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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1948
Page
3
New York A NEA report notes Billy Southworth benching Jeff Heath against left handed pitching, citing Heath’s struggles versus southpaws as the Braves pursue a pennant without relying on big hitting.
The piece notes Brecheen Brazie and Pollet as top St Louis moundsmen and lefties VanderMeer Raffensberger and Wehmeier shaping games. Heath’s four at bat performance vs Wehmeier cited as key to lineup decisions while Southworth benching Heath aims to keep Boston’s hitters in check.
Gayle Talbot reports New York Aug 27 about the promoters battle over Mike Jacobs old title. Marcel Cerdan battles Tony Zale while Gus Lesnevich and Jersey Joe Walcott draw $50,000 guarantees for 15 rounds on the September 21 all star card in Jersey City.
Betty Evans, 22, has led her softball team to a national championship and recorded 38 no hit no run games. In an exhibition before a Portland Sacramento game, four hitters from each side faced her underhand pitches and failed to hit. Her performance compares to legends like Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson, highlighting softball prowess against professional players.
Dalton Georgia edged Hillcrest 2 0 as Trammell spun a two hitter for Dalton while Hillcrest pitcher Surratt allowed two hits and fanned four. Georgia plated a fourth inning run on a Ruby Smith triple and infield out then added a second run on an error. Hillcrest finishes with two safeties Doris Craven and Surratt. The double elimination tourney shifts to Mobile Alabama for Hillcrest next. The winner moves to Portland Oregon worlds.
Burlington Bees, Martinsville and Raleigh share first with a 10 game win streak for Burlington. Martinsville swings into a two game series with Raleigh as Raleigh beats Greensboro and Caps rack 19 hits in a Raleigh win.
The account describes a women's softball innings where 5 strikeouts occur, a weak infield roller reaches, and Ted Jennings of Sacramento hits a single past third. Roy Helser, a left handed Portland pitcher, is cited claiming he could hit grapes thrown by a gorilla.
Slender 28 year old Schmitz, a Wisconson native, blanked the Braves on six hits for his 15th win, scoring the lone run in the ninth on a double, single, and misplayed grounder. The Cubs victory tightens the NL pennant race as Brooklyn, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh also win or lose.
Walt Macierowski pitched a complete game for the Hi Toms in a 7-2 win as High Point Thomasville built a five and a half game lead. The hosts banged out fourteen hits including three home runs while Concord scored both runs in the ninth. Johnny Lybrand led the offense with a homer three hits and a triple.
Jimmy Demaret of Ojai California led into the third round of the Utah open golf tournament at Salt Lake City with a 36 hole total of 135 nine under par on the 6580 yard course. George Fazio and Lloyd Mangrum were one stroke back at 136 with Cary Middlecoff and Skip Alexander tied for third at 139. Otto Greiner and Clayton Heaffner both 141. George Schneiter and Ed Furgol 141. final round scheduled Sunday. Eleven Big Ten football players are members of the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Conference.
The golfer Gene Sarazen captured both the PGA Championship and the U S Open in 1922 becoming the youngest to win the double crown at nineteen years old.
The Baltimore Colts begin their All-America Football Conference season at home facing the New York Yankees. Details on date or kickoff not provided in the fragment.
The national semi pro tournament features two undefeated clubs Fort Wayne General Electrics and Elkin meeting at 8 p.m. CST. Elkin defeated Jacksonville Flat Terminals 3-1 in a late rally. Other games pair New Holstein Athletic Club vs Coors and Jacksonville vs Fredericksburg Chix with elimination possible for losers.
Twelve American Legion baseball teams enter semifinal eliminations as they chase a national tournament berth in Indianapolis. Semifinals kick off in Manchester New Hampshire with Trenton New Jersey vs Keene New Hampshire.
Results from yesterday show American League matchups with Boston 10 over Chicago 5 and Washington 32 over Cleveland 8 while New York lost 1-7 to Philadelphia. National League had Chicago 1 Boston 0 and Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 2 with Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 4 and New York at St. Louis rain. Carolina League games include Raleigh 13 Greensboro and Danville 15 to 1 with Martinsville 2 8 and Durham 14 Winston Salem 9. North State League Hi Toms 7 Concord 2. Hickory 6 Mooresville 5. Lexington 6 Statesville 3. Salisbury 14 Albemarle 6.
A slate includes Cleveland at New York, Chicago at Boston, Detroit at Washington, St. Louis at Philadelphia. Other matchups feature Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at St. Louis, Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh twice, plus Danville vs Greensboro and several-North Carolina city duels such as Durham vs Reidsville and Raleigh vs Martinsville.
List of league leaders across batting, pitching and fielding. Notable figures include Williams Boston with 37 RBI and DiMaggio New York leading runs 115 and hits 97, Musial St. Louis dominating multiple categories, with Kiner Pittsburgh and Ashburn Philadelphia stars also highlighted.
Gene O'Dell, new Knickerbocker, scored 19 points for Duncan Collegians last season as Duncan halted the Harlem Globetrotters remarkable 89 game winning run.
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