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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
12
Renae Dodgers are cited as the night’s dogged heroes after Marsh defeated Triangle 9 to 6 in a sports roundup. The piece sketches broad 1940s sports chatter from Hugh Fullerton Jr, including baseball pace debates, boxers Tony Galento and Herbie Katz, training notes, and various coaches and athletes.
Joe Dugan and Pie Traynor praise Jimmy Collins as a top all time third baseman. The Hall of Famer excelled at bunts and fielding, starred for Boston Red Sox and Beaneaters, and influenced the position with his graceful play and leadership.
Marsh Furniture handed Tri angle its second loss of the season on the high school field to pull into a tie for second place in the Industrial League. J. Grissom led Marsh with five hits, while Kirby pitched the win and Foxworth paced Triangle with four hits.
American League leaders include Stephens of St Louis batting 376 and Hackett of Cleveland 339 runs by White of Philadelphia 23. hits by Wakefield Detroit 47 and White Philadelphia 40. home runs Keller New York 6 and Gordon New York 5. Stolen bases reach 7 by Stirnweis Moses and Case Washington. Pitching leaders Carrasquel Washington 6 1 Chandler New York 5 1. National League leaders Dahlgren Philadelphia 378 Musial St Louis 362 runs 31 by Musial Camille Brooklyn 31. Herman Brooklyn 3 30 RBI. McCormick Cincinnati 49. Mustal St Louis 6 Russell Pittsburgh 5. Stolen bases Gustine Pittsburgh Murtaugh Philadelphia 4. pitching Newsom Brooklyn Sewell Pittsburgh 5 1.
Chicago leads the slate as New York and Detroit split. St Louis won 7-2 while Washington dominated Cleveland 15 to 1, and Boston improved to 4-3.
Matchups listed with pitchers in parentheses and current win loss records. Teams include St. Louis New York Chicago Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Washington Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn St Louis Pittsburgh Boston. Final tallies show Cincinnati 13 New York 6 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5 Brooklyn 3 St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 3 Boston 2.
Results from several leagues show inconsistent pairing. Boston and Cincinnati Hershey notable, Vander Meer and Trinkle shine, Sewell struggles. Piedmont League Roanoke tops Portsmouth, Norfolk defeats Durham, Richmond edges Lynchburg. International League Baltimore and Jersey City tied, Toronto wallops Buffalo, Montreal beats Rochester. Syracuse over Newark in a low scoring day.
Knoxville tops the Southern Association with 12 points, New Orleans 8, Memphis and Little Rock tied at 4, Chattanooga 3, and Atlanta without a win at 0. The table shows Knoxville ahead as the season progresses.
Norman Okla June 3 College football coaches forecast sterner opposition from Navy service clubs next season. Dewey Luster of Oklahoma warns the service teams will be stronger, with many college stars and pro players, plus draft losses thinning regular schedules.
Sweden's distance star Gunder Haegg will not debut in the United States until July 1. He arrives aboard the Saturnus June 8, but three weeks are needed to shake sea legs, causing him to miss the AAU championships in New York June 19 and 20.
The column contrasts University of Detroit scout work led by Lloyd Brazil with military service athletes and pro club hopes, noting letters from Ensign Bob Calihan and Marines base prospects. It highlights talent flow from service teams to college, NFL and MLB links, and ongoing wartime player development.
Philadelphia June 3 A screwball added to Roger Wolff s repertoire lifts the Athletics into the AL first division just 1 1 2 games back. Wolff is 5 2 with four saves for Jess Flores and credits teammates Irv Hall and Eddie Mayo for key plays as he eyes a next start against Cleveland.
In Tampico Mexico a Guatemala City dentist asks about golf and meets Betty Jameson United States champion who jokes about shooting in the seventies. Later Lulu Constantino defeats Gus Leving in New York at 131 New York.
The pitcher yielded 8 hits and 19 walks through 61 innings, with 12 strikeouts as of Sunday, illustrating a shaky start and control issues for the season.
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