Alligood Leads Damask City Juniors to State Semi finals
Bill Alligood and the American Legion Juniors travel to Gastonia to face the Gastonia Legion in the North Carolina State semi finals. Roanoke Rapids and Hamilton Greensboro winners compete to meet Durham for the title as the Damask City squad aims to step up and prove their mettle.
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Bill Alligood
American Legion
Damask City
Gastoniaa
Gastonia Legion
North Carolina
Rapid Clip
Gastonia
Alligood
Durham
Yates Brown
J. D. Edwards
Elmer Starke
Ollie Acree
Lefty Everette
Dick Lee
George Sullivan
Clifton Pridgeon
Runt” Carver
James Womble
Chester Allsbrook
Irvin Dickens
Woodrow Garris
Wilton Dickens
Taylor
Trego Scalp Indians in Close Clash at Trego
The Trego nine defeated the Indians 6 to 2 at Trego as Johnson took the mound for the Red Men. Trego used an early burst in the second and seventh innings to seize and hold the lead despite mistimed plays and five Indian errors. Moore and Blankenship led the winners with two hits each while Acree plans to join the American Legion in Columbia if they win the N C State title.
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Trego
Indians
Demu
Trego Clu
Johnson
Tregoan
Allen
Trego Moundsman
Moore
Blankenship
Rock Quarry
Eugene “Gochie
Acree
American Legion
Columbia
S. C
N. C
Varsity vs Grads Rivalry Looms For Early Season Game
Rumor says this year’s graduates will face Coach Hoyle’s 32 team in the second week of the school year. Expected 32 lineup includes Tickle center, Davis Mills guards, Gaylord Newton ends, with a backfield of Starkes Dickens Brown Webster Allsbrook. 31 squad features Shell center, Thompson Matthews guards, Murray McNeil ends, with Womble Sullivan Mills Speight in the backfield.
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Hoyle
Tickle
Davis
Mills
Hardison
Hux
Gaylord
Newton
Elmer Starkes
Wilton Dickens
Butler Brown
Zeke Webster
Chester Allsbrook
Shell
Thompson
Matthews
Brown
Murray
McNeil
Womble
Sullivan
Speight
Erwin Nine Defeats Indians 7 to 2 at Simmon Park
The Erwin nine beat the Indians 7 to 2 before about 200 fans at Simmon Park. Erwin gathered 13 hits while Indians committed five errors and used four pitchers. Speight Edmondson each had two hits, while Erwin’s catcher, once with the St. Louis Cardinals, starred behind the plate.
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Woodsworth
Seikold
Stevenson
Erwin Tnrer
Chunkers
Erwin
St. Louis Cardinal
Olympic Opening Promises Pageantry and Records
Flags from fifty nations will wave at Olympic Stadium Los Angeles as the 1932 Games open July 30 with the March of Nations. Some 2000 athletes will march, tickets exceed 54000 for 135 events over sixteen days, and the first Olympic record of 1932 has fallen. Helen Madison and Eleanor Holm set world marks in swimming events on the final day of trials.
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Olympic Stadium
Los Angeles
Amsterdam
U. S
Helen Madison
Seattle
Wash
Eleanor Holm
New York
Darkness Ends Trego Knockouts Scrappy Pitchers Duel
Last week the Trego and Knockouts fought to a scoreless draw until darkness halted play after seven frames. The Knockouts had two hits off the Trego pitcher while Trego plated three hits. Kee fanned thirteen for Knockouts and McNeil struck out three for Trego. Brown and Browning led KO at bat while Barrett Edwards and Powell starred for Trego.
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Trego
Kee
Moundsman
McNeil
Brown
Browning
Barrett Edwards
Powell
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Trego Scalps Indians
J. Crawford Hoyle
Duke University
Wallace Wade
Mrs. C. A. Dickens
Emporia
Calvin Coolidge
Vermont
Frank Wyckoff
Southern
California
Bob Kiesel
Jackson
Dorothy Machal
GRADS
Simmons Park
Roanoke Rapids
Finch
Birdsong
Crowder
Foyer
Edmondson
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Norfolk
Portsmouth
OLD Bay Line
Seaboard Air Line Railway
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