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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
9
Three swimmers finished the 28 mile channel marathon ending at the Y M C A this week. Bill McAnally Carl Shelton and Lelon Cooper completed the distance while ten entrants did not reach the full measure.
High Point College will end its athletic year with a baseball game against Lenoir Rhyne tomorrow at 3 PM and a track meet Saturday afternoon versus Guilford on the high school field. Coach Ralph Mulligan leads a strong Panther track squad fresh from a big Little Six score and Greensboro state meet placements.
Mrs. W D Irwin and Mrs Capus Waynick tied for gross honors in the weekly invitation putting at Sedgefield. Irwin shot 36 and Waynick matched the total. Mrs S Saunders won the net with 40 strokes and 8 handicap for a 32 net. Runner-up nets went to Mrs W E Phipps and Mrs John Latham.
Baltimore May 8 Desert Light of the Fair stable was expected to miss the 40th running of the 50000 Preakness at Pimlico as the field grew to twelve with Gold Brook and Tetrarchal shipping from New York. Gallant Fox remains the leading entrant with Earle Sande aboard as top backer. Other probable starters include Crack Woodcraft Crack Brigade Full Dress Armageddon Michigan Boy Winfield Snow Flake Sweet Sentiment Sun Craig.
Yesterday’s stars include Chick Hafey of the Cardinals driving five runs with a homer and a triple as St Louis beat Philadelphia 16 to 11. Frank O Doul led the Phillies with five hits in five appearances including three doubles. Del Bissonette hit two homers for the Robins in a 9 to 5 loss to the Cubs. Babe Ruth slugged his fourth homer as the Yankees topped the Indians 7 to 4. Sammy Hale homered with men aboard to beat the Athletics 2 to 1 for the Browns. George Earnshaw shut out the Browns on three hits in a losing effort for the Athletics. Bennie Frey of the Reds won the third straight by beating the Braves 3 to 1.
High Point defeats Henderson Durham 9 to 7 while Winston-Salem Greensboro posts 4 to 3 and Raleigh 3. In the National League Pittsburgh leads New York and Chicago 16 to 9, Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 1, Boston 0, with St. Louis 16 Philadelphia 11.
New York beat Cleveland 8 to 7 in a tight finish. Boston defeated Chicago 6 to 4 while St. Louis topped Philadelphia 2 to 1. Detroit won 3 to 1 over Washington in other AL action.
Wichita Falls 4 San Antonio untied a tough day as Houston 4 Dallas 1 and Waco 8 Shreveport 7 highlighted late drama. Beaumont dominates Fort Worth 9 to 1 in a strong showing.
Scores from the New York Penn League: Williamsport 3 Hazelton 10, Binghamton 3 Elmira 6, York 5 Harrisburg 6, Wilkes Barre 11 Scranton ? Three Eye League: Terre Haute 6 Bloomington 2, Decatur 2 Springfield 3, Danville 5 Peoria ? Evansville 11 Quincy . Southeastern League: Montgomery 5 Jacksonville 5, Pensacola 0 Tampa 12, Columbus 4 Selma 2.
Eastern League results include Allentown 2 Springfield 11 Bridgeport 0 Albany 3 Hartford 7 2 Providence 3 2 New Haven 14 Pittsfield 11 Reading 7 Toronto 8 Newark 2 Buffalo 6 Baltimore 5 Rochester 7 Jersey City 5 Montreal 4 South Atlantic Asheville 3 Augusta 4 Greenville 2 Macon 3 Charlotte 7 Columbia AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 1 St Paul 4 Columbus 1 Kansas City 2 Toledo 5 Milwaukee 4 Minneapolis Indianapolis rain
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 5 to 2 while Little Rock topped New Orleans 9 to 2. Chattanooga beat Nashville 7 to 6. Memphis and Mobile each failed to score with 4 and 2 respectively.
London buses are noted for strict standardization with every nut and bolt designed to fit any vehicle in the fleet, ensuring ease of maintenance and uniformity across models.
Quarter Deck finished third behind Panuco and Iron Sides in the Arizona handicap at Pimlico for a mile and a sixteenth in 1 45 2 5. One Away with jockey William Zeigler Jr. failed to finish money in the same race in Pimlico.
The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra will appear in Chapel Hill on Saturday May 10 under the auspices of the Student Entertainment Committee.
The Chamber Orchestra, formed from top players of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducts a high ranking concert under Walter Heermann. Heermann, noted concert cellist, leads a group praised for value and beauty by critics and music lovers. He is also on the Cincinnati College of Music faculty.
An advertising ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a quick weight loss remedy for women. It promises fat loss of 15 pounds per month, increased energy, clearer skin, and improved health, urging readers to weigh, take 85 cents worth of salts daily, and compare the value to costly fat-loss programs. The piece touts nationwide drugstore availability and urges ongoing usage for five weeks.
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