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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
9
Boxers and interested residents are called to a local lobby gathering tomorrow at 7 30 p m to form a city amateur boxing organization. The meeting aims to select coach and captain for the 1938 39 Y Boxing season as High Point looks to a new era despite losing Ben C Canip e to pro ranks.
High Point boxer Battling Kid Posey claims the South light weight championship and challenges Sam Magro of Birmingham or any rival. The 239-pounder says he has pursued top contenders for months with refusals and that they fear him.
Henry Cotton of Ashridge Club charges ten dollars for a quarter hour lesson and earns twenty thousand dollars annually from the club.
American League results show Philadelphia 4 to Louis 3 and Detroit 2 to New York 3 while rain halted New York at Cleveland and Washington at Chicago. National League games include New York 3 to 10 loss at Pittsburgh 6 to 3 win for Brooklyn over Cincinnati 2.8 and St. Louis 12 to 3 over Philadelphia 6 to 3. Chicago beat Boston 6 to 3. Southern Association Nashville 2 New Orleans 1 and Memphis 12 to 3 over Atlanta. Pacific Coast League Sacramento 8 over San Francisco 1.
In the Piedmont League playoff Rocky Mount travels to Charlotte. The American League slate includes New York at Detroit with pitchers Coffman and Bisenstate, plus Reston at Cleveland and Washington at St Louis. Philadelphia visits Chicago as Caster and Nelson face White and Rigney of Gaddler.
High Point youths advance to start roles as Presbyterian College faces Clemson and Elon meets Virginia Military Institute. Dick Melaky selected at quarterback for Clemson while Garland Causey and Art Lea from High Point train for guard and end positions. Charitie Idol at UNC backs blocking during Captain Watson’s absence.
Florida coach John Wilds Cody hopes sophomore Bud Walton returns to throw as Florida rebuilds a younger backfield behind a tough line. Cody stresses place kicking and reserves as the Gators face a 10 game schedule including Stetson, Mississippi State, Miami, Boston College, Georgia, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Auburn and Temple.
Baseball leaders listed include Foxx of Boston leading batting average and runs batted in with 184. Greenberg of Detroit tops home runs tied with Foxx at four. Ruffing of New York leads in wins with 21 and 5 losses, Grove of Boston 14 and 4. Other leaders include Averill, Cronin, Voamik, Heath, and Crosetts with various marks.
League leaders listed include batting Lombardi Cincinnati 345 and Weintraub Philadelphia 332. Ott New York leads in runs 106 with Good man Cincinnati 7. Medwick drives in 8. Stolen bases feature Hack Chicago 15 and Gutteridge St. Louis 14. Pitching leaders show Brown Pittsburgh 15 6 and Lee Chicago 18 9 with Klinger Pittsburgh 10 5.
In a tied contest Buffalo and Syracuse finish 3 to 3 in International League action. Texas League playoff games faced postponements as Beaumont defeated Tulsa while Oklahoma City at San Antonio were delayed by rain.
George W. Coan Jr state WPA administrator announced that 43 relief projects in North Carolina employing 4 339 people have been allotted 1 825 890 34 dollars. Of this total 867 421 funds support library services for public and school libraries. The report also notes the Russian Orthodox church celebrates January 7 as Christmas Day.
Henry Paynter reports Wall Street figures and government officials believe U S business and finance are ready to meet a general European war. They cite stronger reserves, a better regulated system, and rapid expansion potential aided by excess Federal Reserve reserves and federal deposit insurance.
The funeral of Shepherd M. Dugger, 84, author of mountain history sketches, was held in Banner Elk. Dugger wrote War Traile of the Blue Ridge and Baleam Grove of the Grandfather Mountain and died Tuesday. A son and three daughters survive. Rabbit tar sold under 84 trade names including Baltic Lion and American Seal.
Venus undergoes new to full phases like the moon, but unlike the Moon it shines brightest during its thin crescent phase. The observation notes Venus’ luminosity increases in crescent form, contrasting with typical evening star brightness patterns.
Australia maintains a sheep population exceeding 115.66 million amid steady flock growth. Agricultural officials note robust wool and meat output expectations.
Henry Park reported to Police Chief Andrew Thomas that three men knocked him unconscious aboard a freight car and ripped out his gold fillings with pliers, sparking a local investigation in Connellsville Pennsylvania.
In Richlands Virginia a blind merchant named M. Warner seeks to buy a left eye, indicating a local oddity or ad style notice with unusual phrasing and a peculiar request. The fragment hints at a sale proposition tied to a person identified as Warner, a blind merchant, in the Richlands area.
Milton in Washington state elected Boston Curtis, a man, as Republican committeeman with 61 votes in a blanket primary. The unusual result came after Democratic Mayor Kenneth Simmons filed Curtis and signed as witness to show voters may not know who they support. Simmons stated the move aimed to reveal voter awareness.
Portland reports a fisherman using a stick string and hook to catch money. He reportedly reeled in $1.50 in cash from a wine flow near KR. F. Raynor's property was involved and police found fishing gear outside the window.
Charles W Phillipe of Greensboro will be the main speaker at a county wide teachers meeting in Fayetteville street school Saturday morning at 16 30 oclock per the Randolph county superintendent of education T F Bulla Lillie Bulla and Dr George Sumner will give short talks nearby the bird section notes a photo caption about a giant nightjar in South America with perfect coloration.
An iron mountain in Sweden holds the world’s largest quantity of high grade ore about 70 percent iron. A 5000 foot cake of ice could be melted by solar heat reaching the earth in a single day, illustrating extraordinary energy effects.
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