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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
12
A compact nostalgic miscellany recalls Connie Mack's famed "100,000" infield and Danny Murphy's late arrival altering a record chase. It nods to Harvard Yale football, 1913 boxing quirks, Finnish travelers, and Gypsy Lee's Derby prophecy, ending with a tease for reader submissions.
The Philadelphia Phillies, once buoyed by Stanley Raymond Harris, are rocked by owner William D. Cox and directors who clashed with the seasoned manager. Cox disciplined Harris amid a midseason slump, replacing him with Fred Fitzsimmons as the team’s fortunes fell from a high point in June.
In Pittsburgh Freddy Fitzsimmons eyes a possible fourth place in the NL race after a 6-2 loss to the Pirates. He credits early success and notes losses from wartime personnel, including Murtaugh, altering Philadelphia’s depth and pitching. Washington reports Army policy bars soldiers in colleges from intercollegiate varsity play, reaffirming no change despite congressional pressure. Navy policy contrasts, signaling intramural emphasis for army students.
Marjorie Merrilees faces Nancy Woolen and Jean Hardin plays Shirley Redding in the 1943 Emerywood Country Club Junior Ladies Championship semis at the course this afternoon. Winners meet tomorrow for the title with Merrilees defending her 1942 crown.
Vince DiMaggio hit a two run homer and Max Butcher pitched effectively to beat the Phillies. Other results: Kansas City Columbus postponed. Toledo 3 6 Milwaukee 2 7 in 12 innings. St Paul 2 Louisville 1 in 10 innings. Minneapolis 3 Indianapolis 1.
Marsh launched a two run rally in the first half of the 10th to break a 2 2 tie and topple Triangle nine 4 2 yesterday afternoon at High School Field in a YMCA sponsored Industrial League game.
Detroit August 5 report on the Ryder Cup, noting Suv Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen as opponents in an 18 hole best-ball match. Hagen teams with Lighthorse Harry Cooper to face Sarazen and Frank Walsh, signaling a shift from past partnerships to a key head to head clash in the fourth Ryder renewal.
Gene Sarazen, known as the Little Roman, is celebrated as the only golfer to win all major championships for which he was eligible. The article recalls his Open titles in 1922 and 1932, the 1934 Masters triumph, and a dramatic 1940 Open playoff loss to Lawson Little, highlighting his shotmaking prowess and public persona.
Major league pitchers chase 20-win season with five likely in reach across NL led by Rip Sewell. Elmer Riddie and Hi Bithorn also strong, Chandler heads AL contenders with 13 wins. Pirates beat Phillies 6 2 as DiMaggio homered, tightening hold on second place.
An YW golf ball salvage event is set for Saturday at Emerywood Country Club. Entrants pay four old golf balls valued at 75 cents. reprocessed balls serve as prizes. Prizes include low gross and net, plus multiple blind bogey prizes across 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, and 3 holes, with a drawing for remaining entrants.
Fourteen policemen and several clerks were held for fifteen minutes in a cafe across from police HQ when a spring lock jammed the front door. In 1942 American railroads moved a record 63 billion ton miles, but abandoned more track than ever before.
Yesterday's Major League slate shows no games scheduled and no results recorded. The open date implies a pause in play with no team actions or standings updates available.
Key leaders across batting runs and pitching are listed. NatLeag: Musial leads batting with 340, Vaughan 80 runs, Nicholson 74 RBIs, Musial 133 hits. pitching Sewell 17 2. AmerLeag: Appling 331, Wakefield 324, Vernon 64 runs, Etten 72 RBIs, Wakefield 132 hits. pitching Grove 10 1.
Jersey City defeated Rochester 4-1 while Montreal rolled to a 4-0 victory and Newark edged Buffalo 2-1. Baltimore beat Syraduce Toronto 1-0 in a postponed two game set.
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