High Point Defeats Durham 9 To 1 In Season Opener
High Point leads Durham 9 to 1 behind pitcher Rube Eldridge who allows only one hit. Holt hits a three run homer in the first and Eldridge drives in another run as the Gladiators open the Piedmont League season with a strong win.
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High Point
Durham
Holt
Bill Pierre
Gladiators
Welchfield
Rube” Eldridge
Bulls
Eldridge
Duke of
Spero
Mackie
Parker
Troutman
Roman
Waldron
Brown
Green
Partain
Pointers
Sessions
Quinn
Shay
Dayton
Manush
Worth
Regional sports scores from yesterday
Baseball and softball results show Pibbso 1 Raleigh 6 Danville 1 High Point 5 Durham 1 and Winston Salem 6 Greensboro with multiple city pairings reported.
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Raleigh
Danville
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Durham
Pibbso
National standings update from early games
Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 3 to 0 while Cincinnati beat St. Louis 7 to 3. Other games postponed by rain.
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National
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago Beats Cleveland 1 to 0
Baseball scores show Chicago defeating Cleveland 1 to 0. Other games include Detroit 5 over St Louis 3 and Philadelphia 3 tied Washington 3 after 10 innings in rain.
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Chicwego
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
troston-Nee—-York
Scores From Regional Baseball Matchups
The report lists several results with team matchups and final scores: New Orleans 7 over Mobile 0, Chattanooga 5 over Atlanta 6, Birmingham 1 over Memphis 5, and Nashville 10 over Little Rock 5. These appear as brief score bulletins.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
American Association Scores and Weather Report
Kansas City trailed St Paul 11 to 8 as Minneapolis defeated Milwaukee 6 to 8 with rain affecting other games. Other results unclear due to weather.
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
International Sports Scores Highlight City Teams
Jersey City 0 Toronto 3 and Syracuse 11 Baltimore- Buff alo 2 show the day’s results. Rochester 3 Reading 2 with rain affecting Newark play across entries.
Traffic delays logged across multiple Virginia towns
A report lists city by city delays or incidents with numbers for Portsmouth Suffolk Newport News Norfolk Richmond Wilson Rocky Mount Petersburg and notes the event was called at 14th due to darkness.
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Portsmouth
Suffolk
Newport News
Norfolk
Richmond
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Petersburg
South Velantic Scores and War News From Paris Dispatch
Greenville beats Augusta 7 to 0. Charleston 10, Columbia 3. Spartanburg 2, Charlotte. Paris reports Marshal Foch laments time to digest vast mail, receiving varied letters from friends and enemies including a postcard from Leo Francisco showing two pickannies and the caption Here’s Young America.
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Augusta Hk
Greenville
Charlotte
Columbia
Charleston
Spartanburg
Siongh
South Velantic
Augusta
Paris
Marshal Foch
America
Bhim
United States
Leo Francisco
Clancys Players Profit by Errors in 6 2 Win
Costly errors helped the Twins defeat Greensboro 6 to 2 in Winston Salem. Ferriss pitched well for the Patriots. Greensboro failed to score in several innings while Thompson, Carrolls left fielder, doubled and Greensboro committed multiple miscues. Batteries Ferriss Moore field Shanner Weir.
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Winston-Salem
Twins
Greensboro
Ferriss
Patriots
Thompson
Carroll
R. H. E. Greensboro
Winston
Moorefield
Shanner
Weir
Danville Falls to Ward's Capitals in Darkened Game
Raleigh defeated Danville 6 to 1 in the first game on the local lot. Raleigh scored two runs in the first inning two in the second and two in the sixth while Danville's lone run came in the fourth. The game was called after six innings due to darkness with batteries listed as S00 and Bribeck for Raleigh and Gibson and Kearney for Danville.
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Raleigh
Danville
Ee Hn. H
Eeuwie
Gibson and Kearney
Briggs Endorses Tate in Fourth Ward Vote
A. M. Briggs, prominent High Point resident, spoke at Enington's store last night in support of Fred N. Tate for mayor. Briggs said he has known Tate many years and that Tate is qualified to safeguard the city's interests.
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Fred N. Tate
A. M. Briggs
High Point
Enington
Fourth Ward
Briggs
Mr. Tate
Grandpa's Up to Date Sparks Tragic Jazz Reference
A Cleveland clergyman Reverend Fr Weber notes that if grandpa stays current he may smoke cigarettes and enjoy jazz, portraying the scene as a serious, not comic, tragedy.
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FR. Weber
Cleveland
Boxing Ring Broadcast Brings Fans Ringside Sounds
A Post reporter's blow by blow enabled the paper to publish an extra on the streets minutes after the gong. Wireless operators heard the Dundee Ray bout with real ism as each punch and strategy occurred. An AP dispatch from Hartford said the fight was “heard” there via wireless telephone. A private radio group received the clash including Hiram Percy Maxim present.
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Post
Associated Press
Hartford
Hiram Percy Maxim
Cranford Whel to Speak on Christian Education at Wesley Memorial
Dr. W. J. Cranford of Trinity College Durham will address Wesley Memorial church Sunday at 11 o’clock on Christian education. A former Trinity football squad member known as Billy Crawford, he is remembered by local sportsmen and friends as a guest of interest in High Point.
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W. J. Cranford
Trinity College
Durham
Wesley Memorial Church
Cranford
Methodist
Old Trinity
High Point
Billy” Crawford
Elks Band to Play at Community Sing and Funeral
The Elks band will perform at a community sing in the school auditorium at 2 15 Sunday afternoon. After a one hour concert the band will play at the military funeral for two Pecinl boys who fell in France, to be held at Wesley Memorial church.
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Elks
France
Wesley Memorial Church
Finn and Bell to race across river to settle dispute
Detroit April 27 Lillian Finn and Della Bell will race each other across the river once weather permits to settle their dispute over who is the better swimmer from their trip back from France.
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Detroit
Lillian Finn
Della Bell
France
Fun Maker Extraordinary at Chautauqua
Ralph Bingham one of America’s greatest fun makers will be a notable attraction at the Redpath Chautauqua. He has appeared in over ten thousand performances and is known as a versatile pianist violinist impersonator and storyteller. His Redpath program and Victrola records showcase his engaging humor and high quality material.
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Ralph Bingham
America
Redpath
Suhueler Off For Windy Guy Again
H H Schueler was sent to High Point to direct singing for community service and left for Chicago after completing 65 sings in the city. He trained 12 locals as song leaders and said a 200-voice community chorus could form. he praised High Point’s talent and hospitality.
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H. H. Schueler
High Point
Chicago
Schueler
Packers Meet Amer PM state group to convene in Chicago
The Packers Sect CHICAGO will hold its annual meeting in Chicago August 8-10, announced by the Amer. PM state organization. The body, successor to the Association of American Meat Packers, has typically met in Atlantic City. Membership includes hundreds of leading national packers.
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Packers Sect
Chicago
Amer
State of Meat Packers
Association of American Meat Packers
Atlantic City
Chillicothe Couple Wed by Judge Stone
Wednesday James Smwamer and Julia Rains of Chillicothe were united in marriage by Judge Stone in a local ceremony at Vanbeburg.
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James Smwamer
Julia Rains
Chillicothe
Judge Stone
Vanveburg
Sun
Raper Marble and Granite Works Advertisement
Raper Marble and Granite Works offers to design and build monuments of all descriptions. We will submit plans and estimates and guarantee workmanship and charges will be satisfactory. Address 169 West Commerce Street and 81 High Point North Carolina.
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West Commerce
High Point
N.C
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