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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1936
Page
5
All sixteen Southern Conference clubs are scheduled for action this week including two intersectional games and four contests featuring leaders. Duke hosts Colgate in a marquee matchup while Maryland and Richmond face late-season tests after a hurricane postponement.
Philadelphia buzzes over the Louis Ettore bout at the arena ten years after Tunney Dempsey. promoter Mike Jacobs handles tickets and operations while Joe Jacobs attempts to intervene in the Schmeling lawsuit matter.
Yesterday’s results list New York beat Brooklyn 5 0 and Boston defeating Philadelphia 8 6 in a set of city matches. Pittsburgh lost to Cincinnati 5 6 while Chicago edged St Louis 4 3 in the other games.
Philadelphia five games boston four. Washington six and two over New York three. St Louis eight nine versus Chicago five three. Detroit five Cleveland three.
In Memphis Fred W. Langbein a tailor spends three hours every Sunday morning polishing his single car for 27 years except three sick days. He bought the auto in 1909 for 895 dollars and has logged nearly 600000 miles on four speedometers. Locals once yelled get a horse at him but not these days.
24 year old John Fischer of Cincinnati captured the U S Amateur title in New York by birdying the last three holes to edge Scotland's Jack McLean. He battled rain, wind and a sprained ankle from the penultimate match, overcoming dormie two on the 34th green and clinching a 20 foot birdie on 37 to finish strong.
George Ross notes natives still populate New York beyond Times Square, citing daily life in Central Park and local scenes. He observes chess master Duke practicing baseball, families teaching children, and crowds on Sixth Avenue during New Year’s Eve. Broadcasts a nostalgic portrait of Brooklyn Heights caroling and Flatbush town criers.
Delaware man Herbert E. Manville paid 12 48 snakes for a bounty program on Olentangy River slayings. He initially offered 56 and 10 cents per snake depending on size, then reduced payments to 1 and 5 cents and buried every snake to avoid double pay.
Ed Bud Laughlin, 38, was shot to death last night in Concord. Police announced they held Ronnie Pendelton, a Fort Bragg soldier, in connection with the homicide.
The Giants hold a six game lead as they need two more wins to clinch the National League pennant. They swept the Dodgers 5-0 behind Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons as Chicago and St Louis staggered in their races. Pirates close gap with doubleheader wins over Cincinnati. Yankees inch toward World Series with Lefty Gomez pitching 3-2 win over the Senators. Browns and Red Sox split, Athletics take two from the Phillies.
A rundown of top MLB leaders by league for batting runs RBIs and hits with players from the White Sox Yankees Indians Pirates Cardinals and Giants. Highlights include Gehrig's 163 runs and 48 homers along with Medwick’s 213 hits and 135 RBIs and Hubbell’s 25 wins.
In Rock Hill South Carolina a car wreck early today killed Mrs Anna Jane Maybew and her 6 year old daughter Bertie of Lowrysville Chester county. M C Bagley the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries while he was bringing his sister and her children to the hospital after his wife had just given birth to a child.
A man was hospitalized in a semi conscious state several hours after a wreck on the Chester highway inside city limits. Two Mayben children, Robert and Anna Lou, suffered minor injuries and were to be released soon. A baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bagley around midnight as Bagley went to fetch his sister Mrs Maybew.
Raleigh reports John D. Chalk announces about 200000 rainbow trout hatched at Waynesville from Montana eggs are now released into North Carolina streams. The operation aims to enable summer stocking and stronger game fish, following 400000 Wisconsin trout from last winter.
United States District Attorney Pierson Hall discovered his briefcase missing and later found it in the hands of his 6 year old daughter Mary Ellen who used it as a school lunch box. Jam from a raspberry sandwich smeared his code book.
Clyde A. Erwin North Carolina superintendent says he will help protect the proper pronunciation of Carolina by its people after a Wagoner South Carolina writer complained about mispronunciations in press reports. Mrs. Fannie Gowan urged teachers drill students in correct enunciation to prevent "mur dering and butchering" of the name. Erwin replied he would be glad to help.
The Citadel Bulldogs, after a 33 to 0 win over Newberry, shape up as perhaps the strongest South Carolina Military college team in years. Coach Tatum Gressette notes added weight, depth, and versatile backfield with standout so far Ed Hall and Chet Smith. First big test comes at Florida in Gainesville on October 3.
In Westbury New York on September 21 the United States polo teamGreentree suffered a 21 to 9 defeat to Argentina the Galloping Gauchos in the opening game of the America's Cup series. A crowd of 35 000 watched the rout as rain fell and the turf remained soggy.
Notice that the purchaser of the interest of J F Ledbetter Case will not be responsible for any indebtedness incurred prior to the sale date. Dated September 193.
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