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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1932
Page
2
Fort Worth Texas reports Charlie Root will start the Cubs opener against Cincinnati on April 12 with Leo Hartnett catching. Root is in top form and in a hot hitting streak has driven in 11 runs in the Yankees’ last three exhibitions.
First Reformed church basketeers defeated Archdale Friends 19 to 7 on the Y M C A court to clinch top honors in the Sunday School Basketball league first division. C Spencer led with six points, followed by R Spencer with five in a strong team effort.
The 1932 All Sports Record Book by Frank G. Mencke covers every sport from angling to yachting and even badminton, with history records and champions. It notes Mencke’s thorough chronicle and statistics, praising the work as an authoritative global sports compendium.
Raleigh opens with a 12 to 0 win over the Williamsburg club in Goldsboro while other Piedmont league camps in Greensboro Durham Charlotte report roster cuts and new arrivals. Manager turnover and signings mark the start of spring workouts across the circuit.
Baseball season trends show the American League holding a slight edge over the National League with a 58.1 percent win rate in 48 interleague games. The Yankees and Athletics lead AL with nine wins each. Giants and Phillies top the NL with three to four wins. Washington has the best overall mark across majors and minors at 14-1, while the Giants pace the NL with 20-8 overall.
Nashville April 5. Bob Fothergill may start in the outfield for the White Sox on opening day despite fielding faults. He has shown spring hitting form, and Chicago needs base hits as the American League season begins.
Carlin Nov 5 Apr 5 reports John McGraw feeling satisfied with the New York Giants as the team heads east. He says the squad is in condition to open the season and though not predicting pennants, the 1932 Giants look good to him.
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees is described as wielding a bat lighter and shorter than the one he used to carry, in a Louisville report dated April 5. The piece notes Ruth’s renewed form and batting approach during spring activities in Kentucky.
Manager Max Carey resists moving Joe Stripp from third to first base despite Del Bissonette’s illness. Stripp is better at third, with Wright at short and Cuccinello at second. Murray Howell is being tried at first, with Carey likely to acquire an experienced first baseman before opening day.
Philadelphia April 5 Athletes and Phillies halted their city series after five games to play at Princeton and Reading respectively. The city series stands at one victory apiece.
Detroit Tigers aim to rebound against Kansas City Blues in an American Association matchup after the Blues swept them in a three game series with a 14 to 7 win yesterday.
Willis Hudlin and Mel Harder were set to pitch for the Cleveland Indians against the Birmingham club of the Southern Association today in Birmingham.
At Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro on April 5, Mrs. O. Hill of Kansas City and Mrs. Leon Solomon of Memphis top the qualifying leaders with 8&5 and 8&8. Championship round pairings featured Mrs. Hill against Miss Dean Van Landingham of Charlotte and other matchups including Estelle Lawson of Chapel Hill versus Beatrice Cottlieb of New York.
In Richmond Virginia on April 6 the Boston Braves face the Richmond club. Bob Murray of Manchester New Hampshire runs Richmond and is eager to beat his New England rivals.
New Orleans wins 3 to 2 over Toledo in an AA contest with key plays by SA. The match highlights a tight scoreline and decisive late goals.
In Jersey City Apr 6 Shane Collins tests lineup changes for the Boston Red Sox with Pickering at third base and Marty McManus at second amid a windup game against the Jersey City club of the International League.
Oklahoma City over Rochester 5 to 1. Dallas defeats St. Paul 12 to 11 in Dallas Texas.
New York saw Paulino Uzcudun of Spain KO Boston’s Jack Gagnon in seven rounds. In New Orleans Tony Canzoneri the lightweight champion outpointed Ray Kiser in a non title bout. In Trenton Vince Dundee of Newark outpointed Johnny Ookey over ten rounds.
Chicago businessman George M. Lott retires from Davis Cup competition for business reasons. The Lott Van Ryn doubles team, defending Wimbledon champions and last year’s Davis Cup doubles winners, may be broken up as Lott stays in Houston for an invitation tournament. Ellsworth Vines partnered Lott in Houston, but Lott lost a singles match to Karl Kamrath of Texas.
The text notes a leading candidate, Pears, who won the Pan American championship and may vie for both singles and doubles. The Davis Cup selection committee is expected to announce soon the players who will represent the country on the challenging trail.
Cincinnati manager Dan Howley says his renewed lineup gives the Reds their strongest team in two years as they prepare to face the New York Yankees this afternoon.
In San Antonio Texas Andy Kel lett of Terre Haute Ind wins a points decision over Burns of San Antonio Texas.
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