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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1930
Page
7
Atlanta honors Bobby Jones after his National Open triumph with a city wide celebration. A parade bands and a formal reception are planned with civic groups, the mayor to present a gold key to the city. Stores close as crowds greet Jones and awaits family reunion at home.
Memphis article notes UNC sophomores Clifford Sutter Maurice Bayon challenge Tulane for southern tennis crowns. Bryan Grant of Atlanta and Wilmer Hines of Columbia shown as top contenders for singles and doubles, with Hines and Judge Beaver defeating Sutter Murry to win southern doubles.
Yesterday's baseball notes show the Reds dropping to 10- victories on the road and 24 at home after a 9 to 5 defeat in New York. The Cubs were swept by the Braves in Boston while the Pirates edged the Robins 1 to 0. The Athletics vaulted atop the American League with a 12 to 1 win over the Browns, and Detroit toppled Washington 5 to 4. Burk e and Sorrell were involved in a late pitching decision for the Senators.
Jessie T. Smith is named executor of H O Sechrest's will. Creditors must present verified claims by July 14, 1931, or be barred. Debtors are urged to settle promptly. Notice dated July 14, 1959 with publication dates July 14-26 and August 16-23.
Tonight's card shows Piedmont League games including Greensboro at Raleigh Winston-Salem at Durham High Point at Henderson. South Atlantic fixtures Macon at Augusta Columbia at Greenville Charlotte at Asheville. American League matchups Boston at Cleveland New York at Chicago Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at St. Louis. National League tests Chicago at Boston Cincinnati at New York St. Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Sammy Mandell, the clever lightweight champion, faces Bronx challenger Al Singer in a 15 round title bout at Yankees Stadium Thursday night. Observers question Singer’s readiness, noting Mandell’s precise left hand and past rival Jimmy McLarnin’s defeat as a warning. In related bouts Battilino defends featherweight title in Hartford against Ignacio Fernandez, and Johnny Risko meets Tom Heeney in Cleveland.
The United States and Italy prepare for the inter zone finals at Roland Garros in Paris with squads led by George Lott Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn and Johnny Doeg for the U S and Baron Humber L De Morpurgo for Italy. Italy reached the finals by beating Japan three matches to two.
The coast and geodetic survey states echo sounding has been used for six years, though viewed as new. Ocean bottom charting near coastlines has been accelerated significantly beyond earlier expectations.
Canadians aim to ship wheat via the Hudson Bay route, a path historically used for an 1859 wheat shipment, highlighting renewed transport links and Arctic trade routes.
Al Simmons of Simmons and Cochrane in Philadelphia again leads the American League batting race with an unofficial .3888 after week 12. Sam Rice moves to second, Lou Gehrig up to third, while Ruth and Hodapp follow. Sad Sam Jones becomes the pitching leader at eight wins with two losses, and Bob Grove maintains 11 victories and 3 defeats with 105 strikeouts.
In the latest semi official NL rankings Frank O'Doul posted a .403 batting average to lead regulars while Chuck Klein sits second at .399 and Kiki Cuyler ranks among top hitters. Klein also drives in runs with 46 and shares the home run lead at 24 with Hack Wilson and Wally Berger. George Fisher paces at .426 but shares his spot, while Ste phenson Waner and Terry follow in the top batting standings. Bob Osborn heads the pitching list with an .833 mark from five wins and one loss, ahead of Phil Collins and Tom Zachary.
Manitoba celebrates 60 years since joining Canada as a province with events across Winnipeg and rural communities. The milestone honors the province’s development in agriculture, industry, and culture since 1870.
Sally League action hits the road as Macon’s Peaches start at Augusta against Odie Strain’s Fighting Wolves then travel to Columbia for a four game series with the lowly Comers. The club must stay atop the South Atlantic League standings despite home field challenges.
Joe Schopner leads Greenville Spin ners in a three game home stand against Columbia plus a final clash with a deadly threat tag. The team then heads to Asheville to face Spiers and the Asheville Tourists in a key road series.
Asheville hosts Charlotte in the week opening period game before the invasion of the Spinners. It marks the first Hornets Tourists meeting in the second half race. Augusta also plays at home during the week.
Hoblitzell's outfit will be away the entire seven days moving to Augusta after the all North Carolina scrap with Asheville.
The schedule lists matchups for Monday to Saturday with Charlotte at Asheville and Augusta venues. It pairs Macon with Augusta Columbia with Greenville and repeats Greenville at Asheville Charlotte at Augusta and Macon at Columbia across Thursday to Saturday.
Sardinia at Golfo Aranci hosts the first Italian radio telephone station using short waves installed by Guglielmo Marconi. A second station is built at Fiumicino on the mainland near the Tiber mouth.
Gallant Fox and Earl Sande near the all time money record after a sixth straight three year old victory at Arlington Park. The colt boosted earnings to 274 980, within 38 659 of Zev's mark as Blue Larkspur and Display Still remain active rivals for season end.
National leaders include Battle O'Doul and Klein with top totals in batting runs hits and home runs. Cuyler Frisch and O'Doul compete for doubles and runs while Gehrig Ruth Hodapp McManus and Combs pace key categories across the American and national leagues.
Yesterday's stars include Jimmy Dyer of Athletics with two doubles and two singles driving in two runs and scoring three. Vic Sorrell of the Tigers pitched well and added a run with a single in a 5-4 win over the Senators. Bill Terry and Mel Ott of the Giants combined for eight hits and six runs against the Reds. Sacks Seibold and Boob Smith fueled Braves’ two wins over the Cubs 2-1 and 3-0. Larry French of the Pirates shut down the Dodgers 1-0 with nine scattered hits.
In the Southern Association Atlanta defeated Chattanooga 11 to 2. Little Rock beat Nashville 7 to 5, Mobile won 13 to 6 over Memphis, and Birmingham fell to New Orleans 5 to 12. In the International League Reading won 8 to 4 over Rochester, Baltimore lost 5 to 12 to Buffalo, Newark and Montreal played to a 0-0, Montreal won 3 to 1. Others not scheduled.
Baseball scores show Chicago 1 against Boston 0 and Boston 3 by Pittsburgh 1. Brooklyn drops 0 to Cincinnati 5 while New York leads Cincinnati 9.
New York 7 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 12 St Louis 1 Washington 5 Detroit 5 Boston 3 Cleveland 11
The Toledo 8 11 record faced Columbus 5 4 with Kansas City at 10 3 and Minneapolis 8 7. Louisville 3 Indianapolis 4 and Milwaukee 5 4 while St Paul at 9 5 shows the league’s table snapshots.
Magnesium discovered 122 years ago now serves in fireworks aircraft accessories optical and motion picture tools in machine shops building medicine and perfumery nationwide.
North Carolina will shift inland fish seasons to end May 1 through June 10 next year. Trout season in western streams remains April 15 to September 1. The change closes inland fishing entirely from May 1 to June 10, with Easter Monday spared.
Capt. Fred Nelson of Des Plaines Illinois, after 59 years navigating wind jammers on the lakes, asserts cars are dangerous and prefers the sea craft, reflecting a lifelong sailor's caution about motor vehicles.
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