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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
12
A column blends sports gossip and local happenings from Thomasville and surrounding towns. Mentions include Mooresville versus Thomasville game times, Virgil Yow’s trouble in Lenoir, and a Tiger manager’s nerves amid a stretch drive. Also notes Duke Wake Forest baseball signings, Davis Cup chatter, and golf and tennis snippets.
The hapless Wiscassett Knitters turned in a rare triple play but still fell to Bossong yesterday afternoon in an Inter-City league game.
ANOTHER HARLEY EAST LANSING Mich May 27 Vernon Buster Harley nephew of Ohio State’s Chick Harley will play on the Michigan State College football team next fall.
Boston reports no winning streak longer than four games since Tom Yawkey invested millions in Fenway Park starting in 1933. The note highlights a longstanding pattern of intermittent success for the team.
The Church of God fell to Enterprise by a 5 to 3 score in a midweek practice game between two Commercial Soft League teams.
In Worcester Danno O Ma honey and Tor Johnston wrestled to a 90 minute draw with no falls. In Oklahoma City Ali Baba defeated Roughhouse Jack Mc Donald in two straight. In Los Angeles Vincent Lopes defeated Hardy Kruskamp in two straight.
Fights last night featured Attila Sabatino 152 from Puerto Rico outpointing Frankie Blair 150 from Camden New Jersey in New York. Toby Virgil 120 from Los Angeles defeated Lloyd Pine 130 from Akron in Cincinnati by foul in seven rounds. Walter Woods 161 from New York stopped Amos Tiger 160 from Key West in Tacoma in the first round.
New York May 27 AP An official bulletin said late today that Detroit Tigers manager Mickey Cochrane who was struck on the head by a pitched ball Tuesday had a good night and that his condition had improved He slept well received ice bag applications to his head and Mrs Cochrane spent the night at St Elizabeths hospital.
At St Elizabeths hospital Mickey Cochrane battles for life after a beaning by Bump Hadley as doctors weigh his recovery and the Tigers chances in a critical period. Messages of support pour in from fans and players.
New York May 27 George Coffman a Detroit Tiger rookie who debuted by beating Lefty Grove and was edged by the Yankees is renamed George Richard His brother a Giants pitcher is Richard George A note says Van Mungo was battered by a telephone not Jimmy Bucher s punch Also Randy Heflin 18 pitched Fredericksburg high to a state title striking out 95 in 62 innings with 18 hits and two earned runs and would have done better if catchers could hold him.
Mickey Cochrane endures a tough run as he trains for Joe Louis and faces near miss headlines after being hit by Bump Hadley’s fastball. Fans back Cochrane while others discuss a close brush with beaning in Washington last week and Brad dock’s training.
Major league scorekeepers prepare as Jelincich, poised to graduate from the Durham Piedmont league, moves toward the Cincinnati Reds. Meanwhile Kid Chocolate, recently resurfacing on the New York subway circuit, gets another big chance facing Al Reid at the Hippodrome next Wednesday.
The New York Yankees break a slump with a 7-0 win over Detroit at home as Lefty Gomez shuts out the Tigers and George Selkirk hits his eighth homer. The victory puts the Yanks three games ahead in the American League standings. Cleveland’s Indians rally to upend Philadelphia 8-6, boosting them to second as Bruce Campbell and Billy Sullivan drive in late runs. In the National League, the New York Giants beat Cincinnati 6-3 while the Pirates pace the league after a rainout with the Dodgers.
In a tight race five teams sit within a game and a half as Piedmont league games resume. Tourists crushed the Cubs 15 to 6 as Narton hit two homers and Richmond beat Durham 5-4 in ten innings. Norfolk routed the Colts 17-4 with Horne homer spree.
The report notes that more than a quarter of bearing lemon trees in North America grow in Los Angeles County California. In baseball news Johnny Mize powered a ninth inning three run homer. Lamaster struck out ten as the Phillies beat the Cubs 6 to 1.
High Point College reveals a six game tentative football schedule for 1937 under coach C Virgil Yow. The varsity will compete in the North State Conference from 1938 onward while using reserves and freshmen from North State and junior colleges for buildup.
Mc Crary's Eagles beat Adams-Millis 13 to 4 to stay unbeaten in the Inter-City league. Two big innings, the fourth and eleventh, powered the victory with five runs and eight runs respectively. Smith and Peck homered for Adams-Millis while Barnes hit a homer for Mc Crary. Attendance reached 300 as McFadden allowed three runs in six innings for the win with Michem taking the loss.
Conrad and L. Conrad defeated Green and Alsebrook 6 4, 6 4 while Geddy and Reitzel beat Lewis and Spencer 6 2, 6 1 in a local doubles event.
Purdue University's 1936 fresh man football team defeated the varsity 18 to 13 in a regulation spring game, winding up the spring practice schedule in Lafayette Indiana.
Results show Philadelphia defeated Chicago 6 to 1 and New York beat Cincinnati 6 to 3 while St Louis topped Boston 6 to 4. Brooklyn’s game with Pittsburgh was rained out.
Cleveland beat Philadelphia 8 to 6 in a tight matchup. St Louis routed New York 98 to 7 in a high scoring scoreline. Detroit lost 0 to 7 against Chicago, while Washington edged Chicago 6 to 5 in a separate tilt.
May 27 Thomasville prepares for a homecoming game against league leader Moors of Mooresville after a 4 to 2 win over the Shelby Cardinals. Ragsdale Gerderman and Maus had two hits each for Thomasville while Walther homered for Shelby. Attendance is expected to smash previous Thomasville sports event records.
Right fielder Riley hit a grand slam to pace Lexington to a win last night in a game played in Lexington. The slammer highlighted Riley as the key offensive spark for the home team.
A city wide ladder tennis tournament opens this weekend to establish positions for High Point entry in the Piedmont league. Though seeded top, James W. Poole may not compete initially, with J. D. Rogers also seeded. Five rounds lead to the championship, with finals hoped by June 6. First round matches include Poole vs Spencer and many other city club players.
The Emerywood Country club hosts the first inter-club tennis match of the season with the Ellerbe team visiting Sunday afternoon. Seven matches including two doubles will be free to the public, play starting at 3 pm on all courts. The Emerywood roster features Poole Armfield Fuller Stringfield Rogers Geddie Schoch Saunders Barrier Redman Eshelman and others. Ellerbe boasts a well rounded squad led by manager William P. Ragan. Plans also include Emerywood entering a Piedmont tennis league with teams from several Piedmont cities.
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