Hi-Toms Rained Out Prep Cuts Legion Squad to 28
High Point Junior American Legion base ball team cut to 28 men by coaches Woody Thomas and Oscar Ellington with a week and a half left to practice before the season opener. Rain shortened Saturday workouts though players showed promise. more names including Jimmy Ward and Jamestown hurler expected to join soon as teams from High Point, Jamestown, Thomasville and Allen Jay prepare for the June 4 start.
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Zonner
Thomas
Owls Legion
Woody Thomas
Oscar Ellington
High Point
American Legion
Legion
Jimmy Ward
Jamestown High School
Hi-Toms face Statesville in key North State League series
Manager Jim Gruzdis lines up aces Bill Zonner and Jack Thomas for a pivotal two game set with the Statesville Giants at Finch Field tomorrow night and at their park Tuesday. Zonner leads with a 4-0 mark and 51 strikeouts. Thomas sits 3-2 with 48 2 3 innings.
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Bill Hodges
Ente
Jim Gruzdis
Bill Zonner
Jack Thomas
Statesville Giants
Finch Field
Giants
Zonner
Blanketeers
Elkin
Statesville
School nights set for Finch Field baseball games
Hi-Toms manager Austin Brown announced two school night events at Finch Field. On May 30 the High Point city and Guilford County schools will receive free tickets for the Hi-Toms vs Lexington, with students paying only a 5 cent federal tax. Tickets go through teachers, no gate tickets. If rain, the event shifts to June 7 with rain checks honored.
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Finch
High Point City
Guilford County
David County
Hi-Tom
Austin Brown
Hi-Toms
Lexington
Point City
Brown
Anname
Finch Field
Hank High Point
Point
Brown Sadolph Commy
High
Banquet Set For Mercury Old Members
The Mercury Athletic Club plans a banquet at Rainbow Supper Club on Greensboro Highway at 6 45 tonight to honor charter and pre-1941 members. Expected attendees include C W Patterson Jr and other long time members, with Robert L Thompson editor of the Ser prise among special guests.
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Mercury Athletic Club
Rainbow
Greensboro Highway
C. W. Patterson, Jr
Richard Short
W. F. Bailey
Mickey Schwartz
Curtis Bobo
F. C. Morehead
B. C. Denning
Pug Thomas
R. K. Young
Roy Sullivan
Nelson Zachary
Eddie Clodfelter
W. T. Forster
J. D. Ross
Harvey Mathews
Leon Barnard
Herman Barnard
Clarence Haley
Howard Art
L. G. Monroe
C.d.anan
Robert L. Thompson
National and American League Scores and Schedule
Baseball results show New York 5 Boston 4 Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 11 St. Louis 5. Tomorrow’s and today’s games listed include Boston at New York Philadelphia at Brooklyn and more with several rainouts and Carolina League standings and yesterday’s results for Reidsville and Fayetteville.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Donovan
Jansen
Roe
Rts
Lawn
Dickson
Byerly
Wehmeier
Church
Chambers
Mizell
Boyer
Chicago-Detroit
Cleveland
Detroit
Trucks
Hoeft
Dobson
Grissom
Washington
Shantz
Hooper
Moreno
Sleator
Parnell
McDonald
Pilate
Jones
W .L Pet
Durham
Greensboro
Reidsville
le Danville
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Burlington-Graham
Danville
Fret
Core i
St. Louis Coe
St. Philadelphia
Louis
Adril
All Games Rained Out In Western Carolina League
Several Western Carolina League games were postponed due to rain including Shelby at Morganton 2 to 1 final, Marion at Hickory postponed after 2 2/3 innings with Hickory leading 3 0, and Lincolnton also delayed. Statesville, Elkin, Salisbury, Lexington, Mooresville, and Owls at Lincolnton were listed as ppd.
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Statesville
Hi-Toms
Elkin
Salisbury
Lexington
Mooresville
Shelby
Morganton
Marion
Hickory
Innnings
Hickory le
Ne Owls
Lincolnton
Bratton to Meet Castellani in June Bout in Chicago
Johnny Bratton will face Rocky Castellani in a June 18 return bout at Chicago after a split decision win over Del Flanagan. Hymie Waltman confirmed the date following Bratton’s Madison Square Garden nod over Flanagan. The bout drew 3,031 paid admissions for $8,373 as the Polo Grounds counter attraction aired on television.
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New York
Johnny Bratton
del Flanagan
Rocky Castellani
Chicago
Hymie Waltman
Bratton
Madison Square, Garden
Flanagan
Castellani
Del
Giants
Polo Grounds
North State Conference Moves Tourney to Winston-Salem
The North State Conference shifts its annual basketball tournament to Winston-Salem from Statesville and spreads play over four days February 25-28 1953. The change marks Winston-Salem as the fourth host city since 1941 with two games nightly until the finals.
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Winston-Salem Exchange Club
Dave Diamont
Statesville
Association
Paul McCracken
Winston-Salem
Fred F. Church
Harlin F. Gilliam
Roy H. Deese
Inoaprenen
High Point
Yadkin Hotel
Duke Tennessee Florida Rollins to play in NCAA District Three playoffs
Duke, Tennessee, Florida and Rollins will compete in the NCAA District Three baseball tournament at Kannapolis June 5-7. Opening games pit Florida against Rollins and Tennessee against Duke. Rollins earned an independent berth after NC State declined. The winner advances to the World Series in Omaha. Newberry College declined a district bid due to players in semi pro contracts.
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Charlotte
Duke
Tennessee
Florida
Rollins
Kannapolis
le Park
North Carolina State
Joe Justice
Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Alabama
Winter Park
Fla
Blue Devils
State
Raleigh
Anderson
Volunteers
Oklahoma
Dave Fuller
Gators
Omaha
Neb
Newberry
S. C
Tuck McConne
Newberry College
Left Handed Golf Tourney Set for Sedgefield
The 15th annual Carolinas Left Handed Golf Association event will be at Sedgefield Country Club June 6-8. President Bill Sharpe announced the 54-hole medal play championship, expecting 75 to 100 participants from the left handed community.
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Greensboro
Sedgefield Country Club
Bill ‘Sharpe
Red Sox Open Negro League Schedule At Finch Field
The Point Red Sox host Winston-Salem Pond Giants at Finch Field at 2:30 to begin the Negro American Association season. High Point and Winston-Salem, along with Greensboro and Danville, Virginia, form the league this summer. Horace Rice expected to pitch for High Point today.
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Point Red Sox
Winston-Salem Pond Giants
Finch Field
High Point
Winston
Greensboro
Danville
Virginia
Red Sox
Carolinas
H Point
Horace Rice
Walcott Sues Calvert Distilling for 1 Million
World heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott and manager Felix Bocchicchio filed a U S District Court damage suit seeking one million dollars claiming Calvert Distilling Co used Walcott’s image in whiskey advertising impairing his value as a boxing star and youth role model. Damages are listed at $1 000 000.
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Camden
N. J
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Calvert Distilling Co
U. S
Walcott
America
George Washington Carver Memorial Institute of Washington
W. W. Wachtel
Calvert Firm
Felix Bocchicchio
O Boyles Talk Highlights Jamestown High Athletes
Duke University assistant football coach Tom O Boyle addressed about 100 Jamestown High School faculty and athletic squads at a banquet marking the end of the athletic year. Coaches Pinky Hedrick and Larry Klosterman were among those present.
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Tom O'Boyle
Duke University
Jamestown High School
TO Boyle
Pinky Hedrick
Larry Klosterman
Duke’s Jack Coombs named outstanding Big Four coach
Duke mentor Jack Coombs, age retirement near, is chosen as the outstanding baseball coach among North Carolina’s Big Four colleges for the second straight year. The Big Four clubs are Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Wake Forest with Coombs earning the honor after 24 years at Duke and a total third of a century as a college coach. An All-Star team is also selected with seven Duke players leading the lineup.
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Durham
John W
Jack) Coombs
Duke
North Carolina
Blue Devils
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Coombs
Bill Werber
Jack Turney
N. C. State
Dick Groat
Jack Liptak
Red Smith
Benny Cavaliere
Dick Johnson
Jack Tarr
Archie Lynch
Javars
Johnny Fuscoe
CGA Tournament Series Heads To Lexington Contest
The ninth CGA one day tournament will be at Lexington Country Club tomorrow. Amateurs from North and South Carolina with CGA club membership may enter. Host pro Dugan Aycock expects about 150 players, mostly from central North Carolina. The event features 18 holes medal play with prizes for low gross and owner shotmakers across handicap groups.
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Lexington
Carolina Golf Association
Lexington Country Club
North Carolina
South Carolina
CGA
Dugan Aycock
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Footsie) Knight
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