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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1944
Page
7
A New York hearing before a Jockey Club joint board examined alleged dementia like traits among racing officials and Merritt’s charges of pulling Peep Show. Witnesses described dubious rides and questioned stewards actions while Merritt faced license refusal and possible tout suspicions.
Francis Patrick Dunne of the State Racing Commission admits long suspected misgivings about jockey Bobby Merritt since 1935. Despite warnings from Delaware Park 1940 and witnessing Merritt riding Peep Show to questionable wins, Dunne and associates delayed action until Merritt’s third attempt to win. The piece critiques racing authorities and their court-immune decisions.
Attorney Seligman derides the session as a travesty of justice in a crowded smoke filled chamber. Chairman Herbert Bayard Swope presides as if Chief Justice, a moment that underscores the unusual courtroom scene and the Jockey Club’s next move in public action.
St Louis Browns chase an opening day win streak record as they aim to tie the modern mark with seven straight to begin the season. Mort Cooper struggles for the Cardinals while Elmer Pettie hurls eight strong innings for Cincinnati.
Buster Adams of the Phillies hit two doubles and a home run as Philadelphia snapped the Giants winning streak in a 12 inning contest. Bobby Doerr delivered a 14th inning double to lift the Red Sox over Washington in the year’s longest game. Elmer Riddle of the Reds held St. Louis to a runless stretch until the sixth and scattered eight hits as Cincinnati kept its pennant run alive. Woody Wheaton added a single and double to knock out two Yankee pitchers in a late Philadelphia rally. Bob Chipman of the Dodgers scattered ten Boston hits to earn his second win of the season aided by an 8 run Brooklyn surge. The rest is editorial comment on a court hearing.
Five games listed include Philadelphia at New York, Detroit at Chicago, Cleveland at St. Louis, and Boston at Washington. The lineup outlines a slate across major markets with four road trips and one home pairing.
National League results show Brooklyn over Boston 11 to 3 and Cincinnati 10 to 3 against St. Louis. Philadelphia edged New York 4 to 3 in 12 innings while Chicago at Pittsburgh was postponed due to cold wet grounds.
The night slate features Brooklyn at Boston, Chicago at Pittsburgh, and St. Louis at Cincinnati as the sole games on the docket.
In a high school field slugfest, the Greensboro Purple Whirlwinds defeated the High Point Black Bison 10 to 7. Four costly fifth inning errors by High Point sparked Greensboro’s big rally, with Bollinger, Anton, and Phillips keying the scoring as Delappe struggled for the Bison on the mound.
Radio listings show extensive network programming across multiple time slots with serials, drama, music, and news. Listings include The Sea Hound, Captain Midnight, Jack Armstrong, News Time, Fred Waring, Eddie Cantor, Kay Kyser, and more.
Seven Kentucky Derby candidates face Bronte Farm's Me in the $10,000 added mile and a furlong Blue Grass Stakes at Churchill Downs. The winner may become the second choice to win the May 6 Kentucky Derby for Mrs. Payne Whitney's Stir Up. Challenge Me, winner of the Arkansas Derby, has not raced recently but shows speed in workouts. The field includes Skytracer Harriet Sue and Alester as top rivals, with stalwarts like Megogo and Rockwood Boy among others as owners await results to decide on the $500 starting fee for Derby barrier trials. The Blue Grass, typically Keeneland’s highlight, is elevated this year as part of a Red Cross war fund program in Lexington.
The Round Ring debuted in a San Francisco match drawing praise from grapplers and onlookers tired of the squared circle. Ivan Rasputin and Pat Fraley praised its speed with no corners to hide. Rasputin won two falls to Fraley's one as Russ Newland reported the event to about 1000 fans.
A survey of coaches, athletic officials, and directors from New York to North Dakota weighs the role of baseball in high schools and colleges. Key points include funding, scheduling, and interest, plus calls for better coaching, equipment, and a possible summer program linked to the American Legion tournament.
The Chicago Bears may lack a veteran quarterback for the 1944 season as Charley O'Rourke and Sid Luckman went into military service and Bob Snyder has told Co Coach Luke that he will not return.
A dozen or more three year olds are expected to contest the Chesapeake Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday, a key Derby warmup offering a $25,000 purse. Horses mentioned include Pukka Gin Calumet Farm's Pensive and Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Stymie as Derby contenders whose Chesapeake showing could shape Derby start decisions.
Johnson announces he is leaving competitive play to recuperate from a spinal operation he says proved more serious than expected.
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