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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1931
Page
3
Hahn dominated for Asheville Tourists as they beat the Pointers 5 to 2. Durham and Marshall pitched for High Point, while Holly Hipps and Sullivan featured for Asheville with key hits and fielding highlights. Booster night plans and a random ticket draw were noted for tonight’s rematch expected to draw 2,000 fans.
Chicago dispatch notes Sun Beau Willis Sharpe Kilmer’s star must carry top weight of 128 pounds in the $25,000 added Arlington handicap at Arlington Park. The race could draw 15 starters and be worth $38,850 to the winner, potentially pushing Sun Beau’s earnings past Gallant Fox’s mark.
Greensboro July 28 An 18 hole pro am event opens as a prelude to the 72 hole Southeastern golf championship at Sedgefield Country Club. Top Dixie pros and amateurs are entered with no paired starts. Defending champion Eddie Miller among those practicing to test the course ahead of the title test.
Seabright New Jersey hosts the 44th annual Sea bright tennis meet moving into the third round in the men’s singles with national champion John Hope Doeg and seven other top players from across the country in the third round brackets. Women’s singles saw only one round completed with co favorites Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs advancing to the second round.
The O. E. Kearns baseball team, first-half leaders, face undefeated Stehli Silk Mill nine in a pivotal night game at Willis Ark at 8 15. A Kearns win would spark a three way second-half tie. Stehli seeks to maintain its one game edge. Kirby starts for Kearns with Cannon or Gurley catching. Barnes and Spry lead Stehli’s pitching duo.
A local listing advertises three dozen Best of Branch minnows offered at a fixed price. The item appears as a bait shop sale with contact or pickup details likely included in the notice.
Durham and Henderson strong on the mound as Crews lasts 6 2 3 innings. O'Malley Slayback English Weston Smith drive runs while Starling dominates until late. Errors by Clayton Tea gue Alexander provide the margin in a 7-4 final.
The Pittsburgh Pirates shift into their familiar late-season role as they chase the pennant. They have won 19 of 29 since a 23-38 start, including a 6-5 win over the New York Giants. Remy Kremer earned the win, though he allowed 13 hits in seven innings. The Cubs fell 1 1/2 games back after a 7-16 loss to the Phillies. In the American League, the Athletics edged the Browns 5-4 on Eric McNair’s 10th-inning homer, and the Senators beat Cleveland 11-7. Babe Ruth’s 27th home run could not save the Yankees in the opener of a doubleheader, as Chicago White Sox won the first game 8-7. The nightcap was a 12-3 Yankee win.
Games tonight feature Greensboro at Raleigh, Asheville at High Point, Durham at Henderson, and Charlotte at Winston. Local readers follow standings and matchups as teams seek crucial wins this week.
Raleigh defeated Greensboro 4 to 1 while Asheville beat High Point 5 to 2. Charlotte won 5 to 4 over Winston Salem and Durham topped Henderson 7 to 4.
Matchups set across the league with Chicago visiting New York and St Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit travels to Boston while Cleveland plays Washington in key showdowns.
Chicago 8-3 and New York 7-12 feature in a compact standings note alongside Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 4, Boston 13, Detroit 4, Washington 11, and Cleveland with terse record lines. The sparse item presents team marks with no game detail.
Results yesterday show the Pittsburgh team defeating New York 8 to 6 and Philadelphia beating Chicago 7 to 6. The two games report the sole results available from the day’s baseball slate.
In NL action Boston visits St Louis while Brooklyn plays Cincinnati Philadelphia meets Chicago and New York challenges Pittsburgh. The schedule highlights four intercity matchups featuring top clubs amid the season’s early battles.
Del Monte Polo association plans six playing areas and a new club house as two polo fields are completed before the winter season opens on December 1 in Del Monte California.
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