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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1933
Page
2
Washington Senators suffer a 7–0 loss to the St Louis Browns as their season wobble continues. New York Giants endure a hitless stretch yet split a twin bill with the Cincinnati Reds, while Cubs and Cardinals also split doubleheaders and Pittsburgh sat idle amid rain.
The High Point Red Sox host the Richmond All-Stars of Richmond Virginia tonight at 8:30 at Willis ballpark. The Richmond squad is noted as one of the fastest in the state and the High Point lineup includes Little Torrence Hoover Alan Blackman Baldwin Crawford Love Deit Ingram infielders and outfielders.
Andy Merrilees of High Point Country Club and Bill Snow amateur champion depart for Raleigh to play in the Carolinas open. They will pair in the pro am event Wednesday, with the 72 hole championship from Thursday to Saturday. Pro-am prizes total 6250 plus gold plate, open meet offers 750 in prizes. Merrilees helps organize the tournament.
Buck Newsome, new Pointers addition, sparked a strong pitching display as Mock-Judson beat Greensboro Nine. The Pointers pushed eight runs with hits from Newsome, Ccantese, and Russell while Cy Hayworth led at the plate with a double and two singles.
Southern Public Utilities defeated Highland 5 to 2 to stayed in second place in the Industrial league. The contest was tight throughout with Highland mounting a strong challenge before S P U pulled away late.
William G. Bramham and Dan Hill launched Sunday baseball in Charlotte with 1985 fans attending a 10 to 5 win over the Twins while Richmond routed Durham 11 to 1 and Wilmington led the Piedmont League actions as Greensboro and Winston play later.
Six teams contest a three week schedule on three fields with games daily except Saturdays. First half ends August 6 and a second half will be mapped later. Teams include Emma Blair Tate Street Key Street Grimes Street High School and Blair Park under W F Bailey with ten games per team.
Atlanta July 17 Grant and Mason Coutts of Atlanta faced Bryan and McDiarmid in the men’s doubles final at the Southern tennis tournament after Grant won the men’s singles crown for the fifth time by defeating John McDiarmid of Fort Worth Texas. Beatrice Bryan of Memphis won the women’s singles title, defeating Anna Koll of New Orleans, while Doc Barr of Dallas and Ming Josephine Gray of Cincinnati won the mixed doubles by default.
Maxey Rosenbloom scrapped plans to defend the light heavyweight title against Mickey Walker in New York. Instead he will barnstorm in the west, facing Pred Lenhert in Tacoma in an overweight ten rounder the same night. He cites a broken contract with Madison Square Garden over a Sharkey Carnera prelim.
Red Lucas and Bill Terry led the Reds to a 15 run opener victory for the Giants. Terry collected three hits and scored the only run of the nightcap. Woody English powered the Cubs with a triple and two doubles. Willis Hudlin held the Red Sox to five hits over fourteen innings. Hallahan of the Cardinals and Roy Hansen of the Phillies split a doubleheader with Farmer surrendering seven hits, six in the second game.
Snakes possess a clear, fused transparent outer lid that covers the eye, while the inner eyelid remains vertical to shield and protect the eye during movement and hunting.
The oldest known simanae dates to 1260 B C and was printed on papyrus during Rameses the Great era in Egypt. The U.S. rail system contains about 20090 wood ties per mile according to the source.
National League leaders include Klein of the Phillies with a .864 batting average and 78 RBIs, Hite and Davis also high for the Phillies, and Martin of the Cardinals with 66 runs. Stolen bases lead Martin with 15, while triples reach 11 for the Pirates and 9 for Waner. American League lists Foxx of the Athletics at .874 with Simmons of the White Sox also high in batting.
Local baseball fans can see the Pointers in three Sunday games. Everette Herman announced a Piedmont league slate beginning with Greensboro Patriots, followed by Winston-Salem here and Wilmington Pirates on August 6. The Pointers are even against Piedmont opponents, beating Winston and losing to Wilmington.
The clipped lines list various league leaders by name and team. Key figures include Simmons and White Sox with 120 RBIs, Foxx of the Athletics with 26 home runs, Ruth of the Yankees with 24, Combs of the Yankees with 10 triples, Burns of the Browns with 29 doubles, and Walker of the Tigers with 17 stolen bases, along with pitching notes for Grove and others. The source is incomplete and mixes multiple players and teams.
A modern fish canning plant operated entirely by Eskimos sits at Holsteinborg in free land within the Arctic region. Its power comes from swift-running rivers, delivering electricity to the facility.
A note suggests applying a small amount of furniture polish to brass faucets after cleaning to prevent water spots by forming a protective oil film. It also mentions that some parrots can live as long as 60 years.
The United States selects Elgworth Vines Wilmer Allison Georgett Van Ryn for the Interzone series in France facing England after victories over Canada and Argentina. The doubles will be Lott and Van Ryn with Vines and Allison in singles targets, while England fields Perry and Austin in singles and Perry with Hughes in doubles.
Five players named Hadley and four Browns square off against the Senators in a high stakes matchup. The contest features aggressive play and tight defense as both sides push for key scoring chances.
New Zealand runner John Lovelock, 23, representing Oxford Cambridge, clocked 4 minutes 7.6 seconds to crush the world mile record against Cornell Princeton. He beat Bill Bonthron by seven yards, reducing American grip on the mark and sparking talk of 4:06 or better with possible future clashes versus Glenn Cunningham.
Describes how Negrito girls wear perfume in the ears by placing it in a rolled cloth tucked into the split ear lobe. Notes an eclipse history claim: England had no sun eclipse between 1724 and 1999, with June 1927 cited. Mentions the chameleon as a reptile with both eyes focused on the same point.
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