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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
7
Chapel Hill authorities bar UNC players from joining teams with more than three games weekly after June 1 1922 to maintain strict amateur status. At Raleigh the Capitals beat Durham 7 to 4 with Friday suffering in relief as Gibson shuts out.
In Greensboro on April 23 rain stopped the Greensboro Salem game in the sixth inning after Morbach wildness and a strong start by Greensboro. Winston Salem players key plays included a leaping catch by Rabbit Whitman and timely hits as the game ended with Greensboro leading 2 to 0.
Harris pitched a four hit game for Danville as the Pointers failed to capitalize with runners in scoring position. Koneman started for the Pointers and was pulled after innings as Hawking and Grubaugh added four hits for the opponents. Quinn delivered the longest December of the season with a third inning triple and Abbott followed with a RBI single.
In Greenville South Carolina on April 28 continued improvement was noted in the condition of Herman Merritt Detroit Americans and Augusta team third baseman who was injured in an automobile accident Sunday morning near here.
A 75 pound swordfish was slain off No Man's Land Massachusetts when an electric current passed through a steel hull, killing the fish during an ocean fishing operation.
Jack Bentley waited until the fourth game of the year and hit his first homer of 1922 off Johnson the Toronto pitcher, sending the ball over the centerfield fence.
Virginia defeated William and Mary 6 to 5 in Charlottesville as the Cavaliers scored three runs in the seventh and two in the eighth to break a seven game home win string for William and Mary.
The modern silk hat was first worn in England about 1840s, marking a shift in formal headwear. The note situates the garment's emergence in Victorian fashion history, reflecting stylistic evolution and social display of the era.
Danville won a short game as rain shortened play with nine hits to four for the Pointers. Abbott and Harris led the hits, Harris adding two singles in two trips. Tomorrow, Gooch's Bulls visit High Point as Winston-Salem battles Herndon. Charlotte Hornets become the first Sally league club to top 100 hits after Tuesday’s 15 singles.
Harding Herncon pulled Kenneman in the second canto showcasing his managerial acumen as Four singles in one inning prove lethal against one hurler. Lefty Nichols appeared on the Point er bench after arriving Wednesday night and, once a dependable High Point pitcher, trained at Birmingham and says he is ready to throw them over for Manager Herndon.
In tomorrow afternoon’s Carolina Virginia clash at Greensboro, Lefty Wilson or Herman Bryson will shoulder the pitching for North Carolina. Captain Llewellyn, who was slated to pitch, is injured and will miss the Wake Forest game, with Tuesday’s status unclear. The Pointers traveled to Durham for today’s games.
The Rotarians endorsed Leslie D. Fairchild manager of the Sheraton Hotel for the 100 yard dash at Durham's first state Olympic games. They encourage him to enter the contest while he has not yet stated his plans.
Philadelphia hosts the 28th annual relay carnival at Franklin Field beginning today drawing about 600 colleges and institutions and over 2 000 athletes. The event features the national intercollegiate championships for the one mile two mile four mile sprint medley and distance medley relays with the University of Pennsylvania leading in most event records. Chicago University has won the distance medley relay three times.
Under English law a married woman falls under bankruptcy rules but cannot be committed to jail under the debtors act. The note clarifies distinctions between insolvency procedures and detention penalties for married women.
Babe Ruth sits in the stands as Kenneth Williams of the St. Louis Browns seizes the spotlight with a record three home runs in one game on April 22. Williams, once a line drive hitter, shifted to slugging after advice from teammates and has since piled up homers, finishing last season tied with Ruth for 24 circuit drives.
Oxford University in England comprises more than twenty colleges each housing about 150 men on average.
Greensboro and Winston tied at 3 after six innings in a rain delayed game. Raleigh led Durham 7 to 4. High Point and Danville had rain interference with play suspended.
The National League game results show Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 8 to 5, Philadelphia topped New York 5 to 8, Chicago beat St. Louis 6 to 4, Boston won over Brooklyn 5 to 12.
In a weather shortened program the ninth inning ended early as Cleveland and Chicago were tied 6 to 6 when the game was called to catch trains. St Louis and Detroit had rain delays and Washington routed Philadelphia 9 to 3 with no other games scheduled.
Rain and wet grounds affect Memphis Chattanooga and Little Rock Nashville routes. Birmingham beat Mobile 8 to 4 while Atlanta defeated New Orleans 14 to 3.
Scores from the league update list Rochester edged Newark by one, Toronto led Jersey City 6 to 9, Syracuse topped Reading 6 to 10, and Buffalo fell to Baltimore 2 to 11 in a mixed set of results.
The report notes Augusta defeats Greenville by four to three with a tense finish. Charleston and Spartanburg posted high scores 141 to 7 and 6 respectively while Charlotte Columbia faced rain disruptions.
Virginia Seagle Wilson scores 2 runs for Newport News while Richmond and Portsmouth post 7 runs apiece in nine innings as darkness halts play. Norfolk faces Rocky Mount with a 7 run deficit after the seventh.
Preparations for the Southeastern Shoe Retailers association annual convention were made at a Macon meeting. The event will be held in Jacksonville, Florida on June 6 7 and 8.
Former owners announce sale of City Plumbing Co to John H. Spencer and state they are no longer responsible for any debts of the City Plumbing Co.
Greensboro road lots to be sold at auction Saturday April 29 at 3 p m. The lots are described as great big pretty ones. Auctioneer J Sib Burton presides over the sale.
In Columbus on April 2 another invitation to William Jennings Bryan was issued for the International Sunday School convention in Kansas City next June. The move follows protests over Bryan’s previous invitation withdrawn last December.
Secretary Mellon writes editor Frank J. Coleman denying charges that the country is flooded with counterfeit currency and government securities. He declares the accusations are wholly without foundation in a letter to The Plate Printer.
A vintage ad promotes Rub My Tista as antiseptic and pain killer for infected sores fetter sprains neuralgia rheumatism and related ailments. The promotion emphasizes quick relief and topical healing using the product name and claims.
This old advertisement urges women with kidney and bladder complaints to try Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It lists symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness as potential kidney related issues and promotes buying a bottle or requesting a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton New York.
Mrs. J A Thomas of High Point testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache dizziness and frequent urination after kidney trouble for a year. She says the medicine let her do her work again and notes the 60 cent price at dealers.
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