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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1934
Page
2
14 year old Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point defeated Lee Shackelford of Greenville 6 and 4 in the final at Sedgefield to claim the Carolinas Juniors championship. He earlier beat Palmer Loughridge 3 and 1 in the morning semifinal. Dunkelberger becomes one of the youngest champions in the event’s history.
The Detroit Tigers reclaim the American League lead by beating the Yankees 4 to 2 at Navin Field before 26 000 fans. Schoolboy Rowe pitched six strong innings, yielding six hits and striking out eleven as Detroit won their sixth straight.
Charlotte's Hornets trailed league leaders after a defeat by Norfolk while Wilmington Pirates routed Richmond 11 to 4. Greensboro climbed from last with a 2 to 0 win over Asheville as Barton's four bagger powered the Patriots in the eighth.
In Leiperville Bucky Jones of Philadelphia outpointed Young Firpo of Pennegrove in a ten round bout. In New Haven Al Gainer from New Haven outpointed Lou Brouillard of Worcester in a ten round contest.
Max Payne and his committee hosted a premier golf event with 150 players. Winners across flights include H. A. Styers Jr of Lexington in the second flight, Roy Teague of Durham in the third, Mack Hatcher of Charlotte in the fourth, R. L. Riggsbee of Durham in the fifth, Richard Rendleman of Salisbury in the sixth, Oscar McMullen of High Point in the seventh, Bill Long of Thomasville in the eighth, Joe Bales of Thomasville in the ninth, Louis Solomon of Winston-Salem in the tenth, Ansel Snow of High Point in the eleventh, and Kelly Grice of Charlotte in the twelfth.
Highland M. E. falls 20 12 to Green Street Baptists in the first S S League tilt. Woody Crowson earns the mound win with 12 strikeouts in 4 13 innings as Crowson shuttles the Highlanders. The game features a pitching duel between Byerly and Kearns with several extra base hits and errors throughout.
A ton of coal is reported to produce nearly 10 000 cubic feet of gas marking a notable efficiency improvement for gas production.
Spandings show Asheville at Greensboro and Norfolk at Charlotte in today’s Piedmont League games. Yesterday Norfolk defeated Charlotte 8 to 3, Wilmington beat Richmond 11 to 4, and Greensboro edged Asheville 3 to 2.
Chicago faces Boston in a tense matchup while Cincinnati visits Brooklyn and Pittsburgh meets New York. St Louis travels to Philadelphia in a busy slate with early season standings on the line.
Results show St. Louis 8 to 3 over Yes Ay. Philadelphia 5 to 8 over Pittsburgh 3 to 1. New York 1 to 11. Chicago 7 to 4 against Boston. Cincinnati 13 to Brooklyn with a score missing for the last game.
Today’s slate has New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St. Louis. Yesterday Detroit defeated New York 4 2 while Chicago beat Philadelphia 3 2. Washington and Cleveland were also listed for a future matchup.
Yesterday two games were delayed by rain with Albany facing Rochester and Baltimore playing Toronto. Both contests were affected by wet weather and completed portions remain uncertain.
Adama Millis and Southern Public Utilities square off at Willis Park at 3 p m with top spot on the line. A&M trails by one game behind U P U while Triangle seeks rally against Highland and Robbins faces High Point Overall as Amateur league action continues.
American League leaders include Manush of the Senators with 403 batting, Gehringer of the Tigers 77 runs and 93 RBIs for Gehrig of the Yankees, while Foxx and Johnson of the Athletics tied with 26 home runs. National League leaders list Terry of the Giants at .369 batting, Medwick of the Cardinals 114 hits, Ott of the Giants 21 homers, and J Dean of the Cardinals 15-3 with 15 wins.
If a global ice crust 100 feet thick covered the planet the sun’s annual heat input could melt it. The claim hinges on solar insolation and the implied energy balance required to raise the ice from solid to liquid.
Weather dampened several games with wet grounds in Birmingham and other sites. Rain affected New Orleans and Chattanooga while Memphis hosted Atlanta in a night matchup.
In the Pacific Coast League games Oakland defeated Sacramento 6 to 1 while Missions beat San Francisco 3 to 1. Other scores show Columbus and St Paul defeating Milwaukee 12 to 4 and Minneapolis at 13 to 3 against Toledo. Louisville and Kampus City played a night game with unclear final.
14 year old Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point claimed the Carolinas Junior Championship at Sedgefield. He defeated Palmer Laughridge in the semi finals and Jon Brownlow earlier, drawing praise for his consistent 70s golf and steady development under mentor Andy Merrilees. He plans to enter the Biltmore Invitation and Emerywood Club Championship later in summer.
Andy Merrilees and C. C. McCulston celebrate birthdays with a party at Thomasville Country Club where McCulston works as a pro. Also mentioned is UNC track star Harry Williemeon returning from west coast duties with the Federal Soil Erosion project.
Clinard defeats Bill Snow to win the Emerywood Presidents Cup in a 6 to 4 final. Clinard, who carried an 18 stroke handicap, leveraged even scores early then led 3 up after 18 holes and sealed victory on the soca hole as Amos Kearns, club president, awarded a silver cap. Snow earned nine golf balls as runner-up.
Salisbury reports C. Os of Wille led batting for the Carolina loop with a 409 average and 909 at bats. A. ain of Mooresville hit 692 in limited at bats. Cooleemee topped teams with 327 in hitting and 184 runs as Thomasville ranked second in batting and runs. Home runs leaders include Hill Concord with eight and Bolton Thomasville with six. Bolton and Nichols tied for 27 runs.
Helen Holoman of Burns Memorial beat Ruth Payne of Archdale 10 8 6 1 in a standout Women's Neighborhood Tennis League match yesterday afternoon.
The aeronautics branch, eight years old, has laid nearly 20 miles of federally lighted radio equipped airways and is now constructing about 3 000 more miles of such routes.
A described desert region in Chinese Turkestan spans a broad expanse, noted as about 00,006 square miles in public records. The report highlights its remote location and arid conditions, stressing the area’s isolation and sparse population.
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