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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1944
Page
7
Sports column surveys the Eastern Intercollegiate rules shift favoring pros and upcoming fights. It notes Billingsham’s resistance, fan interest, and potential impact on game play. Also mentions Joe Louis Buddy Beargate, Mike Jacobs coverage, Cardinal baseball book, and boxing and military sports figures with brief regional ties.
Triangle Nine defeated Tomlinson 18 to 5 on the high school field in a rough game noted for wild play and base running. Veteran Jay Newby pitched three innings, Ferbee Bowler and Haro Rickard followed with strong relief, while umpire Grady Hedrick even pitched the last inning. Reginald Dawson and Fowler led Triangle with two hits each, Calv in Flynn and Newby added three safeties. Melrose meets Randleman tomorrow at 5:15 in another Industrial League tilt.
New York August 15 Dixie Walker owns a .355 average with a slight edge over Stan Musial .353 as the pennant race tightens. Bobby Doerr climbs to .330, Joe Medwick surges to .325, with Siebert Fox Hodgin Moses and others in the top10 standings.
Emmett O'Neill of Boston stopped St Louis with four hits in a 5-1 Boston win shrinking the Browns' lead. Nick Etten's ninth inning homer tied New York's fate, sending the Yankees to a 2-1 13th inning win over Chicago. Tony Lupien fueled a 6-1 Philadelphia victory with a three hit, two RBI day and a steal. Stan Spence paced Washington's 8-5 win with two extra base hits. Mort Cooper earned his 16th win for the Cardinals in a 4-2 victory over Brooklyn.
Salvation Army faced the Carolina Contain ers at Abbatior Park while Marah Furniture met Highland Mills at Marah Park. Lions Club played Kiwanis Club at Oak View School.
New York August 15 six changes are adopted by the intercollegiate football association to modernize play. Changes include five yard penalites for kickoffs out of bounds and permit use of a one inch artificial tee for kickoffs among others. Major schools including Army Cornell Yale Penn State Navy and Pitt will observe the new rules.
United States sports brief listing 1925 American League leaders Doerr leading in batting and runs with 15 home runs and 137 RBIs Requires noting several players across both leagues: Musial Nicholson Barrett and Wilks among top hitters and pitchers Also notes 1 782 000 acres of soybeans in 1925 versus 14 254 000 acres this year for context
Blair Park Golf Club caddies defeated Emerywood Country club 6 to 4 in a Blair Park links event yesterday afternoon. Matches included Pred Hughes and Bill Walker 3 0 over Sonny Travis and Tommy Langley. Hammett and Madden 2 0 over Turnage and Byerly. Hedrick and Branham 6 1 over Sears and Everhart. Turnage and Prevo 3 0 over Simmons and Wood.
Albemarle hosts Huntington in the ninth region American Legion Junior baseball semifinals at 5 p.m. Huntington seeks its first win while Norfolk, aiming to finish the tourney, has already beaten Huntington 19 to 1 and now needs one more victory to clinch the title.
August 15 report from Greenville South Carolina notes Thomaston Georgia and West Palm Beach Florida meeting this afternoon after Thomaston defeated Birmingham 2-0 and Greenville defeated Palm Beach 9-7 in first round games. Jon tallied two runs in the ninth. Beac WAS a peers duel between and Prabat. Occa pitcher Bill Moody worked well and drove in two seventh inning runs.
The problem of X radiography on the battlefield is solved by a portable X-ray table. Older devices weighed a ton and were impractical for field use.
Spokane report on the 1944 National PGA qualifying at Manito course shows Joedayn Annon of Manaroneck leading after two rounds with 68. Veterans Byron Nelson and Harold McSpaden close, as 150 totals expected to qualify 32 players for match play starting tomorrow.
International League results list Jersey City 4-1 Toronto 2-2 Newark 5 Rochester 3 Buffalo 16 Syracuse 6 Baltimore 9 Montreal 8 Indianapolis 4-6 Minneapolis 1-5 second game 10 innings Columbus 5-1 Kansas City 2-7 Toledo 3 Milwaukee 0 St Paul Louieville doubleheader postponed Southern Association Atlanta 4-9 Mobile 2-5 Memphis 6 Little Rock 3 13 innings New Orleans 13 Birmingham 8 11 innings Only games scheduled
Pirates win two straight as they split the world series race with the Reds in a tight National League chase. Details cite Frank Frisch’s speed and late drama, with several wins and losses shaping standings around St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago and New York.
Night of fights featured Graziano outpointing Fiorello in New York and Williams outpointing Reddick in Baltimore. Other bouts in Newark Providence Detroit Chicago and Buffalo saw Oma Nitehy and Arroy win by technical knockout or outpoint rivals as the cotton textile industry reports higher output with fewer spindles.
Changes in programs as listed due to late network corrections. Serials include Wilderness Road The Sea Hound and Dick Tracy with repeats. time slots span 6:00 to 11:15 PM with news, commentary, and various dramatic programs. Notable segments feature The Sea Hound repeats, Captain Tim Healy, and Gunfire time shifts for CBS and ABC listings.
GAMES TODAY featuring Cleveland Smith 6-9 at Washington Candini 6-7 830 p m E WT Detroit Overmire 7-11 at Philadelphia Christopher 8-10 315 p m E WT Chicago Magnes 2-1 at New York Zuber 2-6 230 p m E WT St Louis Jakucki 10-7 at Boston Terry 3-7 300 p m E WT
Baseball results and upcoming games listed for cities including Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Boston St Louis Brooklyn and more. Notable lines show Andrews De La Cruz Peidman and Vandenberg among pitchers with scores and times in eastern and central zones.
Pauline Betz of Los Angeles opens the final tuneup for her national women’s singles title defense at the Longwood Invitation Grass tournament in Brookline Massachusetts. The draw includes Louise Brough Dorothy Bundy Margaret Osborne and other top entrants from across the nation as Betz braces for stiff competition.
An electric shovel with a dipper strips nearly a million tons of earth each month from Illinois fields. It can scoop a car load in 50 seconds.
History notes that in the telephone industry the role of switchboard operators moved from boys to girls as the latter were deemed steadier and less likely to drink alcohol, marking a gendered shift in early communications work.
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