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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
7
Clyde Carden, 16, and Francis Harris teamed for a 19 to 12 win over Tomlinson's Chair Company in a seven inning Industrial A contest at the high school field. Randleman Chair posted a 4 2 60 line while Tomlinson recorded 1 8 16 7.
The detailed report critiques Referee Cavanagh for not stopping the Larkin vs Archer bout sooner at the Garden. It notes public pressure against the stoppage delay, the danger to Archer, and mentions the boxing promotion and the broader matchmaking controversy surrounding the fight night. Also referenced are Meangen’s paddock incident and a trainer dispute over bandages.
About 170 entries head to the Sedgefield Foxhound Beach and Horse Show starting tomorrow night through Saturday. The event moves the foxhound segment to Wednesday night to avoid conflicts and draw larger crowds. Blue Hawaii from Dodge Stables and other Winston-Salem horses compete in hunter and three gaited classes with top winners from Winston-Salem and Norfolk aiming for the Welch Harris Challenge trophy and the Corinthian cup.
Sammy Angott and Ike Williams meet in a 10 round bout at Shibe Park with Williams a slight favorite. The 21 year old Angott from Trenton NJ aims to KO Williams who has a 33 fight win streak and is known as a former light weight champion with a bold pre fight boast. Williams expects to weigh around 136 pounds with Angott around 140 or more.
National League leaders include Walker of Brooklyn in batting with 426. Bordagaray of Brooklyn leads in runs with 38. Schultz of Brooklyn tops RBI. Holmes of Boston leads doubles. Barrett of Pittsburgh has 7 triples. Ott of New York hits 12 homers. Macon of Boston steals 6 bases. American League leaders feature Tucker of Chicago in batting with 383. Cullenbine of Cleveland leads in runs with 39 and hits and doubles with 54 and 16. Gutteridge of St. Louis leads triples and steals with 5 and 11. Stephens of St. Louis holds RBI. Cullenbine also has 7 homers. Corony of New York tops pitching with 6-1 and .857. Police warn cats on highways in Shanghai, China as rabies transfer risk to dogs.
A man known as Burn, with three prior doping convictions in horse racing, has been barred from the pad dock. Reports allege he maintains influence over racing officials, compelling them to act in accordance with his wishes.
Brooklyn slugger Dixie Walker and Chicago’s Thurman Tucker top the major league batting race as of June 5, with Walker at .426 average and Tucker at .383 as leaders. Several players, including Stan Musial and Cris Hockett, close in on the leaders with runs and hits totals, while Tipton and Bordagaray vie for top rankings in the chase for high averages.
A mysterious observer scanned the bay and harbor from distance using field glasses. A passing driver alerted state police. the stranger was confronted and identified as a contractor overseeing a pile-driver crew installing beacons in the harbor.
The schedule lists Marsh facing Hillcrest and Silver Knit meeting Melrose at 6:15. Men’s games at 6 o’clock feature Thomas Car against Beeson at the junior high field and A G O versus Zoot Suiters on the high school diamond.
Raleigh June 6 The News and Observer reports Louis B Farmer Johnson line coach at N C State College left Raleigh last night likely for the University of Mississippi where he is said to have a seven month contract as line coach. Johnson had been offered the State head coach post earlier but turned it down.
Major League pitchers faced a new menace as 90 home runs were hit in seven weeks, with Braves Field in Boston altered to aid left-handed hitters. Polo Grounds housed 51 homers. Giants, Yankees, and other clubs contributed, while Shibe Park and Sportsman’s Park yielded notable totals. The American League momentum builds ahead of a sparse week schedule.
Racing at Aqueduct was cancelled today due to the Allied landings in France. A separate report from Trondheim Norway notes Toni Nelson, a 34 year old woman, imprisoned for 12 months for mutilating a portrait with a knife in a hotel.
Tuesday listings show a dense slate of network and local broadcasts across CBS NBC and Blue network. Program blocks include news reports sermons spoofs dramas serials musicals and political commentary with repeats and adjusted times for war time.
Midwestern reports note ivy league scholarship pull and big-money golf hopes as Gene Sarazen weighs taxes on a Chicago windfall. Giants and Dodgers rookies Bill Voiselle and Calvin McLish surfaced from Oklahoma City with bat boy Katie Jenkins guiding. S&S and Joe Baksi-L adult chatter aside, Red Arber hosts 160 blind fans as they follow games in factories. Cherry Point adds ex Alabama back Johnny August with understudy Kenny amid Marine updates.
News report notes most sports events proceed as planned after Allied landings in France. Only Aqueduct race track suspends. several baseball games and boxing matches in New York Philadelphia Los Angeles areas proceed with ceremonies or postponements under consideration.
Worthington Aluminum Ladder Co reports War Production Board permission to resume limited manufacture of fire industrial and household ladders.
Duke beat Carolina 8 to 4 as hitters chase the league batting title. Bill Wright of Duke and Bill Lee of Carolina sit at .400 with two games left as Duke faces Pre Flight and Carolina next. Ed Little slides to .380 while Matherly boosts to .364 and leads in doubles with four.
International League Buffalo beat Syracuse 3 2. Toronto defeated Jersey City 4 2. Baltimore won Rochester 4 3. Montreal 6 Newark 4. American Association Milwaukee 14 Indianapolis 6. Louisville 10 Kansas City 4. other games postponed. Eastern League Albany 7 Wilkes Barre 5 in 10 innings. Binghamton 3 Elmira 1. Hartford 20 Scranton 9. Southern Association New Orleans 3 Memphis 3. Atlanta 6 Nashville 5. Pacific Coast League no games scheduled.
The U S Lawn Tennis Association will stage southern junior and championship tournaments at Presbyterian College June 15 17 along with the ninth annual tennis clinic in Clinton South Carolina.
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