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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1933
Page
2
Crowds pour into downtown for a sports parade spotlighting Joe Palooka and local teams. Spectators cheer as youth leagues, sponsors, and civic groups march past cheering stands, celebrating athletic talent and community pride.
Associated Press report notes football programs across colleges and high schools begin pre season camps around Labor Day. Alabama plans Tuscaloosa drills on Sept 4 with large summer contingents. other schools like Michigan Purdue Indiana Illinois Chicago Iowa North Carolina Duke Notre Dame and Northwestern are detailing openings and anticipated rosters as teams shape for 1933.
A study reports that roughly 5000000000 pounds worth of property is destroyed annually in the United States due to fires. The figure reflects widespread damage across homes businesses and public buildings with varying levels of insurance coverage.
Strong competition in the Neighborhood Tennis league with numerous results. Gift and Smith defeated Saunders and Conrad 6-2 6-3. Garner and Kivett beat Bodie 6-4 3-6 6-2. Several matches incomplete as play halted with Eshelman and Carrick winning 6-3 3-6 6-3 over Rogers and Hodgins.
National League batting leaders include Klein of Philadelphia and Davis and Terry of San Francisco with high averages. Key RBI and hit leaders list Klein and Ful lis with prominent Pirates and Cardinals players also featured. Stolen bases show Frisch and others, while pitching leaders name Cantwell and Parmelee with win totals and ERA figures.
The fragment lists AL leaders: Gehrig and Foxx power the bats with 111 and 102 RBIs for the White Sox and Athletics, Simmons tops hits with 160, Manush 158 for the Senators, Burns 35 doubles, Combs 18 triples, Ruth 26 homers, Chapman 19 steals, and pitching marks Grove 17-6 and Whitehill 15-6.
Patsy Perroni of Cleveland faces Isadoro Gastanaga in a summer boxing test at Madison Square Garden. The event assesses whether cool indoor air will draw crowds for summer fights, a concept tested before with limited success. If attendance proves profitable, Garden officials plan weekly summer shows.
The Boston Red Sox exploded for 11 runs in the first inning and crushed the Philadelphia Athletics 19 to 10. Detroit beat Chicago 17 innings 6-5 behind Vic Borrell’s shutout stretch, while the Senators edged the Yankees 4-3. Giants lost 2-1 as Colling and Hurst powered the Phillies to a win.
Leo Durocher slugged three doubles and two singles as his Cardinals routed Cincinnati. Monte Pearson held the Indians to six hits in a second game victory.
Nearly 50 players entered the third annual Mid-Atlantic Sennis tournament with Wilmer Hines, the defending champion and UNC star, seeded number one. Letty Bryan of Chattanooga was viewed as the main challenger seeded second as pairings awaited several early entrants. Additional seeds included Arthur Hendrix Lakeland Hudson Hamm Fort Lauderdale Burtz Boulware Tallahassee Ray White Miami Gerri Camp Eron Tulsa and George Duling San Antonio. Play in other events begins tomorrow in Spartanburg South Carolina.
The Dodgers exploded for seven runs in the first inning before Cincinnati weathered the storm and forced two extra frames. Bottomley homered in both games, with one blast helping force the second game into three extra innings, while Cincinnati errors aided the Cards in scoring.
An international field lines up at Forest Hills to challenge Helen Wills Moody for the American women's singles crown as she seeks an eighth title. The lineup includes Dorothy Round Mary Heeley Freda James Betty Nuthall and domestic stars Alice Marble Sarah Palfrey Carolin Babcock Josephine Cruickshank and others. Moody recovers from a back injury while Helen Jacobs heads the home contingent.
The High Point Red Sox meet the Asheville Black Tourists tonight at Willis Park at 8:30. The local Negro league club adds Boger and Ingram to bolster their lineup as they arrive on two consecutive wins over strong Southern teams.
The treadmill was originally a manually powered mill invented by William Cubie around 1820. It later became a punitive device and was introduced into English prisons.
Gene Sarazen defeats Willie Goggin 5 and 4 at Blue Mound to win the National Professional Golf Championship for the third time. The victory follows Sarazen’s renewed drive after being labeled washed up by Tommy Armour, with Sarazen advancing past Eldred, Cooper, Dudley, Farrell, and Goggin to seal the title.
Boston shutout Brooklyn 6 to 0 while Brooklyn lost 11 to 2. Philadelphia edged New York 2 to 1. Chicago beat Pittsburgh 3 to 2. Cincinnati 2 to 3 and St Louis 3 to 4 in league games.
St. Louis defeated Cleveland 3 to 2 while Cleveland won 5 to 3 in another game. New York beat Washington 3 to 4 and Philadelphia won 10 to 19 against an opponent. Detroit trounced Cleveland 6 to 5 in a 17 inning marathon.
The veteran pitcher aged over 50 stars for Greensboro and wins again. President Bramham recalls Eldridge’s 1920 Columbus trial, where Derby Day Bill Clymer scouted Jimmy Teague and instead bought Eldridge, who allegedly left Columbus saying it’s too easy to win in the Piedmont.
Charlotte's Hornets hold a two and a half game edge in the Piedmont league as an extra three games are added, moving the finale to September 9. They swept Winston-Salem 6 3 behind Jim Lyle. Greensboro visits next in a pivotal series while Richmond and Durham split a Sunday pair. The Bulls climb to fourth with a Wilmington double.
The High Point high school athletic fund expects about 70 dollars from a weekend doubleheader at Willis Park featuring leaders from the Industrial and Amateur loops. Gate receipts totaled 75.20 with 10 dollars paid for park use. proceeds will be deposited in a special fund as a school committee oversees disbursement.
The record notes Winston-Salem defeated by Charlotte 3 to 5 while Wilmington Greensboro game is rained out. Richmond led Durham 7 to 1 before a second game ended 6 to 1 after a referees agreement.
The only slated game is New York at Philadelphia. Both teams face a single matchup with season implications and potential early momentum on the line.
Philadelphia visits Cleveland while Boston travels to Detroit. Only two games on the slate with no further matchups listed.
Ce cil's Drug Store awarded shaving sets for top runs scored with two prizes, and Allison Hoover Robbins received an Everready razor set from Joiner Drug Store as winning catcher. Jesse Lucas Stone of Robbins scored the game’s first hit and earned a tie prize from Bek Stevens, with other prizes remaining unclaimed.
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