Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
19 results
for "Sumner, Jim"
Currently viewing results 16 - 19
| Previous |
PAGE
OF 2
|
Record #:
21334
Author(s):
Abstract:
A look at the history of the North Carolina State Professional Baseball League, the first professional baseball league to operate exclusively in North Carolina. Known as The State League, it was comprised of teams in Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, and New Bern. While it existed for only one summer, it generated an interest in professional sports that would lay the groundwork for later, more successful leagues.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 64 Issue 3, July 1987,
p247-273, il, por, f
Periodical Website
Record #:
2738
Author(s):
Abstract:
On January 1, 1942, the Rose Bowl football game between Duke University and Oregon State was played in Durham because of Japanese war threats. This is the only time the game has been played outside California.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
2449
Author(s):
Abstract:
Minor leaguer Leo 'Muscle' Shoals was one of the most popular baseball players for the Reidsville Luckies of the Carolina League. He set the league homerun record in 1949. However, too much boisterous behavior kept him from reaching the major leagues.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
2750
Author(s):
Abstract:
William G. Bramham, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, was perhaps the most important person in the state's history of minor league baseball.
Source:
Carolina Comments
(NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 37 Issue 4, July 1989,
p116-122, il, por
Periodical Website
Subject(s):