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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1943
Page
7
The remaining 1943 schedules for the Industrial and Municipal League baseball circuits were announced. Industrial League play runs through August 14 with August 18 as the start of makeups and July dates scattered, while Municipal League games extend to August 14.
Eight bombardier schools schedule the first Bombing Olympics May 23 at Childress School Texas. The piece argues for military athletic contests to promote peace while mocking peacetime Olympic ideas. Joe DiMaggio’s service shift and Army publicity are criticized as soldiers and athletes mix with war work.
National League results St Louis 7 Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 3 New York 1 in 10 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Boston 4 Pittsburgh 0. American League all games postponed by weather. Piedmont Portsmouth 2 Durham 1 Norfolk 4 Lynchburg 3 Richmond 6 Roanoke 2. Southern Association Nashville 4 Chattanooga 2 Little Rock 5 New Orleans 1 Birmingham 9 Memphis 6. International League Buffalo 9 Syracuse 3 Toronto 8 Jersey City 2 Newark 3 Montreal postponed Baltimore Rochester. American Association Louisville 2 Milwaukee 0 All other games postponed.
Games today feature St Louis at Brooklyn Lanier and Macon with 0-2 and 3-0 records, Cincinnati at New York Vander Meer 4-2 against Lohrman 2-2, Chicago at Philadelphia Derringer 1-3 against Fuchs 0-3, and Pittsburgh at Boston with Gornicki 1-1 and Rescigno 1-2 facing Andrews 3-1 and Jeffcoat 0-1.
The American League slate features New York at Detroit with Borony facing Newhouser, Philadelphia at Chicago with Christopher against Smith, and Washington at St. Louis featuring Pyle and Leonard versus Gatehouse and Sundray. Boston visits Cleveland in a night game as Hughson duels Bagby.
Major Keith G. Birlem 27, former San Jose State quarterback and later Washington Redskins star, was killed in an airplane accident in Europe. Relatives learned from the War Department that he had been in Europe three weeks and commanded a flying fortress squadron aboard which Capt. Clark Gable was said to serve as a gunner.
Carl L. Williamson of Raleigh was reappointed chairman of the state alcoholic beverage control board. Governor Broughton also named Charles B. Parmele of Wilmington as a member. Williamson’s new term expires April 23, 1946.
Indications point to a three man commission to study wartime sports and advise President Roosevelt. Aimed at conserving or using sports for morale, the panel would have limited powers to make recommendations. Names floated include Senator Mead John Kelly and Herbert Bayard Swope as possible members.
Boston May 19 Casey Stengel Boston Braves manager recovering from injuries reflects on a month in hospital. He credits Frankie Frisch Pittsburgh pilot for bringing rest and humor and recalls the hospital stay in light banter about the 1-0 loss to Frisch's Pirates. The two longtime rivals joke about hospital beds and operations.
Johnny Green of Buffalo won by technical knockout over Joey Ross of Toronto. Turkey Thompson of Los Angeles outpointed Clayton Worlds of Chicago in a separate match.
Detroit star Harry Heilmann, known as Harry the Horse, lagged in speed to first base, costing him a chance to surpass Rogers Hornsby as the top right handed hitter. A 16 year big league career ended with a .342 average and four AL batting titles, amid later public service and broadcasting work.
The St. Louis Cardinals overwhelmed the Brooklyn Dodgers 7 to 1 in Brooklyn to surge in the pennant race. Brooklyn pitchers allowed 11 hits as Stan Musial and Walker Cooper each collected multiple safeties. Boston Braves beat the Pirates 4 to 0 on a pair of Charley Workman and Johnny McCarthy home runs. Philadelphia Phillies edged the Cubs 5 to 4 in a night game as Si Johnson excelled in relief and Babe Dahlgren drove in three. Reds defeated the New York Giants 3 to 1 in ten innings as Ott and Bartell miscues helped Cincinnati. All American League games were rained out.
A's rookie Jesse Flores has five straight wins and Roger Wolff backs him in pivotal relief roles. Flores shines in several starts, while Wolff saves close games, including a 16 inning win and a near shutout loss. Framed as a damon-pythias duo, Wolff awaits to back Flores again at St Louis.
A summary of leaders by category including O D E A Brooklyn St Louis batting average 391 375 runs Camilli Brooklyn 18 Galan Stanky Chicago 16 RBIs Herman Brooklyn 17 Walker Owen Brooklyn 14 hits Prey Cincinnati 34 McCormick Cincinnati 33 doubles Herman Brooklyn 10 Vaughan Brooklyn 8 triples Musial St Louis 4 McCarthy Boston Russell Pittsburgh 3 Home Maynard New York Litwhiler Philadelphia 4 Stolen bases Murtaugh Philadelphia 4 Ott New York Gustine Pittsburgh 3 pitching Alien Macon Dodgers 3 0 plus a note on gasket material advances
Five school boy link teams from Durham Greensboro Winston Salem and High Point will tee off in the NC State High School Championship at High Point Country Club. First round begins 1:30 PM with driving and putting medley to follow. Don Dunkelberger aims to push the Bison toward the title as Raleigh defends last year’s crown.
The piece notes baseball attendance shows Sunday crowds dwarf weekday audiences and argues against a strict weekday schedule. It cites AL and NL figures across 53 and 56 weekday games with totals and averages, then discusses twilight and night game advantages and the value of Sundays for fan turnout. The column also touches on wartime shifts in sports and a side note about Harry Mendel’s steak shop and boxing figures.
In a dramatic late game Memphis defeats Birmingham 2 to 1 after eleven innings. Atlanta tops Knoxville 5 to 2 while Nashville shellacs Chattanooga 11 to 0 in a one inning subgame. Little Rock edges New Orleans 4 to 3.
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