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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1944
Page
7
Lehigh University says its Engineers have a young inexperienced squad with freshmen stepping up for the upcoming pass game against Bison. A local delivery of diapers arrived at dressing rooms alongside towels, adding a curious note to preparations in Bethlehem.
Opening of the 1944 World Series at Sportsman’s Park features Luke Sewell’s Browns against Mort Cooper’s Cardinals with Gatehouse starting for St. Louis. Weather hints at rain but fans pack the stands as betting leans toward the Cardinals despite strong Browns headlines and underdog hype.
The Salvation Army hosted a banquet for officers and players of the Junior Amateur II League ending a season from August 26 to September 28. Six teams sponsored by local clubs and companies were part of the league, with plans announced for next year including a girls softball league.
Hank Wyse, Chicago Cubs pitcher, has been ordered by his draft board to report for induction on October date in Tulsa Oklahoma. The brief dispatch notes Wyse must comply with a military draft summons despite his professional status.
Radio schedule outlines multiple programs and serials across the day with corrections noted. It lists broadcasts from 6:46 p.m. to 11:18 p.m. including The Jack Armstrong Serial Terry Allen Dramas Captain Midnight Dick Tracy and news segments with Quincey Howe Lowell Thomas and Gabriel Heatter.
St Louis writer J Edward Wray, chief sports editor of the St Louis Post Dispatch, predicts the Browns will win the World Series four games to two against the Cardinals. He notes most AP voters back the Browns, with 26 of 51 polled favoring the team in the series.
Football matchups listed include Army-Brown 59-0 and Navy-Camp Lejeune 9-0 with multiple collegiate and service teams such as Bucknell-Prank 21-13 and Columbia-Syracuse. It catalogs games across conferences and bases, noting many DNPs and regional pairings.
ST. LOUIS October 4 P Weatherman Harry Wahlgren gave up predicting conditions for today's opener and let his assistant forecast. Eight Cardinals players will debut in the classic including Bud Byerly Ted Wilks Fred Schmidt Aldurisich Blix Donnelly Augie Bergamo Emil Verban and Bob Kelly. Denny Galehouse starts for the Browns with 81-88 lifetime record Mort Cooper holds 109-50. Luke Sewell said the players want to play as fans packed the scene with over 400 reporters and photographers issued tickets.
New York reports coaches like Lou Little and Andy Kerr adopting the T and T Z formations to cope with light backfields and weak blockers. The piece notes wartime experimentation and hints at future postwar innovations as Red’s perfect games and a ring vanished in a German camp. Simmons returns from seven months in captivity.
Venezuela plans a set of air mail stamps commemorating the world championship baseball games. Each stamp will depict two ball players and include Joe Cambria in the background waving a Washington contract.
Sgt. Red Simmons of Rochester New York returns from Europe with a swap in fortunes as competition yields losses on the medal front rather than wins.
Local sock experts hail Sailor Tommy Altieri, a New England heavyweight stationed here, as one of the best looking fight prospects in years. Yale star end Paul Walker set a Navy V-12 study record with a 98.8 average. The Pro Football League bypassed Omaha due to Nebraska alumni concerns about edge on campus football. One big-name hockey figure plans to lead the Baltimore Amateur Club with an announcement soon. The Browns invite Pete Gray, the recently acquired one-armed outfielder, to view the World Series.
Roger Harding of California was named the outstanding college football lineman in the first AP poll of the season. The Walnut Creek native helped Cal upset UCLA with a 20 yard punt return TD and later broke up a UCLA drive with an interception. Other players praised include Nick Collins of Wisconsin and end Joe Dyer of SMU for punt blocks against North Texas and Northwestern respectively.
The High Point Black Bison prepare for a Western Class A clash with the Burlington Bulldogs at Albion Millis Stadium Friday night. Coach Lester Ridenhour drums in a renewed push as Burlington seeks its first league win, relying on Nick Long Gerald Pickler and a strong passing game to test the Bison defense.
Fights last night feature multiple bouts with knockouts and decisions. Boxers including Morris Reif, Pat Giordano, Vic Jade, Frankie Gramada, John Green, Bobby Claus, Sam Shumway, Norman Silvers, Charles Lewis, Baby Sims, Art Dipetro, Gene Pinter, Lou Perez, Oscar St Pierre, Jerry Zullo, and Al Ferrante appear with weights and outcomes across Brooklyn Buffalo Hartford Hazelton New Bedford and other cities.
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