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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1949
Page
7
A sports column lauds Catawba College's drawing power and publicity while urging the North State Conference to boost interest. It notes ticket prices and the praise from Appalachian and Clarence Stasavich, arguing that sustained small college football can attract 5,000 paid admissions with proper planning.
Thomasville High Point Hi Toms routed Concord Nationals 14 to 3 at Finch Field as Lynn Southworth earned his 11th win with a seven hitter. Buck Glover and Herman Niehaus belted a grand slam and drove in five runs, while Lou Owens and Chic Petters contributed key hits.
Dodgers rely on a powerful infield Hodges Robinson Reece and Billy to spark the attack as Jackie Robinson leads the majors with a .362 average 111 hits and 20 steals and drives in key runs in a 7 3 victory over the Giants to stay atop the standings while St Louis and Chicago win elsewhere and rain delays shuffle the schedule
Three Notre Dame players John Panelli Terry Brennan and Bill Walsh join Frank Tripucka Bill Fischer and Marty Wendell on the six man college all star squad set to meet the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on August 12.
The National Boxing Association said it will recognize the winner of the Eng lish heavyweight championship between Lee Savold and Bruce Woodcock as the leading contender for Ezzard Charles NBA heavyweight crown.
The Philadelphia Eagles will train at Grand Rapids Minnesota for defense of their NFL championship. Camp opens July 22 with fluctuations noted by July 11 report.
In the standings section Chicago holds 8-9 and Pittsburgh 6-6 while St. Louis sits 4-7 and Cincinnati 2-4. Brooklyn is 7 and New York 3 with Boston hosting Philadelphia weather affects slate with open dates for several matchups.
City Golf Tourney action continued with 20 to 30 contestants listed to start openers tomorrow if weather holds. Yesterday saw top matches with Bud Kivett Marvin Boggs and Bobby Padgett winning. Kivett shot 68 to lead. Boggs rallied to beat Frank Garrett 2 up at 17, Padgett edged Jack Harris 1 up in 20 holes. About 500 spectators watched.
Los Angeles reports the 24th annual National Amateur Public Links golf championship starts with 220 players listed on the official entry roll. Defending champion Mike Ferentz of Long Beach, California, defeated Ben Hughes of Portland, Oregon, 2 and 1 last year in Atlanta. Paul Millett shot 69 to help San Francisco take the Harding Cup inter-city medal play, as Raleigh, North Carolina, won it last year.
Chicago White Sox announce catcher George Yankowski is released to Memphis in the Southern Association after batting .167 in 12 games. Outfielder Dick Lane was also released outright, returning from a 24 hour option, reducing the Sox roster to 23 players.
Tonight’s second game of the High Point Thomasville Legion Junior baseball playoff sets up a climactic matchup. Johnson will start for Thomasville against High Point ace Embler as the series stands 1-0 in favor of High Point. The winner advances to meet Greensboro or Graham, with the next round opener Wednesday.
The Leafs beat the All-Stars 2 0 at Danville League Park in a rain delayed game. Ace pitcher Adam Twarkins pitched six innings for the win as the Leafs collected six hits. Durham’s Eddie Neville took the loss after three innings of work. Bill Nage and Tommy Martin scored the decisive runs on errors and a misplayed ball. Emo Showiety won the home run contest prior to the game.
CHICAGO July 11 A top field led by Richard Pancho Gonzales aims for the National Clay courts title this week. Gonzales seeded No 1 faces veteran Frankie Parker a five time crown winner as his toughest foe with seeds Siexas Flam Match Larsen Behrens and Ruero completing the list.
Maynard Stringham hit six home runs a triple a double and two singles drawing a base on balls as his Lincoln school team routed Highland 72 to 3 in a boys summer softball game in Boulder Colorado. Highland had earlier been beaten 62 to by Whittier school.
In San Diego a sick boy, Chester R. Smith Jr., will receive an autographed Ted Williams baseball sent by Russ Christopher. The pitcher's note to Chester promises support as the boy battles heart trouble and imagines a future game. Chester is a passionate baseball fan who can recite records.
In Columbus Ohio on July 11 minor league clubs began balloting on a proposed annual player draft meeting. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues president George M Trautman announced the vote and urged a trial of the idea. Results are expected by July 20 with 44 clubs in 59 leagues eligible to vote.
Irv Coutts hurled a no hit no run game as Mexicali beat San Bernardino California 7 to 0 in Sunset league action. Coutts retired 18 batters in order and walked one. Mexicali fielded errorless defense in this Class C contest.
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