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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1933

Page

2

Sant Ana Perea closes amateur league and two clashes in industrial circuit

Tomorrow features the closing of the Amateur league and two key Industrial circuit games in local baseball. Melrose and Robbins face hard opposition as the race for the second half title hinges on results. Robbins can clinch the lead with a win and Melrose loss, while a Melrose win and Robbins loss would force a playoff.

Melrose Robbins Amos Furniture City Adamé Millis Guilford Jamestown Tomlinson Triangle Crown Southern Chair High Point Highland

Saturday Games Highlight Local Matchups

Saturday sees Southern Chair facing H P Overell at Southern Chair while Highland plays U P U at six. AdameMillis receives a bye in the schedule.

Ww. Pet H. P Highland Southern Southern Chair H. P. Overell P. U

Yesterday's Results From Local Games

Yesterday results show Robbins 6 Melrose 65 and Ames 8 AdameMillis 5. Furniture City shaded Jamestown 15 4 with a forfeit noted. Tomlinson dollar amount Crown 0. Triangle and Guilford not reported.

Robbins Melrose Ames Adame-Millis Furniture City Jamestown Tomlinson Crown Triangle Guilford

Local matches feature a slate of college games

Peruse vs Amos at High School and Adame Millis facing Guilford at Ian Arena headline a busy schedule. Mélrose plays Furniture City at Kearns while Triangle meets Crown at Triangle Court. Jamestown hosts Tomlinson at Jamestown Court for a full evening of basketball.

Peruse Amos Highool Adame Millis Guilford Ian Mélrose Furniture City Kearns Triangle Crown Jamestown Tomlinson

Indoor Summer Fight Show Fails to Draw Crowd at Garden

In New York a reduced attendance of about 6000 watched Patsy Perront of Cleveland batter Izzy Gastanaga in Madison Square Garden. The event featured a prom fight and iterated a casual air with a no smoking ban removal, but the promoters saw little future promise.

New York Ite Cool& System Madis Square Garden Patsy Perront Cleveland Izzy Gastanaga

Death ruled in shooting of 73 year old Charlie Rowe

Coroner R L Washburn described the fatal shooting at Rowe's Hickory home as a plain case of death by own action. Rowe was a retired farmer aged 73.

Hickory R. L. Washburn Chariie Rowe

Rube and Polly Set For Park Game Wednesday

Rube Eldridge's Spero team will meet Polly Snyder's High Point outfit next Wednesday at Willis Park at 4:30 PM. The two clubs have played once yearly for three years, with Rube winning the initial game 18 to 4, giving the series a 3 to 1 edge.

Rube Eldridge Spero Polly Snyder High Point Willis Park Asheboro Rube Polly

Shields and Vines Set for Newport Semi Finals

Frank X Shields faces Ellsworth Vines the national titlist in the Newport Casino tournament semi final. Shields advanced by defeating Frankie Parker while Vines beat Lester Stoeten to reach the last four. Clifford Suter and Wilmer Allison also reached the semi finals.

Frank Shields Ellsworth Vines Newport Frank X. Shields New Orleans Wilmer Allison Austin Texas Vines Sutter Gregory Mangin Newark N. J Allison Gledhill Santa Barbara Cal

Cooper Leads Canadian Open Field at Royal York Course

In Toronto Harry Cooper of Chicago held the lead after opening his bid to defend the title at the Royal York course. Sarazen faded with 76 while Johnny Farrell shot a 71 to tie for second, after a remarkable first nine.

Toronto Ont Royal York Harry Cooper Chicago Gene Saracen United States Milwaukee Johnny Farrell

Dodgers To Explain In Court Losses On Minor Loop Farms

The Brooklyn Dodgers heirs win an order to compel the Ebbets estate executors and club directors to show cause why they should not be examined about the club’s affairs including purchases of minor league properties. The petition notes a $30,000 loss in minor league operations and recalls Ebbets opposed the policy in his time.

Dodgers New York Brooklyn National League Baseball Club Charles H. Ebbets Ebbets George Wingate Ball Club Hhe

Bucher Sets New Iron Man Record In Piedmont Race

Charlotte holds a three game edge over Piedmont after a rain shortened slate. Jimmy Bucher of Greensboro leads batting with .371, tied for home runs at 21 with Croaker Wade of Richmond. Unofficial stats show the famed second baseman driving Piedmont’s offense as the circuit chase continues.

Charlotte Piedmont Jimmy Bucher Greensboro Bucher Croaker Wade Richmond Cardinal Gate City Durham Wilmington Winston-Salem

Babe Ruth Hits Homer as Nats Win on West Trip

Yankees stumble on long road trip as Lou Gehrig extends consecutive games record. Senators roll to 14 1 victory behind Monte Weaver, tying season best nine straight. Browns topple the Yankees 7 6 in ten innings, Levey driving in winning run. Indians pound Athletics 15 4 to move into fourth. Giants beat Reds 7 2 as rain politics loom for Pirates and Cubs.

Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR Associated Press New York Yankees Lou Gehrig Buster Lou Washington Senators Monte Weaver Weaver Chicago White Sox Yankees Gehrig Everett Scott Lou Babe Ruth St. Louis Browns Lefty Gomez Browns Rogers Hornsby Jim Levey Oscar Melillo Yanks George Earnshaw Bob Weeland Eldon Auker Boston Red Sox Detroit New York Giants Cincinnati Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Boston Giants Buccaneers St. Louis Cardinals Phillies

Barnes Suffers Loss in Pro Debut Bout with Veach

Junie Barnes, after leaving college last spring, drops to 10 5 as Al Veach wins a neat duel in Wilmington. Bees register nine hits off the left hander to pace the matchup.

Junie Barnes Wilmington Barnes al Veach The Bees

Gehrig Extends Streak As Big League Record

Lou Gehrig adds to a storied career by playing his 1,308th consecutive game for the Yankees, breaking Everett Scott’s major league mark in St. Louis. He set AL records for runs batted in and tied Ruth for most homers, with pivotal moments in 1927 to 1932.

New York Lou Gehrig Yankees St. Louis Everett Scott Babe Ruth Bobby Lowe Ed Delehanty

Weathering the Rain and Rising Sports Hopes

Rain disrupts baseball tennis and golf as local sports fans plan charity efforts. High Point golf fund drives gather donations while exhibitions loom with pro players from Greensboro Sedgefield and Durham. Football and wrestling chatter returns, with Summer events and Olympic star mentions fueling talk.

Jupiter Pluvius

Gastonia Wins Regional Final Bid in Junior Legion Baseball

Gastonia defeats Spartanburg 11 to 1 before about 8 000 fans to advance to the eastern finals in Springfield Ohio. Horace Litton hits the lone Spartanburg run, while Gastonia toppled Memphis earlier and Spartanburg eliminated Richmond to reach the regional final.

Gastonia Ameri Legion Springfield Spartanburg Horace Litton Wilson Stolver Memphis Tenn Richmond

Layground Baseball Senior Scores Inning Play

The Rae Emma Bisi team shows a 14 to 3 victory over School with a 1 0 0 final inning spread and Green Peace and Gen senbash noted in the scoreline.

Rae Emma Bisi Peace and Gensenbash

Obadiah Walker Shifts to Clash in Philadelphia Bout

Paterson XII notes Obadiah Walker 220 pounds faces Philip H in Philadelphia against Humble Arce 196 pounds from Porto Rico with no contest scheduled nine rounds listed in record.

Stars deliver big day with multi hit games across leagues

Yesterday's box scores show Karl Averill homered triple and two singles for the Indians in a win over the Athletics. Gus Mancuso drove in three with three singles for the Giants against the Reds, Monte Weaver limited the White Sox to four hits, Joe Medwick hit two homers and a single for the Cardinals against the Phillies, Rogers Hornsby tied the game with a ninth inning pinch homer for the Browns vs the Yankees, and Bob Weiland allowed five Tiger hits as the Red Sox took a victory.

Karl Averill Indians Athletics Gus Mancuso Giants Reda Monte Weaver Senators White Sox Joe Medwick Cardinals Phillies Rogers Hornsby Browns Yankees Bob Weiland Red Sox Tigers

Rain Delays Big Blowing Rock Show In August

Heavy rain postpones 12 of 17 events at the Blowing Rock horse show, a major charity event. Hundreds of spectators had been expected to attend the season’s standout sports and social gathering.

Blowing Rock

Ruth Will Sign '34 Contract Only If He Can Play All This

Babe Ruth predicted he would not sign a 1934 contract unless he could play the full season. He suggested he might retire if unable to play all games, citing fairness to the Yankees. Ruth returned to the lineup and hit his 27th homer as New York battles St. Louis.

Ruth ST. Louis Babe Ruth New York Yankee Yankees Jimmy Foxx Athletics Yankee

Eight Survivors In Women's Meet Face Ding-Dong Battle

Eight survivors in the women’s national tennis championships at Forest Hills enter quarterfinal play after three days of sparring. Helen Wills Moody, Alice Marble, Dorothy Round, and Helen Jacobs headline tight matches as Mary Heeley, Betty Nuthan, Sarah Palfrey, and Josephine Cruickshank push for upset wins.

New York Forest Hills Helen Wills Moody Mrs. Moody Mary Heeley England California Lion Among the Lambs Alice Marble San Franciscan Betty Nuthan Miss Marble Carolin Babcock Dorothy Round Wimbledon Sarah Palfrey Boston Helen Jacobs Josephine Cruickshank Santa Ana Calif Helen Josephine Peggy Scriven Freda James Miss Scriven

Swimming Stars Open Seventh Mid-Atlantic Championship

Nearly 100 of the southeast’s top swimmers gathered at Myers Park Country Club for the opening of the seventh annual Mid Atlantic Championship. Rivalries include Louise and Ruth Stuhr, with Charleston favored yet Knoxville and Florida squads posing strong challenges. Notables Ish Williams Don Grubbs and Reba Morton are listed among entrants from multiple cities and thirteen teams have registered.

Charlotte Myers Park Country Club Stuhr Louise Ruth Charleston 8. C Knoxville Tenn Florida Ish Williams Rome Don Grubbs Birmingham Ala Reba Morton Jacksonville St. Petersburg Asheville Sumter Richmond High Point Chattanooga Spartanburg

State reemployment offices to be located in populous counties

Capus M. Waynick, state reemployment director, said here that managers of central reemployment offices will be stationed only in heavily populated counties, indicating a targeted distribution of resources.

Charlotte Capus M. Waynick

Major League Leaders Highlight NL Batting and Pitching

Yesterday's scores list NL leaders with Bobby Klein of the Phillies topping batting at .387 and 164 hits. Terry Klein and Vaughan tie for several categories while pitchers Cantwell of the Braves leads with 16 wins and 7 losses as Tinning of the Cubs is 0-4.

Klein Phillies Terry Giants Martin Cardinals P. Waner Pirates Vaughan Pulslis Medwick Waner Berger Braves Wrnseh Cantwell Tinning Cubs

Foxx Leads A's Batting Leaders In 1930 Season Snapshot

Foxx tops the Athletics with 359 hits and 102 RBIs alongside teammate Simmons who leads White Sox with 95 runs batted in. Gehrig drives 98 runs for the Yankees, while Manush of the Senators adds 162 hits. Combs guides the Yankees with 12 triples, and Ruth slugs 27 home runs for the Yankees. Grove of the Athletics records an 18 6 pitching line.

Foxx Athletics Simmons White Sox Gehrig Yankees Simmons White Sox Manush Senators Burns Browns Appling Averill Indians Combs Myer Reynolds Ruth Walker Tigers Chapman Grove Whitehill

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