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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
10
George Whitted's Bulls defeated the Pointers 5 to 4 in ten innings and 6 to 2 in the nightcap as Durham climbed to within a half game of league leaders Greensboro. Tauby starred with three hits in four at bats in game two and key catches in game one.
California stars Miss Helen Wills and Miss Helen Jacobs will hold the Nos. 1 and 2 spots on the American Wightman Cup tennis team for the August 9 10 matches against Britain at Forest Hills. Other selections will be decided by results at Seabright and Easthampton events.
Manuel Quintero of Tampa defeated Joe Glick of Brooklyn by decision in ten rounds while Tony Leto from Tampa beat Georgie Goldberg of Brooklyn in ten rounds.
High Point suffers a 6 to 2 loss to Durham in the opener as Ford and Williams pace the Durham offense with multiple extra-base hits. Tauby doubles and Whit ted drives in two for Durham, while High Point’s Boone and Sanford produce late-runtouching rallies.
Piedmont League Durham 5 6 High Point 4 2 Winston 7 6 Greensboro 13 1 Her Jerson 8 Salisbury 3 East Carolina League Wilmington 5 Goldsboro 12 Fayetteville 3 7 Greenville 7 6 Rocky Mount Kinston rain International League Baltimore 8 Jersey City 3 Reading 12 Newark 10 Montreal 6 Toronto Buffalo Rochester 7 American League New York 16 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 10 Detroit 1 Boston 4 2 Cleveland 0 6 St Louis 5 Washington 1 National League Cincinnati 2 New York 1 St Louis 5 2 Brooklyn 2 8 Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 2 Boston 7 3 Chicago 1 6
Southeastern League results include Columbus 3 Montgomery 5 and Jacksonville 1 Tampa 2. Selma 0 Pensacola 3. South Atlantic League games Spartanburg 0 Charlotte 3 and Macon 2 Knoxville 1. Greenville Columbus 10 and Augusta 5. Asheville 4. Cotton States League Monroe 5 Eldorado 12. Jackson 4 Baton Rouge 5. Vicksburg 4 Alexandria 3.
Joel Hunt, former Texas A and M star and all-southwest conference quarterback, has joined the Houston Buffs as a shortstop. Recalled from Evansville a month ago for his standout showing, Hunt is noted for speed on the bases timely hitting and solid fielding.
Buck Newsome of Young Macon pitched almost solo to end Knoxville Smokies six game win streak, 2 to 1 in 11 innings. He limited the Smokies to five hits and drove in the tying and winning runs with a triple, double and single. Augusta Wolves rallied to beat Asheville 5 4, Spartans fell to Charlotte, and Columbia routed Greenville 10 6 as standings shuffle.
Henderson visits Salisbury while High Point plays Durham Greensboro meets Winston. In the East Carolina League Fayetteville travels to Greenville and Wilmington to Goldsboro with Rocky Mount at Kinston. Knoxville visits Macon and Asheville hosts Augusta plus Charlotte at Spartanburg. St Louis hosts Detroit and Philadelphia visits Chicago. Cleveland meets Boston with Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn plays St Louis as Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh and New York takes on Cincinnati.
Chicago Aug 1 radio broadcasting will be barred at the Sammy Mandell Tony Canzoneri lightweight championship since Paddy Harmon stadium president says radio cuts attendance. The fight is scheduled for tomorrow night at Chicago stadium.
Former Piedmont star Babe Phelps, once a standout for High Point, racks up his 19th win in a shutout as he heads to Jacksonville and then Brooklyn. The article recalls his early rough form in Piedmont, praises his speed and change of pace, and notes optimism about his major league prospects alongside Howard Conklin.
Oakland notes a 24 inning game from Aug 1 in which Clarence Henley of the San Francisco Seals and Jim Wages of Oakland pitched the full distance in a 1-0 Seals victory. The duel dates to June 8, 1909 and remains the longest shutout in Pacific Coast league history.
In New Orleans two rival teams from Mississippi and Carolina compete for Southern Net honors in a boxing display featuring robotic fighters. These mechanized boxers, steeled with internal electric impulses and brainlike control, move with eight possible actions each, delivering heavy blows without standard rounds until a knockout occurs.
Entrants for the third annual Middle Atlantic Swimming tournament arrive at Myers Park club Charlotte. Weighing in is set for today and officials including referee David Yates of Atlanta and diving judges Shrock and Yates prepare for duties. Early arrivals include the Chattanooga team.
The text notes Hobe solves the Conklin riddle better than most, with a quick, ripple likened pace. It hints at a comparison among participants in a puzzle context.
Leo Diego defends both the Canadian Open championship and the professional golfer title this year, seeking to retain his two major crowns amid competitive field and strong form.
In New Orleans on August 1 the women's doubles final resumes with Elizabeth Garth and Beatrice Bryan from Mississippi facing Eliza Coxe of Asheville and Julia Pickens of Charlotte after a 6-4 first set loss. Bryan Grant, 19, of Atlanta, won the southern championship in straight sets 6-0 6-0 6-3. In men's doubles, Maurice Bayon and Gus Feuer fell behind but Sutter and Murray of New Orleans clinched the title after a four set comeback 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 -1.
The William and Marvy football team will play all its home games at night this year.
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