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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
2
Lou Gehrig prepares to mark his 1,307th consecutive game as the Yankees face long odds in the pennant race. He leads New York with two hits in a loss to Satchel Paige Wells’s Browns, while the Senators overpower the White Sox as Cleveland and Detroit win to stay in the chase. The Giants extend their NL lead with a 5-0 shutout of Cincinnati as Pittsburgh and Brooklyn split a doubleheader.
New York August 17 AP report notes women players finally wear shorts at Forest Hills tennis event. Fashion observers mention Grace Suber and several others in white crepe de chine shorts and blouse, with several named players cited as stylish.
Mt. Louis plays Philadelphia. Chicago faces Boston. Cincinnati meets New York. Pittsburgh plays Brooklyn in today’s slate.
Results yesterday show Cincinnati beating New York 6 to 5, St. Louis routing Philadelphia 7 to 0, Brooklyn prevailing 27 to 1 over Pittsburgh, and Boston defeating Chicago 6 to 1.
Washington at Oh. Philadelphia at Cleveland. New York at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit. Washington 5 Chicago ?, St. Louis 19 New York 3, Detroit 6 Boston 4, Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 4.
Chicago bouts feature Karl 101 defeating Marty Sitimons by points after ten rounds in Saginaw. Quincy’s Tl-Al Stillman stops Petro Corti in New York. Dewey Kimrey wins by technical knockout in the seventh over Ted Sandwina in Charlotte. Winnipeg’s Charlie Belanger wins over Buck Everett in Gary Indiana after ten rounds.
Braves plate six runs in the eighth to beat the Phillies 6 to 1. In other action the Cardinals edge the Phillies 7 to 6 in 12 innings with Jimmy Collins homering late to seal the win. the Cardinals also won 2 to 0 in another game.
Gastonia North Carolina versus Spartanburg North Carolina for the right to represent season eight in the eastern finals of the American Legion Junior baseball series. Gastonia defeated Memphis Tennessee 7 to 3, while Spartanburg eliminated Richmond Virginia 8 to 0. J Lewis homered and doubled off Memphis ace T Gagiiano, aiding Gastonia as Melton limited the Tigers to six hits.
Water with magnesium and calcium appears hard and does not behave like soft water. The note contrasts mineral-rich water with softer varieties and implies different properties in use.
Yesterday's games affected top NL leaders. Klein of Philadelphia tops batting and hits, with Davis close behind. Berger and Klein lead home runs. Martin and Frisch pace steals, Cantwell anchors pitching leaders for the Braves and Cubs.
In American League stats Foxx of the Athletics tops batting with 368, 85 homers, 122 RBIs for Foxx. Simmons of the White Sox hits 168. Gehrig and Ruth noted for runs and homers. Pitchers Grove and Whitehill post strong records.
Mrs. Mamie Watson and Durward Hicks, Benson merchant, were convicted here of robbing Tim Westbrook of 197 dollars during a party deemed wild. The trial details note the alleged circumstances and outcome of the case.
Five African American men drowned when their excursion boat overturned near Ahoskie while returning from Scotland Neck. Local authorities investigated the incident as a tragic boating accident with casualties among a group from Scotland Neck.
Miss Frances MeKoleht was seriously injured in Belmont when struck by a hit and run driver. Police investigated the incident and urged any witnesses to come forward.
Gene Sarazen, newly crowned PGA champion of the United States, aims for the Canadian Open in Toronto. The field includes Johnny Farrell, Leo Diegel, Harry Cooper, Ralph Guldahl, George Von Elm, Tommy Armour, Joe Kirkwood, Al Watrous, and Willie Goggin, with Diegel a four time winner and Cooper the defending champion.
Forest Hills N Y August 17 England and United States sweep six of eight third round matches at the national tournament. Key clashes pitting Hele Wills Moody against Mrs Michell and Helen Jacobs against Freda James boost American hopes while Dorothy Round meets Mrs John Van Ryn and Betty Nuthall faces Caroline Babcock for foreign challengers.
In Spartanburg South Carolina two Florida players challenge Wilmer Hines of Columbia and Lefty Bryan of Chattanooga in the mid Dixie tennis tournament. Semi finals feature Hines against Arthur Hendrix and Bryan versus Hudson Hamm with rain delaying other events. Kennedy pushed Hines to three sets before losing and Ryan beat White. Cameron injured leading to a hand injury retirement.
A three story Toys Warhish Company warehouse in Chicago burned amid nearly twenty explosions. Firemen battled the blaze risking the lives of about two hundred firefighters as losses were estimated at $200,000.
A pair of rugged heavyweights meet at Madison Square Garden in a summer bout. Patsy Perrine of Cleveland and Theodore Gastanoga of Spain square off as the featured evening attraction in New York.
Donnie Bush predicts the New York Giants will win the National Pennant after the first shock of the season. He cites Bill Terry and a powerful lineup featuring Mel Ott and Lefty O Doul while cautioning rivals like the Cubs Pirates and Cardinals. He warns against underestimating the Giants bats and top pitching.
Ben White, a 60 year old veteran driver, steered Mary Reynolds to victory in the Hamiltonian at Goshen New York, earning $28,823 for W N Reynolds of Winston Salem. The bay filly posted a 2.03% time earning the win with two straight heats saved by a wet track spot.
Gilbert Ladon of New York defeated Roger Bernard of Flint by Gedston in Montreal. Paul Junior of Lewiston stopped Harold Brewart in Montréal in the tenth. Frankie Fiore of Montreal drew with Benny Brestweff of New York in a six round bout.
The Greensboro Pats split a two game set with the Charlotte Hornets, winning 4 3 after a 6 4 loss. Casey and Whitehead led Charlotte with timely hits, while Greensboro avoided a longer losing streak by snapping Charlotte’s seven game winning run.
Yesterday's action saw Pinkey Whitney and the Braves drop the Cubs on three hits while Karl Whitehill held the White Sox to seven hits with six strikeouts. Danny Taylor homered twice for the Dodgers in a win, and Grace drove in five in the nightcap. Averill drove in the go ahead run in the ninth for the Indians 5 4 over the Athletics. Schumacher held the Reds to no runs while Red Sox bats backed Bucky Walters with four RBIs. Collins homered in the first game with Moore throwing a seven hit shutout in the second. Burns added two doubles and two singles for the Browns.
Winnipeg and Eau Claire combined for 54 runs in a nine inning minor league contest, matching a high mark for prolific scoring. Chicago National League teams also posted high totals with an 85 to 19 Winnipeg win and a 26 to 23 Chicago victory.
Trustee will sell at public auction at the Greensboro courthouse east door at noon on September 20 1033. The property lies in High Point Guilford County North Carolina and is described by a long metes and bounds starting from English Street and West Avenue. The deed of trust was recorded in Book 611 Page 177 and secures the indebtedness of J aes Mina Wilson and Keziah Wilson and is now in default.
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