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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
7
Detroit reports Dick Wakefield, a tall outfielder, as one of baseball’s top rookies this season. He led the Texas League in hitting in his first full year in organized ball and is noted for growing power as he learns to pull the ball.
Ned Irish outlines a flexible basketball plan at Madison Square Garden for next winter noting shorter training times and smaller venues than football. He may use service teams to fill dates but anticipates uncertainty in availability.
The piece recalls WV Tech football in Charleston and Huntington with Sol Metzger leaving the field in 1916 and Ira Rodgers guiding a 1917 WV Mountaineers win over VPI. It notes a planned Charleston meeting this October restoring W L interstate play. It also mentions Ira Rodgers as WV coach. Later items include Empire City harness meet notes and Babe Hunt’s ring return.
Wisconsin coach Foster recounts how Johnny Kotz became a standout one handed shooter. He first showed up late to sixth grade tryouts in Rhinelander Wisconsin and wore oversized trunks forcing him to shoot with one hand while keeping his pants up.
In Elmira New York the Class A Eastern League club sells play by play radio broadcasts to fans while promoting a war bond drive. The plan uses bond purchases tied to game actions with escalating amounts for hits and outs. It features public standings and quotes from Bill Cox and Umpire Larry Goethe in a defense of lively ownership.
Melrose outlasted Marsh 9 to 8 in ten innings at the high school field in an Industrial League game. Ralph Greason homered and went 3 for 4, Grubbs with 3 for 5 incl a triple, while Grissom and White added three hits apiece for Melrose. Workman drove in the winning run in the tenth.
Yesterday New York defeated Washington four to one. Tonight's schedule features New York at Washington with Wensloff facing Leonard, Detroit at Cleveland with Newhouser against Smith, St. Louis at Chicago with Niggeling opposing Humphries, and Philadelphia at Boston with Harris or Black and Flores meeting Odd and Newsome.
In a sports score brief, St. Louis defeats Cincinnati 5 3 and Boston 4 3 with competitive play across venues, reflecting a notable results segment in the season roundup.
The card lists doubleheader style matchups with pitchers and records for Cincinnati at St. Louis Walters 3 4 and Riddle 6 3 facing Guimbert 2 4 and Pollet 5 1 Chicago at Pittsburgh Primm 2 1 facing Sewell 6 2 Brooklyn at New York Melton 2 4 versus Melton 2 3 Boston at Philadelphia Salva 0 2 Barrett 3 4 against Fuchs 1 6 and Gerheauser 3 4
Bettina stops Brooks in Philadelphia while Gomes KO’s Knox in Tampa and Cross outpoints Musto in New York. Stolen bases listed as Greason Cook Workman. Grubbs to Workman to Faircloth. Time two hours with Eldridge and Martin pitching.
Johnny Vander Meer recalls his two consecutive no hit no run victories as baseball five years mark the second game on June 15 1938 when he pitched a no hitter against Brooklyn and set a major league record. He says the waits and nerves affected fans and teammates more than him and notes his reliance on fastballs and curves in the later innings.
Nathaniel W. Boyd III of Philadelphia has been elected captain of the University of Virginia 1944 track squad in Charlottesville Virginia.
The leading hitters in the major leagues remain Ver non Stephens of the St. Louis Browns and Ellsworth Babe Dahlgren of the Philadelphia Phillies. Stephens repeats a .369 average, edging Oris Hockett of Cleveland at .340 with Babe Dahlgren at .367 or near. The American League shows ten batters at .276 or better, while the National League lists ten at .311 or higher. The top ten and ties in each league are given.
In Lynchburg Virginia Ollie Vanek a 29 year old third baseman from St. Louis Missouri becomes the youngest manager in the six team Piedmont League. His move marks a notable shift in the league with Vanek's leadership debut shaping the season.
Gunder Haegg, the Swift Swede and holder of seven world foot racing records, aims to run for fitness not fame. He trains with a German police dog as his pacemaker and prefers longer distances among trees. He weighs about 158 pounds, hopes to shed excess weight, and notes Greg Rice as a major contender in longer races.
Portamouth beat Richmond 2 to 3 while Lynchburg lost 2 to 3 as Durham defeated Norfolk 7 to 2 and Roanoke 6. In the Southern Association Knoxville 11 Memphis 2. Little Rock 9 Nashville 6 in 10 innings. Atlanta 7 New Orleans 13. Birmingham 13 Chattanooga 3. Ireland is called the Emerald Isle for its lush greenery.
Associated Press reports the major league trade deadline pressures teams as the Brooklyn Dodgers seek to move Joe Medwick. The New York Giants, in seventh place, may be eyeing a Medwick deal while making separate moves such as Baronna to Boston and East and Rubeischer recalls. The Athletics buy Don Heffner as a utility man.
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