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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1936
Page
3
Tigers fall to fourth as Yankees equal top record with a 9 4 win. News covers Borileys retirement talk, Dizzy Dean return, and Red Sox move to third in the league standings with multiple games around July 18, 1936.
The High Point YMCA horseshoe team defeated Hamptonville 7 to 2 under lights. They won four singles matches to Hamptonville's two and swept all three day matches. The win keeps them in Central Carolina play with upcoming matches at Omahaville and a path toward the Winston-Salem winner.
Chairman M Wayuick and the state public works commission announced awards would be made later after Thursday’s letting. Commissioners voted to defer naming contractors until final reviews were completed.
Special to the Enterprise from Thomasville on July 17 reports Chatham Blanketeers defeated Thomasville 4 to 2 before over 1 000 fans. Thomasville led 2 0 early but Chatham tied it in the third as Fred Hambright belted a three run homer in the seventh to seal the win while Maxwell kept the Tigers quiet after the first two innings.
Philadelphia plays Chicago in a key early matchup as Boston visits St. Louis and New York faces Cincinnati. Brooklyn travels to Pittsburgh in a trio of intercity clashes.
Results show Boston edged St. Louis 2 1 Detroit defeated Philadelphia 5 1 and Chicago beat Washington 16 5 while New York downed Detroit 9 4matchups list Detroit at Boston St Louis at New York Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Philadelphia.
In Omaha on July 18 the Western Amateur semifinals narrowed the field to Johnny Lehman of Chicago Paul Leslie of Jefferson City Grable Duvall of Kansas City and Bob Fraser of Omaha after four days at Happy Hollow Golf Club Temperatures stayed around 100 degrees as the Midwest showcase produced seasoned rivals and rising stars in the hunt for the crown.
On the 382 Berlin-bound American athletes train aboard ship to form a disciplined Olympic team. Boxers and wrestlers vie for regular berths as alternates can still win spots, with Heavyweights Howell Scobey and Roy Dunn and Light Heavyweights Ray Clemons and Charles McDaniel among the disputed positions.
In St Paul the 5,000 open saw Abe Espinosa Ky Laffoon Wild Bill Mehlhorn Gunnard Johnson and Byron Nelson lead with 68 as defending champion Light horse Harry Cooper Horton Smith were five back. Trailing were Toney Manero 77 McDonald Smith 74 and Johnny Dawson 79 after 72 par day under sun rain and wind.
Deputy Sheriff C F Simmons known as Big Boy was killed by shotgun fire from a trailing car as he and Deputy Charles Boone patrolled the Rocky Mount highway south of Roanoke Virginia. Boone escaped unharmed and police rounded up several JW suspects about three hours later.
Forsyth County elections board will hold a public hearing Tuesday to review alleged irregularities in voting during the July 4 second Democratic primary. The probe follows protests filed by Dr. Ralph McDonald after his gubernatorial nomination defeat.
Yankees star Lou Gehrig dips from AL lead after a poor 23 at bats while Pirates captain Paul Waner increases his edge with a near .500 run. Ducky Medwick rises to second in NL as Rip Radcliff and Jimmie Moore challenge.
North Carolina vital statistics show births falling from 24.6 to 22.7 and infant deaths from 83.2 to 62.5 per 1000 live births. Maternal deaths rose from 5.8 to 7.4. Pneumonia remains top killer with 208 deaths, followed by tuberculosis 158 and malaria 146. automobile fatalities totaled 83, drownings 29, with 22 personal crisis reports and 32 homicides.
Hollywood mourns director Alan Crosland known for teaching sound to cinema. He died from injuries after a car crash. Natalie Moorehead and Alan Crosland Jr. were at his bedside as Crosland and his son lived together. Crosland's former wife Juanita Crawford Crosland also resided in Hollywood.
During World War I the homing pigeon John Silver stationed at Schofield Barracks Hawaii delivered a crucial message after its foot was shot away and its breast torn by shells.
Two day conference of southern industrial executives opens at Blue Ridge following the Southern Conference on Human Relations in Industry. Cyrus B. Ching of New York criticizes New Deal labor activities as a deterrent to better employer employee relations. Dr Claudius C. Murchison of New York discusses avoiding unwarranted government control. Harry N. Clarke of Cleveland leads a session on cooperation between management and workers. Endorsed by southern industrial executives and the YMCA.
In New York on July 18 two young players era reshaping the Eastern clay courts championship. Don McNeill of Kenyon College and Oklahoma City meets Morey Lewis of Texarkana in a semifinal with McNeill and Law facing Sabin.
Sea breezes reverse direction twice each day with daytime flow toward the shore and evening flow away from land.
The season leaders include P Waner of the Pirates with a .364 average and Medwick of the Cardinals with 64 RBIs. J Martin of the Cardinals leads runs with 77, while Ott of the Giants and Vaughan of the Pirates tie for 62. Medwick and Klein pace extra-base marks, and Camilli leads triples. Pitching honors go to French of the Cubs at 8-1 with Lucas of the Pirates at 7-1.
Gehrig and Gehringer dominate batting lists for the Yankees and Tigers with high totals in runs hits and RBIs. Pitching leaders show Hadley and Malone on strong Yankee marks. A strange zoological note follows: the eyeless Troglychthys Rosae dies of pneumonia when placed in warm water.
Bossong beat Proximity 11 to 6 in Greensboro to climb into a threat position for second place in the Inter-City Industrial League. Hal Johnson led Bossong with five of six at bats and Nichols hit a homer as Bossong erupted with a three run seventh inning to break an 8-8 tie.
ASHEBORO July 18 Two cases were tried before Judge L C Phillips in Rendolph county courthouse Everett Hinson charged with trespassing on lands of E B Whitehead of Columbia township was found not guilty and the case dismissed with notice of appeal by Whitehead J R Hinshaw of North Asheboro charged with selling impure gasoline was found not guilty and the case dismissed
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