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High Point and Clovers game details show Atherton Heckman and Harrison among players. Box score lists hitters and pitching notes with Williams and Cecil mentioned. Attendance recorded as 200.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1932
Page
2
High Point and Clovers game details show Atherton Heckman and Harrison among players. Box score lists hitters and pitching notes with Williams and Cecil mentioned. Attendance recorded as 200.
The Pointers beat the House of David on Willis Park field in 12 innings after a late rally by King Alexander and Grover Cleveland Alexander. Dennis of the Pointers starred with two homers and five shutout innings, while Shorty Chervinko and Howard Bryan drove in the deciding run.
In Charlotte on April 20 AP reports only North Carolina practice win over Raleigh Capitals 7 0. Guilford lost to Elon 8 4 while Davidson freshmen lost to Presbyterian College first year track men 81 of 117 points. Carolina yearling tennis beat Duke 8 1 and Tar Heel freshman baseball lost to Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute 4 3.
Manager Bucky Harris shows progress with the Detroit Tigers after two lean years as he builds a strong lineup. Roy Johnson leads with 14 hits in 32 at bats while Charlie Gehringer drives in three runs. The Tigers top early AL with solid pitching from Whitehill Sorrell Uhle Wyatt and strong defense from Gilliland Perry Bryan and Howard Bryan.
Yesterday results show Boston 6 to 3 over unknown opponent, New York 5 over 6, Detroit 8 to 0 over St. Louis, Washington 7 over Philadelphia 4, and Cleveland 4 to 2 against Chicago.
Chicago visits St. Louis while Detroit travels to Cleveland. Boston plays Washington and Philadelphia meets New York.
The summary lists final baseball scores including Philadelphia 10 over Brooklyn 2 and Boston 8 over New York 7. It notes the games were completed in 13 innings, with only the results for the games presented.
St. Louis visits Pittsburgh. Cincinnati travels to Chicago. New York hosts Philadelphia. Only three scheduled contests announced for the period.
Rochester defeated Newark 6 to 3 while Montreal beat Baltimore 2 to 2 in a mixed result set. Toronto won 6 to 4 against Jersey City and Buffalo prevailed 14 to 10 over Reading in another slate of games.
Rochester faces Newark while Buffalo meets Reading and Montreal plays Baltimore in upcoming league pairings. The slate pairs four city teams with four opponents, outlining cross city showdowns for the schedule.
Baseball or softball scores list several games with teams Birmingham and Atlanta, New Orleans and Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, Chattanooga and Little Rock. Final tallies show Atlanta leading 8 to 4 and New Orleans edging Knoxville 3 to 1. Memphis defeated Nashville 13 to 9 while Chattanooga beat Little Rock 13 to 2.
Readable lines show games set between Atlanta and Birmingham Knoxville and New Orleans Little Rock and Chattanooga Memphis and Knoxville. No scores provided. Upcoming contests feature regional teams facing off across southern venues.
High Point high school's golf team beat Greensboro high at Greensboro Country Club by 12 to 6 on a close afternoon. Final hole drama decided the match with Bonkemeyer and Venning earning best ball points for HP while Sappenfield and Diffendale posted notable scores.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, former St. Louis ace, says the Cardinals are distant from a pennant due to Burleigh Grimes’ loss and predicts the Cubs and Giants may contend. He praises Washington and notes St Louis reserves via its farm system, while praising his old team’s prospects and his own late-era performance at Willis Park.
Earl Whitehill of the Tigers blanked the Browns with six hits aided by RBI actions from Charlie Geh who drove in three with a double and a triple. Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees homered with two aboard in the seventh to beat the Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader. Willis Hudlin of the Indians stopped the White Sox with five hits to win 4 to 2. Joe Cronin of the Senators homered and added two singles driving in three against the Athletics.
Pointers meet Robbins Mill nine tomorrow at Wallis Park under 4 PM kickoff with no admission fee announced. Robbins features several of the city’s fastest players and ex college and high school stars making this an anticipated fast game. A separate 2:30 PM Saturday matchup at the local field pits a Pointers picked team from Thomasville against them with a small admission fee.
In Charlotte two teams met in an exhibition game where Piedmont pushed ahead in the 15th inning to win 4-3 over the Hornets. Firemen from Charlotte held the opponent for most of the game but Piedmont finally broke through with the decisive run.
Wilmington Pirates extend winning streak by beating Albany with 10 hits as they knock in early runs. Pirates pitcher held Albany to limited scoring and secured the victory.
Bridgeport shut out Eastern 42-0 as Hunter and Bolaski combined for 15 hits in a game held to five by Lefty Wilson and Young Harrell of the Bulls.
Winston-Salem Twins and Williamsport halted play yesterday with an 8-8 tie after nine innings. Mapp started strong for the Twins, allowing Williamsport just one more hit after a rough first inning.
Raleigh Capitals lost 7 to 0 at Chapel Hill as UNC Tar Heels shut down their offense. Shields struggled with wild pitches, and Raleigh could not capitalize in the late innings as Winston could not halt the college club's two late runs.
Asheville Tourists split into squads and scrimmaged among themselves in preparation for an upcoming practice game against Asheville high schools.
Samuel H. Sharman of Salt Lake City broke 196 of 200 targets to lead the 16yard championship at Pinehurst. R. C. Coffey of Prairie City won the 25yard shootoff yesterday and teamed with Andrew J. Smith to tie for second and third with 194 hits. Knowles Smith captured class 2 in the 16yard event.
Halbert J. Blue of Aberdeen North Carolina shot a 73 to take the qualifying medal as the Pinehurst mid April golf tournament opens match play. Blue is paired with H G Phillips of New York. Defending champion Eric D Thomson of Springfield Massachusetts tied for second low with Edwin L Scofield of New York and faces F T Keating of New York. Scofield meets Winthrop Williams of New York in the first round. Donald Parson of Youngstown Ohio plays T R Rudel of Montreal in the fourth championship division match.
Atlanta Apr 20 Dixie baseball players who learned on southern small town diamonds have starred early in the majors. Sam Byrd of the Yankees slugged two opening day homers and tied Babe Ruth with another later. Carey Selph of the White Sox drove in three runs with doubles and had a key three run triple. Flight Rhein pitched seven strong innings for the Cardinals. Whitlow Wyatt of Chickamauga won four hit ball for Detroit. Ed Holley defeated Van Mungo in a long duel. Hal Lee of Ruston banged a decisive triple for Philadelphia. Guy Bush and Wes Ferrell also pitched strong showings in frigid early games.
White Sulphur Springs W Va April 20 UP Doubles play began in the Mason Dixon tennis championships as singles paused at the quarterfinal stage Favorites dominated the day with stars like Ellsworth Vines Gregory Mangin Gilbert Hall and Wilmer Allison among those contending for titles Rainville Baggs and Marvin were also noted performers in close contests.
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