Legion Juniors Prepare for Opening Game at Finch Field
High Point Legion juniors, led by Coach Carroll Bowen and Athletic Officer Dave Yow, endure heavy practice as 40 to 50 boys attend daily. Positions are wide open with focus on fundamentals. Opening game vs Thomasville set for June 7 at Finch Field with exhibition games planned.
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Carroll Bowen
Legion
Dave Yow
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Bowen
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Bobby Adams
Leonard Delappe
Perry Jones
Bill Saunders
Thomasville
Finch Field
ACC To Have Spangler As Grid Mentor
Rob Spangler former Duke football star is signed as head coach for football basketball and baseball at Atlantic Christian College. Dr Howard Hilley president announced the move. M J Red Bird will become graduate manager of athletics. Spangler joined Duke in 1985 after Newport News Va high school and starred on Duke's 1939 Rose Bowl team.
Yanks Blank Sox 5 0 At Yankee Stadium
Spud Chandler pitched a three hit shutout for New York as the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 5 to 0 before 42 219 at Yankee Stadium. Rudy York supplied both Boston hits in the second inning while Boo Ferriss took the loss.
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Allie Reynolds
Boston Red Sox
Spud Chandler
New York Yankee
Chamions
Cashans
Yankee Stadium
Chandler
Rudy York
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
National League and American League Matchups Listed
A compact listing of multiple major league baseball games with pairings such as Philadelphia at Brooklyn and New York at Boston, alongside American League contests Boston at New York and Chicago at Detroit. Pitchers and win loss records are cited for several matchups, including Koslo Hartung Sain Cooper and others.
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Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Hmugaon
Bevens
Chicago
Detroit
Lee
Lopat
Nehouser
White
St. Louis
Cleveland
Kramer
Fannin
Black
Erbree
Washington
Wynn
Masterson
Va Flores
Coleman
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Eee
Nicabzo
Trout Homers in 10th to Give Tigers 5 4 Win
Detroit pitcher Dizzy Trout delivered his fifth win of the season by hitting a solo homer in the tenth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 5 to 4 in Detroit. The victory moved the Tigers to two and a half games up in the American League.
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Detroit
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Dizzy
Tigers
Braves Plan Tryout School in Memorial Stadium Greensboro
The Boston Braves announce a baseball tryout school at Memorial Stadium in Greensboro from June 2 to 3. Eligible boys aged 16 to 24 may attend for free instruction with no signing of Legion or high school players. Gilbert English leads the school with Ben Tincup assisting. standout players may receive Braves contracts.
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Boston Braves
Memorial Stadium
Greensboro
Leslie Mann
Braves
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Mann
Gilbert English
Ben Tincup
Phillies
Braves Beat Giants to Move Within Half Game of First
The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants 5-2 before 35,781 at Braves Field. Lefty Warren Spahn earned his seventh straight win, limiting the Giants to four hits as Boston surged toward first place. Johnny Mize hit his 12th homer off Boston in the first inning, while Bill Voiselle led the late innings comeback for New York.
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Johnny Mize
Buddy Blattner
Mize
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Braves Field
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Johnny Sain
Bill Voiselle
New York
Chicago Cubs
Kennedy
Voiselle
Trenkle
Cooper
Spahn
Masi
Phillies Rally To Defeat Dodgers In Extra Innings
The Philadelphia Phillies came from behind to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 to 3 in 10 innings in Brooklyn. Carl Furillo hit a three run homer for Brooklyn after a first inning lead, while Jurisich Judd Schmidt Seminick Gregg Taylor Casey Edwards Bragan pitched for the Dodgers and Phillies respectively.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Flatbush Clan
Dodgers
Carl Furillo
Oscar Judd
Phila
Jdelphia
Jurisich
Judd
Schmidt
Seminick
Gregg
Taylor
Casey
Edwards
Bragan
Reds blank Cubs 6 to 0 in Chicago
Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 behind five unearned runs after a seven inning mess. Johnny Vander Meer pitched five hits allowed over seven innings for his second win, snapping Chicago’s three game streak as Cincinnati took advantage of three Cub errors and two wild pitches.
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Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Johnny Vander Meer
Cub
Chicago
Vander Meer
Mueller
Wyse
Erickson
Meyer and Scheffing
Nats Defeat A's 5-0 In Philadelphia Showdown
Washington pitcher Chick Pieretti tossed six strikeouts over a five hit shutout as the Senators blanked the Athletics 5-0 before 6 081 fans and 1 500 children. The game saw Pieretti dominate from the mound with Ferrell Fowler Savage Raehm noted in the box score.
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Philadelphia
Dick Fowler
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Marino
Chick” Pieretti
Macks
Washington
Pieretti and Ferrell
Fowler, Savage
Raehm
Cleveland Mayor withdraws 15 year offer to Indians stadium deal
Cleveland Mayor Thomas Burke withdrew the city's proposed 15 year stadium lease with the Indians after VP Veek contended a night game would yield $50,000 more profit than moving to League Park. The dispute follows a weather tied up track project and warnings of a possible forfeit to the Browns if a game were postponed.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Stadium
Veeck
League Park
Cleveland Baseball Club
Indians
Burke
Lakefront Bowl
St. Louis Browns
Old League Park
Heels Track Team Plans More Meets
North Carolina's undefeated Tar Heels look to add two tests in national competition. They are set to compete at the IC4A meet in Philadelphia on May 30 31 and at the NCAA championships in Salt Lake City in June.
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North Carolina
Philadelphia
Tar Heels
Salt Lake City
Utah
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