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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1928

Page

9

Indians Clinch First Place With 6 3 Win Over Detroit

Cleveland Indians beat Detroit 6 to 3 to extend their lead in the American League as Shaute pitched well and Summa and Myatt each collected three hits. Detroit's offense struggled while Cleveland pulled away with a late-inning push and solid defense.

Cleveland Cleveland Indians Detroit Shaute Summa Myatt Falloway Meumann GehTinger Fothergill Mulis Stoner Shea Smith Jamieson BO Sack Oe Beowell R. Detroit O J. Sewell Hodapp Tavener Heilmann Hasterling Ouble Lind Fonseca Etroit Carroll Hite McCowan Connolly Vangaraflin Chicago Reema Ramm Ieee Thomas P

Cards Defeat Cubs With Rhem Hurling

Rhem wins for the Cards as they edge the Cubs 5 to 1. Malone bats in a run in the ninth, while Thevenow Frisch and others spark the offense with multiple hits.

Cubs Rhem

Results At Raleigh, Four to Three

Scores show Raleigh 4 High Point 3 in a game where a second match was postponed due to cold weather and other games also delayed.

Raleigh High Point Virginia Leage

Home Run by Grace Wins for Travelers

Earl Grace, Little Rock's young catcher, hit a seventh inning homer to lift the Travelers to a 2 to 1 win over Nashville in Little Rock. Final: Nashville 100 000 000 166&6 Little R. 001 000 10x-292 Frey and Mackey, Martin and Trace.

Little Rock Ark Earl Grace Travelers Nashville Little R Frey Mackey Martin Trace

Chattanooga Beats Chickasaws 3 to 0 in Final Game

Chattanooga defeated Memphis 3 to 0 as pitcher Pyle walked five but kept the Chickasaws to two hits. The Lookouts scored in the first and later innings, with eight Chattanooga hits and solid defense sealing the victory in the series finale.

Memphis Pyle Chattanooga Lookout Mountain Chickasaws Chattan Minetree Griffin Shepperd Berger

Quietest Election Stirs North Laindon Parish

In North Laindon England not a single voter turned out at the parish council election leaving officials and candidates to ponder why the race produced no ballots from residents.

Laindon England

Shows Promise In Square Ring

Babe Hunt a 19 year old Ponca City youth 6 feet 4 inches tall 185 pounds leaves roustabout work in Oklahoma oil fields to pursue boxing. In his first bout he stopped Big Sid Terris in under two minutes of round one and had previously defeated Ben Pound. He followed with a knockout of Joe Burke and next faces Sully Montgomery.

Babe’ Hunt Ponca City Oklahoma Sid Terris Terris Ben Pound Hunt Joe Burke Detroit Sully Montgomery

Pitch No More Lee Jones Joins Chicago Cubs

Left fielder Lee Jones declares he plays baseball for love of the game and will remain with the Chicago Cubs. He recently inherited 500000 dollars from an aunt who died in Georgia.

Lee Jones Chicigo Cubs Cubs Georgia

Paddock Smashes World Record in Slippery Relay Dash

Charley Paddock wins the 175 yard sprint at the Pennsylvania relay Carnival in Philadelphia amid a rain soaked, muddy track. A wall collapse spills spectators but Paddock finishes six yards ahead of Boswell Scull, setting a world mark of 17.25 seconds despite the chaos. The incident delays the program as officials clear the crowd and report no serious injuries.

Paddock Franklin Field Philadheilphia Charley Paddock California Boswell Scull Penn Salt Lake City

Weather Rain Delays Fronts Several MLB Matchups

Baseball schedule notes rain delays for Philadelphia vs New York, Boston vs Brooklyn, and Philadelphia vs New York again. Snow in Pittsburgh Cincinnati area with scores St Louis 5, Chicago 1. Southern Association results list New Orleans 11 over Atlanta 3 and Mobile 6 7 Birmingham 7 12 with Nashville 1 over Little Rock 2 Chattanooga 3 Memphis 0.

Philadelphia New York Boston Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Southern Association New Orleans Atlanta Mobile Birmingham Nashville Little Rock Chattanooga Memphis

High Point Third in Civitan Relay at Greensboro Meet

High Point High School finished third in the sixth Civitan relay in Greensboro yesterday with 26% points. Greensboro led with 64, Charlotte 55, Asheville 43, while Burling ton, Reidsville, Marshville, Raleigh, and others added smaller scores.

High Point High School Greensboro High Point Hig School Charlotte High Point Asheville Burlington Reidsville Marshville Raleigh North Wilkesboro Candor Winston-Salem Austin Hicks Delancey Gunter Lindeman Hill Benson Shaffer Thomas Weaver Evans Houston Woodside Phoenix LaFort Horney Sherrill Blary Ingram Hubbard Bradley Ferrell Reid Moffitt Hunter Turner

College Relay Champions Crowned at Pennsylvania Carnival

Philadelphia April 28. The two day Pennsylvan ia carnival crowned college relay champions. Winners include Penn Penn State tied in the quarter mile. Ohio State Michigan State in the half mile. Yale Syracuse in the one mile. Bates Boston College in the two mile. North Carolina Illinois in the four miles. NY University Georgetown in the sprint medley. Penn State Ohio State in the distance medley. Ohio State Cambridge in the shuttle hurdles.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Penn

Southeast League Scores and Standings Flash

Savannah defeats Tampa 4 to 3 while Albany edges Jacksonville 11 to 8. Montgomery routs Columbus 10 to 2 as Pensacola and Selma tie 1 to 1 after 10 innings when game was called to catch a train.

Savannah Tampa Jacksonville Albany Montgomery Columbus Pensacola Selma

Area College Scores and Weather Affect Weekend Games

Spartanburg beats Greenville 3 5 while Sharlotte loses 3 6 Augusta 1 2 Columbus 5 5 Macon 10 6 Knoxville travels to Asheville on wet grounds threatening play

South Atlantis Spartanburg Greenville Sharlotte Augusta Columbus Macon Knoxville Asheville

Cotton State League scores round up

Laurel 4 Monroe 2. Vicksburg 5 Gulfport 4. Alexandria 6 Meridian 4. Hattiesburg 11 Jackson 6.

Laurel Monroe Vicksburg Gulfport Alexandria Meridian Hattiesburg Jackson

Forfeit Upset Alters Louisville St Paul Result

In American Association play Louisville and St Paul were 1 to 5 before a forfeit credited to Indianapolis after a late second inning argument with the umpire. Columbus defeated Milwaukee 6 to 7. Toledo 3. Kansas City 5.

American Association Louisville St. Paul Indianapolis Minneapolis Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City

Birmingham Leads Southern League with Double-Header Wins

Birmingham Barons seize league lead by sweeping Mobile in a doubleheader 7 to 6 and 12 to 7. First game Mobile led 3 to 0 after five. Birmingham rallied to 7 while Mobile finished with 6. Second game Mobile took an early 3-0 lead but Birmingham exploded for 12 runs, aided by Welzer and Yaryan as Birmingham pitchers Curtis Moore and Wisner contributed.

Birmingham Birmingham Barons Mobile Birm’ham Glazer Cousineau Wells Cooper Welzer Curtis Moore Wisner Sheridan Yaryan

New Orleans Beats Atlanta Crackers 11 to 3

New Orleans battered four Atlanta pitchers to win 11 to 3 in New Orleans. The Pelicans built a 6 to 0 lead before the game was called in the third inning to allow the visitors to catch a train. Underhill Stahlman Rog ers Olsen Leverenz Adcock Angley.

Atlanta New Orleans Crackers Pelicans Underhill Stahlman Rogers Olsen Leverenz Adcock Angley

Donton Leads California to Pacific Title Eyed Olympic Trials

Pete Donton's California crew will travel east this summer to compete in the intercollegiate championships at Poughkeepsie and in selection races for the United States Olympic team. Washington, defeated by California for the Pacific coast title, is also expected to enter the eastern classics. Donlon is regarded as one of the top strokes in the nation this year.

Donton Washington Pete Donton California Poughkeepsie United States Donlon

North Carolina wins four mile Penn Relays title

North Carolina edged Yale and Syracuse in a dramatic four mile race at the Penn Relays as Gist of Chicago led early but was disqualified for baton mishap. Yale claimed the one mile crown after a tense finish while Barbuti and McLoughlin dueled on the final turn.

North Carolina Yale Chicago Gist Launcelot Ross Ross Ray Barbuti Syracuse Barbuti McLoughlin Penn

Shanghai Y M C A to Open International Guest Building

A new Shanghai Y M C A building costing upwards of half a million dollars will open in late April in the heart of the International set. It will offer guest rooms and standard Y M C A facilities for American and European civilians, with George A. Fitch as secretary.

Shanghai Young Men’s Christian Association Heart of the International Meat Additio Y. A George A. Fitch China

Harry Steel Seeks 1928 Olympic Team Spot

Harry Steel a 1924 Olympic heavyweight wrestling champion leaves his East Sparta farm after departing Ohio State University to pursue final trials for the 1928 American team. The Ohio State Agricultural College graduate won the western conference scholastic and athletic medal and competed in Paris 1924 as an alternate.

East Sparta Ohio Ohio State University Harry Steel Steel Ohio State Agricultural College Paris

Oil and Water Save Coal Worldwide Production

The Department of Commerce reports that oil and water saved over 435 million tons of coal last year in power production worldwide. It estimates 1,743.9 million metric tons of coal were mined, with oil fuel contributing 380 million tons and water power 105.3 million tons.

Oil and Water Washington Department of Commerce

French Prices Rise Across France in April

Paris reports ongoing cost of living increase with the index at 636 in April from 1914 base, up from 600 in October. The rise reflects continued price pressure across the country as of the latest government index release.

Paris France

Tigers’ rough start past due to 19 errors in first seven games

Detroit faced tough luck early as the Tigers committed 19 errors in their first seven games, explaining struggles at the season’s outset.

Detroit Tigers

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