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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
19
The Pointers played a wild game last night but won 7 to 4 over Teague. Mayo delivered his best performance of the season, while Landeen Dies and Braummitt produced hits. Clark added a sharp double in the ninth, and Teague managed only four hard-hit balls.
Brummitt hit a line drive down the first base line that Buck Taylor stopped by diving head first to field it and throw out the batter at first.
High Point fans crave a winning team as Uncle Dan plans to give the Pointers a week to gel before pushing a faster attack. The squad has struggled with consistency, and officials favor allowing one lineup to play together to build cohesion as the season nears September 12.
A press notice reported Wes Ferrell would rest and treat a sore arm. A later AP dispatch stated Ferrell led the Boston Red Sox to a win with eight scattered hits two runs and a home run delivering his eighth victory of the season.
News wires report Lewis E R Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs ending a batting slump. An injury to his understudy briefly benched him before he returned yesterday with his third home run a single drew a walk and scored the first three Cub runs. The veteran slugger is recalled as a hard hitting fighter who never admits defeat.
A nationwide poll asks who would win the heavyweight title clash between Young Willie Stribling and Max Schmeling. The piece argues Stribling could win if in mood, questions Schmeling's claim, and notes the sport's lineage from Sullivan to Tunney.
The Board of County Commissioners as a Board of Equalization will meet at 10 o clock A M Monday June 15 in the commissioners room at the county court house to equalize valuations of individual real estate and personal property listings for uniformity. George L Stansbury chairman.
Argentinian Jose Jurado shot a 73 to reach 220 after 54 holes and hold a three stroke edge over McDonald Smith and Arthur Havers. Horton Smith faded while Mac Smith posted a 71, Whitcombe carded a 69 but failed to catch the leader as the field tightened at Carnoustie with the Prince of Wales watching.
Wallace Wade former Alabama coach now at Duke says southern collegiate football is superior to any in the nation aside from Notre Dame He cites high school physical education expansion and coaching skill as keys Wade conducts a coaching short course at Mississippi State Teachers College Georgia’s 1930 record and Georgia’s wins over Yale and NYU support his view He notes professional football may be better but college football remains more popular and declines to forecast 1931 Southern Conference prospects.
Wes Ferrell provides the win and a ninth inning homer as Cleveland holds Boston 3 to 2. The Indians ride a 10 game surge into the first division, one game behind the Yankees, amid a season of uneven form and rising suspense.
The tenth annual national collegiate championships at Stagg Field open with 77 institutions aiming to keep Southern California stars in contention for finals. Trials cover most track events and field events except the mile and two mile, with future finals shaping up around top sprinters like Wykoff and Toland.
Certificates of incorporation filed with the secretary of state list Piedmont Radio Company with principal office in High Point and capital stock details, plus other entities including Sunset Orchard Inc in Jackson Springs and several corporations with offices in Greensboro Gastonia Elizabeth City and Elon College. Named incorporators include J H Wiggins H G Wright Selma Simpson and others.
A Boston scientist develops a meatless condiment powder that flavors dishes. It is made by boiling gluten from wheat flour with acid, neutralizing, crystallizing salts, and pulverizing the final product.
In Clarksdale Mississippi during the 94th birthday celebration of the Lexington Advertiser at Lexington one subscriber revealed 76 years of continuous subscription on the list.
Washington June 5. Dr Daniel A Poling of New York chairs a new allied Prohibition group that will push dry candidates and enforcement planks at next year’s Democratic and Republican conventions. The aim is to retain the 18th Amendment and secure dry commitments, with more than a million pledged votes expected to back their platform.
Edward Swann 12 was seriously injured and brother Hal 17 escaped with injuries when ambushed near Laurel Fork Baptist Church south of Marshall North Carolina. Lonzo Franks 22 is held in county jail awaiting investigation after officers say he fired following a quarrel. A .16 gauge shotgun shell was found exploded near the pulpit.
A six year old boy near Kawitsch, Germany, took a hand grenade from a glass case and played with the fuse. The explosion blinded him permanently and necessitated amputation of his left hand.
At Beach, S C today two Carolinas golfers compete in 36 hole semi finals for a spot in the final to decide the amateur champion of the sister states. O Connor of Pyarham beat Lane and Palmer to reach the semis while Cushman of Greenville beat MacRae and Tufts to advance.
In Rome on June 5 Pope Pius and Premier Mussolini, via diplomatic intermediaries, seek a pact to reopen Italy's Catholic clubs with a guarantee they stay from political activity. The clubs would be purged of anti fascist members and focus more on religious programs.
President Hoover will discuss curtailing naval expenses with Secretary Adams and officials at Rapidan camp. Adams says about 7 million dollars was saved this fiscal year due to last summer’s conferences and a similar amount may be returned to the treasury next year.
Today’s games feature Winston-Salem at High Point Asheville at Charlotte Raleigh at Henderson and Durham at Greensboro for the Piedmont League standings and results outlook.
Winston-Salem defeated Raleigh 14 to 1, Henderson beat High Point 7 to 1, Charlotte won over Greensboro 10 to 4, and Asheville edged Durham 16 to 14 in a day of regional matches.
Boston plays Pittsburgh, Brooklyn faces Chicago, New York meets St. Louis, and Philadelphia clashes with Cincinnati in NL action.
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6 to 2 while Chicago 6 topped Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh defeated Boston 2 to 1 and St Louis defeated New York 6 to 6 in a high scoring night.
The Chicago at Philadelphia game the St Louis at New York Detroit at Washington and Cleveland at Boston form a six game American League slate.
Philadelphia defeated Chicago 4 to 1 while Washington beat Detroit 5 to 1. St Louis topped New York 8 to 6 and Cleveland won 10 to 2 against Boston.
Gene Sarazen condemns the new American balloon ball as unsuited to Carnoustie wind and greens. He says Americans like himself cannot score well with it and plans to revert to the standard ball, warning the variation in ball models could hurt international golf.
In Haverhill Massachusetts the local Boy Scouts council voted to abolish meritorious marksmanship insignia citing the dangers of handling firearms.
Texas speed cops may avoid mandatory special uniforms after the Court of Criminal Appeals twice rejected a law requiring highway traffic officers to wear distinct dress, ridiculing its provisions.
Two New York youths Frank Shields aged twenty and Sidney B Wood aged nineteen are named with George Lott and John Van Ryn to represent the United States in Davis cup matches abroad. They sail tonight for Europe to join Lott and Van Ryn in London the week of June 15 to face England or Japan in the inter zone competition.
In Madison Square Garden Vince Dundee the Baltimore middleweight defeated Ben Jeby in a ten round split decision. Referee Jack O Sullivan backed Jeby while two judges favored Dundee as a small crowd of under four thousand watched. Receipts were about eight thousand dollars.
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