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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1938

Page

5

Boxing Championships Spark In Armory Tonight

The invitations boxing tournament at the Armory opens at eight with bouts featuring Bobby from Greenville versus Woodell from High Point in the 126 division. Ostwalt defeats Rumley by knockout in the early rounds as Nichols and Starnes claim quick knockouts. Weldon and Brooks offer a standout 126-pound clash, while Ellington stops Horne in the second round.

Renial Bobby R Greenville 8. C Woodell Red Kimsey Hendrix Kernersville Colin Starnes Monroe Oscar P. Ellington Ed Pinnix Winslarem Starnes Fpllington Canipe High Point Teague Salisbury Frank Hayes Elon College Hampton Surratt Charlie Hilliard Greens Hill Richard Chadwick Elon Jee Jack Nichols Mt. Airy Jack Grayson Thomasville Young Nichols Raleigh Grayson Bolich Nichols Dolly Burchfield Burchfield George Weldon Louis Brooks Wingate Junior College Weldon Oscar P. Billington Y. M. Co. A. Handy-Andy Cecil Horne Belmont Carolinas Shaw Winston-Salem Ben Godwin Wingate Ben Canipe Clyde Morris Morris

Garrett Sets New Record At Emerywood Country Club

Jack Garrett blazed through the Emerywood course in 66 to set a course record on Wednesday. Playing with Bobby Dunkel Berger and G. W. Lewis, he posted 80 in the first round, six under? He had four birdies and an eagle on the 415-yard second hole. In the back nine he was one over par on the 186-yard sixth and birdied the 511-yard eighth to finish even par.

Golombeck Elon College Zip Hannah Gaffney Johnny New Catawba College Draddy Ostwalt Llier Ostwalt Belmont James Rumley Eloncol Jon Scrapper Rumiley Elon Frank Hayes Best Winston-Salem Twin City Polich L. G. Dennis Point Richard Chadwick Wick Bby Peigler Greenville Johnson North Wilkesboro Carolinas Jack Garrett Emerywood Bobby Dunkelberger G. W. Lewis

Piedmont Clubs Shift Laying Fields Today

A busy schedule reshapes the Piedmont baseball scene with Sham Bulls at Rocky Mount and Rich facing Charlotte. Rocky Mount piled 17 hits in a 11 to 6 win over Rich Colts while Tourists fell to Norfolk, and Portsmouth rallied to beat Charlotte 8 to 6.

Blotte Sham Bulls Rocky Mount Rich Charlotte Asheville Oath Norfolk Salem Rocky Mount Club Rich Colts Tars Ita & To Richmond Winston Twins Durham Portsmouth

N.C. State Host To Duke Today

Duke travels to Raleigh to face N C State aiming to avenge two earlier losses this season to the Wolfpack. State topped Duke 6-2 on April 16 and 5-3 last Saturday as part of a busy regional schedule across tennis golf and other baseball matchups.

N.C. State Duke

Panther Track Team Triumphs in Guilford Meet

High Point college defeated Guilford 69 to 61 in Guilford on April 30 led by wins in the mile relay and broad jump. Individual winners include Lentz and Watts for sprints, A Meibohm and W Meibohm for distance, with High Point sweeping several field events.

Guilford High Point College Guilford College Lentz Watts High Point Clifton Alexander Smith Orate W. Meibohm Davis Atkinson Aulman A. Meibohm Clark McDonald Durland Bend Morris Scott Petree Boles Alberson Poovey Allman Watta Vaughan Beck Rennie

Early American cartoonist linked to snake flag idea

The earliest American cartoonist is noted as Benjamin Franklin for his famous depiction of the colonies as a 13 section snake. The image is tied to colonial unity and independence themes in early American satire.

Benjamin Franklin Colonies

State Net Tourney Finals Read Like Carolina Roster

In Chapel Hill UNC dominates the state intercollegiate tennis finals with all finalists from the university. Bill Rood faces Frank Farrell in singles, while Rood and Farrell play doubles against Foreman and Cragg.

Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Bill Rood Frank Farrell Johny Foreman Wilford Cragg Rood Farrell Foreman Gross Duke Foreman and Cragg Aston Beadles Ian Carver North Carolina Keh Agar

Salisbury High Tops High Points 7-2 in Tennis

Salisbury defeats High Points 7-2 on its home courts. Singles results include Shives over Frather 4 6, 8-6, 6-4 and Stewart over Benson 6-2, 6-0, 10-8. Doubles see Shives Benson beat Frasier Stewart 6-1 6-2 and Holshouser Beaver beat Conrad Horney 5-7 6-2 6-2.

Salisbury Steele Brinson

Southeastern in semifinal round in Baton Rouge golf

Georgia Tech's Tommy Barnes Vincent D'Antoni and LSU's Henry Castillo reached the Southeastern Conference golf semifinals at Baton Rouge with Bert McDowell replacing Kl U s Paul Leslie as a third favorite joined the field alongside LSU.

Baton Rouge Georgia Tech Tommy Barnes Athens Vincent D'Antoni Milane Louisiana State Henry Castillo Kl. U.’s Paul Leslie Bert McDowell Tiger

Tommies Meet Twins Tonight

Thomasville heading to Newton-Conover for a North State league game against the Twins after a 3–0 loss to Mooresville. Teague allowed four hits while Fisher gave up five as Moorville won 2–0 with early runs and solid defense.

Thomasville T'ville Adrho M'ville Abdrho Young Nalbock Warner Moorenville Warrington Connelly Sheely Harrington Maus Fisher White Teague Money Wilson Blair Dillehay Mueller Mooresville Canty

Blue Devil Golf Team Still Best In College Ranks

Duke's golfers defended the North Carolina state title at Sedgefield with four players totaling 597 for 36 holes. UNC finished second with 612, Davidson third at 631, and Duke’s Tom Perry captured individual honors with 76 70 146. Alexander shot 73 74 147 to finish near the lead.

Greensboro Duke North Carolina Sedgefield William Dupree Gar Miller John Cree Skip Alexander University of North Carolina Davidson Tom Perry Alexander

Indians Handle Feller Toughly Says Hemsley Alibi

Sid Peders round up notes mention Rollie Hemsley outsmarting Bobby Feller and jeers over Rudy York and Mickey Cochrane. Other items include Keith O Rourke's high jump, Tony Lanteri gate duties, Cavarretta's 341 hitting, Cecceralli in Baltimore, and Jesse Owens as a bathhouse attendant earning 2.50 per week.

Sid Peder Eddie Prieta New York Indians Rollie Hemsley Bobby Feller Rollie Bobby Mickey Cochrane Rudy York Barney Ross Seabiscuit Lou Gehrig Yankee Stadium Bronx Rawhide Ohio Keith O'Rourke Warren Harding High Cubs Tony Lanteri Phil Cavarretta Rip Collins Ripper Menico Cecceralli John Henry Lewis Baltimore Jesse Owens

Ken Kavanaugh Emerges as Baseball Prospect in New Orleans

Readers hear of Ken Kavanaugh a top football end from L 8 U who may become a baseball star with fine fielding like Gehrig. Ted Horton ex Yale pitcher joins Hartford Bees farm. Spring training includes umpiring and bench cleaning. San Francisco eyes 1939 All Star game while Dodgers lore and Casey Stengel frame league chatter.

Ken Kavanaugh Gehrig Ted Horton Yale Hartford San Francisco New York Dodgers Bill Terry Will Casey Stengel Boston Bees Terry Jim Turner

Zamperini to Meet Fenske in Collegiate Nationals Preview

Lou Zamperini, a Southern California ace, posted a 4 13.7 mile time last week and will face Chuck Fenske in the national collegiate meet in Minneapolis. Windyslaw Talun, a seven foot tall new import, is noted. Minnesota is favored in the winter book for next fall’s Big Ten wars with Wisconsin under Harry Stuhldreher. Dartmouth spring practice hints at Mike Goas’s classy punting and passing as a soph next season. A midweek report also mentions the same center and tackle who aided Wild Bill Decorrevant in high school likely to start at Northwestern.

Lou Zamperini California Chuck Fenske Minneapolis Windyslaw Talun Raasling Minnesota Harry Stuhldreher Dartmouth Mike Goas St. Louis Bill Northwestern

Emerson Gray Sets New Mark in Civitan Track Meet

Emerson Gray of High Point high school cleared 5 feet 9 3/4 inches to set a new Civitan high jump record at Greensboro. Charlotte won the team title with 41 points, Winston-Salem placed second, and Durham led a close chase for runner-up as five marks fell.

High Point Civitan Greensboro Charlote Enterprise Emerson Gray Charlotte Winston-Salem Bill Wartman Ilderton Wartman Bob Gantt Durham Gray Bull City Winston Barnum Springs Goldsboro

Major Leagues Standings Snapshot

Baseball standings show NL teams N York 91 .900 Boston 44 500 Pittsburgh 82 .800 St. Louis 37 .300 Chicago 74 636 Cincinnati 38 .273 Brooklyn 55 .500 Philadelphia 19 .100 AL Cleveland 82 800 Chicago 45 444 Washton 74 636 Detroit 46 400 Boston 65 545 St. Louis 47 364 N York 646 500 Philadelphia 37 300 Southern Association lines Rock 102 833 Knoxville 46 400 Atlanta 85 610 Birmingham 47 .364 Chattanooga 64 .600 Nashville 47 .364 New Orleans 67 462 Memphis 48 .333 Piedmont League Mount 5 2 .714 Charlotte 35 .375 Richmond 5 2 .714 Portsmouth 35 375 Asheville 5.3 .625 Durham 38 375 Norfolk 5 3 625 Wilmington-Salem 26 280

N. York Boston Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Brooklyn Philaphia Cleveland Washton Detroit Philade Phia Southern Association Rock Knoxville Atlanta Birmingham Nooga Nashville N. Orleans Memphis R. Mount Charlotte Richmond Portsmouth Asheville Durham Norfolk

GAMES TODAY MATCHUPS ACROSS LEAGUES

The schedule lists games: New York at Washington Chandler Leonard Philadelphia at Boston Caster Williams Bagby St Louis at Chicago Knott Lyons Detroit Cleveland Kennedy Whitehill Brooklyn New York Mungo Hubbell Boston Philadelphia Macfayden Lemaster Chicago St Louis Carleton Macon Pittsburgh Cincinnati Bauers Davia Richmond Charlotte Asheville Portamouth Durham Rocky Mount Norfolk Winston-Salem.

New York Washington Chandler Leonard Philadelphia Boston Caster Williams Bagby St. Louis Chicago Knott Lyons Detroit Cleveland Kennedy Whitehill Brooklyn Mungo Hubbell Macfayden Lemaster Carleton Macon Pittsburgh Cincinnati Bauers Davia

Indiana Fights for Penn Relays Distance Titles Against North Texas

Indiana led by Don Lash risks dethroning at Penn Relays as North Texas State Teachers College bids to sweep distance events on Franklin Field. North Texas already snapped the medley crown with a 69.4 record and seeks further success in the four mile relay and other events while Indiana defends the half mile, with Manhattan and Cornell also contending in key races. Blaine Rideout of North Texas emerged as a top spring for the team.

Philadelphia Indiana Penn North Texas State Teachers College Franklin Field Don Lash Denton Tex Manhattan Cornell North Texas Western Teachers College of Michigan Teachers College Lash Blaine Rideout

North Carolina State League Baseball Schedule Recap

The schedule lists Cooeemee at Landis Lexington at Shelby Thomasville at Newton-Conover Salisbury at Mooresville for the N C State League with multiple pairings noted. No results provided.

North Carolina State League WL Pet Shelby M'ville Cooleemee Lexington N'ton-C’er Thomasville Landis Salisbury N. C Cooeemee Newton-Conover Mooresville

Local Scores Highlight Busy Night in Triangle League

Durham 11 over Winstop Salem 5 and Portamouth 8 to Charlotte 5 lead a slate of games. Norfolk 8 defeats Asheville 5 while Rocky Mount plays Richmond in a night game.

Durham Winstop-Salem Portamouth Charlotte Norfolk Asheville Rocky Mount-Richmond

Baseball scores as weather stalls two games in midweek

Chicago beat Cincinnati 6 to 4 and Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 5 to 4. St Louis at Pittsburgh and New York at Boston were postponed due to cold weather.

Chicago Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Louis-Pittsburgh New York Boston

Baseball scores from multiple games reported

The finals show Philadelphia 7 over opponent, Washington 6, New York 6, Boston 4, Detroit 5, Chicago 1, Cleveland 3, St. Louis 1. The results reflect a busy schedule with close margins and varied victors across city teams.

International League Scores and Postponements Report

Newark beat Montreal 12 to 7 and Baltimore defeated Toronto 6 to 3. Jersey City won 4 to 2 over Rochester while Buffalo at Syracuse was postponed due to threatening weather. Indianapolis 0 S1 Paul 7 and Minneapolis 14 Louisville 4. Toledo 3 Kansas City 2. Magellon 5 Wilkes-Barre 2. Trenton at Hartford postponed. Williamsport 6 Elmira 1. Albany 3 Binghamton 0. Memphis 12 New Orleans 10. Spartanburg 4 Savannah 3.

International League Newark Montreal Jersey City Rochester Buffalo Syracuse Toronto Baltimore American Association Indianapolis Magellon Wilkes-Barre Trenton Hartford Iain Williamsport Elmira Albany Binghamton

Duke Frosh Take Junior AAU Title

Duke freshmen won the Junior AAU track championship of the Carolinas in a quadrangular meet at Chapel Hill. The Dukes scored 69 points to 55 for North Carolina with Belmont Abbey 16 and N C State 1, and multiple records fell. Aldin Siegfriedy led Duke with 11.2 s in the 100 m and 2.8 in the 200 m. Bill Wilmott high jumped 5 ft 11 ½ in. John Nanta threw 130 ft 10 in in the discus. Bixby Brown of UNC cleared 11 ft 9 in in pole vault. Duke anchor quartet Bunn Woolwine Hennis Siegfriedy clocked 44.9 s in the 400 m relay.

Charlotte Duke University N. C. State Devils Wolfpack State Jack Coombs Virginia North Carolina Elon Guilford Burlington Cavaliers Tar Heelia Bill Terry New York Giants Virginians Joe Pindler ReDavid Ayers Catawba Indians Lenoir Rhyne Deal Perry Indians Lee Morgan High Point Atlantic Christian N. C. State Fresh University of North Carolina Tar Babies Louisburg Campbell Junior College Wake Forest Yearlings Chapel Hill Duke Carolinas Dukes Belmont Abbey Aldin Siegfriedy Bill Groves Bill Wilmott John Nanta Bixby Brown Bunn Woolwine Hennis Siegfriedy

Legend of the Calf Stomach Bottle and Cheese

An ancient tale tells of an Arab herdsman who found that milk curdled into cheese after opening a bottle made from a calf’s stomach. The story presents cheese as a primitive discovery linked to dairy practices.

Dean Mound Visit Narrowly Misses Clean Bill of Health

Dizzy Dean returned to action for the Cubs in a 6 4 loss to the Reds though he strained a muscle while pitching to Lew Riggs and was pulled. Other stars included Boots Poffenberger, Dixie Walker, Bob Feller, Ken Keltner and a notable bases loaded steal by Bill Werber as the A's beat the Athletics.

Dizzy Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Lew Riggs Charles Grimm Chicago Dean Cubs Jack Russell Gabby Hartnett Tony Lezzeri Augie Galan Galan Boots Poffenberger Dixie Walker Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Bob Feller Ken Keltner Cleveland St Louis Browns Bill Werber Philadelphia Athletics Buddy Hassett Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Werber Washington A‘'s Feller Keltner Indians Browns Poffenberger Walker

McCullough Leads South Carolina Trapshooting Halfway

D H H McCullough of Charlotte led Class A at the half in Spartanburg as the second annual trapshooting tourney reached midway with 100x. Walter Sama of Rome Georgia and Paul Earle of Starr trailed with 96x100 while Isaac Andrews of Spartanburg had 99x100. In Class B, John Kries Joe Chilton and John Morehead tied at 6x100. Earle kept his state title with 195x200 in the state championship.

Spartanburg 8. C HH. McCullough Charlotte South Carolina Walter Sama Rome Paul Earle Starr Isaac Andrews

Town Leads Nation in Egg Production for 1934

Town tops all states with 147 422 438 dozen eggs produced in the calendar year 1934 marking a record egg output for the community and highlighting its farming efficiency and scale.

Town States of the Union

Owen Trosky Lead Major League Hitters

The first weekly batting roundup of the season shows Hal Trosky of the Cleveland Indians and Mickey Owen of the St. Louis Cardinals leading. Trosky has 18 hits in 36 at bats for a .514 average across ten games, top among players with 29 at bats or more.

New York Hal Trosky Cleveland Indians Mickey Owen St. Louis Cardinals Trosky

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