Boonemen Open Series With 7 3 Victory Over Patriots
High Point defeats Greensboro 7 to 3 as McRae scatters nine hits and Baker hits two homers. Turner issues five walks but holds on. Ray and Boone pace the offense with key runs.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1929
Page
3
High Point defeats Greensboro 7 to 3 as McRae scatters nine hits and Baker hits two homers. Turner issues five walks but holds on. Ray and Boone pace the offense with key runs.
Cleveland exile George Uhle dominated at Comiskey Park yielding five hits as Detroit beat Chicago 6 to 1. Gehringer hit a homer and Uhle earned his fourth win of the season despite cold, rain and postponed league action across the majors.
Lynchburg Virginia Mrs L T Marsh at 15 First Street says she grew weak and bedridden from fatigue. A friend suggested Cardus and after six bottles she improved greatly. Two years earlier a Virginia drive with bad weather left her run down and underweight, but Cardus helped her regain strength and health.
The Twins unleashed a batting spree at Salisbury, scoring 12 runs on 13 bases on balls and eight hits, aided by four Colonial errors. Brown McGuire and Yeager starred for Winston-Salem. Kahdot, the Jones brothers, and Cato led Salisbury with two hits each. Yeager allowed two runs in only two innings of relief as Winston-Salem won 12 to 5.
Henderson 4 Durham 2. Winston-Salem 12 Salisbury 5. High Point 7 Greensboro 3. Rocky Mount 4 Kinston 0. Goldsboro 5 Fayetteville 5. Wilmington 14 Greenville 13.
Detroit beat Chicago 6 to 1 in a rain shortened game that also postponed the St. Louis Cleveland matchup. No other games were scheduled.
Columbus defeated Tampa 7 to 5 while Selma beat Montgomery 6 to 1 and Pensacola edged Jacksonville 9 to 8 in late league action.
Columbia posts a 3-4 record while Spartanburg sits at 4-3 and Charlotte at 13 with Greenville at 2-? Knoxville records 3-7 with Augusta at 2-5.
In New Orleans a 9 to 5 win over Atlanta. Little Rock beat Nashville 4 to 3 in extra innings. Chattanooga edged Memphis 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Birmingham topped Mobile 3 to 2.
St Paul defeated Toledo 7 to 0 while Minneapolis won 9 to 0 against Columbus. Indianapolis beat Kansas City 4 to 3. Louisville Milwaukee game postponed due to cold weather. no result reported.
In the International League all games were postponed due to rain. Eastern League scores show Hartford 11 New Haven 10 and Albany 3 Allentown 0, Providence 8 Pittsfield 2. Pacific Coast League results include Seattle 1 Hollywood 5 and Los Angeles 5 Sacramento 1. Des Moines 6 Topeka 4 Oklahoma City 5 Denver 3 Pueblo 14 Wichita 7.
Waco beat Dallas 7 to 4 Fort Worth defeated Houston 8 to 7 San Antonio 6 Shreveport 1 Wichita Falls 7 Beaumont 6 and plates reading Hon orable Sears appeared on the South Carolina Capitol walls where Sherman’s cannonballs struck.
John Kimmich reports catching a large bass that carried a smaller bass in its mouth. The unusual catch occurred in Pennsylvania waters, drawing attention from local anglers and wildlife observers.
Spencer high school beat High Point 14 to 9 in a free hitting state championship contest. Miller, Spencer centerfielder, hit two homers to lead batters, while Allred and Culler homered for High Point. Culler started for Spencer, with Stone and Koonce finishing on the mound as five pitchers were used.
Twenty two Americans aim to dominate the British Open at Muirfield Scotland starting Monday. The field of 242 will be cut to about 80 before 72 holes of medal play. Notables include Walter Hagen Leo Diegel Gene Sarazen Horton Smith Johnny Farrell and Tommy Armour among others.
A cadet parade and review at Oak Ridge Institute on the athletic field is set for 3 30 p m Sunday May 5 General J Van B Metts adjutant general of North Carolina will receive the parade and review The event is expected to be the last parade and review of the school year
With the 55th Kentucky Derby two weeks away the field tightens to a five horse mix. Blue Larkspur remains the favorite from Idle Hour Farm while Clyde Van Dusen and Voltcar emerge as strong rivals in a season marked by regional power shifts and notable pre Derby performances.
Sir Thomas Lipton through the Royal Ulster Yacht Club filed a challenge for the America's Cup, sent to the New York Yacht Club proposing a 1930 series. Officials say no word has been received yet. The cup began with the 1851 America race and has stayed in American hands, with Lipton Shamrocks contesting the last four challenges.
Hank Young captain of Sermen's North Carolina State College Wolfpack track squad leads the Pack at the state wide meet in Greensboro this weekend and is expected to place high in the javelin and the high and broad jumps. Young, a Raleigh native, also captained the State basketball champions this year.
Danny O'Shea hit a seventh inning homer with Cook aboard to break a pitching duel and lift Henderson to a 4 2 victory over Durham. Townsend and Reid matched zeroes until the decisive shot, with Phipps also homering for Henderson.
The May 3 leaders show Stephenson of the Cubs leading batting and hits with 23, while Wilson and Critz top RBIs and runs for the National League. In the American League Jamieson of the Indians posts the top batting average, Blue leads runs and hits, and Uhle of the Tigers has the strongest pitching line with four wins.
Tonight features Durham visiting Henderson and High Point at Greensboro with Winston-Salem at Salisbury. Other games include Winston at Rocky Mount Fayetteville at Goldsboro Greenville at Wilmington and major league matchups in American and minor leagues across cities.
Gorilla Jones of Akron beat Al Melillo of Boston in a 10 round decision. Davey Abad of Panama outpointed Cannonball Martin of Brooklyn. Chico Chisoneras from Mexico City defeated Joe Lucas of Detroit in 10. Roxy Allen of Chicago toppled Spike Webb of Miami in Camden. George Manley of Denver stopped Buck Easterling of Barberton in 3 rounds in Grand Island.
Default on mortgage by Farlow Insurance & Realty Company led to sale of specified Spring Valley Development Lots in High Point Township. Court house door Greensboro to be sold at 12 o clock noon on Saturday April 27th 1929 for cash. Mortgagee Brooks Parker Smith Wharton attorneys Greensboro NC.
Chelsea Oklahoma May 4 Officials of C C Pyle s cross country race expect bunion boys to drop out today on the 70 mile tramp to Muskogee The run is among the derby s longest Ed Gardner Seattle negro third in elapsed time before yesterday s lap of 54 7 miles from Miami apparently had given up Giusto Umeri Trieste Italy finished yesterday s lap first and moved into third time He ran 7 03 45 Pete Gavuzzi first in elapsed time was third Johnny Salo Passaic N J police man second in elapsed time The leaders excluding Gardner Gavuzzi Salo Umeri 217 12 02 219 59 32 233 54 31 Paul Simpson Burlington NC 242 05 23 Sam Richman New York 243 25 55 Young men of France called to colors at 2 now instead of 20
Trustee Carolina Mortgage Co announces a foreclosure sale of F. F. Dickson and Lena R. Dickson's property in High Point North Carolina. The sale at Guilford County court house door Greensboro scheduled for 12 noon May 28 1929 for cash or credit terms with at least half cash.
Public auction on Pine Street in High Point Guilford County North Carolina will sell a tract of land described with a 1928 deed of trust for 4500 dollars. The sale is set for May 23 1929 at 2 30 PM. Terms are cash.
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