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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1931
Page
2
Webb drives 47th double of the season as Boston explodes past Detroit 18 to 1 aided by Lisenbee’s three hit shutout. Chapman adds his 41st steal amid Yankees 14 to 12 loss to Chicago. Cronin and Simmons spark others as St. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati tally key results.
Dan Boone clubs two home runs off Guy Morton to pace a 7 to 2 Piedmont league victory. Howard Bryan and Biggerstaff drive in runs as Asheville starters struggle. Brummitt and Smith also deliver homers for the visitors amid a chaotic fielding display and sharp late hitting.
Bob Fothergill homers and collects a triple and two doubles for the White Sox against the Yankees. Charley Root scores the 12th run of the Cubs season in a win over the Phillies. Horton Lisenbee holds the Tigers to three hits as the Red Sox win 8-1. Sam Jones tows the Senators past the Indians 8-1. Barkey Adams drives in the lone Cardinal run in a 1-0 victory over the Braves. Al Simmons hits his 15th homer to spark an Athletics rally past the Browns 6-3. Carl Hubbell leads the Giants to victory over the Pirates with both pitching and hitting. Also included are box scores for Henderson versus Durham and a Bird vs Ball game with notes on walks, strikeouts and fielding.
A report describes ordinary fruit jelly as a top quality beauty preparation for facial use. The claim highlights a simple, kitchen derived remedy as a cosmetic enhancer.
Henderson meets Greensboro while High Point visits Charlotte. Winston travels to Asheville and Raleigh plays Durham in listed Piedmont League matchups.
Sports brief lists results from Greensboro Raleigh Henderson Durham Charlotte Winston Asheville High Point and other teams with scores last night. Highlights include Henderson 7 Durham 0 and Charlotte 12 Winston 9 as part of regional standings.
The schedule lists Chicago at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Boston and Cleveland at Washington. Fans anticipate matchups across major venues with key teams facing regional rivals in today’s action.
Boston defeats Detroit 8 to 1 with dominant offense. Chicago posts 14 in a high scoring game while New York earns 12 and Philadelphia 6 against St. Louis 3 and Washington 8 with Cleveland posting a lone 1.
Baseball matchups list shows Boston visiting St. Louis with teams competing for a regular season game plan. Brooklyn plays Cincinnati and Philadelphia travels to Chicago while New York goes to Pittsburgh in a set of scheduled fixtures.
Yesterday's games featured St. Louis beating Boston 1 to 0, New York defeating Pittsburgh 6 to 2, Chicago routing Philadelphia 6 to 3, and Cincinnati edging Brooklyn 5 to 4.
O. E. Kearns and Stehli meet tonight at Willis Park at 8 15 under lights in a postponed second half battle. Kearns leads the first half amateur loop. Stehli seeks a second half title and a possible playoff. Kirby of Kearns faces Lefty Barnes in a pitching duel for control of the standings.
The Southeastern Golf Association championship opens at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro with 72 holes, 36 holes today. pros from eight states and numerous amateurs compete as maples and Wilson lead after a 69 in pro-am contest. The field tees off in threesomes and play ends tomorrow on medal score basis.
In Seabright New Jersey the 44th Seabright invitation sees John Hope Doeg Ellsworth Vines and Jack Tidball from California along with Cliff Sutter of New Orleans reaching the men s singles semi finals Doeg defeats Bryan Grant Jr 2 6 7 5 6 2 and Sutter beats Keith Gledhill 6 3 3 6 6 1 Vines and Sutter loom as toss ups while Moody and Jacobs dominate the women s quarter finals with Moody from San Francisco and Jacobs from Berkeley favored to meet in the finals.
The national amateur championship at Beverly Country Club opens August 31 with past champions Johnston Marston Guilford Ouimet and Evans among those ready to defend their titles. Qualifying in districts across the country selected a strong field and narrowed 152 entrants to 32 for match play, with notable contenders including Homans Willing Gunn Perkins Dann Cook McWilliams and Good man among others.
Chicago July 29 The Cubs likely will be without veteran outfielder Riggs Stephenson for the rest of the National League season. An X ray showed a skipped bone in his right ankle and a pulled muscle after a slide into first base Monday. Stephenson had batted around .320.
National League batting leader Grimm of the Cubs at .349, with Hendrick of the Reds at .349. Klein of the Phillies leads runs 84, RBIs 83, and hits 131. Hornsby and English share multiple categories. Traynor leads triples with 13. Klein also paces homers with 28, while Cuyler leads stolen bases with 13. Pitching leads show Osborn of the Pirates with wins and no decisions, Haines and Lindsay among leaders.
Baseball leaders listed show Babe Ruth of New York Yankees atop batting with 386. Lou Gehrig also shines with 103 runs and 111 RBIs. Mule Haas and Jimmy Simmons among top hitters for Athletics.
Elmer Kephart attended the Willis Park game and won a Ford sport roadster as the booster night prize. Little Miss Durham drew the winning tub number and received a ten dollar reward. About two thousand fans filed in as High Point defeated Ball Club 7 to 2, with no disorder reported.
Charlie Retzlaff from Duluth Minnesota stopped Mam Osa Sprain with a knockout in New York. Valentine Cam Polo from Argentina knocked out Rodenburg in New York in the carious bout.
The larger cooperative agricultural associations in the United States have increased membership by about 30 percent since the Federal Farm Board was established.
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