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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1933
Page
2
The Cincinnati Reds, led by Sunny Jim Bottomley and Red Lucas, beat the Boston Braves 2-1 as they upset western clubs and chased leaders. Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals surged with big hits while Philadelphia and Pittsburgh also won.
Durham plays Charlotte while Winston Salem meets Wilmington and Greensboro faces Richmond in Piedmont League games today.
Piedmont loop baseball notes shift as clubs face new opponents after a day of mixed results. High Point Junior High underlined a track dual victory statement, while Derby prospects and Piedmont league action dominated regional headlines with late inning twists and management changes.
Wake Forest travels to Washington for a baseball game with George Washington University while Duke visits Princeton for a clash with the Tigers. UNC and Davidson send teams to Virginia Tech and Hampden-Sydney with mixed results as tennis and golf also see action, including UNC sweeping NYU 9 to 0 and Davidson defeating Furman 18 1/2 to 4 1/2.
Baseball scores from yesterday show Winston Salem 5 Wilmington 6 and Greensboro 5 Richmond 11 with Durham at Charlotte postponed due to rain.
National League schedule includes Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at New York 1 Louis at Brooklyn.
The results show Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 11 New York 0 Cincinnati 2 Boston 1 and St. Louis 13 Brooklyn 4 from recent matches. Dodgers and Giants not listed.
A slate features New York visiting Detroit, Boston at St. Louis, Washington in Cleveland, and Philadelphia playing Chicago in key matchups this week.
In wet grounds only a few games played with New York beat Detroit 2 to 1 and St Louis won 2 1 while Boston and other matches were affected by rain soaked fields.
Chattanooga faces Birmingham while Knoxville battles Memphis Nashville plays New Orleans and Atlanta meets Little Rock in a set of regional clashes.
Atlanta defeated Little Rock 10 to 6 while Birmingham beat Chattanooga 7 to 2. New Orleans shut out Nashville 1 to 0 and Memphis edged Knoxville 6 to 5 in another set of regional basketball matchups.
Columbus defeated Minneapolis 5 to 3 while Toledo beat St. Paul 4 to 1. Indianapolis Milwaukee and Louisville Kansas City games were rained out.
Albany 5 Rochester 6 Newark 0 Montreal 1. Baltimore 1 Toronto 13. Jersey City Buffalo rain affected.
In a Texas League tilt at Fort Worth, Fort Worth took a 6 to 5 win over Beaumont Tulse. San Antone posted a 7 sided result in the same circuit.
Baseball results from the Pacific Coast League show Sacramento losing 3 to 4 at Oakland, San Francisco 4, Hollywood 11, Los Angeles 6, and Missions 4. Seattle-Portland game noted with rain affecting play.
Summary of scattered results across the region with North Carolina State beating North Carolina 7 to 6, Davidson 3, Hampden Sydney 12 innings 2, Furman 4 over Clemson 1, Newberry 4 over Erekine 1, Virginia 4 over South a no rain, and West Virginia 3 over Alabama 5.
State chiropractic examinations were held here today as preliminaries to the North Carolina Chiropractors association annual convention in Goldsboro on Wednesday and Thursday.
St. Louis secured a 2-1 victory on a crucial late run. The Phillies and White Sox battles with the Eagles and Indians were competitive, but the decisive moment belonged to St. Louis.
The Charlotte Bees struggle at home with weak crowds and a slow start as Durham, Greensboro, Wilmington and Winston-Salem jockey for position. Rumors say Richmond and Wilmington have stung the Colts, while St. Louis sends farm help if form does not improve.
The Carolina Virginia college baseball series starts Friday in Chapel Hill and continues Saturday in Greensboro Memorial Stadium. Notable players include Norman McCaskill with a .291 average and strong extra base hits, Johnny Phipps hitting .389, Willie Powell praised for arm strength, and Vergil Weathers batting .298 aiming to rise above .300 in the series.
Winston-Salem highs lose to the Bisons 8 to 8 in a wild season finale at Hanes Park. Lefty Holder allowed four hits as Winston’s pitchers struggled. Garwood’s long triple highlighted a three run second inning for the Bisons who clinched the game with timely hits and defense.
Stockholders of the High Point Thorneville and Denton Railroad Company are notified the annual meeting will be held May 6, 1633 at 1 30 PM in the offices on Jacobse Avenue High Point North Carolina. Directors will be elected and reports reviewed with ordinary business. Proxies may be used as provided.
Frankie Wolfram of Winnipeg defeated Harold Mathews of Lincoln by decision in eight rounds in Sioux City. Johnny Alba of New York knocked out Richard Hernandez of Tampa in six rounds in Jacksonville. Jackie Fields of Los Angeles outpointed Peter Jackson of Wilmington over nineteen rounds in Los Angeles.
Charlotte will host the Southern Checker Players Association annual tournament this August. The event gathers regional players for a weekend of competition across multiple divisions. Organizers expect strong turnout and prize funding to attract top competitors.
The North Carolina High School Golf Tournament will be at Hope Valley Country Club on Friday May 19. Eighteen holes are played in the morning and afternoon with medal scoring. Winston-Salem High won last year and is a strong contender. John F Kentfield University coach will oversee the tournament and the drawings at the YMCA on Thursday May 18 at 7 p m.
Lon Warneke and the Cubs shut out the Giants as Warneke collected three singles. George Bilneholder of the Browns drove in the winning run in the tenth inning, while Jimmy Wilson powered the Cardinals with a homer and two singles driving in three. Joyner White of the Tigers hit a bases loaded pinch hit driving in a run, and Bob Smith of the Reds scored on a relief appearance against the Braves.
The speaker laments mounting city crises and insists baseball can survive only if shown as a wholesome recreation for working boys. He warns the league may falter if communities see the game as a sin or distraction, urging effort to restore its wholesome image.
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