Pointers Top Buccaneers In Midseason Ball Clash
The Pointers beat the Rocky Mount Buccaneers 9 to 3 as High Point built a lead with timely hits and errors. J Smith led with four safeties, while George Schmidt added two doubles and three RBIs.
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Rocky Mount Buccaneers
Lefty Crumpler
Mason
J. Smith
Feori
Boone
Clabaugh
Ballatin
Joe Feori
Feari
O’hara
George Schmidt
Buccaneers
Husta
Duck Smith
High Point
Rocky Mount
Schmidt
L Smith
Gooch
Braly
Stewart
Ropshaw
Crumpler
Brandon and
Logue
Aattendance
Dan Boone
Moose Clabaugh
Fears
Walker
Moose
George
Jim Buggy
Speedway Classic Gober Holds Caps Trials On Monday
Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 begins with trials at the speedway. Frank Lockhart, Leon Duray, Harry Hartz and others prep for the 2 1 2 mile track as 33 of 41 entrants will qualify to start. The event marks the pace for next Monday's race with speeds around 90 mph needed to qualify.
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Gober
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Frank Lockhart
Leon Duray
Harry Hartz
Cliff Durant
Jules Ellingboe
Pete de Paolo
Pitching Fools Lift White Sox Toward American League Lead
The Chicago White Sox ride a win streak with two victories over the St. Louis Browns led by Ted Blankenship Connally and Ted Lyons. The Sox tie the Yankees at 22 victories while Cleveland tops Detroit as Hudlin earns his fifth win. The Cubs and Cardinals split a doubleheader as the Pirates extend their pace with a 2 0 victory over the Reds.
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Chicago Americans
Yankees
Ruth, Gehrig and Company
Sox
St. Louis Browns
Lyons
Blankenship
Connally
White Sox
Hudlin
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Indians
Tigers
Browns
St. Louis
Chicago Nationals
Cardinals
Grover Alexander
Cubs
Willie Sherdel
Pirates
Reds
Carl Mays
Top notchers in May 25 baseball stat leaders
National League leaders include batting Farrell .408 and runs Hornsby 33 with Giants star Farrell at 49 hits and Pirates Gratham 18 doubles. Frisch of the Cardinals and P Waner lead triples and stolen bases. Meadows of the Pirates dominates pitching with 6 0. American League leaders show Miller .417 and Ruth 36 runs with Gehrig 538 hits and Ruth 11 home runs. Pennock and Hudlin post 5 0 and 5 0 records respectively.
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Farrell
iGants
Hornsby
Giants
E. Miller
Brown
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Burns
Indians
Manush
Tigers
Goslin
Senators
Simmons
Athletics
Blue
Pennock
Hudlin
Piedmont League midweek games end in Raleigh and surrounding cities
In Piedmont Raleigh May 26 AP Piedmont League teams finished midweek series with Raleigh in Winston-Salem Rocky Mount in High Point and Salisbury in Durham High Point remained in first place by one game ahead of the field.
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Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
High Point
Salisbury
Durham
Haley Advances Toward Tourney in Amateur Golf
Edward W. Haley of New York former Williams College star defeated Cyril Tolley yesterday and today beat Major S. K. Thornburn of Sunningdale 8 and 1 to progress in the British amateur golf tournament.
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Hoy Lake
Edg
Edward W. Haley
New York
Williams College
Cyril Tolley
S. K. Thornburn
Sunningdale
High Point Debuts Scott Perry in Uniform as Colonial Hopes Rise
Winston Salem club gains on Raleigh as Salisbury and Durham postpone. Doubleheader planned for today. If the Colonials win, they edge toward the first division. High Point introduces new right hander Scott Perry in uniform.
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Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Salisbury
Durham
Colonials
High Point
Scott Perry
Piedmont League Scores Summary
Winston-Salem beat Raleigh 6 to 1 and Rocky Mount defeated High Point 9 to 3. Durham-Salisbury game postponed by rain while Kinston edged Norfolk 2 to 2 in seven innings to allow travel. Other games were rained out.
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Winston-Salem
Wade
Smith
Evans
Flowe
Maltby
Clayton
Raleigh
Cress
Gober
Taylor
Colfer
Morgan
Rocky Mount
High Point
Durham-Salisbury
Kinston
Norfolk
South Atlantic League Scores Reported
In Asheville Macon defeated Asheville 8 to 2 while Knoxville beat Augusta 2 to 1. Columbia topped Greenville 6 to 12 and Charlotte defeated Spartanburg 12 to 3.
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Asheville
Macon
Knoxville
Augusta
Columbia
Greenville
Charlotte
Spartanburg
Chicago and St Louis Post Scoreless Matchups Reported
Chicago leads St. Louis 14 to 1 while Detroit shows 6 to Cleveland 9 in noted results. Philadelphia and New York game postponed due to wet grounds.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Scores and Postponements From Weekend Baseball Standings
St. Louis defeated Chicago 8 to 4 while Pittsburgh shut out Cincinnati 2 to 0. Brooklyn at Philadelphia was postponed due to wet grounds and New York at Boston also postponed.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Southern Association Scores by City Match
Chattanooga 6 Atlanta 1 Little Rock 8 Mobile 9 Memphis 8 New Orleans 1 Nashville 4 Birmingham 3.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Inmate Johnson Granted Life Sentence By Governor
Raleigh May 25 AP Governor McLean commuted Charlie Johnson a Charlotte negro from death row to life imprisonment. Johnson was scheduled for the electric chair tomorrow at the state prison, but his sentence was changed last night.
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Raleigh
State Prison
Charlie Johnson
Charlotte Negro
McLean
Johnson
Lindbergh jokes about learning French in Paris
In Paris on May 26 AP reports Captain Lindbergh was asked if he learns French. He quips that his French is improving, noting he knows two words but has forgotten which ones.
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Paris
Lindbergh
Baseball Interference and Balk Rules Summary
The batsman gains first base on catcher interference. Ball stays in play and runners advance at their peril when fair ball hits an umpire in foul territory. Ball in play when it passes the infield and no infielders can make a play. Balk calls suspend action and runners advance one base. Ball is dead if pitched ball hits clothing and escapes catcher. no runner advancement.
Prisoners at Sing Sing Talk of Pebbles in Beans
A fragmented remark notes prisoners at Sing Sing might resist if pebbles found in their beans reach the sea, suggesting a lack of navy comparable to Switzerland.
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Sing Sing
Switzerland
The Nut Cragger Golf Thoughts And Odds
A whimsical column blends golf lore with social takes. It notes a long delaying post ponement in a sports matter and links golf to longevity for valvular disease patients while mentioning baseball figures and university scouting tactics.
Presbyterian convention to meet in Atlanta in 1928
The 1928 meeting of the Presbyterian Church in the United States is set for Atlanta. Invitations came from Central Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga Tennessee and Montreal North Carolina inviting the assembly.
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Atlanta
EL Dorado
Ark
The
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Central Presbyterian Church
Chattanooga
Port Greens boro Airport Set for Saturday Opening
Greensboro May 25 The tri city airport serving Winston Salem High Point and Greensboro will be formally opened this Saturday with a celebration. The Friendship field ten miles from the city will host the event with a score or more airplanes expected. It will serve New York Atlanta air mail planes and operate as a commercial field.
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Port Greensboro
Tri-City
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Friendship
Maolo Steamer Safe Behind Watertight Bulkheads
A wireless report from the Philadelphia Maritime Exchange says the steamer Malolo, disabled by a collision, is not taking on water as watertight bulkheads hold. Nearby vessels including a destroyer, coastguard, tank steamer, freighter, and trawler stand by. Wrecking tug due today to assist salvage and transfer of non navigational crew.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Maritime Exchange
Pointers Lead After Halfway in Piedmont Baseball Standings
With 36 games played of the first half, the Piedmont Pointers lead the league by one game. High Point stands at 21-15 (.583) with Winston-Salem 21-16, Raleigh 16-16, Rocky Mount 15-13, Salisbury 11-12, and Durham 9-10. The Kitchensmen hold 17 of the remaining 36 games at home, with five against Salisbury and four against Rocky Mount and Durham.
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High Point
Ss Oss
Winston Salem
Raleigh
Salisbury
Durham
O'sea
Virginia
Ww. L. Pet
Richmond
Portsmouth
Wilson
Kinston
ATS Norfolk
Petersburg
L. W. Pet
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Ewe
Cincinnati
MM L. Pet
Washington St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Asheville
Charlotte
Greenville
Augusta
Knoxville
Spartanburg
Macon
Columbia
Piedmont Baseball
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Sal
Isbury
Kitchensmen
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Piedmont League
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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Buster” Gehrig
Colonel Ruppert
Kent Straar
U. S
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Gate City Motor Co
Wrenn
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