Tom Young plans coaching school and summer sports setup
Tom Young of Western Carolina Teachers College schedules a coaching school from June 4 to 8 with football basketball baseball swimming and water sports plus hospitality notes for coaches and their wives. The piece also highlights High Point baseball, Dodgers field use, Red Cross water safety work, local sports figures, college rankings and national service camp ratings.
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Western Carolina Teachers’ College
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Tony Simeon
American Red Cross
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Reginald Dawson
Shurman Horney
Purple Panther
High Point College
Dick Dunkle
Dunkle
Pit Panthers
Western Carolina
Appalachian
Catawba
Elon
High Point
Guilford
Atlantic Christian
Lenoir Rhyne
Dickey's Bench Start Falters in Red Sox Yankee Thaw
Boston tops New York 7 4 in opener as Bill Dickey, stepping into acting manager role for the Yankees, benched himself and mismanages late inning substitutions while the Red Sox surge with a five run fifth. Chandler tailed the loss for New York as Silvestri and Ferriss secure the mound win.
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Red Sox
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Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Spud Esde
Chandler
Spud
Rip Russell
Dickey
Y Gumpert
Rudy York
Bill Drescher
Gumpert
Frank Hiller
Steve Loughock
Drescher
Earl Johnson
Boo Ferriss
Phil Rizuto
Hiller
Dudy York
Platter
Ken Silvestri
Ferriss
Yanks
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Johnny Lindell
Joe Gordon
Silvestri
Johnson
Wagner
Giants edge Braves 5 3 with late relief heroics
New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 5 to 3 as Monte Kennedy pitched five solid innings amid wildness that sent him out in the sixth. Ken Trinkle secured the win in relief after Kennedy loaded the bases. Rosie, Johnson, Wallace and Hafftorth scored for New York.
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New York
Monte Kennedy
Ken Trinkle
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Kennedy
Giants
Johnny Hopp
Tommy Holmes
Ray Sanders
Indians Beat Browns 1-0 Behind Reyolds Shutout
Cleveland such a 1-0 victory over St. Louis as Big Jimmy Seerey homered into the left field bleachers in the sixth inning. Allie Reynolds pitched effectively for the Indians while Reynolds and Hayes Muncrief handled the Browns.
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ST. Louis
Jimmy Seerey
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Allie Reyolds
Steve
Browns
Reynolds
Hayes Muncrief
Dodgers Quicken Lead With 7 1 Win Over Phillies
Vic Lombardi pitched a five hit complete game to pace the Dodgers to a 7 1 victory at Shibe Park over the Philadelphia Phillies. The win extended Brooklyn’s first place margin to 1 1/2 games as they handed the Phils their 11th straight loss at home. The Dodgers’ fifth straight win followed a strong run of success against Philadelphia, with Lombardi earning his fifth win against two losses.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phils
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Vic Lombardi
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Raleigh
Curt Ramsey
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Techs
Duke
West Raleigh
Tech
Charlies
Chick) Doak
Vic Sorrell
Sorrell
Ramsey
Hogan Holds Lead as Western Open Nears Finish
Hogan survives flu scare to share 36 hole lead at 10 under with Jim Ferrier. Ferrier shoots 70 while Hogan cards 66 as crowd totals near 4,000. Others include Alexander Ghezzi Harbert Nelson in pursuit at Raleigh.
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Jim Ferrier
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Lexington
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Chick Harbert
Detroit
Vic Ghezzi
Knoxville
Tenn
Duke University
Ghezzi
Harbert
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Senators Sweep Athletics with Two Wins to Move Up
The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1 and 3-2 to climb to third in the American League. A late rally in the second game, sparked by Mickey Vernon and key hits, erased a two run deficit. First game scores were Philadelphia 1, Washington 4. second game Philadelphia 2, Washington 3.
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Mickey Vernon
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Rosarewsom Haefner
Evans
Christopher
Fowler
Rosar
Curtis
Kennedy
Wolfe
Guerra
Musial Reported On Way to Join Mexican League
In Mexico City the Pueblo Vera Cruz game crowd heard Stan Musial would join the Mexican league and arrive in Mexico soon. Manager Eddie Dyer earlier said Musial along with Terry Moore and Enos Slaughter had turned down Mexican offers.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis
Cardinal
Mexico
Eddie Dyer
Musial
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Max Lanier
Lou Klein
Fred Martin
Jorge Pasquel
Middies capture IC4A title after mile relay clincher
Navy's balanced scoring pace helped the Middies win the IC4A indoor track title in Annapolis as they edged Army with a late mile relay victory to seal the championship.
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Annapolis, Md
Navy
Army
North Carolina Track Team Places Seventh in 1404A Meet
In Annapolis Maryland on May 25 the North Carolina track squad finished seventh with 12 points. Tar Heel standout Floyd Chunk Simmons placed second in the 220 yard low hurdles and third in the 120 yard high hurdles.
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North Carolina
Tar Heels
Charlotte
Floyd “Chunk” Simmons
Turn Time Back Jim Jeffries Ended Corbett's Dream
A May 11 1900 boxing bout at Coney Island pitted James J. Corbett against James J. Jeffries. Jeffries won by knockout in the 23rd round after Corbett appeared confident of victory, ending Corbett's bid to reclaim the title.
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Shaggy
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Billy Delaney
Pompadour Jim
George Considine
Considine
Nat Goodwin
Tom O'Rourke
Tom
Delavan
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Legion juniors to host Greensboro at Finch Field season opener
High Point Legion juniors begin play June 6 at Finch Field under Dan Arden’s coaching with a strengthened roster including Black diamond players and several high school vets. Dave Yow reports Brooklyn Dodgers field use approved in Thomasville with new uniforms from English Motor Company and Ford dealers.
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High Point
Finch Field
Dodgers
Dave Yow
Legion Athlet
Bill Currie
Legion
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Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Brooklyn Dodgers
Thomasville
Tommy McGhee
Bison
Nelvin Cooper
Don Huber
Louis Cramer
Richard Crowder
Crowder
Jimmy Rickard
Jack Risse
Red Thomas
Jack Hinkle
Yow
Seahavan Adds Johnson and Demore From SMU and Clayton
The Miami Seahavan of the All-America football conference announced the signings of Preston Johnson from Southern Methodist University and Anthony Demore from Clayton University.
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Miami Seahavan
Preston Johnson
Southern Methodist University
Anthony Demore
Clayton University
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