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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1933
Page
2
Reported results show Charlotte 5 and Winston 3, C Greenabdero 5 and Wilmington 3, Durham 4 and Richmond 3, reflecting a informal city landings tally with small point spreads among teams.
Pittsburgh visits New York Cincinnati plays Brooklyn Chicago goes to Philadelphia St Louis competes with Boston in NBA action scheduled for today across five venues.
Yesterday games show Philadelphia 8 Chicago 4. New York 8 Pittsburgh 5. Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3. Only games scheduled.
Washington beat Detroit 5 to 4 while Cleveland defeated New York 6 to 4. Boston topped Chicago 6 to 4 and Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 11 to 3.
The summary lists national batting leader Klein of Philadelphia with 378 and runs leader Martin of the Cardinals with 94. Klein tops RBIs at 106. doubles leader Klein again with 36. triples led by Vaughan of Pittsburgh with 47. home runs shared by Berger and Klein at 24. stolen bases led by Martin with 18. pitching leader Cantwell Braves 19 7.
Foxx of the Athletics leads with 155 runs batted in and 24 home runs while Manush of the Senators posts 151 hits and 343 batting average. Gehrig, Ruth, and Chapman also top their events as Whitehill and Grove pace pitching figures.
Boxer results from Pittsburgh Newark Long Beach Baltimore and other locations show various outpoints and stoppages. Fights include Billy Holt and Phil Ross in Pittsburgh and Johnny Rousseau leading in Montreal with several local contenders.
The New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates twice, 6 to 2 in the second game after a 6 to 4 opening win. The wins stretch the Giants’ streak to six and widen their lead over the Boston Braves to seven games as Chicago Cubs split with Philadelphia.
Yesterday's Stars include Terry and Bad Parmelec for the Giants versus Pirates with a ninth inning homer to clinch game one while Sam Leslie delivered a ninth inning single for Dodgers against the Teds. Prank Putiak led Indians in an eighth inning two on rally to beat the Yankees as Gordon Rhodes of the Red Box halted the White Sox with seven safeties and a homer in a two game sweep.
William F. Wood, 45, cousin of former President Taft, was released after four days in captivity in a crowded market. A kidnapper was shot and killed as police responded to Wood’s cries for help after the officer was fatally wounded. A civilian bystander, Mrs. Ella Bowers, 62, was struck.
Baseball notes show Chuck Klein extending his NL lead with a week of 12 hits in 26 at bats to raise his average to .378 and widen the gap over Jimmie Foxx and Bill Terry. The report also covers Joe Kuhel gaining in the AL, Klein losing home run lead to Wally Berger, and other league leaders. Separate items describe a Sausalito kidnap incident and a school tax levy election details.
Lexington citizens met at the county courthouse to discuss a proposed ten cent per hundred dollar school tax levy as a supplement. The August 26 meeting aimed to mobilize support and organize for the September voting event.
Five persons across Germany were decapitated at dawn under the Hitler regime. Emma Thieme, who schemed to kill her own son, was executed at Gorgau along with two accomplices. Executions continued in Butsbach Essen and Schweidnitz Silesia for separate crimes, all witnessed by a small crowd.
In New York Forest Hills final Helen Moody seeks an eighth national title to tie the record held by Molla Mallory while Helen Jacobs aims for first upset over Moody. Jacobs beat Dorothy Round 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the semi final amid Moody’s back issues.
South Lexington's fast baseball aggregation handed Globe Parlor a 9 to 3 loss at Lexington yesterday. Dry and Barnhart led Lexing ton with two hits and two runs each along with M Ingram for Globe Parlor. Collins faced Whitfield on the mound for Lexington, Whitfield struck out eight and allowed nine hits. Local offense produced in the first, third, and fourth frames with a late rally in the sixth and seventh that fell short.
In Charlotte August reports the Mid Atlantic tournament heads to finals with Miss Eliza Coxe of Asheville favored to win the women's crown against Miss Emily Fishburne of Hendersonville and Pinopoliss, D C. Enfin Hamm of Fort Lauderdale faces Wilmer Hines of Columbia for the men's title while Wright and Halverstadt are eliminated.
In Charlotte on August 26 the Richmond Colts dropped to fourth in Piedmont standings after a 4 to 3 loss to the Durham Bulls. Onslow’s club led by pitchers Herman Holfhouser and Lefty Marina saw Marina fall as Durham took two straight in the series. Jim Bryant drove in the tying and winning runs with a two-out eighth inning single.
Raleigh August 26 There will be power and power enough this fall in NC State s backfield to make it one of the most dangerous in the state if all the eligible material returns for work on Sept 4. The 1932 backfield was praised by Wallace Wade of Duke as the finest he saw.
Asheville North Carolina August 26 195? finals of the 36th Asheville country club invitation golf tournament feature Carl Dann Jr of Orlando Florida facing Toomer of Naples North Carolina after 18 holes in the morning and 18 in the afternoon. Dann beat Chet Brown of Asheville 5 and 4 while Toomer edged Alan Smith of Asheville 2 and ?
Elgin Newfoundland hosts a revival road race over an eight and a quarter mile course. Veteran Ralph De Palma, 50, headlines a field that includes Freddie Frame, 1932 Indy winner, and drivers Lou Moore, Shorty Cantlon, Russell Snowberger, Wild Bill Cummings, Wilbur Shaw, Frank Brisco, and L. L. Corum with Indy speedway experience.
Boxers defeated H. P. T. & D. nine 8 to 2 on Thursday afternoon. Boxers led early with runs in the first, second and third innings, never relinquishing the lead. Young collected three hits in as many at bats, Hayworth added two, while Railroad could muster only one safe hit. Battery: Haney and Gallismore for Boxers, Ingram and Bruton for Railroad.
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