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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1949
Page
8
The column argues Graziano’s New York reinstatement signals broader forgiveness for ex convicts and delinquents. It criticizes his repeated defiance of rules, calls boxing’s prestige into question, and contends society risks rewarding anti social behavior when talent is paired with a troubled past.
Brooklyn beat St. Louis 8 to 7 while New York defeated Chicago 10 to 1. Cincinnati led 14 to 1 with Philadelphia on 7 and Boston at 3, and Pittsburgh stood at 8 wins 11 losses.
Pittsburgh at Boston with Hig Be facing Bickford. St Louis at Brooklyn has Brazie opposing Podbielan. Chicago visits New York with Hamner against Jones. Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia as Fox meets Heintzelman in night action.
Yesterday's results list Greensboro 8 over Winston-Salem 7, Raleigh 5 over Reidsville 4, Danville 12 over Burlington 1, and Durham 3 over Martinsville 2.
The schedule lists Winston at Greensboro, Danville at Burlington, Durham at Martinsville, and Raleigh at Reidsville as the planned pairings for a regional board of games this week.
New York defeated Detroit 12 to 1. Chicago 11 to 2 over Philadelphia. game halted at end of the sixth. Boston won 10 to 4 against St. Louis with nine innings completed. darkness ended play in the eighth. Washington 7 to 2 beat Cleveland 3 to 0.
The only scheduled game features Raschi for New York facing Gray for Detroit in a pitchers duel. Raschi carries a 4 0 record while Gray is 1 0.
Landis at Concord Salisbury at Mooresville positions show a regional lineup schedule with four pairings listed for upcoming games. The notes indicate venues in Lexington Hickory Concord Salisbury and Mooresville with local teams facing off.
Myrtle Desk defeated Oakdale 9 to 5 in a Saturday Industrial League game as Perry scattered 10 hits over nine innings. Long John Everhart led Myrtle Desk with a three run homer and a double plus a single. Osborn went 3 for 4 for Oakdale.
West Virginia unveils an 11 game season football slate for the upcoming year. The schedule includes home and away contests against regional rivals and non conference opponents. Details on dates and venues accompany the release.
Rumors hint Congress may probe the Washington Senators amid a seven game win streak and a surge in home runs. Clark Griffith faces questions over access to Pentagon files, while Washington wins two over Cleveland and moves into a fifth place tie. The Giants seize first with a 10-1 rout of the Cubs as the Pirates win twice in Boston. Yankees, Red Sox, and Athletics post solid showings in various city matchups.
Smiley Quick of Los Angeles won the California State Open golf championship at Fort Washington with a 273 for 72 holes. He shot 70 67 68 68 to finish 15 under par, defeating Lloyd Mangrum of Los Angeles and Niles, Illinois, who tied for second with 276.
High Point High's track squad set eight records at the Queen City Relays on Central High field. Charles Jones won the 220 and 100 adding state marks, Clyde Garrison lowered the 880 time to 3 59, Central won with 47 points, Greenville took third with 32, and Goldston Harris suffered a fall in the 880.
In the first running of the low hurdles at the Queen City relays Harris led High Point with a 24.2 clocking. Garrison placed second in the 880 and also runner up in the 440, aiding High Point’s charge as a top contender in the High Point Invitational relays this weekend. Other event results include Jones of High Point winning the 100 and 220 dashes, Bar Elf in the 440, and Matos leading the mile for Greenville with multiple Top names scoring across events.
Two historic pitchers Mordecai Brown and Charles Nichols join the Hall of Fame selections. Charles Gehringer is chosen by the Baseball Writers Association. Brown died February 14 in Illinois at age 72. Nichols, 79, lives in Kansas City and won 360 games. Gehringer played mainly with the Detroit Tigers.
The Carolina League enters week four with Danville two and a half games ahead after a 12-1 win over Burlington with Woody Fair collecting two homers and a single. Raleigh beat Reidsville in 10 innings, and Greensboro rallied to top Winston-Salem 8-7 as Kiburis shined for Durham in a 3-2 win over Martinsville. Saturday results included Durham over Greensboro 6-3 and Danville over Reidsville 8-3. Tonight Danville visits Burlington and Raleigh faces Reidsville with Winston-Salem at Greensboro.
Ralph Kiner of the Pirates amassed six hits in Pittsburgh’s 8-3 and 11-8 victories over Boston. He belted his fourth home run, one of the longest ever hit at Braves Field. Tommy Byrne of the Yankees pitched a two hit shutout in Detroit as New York blanked the Tigers 12-0.
Thomasville Toms with rookie pitcher Bob Mathieson on the mound for a 17-8 victory over Concord in a Sunday replay. Grudzdis plans Al Jarrett to start tonight at Lexington with Joe Pelczarski to follow as the two teams meet again Tuesday at Finch Field.
Cary Middlecoff shot 265 to win the Greenbrier Open at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia by two strokes over Bobby Locke. Middlecoff earned 1200 prize money and 56th top finish in 60 events while Locke collected 900 for second and 1500 for teaming with Winston Guest in the pro am.
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