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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1949
Page
8
A world series atmosphere fills Ebbets Field as the St. Louis Cardinals travel to Brooklyn to face the Dodgers in a pivotal series. Branch Rickey asserts the matchup could decide the National League pennant and heightens the pressure on both teams.
The Ports High Point Enterprise issues a front page teaser dated Tuesday August 23 1949 highlighting local news, weather, and upcoming events in High Point and surrounding area.
North State Conference teams brace for a tough fall schedule with Western Carolina and Lenoir Rhyne defending strong shows. Eddie Teague and Bill Dole are among newcomers watched as Guilford, Catawba, Atlantic Christian, Elon, and others mix coaching changes and new hopes. Baseball meanwhile features Musial and the Dodgers clashing with the Cardinals in a three game set at Ebbets Field with playoff implications.
Car owners are urged to visit the service department for a complete check up of steering troubles. The ad promotes a full inspection to diagnose and fix nervous handling.
In Chicago on August 23 Peggy Kirk, a 27 year old Ohio champion from Findlay, shot a three under par 73 at Westmoreland to set a course record and earn medalist honors among 32 qualifiers for the Women's Western Amateur. Margaret Gunther, a veteran, awaits their first round match.
Regional standings and schedule list multiple games across cities including New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis and St Louis at Brooklyn with starting times and pitcher or player records. The note includes daily results from North State League games involving Hickory Concord Salisbury Lexington Statesville Mooresville and nearby towns with rain postponements and matchups.
New York Yankees purchase Johnny Mize the Giants first baseman for an undisclosed sum now joining the team immediately. The move shifts Mize to the No 5 spot behind Joe DiMaggio and frees Tommy Henrich to right field. Mize has 315 career homers and joins a potent Yankee lineup in a pennant drive.
Stocky Lynn Southworth earned his 17th victory of the season over the Concord Nationals in a rain halted 13 2 Hi Toms win. Lou Owens Vann Harrington and Johnny Lybrand sparked a 10 hit attack including a 360 foot Lybrand double. The win keeps Thomasville High Point top of the North State League as they prepare to host Mooresville and Merchants Night at Finch Field.
In St Peters burg Florida Orlando Pat Plasterers beat Jack Brisco 6 to 0 Cal Walker from Knoxville defeated Epps Jewelry 9 to 1 leaving them unbeaten in the Southeastern Girls Softball tournament Drayton and Greensboro each won earlier actions with Mobile Sokols and Sokol Mud Pullets eliminated Wake Forest players Gregus and O Quinn touted as national champions for the fall season with high kickoff returns and top pass receiving marks respectively
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