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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1931
Page
2
The Pointer baseball team travels to Greensboro tonight for a two game set with the Patriots after 19 losses in 26 games. Guy Morton is expected to start tonight with Roy Appleton tomorrow.
In Raleigh Charlotte’s Hornets visit to face the Caps in a pivotal Piedmont league two game set. Charlotte leads the standings by 2.5 games as Raleigh hopes to narrow the gap after a rough week, while Raleigh won six of eight and Charlotte five of seven.
Stribling who faces Schmeling next Friday in Cleveland amid fanfare for the new 3 million stadium. Advance sales reach 265000 with 176000 in actual orders, promising solid profits for Madison Square Garden of Ohio. Ticket splits and promo costs outlined, while Stribling and Schmeling train. referee and judging decisions loom for the championship bout.
The Brooklyn Robins overwhelmed the St. Louis Cardinals 10 to 4 as Adolfo Luque limited the Cards to ten hits. Brooklyn bolted to six runs in the first inning and never looked back while Burleigh Grimes was tagged early.
Cleveland hosts the 115 round heat championship between Schmeling and Stribling on Friday. Reno features a 20 round heavyweight bout Baer versus Uzcudun. Jersey City cards include Mat talino versus Brady in a featherweight bout. Chicago showcases Hudkins versus Levinaky in a ten rounder at Mills Stadium. Additional bouts include Carnera versus Renault in Toronto and Rosenbloom against Jones in Philadelphia. New York hosts Campolo versus Benson at Dexter Park and Zwick versus Raymond at Madison Square Garden.
American pair Mrs. L. A. Harper and Mrs. John Van Ryn defeated England’s Misses Alexander and Watson 6-4 6-3 to begin their bid for the doubles title after Wimbledon singles elimination.
Local fans defend Buck Taylor as a capable second baseman while noting he signed as a utility man for the Pointer club. The piece critiques management promises and press coverage, recounting fan trips to Winston and a tense crowd response as the team struggles for wins amid lingering hope.
A reader letter questions the High Point baseball club sparking a late night call. The column notes Molly Cox was hurt Howard Bryan suffered ptomaine poisoning and Goldie Holt caught german measles over ten days. Buck Taylor shifted around in the infield during that period.
Two of three games were dropped to Bunn Hearn's rising Wineton Salem club. The victories were among seven the twins recorded during the week with only one loss, placing the bloc atop the week's play.
Greensboro Pats posted four victories in seven games as regional teams showed mixed results. Asheville, Durham, and Henderson each won three of their nine games while the Bulls and Gamecocks played nine games, and the Tourists played eight. High Point went seven losses in nine starts.
The Gamecocks faced Asheville to start the week while High Point plays in Greensboro and Winston Salem and Durham battles follow in the schedule.
Jean Cazedessus uncovered a 25,000 year old bone needle during excavations at Gan ties in southern France. The discovery adds insight into prehistoric tool use and craftsmanship in the region.
Tonight's games feature High Point at Greenevore Asheville at Henderson Charlotte at Raleigh and Winston at Durham as the Piedmont League standings and matchups unfold.
Four matchups headline a busy day with Pittsburgh visiting Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at New York, and Chicago traveling to Philadelphia for key games.
The records list Boston nine and two, Chicago one and two, New York seventeen and five, Cincinnati five and two, Brooklyn ten, and St. Louis four. Only three games are scheduled in the period.
Washington visits Chicago in a match up with early season implications as Boston faces St Louis and Philadelphia travels to Detroit while New York plays Cleveland in a set of key basketball showdowns.
The clipping lists top players and team leaders across leagues with batting and pitching figures, including Ruth Yankees Williams Athletics Ott Giants Lindstrom Giants Leach Giants Collins Cardinals Stripp Reds and more. It shows team standings and balances of wins and losses for American and National leagues, noting Chicago and Boston clusters among others.
The notes state that Napoleon was 27 when given command of the Army of Italy and 36 when he crowned himself emperor, marking a rapid ascent in military and political power.
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