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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1933
Page
2
Games today include Charlotte at Richmond, Greensboro at Winston Salem, and Durham at Wilmington. Yesterday Greensboro lost to Charlotte 4 to 6 while Winston Salem scored 4 and Durham 5.
The recap lists teams and results with several incomplete lines. Boston shows 0-2, Philadelphia 1-1, New York at 3-3, Brooklyn 6-2, St. Louis 1-0, and Cincinnati 2-). The fragmentary notes require cautious interpretation of final outcomes.
Matchups listed include Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at St Louis Cleveland at Detroit. Scoring shows Cleveland 3 1 Detroit 7 2 Chicago 6 3 St Louis 5 7 Philadelphia 12 Washington 4.
Yesterday's box score highlights include Ted Williams and Pinky Higgins driving in multiple runs. George Blachelder shut down White Sox, Pat Malone pitched the Cubs to a shutout, and Tony Lazzeri contributed to a 5 4 win for New York. Gehringer hit two homers and two singles for Detroit.
Milwacker hosts the annual Professional Golfers Association tournament at Blue Mound Country Club with 102 entrants led by defending champion Olin Dutra and Ryder Cup stars. Notables include Diegel, Smith, Sarazen, Runyan, Dudley, Wood, Burke. Hagen and Shute compete in Britain. Par is 70. Regeise Miles shot 66, Revolta 68, with 60s reported by Picard and Johnson. Blue Mound record is 65 by Francis Gallett.
Lou Brouillard, a Worcester based French-Canadian southpaw, will fight Ben Jeby for the world middleweight title in a 15 round Polo Grounds bout. Jeby is recognized by the New York State Athletic Commission as world middleweight champion.
Burrus Memorial hospital maintains lead in Neighborhood women's tennis tournament with Sechrest Funeral Home second. Final week of doubles play begins this week. singles elimination starts next week. Guilford Hospital has dropped from the league. Matches include Burrus Memorial vs Woodrow at Country club and Sechrest vs Country club and Perryville on Perryville court.
The Algonquin Negro tennis club of Durham will host the inter Nos tennis team of High Point in seven events Tuesday at 2 o'clock. The North Carolina Tennis Association Negro section arranged the matches. Tomorrow's games will conclude the series, following defeats of Greensboro and Salisbury in prior inter-club play.
In June 1876 Cherra Punji in Assam reported extraordinary rain with 428 inches annual average and 40 inches in 24 hours, highlighting the region as among the wettest on record.
The High Point Pointers beat Adams-Millis 9 to 2 as Kirby pitched strongly for the winners allowing six hits. Russell led the winners with two hits in three at bats while Mann starred for the losers with two of four. Two-base hits went to Thomas and Mann.
The Robbins and Adams-Millis teams meet Tuesday afternoon at Willis Park at 2 30 in a league game. The contest follows a war of words between Robbins and Adams-Millis in the Industrial league, with a Robbins win earning a showdown with the Hosiery team of the Industrial circuit.
The High Point Red Sox, local Negro baseball team, will play the Sewanee Braves from Norfolk Virginia tonight at 8:30 at Willis park field. Probable lineup includes Little at shortstop Hover at first base Torrence at third Mitchell at second Baldwin in center Alford of Blackmon in right Johnson in left Gibson on the mound and Gray catching.
Chicago August 7 Virginia Van Wie the defending national champion leads a strong 18 hole qualifying round at Oak Park Country Club for the women’s western open golf championship. Mrs Opal Hill of Kansas City is the defending champion and among the entrants.
Contests for Habe Eldridge's Spero club and Polly Snyder's High Point team lack official line ups. Hoth men refuse to announce players for the Wednesday game in Asheboro. Polly plans a surprise lineup of nine right handed batters and calls a 2:00 meeting at the Princess cafe.
Charlie Kearns former High Point star and Furman standout will coach and serve as athletic director at the Millis Home in Thomasville. He led the hurricane defense to the state title as quarterback and halfback and earned All-South Carolina honors. He excelled in basketball, baseball and track and is regarded as a strong scholar and community leader.
Wake Forest college will run a boarding house next year to help new students pay board under the Kitchen Police plan. Dean D. B. Bryan says the arrangement mirrors an army setup with all boarders serving in meals and chores to defray expenses. The move aims to meet rising demand from students seeking work to offset costs.
The college plans to repurpose the old Wake Forest hotel once tied to a bad debt to house meals as Mills and the board system adjust proportionally. The edifice, long known to alumni as Paradise, will host dining while about a dozen other private boarding clubs continue to serve students.
Oyster Bay reports Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Sr aged 72 died peacefully at Sagamore Hill. The note adds that New York Governor earns a salary of 25 thousand dollars annually.
Former High Point players from the Melrose and Robbins Amateur leagues will stage a benefit game for the high school athletic fund. The proceeds go to the school, with the Willis Park diamond hosting next Saturday afternoon. Melrose leads the league with no defeats, Robbins has one loss, and the outcome could decide the second half pennant and the championship series.
Charlotte Hornets topple Gate City 4-0 in a Sunday win to seize league leadership. Nig Lip a hit a decisive eighth inning homer as Greensboro and Durham grabbed spots behind, while Charlotte and Greenshorn showcased strong pitching, homers, and a 6 of 8 week for the Hornets.
New York reporters hail Helen Jacobs as the pivotal player as the United States defeated Great Britain to win the Wightman Cup for the third straight year. Jacobs battled back from near defeat to take the decisive match 5-7 6-2 7-5, despite Peggy Scriven threatening two points from victory in the final set.
The data lists National League leaders by batting and pitching from yesterday. Key figures include Klein of the Phillies with 382 and 156 hits, Vaughan Pirates 16 triples, Martin Cardinals 82 runs, and Cantwell Braves 14 7 as top pitchers, with multiple players leading in RBIs and home runs.
In the American League, Mule Foxx of the Athletics posts a 358 batting mark and 31 homers while Simmons of the White Sox hits 154 and 97 RBIs. Gehrig leads runs with 489, Burns and Appling contribute doubles, Combs tops triples, and Van Atta and Grove pace pitching with 0-3 and 16-6 records.
Ace Hudkins a famed middleweight nicknamed the Nebraska Wildcat is hospitalized with two pistol slugs in his chest after a brawl at a Los Angeles cafe. He is undergoing surgery to remove one bullet lodged near the lung while the other remains in the pelvic area.
The Philadelphia Athletics beat Washington 12-8 as Jimmie Foxx hit his first homer and Ed Chapman debuted for the Senators. The win trimmed Washington’s lead to three games over New York, while the Yankees also won 5-4 over Boston to stay three back and 10 ahead of the A’s. Detroit swept, and the Cubs and Browns split. In the National League, Red Lucas and Paul Derringer pitched gems for the Reds in extra innings, while the Giants split with the Dodgers.
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