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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1932
Page
2
The High Point Enterprise notes that the Pointer Bridgeport game was rained out. It mentions club training in Twin City and previews upcoming league rounds as other teams like Louisburg Elmira and Henderson prepare in pre season play.
Seventy players including the United States Davis Cup squad open round play in the North and South tournament at Pinehurst. top seeds Vines and Shields lead the field with Van Ryn, Alli son, Bell and Mangin among other strong entrants. Yale, North Carolina and Duke provide many participants.
Bridgeport of the Eastern League and the bearded House of David will face Piedmont League contenders this week. Bridgeport plays High Point and Charlotte while House of David meets Wilmington Raleigh and Greensboro in a series of exhibitions to gauge strength.
New York reports the St Louis Cardinals, world champions, start the season as favorites but face strong challengers from the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. Losses of Burleigh Grimes and Chick Hafey are offset by Tex Carleton Dizzy Dean and Jim Collins. Giants add Len Koenecke and Hal Schumacher to a balanced lineup. Dodgers rely on pitching and returns from injury.
Adams-Millis Club defeated Brown-Williamson nine and visitors 8 to 6 after using up to four pitchers in the game.
University of Michigan track coach Charlie Hoyt criticizes athletes who lack focus and composure, deeming them unworthy of attention if they show poor attentiveness during training and competition.
High Point edged Greensboro 5 to 4 marking its first conference win. Harold Culler pitched effectively for High Point allowing three hits and nine strikeouts while Greensboro’s Whitt hit a homer. Greensboro committed two errors, High Point nine in a scrappy game.
Raymond Starr, a right handed pitcher acquired by the St Louis Cardinals from Rochester, was released and en route back to Rochester. He said he would not sacrifice his control by pitching infrequently and preferred to return to Rochester where he expects to pitch regularly. The Cardinals had intended him as a relief pitcher.
Chicago April 11 Connie Mack leads the Philadelphia Athletics toward a pennant challenge aiming to become the first AL club to win four straight flags. The Yankees led by Joe McCarthy, Vernon Gomez, and Lefty Grove pose a strong threat with anticipated rookies Saltgaver and Crosetti. Washington and Cleveland loom as potential upsetters as Detroit and Chicago shake off early uncertainties.
AmL Reston versus Washington with MacFayden and Berry or Crowder and Marberry and Spencer. AmL New York at Philadelphia with Gomez or Ruffing and ey Earnshaw and Cochrane. AmL Cleveland at Detroit with Ferrell and Sewell Sorrell Stewart and Ferrell Hadley or Frasier and Grube. NL Philadelphia at New York with Collins and Davie Walker or Lopes. NL Pittsburgh at St Louis Prench or Harris and Pinney Kem and Wilson. NL Chicago at Cincinnati Root and Hartnell Johnson or Lecas and Lombardi.
HELSINKI Finland April 11 The Finnish Athletic League cleared Paavo Nurmi of charges of professionalism and protested his suspension by the I A A F Through President Kekkonen the Finnish organization informed the I A A F the charges were false The action aimed to compel the international body to lift Nurmi's suspension tied to an ongoing Finnish investigation into punching and catcher incidents as they awaited the invasion by the St Louis Browns
Duke's spring football practice ends with improved blocking and running, boosting optimism for the 1932 season. Coach Wallace Wade praises veterans and welcomes 21 freshmen, with sophomores leading the hopes, as Nick Laney, Kenneth Abbott, Lowell Mason, and B O Cornelius headline a strong backfield mix.
Duke opens the Big Five race meeting Davidson at Davidson Wednesday. If Duke wins both Big Five games they tie Wake Forest for the lead. Wake Forest already beat N C State and Duke faces N C State Saturday. Other games include Elon Lenoir Rhyne series and Guilford Appalachian matches as UNC track opens outdoor season at Annapolis against Navy.
Purdue University basketball teams have lost only five Big Ten games in 34 starts over the last three seasons, underscoring their consistent conference performance.
Dr. W. C. Harvey, medical officer, hails Moses as the first public health officer and says the ethical rules given to the Children of Israel have never been surpassed.
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