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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1934
Page
2
Melrose renews rivalry with Robbins aboard the Donkeys Tonigs. Donkey baseball faced postponement after rain last night forced a reset. Rotarians versus crew of Mace West and White Lightning expected to feature as the main event.
The Melrose and Robbins teams renew rivalry tonight at 8:30 at Willie Park in a Civitans versus Rotarians setup. Spectators expect a big crowd as rivalries spill into possible Friday night bouts with Policemen and Firemen. Umpire Rube Eldridge, titled Duke of Spero, will ride Hot Shot tonight after a lengthy mule conference.
The Pittsburgh Pirates surged atop the National League standings behind Ralph Birkofer who improved to five wins with a 13-4 victory over the Phillies. Freddy Lindstrom hit a grand slam in the fifth, and Chicago's loss to Brooklyn kept the Pirates a step ahead in the race.
Estelle Lawcon defending her Carolinas title as 42 players vie in Charlotte. Qualifying 77 led by Miss Cothran. heavy showers yield high scores. First round pairings include Lawcon vs Mrs Freddy Hyatt and others from North and South Carolina across the 16 qualifiers for the top division.
Old timers joke about red tags as the Melrose lineup clashes with the Jackasses in a planned battler. Managers Bryant and Hin trade quips as five plant reps ride donkeys in a pregame Derby around the turf, a one hour time limit adding pace to the spectacle.
Wagner, star Blue Devil catcher, will captain the 1933 Duke University baseball nine. Al Reichman, conference indoor record holder and champion for the 440 run, will captain next year's track squad.
W Craig Furr of High Point was elected president of Delta Sigma Pi at North Carolina State College. Other officers named include L B Summey Dallas senior warden B A Herbst Salem junior warden M F Browne Raleigh treasurer H S Keck Grantwood scribe C W Turlington Fayetteville Delta Sig correspondent W H Weston Jr Warrenton historian J M Porter Raleigh senior guide W C Perry Durham junior guide H S Keck master of festivities CC H Lloyd Jr Spencer master of ceremonies and J D Dean Raleigh Record editor Installation planned for May 23 evening
Deb Garris and Brownie-Hit delivered a ninth inning pinch double driving in two runs to lift the Stars past the Athletics. Paul Deal and Cardinale limited the Giants to nine hits while fanning six and contributing a key single. Johnny Stone led the Senators with three singles as they led the attack on the Tigers. Freddy Lindstrom knocked in five runs including a bases loaded homer for the Pirates against the Phillies. Sam Jones pitched a strong line for the White Sox, striking out eight in a win over the team referenced.
Paris May 23 The French championships at Roland Garros opened with a cosmopolitan field led by eight Americans. Wilmer Hines of Columbia and Henry Culley of Santa Barbara were the lone U S. entrants in the men's division and were not expected to challenge the leaders.
Chapel Hill May 323 Hubbard Hubbard Hawthorne lead UNC track team captains for 1935 with a clean sweep of Southern Conference indoor and outdoor titles. Walter Levitan of Dorcester Massachusetts chosen captain of next year's tennis squad.
Horace Hendrickson and Thomas Rogers, 1933 Duke football stars, will start tutoring the Duke freshman team this fall. They have been employed as assistants to freshman coach Herschel Caldwell.
Rain affected yesterday’s schedule with Richmond beating Greensboro 7 to 3 while Norfolk lost and Wilmington’s game at Charlotte was postponed by rain.
A partial results snippet lists teams and scores: St. Louis 7, New York 10, Cincinnati 10, Brooklyn 5, Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 13, Philadelphia 4. Limited readable data with no clear event or date.
The schedule lists New York visiting Ye and St. Louis along with Philadelphia at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland for today.
Yesterday's results include Cleveland over New York 5 to 1 and Chicago edging Boston 6 to 5. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 12 to 11, while Washington and Detroit posted a 2 to 2 tie.
The Carolina Country Club of Raleigh Hope Valley Club of Durham and Sedgefield Country Club will resume golf matches this Saturday at Sedgefield with first and second team series to follow at Raleigh. Current standings show Raleigh 218 percent Sedgefield 201 percent and Durham 156 points with a silver cup awarded to the club with the most points.
Memphis 10 Atlanta 5 and Nashville 6 Chattanooga 12 Birmingham 5 reported. Little Rock 1 and New Orleans Knoxville match noted with wet grounds affecting play.
In the American Association Toledo defeated St. Paul 6 to 5 and Indianapolis beat Kansas City 2 to 1. Milwaukee routed Louisville 10 to 3. In the Texas League Beaumont edged Dallas 4 to 3.
Wishy Jones of Louisville outpointed George Quackenbush of Grand Rapids in a six round welterweight bout. Terry of St Louis defeated Daves of Springfield by decision over six rounds, outpointing Nick Seba of Chicago.
Freddie Steele of Tacoma tops Gorilla Jones of Akron in a sparring match with Steele at 156 percent and Jones at 151 percent in a Seattle event. The report notes weights or percentages as performance markers from the bout.
CHARLOTTE May 23 The North Carolina Tar Heels face North Carolina State in Chapel Hill for the baseball finale with a Southern Conference crown on the line Carolina won the state championship by beating Duke Monday Two Wolfpack regulars Curtis Roach and Stuart Flythe are out rosters Fred Crouch will start for Carolina against Dave Rodwell State's key pitcher Nate Andrews may miss the mound duties due to fatigue The only Big Five tennis meeting was canceled by rain between Duke and Carolina.
Amateur baseball leaders compiled from Associated Press stats include Cuvier and Cube of the Dodgers with 366, Vaughan of the Pirates and Cubs on 33 runs batted in, Klein leading hits for the Cubs, and Suhr of the Pirates with 7 triples. Pitching highlights feature Bush of the Cubs and Braves with 5.1 innings.
Summary of 1940s style box score noting top Red Sox players Memeley and Morgan with runs and RBIs by Gehrig Reynolds Hed nush Chapman Walters and Werber. Yankees pitcher Gamez earns 5-0 win as the Athletics and Senators see standout performances from Reynolds and Gehrig.
Columbia, facing rain elsewhere, rallied with four in the tenth to beat Norfolk 7 to 3 in Virginia Beach. Emer son sacrificed but bunted for a safe hit scoring Melville, then Columbia added three more for the win. Charlotte’s advantage over Columbia shrank to two games.
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