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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1946
Page
7
High Point hosts a busy summer of sports including industrial league baseball and a Dodgers home stand at Field four miles away. Local Legion juniors begin workouts at the college grandstand while city softball seeks funds to build a lighted park for night play this season or next.
Community members can buy a share for one dollar to own a seat in the new softball park. The fund-raising plan offers a place to sit and support local players who need a venue to play.
Denver observer Jack Carberry urges the NBA to require certified bout records to identify boxers at risk of heart issues after a recent in town incident. The piece notes a trainer’s concern and jokes about writerly duties. Also mentions a Greyhound Grand National trophy moment with Gus hugging a winning dog.
In Meriden Connecticut Samuel B Cohen reports from Seattle where former Pacific Coast League star Al Niemiec faces a release appeal. Fans join in a seventh inning singalong while Niemiec seeks relief, hoping for harmony rather than legal notes.
A scrambled recap hints at Tulane vs Memson football odds for November and notes early season improvements in South teams. It mentions Charpy Askew securing a field job with Concord in the North Carolina State league and his wife joining him, plus a 18 year old player Ralph Putsey Caballero signing with the Hillies for an $8 bonus and awaiting induction.
Maine game official Earle Doucette recounts a fisherman who fouled his fly during a long casting session. After clipping the fly and tying on a replacement, the discarded fly fell into the pond and a big trout gulped it. The tale is claimed true by the author.
In Pompton Lakes New Jersey on May 21 Billy Conn rested from training at Greenwood Lake while champion Joe Louis did road work ahead of their June 19 title bout and later went fishing. No further boxing is planned for Louis until Thursday.
The Brooklin Dodgers of the All-American conference announced the signings of two guards Jack Freeman from the University of Texas and Bernie Jovans from New York University. They also secured the signed contract of Sam Flowers, former Rice Institute center.
Bray homered in the ninth to fuel Coleridge's 10 8 win over Worthville in a Deep River league contest. G Gattney homered for Worthville. Final scores Coleridge 10 Worthville 8. Batteries A McElhannon L Gafney Meyers Taylor Scott Green Jack Brady. Winning pitcher Green. Losing pitcher Gaffney.
Chicago's neglected champions surge within two games of first after a 6-4 win in Boston led by Claude Passeau who pitched well and homered. Phil Cavarretta and Andy Pafko spark the offense while Brooklyn closes in on St. Louis with a 4-3 victory at Ebbets Field.
Three-year-old fillies Bonnie Beryl Foxglove and Bet Ee from Belair stud join Red Shoes Earshot and Yuna in the Belmont Park feature race. The mile and a sixteenth event carries 121 pounds and headlines a card highlighted by a 29,330 crowd after a dead heat in a prior three-horse race.
In Boston at Braves Field during the first half of a doubleheader, Ernie Lombardi laid down a squeeze bunt with two outs in the inning and beat it out as Jesse Pike scored. Schnozzola scored from first on Jack Graham's triple, while the Giants lost both ends of the bargain bill.
The National League has Pittsburgh at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, and St. Louis at Philadelphia all at 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. American League games include New York at Cleveland and Boston at Detroit, with Philadelphia at St. Louis and others later. Tomorrow’s NL slate features Cincinnati at Boston at night and Chicago at Brooklyn, among others, with AL games including Philadelphia at Chicago and Washington at St. Louis.
Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 4 to 3 while Chicago defeated Boston 6 to 4 and Washington won 10 to 4. Other games postponed due to rain including Carolina League and North Carolina State League matches. Salisbury defeated Mooresville 5 to 3 in the NC State League with a second game washed out. Local NC ties include Landis at Concord, Thomasville at Statesville, and Hickory at Lexington all affected by rain.
Ken Keltner homered in the ninth to spark the Indians past the Yankees. Senators edged the lead with a 4-3 win as Chicago tied a national league run streak. Claude Passeau hit a two run homer and a double in the Cubs 6-4 win over Boston. Vic Lombardi held Cincinnati to six hits as the Dodgers won 4-3.
Alex Carrasquel, the Venezuelan pitcher who jumped to the Mexican league, says Chicago White Sox contacted him to return but the club will not pursue him. Sox officials deny any interest amid mixed statements from Carrasquel and club secretary Frank McMahon. Carrasquel was suspended five years by Commissioner Chandler for contract jumping.
Billy Fox, 20, Philadelphia, scored his 39th consecutive knockout by stopping Ossie Harris in Philadelphia. The win secures a potential title clash with Gus Lesnevich, as Fox weighs 167 pounds to Harris's 166, with Harris knocked out in the tenth round.
A meeting at the Y.M.C.A. in High Point tonight at 7 30 will organize the High Point softball association and the Industrial softball league. The drive to fund a lighted softball park faces players fans and sportsmen as city leaders pledge land and support once funds are raised.
Drenching rain halted North State league play. Salisbury beat Mooresville 5 to 8 in the opener of a doubleheader, while the second game was washed out. Thomasville was to travel to Statesville for a 6 30 start, then Statesville visits Finch Field for a doubleheader tonight.
The All-America Conference and the NFL spar over converting American Association baseball parks for a minor league gridiron, with Hamey open to offers and Crowley calling the meeting a success while Halas proposes NFL affiliation on a regional basis. Giants and Giants discuss Minneapolis plant use for a football farm club.
The Associated Press lists top MLB leaders: Musial of St Louis leads batting with 38, runs 25 by Cavarretta of Chicago, RBIs 31 by Doerr of Boston, and Pesky of Boston with 49 hits. DiMaggio of New York hits 8 homers, Harris of Boston 7 0 pitching, plus Linier and others noted.
A condensed list of boxing results from several cities shows Billy Fox stopping Ossie Hare in Philadelphia and Billy Graham outpointing Jimmy Joyce in New York. Archie Moore defeats Ezzard Charles in Cincinnati while other bouts feature Frankie Zamuris and Aaron Perry scoring wins in various venues.
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