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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1929
Page
3
The Pointers defeated the Durham Bulls 4 to 1 and 6 to 1 as Miller and Huffman pitched for the Pointers. Mitchell homered twice, drove in multiple runs, and Huffman fared well in his first Pointers appearance. Bulls errors aided the wins in both contests.
The Twins pounded Barnes for ten runs on sixteen hits as Winston-Salem defeated Greensboro ten four. Bryan led the attack with four hits in four at bats while Brown and Whiteman added three apiece to back a strong team effort.
An 18-year-old Georgia right-hander known as Lefty Wilson earned a trial with the Cleveland Indians after going 11-0 this season for Georgia Normal Institute with three no-hit no-run games. He struck out 179 batters, including 20 in a single tilt, and will report to Cleveland in June with coach Y. D. Barnes.
George Herman Ruth, the Yankees slugger, is confined to a sick bed with muscular heart trouble and will be out for an indeterminate period. Early hopes span a week to ten days for return, while pessimists fear rest of the season. Ruth and wife Claire Hodgson Ruth await treatment plans as Yankee officials expect his return within a week or ten days.
Seven horses race the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park with Blue Larkspur favored at 7 to 10. Jack High is second choice at around 1 to 1, as Beacons Hill Dr Free land African Sun Hatter Sunvir and other entries stand as long shots. The mile and a half race is worth 62 390 to the winner.
A January letter sent from Plumsted, Eng land, arriving in Eltham three miles away due to an error in routing. The misdirected correspondence shows postal delays and regional posting gaps.
The eighth annual national collegiate track and field meet at Stagg Field features eight top sprinters racing for the title of the world’s fastest human. Eddie Tolan of Michigan and George Simpson of Ohio State reached the 100 yard dash final with 9.5 second times, joined by Claude Bracey of Rice, Cy Leland of Texas Christian, Wilcox of Kansas, Topping of Loyola New Orleans, Jack Elder, and Huston of Denison. The discus record, set by Pete Rasmus at 159 feet 17 inches, looms again.
In the Piedmont League Durham hosts High Point while Salisbury visits Henderson and Greensboro plays Winston. In the East Carolina League Goldsboro meets Kinston Wilmington travels to Greenville and Fayetteville visits Rocky Mount. In the National League Boston visits Chicago Brooklyn plays Pittsburgh New York meets Cincinnati and Philadelphia faces St. Louis.
In the American League 三 matchups headline Chicago at Boston Detroit at Washington Cleveland at New York and St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Nashville plays Atlanta while Little Rock visits Mobile Chattanooga journeys to Birmingham Memphis travels to New Orleans in a busy Southern Association slate featuring five intercity matchups.
Macon faces Columbia, Augusta meets Charlotte, Knoxville plays Spartanburg, and Asheville travels to Greenville in a series of league games.
At Shibe Park the Browns beat the Athletics 15 to 6 as St Louis piled up 18 hits. The Yankees fell to third after a loss to Cleveland setting the Browns 6 1/2 games back. The Indians beat the Yankees 7 to 3 while Detroit overcame Washington 17 to 11. The Giants swept the Cardinals 1 1 to 0 in their series finale, and the Pirates beat the Braves 26 to 2. Donald Hurst homered for the Reds in Cincinnati, but Ford scored on a wild throw to seal a 1 to 8 loss.
Patou designs a white georgette princess wedding dress with six groups of pin tucks running diagonally from neckline to hips, flaring to create fullness below the knees. Long tight sleeves complete the silhouette.
A vessel returns to Norway after a four month cruise carrying 63 500 barrels of oil valued at 1 750 000 dollars and reports the capture of 732 whales during the voyage.
In Atlanta on June 8, Asheville beat Spartanburg 6 to 3 after a 12 inning hitting contest. Columbia tied Asheville’s opponent late as the Tigers and Comets posted 31 hits combined with homers by Lee Tremper and Brice. Macon won 6 to 2 over Charlotte, and Knoxville defeated Greenville 14 to 4 for the tenth win of the season.
Ormand pitched superbly for Goochmen, holding Colonials to seven hits and one run through seven. Henderson bats sparked by eight hits, with Molly Craft homering, Dayton catching his first game. Doubleheader set for today as Henderson wins 7 to 1 at home.
High Point leads with 4 wins and 6 losses while Durham sits at 1-1. Henderson stands 7-1 and Salisbury 1-1. Winston-Salem posts 10-0 and Greensboro 0-?
Greenville defeats Wilmington 10 to 2 while Rocky Mount goes 4 6 and Fayetteville shows a monetary amount. Kinston edges Goldsboro 4 to 3.
Cleveland defeated New York 7 to 3 while St Louis led Philadelphia 15 to 6 and Detroit topped Washington 17 to 11 amid rain interruptions for Chicago and Boston.
American Association game saw Milwaukee edge St Paul 6 to 5 before rain prompted postponements of other matchups.
New York defeated St Louis 8 to 1 while Chicago shut out Brooklyn 21 to 2. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 7 to 6 in 11 innings as Pittsburg posted a 6 to 2 win.
A compact report lists team scores across the Southern Association with entries for Atlanta Birmingham Mobile Little Rock Chattanooga Nashville New Orleans Memphis and other cities showing final point tallies.
In Springfield 0 Quincy 3, Peoria 4 Bloomington 3 led the day’s results with most remaining games postponed due to rain.
Asheville defeats Spartanburg 6 to 3 and Knoxville tops Greenville 14 to 4. Charlotte loses 6 to 8 at Macon. Columbia edges August 5 to 6 in 12 innings.
Reported basketball results show Jackson defeating Laurel 12 to 90, Vicksburg 9 over Monroe 6, and Meridian 7 over Baton Rouge 10 in a compact scoreboard roundup.
Fort Smith leads with 9 wins while Independence Shawnee and Joplin trail with 4 and 3 victories respectively. Muskogee has 3 wins and Springfield 2 as the season progresses in the Western Association.
Rochester defeated Buffalo 10 to 4 while Toronto beat Montreal 7 to 3. Reading routed Baltimore 11 to 3 and Newark toppled Jersey City 7 to 0.
Baseball results list Pensacola 4 Jacksonville 5 Columbus 0 Tampa 0. game called in ninth due to darkness. Also Selma and Montgomery 4 noted with end of game called due to rain.
Fidel Labarba of Los Angeles defeated Tommy Pauk of Buffalo by outpoint in Buffalo. Sammy Mandell of Rockford stopped Jackie Nichols in Muskegon to claim the lightweight world title. Young Corbett of Fresno outpointed Al Van Ryan of Duluth in San Francisco.
The City team in the local Commercial league was defeated by the Wallburg All Stars in a practice game yesterday afternoon. Stone pitched nine innings for Wallburg allowing five scattered hits, with McCus ton and Clodfelter among the standouts. Final score 5 to 1, attendance about 200, fair weather.
National batting leader O Doul of Philadelphia hits .389 with 45 runs. Hafey of St Louis drives in 49 RBIs and Herman of Brooklyn has 67 hits. Frisch of St Louis ties for doubles with 17 and Waner of Pittsburgh leads triples with 7. Klein of Philadelphia has 14 homers and Cuyler of Chicago leads 13 steals. Grimes of Pittsburgh is 9–0 in pitching. Gehringer of Detroit leads with 48 runs and 76 hits while Simmons of Philadelphia has 59 RBIs. Gehrig and Simmons tie for homers at 12. Uhle of Detroit 9–1 and 6 players share 6 steals.
Efforts at high tide last night to pull the United States gunboat Luzon off the breakwater near Woosung failed. Another attempt was planned for today after the ship ran aground Wednesday night during target practice.
Pussyfoot Johnson recently arrived in Calcutta India to conduct a prohibition campaign. He received an ovation and was decorated with flower garlands.
The University of Iowa began an investigation into alleged professionalism by 12 athletes as part of a bid to regain Western Conference reinstatement. If found guilty, players would be disqualified. authorities would share reports with Iowa.
Rosemary confirms Betty hides a sorrow as Mary asks about it. The humorous dialogue hints at a private burden Betty carries. Rosemary’s candid reply suggests a well known yet undisclosed personal issue.
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