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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1934
Page
10
Tony Manero of Sedgefield won the Carolinas Open at Emerywood after a dramatic final round. He tied Henry Picard with a superb 18th hole putt to finish 298 while Picard shot a 299. Petranek, Reidsville pro, grabbed third with 300 as Manero’s clutch play sealed the title.
Duke University Blue Devils defeated North Carolina State 4 to 0 in Durham as Reynolds May pitched a one hit shutout. N C State managed five base runners with none advancing past first.
Carolina shut down VMI after a four run first inning to win 9-4 in Chapel Hill. Manley started, but Ernest McKeithan held the Cadets to eight hits with strong relief pitching. The victory marks Carolina's 11th straight win as they maintain dominance in the conference slate.
A long OCR list names many athletes from colleges and cities such as High Point Burlington Greensboro Spartanburg and Charlotte with multiple score entries like 90 85 86 and 81 83 39 40 328 329 and 342. The fragment lists athletes including Larry Brooks Andy Merrilees Jimmy Crichton Eugene McCarthy Jack Garrett and more alongside club and regional affiliations and numeric results.
Mel Ott powered the New York Giants to a 4 1 victory in Boston as his two on base homer in the fifth capped a four run rally. Lefty Hubbell earned his third win of the season over Ed Brandt in a near freezing crowd of about 10 000.
Ernie Lombach delivered a bases full single in the seventh to spark a four run rally and lift Cincinnati to a 7 4 victory over Pittsburgh. Paul Waner paced the Pirates with three hits including a triple driving in two before Cincinnati pulled away.
Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 10 to 8 in a high scoring NL game. Nine pitchers worked for the Phillies and Dodgers as both teams exchanged hits and errors in a loose fielding affair.
Cubs defeat St. Louis 7 to 1 in Chicago on April 23. Guy Bush pitches effectively while a clutch extra base attack targets Dizzy and Paul Dean. Cubs chalk up their ninth win in ten games.
Guilford and Tomlinson, two Amateur league entries, played a Saturday afternoon preseason game with Guilford winning 9 to 8 in the ninth inning. The lead changed late and the outcome wasn’t decided until the final out. Box score details follow.
Davidson's track team dominated Wofford college taking 12 first places and tying for another 14 events to finish 107 to 19. Davidson freshman squad lost to Presbyterian 61 2 3 to far ahead of their meet.
The average pint bottle of 3 2 beer contains about 250 calories. Fish catching bats inhabit Mono Island near Trini dad.
At the 40th Pennsylvania relay carnival in Philadelphia 45000 fans watched five major records fall. Glenn Cunningham timed 4 11.8 in the mile edging Gene Venzke as Cornell tied Indiana for relay honors. Ralston Legore hurled the javelin 214 8, Milan Zori threw 151 1 in discus, Earl Widmyer won the 100 in 10.7, surpassing Horace O'Dell's previous mark.
Greensboro scene shifts to a fourth game in the Hornets series with the Patriots after a 6 to 4 win. Julian Foster and Larry Barton homered with runners on base to deliver the decisive runs. The game lacked standout fielding plays and will be played Sunday at Willis Park in High Point starting at 3:30 PM.
Columbia Sandlappers rally to beat Richmond Colts 6 to 4 and 8 to 7 in a doubleheader. Bug Gus Gustaferris delivered a dramatic homer with two out and two strikes in the final inning of the first game to seal the win, while his late blast in the nightcap preserved the second victory.
Norfolk moves ahead in the Piedmont race by sweeping two games to drop Wilmington to second. Spitier, rookie pitcher, allowed eight hits in the 6-5 opener as Hassett and Bryan homered for Norfolk. Frazier pitched a 2-0 shutout in game two against two hits, with Phillips charged with both defeats.
MEMPHIS April 28. Final arrangements for the new league are expected at a meeting with 12 cities represented. President A Godman of Memphis led the body this month. election of officers, a constitution, by laws and playing rules are planned. Charter members include Memphis Dallas Tulsa Oklahoma City Charlotte Louisville with St Louis holding a franchise option and New Orleans Birmingham Kansas City Fort Worth and possibly Little Rock taking part.
Salisbury April 28 representatives of sectional champions of the class B high school baseball series met EB R King secretary of the state high school athletics association and scheduled games to determine the western district title. In the semi finals Burlington drew a bye and Granite Quarry and Pay Creek meet at Davidson May 1. Finalists Burlington Granite Quarry meet at Guilford College May 7 and Pay Creek at Burlington May 7. The state championship game will be at Chapel Hill May 10. Hamlet Red Oak Whiteville and Roanoke Rapids are eastern class B remain.
Bob Rankin of Pennrose Country club Reidsville was elected secretary treasurer of the Carolina Golfers association for the coming year at the annual meeting last night. He received a life time honorary membership along with Stan Northrup of Concord and Ed O Herron of Charlotte. The tournament committee includes Merrilees High Point Slingerland Greensboro Petranek Reidsville and Crichton Durham. Gene Mills Raleigh Clarence Owen Greenville S C Freddy Hyatt Charlotte join the group which will meet in May to plan a broader Carolinas golf program.
Generals award tokens of valor to soldiers, presenting toothbrushes and handkerchiefs as mementos of service and bravery within the forces under their command.
From Alaska and northern Canada reindeer ranches, airplanes serve as swift mounts for the cowboys to roam the range. The trend reflects a rugged adaptation in remote land mobility.
Washington defeated Philadelphia 7 to 6 as Jimmy Foxx hit his third homer of the season with the bases loaded. Manush hit a two run blast in the first inning and Travis contributed a key single as the Senators staged a late comeback for the win. Tommy Thomas started for Washington but Burke earned the victory after relief.
George Earnshaw limited St. Louis to five hits as the Chicago White Sox outpitched and outhit the Browns to win the suspended first game of the series 6 to 2 in St. Louis.
Gordon Rhodes overcame a rocky start to blank the Yankees for eight innings and help Boston to a 4 2 win. Behringer Cochrane and Fox delivered key runs for Detroit as they beat Cleveland 4 1 behind solid early offense.
At Wake Forest Hampden Sydney and Wake Forest tied 2 all. In Durham North Carolina State lost 0 to 4 at Duke. In Chapel Hill Virginia Military Institute defeated North Carolina 9 to 4.
The opening triple of contests drew a few hundred fans as B. S. P. U. beat Robbins 17 to 7 and Triangle edged Melrose 9 to 0. Fred Fowler of Robbins broke his collarbone chasing a fly ball, dimming Robbins’ hopes. Overall beat Highland 3 to 2 in a pitching duel, with Yarber, Cooper delivering strong showings. Mayfield Ferguson led B. S. P. U. at bat with four hits in five at bats and a homer.
Triangle defeated Melrose 0 to 0 as Hucks and Gaddis contributed key plays. Teammates scattered hits while provisions for 11 points were spread across the lineup.
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