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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1930
Page
12
High Point wins opener 10 to 3 while Greensboro takes the nightcap 13 to 5. Molly Cox of High Point was carried off after being spiked in the second game, requiring six stitches.
At Sedgefield the Scotch golf foursome tourney extended by weather as Mrs. W. D. Irwin and Johnny Bachman won the gross title with a 80 and a 41 39 split. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton took the net honors with 73 on a 90 gross and 17 handicap. Parran Jarboe Blair and W C Boren Mayer also posted top scores in the divisions.
The University of North Carolina claims ten athletic championships for the 1929-30 year, three Southern Conference titles in track cross country and tennis, and seven state titles in football cross country boxing wrestling track tennis and golf. Captains include Ray Farris Minor Barkley Archie Allen Wayne Woodard Dave Nims William Merritt and Charlie Chatham.
Jimmy Poole retained the title by defeating Howard Holderness 0-6 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the finals at Sedgefield Country Club. Virginia Frank upset defending champion Isabel Clark with an 11 straight games run to reach the women's final. Anne Martindale beat Mrs Harry Wilson 6-1 6-0 to join Frank in the women's final Monday at 4:30 p.m.
Frank Wykoff of Southern California shattered Eddie Tolan’s 100 yard world record by running 9.4 seconds without starting blocks to win the national collegiate championship. His triumph helped USC secure the team title with 57 27 70 points as Washington placed second and Iowa third.
Henderson won the opener 6 to 1 behind Elmer Bray pitching. Winston-Salem captured the second game 5 to 4 aided by a bases loaded double by Brown in the eighth. The twin-city matchup featured walks aiding the Gamecocks in the nightcap.
The Denny R. and P. baseball nine defeated the Salvation ball club 11 to 4 in a consistent scoring game aided by seven Salvation errors. Fausnet and E Ozment led Denny at bat, while Hendricks Deaton and Gaddis topped Salvation Army hitters. Carmichael won pitching with Nance taking the loss in a 2:00 game before about 100 spectators.
In Durham on June 7, Bulls pitchers Cub Perry and Dick Cherry led a double win over Raleigh. First game score 6 to 2, Lindley hit his 11th and 12th homers with Taylor slugging number nine. Perry allowed six singles. Second game finished 5 to 2 as Cherry delivered sensational infield support despite Raleigh’s late power.
Max Schmeling faced Canadian light heavyweight champion Charlie Belanger in two rounds at Endicott New York shaping expectations for a title challenge against Jack Sharkey next Thursday. Belanger pressed with a sharp left and cross as Schmeling closed inside delivering heavy left hooks and rights, splitting Belanger’s lip and earning praise for his hard hitting left hand.
Burgeo held Harris Covington to eight hits while Stehli surged to a 3 to 11 victory. Smith pitched well for the Nlarks nine aside from a rough third inning, as Stehli's Bow men and Po aided a steady attack and Burge starred on defense.
In Charlotte area action Asheville swept Greenville in a doubleheader winning 9 to 6 and 9 to 2. Ormand McCrea Anderson Harmon Williams earned wins in the first game with Baylin Jilek Yeargin Har mon Williams in the second.
Selma lost to Tampa 4 to 5 in ten innings while Pensacola defeated Montgomery 2 to 0 and Columbus beat Jacksonville 4 to 1 in a set of league games.
Baton Rouge defeated Vicksburg 4 to 3 and Pine Bluff beat Eldorado 6 to 3. Lake Charles led 6 and Jackson 9, while Alexandria Monroe game was postponed.
Two-base hits by B Anderson McDonald Lopp Williams A Martin highlight Highland defeating Adams-Millis 8 to 3. Russell was hit by a pitch and Williams and Russell stole bases twice. McGhee earned the win, Dennis the loss, with 11 combined hits and a 1 hour 40 minute game time in front of 100 fans.
New York June 7. Box office money handling at Madison Square Garden showed the finance picture for the next Thursday fifteen round bout between Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey. Garden figures indicate gate receipts may exceed six hundred thousand dollars with total receipts forecast near seven hundred thousand.
Meadowbrook golf course on the Williard farm will stage a novel event this afternoon at four. Charley Lohr, an aviator, will fly over the course with Betty Loy Warner as she drops a dozen new golf balls for players to find. Lohr will then perform aerial stunts to entertain the crowd.
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