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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1931

Page

3

Pointers Clash with Pats in Greensboro Night Games

The Pointers face the Memorial Stadium Pats in Greensboro tonight and tomorrow under flood lights. Lefty Pine starts tonight with Dan Boone slated for tomorrow, as Broncho Mayo returns from suspension to bolster the visitors.

Uncle Dan Memorial Stadium Gate City Johnny Kane Embryo Cardinals Greensboro Lefty Pine Durham Dan Boone Broncho Mayo Winston-Salem Boone and Company Winston Lefty Young The Pats the Birds

Stars, Pirates slam foes in early baseball action

Yesterday's box scores show Silas Johnson of the Reds limiting the Cardinals to six hits and winning 3-2 while Lloyd Waner leads the Pirates with four hits in a 10-7 victory over the Cubs. Jimmy Foxx and Max Bishop contribute homers for the Athletics in a win over the Yankees. Mickey Finn drives in a run in the 10th as the Robins beat the Phillies. Goose Goslin slugs two doubles and a homer in the Browns doubleheader victory over the Tigers. Pat Caraway's White Sox hand one opponent a five hit game in a beatdown.

Silas Johnson Reds Cardinals Burleigh Grimes Lloyd Waner Pirates Cub Jimmy Foxx Max Bishop Athletics Yanks Mickey Finn Robins Phillies Ed Brandt Braves Giants Goose Goslin Browns Tiger Pat Caraway White Sox Cleveland Detroit Chicago St. Louis Tigers Indians St. Lou Walter Stewart Tommy Bridges Homer Bridges Chicago White Sox Ted Lyons Lyons Caraway Fay Thomas Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees Babe Ruth A’s Rube Walberg Washington Boston Red Sox Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Si Johnson Burton Braves Will Sherdel Fred Fitzsimmons Ump Brooklyn

Caps Close In On League Leading Charlotte Bees

Charlotte Raleigh and Asheville battle for Piedmont League leadership as the Caps push to overtake the Hornets who lead by a slim margin. The schedule shows key clashes this week with Charlotte hosting Asheville and Raleigh while Greensboro and High Point also push scoring in the race.

Charlotte Bees Associated Press Charlotte Raleigh Asheville Hornets Henderson Tenorrow Greensboro High Point

Pointers struggle as pitchers misfire in cold spell

The article laments inconsistent pitching from Morton Plue Young and Appleton while noting near-freezing conditions hampering Saturday games. It highlights hopes for Appleton and several others to turn in stronger outings as the season progresses, and questions whether the Pointers can endure until mound help arrives. It also teases rival talk on second-base duos and praises Connie Mack’s Phillies while contrasting them with the Yankees.

Appleton Broncho Mayo Lefty Young Page Dennis Guy Morton Lefty Plue Pat Townsend

Major League Leaders Headline Odds and Stats

National League leaders include Arlett of the Phillies batting .362 and 46 hits with Klein 36 runs and 35 RBIs. Herman, Davis, and Bartell share 12 doubles, Worthington and Orsatti lead triples at five, Arlett has 10 homers. American League batters Simmons .432 and Ruth 403 runs, Cronin and Simmons lead RBIs, Cronin tops runs with 52.

Arlett Phillies Hornsby Cubs Klein L. Waner Pirates Rune Hornsby Cubs Bartell Herman Robins Davis Worthington Braves Orsatti Cardinals Comorosky Berger Simmons Athletics Ruth Yankees Gehrig Cronin Senators

How They Stand How They Stand

Tonight's games feature High Point at Greensboro Asheville at Henderson Charlotte at Raleigh Winston at Durham all games scheduled for the night with standings outlooks.

High Point Greensboro Asheville Henderson Winston-Salem Durham Charlotte Raleigh Greensoro Winston Henderson Eeee High Point Weem Wwe Durham Erereeew

Results Yesterday Skip Sunday Games

Yesterday's results show Chicago at Cleveland Detroit at St Louis Boston at Washington and Philadelphia at New York with no Sunday contests listed.

Chicago Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Boston Washington Philadelphia New York

Yesterday's Baseball Scores In Northeast Leagues

Chicago defeated Cleveland 4 to 3 while Cleveland won 3 to 2. New York beat Philadelphia 3 to 7 and St. Louis routed Detroit 10 to 1. Washington edged Boston 10 to 9 in a tight finish.

Scores Across Leagues Highlight Tight Contests

New York led 10 0 with Boston 7 2 as Cincinnati 3 6 and St Louis 2 13 followed. Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 6 to 5 while Chicago secured a 7 10 win over Pittsburgh in a varied day of baseball scores.

L. Pet St. Louis New York Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati Seer Cincinnati

Baseball box score highlights from the day

Simmons leads with 8 runs batted in for the Athletics while Averill and Cronin contribute in the win. Webb and Alexander key the offense for the other teams as Tigers and Senators clash. Chapman swipes 10 bases for the Yankees, with Johnson contributing for Detroit.

Simmons Athletics Averill Indians Webb Red Sox Alexander Tigers Cronin Senators Gehrig Yanks Chapman Johnson

Wilson Bench Sparking Change Hits Cubs Lineup

Chicago May 25 Hack Wilson, the major leagues home run champion last season, was benched for the first time since becoming a Cub regular apart from injury. Manager Rogers Hornsby said Wilson would rest for several days as the Cubs pursue a stronger attack before the Cincinnati opener.

Chicago Cub Hack Wilson Wilson Rogers Hornsby Hornsby Cincinnati Cubs New York Hack Riggs Kenson Johnny Moore Stephenson Pirates Rajah

Quote on speed of start for journey

A speaker asserts that once the effort begins they will move quickly enough to satisfy any observer. The remark emphasizes swift progress and confidence in rapid advancement.

Miles and Burkett Set For 10 Round Main Event In Charlotte

Rufus Miles of Charlotte faces Billy Burkett of Roanoke Virginia in a 10 round feature at the Charlotte Athletic Club. Al Massey v Luke light heavy and Terry Roberts who beat Massey last meet meet in the 10 round semi final. Jimmie Swinson of Charlotte battles Little Boy Saffit of Statesville in the curtain clash.

Charlotte Rufus Miles Billy Burkett Roanoke Charlotte Athletic Club al Massey Terry Roberts Massey Jimmie Swinson Little Boy Saffit Statesville

Muldoon Celebrates 86th Birthday Today

New York May 25 William Muldoon aged 86 celebrated his birthday today. The boxing figure and chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission rose early and performed calisthenics before breakfast. He then traveled from Purchase to his New York City office where he must sanction every professional athletic event before it proceeds.

New York William Muldoon New York State Athletic Commission Purchase N. Y New York City

Traffic hazards threaten city raised dogs in Phoenix

Police warn dog owners that urban raised dogs rarely survive long in traffic. In contrast country raised dogs may live a week or so and then dodge cars for several years.

Phoenix Aris

Five Injured in Lisbon Bombings Under Investigation

Three bombing incidents in Lisbon left five people grievously hurt, including a woman. The government began an investigation into the attacks.

Lisbon

Americans Meet Argentina Team in inter zone Davis Cup clash

The United States Davis Cup team eyes the Argentina series after clinching the North American zone title with a 4 1 victory over Canada in Montreal. Frank Shields and Sidney B Wood Jr of New York are expected to carry the U S singles and doubles load against the South American champions in Washington.

New York United States Argentina Washington Frank Shields Sidney B. Wood, Jr Canada Montreal Argen

Helen Moody Skips Wimbledon This Year

San Francisco May 25 English tennis champion Helen Moody announces she will not enter the Wimbledon championships this year after a family conference. She laments missing the event but hopes to compete next year and relinquishes the chance to equal Suzanne Lenglen’s five straight Wimbledon titles.

San Francisco Helen Wills Moody Suzanne Lenglen

Athletics Down Yanks For 15th Straight Win

Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7 to 3 to extend their unbeaten streak to 15 games. Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx each hit their sixth home runs of the year as Rube Walberg earned his fifth win. The A's sit atop the American League standings with Detroit and Chicago closely following.

Arnold Turns in Fast Trial Run

Billy Arnold of Chicago posted the fastest speed trial for the 500 mile race at Indianapolis on May 35, averaging 116.080 mph over 10 miles. Tony Gulotta also qualified at 111.725 mph before trials were halted when Sparky Sparks’ car caught fire and crashed. Sparks and mechanic Richard Crombie escaped unharmed.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Billy Arnold Chicago Arnold Tony Gulotta Speedway W. F Sparky) Sparks Sparks Richard Crombie

Pilot Ralph Depalma Arrives From California At Track

Ralph Depalma the pilot who drove in the first speedway race in 1911 arrived from California in the car he plans to qualify for the race. Additional qualifying trials were scheduled this afternoon.

Ralph Depalma California

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