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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1933
Page
9
In High Point North Carolina Melrose Nine defeated S P U 16 2 to claim the first championship lead. Wilson hurled a no hit no run effort as Industrial League play featured Adams-Millis 4 9 P A 9 Highland 2 and Southern Chair taking a bye.
Adams-Millis hurler Lefty Wilson no hit Southern Public Utilities in a 4 to 0 victory. The same day Adams-Millis improved in the Industrial league while H P Overall won 16 to 2 over Highland. Next Saturday pitted H P Overall vs Adams-Millis in a pivotal matchup as season winds down.
The H P Overall baseball team defeated Highland 16 to 2 in seven plus innings as McDowell pitched a dominant game. Connor starred for Overall both at bat and in the field while Highland hurler broke a finger in the third and was replaced by Buck Anderson. Attendance was 200.
Phil Shaffer of Des Moines Iowa won the revival of the Elgin National Automobile road race in a sensational finish with Freddie Frame of Los Angeles. Twenty nine thousand spectators watched the eight mile country road course. The event took place in Elgin Illinois on August 26.
After industrial and amateur baseball championships, a volleyball series will run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights at the Y M C A for young men in industry until gym classes begin. The pool remains sparkling with new equipment as interest grows. Afternoon shop swims and morning dips by city playgrounds’ children continue through September. Coach Ab McAnally leads the local swimming team with strong showings in Inter-State and Mid-Atlantic events. Further meets and the annual channel swim are planned.
Neighborhood tennis leagues in the city will be matched to decide the city wide championship. Pending matches involve Greensboro and Winston-Salem representatives. High Point shows strong talent and compares well with other sections.
High Point Pointers beat Proximity Red Birds 18 to 2 in Proximity yesterday. Lee Sherrell starred at bat with Thomas, three for four, four base hit. Sherrell pitched four hits and two runs allowed as Proximity visits Willis Park at 3 30 this afternoon.
Between 300 and 400 pounds of mail matter are carried by planes in the U S Air Mail Service at night. Fighter loads are carried because of the additional equipment necessary for night flying.
The Atlantic City auditorium claims the world’s largest pipe organ, a centerpiece showcasing extraordinary instrument scale and craftsmanship. Officials highlight its size and historic significance for the venue.
Carl Dann Jr of Orlando defeated Jack Toomer of Naples by one up in a 36 hole final to win the 38th Asheville country club invitation tournament. A morning four-up lead held through lunch as Toomer rallied in the afternoon but missed a two-foot putt on the home hole, giving Dann the decisive halve and victory.
Greensboro right hander Bill Averette shut out Wilmington on four hits as the Patriots won 1 to 0. Dobbs pitched well for Wilmington, but Carter’s double stood as the lone extra base hit.
Charlotte erased an eight run deficit by scoring nine runs in the final three innings to beat the Winston-Salem Twins 9 to 8 tonight. Frank Packard homered for the winners as the score by innings shows Durham and others contributing to the comeback.
The Boston Braves beat the St Louis Cardinals 3 to 0 behind Ben Cantwell four hit pitching to sweep the series and push their win streak to seven. Cantwell and Jesse Haines locked in a pitching duel with Cantwell the better and the Braves flawless on defense. Urbanski Maranville and Cantwell sparkled as St Louis collected only singles, Papper Martin twice. Cantwell’s 18th win of the season came in a game where Boston scored in the third and seventh innings to seal the shutout.
Brooklyn used a makeshift infield with Hack Wilson and Al Lopez at second base and split the twin bill with Cincinnati. The Reds rallied for three in the eighth and three in the ninth to win 6 to 4 in game one, while Hollis Thurston and a pair of homers by Chick Outen and Glenn Wright powered a 4 to 2 Dodgers victory in game two.
Washington Senators fall 5 to 4 to the Cleveland Indians in 11 innings as Wes Ferrell outpitched five Senators. Burnett drives in tying run with a fourth hit, Galatzer scores on Vosmik single for the winner. Heinie Manush goes hitless after 33-game streak. Ferrell homers for own run support.
Detroit reports that the Yankees defeated the home team as George Uhle shut down his former mates for eight hits allowed, all scattered except in the sixth inning, securing a win on August 26.
The Philadelphia Athletics rallied in the seventh inning to score five runs on five hits, turning a deficit into a 10 to 6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Ted Lyons was otherwise strong, but Philadelphia spoiled the White Sox celebration with the late surge.
Boston pitcher Lloyd Brown dominated St. Louis allowing seven hits and homered in the sixth. He also drove in two runs with a double as the Red Sox defeated the Browns 8 to 1 in the opener.
An announcement by C. V. Yow at the High Point Y M C A plans a city wide baseball tournament inviting all city teams to participate. About 40 teams likely. meeting Monday night to discuss plans. An expert committee will select individual stars and an all star team with prizes for stars and the winning squad. Judges include David T. Yow Wade Marlette C. V. Yow and Bunn Dunn.
Polly Snyder issues a challenge to Rube Eldridge to play next Thursday or Friday at Willis Park with the same lineups as the prior game. Polly aims to beat Eldridge three runs to one in a full nine innings as Rube accepts or declines. Ambassadors or ministers are sent to 66 countries by the United States.
A passage notes that the Todas, a tribe in southern India, honor their milk suppliers as sacred figures, reflecting a ritual reverence for those who provide dairy.
Pittsburgh Pirates rally behind Ralph Kirkofer and Waite Hoyt to halt the New York Giants eight game run after a 2 1 loss in game one and a 7 2 win in game two. Earl Grace Lloyd Waner and Forrest Jensen sparked the decisive sixth inning rally as Hubbell allowed five hits. Hoyt shut the Giants down in relief, limiting them to two hits and one run in the late innings.
Prominent Masons and Eastern Star members from North Carolina and nearby states gather August 31 at the Masonic Temple and home for the largest annual Masons and Eastern Star meeting in the state. The day features a Grand Chapter session, a band concert by Greensboro Firemen, speeches, a basket dinner, and remarks by Mrs. Minnie Keyes and Belva M. Good.
Daylite Burglars defeated the Nite Hawks 23 to 9 in a daytime game at the Lock Kait hosiery mills complex. The offense surged for Daylite as hitters produced multiple runs while the Nite Hawks struggled to respond.
Big Joe Craver pitched seven solid innings holding Robbins to seven hits as Melrose triumphs 9 to 4. Culler, Kearns, Craver, Gaddis and Clark sparked a two-pitcher attack with 12 hits and nine runs. Charlie Kearns and Goat Bryant starred on offense and defense as Melrose seizes the early championship series lead.
Laurinburg August 26 A Scotland county farmer Rancy Guinn 40 was jailed without bond on a criminal assault charge by his niece Mrs Vester Wallace 18 wife of a farm worker. She said Guinn seized her at pistol point forced her from a house and later attacked her in a car threatening to kill her if she spoke.
Results show in A division Carrick and McPherson defeated Smith and Hartley 6-1 6-0. Armfield and Parsons beat Ruth and Humphries 6-2 6-0. In B division Eagle defeated Lewis 6-8 6-4, Hilton and Short lost to Lewis and Bowen 6-8 6-3, Eagle and Dobbins beat Vance and Honeycutt 6-4.
Local Y M C A midget and junior swimmers meet Charlotte and High Point in a 7:30 p m dual meet with many tight events in breaststroke and backstroke. Notable High Point entrants include Edgar Hartley Bobby Hartley Lloyd Whitley Richard Meiskey and Bill Clifton. Admission is ten cents for under 15 and fifteen cents for others.
The owl has forward facing eyes rather than side placed ones, giving it binocular vision. This arrangement supports depth perception and hunting efficiency in dim light.
Weather forecasters dispute popular belief that the moon influences the weather. They state lunar phases do not impact atmospheric conditions and provide scientific reasoning.
On Table Mountain near Cape Town South Africa clouds gather into a thin laver that drapes the peak like a table cloth creating a striking alpine scene over the city.
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