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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
10
The author describes a Golf Day at Blair Park where he and two local reporters Joe Brown and Rob Thompson push to beat him in heat. He posts a three under par 70 for nine holes though par is for eighteen while Brown and Thompson allegedly shoot around 58.
The narrator recalls a painful round with Mr. Thompson and Brown on a rough day at the driving range. A sand trap, creek mishaps, and fragile clubs hindered progress while weariness and blistered hands mark the afterglow of a tough time at the club. The tone blends humor with frustration.
The High Point Thomasville Hi-Toms top the league standings with four players among the leaders. Bolton is second with a .421 average, Hubbard fourth at .397, Gruz yoo at .396, and Jarrett Bolton has 16 safeties in 38 appearances. Jarrett also leads the league pitchers with 16 wins and 3 losses.
High Point enacts an emergency ban to slow infantile paralysis spread halting boxing and swimming for under 16 and suspending caddy service and bat boys. The Hi-Toms game allows children once while policing and club officials comply with city ordinances.
Bud Kivett captured the city golf championship by defeating Langley 4 and 3 in the final. The Mercury club honored all flight winners and runners up with trophies and golf equipment at a Blair Park banquet attended by City Manager T. E. Hinson and Parks Director Shore Neal.
Results from yesterday include Concord 3 Mooresville 2 in 12 innings and Statesville 10 Albemarle 9 with Burlington 9 Raleigh 2 in North State League play. Bets Peon won the Lambert Trophy for the 1947 Philadelphia State College season.
Three High Point softball clubs Becker's Clothiers High Point Weaving Club Triangle will enter Greensboro district tournament July 27 28 and carry city colors. Entry deadline set today at 4 o'clock. Industrial league members with NC Softball Association eligibility. High Point Weaving 14 straight wins Becker 11 3 Triangle 9 45. State tournament July dates and site Mooreville Cotton Mills defending champions. Women’s tournament in High Point August 14 24 sponsored by Mercury Athletic Club.
Oakdale beat Melrose 7 to 2 after a 12 hit attack and six Melrose errors. Triangle defeated Myrtle Desk 5 to 2 with two big innings, expanding its slim one game lead in the Industrial league.
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms earned a 3-2 victory over Hickory to keep first place in reach as Statesville Owls faced Mills in Albemarle. Pitcher Walter Macierowski may start tonight with Richard Moses anchoring the staff as the Hi-Toms chase the top spot amid late-season pressure.
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