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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
8
Joe McCarthy finally has caught the New York Yankees, the club his Boston Red Sox consider the team to beat for the American league flag. The Red Sox trail the Yankees in a tight AL race as Cleveland and New York falter after the July 4 holiday.
Susan B Anthony might rail at the injustice toward Mary Garber, a talented Winston-Salem Sentinel sportswriter. The piece notes women in press boxes face a stand ing rule, with colleges like UNC and Duke denying Garber access to football games despite her experience and status.
A columnist condemns the Southern Conference Sportswriters Association for barring female writers like Mary from membership, recounting her Duke-Tennessee coverage and a biased press box incident. The piece contrasts Mary’s talent with entrenched male resistance and notes broader baseball results featuring the Red Sox, Yankees, Indians, and Braves.
High Point's Industrial league all-star team, built from city players, debuts in Asheboro in the state semi-pro tournament Saturday night. Opening night features Mt. Pleasant vs Reed's American Legion at 7:30 and Lucas vs Norwood. Saturday schedule includes High Point vs Cedar Falls, Carolina Mills vs Ramseur, Hanes Hosiery vs Bladenboro, and McCrary Eagles vs Robersonville.
Cincinnati pitcher Ken Raffensberger, age 30, known as Raffy, leads the Reds with a 7-3 record and three shutouts including two one hitters against the Cardinals. The York, Pennsylvania native cites an easy pitch approach and notes his goal of more one hitters and no perfect game.
Hillcrest High Point softball beat Hanes Hosiery 9 6 in a 14 inning affair. Ruby Helms pitched all 14 innings for Hillcrest, holding Hanes to six runs as Hillcrest claimed its second win of the week after earlier beating Millers of Greensboro 7 6.
Boxing resumes at Madison Square Garden tonight in New York featuring Kid Gavilan. The Cuban challenger returns for another bout after a layoff in early June as promoters tout a high profile card at the famous arena.
Oakdale topped Adams-Millis 6-5 in a tight Industrial League contest. Oakdale trailed 5-1 before a five-run ninth inning sparked a comeback as Johnson led Adams-Millis with four hits, while Osborn and Meekins paced Oakdale with multi hit performances.
Becker's Clothiers pitcher A Weaver tossed a no hitter for a 3-1 win over the High Point Weaving outfit, snapping the Weavers 15 game win streak. Kivett, Hinkle walked and advanced on a double steal to score. Beckers used a big inning keyed by Otis Johnson and Bob Cecil to plate runs.
An estimated 70 million fans watched college football games in 1947 across the nation, reflecting the sport's rising popularity and national appeal. The figure underscores widespread enthusiasm and the era’s growing media coverage.
In Greensboro a Creoles outfielder FaBiola Wilson 20 of New Orleans may join an all star showcase on August 8 at Memorial Stadium. Wilson, a Xavier University voed and ex softball star, is famed for fielding and crowd appeal. Another female athlete, Lucille Gloria Dymond of Southern University, is expected to join the Creoles before the game.
In Gastonia July 22, polio is blamed for cancelations and financial strain in the American Legion junior baseball program across North Carolina. Kannapolis and Salisbury withdrew. Cabarrus county’s public-assembly ban halts youth play as area officials debate continuing games and a Kannapolis tournament next month.
Tom Brown of San Francisco rose to favorite status after Victor Seixas Jr was eliminated from the 49th Pennsylvania men's tennis championship in Philadelphia Vogt of Philadelphia upset Seixas 9-7 6-4, with Brown set to face Kovaleski in quarterfinal play.
High Point-Thom asville Hi-Toms drop road game in Lexington 4-3 to the Athletics. The series ends at Finch Field tonight with an 8 p.m. start as the Hi-Toms seek reversal after two straight losses on the road. The defeat drops them 2.5 games back of the Statesville Owls in the league standings.
Manager Jimmy Gruzdis of the Hi-Toms smiles after a 4-3 loss to Lexington as Bill Foster a right hander from the Milwaukee affiliate joins from the Boston Braves on option. Foster is expected to debut Friday against Statesville along with Tuane Markley adding relief innings last night.
The Athletics fell to their sixth defeat in 29 games as Homer Lee Cox hit a game winning homer in the sixth inning off Joe Pelczarski to break a 3 3 tie. The Hi-Toms had started strong before the late rally.
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