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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1930
Page
5
The Pointers beat Durham 6-3 at home, grabbing a half game in first place as Guy Morton and Specs Garbee battled on the mound. Tauby and Goff homered for Durham, while Moose Parrish’s four-bagger capped Boone’s late offense in a sharp, errorless contest. Inky Strange starred at short with a standout defensive play.
High Point defeats Durham 6 to 3 as Brandon and Tauby homer. Williams and Bryan collect multiple hits for High Point while Morton stars on mound with five strikeouts. Durham struggles with timely runs and errors as Garbee yields the win.
Winston-Salem beats Raleigh 6 to 4 after Raleigh bats in the 9th inning. Ferrell hits two triples for Raleigh while Lewis drives in two with two doubles. Mamleone? Mahlonee. Errors and double plays noted. Umpires Moore Repshaw Morgan. Time 1 35.
Oakland's Jack Thompson defeats Jackie Fields in 13 rounds at Olympia arena Detroit to become the first Black welterweight champion since 1901. Fields tears up after a grueling loss, admitting he tired too quickly and conceding he faced a better man.
Branch hits a first inning homer and another later as Greensboro defeats Henderson 6 to 2. Kilpatrick and Branch homeruns power the Fowls with two base hits from Teague and Tieman among several RBI contributions. Townsend picks up the win while Hoffman suffers the loss in a 1 hour 32 minute game with Beck and Hobbs ruling the umpires.
Gallant Fox, ridden by Earl Sande, won the Preakness at Pimlico and will head to Louisville for the Derby. Trainer James Fitzsimmons and owner William Woodward praised the colt's speed and form as the crowd of about 40,000 watched the race. Crack Brigade finished second three quarters of a length behind with Ned Qo mentioned among Derby prospects.
Team of Mrs. Paul Smith and L. R. Hunt posted a low gross 87 to win first in mixed Scotch foursome. Waynick and Welborn shot 95 with a 30 handicap for a 65 net to take second. Nine couples competed, including Welborn Redding and Waynick, Bowne Wood, Saunders Coffield, Kester pair, Harriss Holton, plus Abels Myatt Wall and Shuey among entrants. Mrs. Waynick won women's putting with 35 and Redding edged Welborn in a playoff after tying at 39.
Today's slate lists Piedmont League games Winston at Raleigh, Durham at High Point, Greensboro at Henderson alongside South Atlantic League matchups Macon at Asheville, Columbia at Augusta, and Charlotte at Greenville.
American League card lists St. Louis at Boston, Detroit at New York, Cleveland at Philadelphia, and Chicago at Washington for today’s slate. Key AL clubs meet in intercity clashes across the circuit.
National League games list matches New York at Chicago Boston at St. Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Nashville hosts Atlanta while Little Rock visits Mobile Memphis plays New Orleans and Chattanooga travels to Birmingham in the Southern Association schedule with four matchups listed.
The United States continued to supply more tires to the global market in 1929, with exports rising 11 percent despite strong competition, according to the department of commerce.
Winston 6 Raleigh 4. Henderson 6 Greensboro 2. High Point 6 Durham 3. Local standings reflect a tight race as teams battle for early season control.
Detroit defeated New York 5 to 4 while Boston beat St Louis 5 to 2. Philadelphia won 9 to 4 over Cleveland and Washington ran up a 14 to 3 victory against Chicago.
Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 7 to 4 as Philadelphia downed Cincinnati 3 to 1. Chicago defeated New York 6 to 5 while St Louis crushed Boston 10 to 6.
Reading defeated Toronto 7 to 2 and Baltimore beat Rochester 6 to 2. Newark triumphed over Buffalo 14 to 2 with Jersey City 3 over Montreal in the final listed game.
Macon beat Asheville 14 to 9. Columbia defeated Augusta 4 to 3. Charlotte and Greenville finished 3 to 3 and 4 to 9 respectively.
Chattanooga defeated Birmingham 1 to 5 while Little Rock won 7 to Mobile K. Memphis trailed New Orleans 1 to 5. Nashville Atlanta game was affected by wet grounds.
Charlotte May 10 Newsvine deacons beat others 7 to 4 while rain halted remaining events. Tar Heels seek edge in Carolina Virginia series. NC State-Duke clash in Durham. Wake Forest-Navy and tennis golf and track programs also listed.
The state lowers the ferret hunting license cost from 10 dollars to 1 dollar, cutting expenses for hunters and adjusting a long-standing fee structure in New York.
In Southeastern League action Selma fell to Montgomery 1 to 3 while Jacksonville defeated Pensacola 6 to 4. Tampa led Columbus by 7 but the game finished with an incomplete score line.
Columbus leads with a 6 6 tie against St Paul while Indianapolis 5 Milwaukee 2 Louisville 3 Kansas City 2 Toledo 4 and Minneapolis 5 post results in the latest standings update.
In baseball action, Oakland defeated Sacramento 2 to 1 while Seattle beat Portland 3 to 2. San Francisco routed Hollywood 9 to 3 as Los Angeles defeated the Missions 17 to 13.
Lenoir Rhyne beat High Point 13 to 6 with Wiedh contributing three hits. Vanderbilt routed Tennessee 14 to 2 in a separate game, while Newberry topped Furman 1 to 0 in another matchup.
Detroit May 10 Jack Thompson newly crowned welterweight champion was taken to a hospital after his victory over Jackie Fields. He suffered profuse bleeding from eyes and nose and was listed as temporarily serious. Dr Nathan Schiafer reported renal contusions.
Yesterday's major league action featured a cascade of close games. The Reds kept the pace with another one run decision in a 3 to 1 loss to Philadelphia, while Hal Carlson limited the Cubs in a 6 to 5 win over the Giants. Weezled by Grimes politeness and a Sherdel late surge, St Louis defeated Boston 10 to 6 and Brooklyn edged Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in a seven inning duel. Brown and Grove logged their fourth wins, White Sox and Senators combined for 14 to 3 as Grove fanned 39 on the season, and MacFayden and Oliver powered Boston to a 5 to 2 win over St. Louis.
Detroit light welterweight fighter Jack Thompson outpoints world champion Jackie Fields to capture the welterweight title. In Omaha Sammy Mandell and Tommy Grogan fight to a ten round draw in a non title lightweight bout.
Worcester, Massachusetts: Lou Brouillard defeats Clyde Hall of South Dakota by outpoint in ten rounds. Brouillard shows skill as he controls the pace and lands solid combinations. Hall fights gamely but cannot overcome the Mancini-trained challenger.
A horse named Redefining Ebony to Sensational Victory Prus, with a recent Dodd Memorial win in Jamaica, seeks another Derby triumph at Churchill Downs. The colt is positioned as a top choice to win his third Derby.
Lenoir Rhyne defeated High Point College 13 to 6 yesterday as three Panther pitchers struggled against a strong Lenoir-Rhyne lineup. Lentz led the visitors with a homer a triple and a double in five at bats. Sellers earned the win while Andrews took the loss.
Rube Eldridge leads Glenola on the road to clash with Siler City amateurs at 4 p m. Duke of Spero, a noted mound ace, will play second base while Eldridge may pitch if needed. The veteran eyes a keystone role as a stepping stone for a rookie.
National leaders feature P Waner of the Pirates at .468 with 33 runs by Terry of the Giants and 38 hits by Frederick of the Robins. Ha fey and Flowers tie 9 doubles. Suhr leads with 5 triples. Jackson and Klein share home runs. Comorosky tops 24 RBIs for the Pirates. Cuyler and Waner lead in steals. American leaders show Burnett of the Indians at .450. Bishop of Athletics with 23 runs. Oliver of the Red Sox with 39 hits. Regan again leads in doubles with 9 and adds 5 triples. Foxx drives 6 home runs. Simmons of the Athletics collects 26 RBIs. Cissell and Combs share steals.
Danny Macfayden and the Red Sox beat the Browns 5 to 2 allowing six hits. Riggs Stephenson added two RBIs as the Cubs defeated the Giants 6 to 5 with a pinch homer. Sam Rice drove in five as the Senators routed the White Sox 14 to 3 with a homer and two doubles. Ray Benge pitched seven strong innings to lift the Phillies over the Reds 3 to 1. George Able limited the Yankees to eight hits in a 5 to 4 Tigers win with eight strikeouts.
Executors of Samuel McMillen late of High Point North Carolina notify creditors to present verified claims to R E Mitchell 315 Park Street High Point NC by April 19 1931 or be barred. All debts to the estate should be settled promptly. April 19 1930 R E B Mitchell L A Wright
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