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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
7
The piece urges practical camping habits for comfort and safety. It stresses choosing weatherproof shelter and wind-friendly sites, keeping clean shaven for comfort, and using screened cabins or lean-tos. It advises insect control through sealing, netted doors, interior spraying, and protective dope on exposed skin.
In New York the Am erican League sees Al Zarilla of the St. Louis Browns surge as the hottest hitter. After a 204 mark as a pinch hitter he joined the starting lineup and in nine games collected 15 hits in 24 at bats for a .286 average. He hit three doubles a triple and two homers while scoring four runs and driving in ten. Despite 4-F status for the Army he remains A-1 with the Browns.
Claude Crocker of North Carolina, a pitching prospect for the Brooklyn Dodgers, reported to the club in need of work after a month without pitching due to college exams. He said he felt out of shape and compared his current condition to his former wingback speed, noting he must adjust to running differently.
A reader asks for statistics on batters who hit fair balls out of Yankee Stadium and counts the instances of home runs or foul ball clears. Answers require game logs and season tallies from official box scores.
Rock Springs Wyoming students raised 135 dollars to purchase two paintings by former Illinois coach Bob Zuppke. He sent the money back with the paintings and praised the students by shipping the art westward.
Five additional 10 point blue ration stamps B5 through F5 become valid Aug 1 and good indefinitely for processed foods, per the Office of Price Administration notice. Also from Guilford County North Carolina, establishment of an adoption proceeding in Superior Court for Ester Marie Bourne by Glenn B. Lambert and Ida G Lambert, with Samuel Bourne required to respond by August 25, 1944.
Major League results from yesterday include St Louis 5 8 over Philadelphia 6 7 Cincinnati 4 Boston 2 with rainouts in Pittsburgh at New York and Chicago at Brooklyn. Today Pittsburgh Roe 6 7 at New York Volselle 12 12 at 8 45 pm and Chicago Chipman 9 4 at Brooklyn Davis 5 6 at 2 30 pm. American League scores show Philadelphia 7 over St Louis 5 Cleveland 8 over New York 1 Boston 6 over Detroit Chicago 4 over Washington and other closings.
Major League Leaders by the Associated Press lists runs by Doerr of Boston and Stirnweiss of New York at 71. Runs Batted In are led by Stephens of St. Louis with 18. Pitching leader Wilks of St. Louis stands 8 1 with a 1,209? But stay concise: Wilks leads with 8 1 and 209.
Seabright New Jersey July 28 Pauline Betz of Los Angeles will meet sixth seed Mary Arnold also of Los Angeles today in a singles quarter final of the 56th annual invitation tournament at the Sea Bright Lawn Tennis and Cricket. Betz, national women's champion, defeated seventh seed Dorothy Head of Alameda 6-1 6-1 yesterday. Arnold beat Shirley Fry of Akron 2-6 6-3 6-2. The tournament is limited to the women's division this year because of the war.
Tony Criscola and Frank McCormick drove in winning runs in the eighth inning as the Giants beat Boston 4-2. Myril Hoag led Cleveland with 13 hits in an 8-1 rout of the Yankees, with three runs driven in. Tex Hughson became the first big league pitcher to win 16 games, beating Detroit 6-1 on six hits with six strikeouts. Ray Sanders and Mort Cooper starred for the Cardinals in a doubleheader sweep over the Phillies, 8-7 and 5-10, with Cooper tossing a shutout in the nightcap. Roy Schalk drove in two runs with a triple and another score as the White Sox defeated Washington 4-0. Dick Siebert started the Athletics to a 7-5 win over St. Louis with a two-run homer.
In a high school soft ball double header Thomas Car beat Beeson 4 to 3 in the first game and Thomas Car again won 4 to 3 to clinch the second game. A. G. O. also took a game from the Zoot Suiters as part of the league action.
Equifox the eleven year old son of Equipoise will run in the Arlington handicap mile and a quarter worth 50 000 added. The probable field includes Pensive Georgia Drum Old Ken tucky War Knight Bushwhacker and Daily Trouble among others with a strong Howard Wells entry also in the mix.
Billy Herman arrived in Evansville Indiana with the Great Lakes team and starred at bat in a 7 to 2 victory over the Evansville war plant league All-Stars. He collected three singles as the Blue Jackets won their 32nd of 33. Pitchers Bob Klinger and Virgil Trucks shared mound duties allowing six runs.
Eleven starters are expected in the $50,000 Butler handicap at Jamaica as the Empire City meeting closes. First Fiddle carries 126 pounds in the 50k event with roughly 40,300 to the winner and 10,000 to second place among the sizable purse incentives.
In the International League Buffalo beat Newark 15 to 5. Baltimore advanced to 8 6 with a 5 3 win over Montreal while Toronto crushed Syracuse 4 0 and Rochester and Jersey City had no noted result due to wet grounds. Nashville topped Chattanooga 7 6 and Birmingham defeated New Orleans 6 4 in the Southern Association. no American Association games were scheduled.
The mid south area counted three dead, at least 12 injured and extensive property damage after heavy wind and rain storms. Farmers hailed a "million dollar" downpour ending six weeks of drought. Regional iron ore deposits near Caen have been exploited since Roman times.
The Salvation Army sponsors junior baseball with clubs including Salvation Army Lions Club Kiwanis Club Marsh and Carolina Cont. The schedule shows first and second halves with games in July August and September, including mid season and end season tournaments to decide the league champion.
Ponte Vedra Beach July 28 The State Racing Commission will rule today on an application by a syndicate seeking to establish a third horse race track in Florida for next winter. The decision hinges on regulatory approval and potential timing.
NEW YORK July 28 Lee Q Murray of South Norfolk Conn weighs 205 and stands five inches taller than Turkey Thompson of Los Angeles He is a 5-9 favorite to win their 10 round Madison Square Garden bout Murray fights in his 39th pro campaign while Thompson makes his first Garden appearance Six round undercard bouts feature Bouchard Amos Logan Reno Dudley Lay Banks Vacarelli.
Favorites dominated the Biltmore Forest women's open in Asheville as defending champion Margaret Gunther of Memphis and Jane Crum of Orangeburg advanced to the quarterfinals. Gunther faced Mrs. W. W. Hamby after trimming Mrs. G. M. Truluck, Hamby defeated Mrs. C. D. Land, and Crum beat Mimi Ambler to meet Mrs. Dea M. Smith of Charleston. Smith defeated Mrs. Perry of Birmingham. The match between Mrs. Fuller Perkins and Mrs. J. F. Glenn of Asheville was postponed today.
The YMCA gym hosts the 1943-44 season championship at 5 10 this afternoon. Blues led by Paul Moss and Norman Petty oppose the Reds with W J Saunders and Major Gilbert as captains. Old members urged to enter the contest.
In Falls River Brockton and other cities, Pat Demers stopped Oscar St Pierre while Sam Shumway defeated Leo Maher. Phil Terranova beat Charles Noel, and Frankie Jamieson outpointed Eddie Saunders in New York. Lloyd Marshall edged Joey Maxim in Cleveland, and Herman Pope defeated Jimmy Bagamery in a separate card.
headed by James Donn a Miami florist Gulfstream Park plans to reopen and share the 120 day season with Tropical and Hialeah Parks outlining a regional horse racing schedule change and collaboration.
Mort Cooper threw a two-hit shutout over Ken Raffensberger to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The win pushed Cooper to 13-4 and kept him tied for most shutouts in the league while the Cards extended their scoring run to nine per game during a 14-game stretch.
A record notes the oldest sighting in the western region dates to 1551 in Mexico, marking a historic early occurrence.
Audience radio guide lists varied programs and changes for Eastern War Time adjustments. It details dramas, mysteries, serials, news reports, musicians, and comedy across CBS NBC and local networks with times shifting by one hour for standardization.
Garnett Baker sues Lowell Baker in High Point Municipal Court Guilford County NC for absolute divorce after two years separation. Clerk W Nash notes appearance required by August 12 1944 with response due within 30 days. Gaston A Johnson attorney for the plaintiff.
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