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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1948
Page
5
The writer contemplates the Olympics and admits ignorance about them while noting the piece will continue their informal dissertation. The passage reveals a casual, opinionated voice and a plan to resume the discussion in later notes.
A humorous column laments the amateur ethos of Olympic athletes, notes betting on the Berlin crisis and international tension, mocks professional temptations, and questions the value of the Games compared to major league events. It mentions the Phillips basketball team and the absence of the Russian team under Uncle Joe.
Greensboro meets Danville while Greensboro faces other rivals with Durham and Winston Salem clashing at Burlington. Martinsville travels to Raleigh as North State League play includes Hi Toms at Salisbury Concord at Lexington and Mooresville at Statesville. Boston plays Pittsburgh at night.
James Patrick Seerey of the Chicago White Sox slugged four homers in an all-inning win against the Philadelphia Athletics 12 11 in the first game of a doubleheader. The feat places him among Lou Gehrig Ed Delahanty Bobby Lowe and Chuck Klein as one of baseballs few four homer performances.
New York visits Cincinnati while Philadelphia plays Chicago and Brooklyn hits St. Louis. American League games include Cleveland at Washington night action, Chicago at Philadelphia doubleheader, Detroit at New York night, and St. Louis at Boston night.
National League results include St. Louis 6 over Brooklyn 4 after 11 innings, Boston 10 over Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 3 over New York 2, Chicago 3 over Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 2 over Washington 1 in 12 innings, Detroit 5 over New York 3 in 6 innings, and Chicago 12 over Philadelphia 11 in 11 innings with a separate 11 inning win for Boston over St. Louis 12 to 5. No games in the New York State League.
Philadelphia reports that NFL clubs may use different helmet colors to distinguish eligible receivers from ineligible ones under a league rule. Colors like bright green for receivers and glittering red for penalized linemen could be used, with prohibition on conflicting colors for opponents. Club owners also authorized Commissioner Bell to pursue an all star game in Miami at the Orange Bowl next January.
Vic Ghezzi captured the Dapper Dan Invitational with a 69 final round, posting 271 total to win $2,600. Jimmy Demaret was runner up with 277, while Lloyd Mangrum and Ed Furgol tied for third at 281 and split $1,275 each. Jimmy Thomson finished fifth at 284, earning $1,000.
Hamilton Ontario July 19 Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio won the Canadian amateur championship defeating Joe Stoddard of Hamilton 9 and 7 in the 36 hole final He already held the British amateur and now targets the U S amateur in Memphis starting August 29 The victory gives Stranahan a potential little slam in amateur titles though he missed the grand slam.
John Maskas nicknamed The Greek, a 230 pound tackle and Virginia Tech captain in 1946, signs a 1948 NFL contract with the Boston Yanks. Last week Joe Kirkland, a 290 pound tackle from Virginia, agreed to owner Ted Collins salary terms for the next season.
The 49th annual Pennsylvania State men’s championship and the 48th annual women’s Pennsylvania and Eastern states tournament open at Merion Cricket Club. E Victor Seixas Jr UNC tennis captain will defend the men’s title, after winning the last two years.
Winston-Salem hurlers Al Gavey Lloyd Hawley and support held Reidsville to two hits as John Ewaniak homered. Gavey left with arm trouble after six. Hawley finished the shutout. Danville beat Raleigh 4-1 in a weekend wrap.
Hi-Toms, riding a 6-of-7 surge and rising to second in the league, open a two game set with Salisbury Pirates in Salisbury tonight. Richard Moses, league strikeout leader, likely starts for High Point Thomasville as they chase first place after recent wins and a three-streak run.
Calumet Farms champion Citation faces a jinx in the $25 000 Dick Welles stakes at Arlington Park on July 19. The 3 year olds race serves as a prep for the Arlington classic on July 31, a race Citation has never won after taking the Dick Welles.
A softball triple header unfolds at Richland Park in the Industrial league. Heritage faces Beckers at 5 45, High Point Weaving meets Strickland at 7 15, and Triangle clashes with Hillcrest at 8 45. High Point Weaving remains undefeated and the Weavers Beckers and Triangle advance to Greensboro district tournament July 26 28.
More than 200 golfers vie in the 23rd North Fulton public links event led by former champions Walfred Crossley and Robert Clark. Early rounds pair Crossley against Alfred Serian and Clark against Jack Russell Jr as top names chase the par 71 layout. Raleigh Publinks' Aubrey Turrentin Clarence Alexander and Avery Beck clinch the team title with a 223.
Mickey hit a homer and scored three runs as RBIB defeated Webb with multiple players scoring. R. Swaim and Craven contributed, while Powell pitched nine strikeouts in seven innings. McClain issued nine walks over 12 innings, with Embler and Rich guarding the U and MecClain on the mound.
The Philadelphia Eagles announce that Bob Pritchard has signed his 1948 contract. The former Virginia Military Institute halfback was a standout ball carrier in the Eagles bid for the league's Eastern division title last year.
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