgh
Goodman
Riggs
Ripple
McCarthy
Leiber
Lagzieri
Chiosza
Koy
Brooklyn
Melton
Hubbell
Baseball Leaders and Notable Stats From the Era
Batting leaders include DiMaggio New York hitting .413 Trosky Cleveland .405. Run producers Foxx Boston 39 Gehringer Detroit 22 Travis Washington 41 Lewis Washington 38. Doubles Cronin Boston 11 Kress St Louis 9. Triples Kreevich Chicago Cronin Boston Knickerbocker New York Almada Lewis Washington 3. Home runs Foxx Boston 8 Green Berg Detroit 17. Stolen bases Lewis Washington 0 Kreevich Chicago Pitching Grove Boston 6 0 Kennedy Detroit 0.
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DiMaggio
New York
Trosky
Cleveland
Rune
Cramer
Boston
Lewis
Washington
Foxx
Gehringer
Detroit
Mita
Travis
Cronin
Kress
St. Louis
Kreevich
Chicago
Knickerbocker
Almada
Greenberg
Tigers
Pitching Grove
Kennedy
Elm Street Defeats Ray Street For Title
The Elm Street playground team won the Northern Division championship by defeating Bay Street 16 to 7 in the rubber game. They will face Cloverdale in the opening championship series game tomorrow at Cloverdale. Lineups included Kim Street Hawker Brown Vincannon Davis Crowder Snipes Potts Craven Marah Weaver Ray Street Bennet Stanley Culler Burton Davis Winders Cleveland Craughn Black McGhee Walton Peace.
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Elm Street Playground
Bay Street Boys
Cloverdale
Kim Street
Hawker
Brown
Vincannon
Davis
Crowder
Snipes
Potts
Craven
Marah
Max and Schmeling Set for June 22 Title Bout Rematch
Two separate items from May 18 report on Texas swimmer Jane Dillard seeking AAU records for 100 yards and 100 meters at Temple and a separate advance notice on Max Schmeling preparing to challenge Joe Louis in New York on June 22. Schmeling trains in the Adirondacks and expresses confidence he will beat Louis again.
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Tex
Jane Dillard
Texas U
Tex Robertson
Miss Dillard
Temple
Katherine Rawls
Agnes Geraghty
Robertson
Dillard
Texas Beach
Seagin
Robert
McCormick
N. Y
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
New York
Schmeling
Adirondack
James J. Braddock
Max Mahhon
Joe Jacobs
Norfolk Tars win sixth straight in Piedmont league
In Charlotte on May 18 Norfolk defeated Richmond 12 to 5 to stretch their league lead to six straight. Charlotte beat Portsmouth 4 to 4, with Ellis Clary going 2 singles, a double and two stolen bases. Winston-Salem and Durham both slipped, while Asheville swept Durham 7 to 0 behind Clem Dressewerd two-hit effort and Beal extended a hitting streak to 11 with a triple, double, and single. Mike Dejan homered for Norfolk as his team topped the Colts. Elliott took the loss.
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Charlotte
Norfolk
Winston-Salem
Durham
Richmond
Portsmouth
Ellis Clary
Dick Lucky
Rocky Mount
Red Sox
Twins
Jim Stevens
Red Norris
Asheville
Clem Dressewerd
Tourists
Beal
Tran
Mike Dejan
Elliott
Colts
Durham Takes Track Meet
Durham won the Junior High Triangle track meet on High Point field with 45 points, ahead of Greensboro and local juniors. Moser led the 60-yard dash, Baaden set a broad jump mark, and High Point won the 440-yard relay, with other place results listed for 70-yard dash and a Hop-skip jump highlight.
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High Point Junior High
Greensboro
Durham
High Point Field
Moser
Basden
Johnson
Harden
Baaden
Johnston
Hinkle
Walker
Rothrock
Messer
Williama
Frazier
Taylor
Adcock
Craven
Montgomery
Kiser
Greens
William
Williams
Rusbon
Staples
Wilson
Lindsay Paces Tommies Win
Lindsay pitches four hit ball leading Thomasville to a 3-1 win over Newton-Conover to seize second place in the North Carolina State league. Heavener hit a seventh inning home run and Sheely supplied key doubles and a four at bats to pace the Tommies. Harrington's defense and Lindsay's effort fueled the victory as Newton-Conover managed one run on a lone tally.
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Thomasville
Lindsay
Newton-Conover
Heavener
Lindsays
Sheely
Tommins
Harrington
Newton-Conover Adah Poae Alien
Menry
Wilson
Oos Novak
WRIOT
Adrhpoae Connor
Canty
Mueller
Pinkston
Young
Outland
High Point Greens Boro dominate races and relays
In a meet featuring firat and sprint events, Greens boro led the 90 yard dash won by Reeves with Kivett Lasater and others noted. Strayhorn and Kerr led field events, while Beasley and Lasater starred in broad jump. The 440 yard shuttle relay saw Greens boro with Reeves Erb Kivett Beasley taking firat as Durham and High Point trailed.
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Reeves
Greensboro
Firat
Kivett
Lasater
Durham
Strayhorn
Kerr
Mitchell
Beasley
Rusbon
Craven
Erb
High Point
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