Abels Wins 1932 Sedgefield Tourney Crown
Lucas Abels of High Point defeated Jimmy Poole of Greensboro in straight sets 8-6 6-2 6-1 to capture the 1932 Sedgefield Country Club invitation title. Abels used a strong forehand and consistency, overcoming Poole in a colorful match as Hoyt Boone chaired the tournament committee.
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Lucas Abels
High Point
Eld
Sedgefield Country Club
Jimmy Poole
Greensboro
Abels
Poole
Abele
Hoyt Boone
Ournament Committee
M.eb
Abels Upsets Poole To Win Field Club Singles Title
Jucas Abels a Point University of North Carolina tennis player defeated Greensboro ace Jimmy Poole to claim the edgefield Country club invitation singles title Halford presided and Boone announced and presented the trophy The match summary lists Abels outs net placements service aces and games while Poole trails with outs and net figures and serves noted
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Jucas Abels
High Point Country Club
University of North Carolina
Jimmy Poole
Greensboro
Sdgefield Country Club
Vines Threatening To Eclipse Tilden Record
New York sept 12 Ellsworth Vines defeats Henri Cochet in straight sets to win the national tennis championship for the second consecutive year and strengthens hopes of surpassing Big Bill Tildens US and British titles records. Vines also claims the British title and Newport, with a season highlighting speed and dominance on grass.
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Big Bill Tilden
Philade
Ree Ellsworth Vines
Tilden
Henri Cochet
Vines
Wimbledon
Cochet
Keith Gledhill
Newport
United States
Pasadena
Ready
Big Bill
Wildcats plan closed practice before Duke game
Davidson coach Doc Newton orders training behind closed gates from tomorrow through the Duke game to protect injuries and gauge a tentative first string. North Carolina State, Wake Forest, and other Atlantic area teams follow a cautious prep with scrimmages and light work ahead of key clashes.
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Major Flag Races May Be Over This Week
Major league pennant races near decision as Yankees need two wins to clinch American flag while Cubs face a tougher path in the National League needing 10 victories to reach the Pirates and four losses for the Pirates to collapse. Cubs beat Dodgers 3-1 and lead six games. Phillies and Braves also race in a tight NL.
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Cincinnati Reds
Abel brothers reach finals in Greensboro doubles
In the Ingles finals Lucas Abela and his brother Byron defeated Ralph Houck and C. Horner in the semi finals 6-4 6-1 7-5 to advance to the doubles final set for Sunday at 3 30. The lower bracket doubles finalist will be decided Tuesday or Wednesday between Dr. Sam Ravenel and Jimmy Poole of Greensboro and Bill Dixon of Winston Salem with Robert Lovill Jr of Mt. Airy.
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Byron
Ralph Houck
C. &. Horner
Greensboro
Abels Brothers
Wlre
Sam Ravenel
Jimmy Poole
Bill Dixon
Winston-Salem
Robert Lovill, Jr
Mt. Alry
Ouimet Favorite In Amateur Meet
Baltimore September 12 Amateur golf’s six day marathon began at Five Farms course with 159 entrants seeking U S championship qualifying spots. The 6000 plus yard par 70 layout saw the first 18 holes of 36 hole qualifying held and the 32 low scorers advance to match play. Favorites include Ouimet the defending champion from Boston and noted youngsters Seaver McCarthy Howell Mereland Torrance Tolley among others.
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United States
Francia Ouimet
Boston
Beverly
Charles Seaver
Los Angeles
Maurice McCarthy
New York
Billy Howell
Richmond
Has Mereland
Wallas
Texas
Tony Torrance
Cyril Tolley
England
Fresh Gridders of Carolina To Play Three Home Games
Chapel Hill tied schedule lists four freshman football games at UNC this fall with three home dates. Opponents include Oak Ridge at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State at Chapel Hill, Virginia at Chapel Hill, and Duke at Durham.
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Virginia
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Duke
Durham
Florida Calls Out Football Drills in Southern Start
Florida, last SEC member to begin, announced 53 football candidates as coach Charley Bachman started practice at the University of Florida. Sewanee tightened preparations for a first game against Middle Tennessee Teachers while VMI readied for a clash with King's College at Lexington this Saturday.
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Tts
Charley Bachman
Gridiron Gladiators
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Sewanee
King’s College
Lexington
Foxx clubs 52nd homer as Athletics top Tigers
Jimmie Foxx hit his 52nd homer with a man aboard to beat the Tigers. Wes Ferrell along with two singles helped the Indians overcome the Yankees with eight hits. Fred Marberry and Buddy Myer starred for the Senators as they halted the White Sox with six hits in the opener and Myer added a double and three singles in the nightcap.
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Wes Ferrll
Cleveland Indians
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Johnny Allen
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Washington
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St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Jimmie Foxx
Tigers
Wes Ferrell
Indians
Fred Marberry
Buddy Myer
Senators
White Sox
Local Y M C A Tennis Scene Boosts City Play
Organised tennis under Y M C A Y W C A and Country club banners draws nearly 100 players this season. High Point Hospital wins city championship over Jamestown in the A Neighborhood. Country Club shows a clean slate with state-wide challengers as Midget singles and doubles near finals.
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Jamestown
Woodrow Court
Missouri
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Geddie
Claude Reitsel
Byron Abels
Rev. F. L. Cohrad
Bodie
Abels
Moore
Brockman
Reitzel
Hodgin — Moore
Harvey
Battle of right handers opens Piedmont series in Greensboro
Greensboro and Charlotte launch the Piedmont pennant series with ace pitchers lined up. Freddy Myers picks Ed Chapman for the Patriots while Guarne r will start Big Jim Lyle for the Hornets. Beanball chatter is silenced by Judge Bramham's warning. Ab Wright's bat incident is noted.
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Freddy Myers
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Popeye McGaughey
Shaw Lookalike Mathew Petrie to Turn 90 This Summer
Mathew Petrie known as The Bernard Shaw of Brown's Lake will celebrate his 90th birthday this summer in the log cabin he built 60 years ago and has inhabited since 1873.
Teen wears dad’s big league uniform in Legion win
Chuck Beaumont aged 16 of East Troy and the East Troy American Legion junior team beat Racine 5 to 4. He wore the Pittsburgh uniform of his father Clarence Ginger Beaumont, a former major league star from about 25 years earlier.
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Troy
Wiss
Chuck Beaumont
Pittsburgh
Clarence
Ginger” Beaumont
East Troy American Legion
Racine
First Midland Rail Line Celebrates Centenary
Leicester England centenary marked for the first Midland line between Leicester and Swannington built by Robert Stephenson. It was on this line that the steam whistle first replaced the hand horn, signaling a milestone in railway practice and now part of a major British railroad group.
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Leicester
Eng
Midlands
Swannington
Robert Stephenson
Britain
Quakers Rounding Into Shape For First Game
Guilford College football coach John Anderson prepares the Quakers for their season opener against Emory and Henry in Emory Virginia on September 17. Key players include Jack Norman Bob Jamieson and captain Harry Wellens with several end positions unsettled due to injuries and inexperience.
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Harry Wellens
Sam Bass
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Elvin Haworth
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