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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
15
Major league owners cut the player limit from 25 to 23 to reduce bench use and save costs. Salaries are expected to drop about 10 percent, saving roughly $10 000 per club annually. The leagues also ban synthetic doubleheaders and keep schedules at 154 games over four fewer days. Seasons will open April 12.
The leagues will fund the American Legion junior baseball championship up to 50000 dollars and allocate 7500 dollars for veteran baseball relief. Branch Rickey and Billy Evans join the Big Five to address minor league issues while Dempsey faces three opponents including Art Lasky in tonight's exhibition. Angus Macdonald and Jack Roper also oppose Dempsey for one round each.
In St Paul on December 11 the barnstorming tour continues as Jack Dempsey fights a rugged opponent in a comeback bout. In Flint on December 11 a hunter fires a single shot killing two grouse midair, witnessed by two other hunters.
Beeson Hardware's basketball team beat Leonard and Younts 18 to 14 to take the Commercial League lead. Highland opened with a 16 to 9 win over DeMolay while Allen Jay defeated the Printers 16 to 13. Yow and Johnson led Beeson with eight points each. Davis and Gurley paced the losers with three and four points respectively. Dennis helped Highland, and Haworth and Glasgow led Allen Jay.
Mrs Louisa Maclaren of Salt Lake City says jokers have sent taxicabs bakers plumbers coal dealers grocers and milkmen to her home with unordered merchandise for weeks culminating in a third ton of coal arriving at her house. She has appealed to police to find the culprit.
In Terre Haute Sammy Kid Slaughter from Terre Haute defeats Haakon Hansen of Norway by knockout in the tenth round bringing a swift finish to the match and adding another win for Slaughter in his career.
Southsiders will dress at the Y and Northsiders at the high school at 1 p.m. tomorrow for the benefit event. The high school field will host the activity with uniforms and schedules pending final arrangements.
The National Boxing Association opens its elimination tournament at Chicago Stadium with ten of 34 contenders in five eight round bouts to crown a new lightweight champion. No draws allowed under Illinois Athletic Commission rule. winner receives a championship belt.
High Point Kiwanis and guests gather at the High Point Country Club for Ladies Night. About 185 members and their ladies attend a banquet with Princess Rahme Haidar, Syrian author and lecturer, as the featured speaker in native costume addressing The Unchanging East. Miss Lucille Burgess to provide Palestine music. Decorations of Christmas theme.
F C Shepard of Guilford college is elected president of the North State conference. D E Faust of Catawba is vice president and C R Hinshaw of High Point is treasurer. Atlantic Christian abstained. other members are Guilford, Catawba, High Point, Lenoir Rhyne and Elon. A rule sets a 10 game minimum for the conference baseball title claimant.
The Leonard and Younts basketball quint will face the High Point College Reserves tonight at 8 15 on the Leonard and Younts floor. Management says ladies are admitted free and a large crowd is expected as Clothiers seek to upset the Panthers.
Only about one third of Manchuria’s 20.5 million productive acres have been cultivated, reflecting slow agricultural expansion and potential grain supply constraints in the region.
The Friendly Cafeteria basketball team edged High Point Overall 81 to 88 after a late rally on Leonard and Younts court. Pierce, L Cooper each scored 8, Robbins 6, while Boyles led Overall with 11 as Cafeteria seeks a tough Salvation Army test tonight at 9:15.
In Boyne City Michigan N J Rovic and Louis Toolay shot at a buck and both claimed the kill. The deer fell but the hunters could not determine who fired the killing shot and agreed to share the game.
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