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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1947
Page
8
The YMCA will form a horseshoe pitching league led by Athletic Director Dick Meisky. Players are urged to attend a meeting at the YMCA tomorrow night around 7:30 to discuss details and entry.
The Hi-Toms halted a losing skid with a hard fought victory as Poe sparked a late rally and Jim Hayworth shined for UNC in the infield. Roanoke remains connected to the Red Sox system as Hussey eyes a major league breakthrough despite wartime age.
The president of the Better North State league replaced two umpires and hired two new ones amid calls for higher standards. In a recent Finch Field game Johnny Shives made a basing call deemed ridiculous by players and fans, signaling a need for improved performance or elimination.
On Mutual's Juvenile Jury Sunday broadcast a five year old girl wore her mother's clothes and lipstick to look grown up. Marine Oil seeks a permit to build an automobile service station at Mangum Ave and East Aussell St. board of adjustments meets June 5, 1947 at 1 30 p m in Fire Division office, hearing urged for or against permit.
Egypt Pennsylvania on June 2 1945 17 year old Curt Simmons a left handed schoolboy pitcher and Esquires all American boy of 1945 will pitch for Egypt in an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phils Scouts from major league clubs expected in crowd of 300 Simmons graduates next week from Whitehall High school and may join majors under a 1945 ruling Rumors of offers up to 25000 due to his stats 43 13 innings 12 hits 102 strikeouts two no hitters three one hitters and two four hit games batting 20 for 43 with two homers three triples and six doubles for a .466 average Phil scout Cy Morgan and manager Ben Chapman attended a testimonial banquet.
Trinity Bulldogs meet Rowland High at Finch Field tonight at 8 for the Class B state baseball title. Trinity, 21 games with 20 wins, relies on ace pitcher James Swiggett who is 11‑0 this season. Rowland, 14‑2, starts Tom Jackson and features power hitters Sonny Hall Cottrell and Ralph Baker. Last week Trinity won the Western conference title over Norwood. tonight’s crowd is expected larger.
Memorial services will be held in Bradenton for Jimmy Wilson a veteran major league manager catcher and coach who died Sunday night after a heart attack. The Philadelphia native aged 46 played for Philadelphia St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago teams and led the Cubs and Reds in World Series play before moving into coaching and managing transfers through 1943.
California Academy of Sciences biologist Robert Dempster reports Willie the aquarium creature has seven tentacles instead of eight with no evidence of a missing limb. The question arises whether Willie qualifies as a septimus rather than an octopus.
IC4A and Big Nine meet comparisons suggest Olympic prospects lie in IC4A sprinters and broad jumpers and Big Nine distance and hurdle specialists. Key performers include Penn State Curtis Stone and Gerald Karver, NYU Reggie Pearman, Michigan State Fred Johnson, Northwestern Bill Porter, and Purdue Paul Miller, with notable times in the 440, 220, 120 yard hurdles, mile relay, and two miles. The meets at Franklin Field and Northwestern's Dyche Stadium showcased records and near record marks guiding talent selection.
South Atlantic President Hark Blue condemns fraternizing on the field and "alibi" arguing with umpires. He urges managers to report misconduct and insists teams remain enemies from the moment visitors enter the park. The Columbus Cardinals lead the league with clean records.
Jubilant fans envision a first Giant Yankee World Series since 1937 as Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Mize emerge as key sluggers. DiMaggio boosts his average near 352 while Mize paces NL with 370, fueling rises for the Yankees and Giants.
Asheville June 2 At a tri state league directors meeting circuit President C Manley Llewellyn announced P L Simpson was named umpire in chief and four new arbiters will join the league staff soon The gathering with all clubs except Rock Hill expressed concerns over this season s umpires
The Hi-Toms overcame an early 8-0 deficit to beat the Concord Weavers 12-8. Ed Toney started for Hi-Toms, but the Weavers surged in the sixth before Bill Kennedy and Sweet William Skeen fueled the comeback with key hits. The win moves the Dodgers into sole third place as they open the third round at Holt Moffitt Field against Lexington.
Winston Salem June 2 52 professionals and amateur shotmakers from the Carolinas and Virginia tee off for 36 holes of district elimination at the Old Town Country club Over 6 300 yards of course play determines three qualifiers for the open starting June 12 The article notes broader food spoilage in the United States but lacks a clear connection to golf
In Litchfield County residents recall a near flood despite the river being half a mile away. Seven years ago farmers built flood controls to regulate high water and protect fields, a project that required labor and cooperation and proved effective.
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