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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1940
Page
8
A rough crowd watched Ginger, a female bear nicknamed by locals, dominate a bout while Blackjack Hader and referee Dobie responded to the bear’s grappling and hugging. The animal’s deadly display outclassed the male challenger as exits were sought.
The account describes a cat named Ginger disrupting a scene as a siren wails. Ginger is described as charging at a man, clawing and pursuing, while wearing a muzzle during a chaotic encounter with responders.
A volatile altercation unfolds as a fierce singer nicknamed Ginger clashes with Hader in the ring while referee Dobie Os dodges the fray. Ginger delivers a series of punches, lifting Hader off his feet and drawing the crowd into the chaotic scene.
Belieeees Herman Taylor and Tony Galento-linked brain trust rumors swirl as stars Stirnweiss and Topkins from UNC surface in baseball circles. Indians and Red Sox show interest while Yankee ties and a Garcia Zale clash are noted. Dodgers ride a steady streak as MacPhail lounges at Jamaica.
A quirky item from the Danforth Atlanta Journal describes a night scene where a man mountain character appears in children’s visions when they overeat fried ham at supper. The piece blends whimsy with a caution about indulgence.
A fragmentary sports note describes Tiny Thorn hill being blamed for a windy clash with Stanford coach and a rooftop clash on the coast. It quotes Thorn hill about being too overweight to chase players and blow a whistle, then shifts to Barney Ross backing Davey Day in a N B A lightweight title bout with Sammy Angott in Louisville. It also mentions Leonard backing away from Pay check buildup and preaching about Godoy.
Danville Virginia prepares a 60 fighter squad for an inter state amateur boxing meet against High Point at South Hamilton Street Arena Friday night. L C Dennis defends his light heavyweight title as Frank Pizzino from West Virginia challenges. Danville coach Raymond Holder will field nine fighters including three 145s and two 155s.
In a suspended afternoon matchup, Panthers and foe finished 1-1 after 15 innings with darkness halting play. A late strike by a key hitter and solid defense kept the game even as both sides sought decisive runs.
A Sandlots softball game features Assom starting at five o'clock, with High Point WV as the opponent. Coverage highlights the early showdown and local reaction to the matchup.
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Mrs Estelle LawkS of Chapel Hill captured low gross in the 19th annual Golf Association event held in Raleigh. Hemphill of Courts was notable though not entering tours. Runner-up honors went to Kimmon of Raleigh Metts of Wilmington and Jarm of Greenville. University of South Carolina? Noting Al Lopez highlighted as All-Star’s durable catcher.
City Parks Commissioner Bill Bailey announced two new softball leagues to start next Monday at the high school diamonds. The City Softball League will have six teams led by Beeson and the Weavers. the Industrial League has four teams including Crown Hosiery and National Upholstery.
Charlotte April 30 base ball notes show Asheville Tourist champs of a year ago now struggling with three wins in 12 starts. Rocky Mowart beat Asheville 9 to 3 as Hart Malone and Schuerbaum homered for the tourists. Richmond shut out Durham 2 to 0 with Kerr twice guiding the offense. Norfolk upset Winston-Salem 14 to 1 after a six run first inning, Savage homered early. Portsmouth defeated Charlotte 5 to 0 behind a five hit shutout by the southpaw Wilson.
In Chapel Hill on April 30 the unbeaten Wake Forest and North Carolina battle for leadership of the Big Five and Southern Conference. Tommy Byrne pitches for UNC while Wake Forest seeks to counter with its batting prowess. Other schedules include Davidson at NC State and Duke at Army, plus tennis and golf notes.
Bernie Bierman schedules spring practice at Minnesota pitting city slickers against hill billies while Marquette Line Coach Tarzan Taylor tests blonde forwards against brunettes. The coach has not decided his preference.
Tony Galento reflects on his boxing career and notes he did not worry about headaches when Joe Jacobs was in his corner. He emphasizes Jacobs provided guidance and strategic support during fights.
Lefty Robinson held Thom asville to six scattered hits as Mooresville shut out the visitors 7 to 0. Blair went 2 for 1 for the Moors, Robinson fanned nine and left 11 Toms on base. Tonight Mooresville visits Finch Field for the first appearance of the year with Lindsay or Hester slated for the Toms and Livingston likely for Mooresville.
Boxing results from Chicago Salt Lake City Baltimore and Los Angeles highlight recent bouts. Peddie Lander outpointed Jory Silva in Chicago while Chalky Wright fell to Cocoa Brantford in Baltimore. Wild Bill Boyd beat Carl Johnson in Holyoke and other results list Fox Collins and more with sparse details.
Ramon Cuoto hits a two run single in the ninth after Shevock walked to lift Lexington past Concord 10 to 9. Kirby allowed the rally and the hosts stretched a third straight one run victory streak with late-inning theatrics.
Cleveland and Boston vie atop the American League as Detroit trails by one game while Brooklyn dominates the National League with eight wins and no defeats. Cincinnati nips Pittsburgh 3 2, St Louis edges Chicago 6 5 in 10 innings as both leagues head east for upcoming games.
In a tense race Bashara faltered while Ginger nicked the win as Mahoney closed hard to second. The official ruling later cited Bashara and Mahoney amid a disputed finish with accusations of skullduggery.
In a chaotic match, Blackjack Mahoney won fall one in 34 minutes with a hook scissor while Bashara claimed fall two. the bout ended as time expired with both men still fighting. Ginger defeated Hader in 11 minutes using a Cobra Clutch. Scotty Dawkins subbed for absent Chief Chewichki, losing to Johnny Marrs in 17 minutes.
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