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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1940
Page
8
A busy sports roundups notes Brooklyn Dodgers a nine game win streak with Tex Carleton no hitter and strong pitching. Yankees slip to sixth place without DiMaggio while DiMaggio is expected back soon. Derby, golf tips, and local sports figures also mentioned.
Piedmont teams swapped foes with Asheville sent to Portsmouth and Charlotte to Rocky Mount. Durham Bulls beat Richmond 6 to 5 as Ferdinands benefited from 16 hits. Burkham fueled Ashe ville 9 2 win over Rocky Mount with effective pitching. Winston-Salem lost 9 8 to Norfolk in 12 innings. Portsmouth edged Charlotte 7 3 after a late surge. Amersham clock note appears as unrelated text.
In Louisville on May 1, Derby favorite Bimelech dominates Churchill Downs trial winning in 1:38 with Gallahadion and Sirocco securing Derby spots. Others like Dit and Midland trail at long odds as Inscolad looms as possible addition to the lineup.
At Raleigh on May 1 AP reports Jane Cothran of Greenville South Carolina won medal honors in the 19th annual Women s Carolinas Golf Association tournament first round with a 77. Estelle Lawson Page trailed by one stroke in qualifying with an 78 and Jane Crum of Orangeburg posted 82. The Greensboro Country Club was chosen to host the 1941 event. In Malaysia bees produce honey but do not eat it due to the warm climate and lack of winter.
Danville Virginia prepares a versatile boxing squad to face High Point Athletic Club Friday night. Captain George Ashby 19 seeks to sing as well as fight while 145-pound Charlie Wrenn just returned from the army. Buford Marshall 126, Earl Brooks 135, Billy Woodell and Oscar Ellington also figure to contend as Danville boasts a strong record including two wins over the Greensboro YMCA and only a disputed loss to Burlington Exchange Club.
Oak Hill School trounced Johnson Street 27 to 4 as the first in a Citywide softball series. Emma Blair defeated Brentwood 12 to 0 with sharp fielding and timely hits at Park Street. Emma Blair hosts Brentwood Wednesday, with Cloverdale on Friday for the winner return. Also, Rocky Mount opens its sixth annual horse show with events and a square dance.
The High Paint High School golf team travels to Greenville South Carolina for a two day invitation tournament starting tomorrow. Team members Ansell Snow Donald Dunkelberger Harold Wilson and Bob Sappenfield will compete. Mrs. Herbert Dunkelberger leads the group and after the meet the golfers attend Furman University banquet Friday night.
Atlanta May 1. Little Erskine College may secede from football after 1940 if scholarships stay handed out. Coach Jake Todd criticizes de-emphasis and notes Presbyterian and Newberry in talks. Derby field expectations arise as Bimelech rumored to deter entrants. Ed Danforth reports on Derby odds while Jess Neely cites scarce linemen as Rice searches for a tackle.
Salisbury scored early with two runs in the first inning and pulled away to defeat Kannapolis 7 to 2 in North State League play. Syring and a Anske pitched for Salisbury while Smith Plummer and Palmisamo appeared for Kannapolis.
The Tamies defeated Mooresville 7 to 1 in a night game after a six-run second inning. Al Laceman led hitters with three hits in four at bats and Lindsey earned the win with 11 strikeouts over Livingston.
Seymour and Whitney teamed to hold Cooleemee to two hits as Landis won 6 to 1. Landis scored six runs across the later innings while Cooleemee managed a lone run in the top of the sixth. Final line shows Landis 6 10 2 and Cooleemee 1 3 with Seymour Whitney Haack Armstrong Gallipeau contributing.
Tex Carleton pitched a no hitter as the Dodgers defeated Cincinnati 3 to 0 securing their ninth consecutive win to match a National League start record. Pete Coscarart homered with two on in the fifth, extending Brooklyn’s early season dominance and tying a modern major league mark for consecutive wins.
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