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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1941
Page
8
Opening day wild with 7 games, 133 hits and 14 homers. Stars include Chubby Dean beating the Yankees 3 1, Phil Blanton and Cy Blanton contributing for the Phillies, and Reds, Dodgers, Giants, and Cubs each delivering shocks as attendance tops last year.
State Commissioner Loc Chakales announced the Sth annual State Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament will run June 27 to July 10 in Raleigh at Deve reux Meadow Park. Sponsored by Raleigh Young Business Men's Club, the event marks the first Eastern state hosting and follows prior venues in High Point Greensboro and Roanoke Rapids.
Sports round up from New York recalls Bold Irishman clashing with a stable rod and Jim Fitzsimmons nearly in a panic. It notes Billy Conn vs Lou Nova for a shot at Joe Louis, a missing umpire due to surgery, and Derby odds shifts. Also mentions Gov Lehman fair dates fear, Mike Jacobs selling seats, and Joe McCarthy on Bob Feller pennant chances.
A nostalgic column notes Capt. Wilmer Allison's Army status and Ducky Pond selling his New Haven home. Lou Nova plans a healthy ink venture post boxing career, while Mose Simms seeks coaching work. Tex Carleton rumored to be leaving the Dodgers as Spec, Minnesota players rally at the shout.
Art Cohn of the Oakland Tribune analyzes Lou Nova's fighting style noting his punch aims downward toward the earth, a tactic explained as perplexing yet effective. The columnist ponders the rationale behind Nova's power and strategy in the ring.
Teams from eight army and navy posts have entered the Penn Relays to be held April 25 and 26 in Philadelphia.
Statesville Greyhounds defeated Thom asville 12 to 7 yesterday afternoon in Statesville for their second South Piedmont Conference win. Lambeth McLean Russell Morrison and Brown starred with key plays.
North Carolina’s undefeated tennis team seeks its 13th straight victory against Michigan at Chapel Hill. The 1941 squad’s leading trio Harris Everett Captain Ian Carver and Ham Anthony have all remained undefeated this spring. Everett also ...
The Friday wrestling card at South Hamilton Street Arena features Indian wrestlers Promoter Sergeant McMahon touts two top women’s bouts with Joan Blevens of the Osage Tribe vs Ella Joseph of Nashville in a two out of three fall 60 minute main event. Also billed is Chief Sauncoke the Cherokee against The Black Secret with three rounds of local boxing to start at 8 50.
Boxing notes record draws for Pete Lelio of Gary Indiana and Young Bobby Ruffin of Astoria New Jersey in New York. Anglo Arel lano of Mexico and Vince Fratello of Hackensack New Jersey draw. Kenny Lindsay of Vancouver outpoints Tony Olivera of Oakland to gain bantamweight recognition in New York and California.
Fred Perry and Vincent Richards, internationally known stars, faced Eddie Spillman of New York and Igor de Nissoff of Gibson Island Md in the first round doubles of the Pinehurst Professional Tennis Tournament on April 16.
A sophomore achieved an undefeated run in stgles matches during the previous spring season, marking a notable peerless streak for the student in question.
National League games featured New York over Brooklyn 6 to 4, Philadelphia 6 over Boston 4, St. Louis 7 over Cincinnati 3, Chicago 7 over Pittsburgh 4, and American League scores saw Philadelphia 3 over New York 1, Chicago 4 over Cleveland 3, Boston 7, Washington noted. Detroit at St. Louis postponed by rain. Southern Association tallies had Atlanta 11 over Nashville 7, Memphis 11 over New Orleans 6, Knoxville 16 over Chattanooga 9, Birmingham at Little Rock with wet grounds. Pacific Coast League results include San Diego 4 beating San Francisco 3 in 10 innings, Seattle 13 over Oakland 2, Los Angeles 3 over Sacramento 2, and Hollywood 9 over Portland 7.
The lineup lists probable pitchers for today including New York at Brooklyn Gumibert versus Higbde, St Louis at Cincinnati Cooper or Vander Meer or Turner, Boston at Philadelphia Salvo against Pearson, Pittsburgh at Chicago Sewell versus Olsen, Philadelphia at New York Potter versus Breuer, Detroit at St Louis Newsom versus Auber, Chicago at Cleveland Smith versus Milner, and Washington at Boston Masterson versus Wagner.
At Asheville April 16 Patty Berg led by six strokes at the start of the second half of the Land of the Sky tournament for women. Berg carded a 36 on the front and 37 on the back for a 73, totaling 149 after 36 holes. Jean Bauer stood second with 155, while Jane Cothran and others trailed with 163 to 189 stroke totals.
High Point held off Greensboro 6 to 5 as Dwight Upton pitched through a sore arm to secure the win. Upton limited Greensboro to seven hits with seven strikeouts and one walk, pushing High Point past Gate City in a seven year jinx breaker at the home diamond. The Bison offense erupted in the third inning with a four run outburst, highlighted by Hedrick driving in two and Upton scoring on a passed ball, while Newell, Lamb, and Brown contributed key hits. Greensboro rallied with a run in the fourth and another in the fifth before High Point closed the victory. Next, High Point travels to Winston-Salem to face Reynolds.
Trinity defeats Liberty 7-4 behind Austin Brown four hit effort. Liberty tied 3-3 in third after a three hit rally but Trinity pulled away with two runs in the fifth highlighted by Loflin’s two out RBI single. Lackey Croker and Trinity teammates contributed several hits as Liberty drops two of its four season losses to Trinity.
Ben Morgan of Texas defeated Charley Strack of Oklahoma in straight falls. In Indianapolis Ray Steele of Glendale pinned Everett Marshall of Colorado in fifty seconds.
Joe Louis remains razor sharp, with Jack Blackburn praising his form ahead of the bout with Billy Conn. The piece notes Louis’s readiness, Conn’s edge, and Carlton Snavely’s hypothetical Big Red juggernaut for November, plus scattered sports tidbits on Cubs, Yankees, Giants, and New York racing season opening amid horse shortages.
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