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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1931
Page
9
Summer brings a revived horseshoe pitching scene as teams claim the city title amid vacations. Dan Boone leads Piedmont batting and homers as Jim Hudgens ties him, while rookie John Sledge struggles with rhythm and stance, with Crittenden emerging as a bright spot for the team.
A historical overview traces horseshoe pitching from ancient throws to modern rules. It notes 1909Bronson Kansas world tourney winner Frank Jackson and later national champions. The piece also previews upcoming local baseball action with the Pointers hosting Raleigh and the Gamecocks visiting, plus a week of planned club events and a Saturday music finale.
The note cites a Carnegie Foundation finding suggesting football is de-emphasizing itself. It mentions Pitt charging $4 per seat for the Army game and predicts Jamestown will upset Twenty Grand and Mate at Saratoga in August stakes. Also references Ohio State cliques, track conditions, Riggs Stephenson’s sprained ankle, and questions about pitching for the White Sox.
John Minderhout, 74, is jailed not for crime but for lack of shelter. After losing his job, he asked relatives for help and found a temporary home in the jail when police granted him shelter.
The longtime batter Eddie Collins retires from active play after 25 seasons in the American League. He achieved 18 seasons hitting .300 or better, marking a storied career.
Sun Beau, a six year old son of Beautiful Lady, triumphed by three lengths at Arlington Park, earning his owner $27,300 and lifting his career earnings to $330,044. Satin Spar finished second, with Mike Hell fourth in a seven-horse field as Sun Beau paid 3.26 to win.
Rev. Henry T. Stevens, former State Baptist evangelism head, will preach at Holloways Baptist Church in Silver Hill township starting tomorrow. The series in Davidson county has a history of success and will run one week to ten days under Pastor H. T. Penry of Southmont.
The piece advises cleaning light colored pocketbooks like shoes using a cream made for them and removing extra spots with a liquid cleanser. It emphasizes regular care to keep wallets bright and free of stains.
Alan Gould notes the shift of top amateurs across sports toward professional careers. Stars from tennis, golf, swimming, boxing, wrestling, and college football and baseball increasingly join professional ranks for financial gains, with Suzanne Lenglen, Bobby Jones, Johnny Weismuller, Len Malusso and others cited as examples.
Seattle police training notes describe officers using jiu jitsu holds on trusties as part of learning wrestling style controls. Some trusties reportedly absorb more of the holds than the students applying them, indicating a rough lesson in technique and control.
A note urges homeowners to provide water for birds during hot, dry years. If shortages persist, birds may move away from home locations that lack this essential resource.
In Baltimore a husband learned his Pittsburgh wife planned a contract bridge game at ten cents a point and rushed to the airport to hire a plane for a trip to Pittsburgh to stop her. He claimed she knows little about the game.
New Utrecht high school has held the outdoor track and field title for eight straight years and the indoor championship for six consecutive seasons among New York City's senior high schools.
The 234th North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends begins Tuesday at Guilford College with Quakers from the state Virginia and elsewhere. The Young Friends conference runs concurrently with speakers including Rev Tom A Sykes Dr P B Lindley Elbert Russell and Robert L Simpkin. Registration starts Thursday afternoon and William W Blair of Greensboro delivers the opening address.
The Russian League of the Godless uses painted backs on playing cards to ridicule faiths. Diamonds attack Judaism, hearts target Roman Catholicism, clubs ridicule Green Orthodoxy, and spades mock fakirs and mystics.
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