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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1930
Page
12
Capitals beat High Point 3-2 in the first game as Gwathmey pitched six scoreless innings before allowing a hit in the sixth. Mayo started the nightcap for High Point but struggled while Coleman shut down the visitors in the rematch.
Clifford Sutter of Tulane won the national intercollegiate singles title by defeating Julius Seligson of Lehigh 6-3 3-6 6-2 8-6. Sutter, a junior, rallied from 5-2 in the fourth set using net play and sharp volleys to prevail, marking Seligson’s first loss in 66 college matches.
The Pickett Cotton Mill nine extended its winning streak by defeating Myrtle Desk makers 6 to 3. Yow starred on the mound and at the plate, securing the win over Bryant as Carter backed him with solid hitting and base running. J. Jones and S. Ray provided notable infield and outfield contributions as Pickett officials planned a Friday July fourth game.
Winston-Salem Twins split with Greensboro 3 0 and 4 8 in a doubleheader. Mungo allowed three hits in game one, while Brown struggled for Greensboro. In Durham Henderson split a twin bill with Durham, Durham winning 10 to 0 in game one and Henderson taking game two 7 to 6. Wolfe belted his 23rd and Lindley his 19th homers in the opener.
Amos Mills trounced Robbins Knitting mills yesterday 6 to 4 in a fast game. Cecil led Amos with three hits in four at bats, and Amos pulled two double plays to halt Robbins rallies in the seventh and ninth innings. Cooper was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts, Moore took the loss after nine innings of work. Attendance was 100.
The piece argues night baseball will boost attendance by appealing to daytime workers. Lincoln Nebraska first to install floodlights on April 3, with Independence Kansas and Muskogee Oklahoma soon following. Projectors deliver strong infield illumination, enabling safe, clear play and crowds at night, seen as a lasting, city-wide sign of progress.
Berlin reports a German bank sues clock banks that require a coin to wind. The clocks run 24 hours per coin, forcing owners to insert a new coin daily to keep time and save.
Mobile Bears visiting Atlanta by order of Southern Association directors lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Crackers 18 to 1 and 6 to 3. First game scoring shows Atlanta's big innings and Mobile's lone runs. second game ended after six frames with Atlanta ahead 6 to 3.
Chattanooga Lookouts beat Little Rock 8 to 6 in a nine inning game aided by five errors by the Travelers. Karr Parks Davie Kenna Eddie man Martha and Shinault contributed for Chattanooga while Lit. Rk players provided Little Rock efforts in a lengthy midseason clash played at home.
New Orleans pitcher White Glazner earned his twelfth win as the Pelicans routed the Birmingham Barons 9 to 1. The Barons managed only four hits while New Orleans touched Birmingham with runs in multiple innings. Touchstone Campbell Eisemann Glazner and Anderson contributed to the decisive victory.
Memphis report says Tony Welzer, Chick right hander, allowed Nashville only four scattered hits as the Chicks defeated the Vols 4 to 0. Final line shows Welzer, Berger, Willis in key roles amid a measured Tennessee showing.
The writer lauds Werber joining the New York Yankees, recalling his Duke days and summer ball battles against a major league star lineup. He hopes Werber will stick with the club alongside Ruth Gehrig Lazzeri Combs and others.
The Pointers slide in the Piedmont league and fans demand action. Critics fault hitting, base running, fielding, and pitching while night games at Willis Park are seen as a chance to revive attendance and loyalty for the home club.
Hal Rich won the Meadowbrook handicap tournament with a net 21 after a 46 gross on a 25 handicap. Runner up Bunn Hackney earned second prize, a shirt, with a net 12 on an 82 handicap. I N McCain took third with a net 24 shoes. The course will award a dozen Gray Goose balls to today’s blind bogie winner.
Pensacola defeated Columbus 6 to 2, Tampa edged Selma 3 to 5 in a mistyped line with 665 as a stray entry. Jacksonville has a night game followed by Montgomery, with no result listed for that matchup.
Columbus 2 Kansas City 7. Toledo 6 Milwaukee Indianapolis 6. Minneapolis 19 Louisville 6 St Paul 7.
Chicago completes a trade sending William Humefield and Bob Weiland to Toledo in exchange for Gordon Mulleavey, sensational shortstop from the Toledo club in the American Association, as part of the White Sox reconstruction.
The Salvation Army team fell 9-5, marked by a pitchers duel until the eighth. Whitley allowed no walks and struck out five, while Grissom relieved Nance late. Bases on balls favored Salvation Army errors, and Whitley and Eldridge delivered key hits as Y Club pulled ahead in the final innings.
Sir Arthur Keith, British anatomist, notes that Cro Magnons had large jaws and broad faces with brains bigger than the average modern man, suggesting the human face and brain have reduced in size over time.
Rochester improves to 7 10 while Buffalo sits 5 5. Montreal at 1 6 trails Toronto 3 8. Reading leads 17 2 over Jersey City 16. Baltimore dominates Newark 13 to 2.
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