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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1931
Page
3
The Raleigh Caps hold a slight edge over the Charlotte Hornets in head to head play this season though ten games behind in the Piedmont League standings. The six game week left the Hornets with a .500 record while Greensboro Patriots led in wins and scoring.
RALEIGH August 3. North Carolina State officials announced the Wolfpack will wear red shoes stockings pants jerseys and helmets this fall. The distinct color choice is expected to spark team spirit and stand out on the field.
Dr J B Leonhardt unveils Hem-Roid as a real internal treatment for piles. After 1 000 patients, 960 successes. Mann Drug Co offers a money back guarantee with one bottle. Adv.
Nine prizes including a Philco console radio will be given to rain check holders at Willis Park over four game nights against Piedmont. Merchants donate baskets and goods such as an electric fan a carving set a lamp a pair of shoes and dry cleaning or meat worth amounts. Rain checks sold at each game enter draws for prizes with eligibility across all four days.
SOUTHAMPTON NC Aug 3 Nine of the country s first ten ranking tennis stars will compete for the title with Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena Wilmer Allison of Austin Sidney B Wood Jr of New York defending champion Cliff Sutter of New Orleans Gregory S Mangin Newark George Lott Philadelphia among the top ten. The only first ten player not competing is Frank Shields.
National League leaders include Grimm of the Cubs batting, Klein of the Phillies leading in runs and RBIs, L Wann er of the Pirates with hits, and Hornsby of the Cubs in doubles. American League leaders feature Ruth and Gehrig atop batting and RBIs, Gehrig with most runs, Simmons with hits, and Grove leading in pitching.
Lehigh University's athletic program faced the loss of more than 60 lettermen from the class of 1931 but has more than 50 letter-winners available for future teams if they return this fall and stay eligible.
Maxie Rosenbloom renews his feud with Jimmy Slattery in a 15 round title bout at Ebbets Field Brooklyn. Slattery leads head to head with four wins in six prior fights while Rosenbloom holds no title.
Sam West led Senators with three doubles and a single driving in three runs and scoring twice. Erwin Brame blanked Rede with five hits as Pirates won a fourth straight shutout. Roy Johnson and Dale Alexander powered Tigers with six RBIs vs White Sox. Paul Derringer earned his 13th win as Cardinals beat Cubs 6-2. Wes Ferrell homered and drove in three in Indians win over Browns in doubleheader. Clarence Mitchell and Bill Walker contributed to Giants two wins over Braves. Charley Ruffing and the Yankees defeated the Red Sox 4-1 while Wiley Moore of the Red Sox edged the Yankees 1-0 with three hits.
Clarence McArthur, 21, claimed a world record for delayed parachute jumping after leaping from a plane at 18,500 feet and opening his chute after falling at least 13,500 feet. He landed safely in a marsh. the previous record was 10,500 feet set by Jack Dare of Birmingham.
Bunn Hearn veteran manager of the Winston-Salem Twins who has become UNC baseball coach is released. Stuffy Mc Crone first baseman is named manager after acting in charge for two weeks and was informed last week by President Coan that release would take effect at month start.
Dr Walter Meanwell mentor to the Badger basketball teams will appear in a film on the Universal lot in California this summer. The project features several of his notable players from recent Wisconsin squads in a competitive on set basketball scene.
Pittsburgh fans hailed a four game shutout streak as the Pirates beat the Reds 3 to 0 in Cincinnati. The run matches a historic six straight whitewash effort from 1903, with players like Wagner and Phillippe keying the defense and Leever delivering another shutout in the earlier era.
The photograph captures K Warner of Yale as he powers toward the tape in the 440 yard race at the Yale Harvard Oxford Cambridge bridge track meet in London.
Raleigh at High Point Durham at Charlotte Henderson at Winston Greensboro at Asheville Chicago at Detroit Cleveland at St Louis New York at Boston Washington at Philadelphia Two games yesterday results Chicago 4 Detroit 9 Cleveland 11 St Louis 4 9 Philadelphia 6 Washington 10 New York 4 0 Boston 1 1
Games today show St. Louis at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Chicago and Boston tied 2-2 while New York stands 4-6 Philadelphia 5-5 Brooklyn 2-7. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 0 and St. Louis beat Chicago 6 to 2.
Sun Beau the champion dollars and cents horse moves to Hawthorne Park as Chicago's racing season continues for 18 days. Willis Sharpe Kilmer’s Sun Beau is not named for the $5 000 added in augural handicap but is a likely starter in the $25 000 Hawthorne handicap next Saturday. If counted, Sun Beau would approach total winnings near $375 000, challenging the French horse Kesar’s $355 340, though that figure includes plates and cups.
CHICAGO August 3. Charles Arthur Shires likely returns to the major leagues next season. President William L. Veeck said he had given up on buying the first baseman from Milwaukee who reportedly wants 35000 and two players for a deal.
Mike Hall who won the Agua Caliente handicap last March may defend his title in the 1932 race set for March 20. The world's richest race is staged at Agua Caliente.
Pirates win 3 0 over Reds as Ervin Brame blanks them with five hits. The club aims to extend a streak of scoreless innings, seeking the 1903 record of six straight shutouts and 56 scoreless frames, while still contending in the standings.
In Easthampton New York on August 3 British Wightman Cup women players had a balanced outing at the Maidstone Invitational. Eileen Bennett Whittingstall fell to Penelope Anderson 6-4 6-3, while Dorothy Shepherd-Baron advanced to the semi finals after a bye and beat Alice Marble 6-3 6-4 and Josephine Cruickshank 7-5 3-6 6-8.
St Louis first baseman Jim my Collins of the league leading Cardinals was injured in Chicago yesterday. He likely will be ready for duty in about three weeks after initial reports suggested a season ending absence.
The Minister's Wife explains she travels into homes to talk with the suffering poor and expresses gratitude for any help. MacNab questions the extent of their suffering while the passing show records the exchange.
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