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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
9
Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 10-2 to narrow the gap in the American League standings. Hal Newhouser earned his 11th win with a 10 hit outing as Detroit built momentum with 14 hits led by Wakefield, Scertz, Robinson and Lipon.
Wilson hosts the Southern AAU open meet August 12 at the municipal pool. Ten teams from across the United States are entered including Tacoma Washington, Raleigh North Carolina, and the University of North Carolina under coach Ralph Casey. The Tacoma club holds several records and is favored to win while UNC and Raleigh squads pose strong challenges.
Gil Hedges connected for his 16th homer and drove in three runs to back a 5-2 Dodgers win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers improved their record with the victory as pitching held the Pirates to two runs.
Henry Weaver led the junior golf tour first round match play at Blair Park, defeating Ira Land 10 and 8 to seize medal honors with a 78 qualifying score. The second round was to follow as championship flight matches narrowed to four for semis.
Boy's tennis second round results show Barry Nixon defeating Buzz Lowe 6 2 and 6 0, with several players advancing by forfeit including Leon Patterson Yates Adams and others. Third round pairings set for Friday August 5 with Nixon facing Patterson and Corn facing Walser while Halker meets Baxter and Schwab faces Bundy. Girls tennis results note Ann Welch defeating Pat Surrett 6 1 6 3 6 3. A TV and radio schedule follows for August 3 including NBC CBS and ABC programs with news, sports, and entertainment blocks.
Radio schedule note explains time changes by time zone. It states Eastern Local Time and subtract one hour for central and two hours for mountain to match local schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
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