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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
11
President of the American League Will Harridge outlines expectations for 1939 highlighting baseballs centennial season. He notes improved play, new managers, and talent from the minors, with attendance hampered only by bad weather, and anticipates a closer championship race amid heightened public interest.
Paterson New Jersey January 19 Johnny Vander Meer who pitches for Cincinnati has had another full tonsil removed marking the third such operation. The piece notes Americans spend about two million dollars yearly on flowers.
In Manhattan a memorial Eddie Neil medal was awarded to Jack Dempsey for his boxing influence in 1938. Attending were James J. Walker General Hugh Johnson and many newspaper men including Eddie Neil in spirit. Dempsey recalled meeting Neil in 1926 and valued their friendship highly.
New York rounds up college and pro chatter as Holy Cross aims at Texas Christian and Tennessee while Duke eyes eastern schedules and Florida expands. Braddock ventures cafe dreams amid a boxing rumor mill. Sammy Baugh and Doyle Nave draw praise for passing, Paul Waner predicts a tight Pirates race, and Grover Cleveland Alexander headlines a flea circus appearance. Sammy Snead slides in a slump as Tony Galento stays active with dates in Newark Detroit Miami and Chicago. Al Weill promotes a string of wins with four boxers and a fifth the next night.
Johnson Street school Gray Club officers elected include Robert Cannon chief and Junior Meredith assistant chief. The Elm Street team tied 1-1 with Johnson Street on the school playground, with Cook and Floyd scoring for their sides.
The African gerenuk shows ease in feeding from tree leaves well above ground level, a feat unmatched by most animals except the towering giraffe. This demonstrates its long neck and selective browsing height in its savanna habitat.
High Point's Black Bisons travel to Gastonia Friday for a tough conference clash with the Green Wave. Hartley and Lefty Hartley have led scoring with 117 points each in eight games as the team aims to stay unbeaten in conference play after defeating Salisbury. The probable starting lineup includes Hartley Welborn Hussey Hayworth and Horney or Short.
Augusta Ga Jan 19 Patty Berg of Minneapolis enters the final 18 holes with a six stroke lead after rounds 43 40 for an 8&3 today and a 239 total. Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta sits second with 245.
In St Louis on January 19 the right field pavilion at Sportsman's Park may lose the Babe Ruth era screen that shields the wall to the roof. Browns VP Bill De Witt plans to review 1939 records to see if removing the barrier boosts St Louis home runs without aiding opponents.
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