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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1931

Page

3

Openers Spark Tar Heel Grid Clash Weekend

Duke to meet South Carolina in Columbia as Wallace Wade starts his first Duke game. Wake Forest and North Carolina clash at Chapel Hill while Davidson hosts N C State at Greensbo rough. Davidson eyes Mope Comiskey as Younger plots defense. Several Southern games follow with Elon, Roanoke, Guilford and others on slate.

Wade Duke Columbia — Cats Wolfpack Greensboro Charlotte South Carolina James B. Duke Wallace Wade Gamecocks Columbia S. C Tar Heel State Wake Forest North Carolina Chapel Hill Davidson N. C. State Greensore Wildcats Monk Younger Elon Younger Mope Comiskey Chuck Collins University of North Carolina Little Six Appalachian Campbell Lenoir-Rhyne Hickory Guilford Quakers Emory and Henry William and Mary Williamsburg Roanoke Salem High Point Lynchburg Milligan and Catawba Salisbury Langley Field Training School Lees

Major Leagues Enter Final Week Of Race Today

Major league play heads into the last week with Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals leading in their leagues. New York Yankees surged to maintain a lead in the American League while Detroit and Boston vie for second division spots. Giants lose doubleheader as Cubs and Reds gain ground. standings remain unsettled in late-season push.

Hugh 8S. Fullerton, Jr Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Cardinals A’s Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Washington Detroit Bos

Local golfers win exhibition at Blair Park match

A gallery of over 300 watched Dugan Aycock and Andy Merrilees, local pros, defeat Greensboro’s George Slingerl and George Corcoran in a best ball format. Aycock and Merrilees posted a 72 two under par. the Greensboro pair shot 79. The High Point duo dominated the front and back nines, earning cheers for several tough shots. The event, first of its kind on Municipal course, drew strong local turnout and may lead to more matches.

Blair Park Dugan Aycock Andy Merrilees Greensboro George Slingerland George Corcoran High Point Country Club Aycock Municipal

Woman's Golf Championship Opens in Buffalo Today

In Buffalo New York on September 21 the 35th annual women's United States golf championship opened at the Buffalo Country Club drawing 85 contestants. Defending champion is Mrs Glenna Collett Ware a five time winner.

Buffalo N. Y Tohay Buffalo Country Club Glenna Collett Ware

Penalties in football explained by UNC star Hackney

Former UNC football star Hackney, now Southern Board official, answers gridiron queries in this column. He explains that a forward pass hitting an ineligible player and being intercepted is dead at the spot of the prior down and cannot be advanced. He notes all players become eligible to catch a forward pass once the ball is touched by the defense.

Ae. Hackney University of North Carolina Southern Board of Officials The Enterprise Hackney

SOUTH READY FOR ACTION ON ALL FRONTS SATURDAY

Atlanta Sept. 21 A full Southern football program looms with LSU versus TCU in Fort Worth and South Carolina meeting Duke in Columbia as the weekend slate opens. Duke’s game marks Wallace Wade’s debut at South Carolina while Auburn hosts Birmingham-Southern and Tulane faces Ole Miss in New Orleans. Mercer travels to Charleston to play The Citadel with other key matchups listed across the region.

Francis Carpenter Atlanta Louisiana State University Texas Christian Fort Worth South Carolina Duke Columbia 8. C Wallace Wade North Carolina Vv. M. I Hampden-Sydney Neal Biggers Mississippi Western Kentucky James Trommerhauser Augusta Mercer Erskine Loyola of the South New Orleans Louisiana College Howard College Marion Auburn Tiger Birmingham Southern Montgomery Bernie Bierman Tulane Ole Miss Sewanee Victor Alabama Teachers Tennessee Tech Vanderbilt Nashville Volunteers Maryville Knoxville Oglethorpe-Chattanooga Charleston Citadel Frank Thomas Crimson Tide North Carolina State Davidson Washington and Lee Hampden Sydney Richmond Virginia Randolph Macon Wake Forest Clemson Presbyterian Furman Newberry

Indian Village Hides Truth at Pleasant Point

EASTPORT Me April 10 A stranger eyeing Pleasant Point five miles from here would not realize it is an Indian village The community sits on a hilltop with neat frame houses a school a public square and a ball diamond It is the Passamaquoddy ancestral home and now has about 50 residents

Eastport Passamaquoddy East

Badin Golf Team Here Tomorrow For Local Match

Tomorrow afternoon at 3 oclock the Badin Country club golf team visits the High Point Municipal course for a return match on the local links. Last week Badin defeated the locals in Badin, but captain Dugan Aycock expects a stronger showing at home. There is no charge for the match and the public is invited to attend. Play is in foursomes with two golfers from each team per pairing.

High Point Municipal Course Badin Dugan Aycock

Thomas Mills Wins Ten Inning Duel For Guilford Title

Thomas Mills of High Point’s Millers defeated Proximity 9 to 8 in ten innings at Willis Park to claim the Guilford county championship. Hunter homered for Proximity and led an early 3-run burst, while Lefty Young held steady for Thomas Mills amid ninth-inning pressure before the hosts pulled ahead in the tenth with five infield singles and timely hits.

Thomas Mills High Point Willis Park Guilford County Millers Hunter Lefty Young T. Yow C. Young Henry Proximity Butler May A. Cooper L. Cooper Weston Pierce Virge Yow R. H. E. Proximity Young Slate

Piedmont Champs 10 Play Series with Clarksburg

Charlotte’s Hornets, champions of Piedmont, seek more world league play as manager Guy Lacy announced plans to bring the team home from Raleigh after winning the sixth game and the Piedmont pennant from the Caps. Negotiations open for a series with Charleston West Virginia in the middle Atlantic league with games at Charleston and in Charlotte.

Charlottd Piedmont Charlotte Hornets Guy Lacy Raleigh Caps Charleston W. Va Bees Andy Ferguson All-Stars W. H. Pulle Piedmont Stars Odie Strain Greensboro

Yesterday's Stars Highlight Early Standouts in MLB Debuts and Wins

Monte Weaver of the Senators pitched well against the White Sox allowing nine hits in a 6-4 victory. Henry Johnson and Gordon Rhodes led the Yankees who defeated the Indians 7-1 and 10-4 in a doubleheader. Gabby Hartnett drove in five runs for the Cubs in two games against the Giants, with two doubles and four singles. Joe Stripp fueled the Reds in both games, collecting seven hits in the doubleheader. Bill Clark of the Robins helped topple the Cardinals with eight hits in a 6-1 win.

Monte Weaver Senators White Sox Henry Johnson Gordon Rhodes Yankees Indians Gabby Hartnett Cubs Giants Joe Stripp Reds Boston Bill Clark Robins Cardinals

Increase in drunkenness convictions in England and Wales

The Home Office reports convictions for intoxication rose from 51,966 in 1929 to 63,080 in 1930 in England and Wales, an increase of 2.51 percent. This marks the first rise since 1924.

London England Home Office Wales

Museum displays 30 foot whale skeleton near Baltimore

The National Museum has mounted a complete 30 foot whale skeleton, the first of its kind found, believed to have lived about 3,000,000 years ago. The creature, called the whalebone whale, was uncovered buried near Baltimore.

Washington National Museum Baltimore

Major League Leaders for American and National Leagues

Highlights through September 26 show Lou Gehrig leading in runs batted in and home runs for the Yankees while Ruth trails closely in several categories. Key figures include Simmons and Averill atop batting averages in the AL, and Klein and Ott among NL leaders in runs batted in and home runs. Pitching leaders include Grove and Haines with wins and losses noted.

Simmons Athletics Ruth Yankees Rune—Gehrig Gehrig Averill Indians Webb Red Sox Alexander Tigers Johnson Blue White Sox Chapman Grove Marberry Senation Hafey Cardinals Terry Giants Klein Phillies Phillie Ott Waner Pirates Adames Herman Robins Berger Braves

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