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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
13
The Brooklyn Robins and Chicago Cubs square off in a decisive series finale as Brooklyn clings to a NL pennant lead while Chicago seeks a win to close the gap. Malone hurled a 5 to 1 Cub win and Ferrell added a 20th victory for Cleveland with a 15 to 0 beatdown of Philadelphia.
Chicago owner Charles Comiskey offered $75,000 cash to buy Joe Hauser, Baltimore International League first baseman, with possible inclusion of Bud Clancy. Hauser led organized baseball with 54 homers, two more added yesterday, six behind Babe Ruth's record of 60.
Chicago Aug 15 Hack Wilson Cubs has 40 home runs this season and cites Pitcher Bob Smith of Boston as his favorite pitcher to hit against. Smith is credited with four of Wilsons homers, followed by Wild Bill Hallahan of St. Louis with three, while Dazzy Vance Ray Phelps Claude Willoughby Phil Collins and Tiny Chaplin each gave up two. Fifteen homers came on foreign diamonds.
Prunes a Colorado pack burro was shot after reportedly living 62 years and losing the ability to eat. The decision reflects humane euthanasia concerns in aging working animals.
About 200 top swimmers gathered in Charlotte for the mid-Atlantic championships with strong entries from Chattanooga Savannah Charleston Knoxville Winston-Salem and Charlotte. Georgia Tech star Ish Williams headlines in sprint events as the largest entry list in history features 49 cities across five states.
Salisbury North Carolina sees top state police marksmen competing in a marksmanship contest closing the North Carolina association of police chiefs convention. Dr W J Fenton Red Cross field instructor gives address and demonstration. Judge Thomas L Johnson Lumberton gubernatorial candidate was banquet speaker last night.
Kentucky motorists consumed 143,717,831 gallons of gasoline in 1929, reflecting statewide fuel usage patterns and driving activity during the late 1920s.
Rube Eldridge pitched a shutout allowing four hits as his team, backed by 15 singles and 11 runs, defeated Hillcrest 11 to 0. H Johnson went four for four to pace the winners while Hillcrest never had a player with more than one hit. Eldridge injury forced relief by Harris in the ninth.
Six new tennis courts nearing completion in Latta Park will be supervised by the Charlotte park and recreation commission.
Columbia catcher Hal Finney known as a top class backstop with the Columbia Comets has joined the Pittsburgh Pirates. Finney was regarded among the Sally League's best catchers this season.
Charlotte notes that both the South Atlantic and Piedmont leagues will end their seasons on September 6 this year. The move aligns the closing date for regional competition, affecting teams and schedules across both circuits.
Durham report says Warren heavyweight champion of the Carolinas and Virginia has signed to fight a return bout with Sid Terris early in September. Terris to challenge Warren again in a rematch set for fall.
Asheville welcomes right handed pitcher Ker Shaw Jones after the announcement that Earl Mattingly was sold to Brooklyn. The move shifts rosters as the Tourists retool in the league.
Coach Chuck Collins calls 83 candidates for one of the biggest Carolina squads in history to report for practice the first week of September in Chapel Hill.
Shelby youth Pete Webb age fifteen, a left handed golfer, holds the scoring record on three Carolinas courses.
Ruth Sammy Von Elm a rising golf talent in Salt Lake City is noted as one of the most talented girls on the local links. She is the younger sister of George Len and Roy Von Elm, with George as a top amateur and former U S amateur champion. Ruth has played golf for only a year.
After four years of trying Caesarion five year old son of Man O War Cleopatra finally wins a race in the Champlain stakes at Saratoga paying 25 to 1. Owned by W R Coe, a Wall Street broker, the colt climbed from maiden ranks after a long series of near misses across tracks and years.
In Gastonia North Carolina on August 15 the Legion Juniors contest the eighth region final with Gastonia’s team facing Alexandria Virginia after Gastonia beat Columbia South Carolina 6 to 4 and Alexandria crushed Memphis Tennessee 24 to 4. The regional winner advances to Eastern play in Charlottesville Virginia next week.
Furman University football squad will train in the mountains of Western South Carolina for two weeks starting September 1. Coach Dad Amis has summoned 50 athletes to report for practice at aioneer park mountain camp, following a historic plan. Erskine’s team also trained at Ben Clarken, North Carolina, last year and will do so again this fall.
Jose Santa from Portugal scored a knockout of Al Sherring in Boston after a tense bout in New York last night. The win improves Santa Maria’s standings while Sherring suffers a defeat marked by a decisive finish in the late rounds.
Charlotte August 15. Chief Hughey Harmon pitched his 23rd win of the season to lift the Greenville Spinners to the top of the Sally League standings as they defeated the Macon Peaches 7 to 1 in a weekend opener. Harmon had already earlier in the week won his 22nd game to put Greenville ahead.
In a twin bill Asheville and Augusta split honors. Augusta won the afternoon game 13 to 0 while Asheville claimed the nightcap 7 to 2 yielding a decisive doubleheader result.
The afternoon game spotlighted Harris on the mound for the Wolves and his teammates delivered strong hitting to support the effort.
In the night game Ormand duplicated Harris' hurling for Asheville and his supporting cast banged the ball harder than the Wolves did in winning their game.
Harvel hit a first game homer to anchor Augusta and win top honors. In the night game Packard collected four hits in five trips to claim the laurels.
Columbia topped Charlotte 3 0 as Erickson pitched well and Petty added mound work for the Hor nets. Both teams produced eleven hits, but Columbia took the win with strong pitching and timely play.
Pat Malone limited the Robins to eight hits as the Cubs stayed atop the league. Wes Ferrell earned his 20th win for the Indians by holding the Athletics to seven hits. Earl Whitehill set a season high with a tenth straight win for the Tigers. Elias Funk drove in a three run triple with bases loaded as Detroit defeated New York. George Durham and the Red Sox edged the Browns with four hits.
Chicago August 15 Manager Joe McCarthy believes Hal Carlson's death early in the season deprived the Cubs of a second straight National League pennant. He said the loss was a blow the team has not recovered from and that Carlson would have contributed key wins when needed.
Teams from North and South Carolina Virginia and Tennessee prepare to compete for a regional spot in the American Legion junior baseball series. Columbia South Carolina and Gastonia open in Gastonia with Memphis Tennessee and Alexandria Virginia following. Winners meet for a Charlottesville bid with six other regional teams in the eastern half. The eastern champ then faces western winners in Memphis for the Little World Series.
Edwin R. Bridges of Charlotte proposes freeing 500 deserving state penitentiary inmates on parole. A parole officer would monitor those released, aiming to reduce the prison population and save about 75000 annually in costs.
At Saratoga SpringsHarry Payne Whitney's Whichone seeks to upset William Woodward's Gallant Fox in a battle for the three year old title. Fox unbeaten in six starts this year, rated 4 to 5 favorite with bar Sande, while Whichone supporters point to recent wins and a strong Belmont Stakes showing as proof of a 30 percent improvement.
In New Orleans last night Jim Londos weighing 198 pounds defeated Gino Garibaldi 268 pounds in two straight falls, the world heavyweight wrestling champion claim. Garibaldi suffered the two falls as Londos earned the victory.
The Canners League of California reports the 1930 asparagus pack at 2,663,191 cases, about 10,000 fewer than 1929. The revised tally reflects adjustments in production and market demand, with officials noting steady processing through the season.
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