Eye on Fast Games Start in Amateur Industrial Leagues
Teams strengthen as real battle begins with expected crowds for James Town’s opener in the amateur league. Players, officials, and fans anticipate a competitive season as clubs debut.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1933
Page
2
Indians Take Lead in American League On Strong Pitching
Cleveland Indians seized first place in the American League after a 4 1 victory over the Boston Red Sox with Melvin Harder earning the win and homering. New York Yankees idle in Chicago. St Louis Browns win 4 3 as Frank O'Doul stars for the Dodgers. Pirates beat Giants 7 6 aided by four errors. Cardinals top Braves 2 1 behind tight defense. Cubs Phillies game rained out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Melvin Harder
Red Sox
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Chicago
Harder
Ivy Paul Andrews
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Frank O’doul
Paul Derringer
Brooklyn Dodger
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
Pirates
New York Giants
Carl Hubbell
Preddy Lindstrom
Polo Grounds
Giants
St. Louis
Bill Hallahan
Boston Braves
Cardinals
Hallahan
Pepper Martin
Leo Durocher
Pat Crawford
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Notice to Scorers for Industrial and Amateur Baseball
Scorers in Industrial and Amateur leagues must rush box scores to The Enterprise before 8 o clock Saturday night. Applies to other ball teams. Several scorers submitted incomplete scores last Saturday. Record putouts assists runs hits errors and times at bat and fill the summary. The Enterprise or W F Bailey will furnish box score blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
W. F. Bailey
Adams-Millis ve 8. P. A. at Adams-Millis
Southern Chair faces Highland at Highland while High Point Overall has a bye in a compact local sports brief with two matchups and one bye noted.
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Adams-Millis
Adams-Millis Ve
Southern Chair
Highland
High Point
Baseball action looms as Industrial and Amateur groups play
Fast, hot games on tap Saturday with Amateur and Industrial teams in action. Amos vs Jamestown and Triangle meets Paramount Service Station while Crown faces Melrose and Robbins has a bye. Last Saturday drew 3,000 plus fans. no admission charged. Jamestown joins Amateur circuit with an idle team Saturday.
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Robbins “Eee
Melrose
Town
Triangle
Paramount
Crown
Kearns Street
Robbins
Bye
Jamestown
Lindstrom Returns To Old Stand As Bucs Play Giants
Freddy Lindstrom returns to the Polo Grounds in a New York Giants vs. Pirates game wearing the Pirates uniform. The former Giants star, once mentored by John McGraw, tours the field with mixed sentiment and recalls his early days as an 18 year old prodigy. He hints at lingering tensions from the previous season when Bill Terry reshaped the club and moved him to Pittsburgh amid rumors of managerial disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Freddy Lindstrom
John McGraw
Giants
Polo Grounds
McGraw
Bill Terry
Terry
Lindstrom
Pittsburgh Pirates
Freddy
Negro Teams to Clash Saturday at Weichfield
The Junior Black Sox meet the Junior Giants of Booth High Point Saturday at 8 15 p m at Weichfield. Officials expect a first class entertainment as two Negro boys teams face off.
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Weichfield
Black Sox
Giants
Booth High Point
Hurt in Crash Winston Salem
J Harbin was probably fatally injured in a serious crash near Winston Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Sealem
Ae. J. Harbin
Painters To Play Thomasville Nine
The Marietta Paint Company semi pro team will meet the Thomasville Chair Company Saturday. Last Saturday the Painters lost a close game to Briggs Jackson of Lexington. Thomasville has one of the fastest teams in this section. Lassies admitted free to this game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Paint Company
Thomasville
Painters
Briggs-Jackson
Lexngton
Lassies
North Carolina Net Men Dominate Conference Tennis
Southern Conference tennis championships near finish with North Carolina Tar Heels claiming six of eight singles quarterfinal spots and two UNC doubles teams advancing. Virginia and Duke also show strong doubles presence as Duke and Virginia players face early exits and notable upsets unfold.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Duke
North Carolina University
Tar Heels
Rickey Willis
Tar Heel
Barney Welch
Walter Levitan
Bowen
Virginia
Lenoir Wright
McGlinn
Taylor
Wilmer Hines
Wright
Harvey Harris
Morrison
Higgins
Virginija
Wildcats edge Wake Forest in Big Five baseball clash
Davidson defeats Wake Forest 8 to 7 after a ninth inning rally. Davidson outhit the Deacons 13 to 8 as Junie Barnes stifled the rally by Morrison and closed the game with a Cat on base. North Carolina vs Duke set for tomorrow with George Brandt moving to first base after Bunn Hearn suspends Bill Diy.
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Davidson
Wake Forest
Wildcats
Deacons
Junie Barnes
Barnes
Morrison
North Carolina
Duke
George Brandt
Bunn Hearn
Bill Diyon
North State tennis tourney canceled after rain delay
The North State Center tennis tournament at Catawba College Salisbury was cancelled as teams could not agree on a new date before year end closings. Filton beat Len Rhyne Mountain Bear 6 to 4 as the North State Conference baseball pennant was sealed. Remaining games include Lenoir-Rhyne at Elow, High Point at Atlantic City and Radford at blog.
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North State Center
Catawba College
Salisbury
Filton
Len Rhyne Mountain Beare
Te Ory
Renain
Lenoir-Rhyne
Elow
High Point
Atlantic Gheetan
Witest
Gaawba
Pirates Golis Given Drubbing
In Charlotte on May 12 Piedmont league second games began as Charlotte Hornets defeated the Richmond Colts 12 to 7 pushing Richmonds winning percentage lower to just over .700. Durham beat Wilmington 7 to 4, shrinking Wilmingtons edge over Charlotte to half a game, while Winston Salem topped Greensboro 10 to 7.
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Charlotie
Durham
Greensboro
Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets
Richmond Colts
Virginians
Wilmington Pirates
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Greensboro Patriots
Lefty Eiland Dominates Pirates for Bulls Victory
Lefty Eiland a Mississippi Aggie portsider struck out six Pirates and scattered their eight hits to steer the Bulls to a safe win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lefty Eiland
Mississippi
Aggie Portsider
Bulls
Bees Bite Richmond as Wilmington Rays Past Colts
Three Richmond pitchers were roughed up by the Charlotte Bees who piled 12 hits and forced Colt errors to score in every inning except the first and fifth. Croaker Wade homered for his ninth of the season as Wilmington handed Richmond a third straight defeat.
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Richmond
Charlotte Bees
Feaer
Wilmington
Colt
Croaker Wade
King of Swata
Patriots Rally Falls Short to Winston Salem in Baseball
Greensboro outhit the Twins 14 to 11 but heavy scoring in the fifth and sixth gave Winston Salem a lead which the Patriots rallied in vain in the last three frames to overcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Twins
Winston- Salem
Patriots
Colt Manager Faces Questions Over Class A and B Players
Jack Onslow, manager of the Roll club, says after Saturday he will have other managers explain the matter of class B players and rookies. He denies Richmond has a band box park and says the facility is as good as the league average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Onslow
Colt
Jack
Richmond
Color blindness hits more boys than girls in study
The study shows color blindness affects boys more than girls. Royal history notes claim gold for wedding rings of Queen Mary and the Royal Princess and the Duchess of York came from Welsh mines.
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Queen Mary
Duchess of York
Wales
History Making Onslaught At North Carolina State Track Meet
North Carolina track hopefuls eye a history making meet in Duke stadium on Saturday. Veterans like Mullis Rex Cochran Stevens and Brownlee are tipped for record bids in shot put discus 220 yard dash and hurdles with dual meet times already surpassing many marks. A clear day is hoped to produce a standout carnival atmosphere and potential record overruns.
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Durham
North Carolina
Duke Stadium
Oscar Mullis
Ray Rex
State
Cochran
Davidson
Stevens
Duke
Gunter
Childers
Carolina
Fleagle
Brownlee
Lynch
N. C
Poovey
Lenoir-Rhyne
Rex
Mullis
Piedmont League Games Today
Wilmington plays Durham while Richmond faces Charlotte and Winston Salem meets Greensboro in Piedmont League action.
Results Yesterday in North Carolina Basketball Scores
Yesterday Wilmington 4 Durham 7. Winston Salem 10 Greensboro 7 Richmond 7. Charlotte 12.
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Wilmington
Durham
Winston-Salem
Greensboro & Richmond
Charlotte
National League Baseball Matchups
Pittsburgh visits New York, Cincinnati plays Brooklyn, Chicago at Philadelphia, and St. Louis travels to Boston in a slate of NL games.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Scoreboard Recap via League Fixtures
Brooklyn tops Cincinnati 7 to 0. Pittsburgh tied New York 7 to 6. St Louis edges Boston 2 to 1. Chicago to play Philadelphia as forecasted.
American Leauge Games Today
New York plays St. Louis while Boston faces Detroit Washington meets Chicago and Philadelphia takes on Cleveland in today’s schedule across the league.
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New York
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Hockey Scores From Tuesday Night
Cleveland beat Boston 4 to 1 and St Louis won 4 to 3 over Washington. New at Chicago with rain and Philadelphia at Detroit also affected by rain.
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Cleveland
Boston
Washington
New
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Southern League Football Schedule Highlight
Nashville travels to Atlanta while Little Rock visits Birmingham and Knoxville plays Chattanooga. Memphis heads to New Orleans in a weekend lineup featuring key intercity showdowns.
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Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Memphis
New Orleans
Standings Update From Weekend Scores
New Orleans defeated Little Rock 5 to 3 while Atlanta beat Chattanooga 5 to 2. Memphis won against Birmingham 5 to 2 and Knoxville visit Nashville on wet grounds with no final score provided.
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New Orleans
Little Rock
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Memphis
Birmingham
Knoxville
Nashville
Panthers Beaten By Teacher Nine
GREENVILLE May 12 Fast Carolina Teachers defeated High Point college here this afternoon by 18 to 1. The Teachers posted 16 hits including a home run by Hodges in the second inning. Score by innings Hi Point 000100000 14 Teachers 22600126x 18 Batteries Craver Culler Williams Diam Crickmore Tacker Curry.
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Greenville
Carolina
High Point College
Panthers
Hodges
Rhe
Craver
Culler
Williams
Diam
Crickmore
Tacker
Curry
Former Deputy Held Charlotte
E Carter, former Lancaster County deputy sheriff in the United States, was arrested here on charges of making and passing counterfeit coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte. E. Carter
Lancaster County
U. S
Yesterday's Stars Shine in Narrow Baseball Wins
Bill Harris relieved Meine with two out in the ninth and fanned Uhle with bases loaded. Ted Gullic homered with one aboard in the Browns win over Washington 4-3. Frank O'Doul had five RBIs including a homer and four singles for the Dodgers against the Reds. Mel Harder allowed six hits by the Red Sox as the Indians won, adding a double and a homer. Pepper Martin fueled the Cardinals attack with a double and a single and starred in the field against the Braves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Harris
Pirates
Meine
Uhle
Ted Gullic
Browns
Washington
Frank O’doul
Dodgers
Reds
Mel Harder
Indians
Red Sox
Pepper Martin
Cardinals
Braves
Picard Favored 10 Win Tourney
Henry Picard of Charleston, listed as the man to beat, led a field of 15 pros and 10 amateurs from six Southern states at the Southeastern PGA Open in Charlotte. He teamed with 17 year old Lewis Johnson to win yesterday's pro-am with a best ball 68, four under par, while Freddy McCanless and Jack Heath trailed with 69.
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Charlotte
Henry Picard
Charleston
Picard
Pinehurst
Lewis Johnson
Charleston High Schoool
Freddy McCanless
Duke University
Jack Heath
Fairley Clark
Savannah
McCarthy
Arthur Ham
Paul Paddock
Building and Loan League Meets in Winston-Salem
The fifth district conference of the United States Building and Loan league will be held in Winston-Salem on May 19 and 20.
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Winston-Salem
United States Building and Loan League
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