High Point Beats Capitals Twice In Raleigh Double Bill
High Point pitchers Conklin and Harris pitched well as the Pointers swept Raleigh 12-6 and 11-3. Dan and Wy Boone starred with triples and homers, while Williams Bol ton and Arnette contributed key hits. Errors plagued both sides as Cecil Stewart stood out for High Point in both games.
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Raleigh
Capitals
Boone Brothers
Dan
Williams
Bolton
Jinx Harris
Daniel
Red Cleveland
Grant
Conklin
Mack Arnette
Lang
Cook
Diehl
Mulleavy
Ford
Dan Boone
Bankston
Grandstand
Cecil Stewart
Wate
xHit
K. Smith
W. Boone
Stewart
D. Boone
Harris
McMahon
Arnette
Dennis
Smith
Boston
Walker and Taylor
AIOE
Cleveland
Newsom
Taylor
Walker
High Point
Vorh
Rf W. Boone
Sce
Raleigh Ab
If Errnree
Branch
Ww. Boone
Ee Mem
Watch at Davis Arena Stakes Prize in Main Bout
A prize watch given by Max Bones is at stake in the main bout between Irish Tommy McGovern and Prud Spittle at Ed Happy Davis fight show tonight at 8:30. The winner may receive the watch or a ring if already possessing one, with a comedy battle royal added for spectator amusement alongside six more ring bouts. Sailor Little and George Stiller clash in an eight round bout, Little Boy Saffit faces Johnny Rhine, and Chuck Hicks opposes Kid Summer in six rounds.
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Max Bones
Tommy McGovern
Prud Spittle
Ed Happy Davis
Sailor Little
High Point
George Stiller
Salisbury
Little Boy Saffit
Rowan Mills
Johnny Rhine
Charlotte
Chuck Hicks
Kid Summer
Red Sox end losing stigma with seven straight wins
Boston breaks scoring slump after sweeping Inter sectional sets and dropping Yankees from an eight game run. Meusel homers in the nightcap as New York takes a 3 2 victory. Cubs Cards battle with homers, Reds inch closer as Pi rates struggle.
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Y Associated Press
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
New York
New York Yankees
Bill Morris
Boston
Regan
Todt
Yankees
Ruffing
Meusel
Hoyt
Taitt
Philadelphia
Athletics
Washington Senators
Jack Quinn
Quinn
Rube Walberg
Senators
Ackmen
Tris Speaker
Bing Miller
Reeves
Hadley
Connie Mack
Jimmy Dykes
French
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Hack Wilson
Bottomley
Cardinals
Boxing roundup from New York and Chicago last night
In New York Sammy Mandell of Rockford outpointed Jimmy McLarnin of Los Angeles. Manuel Quintero of Tampa defeated Baby Joe Gais of Los Angeles. King Tut of Los Angeles knocked out Sid Barbarian of Detroit. In Chicago Bud Taylor of Terre Haute beat Joe Lucas of Detroit.
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New York
Sammy Mandell
Rockford
Ill
Jimmy McLarnin
Los Angeles
Manuel Quintero
Tampa
Fla
Joe Gais
King Tut
Sid Barbarian
Detroit
Chicago
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Joe Lucas
Walker Knocks Out Smith in Elizabeth Bout
Mickey Walker of Elizabeth knocks out Georgie Smith of Newark in a competitive boxing match held in Elizabeth New Jersey prompting local sports fans to cheer the decisive finish.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Mickey Walker
Georgie Smith
Newark
Tay
Brooklyn Boxer Eddie Wagner Tops Tenorio in Narrow Decision
Brooklyn welterweight Eddie Wagner outpointed Lope Tenorio of the Philippines in a ten round bout. Tony Pellengrino of Brooklyn won a ten round decision over Bennie Hall of St Louis.
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Brooklyn
Eddie
Kid) Wagner
Philadelphia
Lope Tenorio
Tony Pellengrino
Bennie Hall
St. Louis
Baltimore Bout Upset Highlights Dundee Victory
Vince Dundee of Baltimore defeated Jimmy Fin ley of Louisville, while Eddie Bowling of Memphis won over Al Martin of Baltimore in a closely contested match.
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Baltimore
Vince Dundee
Jimmy Finley
Louisville
Eddie Bowling
Memphis
al Martin
Cleveland boxer Datto wins technical knockout in Columbus
Jimmy Datto of Cleveland defeated Dick McDonie of Huntington West Virginia by technical knockout in Columbus.
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Columbus
Jimmy Datto
Cleveland
Dick McDonie
Huntington
W. Va
Watts Knocks Out Hughes in Kansas City Bout
Jimmy Watts of Atlanta, Georgia scored a technical knockout over Johnny Hughes of Kansas City, Missouri. The stoppage occurred in the ninth round, delivering Watts a decisive victory in the reported bout held in Kansas City.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jimmy Watts
Atlanta
Patriots Balls Split Twin Card In Baseball Doubleheader
In the first game Durham defeats Greensboro 7 to 3 as Seyboth Kilpatrick and Braxton drive in multiple runs. Whitted and Long homer for Durham while Crews yields the win with matching offense from Reed and company.
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Patriots
Seyboth
Brummitt
Austin
Kilpatrick
Braxton
Cox
Reed
McCarthy
Hubbard
Greensboro
Bulls
Durham
Tauby
Saunders
Whitted
Hipps
Eis Long
Westmoland
Snowball
Hargrave
Li Brummitt
Brandon
Ab Baker
Crewé
Roh Po
Long
Gon
Perry
Kilpatrice
Austin Rf
Bake
Westm'land P
Barnes
Crews
McLarnin Fights Hard but Mandell Retains Lightweight Title
May 22 1940 New York Irish Jimmy McLarnin pushes Sammy Mandell through 15 brutal rounds at Polo Grounds drawing cheers for sheer courage. Mandell repeats as champion after a fiercely contested bout with facial cuts and heavy exchanges while McLarnin earns wide respect for relentless attacks.
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Jimmy McLarnin
Sammy Mandell
New York
Polo Grounds
Rockford
Ill
McLarnin
Jimmy
Mandell
National League Ball Park
Joe Humphries
Celt
Sid Terris
MacLarnin
Terris
Mandel
Sammy
MecLarnin
Southerners Compete for Olympic Wrestling Spots
ATLANTA May 22. About 70 southerners earned the right to reach the finals in July at Grand Rapids as the last elimination trials determine the Olympic wrestling team. C. W. Streit Jr of Birmingham chairs the U S Olympic wrestling committee and prepared the eligible list. First and second place winners will be entered at Grand Rapids.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Grand Rapids
C. W. Streit, Jr
Birmingham
Olympic Wrestling Committee of
United States
Double headers and extra innings thrill East Carolina baseball
East Carolina fans enjoyed two double headers and an extra inning game yesterday. In Goldsboro Rocky Mount beat the home team 8 to 6 in thirteen innings as Daughtry homered with bases loaded. Wilmington and Kinston split a double header with Parks homering in the first and Bailey homering in the second as Wilmington won 5 to 1. Greenville and Fayetteville split a double bill with Fayetteville winning 2 to 1 in seven and Greenville taking the eight inning game 4 to 3.
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Associated Press
East Carolina
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Daughtry
Babe Ruth
Bucs
Harrison
Chisholm
Parks
Kinston
Wilmington
Stemmers
Bailey
Pirates
Newberry
Greenville
Fayetteville
Ball
Gooch
Turney
Named Head of Coaching Staff
GREENSBORO May 22 James H Weaver a Centenary college grid star under Bo McMillan has been named head coach of football and basketball at Oak Ridge Military Institute Ox Shuford of UNC football fame is to be director of wrestling and boxing Both signed one year contracts They succeed C F Bostain and A G McGhee who have resigned to enter business fields.
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Greensboro
James H. Weaver
Centenary College
Bo McMillan
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Ox Shuford
University of North Carolina
C. F. Bostain
A. G. McGhee
Salisbury Bowl Before Twins 6 2
Two base hits by Evans and Anderson lead Salisbury to a 6 to 2 win over the Twins. Evans, Reinholz, Kepshaw and Mathias contribute with sacrifices. Hammack allows two runs on 2 hits in 11 innings. Winston and Salisbury left on base 17 and 8 respectively. Attendance 500.
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Evans
Anderson
Roper
Sacrifices
Reinholz
Kepshaw
Mathias
Hammack
Pearson
Taylor
Zinker
Brenner
Winston
Salisbury
Tauteae
Morgan
Hanna
Winston- Salem
Winston Ab
Rye
Reinholtz
Haugh
Maltby
Ropshaw
E Taylor
Kahdot
Jones
White
Amateur stakes drive the game says O Goofty
A colorful remark from O Goofty emphasizes that the sport driven by high stakes is hardly an amateur affair.
Tourists Secure Home Runs as Dusty Cook Stars
The Asheville Tourists beat the Greenville Spinners 5 to 4 with four home runs including two by Dusty Cooke and Price. Slim Harris dominated with a 13 strikeouts. Spartanburg defeated Knoxville 7 to 2. Macon rocked Augusta 11 to 1. Charlotte and Columbia games were rained out.
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Asheville
Greenville Spinners
Cooke
Price
Greenville
Kennedy
Keyes
Rodriguez
Slim Harris
Spartanburg
Knoxville
Smokes
Scott
B. Kelly
Spartan
Macon
Augusta
Peaches
Johnson
McBone
Tremper
Charlotte
Columbia
Fastest and largest field enters southern women's golf
Birmingham Alabama May 22 The fastest and largest field ever to tee off in a southern women s golf championship qualifier gathered at the Birmingham Country Club. top golfers from New Orleans Atlanta Chattanooga Memphis Nashville Baton Rouge Laurel Jackson Jacksonville and others compete on the 6000 yard course hoping to win the title once held by Mrs Dalton Reymond of Baton Rouge.
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Birmingham
Ala
South
Birmingham Country Club
New Orleans
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Baton Rouge
Laurel
Jackson
Jacksonville
Dalton Reymond
Lacrosse Term Questioned By Mr O Georty
Mr O Georty claimed lacrosse is a French boxing term and described a chin kick as lacrosse, presenting an unusual definition of the sport and its technique.
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O’georty
Piedmont and Carolina League matchups listed
Today's slate features the Piedmont League games High Point at Raleigh Durham at Greensboro and Winston Salem at Salisbury. In the East Carolina League Rocky Mount at Goldsboro Kinston at Wilmington Fayetteville at Greenville. American League actions include St Louis at Detroit Cleveland at Chicago Washington at Philadelphia and Boston at New York.
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High Point
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Kinston
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Greenville
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
National League Schedule Matches Set
Pittsburgh faces Cincinnati, New York travels to Brooklyn, Chicago visits St Louis, and Philadelphia plays a two game series at Boston.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Phila
Boston
South Atlantic League Matchups Highlight Lineup
Asheville meets Greenville while Macon travels to Augusta Knoxville faces Spartanburg and Charlotte plays Columbia in a set of league games listing four pairings and venues.
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Asheville
Greenville
Macon
Augusta
Knoxville
Spartanburg
Charlotte
Columbia
Sports matchups listed for A A N B schedule
American Association cards show Toledo at Louisville Minneapolis at Kansas City St Paul at Milwaukee and Columbus at Indianapolis with pairings arranged for the forthcoming games.
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American Association
Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
Southern Association games listed for Thursday
Atlanta visits Little Rock New Orleans plays Nashville Mobile travels to Chattanooga with five matchups on the schedule.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
International League matchups set across five cities
Rochester visits Montreal while Buffalo travels to Toronto Newark hosts Jersey City and Reading heads to Baltimore for a slate of intercity games in the International League.
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International League
Rochester
Montreal
Buffalo
Toronto
Newark
Jersey City
Reading
Baltimore
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Ewe Wee
Hargravs
Baker
Westmoreland
Bunion Derby
Edward J. Neile
Associated, Press
C. C. Pyle
Dusty Cook
Alabama
Piedmont League
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