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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
9
The North Carolina Public Service Co and the City of High Point meet tomorrow night at Willis Park at 8 o clock to decide the industrial league championship after a 12 to 9 Public Service win in game one. Payne and Holcombe led NCPS with three hits each in a strong amateur showcase.
The Duke university summer school term ending today opened July 21 and drew 1 502 total registrations for the summer. Men outnumbered women by 14 in the second term with many teachers among women and graduates from 98 colleges among the men. Students from 87 North Carolina counties, 30 states, and seven foreign countries attended.
North Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative Association ready to advance nine cents a pound on cotton to members. Advance follows notification by A B Blalock that the Federal Farm Board schedule is in effect. The state association had been advancing seven and a half cents prior to the increase.
Final standings show Industrial, Hi Point, and Amos leading halves with Amos beating Pickett in the playoff for last half and Amos and Stehli set to meet for the championship. City County figures list Employed Boys Diamond Hosiery Denny Roll & Panel Salvation Army Jamestown Oakdale Trinity winning both halves.
Local teams clash as City and North Carolina Public Service contend for the championship title. Details are sparse but the matchup highlights a key competitive event in the community.
A contract for a 13 round bout between Jack Sharkey and Victorio Campolo at Yankee Stadium on September 25 has been signed. If Sharkey wins, he must face Young Stribling in Miami in February, then Max Schmeling champion, in June if Stribling agrees to the match.
Marvin Nelson of Ft. Dodge Iowa triumphed in the 15 mile Canadian national exhibition marathon on Lake Ontario, finishing in 7 hours 43 minutes 386 15 seconds to claim the world pro title and a $10,000 prize. Isador Sponder finished second, William F. Goll third, with George Biagden and Ernst Vierkoetter also among the top finishers.
Mack Garner earns twenty thousand dollars a year and is touted as the world’s highest paid jockey. The Robins may not win the pennant this year but show how a ball team can lose two games in Cincinnati on the same day.
A horse named Mr Sponge won a recent race. J oe O Geofty reacted as he prepared to comment on rivals when a wastebasket accidentally struck him, causing a minor incident.
O Goofty dismisses concern over whether the World Series will be in New York Chicago or Brooklyn noting the outcome is uncertain and suggesting he will likely face stiff joints regardless.
Justo Suarez was proposed to Kid Berg's managers but they preferred Berg without Suarez. Readers unhappy should mail their old straw hats to Joe O'Geoffy.
The note says Sir Thomas Lipton, famed America's Cup challenger, rode a streetcar in New Orleans as a boy, suggesting a long flash of history behind his current pace. The remark frames Lipton as out of step with modern speed in sailing.
The Cleveland Indians star right-hander Wesley Ferrell leads in wins this season and was the first pitcher in either league to reach 22 victories. Though young and in only his second big league year, he is perhaps the most effective pitcher this year and may surpass all others in wins.
Two fast industrial squads Thomas Mills and Hillcrest meet at Willis Park Friday at 3 pm in a benefit game. Proceeds go to Hull crest team member Charles Walker who was severely injured weeks ago and unable to work. Probable lineups list Williams Yow Radscliff Rage dale Johnson Cooper C Young Williard 5S Young for Mills and Spry Crawford W Spry Frye Flynn Cox Harris Hinkle Rimmer Henderson for Hillcrest.
In Greensboro on August 28 the Patriots extended their winning streak by taking two games from the Raleigh Caps. The afternoon game ended 6 to 1 and the night game 7 to 5.
Ab Rh PoA lines report a Greensboro visit to Raleigh as Greensboro edges Raleigh 7 to 5. Hinkle Hopper Mill saps drive home runs for Greensboro while Gwathmey Lewis San ders drive Raleigh offense. Coleman and O'Brien pitched, final count 2:05.
Jas per Pittsman of Selma remained a medical mystery as he slept for several days. Doctors report he could not be woken to eat, then was fed milk and water after four days and gradually regained consciousness. No cause is known and no ill effects are observed.
Wenatchee authorities Sheriff Peter Wheeler Deputy George Strevel and former deputy M J Buckley were arrested here today by federal officers on a federal liquor conspiracy indictment.
The Highland No. 2 team routed Sizemore’s Pony team 25 to 5 yesterday afternoon on the Highland diamond.
Southern League star Luke Appling of Atlanta, a top rookie, was sold to the Chicago White Sox. The deal reportedly topped Atlanta’s prior record by several thousand dollars, with Appling receiving $5,000 of the price.
In Memphis today two youth baseball teams from New Orleans and Baltimore opened a three game series for the American Legion junior world championship before K M Landis high commissioner of baseball. Baltimore advanced to the finals with 13 wins and no losses in sectional contests while New Orleans stood at 14 and 1.
Over the voting age at the time, Appling posted a .350 season batting mark and stood out for elite fielding as a top prospect in the senior loop. At five foot ten and 167 pounds he moved from Og lethorpe university to Class A without losing hitting or fielding pace. He was a college sensation and a three letter athlete, also drawing headlines as a fullback last fall.
Nevada farm land expanded this year with main field crops rising by 2000 acres over 1929 as irrigation expands. The outlook suggests continued adaptation of arid lands to boost cultivation and yields.
In Brookline Massachusetts the national tennis doubles semifinals feature the top four seeds. Defending champions Geo Lott and Johnny Doeg face 1927 titlists Bill Tilden and Frank Hunter in the upper half, while Johnny Van Ryn and Wilmer Allston meet Berkeley Bell and Gregory Mangin in the lower half.
English women jockeys led by Mrs. Arthur Heald protest a Jockey Club and National Hunt Committee ruling that bars ladies from riding. Heald, niece of the Earl of Denbigh, notes 16 point-to-point rides with six wins and seeks entry to the derby and Grand National races.
The second ward team defeated the third ward outfit 7 to 3 yesterday afternoon. The victory earns the second warders the right to compete for the league championship honors against the third ward team.
Frau Lotte Plaat asserts she can read history in pins and hear voices in bones. Four years ago her powers emerged and scientists in Germany and Holland assist her. By touching objects she reveals their past owners and environments, aiding police, locating lost dogs, finding old pictures, and uncovering historical details from bones.
False teeth can slip and embarrass wearers. Sprinkle a little Fasteeth on plates to keep teeth in place and feel comfortable. Freshens breath. Available at Eckerd's of High Point or any good drug store.
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