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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1946
Page
5
Long suffering baseball club owners face a new threat as organization efforts aim to shift funds from owners to players. Harvard graduate Robert Murphy backs the move and claims to have signed several big leaguers, though few members are found. Critics warn a union could reduce competition and caveats linger.
The piece riffs on union talk for baseball with a center field whistle, potential overtime, and humorous signs about unfairness to pitchers. Senor Jorge Pasquel vents at American critics over ballparks and facilities, joking that Happy Chandler visit might help mend relations.
Managers in the Mexican league resist importing American stars due to cost. One club pays its manager 10 000 dollars yearly with gate receipts around 80 000 dollars, suggesting Jorge may fund shortfalls personally while betting millions on a safe season finish.
The piece notes unions pressuring baseball, the Mexican league splashing cash, and owners uneasy. Connie Mack remains happy, supported by players willing to play for any terms, while the Mexican league shows little interest in signing them.
A Minnesota hunting morning describes redhead ducks flocking in a slough as the Fish and Wildlife Service announces redheads as the featured species on the 1946-47 duck stamps. The stamp designed by Bob Hines debuts July 1 and raises funds for waterfowl refuges and related federal activities.
Furman University in Greenville announces a nine game football schedule for next fall after a three year hiatus. The slate includes Wofford at home on Sept 27, Auburn at Auburn, South Carolina here, the Citadel at Charleston, Georgia here, an open Nov 2, VMI here, Clemson at Clemson, Georgia Tech in Atlanta, with one game to be filled on Nov 28.
Challenger Billy Conn of Pittsburgh has resumed training in Greenwood Lake for his heavyweight title bout with champion Joe Louis in New York on June 19. Conn boxed four rounds yesterday, despite a recent thumb cut.
Cleveland pitcher Bobby Feller allowed four runs on five hits in five innings as the Chicago White Sox chased him from the mound with a 4-2 win. Joe Haynes earned his first victory while Joe DiMaggio led the Yankees with two homers in a separate OAL action. The Tigers slipped to third as the Browns beat them 3-2.
Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio defeated Hub Covington of Orangeburg South Carolina 6 up with 5 to play in the 36 hole final to win the 46th North and South Amateur at Pinehurst. Stranahan opened with five birdies in seven holes and led by as many as five holes after the first 18. Covington briefly narrowed the margin but Stranahan secured the championship on the 31st hole.
Havre De Grace, Md April 27 Hampden favored in the 25th Chesapeake stakes at a $20 000 added purse. Eddie Arcaro atop Hampden 8-5 in early selections with rivals Manor Lad Tidy Bid Jobar like Hampden among other three year olds. Track conditions could alter threats Love menow Blue Yonder and Sunhelio among entries. meets restart May 13 for 13 days before Pimlico takes the spotlight.
The YMCA handball season opener saw defending champion Bulla edge Herndon in a tight opening match. Eight players competed in the first singles round with Moss defeating Patty Patrick beating Moffitt and Saunders over Hayes. Saturday will determine doubles pairings and next Thursday’s singles feature Patrick vs Saunders and Moss vs Bulla.
The 1945 season saw 1,487,029 stamps sold, and between July 1 and December 31, 1945, sales reached 1,540,468, breaking all time records in migratory bird conservation efforts.
Washington’s Senators go against left handed pitchers as they try to prove lefthanded batters can hit lefthanded arms. In 10 spring games they faced seven starting lefties, yet fall to the Yankees 11 to 7 with Jake Wade earning the win after Joe Page was knocked out in the second.
Baseball standings and leaders from the era show Batting Wietelmann Boston at .471 with runs by Witek New York and Musial St Louis at 15. Other leaders include runs batted in Stevens Brooklyn and Miller Cincinnati at 11, and home runs by Witek Holmes Northey Miller Kiner Walker at 2. Pitching notes list nine pitchers tied with 40-1000.
Managers across the league will rely on left handed hitters as the Senators, Yankees, Red Sox, and Athletics have done. The Senators have already beaten three lefties Bill Wight Earl Johnson and Herman Besse and may face 100 or more southpaws this season, testing whether right hand batters can hit left handed pitching.
Bruce Woodcock the British heavyweight champion and manager Tom Hurst run a late day training routine at Bear Mountain New York site. Woodcock dislikes running roads past war memorials but finds the seclusion fits their wartime habit. The camp’s setting contrasts with Manhattan holiday crowds and could shift to night workouts in summer.
Hurst hails the first British heavyweight to fight in the United States since 1938 and the first to travel by air. He notes the nine hour crossing saved time versus a sea voyage, while stressing how rough seas would have unsettled a fighter shifting footing for punches.
Larry MacPhail recalls duck hunting in Louisiana led to Ed Head joining the Dodgers project. He bought Head for 3500 dollars plus two castoffs after Abbeville Evangeline league contact. Head reportedly could pitch left and right handed.
Greenville South Carolina friends of Shoe less Joe Jackson urge Commissioner Happy Chandler to reinstate him in baseball. Jackson, nearly 58, says he was innocent in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Davey O Brien may leave the FBI next fall to return to pro football but not with his former club Philadelphia.
Illinois eyes a four‑win Penn Relays haul after last year’s Michigan four‑title feat. Bill Mathis George Walker Jack Pierce Herb McKenney clocked 41.5 in the 440 and McKenley Pierce Gonzalez Rehberg led a sprint medley in 3 29.7 as they challenge Navy Army New York U Manhattan and Howard in the half mile and mile relays amid postwar weather.
Monty Stratton, the former White Sox pitcher who lost a leg, debuted for the Sherman Twins in the East Texas league, beating Texarkana 6-4 before 2,154 fans. He showed fielding flair with seven strikeouts and four assists, despite an misstep on a hit that required crawling to first. a league rule allowed him a runner on base.
The baseball game between High Point College Purple Panthers and East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville was called off due to wet grounds. The Panthers failed to play on their three-day road trip.
Baltimore's Jimmy McAllister drew with Filberto Osorio of Havana in a 10 rounder. Other results include Charlie Banks stopping Bob Garner in Cincinnati, and Eldridge Batman stopping Roy Wimbush in Danbury. Johnny Craven edged Buck Streator in Norristown. Calhoun outpointed Rojo in San Francisco. Becky Luciano defeated Ray Rovell in Hollywood.
In Pittsburgh on April 27 Branch Rickey’s talk of the St Louis Cardinals as a pennant shoo in is seen as easing Dodgers pressure says Cardinal manager Eddie Dyer The Cards sit half a game behind the Brooklyn Dodgers after a hard win over the Pirates Dyer cites Reese Reiser and strong pitching as making the Cards tough
In Glyndon Maryland the stage is set for the 6th Maryland Hunt Cup a four mile steeplechase at Worthington valley. Favorite Winton ridden by Stuart S Janney Jr needs victory to sweep Maryland's big three races and emulate his 1942 grand slam. Contender Count Stefan Betys Bosley and 13 others challenge the aging 12 year old horse as race day unfolds.
Reynolds Demons beat High Point 14 to 11 on Reynolds field as seven walks fueled a chaotic fifth inning. James Thomas held Reynolds to one hit after entering in the seventh. Winston-Salem's James Connor, Lou Cramer and Tommy McGee sparked early offense, while Whiteheart led Reynolds with three hits and three runs.
Sealed proposals for a footbridge over Southern Railway tracks at the Southern Railway Passenger Station in High Point are due May 7 1946. Bids on standard forms with a 2 percent certified check are to guarantee compliance. Proposals may be rejected or accepted as the city sees best. Specifications from Frank T. Miller Greensboro and N F E Phillips Mayor J V Wilson Purchasing Agent.
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