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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1947
Page
10
A veteran columnist rails at the sport's leadership and player squabbles across the majors. He mocks the ongoing bickering from New York to Detroit, cites Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson debates, and laments the lack of steady guidance for the game.
The writer condemns constant griping among players over salaries and favors, comparing jealous athletes to insubordinate soldiers. He argues such bickering harms the game, warns it may curb gambling, and urges professional conduct and merit to prevail over sensationalism.
Adams Millis defeated Slane 7 to 5 in an Industrial League game yesterday afternoon. Adams Millis had nine hits while committing five errors. Slane had seven hits and seven errors. Key plays included Slane taking a 1 1 tie in the third, then Adams Millis scoring in the fifth and sixth to pull away. Auman led Adams Millis with three RBI and hit a homer. Tysinger and Kerr contributed two RBIs each.
Ben Hogan led the Philadelphia Inquirer $15,000 invitational golf meet with a four under par 67 after opening 65, building a five stroke edge over Robby Locke and Jim Bennaret on Cedarbrook. Demaret matched Hogan’s 67 for the day as 61 players qualified for the 36 hole program, with Palmer, Metz, Harrison, Mangrum and others within a stroke or two.
Eddie Stanky, resting a sprained wrist, defends Enos Slaughter as a victim of rough baseball. Stanky says Slaughter’s hard base running caused the spill but calls the play not dirty and says he would react similarly if in Slaughter’s position.
North Carolina State cindermen beat Virginia Tech 64 to 62 at Blacksburg as Chick Chambers swept the 220 yard dash 220 low hurdles and 440 yard dash. Oscar Miller and George Payne sealed the win with first and third in the javelin as Tech led 59 58 entering the final event.
University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp has accepted terms of a ten year contract, announced by university president Dr. H. L. Donovan.
Local business listing for Hitchcock Beverage Company Incorporated located in Greensboro WN provides phone number 3 1456. The item appears as a standard business directory entry with no additional context or events.
Vinnie DiLorenzo pitched four-hit ball for North Carolina as the Tar Heels shut out N C State 4-0 before 3 400 fans at Devereux Meadow. The lefty carried a no hitter into the seventh and benefited from a third inning two run rally including a costly error by Bill Fowler as Jim Hayworth and Harry Benson forced the scoring.
The United States sends eighteen golfers led by eight Walker Cup winners to compete in the British Amateur Championship at Carnoustie starting Monday. About 200 players from six nations are entered in the week long event.
Trinity High School faces Norwood Tuesday to decide who plays the Western Class B winner for the state title. Trinity’s 10-1 win over Bessemer City Friday runs their record to 9-0, setting up the Norwood showdown.
Tailspin a 38 to 1 long shot outpaced Phalanx in the Peter Pan handicap at Belmont. Toronto Teddy Atkinson rode Tailspin to victory as Phalanx failed to fire in a late rush, with next Saturday’s Belmont Stakes $100000 race in view. Bodleian Library notes a Bible tiny enough to fit in a walnut shell.
Sectional qualifying rounds for the National Public Links golf championship at Minneapolis July 21 to 26 have been scheduled in 42 cities from June 29 to July 7. The United States Golf Association announced 180 places are open to the lowest scorers.
The Sedgefield Hunt hosted event starts June 5 at Sedgefield with six performances over three days. Treasurer T V Rochelle predicts record horses and attendance, with J Griffith Stringfield of Philadelphia judging saddle horses and Homer B Gray of Poughkeepsie judging hunters and jumpers. Entries closed yesterday and several state and southern stables plan full entries.
Jumpers and hunters will share the spotlight but the 8500 five gaited championship stake stands out as the event of the show. Open to saddle horses over 14.2 hands, the King Christian Challenge Trophy awaits the champion. Numerous $500 and $300 classes accompany a full schedule across ages and horse types. Pony classes add future prospects as thousands attend the June 5 6 7 events starting at 1 30 and 2 p.m.
University of North Carolina athletics director Robert Fetzer will be honored at a June 7 banquet in Chapel Hill marking 25 years of service. Notables including Wallace Wade and Norton Pritchett will speak. tickets are 2.50. The dinner, at Lenoir Hall, will host several hundred alumni.
Mooresville defeats Thomasville High Point Dodgers 11 to 1 as Jolley hurls five strong innings, hits a homer and drives in four runs. Leonard, Prater and Kennedy spark Hi-Toms with timely hits, while four Hi-Tom errors Deepens their pennant gap.
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