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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1933
Page
2
Babe Ruth and the Yankees defeated the Senators 6 to 5 and 8 to 4 in a doubleheader, trimming Washington’s lead to one game. The series continues with two more games as both teams chase the pennant in a tight stretch run.
Yesterday's Stars Jen Chapman and Joe Se well hit singles in the ninth to give the Yankees a double win over the Senators. Rolland Stiles helped the Browns edge the White Sox with seven runs. Bucky Walter and Dusty Cooke starred for the Red Sox with five RBIs including a homer and a triple. Latter added two doubles and a triple.
The South Main Street Methodist baseball team defeated First Methodist Protestant 15 to 3. S Main compiled 15 hits as Kearns pitched well, holding the opponents to scattered hits. Box score lists multiple players contributing. charges include two base hits by Davis Cox and Spencer and a home run by Cox.
The compiled leaders list includes Klein of the Phillies with 2382 runs and 156 hits, Warner of the Pirates with 72 runs and 81 doubles, Vaughan of the Pirates with 16 triples and 73 RBIs, Martin of the Cardinals with 82 RBIs and 16 runs, and Frisch of the Cardinals with 18 RBIs. Berger of the Braves and Cantwell of the Braves are noted among pitching leaders with 20 and 14 wins respectively.
Batting leaders include Foxx of the Athletics with 101 RBIs and 88 runs batted in, Simmons of the White Sox with 97 RBIs and 155 hits, Manush of the Senators with 151 hits, and Burns of the Browns with 35 doubles. Pitching shows Grove of the Athletics at 16-6 and Van Atta of the Yankees with an 8 record.
In a chaotic score sheet fragment, Tate Street and Grimes Street teams post varied innings across seniors and juniors. Multiple players such as Tate Street and Grimes Street show inconsistent scoring with a few innings producing runs while others are blank, leaving the final tallies unclear.
The Melrose and Robbins Amateur league clubs donate proceeds from a Saturday Willis Park game to the high school athletic fund. Fans pay nominal prices while teams supply balls and use of the park is donated by Mrs. E. B. Sensenbach. The Robbins squad features former High Point players including Cornell Johnson and Lloyd Pierce.
In Asheboro on Wednesday at 4 30 p m Rube Eldridge's Spero team meets Polly Snyder's High Point nine in the fourth annual masters clash between the Duke of Spero and the Prince of the Prince. The anticipated crowd includes fans from Asheboro Greensboro Spero Archdale Trinity High Point and nearby communities forecasting a classic duel with 2 1 series lead for Eldridge. Polly claims power to defeat the Rube. Rube may switch to a righty to counter Polly's hitters. The famous eagle nest note seems out of place.
GAMES TODAY include Charlotte at Richmond Greensboro at Winston and Durham at Wilmington two games. RESULTS YESTERDAY show Charlotte beating Richmond four to five and Greensboro defeating Winston thirteen to nine while Durham at Wilmington was rained out.
National League action lists several matchups with New York at Brooklyn St. Louis at Chicago Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia and Chicago at St. Louis. Only games scheduled are noted with no additional events.
Yesterday's scores include New York 6 to 5 over Washington 5 to 4, Boston 8 over Philadelphia 5, Detroit 6 to Cleveland 3, and St. Louis 6 against Chicago with no final score listed for the latter.
In New York Aug 8 Ben Jeby the world middleweight claimant and Lou Brouillard meet in a 15 round fight at the polo grounds. Jeby’s crown claim is disputed abroad but he defends against Brouillard with about 10 000 expected in attendance. Brouillard is slight favorite after strong training.
Frank Packard, newly in Charlotte, has eight homers and a .400 average over nine games, lifting the Hornets from third to first in the Piedmont league. The Pittsburgh native, 26, can play multiple positions but favors third base, and his resurgence sparked a four-game win streak after joining Charlotte.
A municipal snapshot notes that New York City includes about 200 000 one family residential buildings.
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