Local sports scraps mix in rambled corner notes
A collage of sports blips covers baseball legends, track and field plans at Chapel Hill, swimming at City Lake in July, skeet shooting in Winston, and wrestling notes. Mentions Connie Mack's A's versus the Yankees, Bill Bailey, Joe Cox, Ring's wrestling column, and church bowling outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Chapel Hill
Bill Bailey
City Lake
High Point
Winston
Izaak Walton
Enterprise
Shepherd
H . Blick
Ring
Joe Cox
Kansas City
Misourian
Curt Denning
Amateurs Consider Pro Golf Move Amid Braddock Braddock Feud
High Point youth Buster Moffett eyes turning pro as speculation swirls over the Louis Braddock injunction case. Judge Fake in Newark cleared a temporary injunction fight, with a Madison Square Garden showdown looming May 26 before the U S Circuit Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Moffett
High Point
Charlie Spencer
Edgar Hartley
John Reed Kilpatrick
Florida
Louis Braddock
Guy Fake
Newark
Madison Square Garden
Sunshine State
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fake
Jim Braddock
Braddock
Louis Setto
Devanter
Ballyhoo
Duke Faces Tough Start With Sutherland Steelers Next Fall
The article notes Duke’s limited starting lineup prospects against Sutherland’s Pittsburgh group and mentions upcoming fall opener against Deacons at Tennessee. It highlights Ray Lewicz’s debut in boxing’s money end and references Quarles defeating Alvarez twice, with Alvarez disliked by Tampa fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Jock Sutherland
Pittsburghers
Panthers
E Forest
Deacons
Tennessee
Raylewicz
Norment Quarles
Lew Ambers
Quarles
Hendersonville
Alvarez
Chapion
Tampa
Slips Pass in Southeast Meet Report
An Associated Press summary notes results from the Southeastern Conference meet with high jump listing Kent L. as 8 feet and a distance mark of 149 feet inches.
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Associated
Duke star Chubby Dean ties game with three-run homer
Duke University baseball standout Chubby Dean belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning to tie Connie Mack's A's against Detroit and keep them atop the American league race.
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Chubby Dean
Duke University
Connie Mack
Vic
Detroit
A’sa
Tigers
Philadelphia
Walter Millies
Washington
Senators
St. Louis Browns
Boston
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
Lyn Lary
Cleveland
Steve O'Neill
Bob Feller
Bees
Rede
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Cubs
Chicago
Cabbage Cabbage suffers six errors against Lexington in Finchfield
Thomasville North State league entry made six errors in a game last night against Lexington at Finchfield. Lexington won the ball game by an unspecified score.
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Thomasville
Lexington
Finchfield
Local and Pro Baseball and Golf News from May Day Briefs
Eddie Brint reports Newark’s Tommy Henrich shows promise as a two way prospect while Mel Ott recovers from a slump. Bob Pastor discusses Mike’s early form with Ziff of the Angeles Herald Express. Al Jolson supposedly backs Lou Ambers for a title fight westward, Armstrong in play. Sammy Snead orders a new No 7 iron ahead of the Pittsburgh PGA event. Morris Arnovich leads Phillies pace and coaches basketball in winter at a Catholic school.
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Newark
Tommy Henrich
Mel Ott
Bob Pastor
Mike
Ziff
The
Angeles Herald-Express
al Jolson
Anteed Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
York
Sammy Snead
Pittsburgh
Morris Arnovich
Phillies
Belmont purchase leads to tense family moment
At Belmont last week Mrs EB Drbs bought a new set for little Jimmy Stout but he refused to wear them insisting no jockey had worn the new colors and won. Mrs Jacobs noted the scene as he stood firm.
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Keye
Belmont
EB. Drbs
Jimmy Stout
Jock
Jacobs
Notable young heavyweight and Alabama grid plans emerge
Tip mentions Alex Kettles, a 19 year old South Bend heavyweight drawing Chicago press acclaim, with hints of future impact. It also notes Little Joe Sewell as a Tuscaloosa merchant and local team manager, and Frank Thomas shaping the 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide around left halfback Joe Kilgrew who will call signals, pass, and run.
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Alex Kettles
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Little Joe Sewell
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Civic Club
Frank Thomas
Alabama Crimson Tide
Joe Kilgrew
Modern car engines offer little for the inexperienced to tinker
The article notes that modern motor car engines resist casual tinkering and tend to require a mechanic for fixes, suggesting limited hands on involvement for the lay reader.
Hubbell and Dean to duel in St Louis today
In a much anticipated Game of the Century, Carl Hubbell of the Giants faces Dizzy Dean of the Cardinals in St Louis. Dean, nursing a taped right thumb after a burn incident, warns he may not pitch Wednesday if the thumb is not right.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Dean
Carl Hubbell
Red Bird
Frank Frisch
Pittsburgh
Football to resume at High Point College next fall
Coach C Virgil Yow will return for a fifth year as chief mentor of the Purple Panthers with a freshman football team next fall and a varsity entry in the North State conference in 1988. Yow has led basketball and baseball programs here and will oversee operations from Charlotte headquarters.
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C. Virgil Yow
High Point College
Purple Panther
G. I. Humphreys
Humphreys
Yow
Broadus Culler
C. B. Owens
Panthers
Elon
Lenoir-Rhyne
Carolina Baseball League
Charlotte
Golf’s PGA Championship Field Gathers Top Pro Names
All major pro golfers except Walter Hagen will attend the PGA Championship at the Pittsburgh Field Club next Monday. The Haig misses both the pro tournament and the U S Open as he travels to England after playing in Australia. Denny Shute and Tony Manero head the 116 entrants with 64 qualifiers advancing to match play after 36 holes over two days.
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Associated Press
New York
Walter Hagen
Pittsburgh Field Club
Haig
Birmingham
Midh
Australia
England
Denny Shute
Massachusetts
Pinehurst
Tony Manero
Baltusrol
Piedmont Loop Shifts Leaders as Norfolk Tops Charlotte
Norfolk Tars over Charlotte 1-0 on Branch two hit pitching and Levy homer in tenth. Bees Pittman holds pennant winner Levy to two hits. Tourists lose Asheville 7-4 as Durham routs Richmond 15-7. Portsmouth beats Winston-Salem 11-5. Richmond slips from eight game win streak.
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Branch
Levy
Norfolk
Charlotte
Pittman
Bees
Tourists
Asheville
Rocky Mount
Red Sox
Richmond
Durham
Bulls
Colt
Yarewick
Walsh
Allen
Winston-Salem
Portsmouth
Cubs
Thomasville Faces Cool eemee At Finch Field Tonight
Thomasville hosts Cool eemee in North State league action with C R Russell to pitch for Thomasville at Finch field. Last night Lexington defeated Thomasville 9 to 2 as the locals committed six errors and the box score lists multiple players with runs and hits.
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Thomasville
C. R. Russell
Thomasville High School
O'Clock
Finch Field
Cooleemee
Lexington
Mrs McGarry Aims for Second Southern Women's Golf Title
Atlanta May 19 Mrs Mark McGarry bids for a second straight Southern women's championship as she faces Deane Van Landingham in today's third round. The match draws crowds with Hemphill versus Miley as top contenders and a set of high school stars like Betty Jameson and Dorothy Kirby also in action.
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Mrs. McGarry
Deane van Landingham
Charlotte
N. C
Jane Cothran
Greenville
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
S. C
Marion Miley
Lexington
Miss Hemphill
Martha Daniel
Rome
Miley
Elsie Haynes
Washington
D. C
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Jameson
Frances Owen
Jacksonville
Fla
Kirby
Sam Israel
New Orleans
Frank Goldthwaite
Fort Worth
Helen Dettweiler
Tiny Lilly Harper
Portsmouth
Virginia
Edna Saenger
Shreveport
Harper
Marian Gayer
Estelle Lawson Page
Greensboro
George Brantley
Jacksonville, Fla
Mary Rogers
Louisville
Battle of the Century Looms in Giants Cardinals Showdown
Giants' Carl Hubbell and Cardinals' Dizzy Dean were set for a marquee pitching duel as Lon Warneke and other arms starred in ongoing spring scrimmages. Warneke allowed eight hits in St Louis 4-3 win, while other league games, including Chandler, Blanton, and Feller, produced mixed results across the circuit.
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Dean
Lon Warneke
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
New Yorkers
Jimmy Ripple
Joe Moore
Slick Castleman
Johnny Mize
Warneke
Pittsburgh
New York
Darrell Elijah
Cy) Blanton
Spurgeon Chandler
Pirates
Yankees
Phillies
Yanks
Chandler
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
High Point Skeet Club to compete in Winston-Salem event
More than a half dozen High Point Skeet and Trap club members travel to Winston-Salem Saturday for the Amateur Open Skeet program at the Isaak Walton league. Ray Idol and J P Rawley, who broke over 100 targets in the High Point Open, lead a squad that includes W B Thomas Horace Ilderton Dave Yow Jack Thomas and Ralph Herberling. The match uses five classes and prizes awarded by the Lewis scoring system.
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High Point
Winston- Salem
Winston
Ray Idol
J. P. Rawley
W. B. Thomas
Horace Ilderton
Dave Yow
Jack, Thomas
Ralph Herber
Sparse Player Notes from Aging Box Score
Fragmentary sports card style text lists several players with team affiliations and codes. Mentions Bartell with Giants, Medwick with Cardinals, Kampouris with Reds, Johnson with Athletion, Selkirk with Yankees, and Walker with Tigers. Includes scattered numbers and letters as misread OCR.
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Bartell
Giants
Medwick
Cardinals
Kampouris
Reds
Johnson
Athletion
Selkirk
Yankees Ees
Walker
Tigers
National League Scores Show Close Contests
Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia 2 to 1 while St Louis defeated New York 4 to 3. Boston at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Chicago were postponed by rain.
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Oe L. Pet
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
W. L
Pittsburgh St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Piedmont League Scores Prompt Mixed Results
Mount defeats Asheville 7 to 4 while Norfolk beats Charlotte 1. Portsmouth plays at Winston-Salem tonight and Durham faces Richmond in night games.
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Durham
Richmond
Asheville
Rocky Mount
Charlotte
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Winston-Salem
Asheville Ee
Charlotte Ste
Tee
Mooresville
Thomas
Charlotte C
International League scores roundup with multiple games
Scores show Newark 2 Toronto 4, Baltimore 3 Buffalo and Syracuse 8 Rochester 2, Jersey City 6 Montreal 7. The report lists results from several league matchups, highlighting a high scoring night across teams.
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Newark
Toronto
Baltimore
Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
Jersey City
Montreal
Pacific Coast League Scores Two Night Games
Missions beat Oakland 9 to 1 and Seattle defeated San Diego 7 to 2 in two night games.
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Missions
Oakland
Seattle
San Diego
Bi-State League Scores From Sunday Games
Mt Airy defeated Martinsville 11 to 5 while Leaksville beat Danville 4 to 1. Mayodan played Bassett, and Reidsville faced South Boston at an earlier date.
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Mt. Airy
Martinsville
Leaksville
Danville
Bassett
Reidsville
South Boston
Coastal Plain League scores roundup
In the Coastal Plain League results Williamston defeated New Bern 4 to 2 while Greenville beat Goldsboro 8 to 6 Ayden won against Snow Hill 6 to 1 and Tarboro triumphed over Kinston 10 to 4.
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Williamston
New Bern
Greenville
Goldsboro
Ayden
Snow Hill
Tarboro
Kinston
North Carolina State League Scores and Schedules
Salisbury defeated Cooleemee 4 to 3. Shelby plays at Newton Conover, Mooresville at Landis, both night games. Lexington visited Thomasville on Saturday.
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North Carolina
Salisbury
Cooleemee
Shelby
Newton-Conover
Mooresville
Landis
Lexington
Thomasville
Old Back Injury Keeps Mrs Moody Out Of Net Meet
BERKELEY Calif May 19 Recurrence of a back injury which forced her to default a National singles final match to Helen Jacobs in 1933 kept Mrs Helen Wills Moody from returning to competitive tennis today The former tennis queen withdrew from the California State tennis championships where she was entered in mixed doubles I think it s just a stiff muscle and shouldn t cause any trouble if I take care of it
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Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
Helen Jacobs
Helen Wills Moody
California
Mrs. Moody
Two Tar Heels to End Careers Against Duke
Buck McCain and Ed Bullard will close their college baseball careers for Carolina when the Tar Heels meet Duke in the first of a three game series starting Wednesday afternoon at Chapel Hill and ending in Durham Monday. Senior pitchers Bunn Hearn Jr. and Ike Jeanes are also on the squad.
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Chapel Hill
Buck McCain
Ed Bullard
Carolina
Tar Heel
Dukle
Durham
Bunn Hearn, Jr
Ike Jeanes
Tar Heel Bat McCain Posts .337 Mark After 74 At Bats
McCain ranks among the Tar Heels top hitters with 26 hits in 74 at bats for a .337 average. His steady production positions him as a key offensive player with two years of eligibility remaining.
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McCain
Four Teams Win In Softball League This Week
The Commercial softball loop saw four teams M. E. Junior Order Church of God and The Enterprise win in the first two days. Church of God M. E. and The Enterprise extended undefeated streaks with victories over Triangle Dutch Sartin and Coterien. Junior Order also won 12 to 10 against Royal Arcanum while M. E. rolled 37 to 11 over Dutch Sartin as dry cleaners. Church of God then blanked Triangle 5 to 0 and Enterprise edged Coterien Thief. Merita and Mann No 7 played at the high school field and Royal Arcanum Triangle were set for a postponed game at the same diamond.
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M. E
Junior Order
Church of God
Enterprise
Royal Arcanum
Triangle
Merita
Mann
W. O. W. Beats Adams-Mills 9-6 In Kernersville
Thomasville's W. O. W Industrial league team defeated Adams-Mills cub 9 to 6 yesterday afternoon in Kernersville. Styera and Buck led the winners with three hits in four at bats, while Willard homered for the losers. The game ended after six innings due to darkness and both teams attended a barbecue hosted by the local W. O. W. chapter.
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Kernersville
Thomasville
Adams-Mills Cub
Styera
Buck
Williard
W. i
Adams-M
Gallimore
Harrington
Little Echols
Stockton
Garrison
Carburator Air Cleaner Cleaning Tip
The carburetor air cleaner should be removed occasionally and thoroughly washed with gasoline or distilled water.
Knitters And Adams Millis In Contest Here This Afternoon
Adams Millis meets the Wiscassett Knitters at Willis Park this afternoon at 4 30 in an Inter City league game. Other circuit action has McCrary Eagles visiting Greensboro to face White Oak and Bossong hosting Hemp at Asheboro.
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Adams Millis
Wiscassett Knitters
Willis Park
McCrary League
Teading Eagles
Greensboro
White Oak
Bossong
Hemp
Asheboro
Devils Invade Hull Today In Big Five Showdown
Duke seeks the Big Five title as it opens a three game set at the Emerson field against North Carolina with George Bailey on the mound and Daffy Parker favored for Carolina. Wake Forest also eyes a share of the state crown amid its Raleigh date with N C State.
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Charlotte
Duke
Diamond Stars
Emerson Field
Carolina Tar Heels
Wake Forest
Blue Devils
N. C. State
Raleigh
George Bailey
Tar Heels
Daffy Parker
Carolina
Deacons
Jack Coombs
Mexican fighter Kid Azteca wins at Houston
In Houston Kid Azteca of Mexico City at 149 outpoints Ken Lasalle of Los Angeles at 144 over ten rounds. In Los Angeles George Nichols of Buffalo outpointed Charley Coates of Akron over ten rounds. In Fort Worth Johnny Dean of Philadelphia outpointed Billy Davis of Fort Worth over ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Kid Azteca
Mexico City
Ken Lasalle
Los Angeles
George Nichols
Buffalo
Charley
Coates
Akron
Ohio
Fort Worth
Texas
Johnny Dean
Philadelphia
Billy Davis
New York Crusher Casey Wins in 21:18 Bout
In Albany Ernie Dusek, 228, defeated Joe Cox, 224, in two of three falls. In New Haven Gino Garibaldi, 215, defeated Wally Dusek, 221, two straight falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Steve
Crusher
Casey
Ireland
Abe Coleman
Los Angeles
Albany
Ernie Dusek
Neb
Joe Cox
Kansas City
New Haven
Conn
Gino Garibaldi
St. Louis
Wally Dusek
Omaha
Morris quits amateur status to star in Tarzan films
Olympic decathlon champion Glenn Morris forfeits amateur standing after signing a Tarzan contract with Sol Leser for more than 250000 dollars over five years. Morris says he must provide for his wife and himself and cites medals as insufficient. Ferris reportedly told him the move would not end his amateur status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Glenn Morris
Daniel J. Ferris
Fort Collins
Colo
Sol Leser
Fire destroys ammunition building at Camp Glenn
Firemen probing the May 18 blaze at Camp Glenn destroyed the ammunition building and damaged two others at the National Guard site. Fire Chief Jimmie Willis suspects incendiary origin, noting no locomotive sparks and an engine not in the area for hours. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
Camp Glenn
National Guard
Ray
Jimmie Willis
Officers Named By Episcopal Diocese
In Morganton the Western North Carolina Episcopal diocese completed officer elections at its annual convention. Re-elected were William M. Redwood as treasurer, J. P. Burke as secretary, and Jesse S. Lockaby as assistant secretary. The body designated next Sunday as Sewanee Sunday and heard Rt. Rev. Theodore Dubose Bratton discuss the University of the South at Sewanee. Sessions run through Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the South
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Batts Named Chief Inspector for North Carolina Liquor Stores
RALEIGH May 19 UP D Fank Batts of Macclesfield selected as chief inspector for the North Carolina liquor commission to oversee proper operation of state liquor stores. Roy Platt of Statesville named auditor with headquarters in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
UPD
Fank Batts
MacClesfield
North Carolina Liquor Commission
Cutlar Moore
Roy Platt
Statesville
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Chakales
Paul Casey
Mul Wagner
Sporting Goods
Shibeck
Borane
Exposition
van Mungo
Cunker
Wilbert Robinson
Adams-Millis
Joe
Bailey
Bill Man
Bunn Hackney
John Ter
Roy Williams
Uva
Mai
Eddie Brint
Ring Drug Company
Hubbell
Yesteday
Panther Sports
H. P. College
Panther
Piedmont Loop
Norfolk Tars
Mogeed
Payne
Bae D Seccese Cviess
Cciccese
Croak
Abrhoa
Caccesies
Cose
CES
Cicciese Cota
Pinkston
Rages
Sheely
Mueller
Mause
Easley
Sishneas
Young
Soseseee
Shely
Hogsed
Dry
Ragsdale
Yes
Dillinger
Parks
Mrs. Mpgarry
Charlotte and
Mark McGarry
R. EK. Winger
Miss van Landingham
Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR
Bill Terry
Dizzy Dean
Squarepants
Dix
A's Slug Tigers
Southern Association
Ww. Pet
Memphis
Little Rock
Nashville
Gehrig
ASOT
Ripple
American Association
Knitters
Hull
Morris
Tarzan
Ferris
Glenn Blaze
Episcopal Diocese
Batts
Queity
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