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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1932
Page
2
In a chaotic nine inning game 51 total hits were recorded as High Point defeated Greensboro 17 to 15. Joe Martin hit the lone homer for the Pointers while Caldwell Wright and others powered the visitors with two home runs apiece.
Landis convenes a meeting with representatives from leading clubs in both leagues for Friday to hammer out World Series details and sends invitations to the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics.
The Invaders pulled ahead briefly but the Pointers tied the score and then broke it with a rally in the eighth, scoring six runs to pull ahead. The Pointers finish the Piedmont season with two games at home Friday and Saturday versus Greensboro in a single game Friday and a doubleheader Saturday.
Chicago Cubs maintain a six game lead in the National League with strong home play .718 at home and .469 on the road while Pittsburgh trails. The Pirates must finish the season with road games and hope for a late surge ahead of a potential four game set at Wrigley Field September 20 21 22. In the American League the Indians swept the Browns in a doubleheader 4-3 and 6-0 with Irving Hardley striking out seven in the opener and Earl Averill hitting his list homer in the second.
Yesterday's Stars Jack Russell and George Connally powered the Indians as they stopped the Browns in both ends of a doubleheader, winning twice to conclude the series.
A Guernsey calf named Four-Eyes was born at the J. W. Purvis farm in Loveland Colorado. The calf has one head and two ears with a forehead division creating two noses and two mouths. Each side has its own set of eyes and the calf can eat with either mouth.
High Point club tennis teams defeated Salisbury 6 to 4 on club courts. Singles results include Lucas Abels beat Julian Robertson 6 3 7 5, Byron Abels over Harry Eagan 6 1 7 5, Archie Henderson over Carter Farriss 6 4 6 2, Bob Morrow over Ed Miller 4 6 6 4 6 1, West of Salisbury over Larry Conant 7 5 1 6 6 4, and George Armfield over Morgan of Salisbury. Doubles saw L Abels and B Abels beat Henderson and Robertson 6 3 6 2. Miller/Eagan and West/Glover dethroned Farriss/Morrow and Eshelman/Armfield 8 6 6 3 and 6 1 4 6 6 2.
Hollywood releases Bob Muesel and Mike Gazella to clear spots for three youngsters. The new outfielder Louis Martin formerly of Oakland joins, along with pitcher Dewitt Perry and third baseman Frank Novosel from the Raleigh club of the Piedmont league.
Fights staged in Boston and Pittsburgh feature wins by local contenders. Boston kid Chocolate outpoints Steve Smith at Bridgeport Connecticut while Johnny Datto of Pittsburgh knocks out Charlie Baxter in Cleveland.
High Point college opened football practice with 23 players under Coach Julian Beall including 16 freshmen showing strong initial form. Veterans Craver Cannoy Crissman Royals Smith and Bulla joined. Hart Campbell leads backfield as Virgil Yow aids the staff. Panther prospects look solid four weeks before the opener with Wofford.
Frankly Speaking notes Elon College under Peahead Walker with 30 plus young players showing heart. He predicts Appalachian mountains produced champions in the North State Conference with High Point Lenoir-Rhyne Guilford also strong.
Reporters note a shared view of the Los Angeles Olympics as the warmest welcome yet given to visiting athletes. French critics blamed California hospitality for a poor showing while athletes praised the stadium as the fastest ever built and predicted Japan will challenge America next time.
A report notes that among 4,300 European grown flowers only 420 are described as having agreeable fragrance. The statistic highlights the rare scent quality across cultivated blooms.
Charlotte Hornets clinched the second half title by beating Wilmington 3 to 2 as Greensboro fell to High Point 17 to 15. Lyle won his 22nd, sending Charlotte toward a best-of-seven postseason pennant series starting Sept 13 in Greensboro. Raleigh and Durham fight for last place with Raleigh pulling ahead by two and a half games.
At High Point Country Club Labor Day the low ball scotch foursome yielded wins by L. C. Matton over G. C. Kester 80 88 and E. L. Wood over Bob Gold 76 84. A. M. Rankin Jr. beat Jake Froelich 76 96, L. Stookey over H. R. Williamson 55 87, D. A. Cook over J. W. Woolen 53 88, George Lewis over F. Smith 64 100. Bill Snow and G. Clinard posted 83 low gross. Cook 53 88 matched Woollen for low net. O Myer Christner of Akron knocked out Russ Rowsey of Huntington.
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