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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1937
Page
8
War Admiral narrowly defeats Pompoon by a head in the $50,000 Preakness at Pimlico before a crowd of about 40,000 to 45,000. The win lifts War Admiral into the rare group that has won both the Derby and Preakness, with Belmont upcoming.
Wild Bill Cummings tops the Indianapolis qualifying for the 500 mile race on May 31 with a 125 mph lap, setting a new all time speedway record. Wilbur Shaw and Herb Ardinger join him on the front row as Meyer, Hepburn and others push speeds beyond last year’s marks. War Admiral edges Pompoon by inches in a close finish for a rich second place prize.
The St Louis Cardinals rallied in the ninth to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 2 before 13 000 fans. A Handley second base error sparked a two run rally as Dizzy Dean returned to blunt the Pirates late. Harrell earned the win with Dean finishing the frame.
The New York Yankees beat the league leading Athletics 6 to 5 to move into second place. Pat Malone relieved, Tom Henrich hit a three run triple, and Bob Johnson hit a late homer for Philadelphia. The win improves New York to 11 in 19 starts, a half game behind the A's with Cleveland dropping back.
Duke University and coach Voyles led a dominant performance at Durham with 78 points securing a second straight Southern Conference track and field title. VMI’s Merrill Pasco and Duke’s Bill Morse starred in sprints and distance events, while Dick Strickler set a new shot put mark of 47 feet 9.5 inches amid near perfect conditions and a crowd of about 6,000 at Duke Stadium.
Detroit May 15 The Tigers withhold pay while Lynwood Rowe, known as Schoolboy, recovers from illness. He was left to work out at Navin Field and rejoin when able to pitch. Doctor Keane expects a week to ten days to regain form after a half hour mound session.
Baltimore May 15 AP Wagering on the Preakness and eight races at Pimlico totaled 81 059 447 with 230 981 bet on the Preakness alone marking the greatest Preakness day wagering since 1929. Last year total play on Preakness day was 783 053.
Gastonia earned the state high school Class A baseball title with a 4 to 3 victory over Wilson at Chapel Hill. With two out and bases loaded, Henry Smith chased an infield hit to third, scoring Bill Leeper for the deciding run as Gastonia broke a 3-3 tie in the late innings. Bissett, Dellinger, Hamilton and Hawkins contributed on defense and offense to seal the win.
Wake Forest swept the Davidson Wildcats in a doubleheader by scores of 9 to 1 and 4 to 2. Chappel led the Deacons with four hits and five RBIs in the first game, while Cole limited Davidson to three hits in the nightcap as Wake Forest broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh.
May 15 in St Louis Les Mueller of Belleville high school struck out 89 Livingston hitters over 12 innings as his team won 5 to 4.
Norfolk defeated Asheville 4 to 0 while Portsmouth posted an 11 to 6 win. Rocky Mount led 8 to 3 in a two game program with ten innings in the first and seven in the second by agreement.
St Louis May 15 two hit innings with extra base hits powered the Browns to their second consecutive victory in a ball game. The offense produced timely hits and ran the score up, securing the win for the Browns.
Curtis Denning promoter announces weekly wrestling program titled Ladies Night. Friday admission offers free escort for ladies. Feature bout pits George Hagen versus Bob Wagner after last Friday's rough bout with Jerry Monahan. Henry Graber faces Mike Gibbons in the other match. The main event is a fight to the finish.
Monty Stratton pitched a four hit shutout, earning his fourth win of the season, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 6 to 0 in the first game of the series. The Sox collected ten hits off Dennis Gatehouse, with Hal Trosky and Odell Hale each contributing singles for Cleveland.
Duke defeats North Carolina State 3 to 1 in Durham as Edson remains unbeaten pitching for Duke. Connie Mac Berry suffers his first loss despite a strong mound duel, while Duke’s defense and timely hitting secure the win.
The Night Hawks defeated the Greens team 10 to 4 in an early morning trial league game at Lindley Field. Asheboro reports the victory as an outright win with strong offensive bats and solid pitching framing the match.
College baseball results show North Carolina State defeating Duke 4 to 3 while Wake Forest topped Davidson Maryland 9 to 4. Maryland beat North Carolina Navy 17 to 4 and Virginia University 14 to 2 over Washington and Lee.
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