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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1945
Page
7
Sammy Snead holds a two stroke edge over Byron Nelson and Jug Me Spaden in the final round of the $10,000 Charlotte Open at Myers Park club. Three late bogeys marred Snead's bid for a wider margin as Nelson shot 66 to close the gap.
Harrisburg veteran Henry Picard, after declaring retirement following a 75 in Friday’s opening round, said he merely popped off. He signed a contract with a golf manufacturer and will continue in the tournament, following Saturdays scores of 73 and 73.
In a tense final round Snead 202 Nelson 204 Spaden 204 share the lead as about 6 000 fans watch. Snead misfires on the 215 yard par hole three days running while Nelson nails a long approach and saves par. Byrd 209 Wood 212 chase at the rear as field struggles to reach the greens.
In New York on March 19 a double bill at Madison Square Garden dominates the slate as the college basketball season nears its close. Teams clash in back to back games signaling the final weeks of play.
Swedish middle distance runner Gunder Haegg blames his lack of English for a loss to Jim Rafferty in the Bankers' Mile at Chicago Stadium. He noted he did not know laps or pace, insisting he might have won with better language skills and intends to learn English to return.
DePaul plays West Virginia and St John’s faces Muhlenberg to begin a busy NIT run. Rhode Island upsets Tennessee 51 44 at Madison Square Garden as Bowling Green beats Rensselaer Poly 60 45. Top seeds DePaul and St John’s were favored in their night games.
The feud between Larry MacPhail, president of the New York Yankees, and Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators was settled after War Department intervention. Lt. Bert Shepard, a one legged war hero, trained with the Yankees at Atlantic City, with Army help flying him there. MacPhail revealed Frankie Corsetti as a holdout and not a season factor. Various camp notes from several MLB clubs follow with player movements and updates.
Loyola University of the South defeated George Pepperdine College of Los Angeles 49 to 36 to win the National Intercollegiate basketball tournament in Kansas City this weekend.
Hank Ira of Oklahoma A and M advocates a system with a conference commissioner and a national panel to regulate college sports. He notes the need for clear supervision though questions remain who oversees the overseer. Ernie Shave predicts a golf boom this summer as curfew changes mean more daylight play.
John B. Campbell, racing secretary and handicapper at multiple tracks, says the best seat for watching a horse race is high in the stretch grandstand because you can see the horses better. He notes he will face a long wait first.
The De Paul University basketball regulars now wear glasses during games calling themselves the four blind mice. The piece notes Gunder Haegg’s mile duel with Jimmy Rafferty and predicts Haegg will prove his outdoor running strength. It mentions Hank O Keefe of R P I being ejected on St Patrick s night and references referees Pat Kennedy and Jocko Collins.
Reviewing the National League rookie crop tub-thumper Red Pat terson notes that Vinnie Shupe of the Braves started as a pitcher and Rene Monteagudo of the Phils had a similar path. Mike Ains ey, a former Dodgers farm catcher, seeks a Graves outfield spot as players near the majors before settling on a position.
Brig. Gen. Early E. W. Duncan orders commanding officers to encourage all athletics. Sgt. Loris W. Moody, ex-Oklahoma U. half miler, reports from France he is near good half mile shape after nights and days of running over hills.
Ft Wayne Zollners, repeat NBL champions, open defense of their world pro title in Chicago. Harlem Globetrotters return after last year's final, with New York Rens and N J Cotwos also viewed as threats in the 14 team field seeded through the first round. Finals set for Saturday.
London Massachusetts reports Billy Conn has begun training Pte King Tut Tabor of Oakland California a promising middleweight. Conn compares Tabor to Freddie Apostoli noting he has 38 wins in 39 bouts and needs more seasoning before facing seasoned midweights.
Boston star Gil Dodds, indoor mile record holder at 4 06 4, declares the four minute mile physically impossible. He says the final seconds would require an unreal pace, with fewer than seven seconds left.
Heavyweight Al Williams, the sole survivor of a wrestling troupe killed in a crash over France on March 3, said a wrestling mat saved his life. He swapped spots to stay with the mat aboard an army transport from England to Paris, was ordered to take a later plane, and joined in Paris later. The troupe members named include Benny Reuben Gay Young George Mack Jack Ross Kid Chapman and Al Sabath. They all received military funerals in France. Williams later traveled to New York and Chicago to form a new group for servicemen overseas under the USO.
WILMINGTON DEL March 19 Fred Fitzsimmons field manager of the Philadelphia Phillies says the Chicago Cubs do not want Lou Novikoff and will not let him stay in the majors The Cubs sent him to Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast League this season Fitzsimmons says the Phillies and Giants vied for him but the Cubs withdrew his name each time they saw him He may fetch around 25000 if sold before the draft rather than accept a waiver price of 7500 with another year of work expected
A noted miler turned parson said he will always run for health but doubts he will compete again. He commented that trimming the present mark remains too tough and he plans a different path.
The piece notes wartime baseball planning with Brooklyn farm teams training in Thomasville and other towns in North Carolina and nearby states. It covers the WPB stance on night baseball and a Greensboro Open golf revival led by Snead Nelson and McSpaden, plus a GI loan couple in High Point and local tournament results including Charlotte and Sumter juniors.
Tar Heels enjoy warm spell as March records fall while fruit trees bloom in Sandhill. Tax changes tax exemptions pressure workers. Dunninger show raises funds for High Point Memorial Hospital. City eyes clean up paint up campaign and rails get aluminum coat for night visibility. A food poisoning scare from a local cafe prompts hospital care for 10 of 11 cases. Headlines mix lighter notes with early spring chatter.
Seventy nominations announced for the Handicap De Las Americas race at Hipodromo De Las Americas on April 22. The $26,000 added event draws Mexican, American and international horses and top jockeys, with dusting attendance and betting options like Quiniela and Daily Double.
The Carolina Ration League begins its third season with four teams. The N. C. State host Pre-Flight Cloudbusters, plus UNC Chapel Hill and Duke, play home and away eight times from April 2 to June 13. Reclamation men in the Quarters repair 268 099 field jackets monthly nationwide.
Over recent weeks police note a wave of youth crime in High Point with several teens facing lengthy penalties. David McIntyre 29 received 20 to 25 years for the knife slaying of John Gilbert Lawson on Feb 24 at the Astor cafe. John Reavis 20 and Robert Parker 16 each got 18 months for auto theft and wreck. Howard Johnson and Robert Bronson await sentencing. McKinley Overby 17 got a year for old assault and an 18 month suspended term amid a mistrial on gas truck theft. Earl Pell 34 drew two years for auto larceny and four months for criminal trespass.
Mrs C hooks aged 60 of 207 Park Way died from burns after a field burning accident on a Pleasant Grove farm. Her husband and two grandsons were nearby as she fought the blaze. He reached her too late as the heat overcame her. Other local deaths included Baynes Gibson Kinney Everhart Shoaf and more residents of Thomasville area.
Senator George Penny of Greensboro led opposition to a bill creating a law library with ties to the High Point Municipal Court. The measure failed after Penny objected to a $1 to $2 rise in court costs for defendants. Rep Walter Crissman of High Point introduced it for the local bar, but lawyers north and south opposed it. Richard F Goolsby, 64, despondent by ill health, attempted to jump from the Main J railroad bridge but bystanders stopped him, saying he was too feeble to climb the rail.
The bulletin lists names from Thomasville and nearby areas of soldiers killed in action missing in action wounded or in hospital. It notes Pfc Wayne Greene and others with dates in Belgium France Italy and Germany plus POW statuses and hospital recoveries.
Two departments at Adams-Millis Corporation full fashion plant No 7 on English Street remain on strike as workers balk at wage increase terms needing War Labor Board approval. Management notes three wage increase filings this year, two rejected, one pending, while the American Federation of Hosiery Mill Workers seeks to organize the shop.
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