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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1937
Page
7
A SPORTSMAN magazine excerpt extols Goldsmith Maid as the greatest American mare in racing history. It notes her early wild start, world records, career earnings of 350000 dollars, and lasting fame, as author William Cary Duncan documents her life and legend.
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hit a four run homer off Bob Feller in the ninth inning yesterday afternoon, earning the Today award for his clutch performance.
Boston reports John Montague once with the Bees and seen as promising. Rip Collins disputes Ducky Medwick hitting .500 if not chasing bad balls. Rogers Hornsby critiques a club’s season quality. Eddie Butler eyed Dodgers deal and Weill photo appears. Cards note Strain on Cubs and Giants. Benny Leonard eats joint opening price listed.
California pair Don Budge and Gene Mako defeated Baron Gottfried von Cramm and Heinrich Henkel 4-6 7-5 8-6 6-4 to give the United States a 2-1 lead in the interzone finals. The victory came after a late rally in each of the last three sets, with Budge and Mako sealing the match in the fourth.
Umpires in the Evangeline League resign after a mayor’s $100 challenge to meet them cited by officials. Police protection now arranged as eight umpires quit amid tensions over insults to fans, with players pressed into umpiring duties in Abbeville and Lafayette.
In Dallas on July 19 Ambassador Oswaldo Aranha urged Brazil to host the Pan American Games in 1938. He plans a Brazilian drive to attract top track and soccer teams to Rio de Janeiro next summer. Exposition officials said contracts with the National AAU aim to place the games on an annual basis with one year off during Olympic years.
Richmond July 19 Durham Bulls plan three game set with Norfolk Taras to honor George Barley former Duke pitcher Bailey to start opener for Norfolk Charlotte beat Durham 6 3 in rain shortened game Murray O Flynn marriage to Margaret Marshall announced Hornets 12 hits Asheville routs Winston Salem 11 1 Eddie Bryan silent on at bat Portsmouth Bill Bridgens earns ninth win 2 0 over Norfolk Rocky Mount ends six game skid with 4 3 win after two extra innings Today Winston-Salem at Richmond Norfolk at Durham Charlotte at Portsmouth Asheville at Rocky Mount
Catawba releases a revised 1937 schedule with key changes. The Appalachian game moves to Hickory and the Guilford contest to Salisbury, with multiple games set at Salisbury and Hickory. Notable opponents include Muhlenberg Newberry Naval Apprentices Roanoke Guilford Western Carolina Elon Erskine and Lenoir Rhyne.
Mooresville plays Shelby Cooleemee visits Newton Conover Thomasville meets Landis Salisbury faces Lexington. Yesterday Thomasville defeated Lexington 5 to 3. Only game scheduled.
Thomasville defeated Lexington 5 to 2 at Finch field after a 6 to 3 win earlier, as Sheely doubled and Mauney drove in key runs. Dennis earned the win with West taking the loss, in a 1 hour 53 minute game.
On Monday at the Commercial Softball league M. FE Church plays Martin Dutch. Royal Arcanum faces Junior Order. Triangle meets Church of God. On Wednesday Coterien plays Enterprise. Mann No 7 challenges Meriat.
Friday matches feature Dobie Osborn against Eddie Cooke and Ivan Mikeloff facing Joe Marsh. Sunday softball on July 23 includes Lutheran versus Wesley Memorial on Steele Street and Welch Memorial against Episcopal at City Lake.
The Saturday lineup lists Marsh versus Pickett at the High School, W. O. W. versus Triangle at the Airport, Oakdale against Tomlinson Cr. at Oakdale, V Amateur League Guilford facing Highland at Adama-Millis Park, and Snow Lumber meeting Furniture.
Bob Feller pitched eight innings for the Cleveland Indians against the pennant bound New York Yankees as DiMaggio hit a bases loaded homer in a 5 to 1 win. Mrs Feller and daughter Marguerite watched from the stands while Bob reflected on the tough matchup and his breaking curve.
Adams-Millis White Sox beat Johnsons All-Stars 8 3 in an American Legion Junior baseball benefit game at Willis park. Pap Johnson led the All-Stars while Adams-Millis featured strong offense to secure the win.
The All-Stars, a city league mix, beat Adams-Millis 3 to 8 in a nonleague game. Young homered and doubled for the winning squad while Pierce added three singles for the White Sox. Crowson earned the win, Eldridge took the loss, with 300 in attendance. The standings show Chicago 7 9, Philadelphia 5 5, Brooklyn 6 4, Cincinnati 4 1, St Louis 5 0, New York 6 11, Boston 1 6.
A list of players and teams appears in a dense box score style, noting athletes such as Galan DiMaggio Foxx and Ott with respective team associations like Cubs Yankees Red Sox Giants and Browns followed by scattered entries for Athletics Senators Cardinals Pirates and others.
Fort Smith golfer Gene Phillips scored a hole in one at Rolling Knobs golf course today then repeated the feat in the next round with the same club on the same hole to satisfy the gallery.
Monilieu faces Burrus Memorial at Burrus. Blair Park hosts Blair Park versus Y M C A. Woodrow plays Emerywood at Woodrow. City Hall meets Howell Street at Howell Street.
Linville, July 19. Helen Waring of Pinehurst will defend her Linville Women's Invitation title starting here tomorrow against a field of Southern stars including Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky and Mrs Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill. Other entrants include Mrs Finley Jameson of Greenville South Carolina Deane Van Landingham of Charlotte Alliene Hoover of Thomasville Mrs EF Griffith and Mrs Malvin Watkins of Charlotte Helen Smith and Mrs Spencer Love of Greensboro Mrs A F Duckett of Durham and Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia South Carolina. Survivors of the 18 hole qualifying round tomorrow will enter match play Wednesday. The final round will be reached Saturday.
With over 150 spectators, J C Abels won the Emerywood Country Club approaching contest in a playoff against John Russell and Wellborn after a three way tie. Twenty five entries competed. Salisbury country club will play Emerywood this weekend at Emerywood.
Joe DiMaggio provided the key blow with a bases loaded homer as the Yankees beat Cleveland 5-1. DiMaggio added a triple and a double while driving in all five runs and boosting his MVP bid alongside Lou Gehrig. Cubs top Dodgers twice and Giants beat Cardinals in a busy pennant chase.
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