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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1934
Page
10
Industrial league results highlight Adams-Millis 11 8 P U 4 with Point Overall 19 Rob bins 6 Triangle 14 Highland 3. Yesterday’s games show a tight race for loop leadership as teams jostle for position.
Stanford University captured the 68th Intercollegiate AAU championships led by weight players John Lyman and Gordon Dunn who swept shot put and discus. Yale led the east but finished second. California and NYU placed third and fourth as Princeton and Harvard followed.
In an amateur league game yesterday Guilford defeated F C to move atop the standings. Scores include Adams-Millis 10 against Marsh 9 and Tomlinson 16 over Harris Covington 2, with Globe Parlor 96 and Furniture City 5. Upcoming matches list Globe Parlor versus Guilford and others.
W Lawson Little 23 from the Pacific coast defeated Jimmy Wallace 14 and 13 to capture the British amateur title before 12 000 spectators. He set a new championship record with a 66 in the morning and hyperdrive performance, receives the trophy from Marquis Allen on behalf of the Prince of Wales, and plans to compete in the American open at Merion starting June 7.
Cleveland defeats Philadelphia Athletica 7 to 0 as Willie Hudlin spins the first shutout of the season for the Tribe. Bob Leeds Marl Averill Sammy Hale and Trosky drive early runs while Cascarella is knocked out after two innings. Cleveland stays one behind the New York Yankees who beat St Louis.
In rain soaked conditions at Belmont Park Mrs Sloane’s Brookmeade stable failed to dominate as Wood guiding Bobby Jones ridden High Quest surged from off the pace to win the Withers mile race in 1 37 4 6. The win boosted earnings to 104 050 for High Quest and its connections while C V Roustabout finished second and Chicatran trailed in the eight horse field.
In Melrose Virginia teams compete as Robbins faces Adams-Millis and Highland battles Overall against S P U Highland bre.
Diamond Hosiery mill defeated High Point Overall 6 to 4 in the final game of the donkey baseball series sponsored by the A. B. club. Funds from the games go to underprivileged boys. A small crowd braved the cold as Diamond and Overall delivered the best riding and action of the series.
Adams-Millis beat Electricians 11 4 to 4 way tie formed after Triangle 14 3 win over Highland and Erall topping Robbins 10 6. Perry struck out 11 as Parnhardt powered three hits for Utilities relief, and Millis opened with a big first inning in a 12 3 loss. Attendance listed 490.
The second annual Davidson County amateur open golf tournament begins June 3 at Thomasville Country Club and runs to June 10. Pro C. Cuiston heads the course. last year's champion Bill Daucle defends. Players from High Point Winston-Salem Lexington Thomasville and nearby areas compete for prizes in a 54 hole event with a 36 hole finale on June 19.
The Knaitters dropped a 10-6 decision as Overall surged with four runs in the eighth inning. Ed Farlowe, E Parlowe, and Connor led the winners with two hits apiece while Wilson earned the win and McDowell took the loss. Three base hits went to Parlowe, Johnson, and Wilson with Connor collecting two doubles in the loss.
Winston-Salem dominates the second inter-city golf match at the Country club, scoring 115 1 2 to 87 1 2 for Greensboro and 77 for Salisbury with High Point at 1 2. The tally after two matches has Winston at 222 1 2, Greensboro 84, Salisbury 137 1 2, and High Point 78 1 2. Emerywood Country club hosts the next round.
United States advances to the American zone final by sweeping Canada 3–0 at Wilmington. Stoefen and Shields won singles, and Lott and Van Ryn clinched the doubles 6–0 6–4 6–0 over Rainville and Martin. Final two singles set for tomorrow with Shields vs Watts and Stoefen vs Munna.
The Chicago Cubs fell behind early as Ben Cantwell held them scoreless in the first five frames and the Braves built a four run lead. Chicago surged back in the eighth, Gordon Phelps doubled for a tying hit after Woody English singled, and Cantwell exited after another hit with the bases loaded as the Cubs won 6 to 4 to move back into second in the National League standings.
Guilford defeats Furniture City 19 to 5 to seize the Amateur league lead as Oakdale and others chase. Furniture City staged a late rally but Guilford broke it open with a four run burst in the fifth after a tight start. Martin and Reeves homered for Guilford while Grubb Wood and Bennett sparked multiple hits in the afternoon action.
Adams-Millis edged Marsh 10 to 1 in a wild ten inning game. White and Haney hit and scored late, with Mason winning on the mound and Rimmer suffering the loss. Home runs by White and A Haney highlighted the decisive frame as Marsh yielded the lead after tying the score.
Base hite and excellent pitching powered Tomlinson to a 16 to 2 victory over Morriss Covington yesterday. Asbury Copeland A Smith and Sinquefield provided the at bats with Sinquefield hitting a home run. Wedrick blew up the losers with two of their three singles as Canetens and Broadway contributed for the victors. Home run by Sinquefield and three base hit by Copeland highlighted the hitting. Sechrest and Howerton shared pitching duties for the mound duel and Umpires Carter and Devinny called the game in 2 hours 15 minutes with 400 in attendance.
A reported giant Australian fruit bat known as the flying fox has a wingspan of about five feet. The record notes its unusually large size among bat species and highlights its presence in Australia.
Huntley Jackson defeated Robertson's Bakery 11 to 1 as W. W. Sheffield pitched superbly striking out 15 and giving up three hits. Jackson went 2 for 4 at the plate while D. Linville led Huntley with 4 for 5 and Grose topped Robertson with 2 for 4.
A bullet was discovered inside an ivory billiard ball, which had no hole. The bullet entered the tusk of an elephant, and the ivory sealed over the entry point, leaving no visible trace of how the bullet entered.
Washington held on to beat Chicago 9 to 7 in the opener as Alvin Crowder struggled late after a strong start. Mernie Manush led a 15 hit attack with a double and three singles while Crowder faced trouble in the eighth inning, aided by Bruege's error and two infield hits.
The Yankees beat the Browns 4 to 1 in St Louis in the first game of the series as rookie Johnny Murphy earned his second major league start. Murphy allowed five hits and two walks while Irving Burns homered for the Browns. New York tallied in the first, third, and eighth innings to secure the win with Dickey and a Bruce Campbell error aiding the scoring.
Robbins girl s team defeated Kearnsville nine to four in a high school baseball game. Tomas went four for four with 19 strikeouts and led Robbins with three runs. Stout and Thomas contributed at the plate. Thomas earned the win, Stout took the loss as umpires Fowler ton called the game in 1 hour 45 minutes.
Detroit tops Boston 6 to 4 in the series opener at Detroit. Tom Brid g es walked five and hit another batter but allowed only seven hits. Prize Ostermueller, making his fourth start for Boston, was knocked out in the sixth inning as Detroits offense piled up runs off his delivery. Welch followed him.
Detroit assembled an eight run tally while Cleveland’s Dick Merry, in his first hit with the club, contributed a single. Ostermueller, Welch, Bridges and Hayworth aided Boston and Detroit in a close game, drawing scoring chances and momentum.
Helen Waring of Pinehurst defeats Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia 2 up at Charlotte to win the 13th Women’s Carolinas Golf Association championship. After a tense 16 holes, Waring’s precise tee shot set up a decisive par on 17 as Hemphill faltered.
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