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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1933
Page
2
The Red Sox, boosted by Tom Yawkey’s bankroll and Eddie Collins’s baseball acumen, push toward relief for fans with key acquisitions including Lloyd Brown Rick Ferrell George Pipiras Bill Werber and Allen Lets 2 Cooke. Pipgras wins as Boston tops Chicago 3-2 for their third straight, moving within a half game of Detroit. Yankees Senators and Athletics also win as eastern clubs sweep the west.
Piedmont League standings note games today with Winston at Charlotte, Richmond at Durham, Wilmington at Greensboro on the schedule.
The report lists results by matchups with Winston scoring 8 to Charlotte 9, Wilmington 2 to Greensboro 13, and Richmond 18 to Durham 2, indicating lopsided outcomes in several games.
Brooklyn hosts Pittsburgh while New York meets Cincinnati. Philadelphia plays Chicago and Boston travels to St Louis in a slate of intercity games.
Philadelphia defeated Chicago 11 to 4 while New York won 9 to 0 against Cincinnati. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 3 to 0 and St Louis shut out Boston 3 to 0.
A set of upcoming NBA games features Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia and Detroit at Washington with teams scheduled for the slate.
Detroit loses to Washington 5 to 6 while Cleveland falls to New York 0 to 3. St Louis edged by Philadelphia 5 to 6 and Beeston defeats Chicago 3 to 2.
Boxing results list a series of decisions and knockouts across cities including New York Trenton Eddie Wolfe Pittsburgh Portland Baltimore Paris San Francisco Terre Haute Winnipeg. Notable results include Eddie Wolfe drawing in New York, Ted Yaronz outpointing Tommy Freeman, Pete Castillo defeating Tommy Warrenton, Benny Bases outpointing Fuster Brown, Mareeil This defeating Erich Seelig, Babe Marino stopping King Tut, Bucky Lawless outpointing Frankie Hughes, and Frankie Bataglia outpointing Batting Tracey.
The article notes about 6 million women worked in the United States in 1920 and contrasts that with the number in 1980, highlighting long term gains in female employment across decades.
Charlotte May 23 The Wilmington Pirates add Junie Barnes a Wake Forest standout Louis Viau formerly of Asheville and E J Porter from Nashville to strengthen their pitching staff after a 13 2 loss to Greensboro. Ray Wise led Charlotte with a single in the 11th as Bees edged Winston Salem 19 8. Willie Powell recently joined Greensboro from North Carolina.
Promoter Bob Ward reports a successful first show despite financial losses. He envisions more wrestling with outdoor venues and late night heats, planning high canvas rings, ample seating, and lights to attract crowds next season.
Skipper Blackie Carter of the Wilmington Pirates and Pitcher Bob Kline of the Boston Red Sox are pictured. A Durham dealer traded for a candy box after a two bagger in an 18 inning series. Umpire Ed Nahly hails from Coffeyville Kansas, home to Walter Johnson. Reggie Mapp and Maryland Dykes Potter are named figures, with others noting Frank Packard, Jack Onslow, Eddie Onslow, Claude Staylor and Ernie Ken linked to various teams and scouting. Whitey Maxey has played every position except pitcher. Durham’s Axe Lindstrom would umpire in the Mississippi Valley League if not for an eight to six club contraction.
The ledger lists leaders from the National League for batting and pitching. Frederick Dodgers leads NL batting with .884, while Hartnett Cubs and Martin Cardinals top several categories. Also noted are runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases and pitching records for key players.
Last night altered the club standings as Durham sits five games back of Charlotte. Charlotte leads Richmond by a half game, Greensboro trails by one game, and the remaining clubs sit about one game apart.
Barthes joins the Pi Rate pitching staff as a promising young arm from the state collegiate ranks. Over three years he delivered consistent wins, and in 1982 he suffered a rare loss of fame while guiding the Deacons to the state championship.
The Wilmington Shift announced the suspension of second baseman Vaughan and pitcher DeWitt Perry, marking a notable disciplinary action within the team roster.
Last night the Greensboro men fell to the Local Bowlers 1652 to 1624 while the Local women defeated Greeneware women 1450 to unknown. Asheboro teams met locals at Strike Alleys on Wednesday night at Eloek.
Claude Bowers, newly appointed U S Ambassador to Spain, arrived in Madrid from Paris today. Embassy staff and members of the American colony welcomed him during the arrival.
The Enterprise clarifies a dispute over identity with 210 South Main street resident Myers asserting he is not the same W. Myers arrested in Manville on a drunk and disorderly charge.
A report from near Lake Wales Florida notes a poe bird actuary tower with a belle ranging in weight from 18 pounds to 12 déné, signaling peculiar measurements found in local wildlife observations.
Marion Same outfit defeats Walter Spry team in the pentathlon at High Point high school. Norman Hendricks and R. Cook tie for individual top honors with 870 points each. Sprye team totals 4 275. Same team 4 430. Event structure lists splits, hurdles, jumps and weights with each member scored.
The High Point Kennel Club schedules a meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in Sheraton Hotel room 422 to advance plans for sustaining the club. Forty members have joined. visitors and prospective dog lovers are invited to attend and receive Charter Membership cards.
Baseball leaders listed include West of the Browns with a .381 batting average and 45 hits. Gehrig of the Yankees dominates runs with 29 and RBIs with 28. Foxx of the Athletics and Sewell of the Senators share doubles with 10, while Kuhel Manush Goslin lead triples with 4.
George B. Shepard 28 of Wilmington today assumed duties as assistant graduate manager at the University of North Carolina, sharing duties with R A Fetzer the director of athletics. He will also continue as varsity basketball coach. Shepard, a 1929 UNC graduate, captained the freshman team and helped coach the varsity quint. He rose to prominence as coach in 1931 after Rex Enright’s resignation. Woollen relinquishes control after 28 years of service.
Pitching report notes Hildebrand of the Indians defeated Bennan of the Yankees 4-0 in a 6-0 game summary, highlighting strong performances from Burns and Campbell Browns and Sewell of the Senators.
Vernon Gomez of the Yankees blanked the Indians 8 to 0 allowing six hits. Johnny Hodapp of the Red Sox swung two singles and a double against the White Sox. Hal Schumacher of the Giants limited the Reds to three singles. Eddie Cihocki of the Athletics singled in the eighth to drive in the winning run against the Browns. Gerald Walker of the Tigers solved Washington pitching with two singles and stole his sixth base. Pepper Martin of the Cardinals homered in the tenth to beat the Braves 3 to 0. William Watson Clark of the Dodgers shut out the Pirates 3 to 0 with seven hits. Phil Colling of the Phillies allowed two hits in 4 1/3 innings in relief to stop the Cubs.
CHAPEL HILL May 23 The Carolina Tar Heels face Duke in a decisive game that could clinch the state title and tie for top Southern Conference honors. Carolina has won nine conference games and lost one, and a victory would yield the best conference standing among teams with strong schedules.
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