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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1932
Page
2
Charlotte reports signals polished for opening games next Wednesday as Piedmont League clubs finalize rosters and drills. Durham Bulls play Duke in an exhibition while eight clubs debate trimming to 20 men and seek to avoid admit defeat.
Chicago's Cubs will play without Hazen Cuyler for a month after a fractured toe at first base. Johnny Moore will cover center field, delivering a single, a walk, and a home run in his place. Pirates take Henderson franchise. Greensboro, Asheville, and Winston-Salem markets align with major teams.
ATLANTA April. The Memphis Chickasaw broke Chattanooga Lookouts winning streak and now threaten to lead the Southern Association pennant race. Memphis beat Nashville 10 to 7 while Chattanooga lost to Little Rock 8 to 5. Atlanta Crackers beat New Orleans 11 to 6. Knoxville had 18 hits, Birmingham 17, but Birmingham won 11 to 9. In the SE league Montgomery over Selma 6 to 5 and Mobile over Jackson 56 to 1.
Walter Johnson praises Monte Weaver after another strong start guiding the Washington Senators to an 8 2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Weaver allowed seven hits, while Carl Reynolds drove in four runs. Detroit’s Tigers lead the AL with late innings surge, and Boston Braves extend their NL streak with a 2 1 win over the Phillies.
Louisville April 25 Gallant Sir the Sir Gallahad III colt is growing as a standout dark horse for the 1932 Kentucky Derby. Arriving from the west after a Tanforan campaign he has impressed railsbirds with size and recent Churchill Downs gallops. Liberty Limited remains rising among favorites after strong workouts and odds shifts. Gallant Sir now listed at 20 to 1 in future books.
Atlanta records show 81 fewer marriages in the first quarter of 1932 than in the same period of 1931. The leap year omen did not boost nuptials as expected among local couples.
Mickey Walker will fight King Levinsky in a ten round or less feature match at Chicago Stadium Friday night as part of the national boxing schedule. Max Baer meets Paul Swiderski in Los Angeles tomorrow, with NABA featherweight eliminations in Detroit Friday and Gorilla Jones defending the NAB A middleweight title against Young Terry in Trenton tomorrow.
National League batting leader Critz of the Giants hits .418 with Suhr at .386. Lindstrom of the Giants leads in runs with 13. Yesterday’s games noted in the leaders list.
The Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox pull off one of the AL’s biggest deals in years sending Johnny Hodapp and Bob Seeds to Chicago in exchange for Bill Cissell and Jim Moore. The deal also brings Leeds and Diesels to the Indians, with Diesels set for immediate roster status and Moore possibly returning to the minors soon.
The High Point high school track team coached by Charlie Spender travels to Durham on Tuesday for a meet with the Duke freshmen. Key sprinters include Sizemore Koontz Thomas and Carrol in the 100 and 220 yard dashes, with Montgery and Cook in the hurdles and Hendricks in the pole vault. Higher events feature Hubbard in the mile and a 880 relay lineup of Carrol Von Drehle Koontz Shipman.
Summary of all time leading players by league batting average runs batted in hits doubles triples and home runs. Mentions Terry Suhr Klein Herman Critz and P Waner among others with teams Giants Pirates Reds Cardinals Dodgers Braves Phillies Yankees Tigers Athletics Browns Senators.
Thomas Mills announces a new season with independent ball led by manager W. Yow. Returning players include A. Cooper Henry C. Young I. Young and Yow, with possible additions Tate Andrews Perry Blosser Ragsdale and Ratcliffe shaping a local championship bid.
New York April 25 The Garden released pricing for the Max Schmeling versus Jack Sharkey heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden near Woodside Long Island on June 16 ringside seats cost 23 dollars The scale aims for a one million dollar gate with about 80 000 attendees Prices include tax at 17 25 11 50 5 75 and 4 5 dollars.
Stolen bases total show Chapman and Yankees at 4, with Rhyne and Rothrock of the Red Sox at 5. Batters Byrd Gehrig and Cochranes Foxx contribute to a high tempo page of early season notes.
Wake Forest faces Duke and North Carolina in a pivotal Big Five baseball week. Duke and UNC push to overcome Wake Forest after the Deacons' early dominance. Standings show Wake Forest 6 1, Duke 2 1, UNC 7 1 in a tight race.
Cleveland visits St Louis, Chicago travels to Detroit, Washington plays New York, and Boston hosts Philadelphia in today’s NBA schedule.
National results show St Louis defeated Cincinnati 8 to 3 while Pittsburgh beat Chicago 12 to 3. New York topped Brooklyn 7 to 2 and Philadelphia edged Boston 2 to 1.
St. Louis visits Cincinnati while Pittsburgh travels to Chicago New York plays Brooklyn and Philadelphia meets Boston in warmups for the current slate of games.
Montreal 8 Newark 16 Toronto 4 Baltimore 9 Rochester Reading 5 Buffalo 11 Jersey City 5. Team totals and results listed for multiple games.
Rochester plays Reading, Toronto faces Baltimore, Buffalo meets Jersey City, and Montreal confronts Newark in a series of scheduled baseball games.
Birmingham edges Knoxville nine to seven while Nashville wins ten seven. Memphis posts a ten to eleven victory over Atlanta and New Orleans wins eight to five. Chattanooga loses five to eight as Little Rock falls eight to eight.
Birmingham faces Atlanta, New Orleans battles Knoxville, Chattanooga takes on Little Rock, and Nashville meets Memphis in these regional matchups. The card outlines four bold games across cities.
Fifteen challengers arrive to dispute Billy Howell’s Old Dominion golf supremacy. The blond 19 year old, weighing 30 pounds more since study at Washington and Lee, will play in the qualifying round with R A Stranahan of Toledo who has won the Mason Dixon tournament three times.
ELKDON Mo Leap year holds special meaning for Ben Craig as each of his four children arrived in 1912 1916 1924 and 1932 in leap years.
In Fort Worth Texas a salesman named J B Wright reports a well worn copper coin showing 1560 on one side and 1250 on the other. He has not yet found anyone able to identify the coin.
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