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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1932
Page
2
Greens bunched five runs in the fifth aided by three Pointer errors to beat High Point 7 to 2 in the series opener in Greensboro. Pointer pitcher Stover contributed a two bagger with the bases loaded driving in two runs as Greensboro seized early control with a scoreless start and a six strikeout stretch.
In a sparse pair of innings the Patriots fan ning pitcher held the local attack to six up six down. Greens boro opened scoring in the second as Lewis doubled and Korheer drove him home. Stover retired the side in the third, while Takach collected the locals first hit. No further scoring until the fourth when Korheer tripled to bring Caldwell home, capping a brief pitcher duel and fielding miscues.
The Southern Association slideshow shows Tennessee teams leading with Chattanooga and Memphis ahead while Nashville climbs toward third. Knoxville sits out of the running and the Smokies face a likely second-division finish. Nashville Vols beat Chattanooga in ten innings 6 to 6, the lone game yesterday as other clubs were idle due to Sunday doubleheaders.
The Pointers defeated the Charlotte durham pair in a low scoring game. Kleinhans worked early and fourth with a walk as Borgman, Joseph and Lewis drove runs. Stover forced two runs with a two base hit, but the home club could only threaten in the sixth. The series continues with a game tonight at seven and a Raleigh trip tomorrow as Ladies Night boosts attendance.
Lawrence Matton of Matton High Point announces the Inter-Club Golf Play will be held at Winston instead of Winston as previously stated due to grass blight. A future match will be at Greensboro when greens at Gate City are ready. Matton urges Greensboro golfers to join the tournament to boost High Point’s showing against nearby clubs.
Frank X. Shields, the New York tennis star, won tests against Ellsworth Vines and Wilmer Allison on consecutive days and emerged as a likely singles contestant for the United States in the Davis Cup matches opening Friday in Philadelphia. The opening day order of play will be determined Thursday noon at the Racquet Club, stated captain Fits-Eugene Dixon.
Milton Gaston gathered two hits and drove in three runs to pace the White Sox in a win over the Athletics.
Sedgefield N C May 10 Special a large number of entries and top Carolina stables will compete in the fourth annual turf meet in the Sedgefield show ring Friday and Saturday May 27 28 Guilford county sends the largest equine blood line entries with notable participants from High Point and New Orleans including J H Adams and Edward Benjamin among others.
CHAPEL HILL N C May 24 Bryan Grant of Atlanta Ga has been elected captain of the North Carolina Tennis team for 1933. With no seniors the team had no captain yet it won all its matches for a 48 straight victory run. Grant a former southern and national clay courts champion ranked 12th among the nations players. Al Van Camp Red Sox clouted Washington pitching for triple double and two singles.
Major league leaders include P Jackie Hafey of the Reds batting .402 with P de Waner at .387 for the Pirates and Terry of the Giants with 34 RBIs. In the American League Foxx leads batting and RBIs with 55 hits and 44 RBIs, while Lazzeri and Gehrig share league marks in several categories.
Winston Salem bout ends with Young Stribling stopping Big Sid Terris in round five of a scheduled 10. Locuas of Fort Bragg and Steed of Greensboro also feature, while Canzoneri, Kilbourne and Harris record listed results in nearby events.
Browns rally with two clean up hitters Goose Goslin at four and Jim Levy at eight, Levy driving in a run and scoring twice as St Louis beats Detroit 7 to 6. Levy had three hits, Goslin drove in two, lifting the Browns to 18–18. Yankees beat Athletics 6–? and Braves win in 10 as Maranville drives in winner.
Yesterday New York 0 P. Philace' pia 7. Only games listed for today include Chicago at St. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at New York and Philadelphia mirror fixtures.
Yesterday Buffalo beat Route 3 by 4 to 3 while Rochester topped Loy 5 to 4. Baltimore and Newark met in a 9 to 0 game. Today two games include Rochester at Montreal and Reading at Jersey City with Baltimore at Newark.
Summary of Sunday results lists matchups including Nashville at Chattanooga and New Orleans at Memphis with Atlanta at Knoxville Birmingham at Little Rock and Nashville at Chattanooga among the day’s fixtures. It notes locations and pairings for today’s basketball schedule in brief.
USC sprinter Frank Wycoff views his single upset loss in the California Intercollegiate championships as a jinx break now dreaming of an Olympic run. The Trojan flash, aiming for a 9.4 seconds 100 yard dash, rebounded after last Saturday’s defeat to Bob Kiesel of California, following similar one loss seasons in 1930 and 1931.
Bill Rogell hit two home runs driving in four runs to power the Detroit Tigers past the St Louis Browns in a decisive game.
Durham Bulls toppled the Charlotte Hornets 7 to 6 to secure their fifth consecutive victory and move into third place, half a game behind Greensboro and one behind league leader Winston-Salem Twins. Wilmington dropped to fourth after losing to the Twins, Asheville beat Raleigh 3 to 0, while High Point fell to Greensboro. The season opened with the first home run of the year and Charlotte announced Gene Belue’s 10 day expansion as pitcher. Durham also instructed umpires to speed games and pitchers to throw a spare ball on fouls to quicken play.
The Lucky Strike team defeated Liberty Bowling Academy of Winston-Salem by a 214 pin margin at Lucky Strike alleys. Lucky Strike totaled 2922 across five games while the visitors had 2708. Local coverage notes scores for individual players and a visit by Liberty to High Point for another night of bowling.
Enterprise Nine defeated the Pirates 5 to 0 in a seven inning game yesterday afternoon. Loflin hit a three bagger and Ridge Andrews collected two doubles as the winners posted a shutout with solid defense and timely hitting.
Yesterday's Stars split the action as the Giants defeated the Phils 9 7 while the Braves beat the Dodgers 4 1 on a fourth inning single by Rabbit Maranville driving in the winning run. Hughie Crites and Frank Mt lauded for clutch play.
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