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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1922
Page
5
High Point and Danville split a doubleheader at the local park with Danville taking the opener 10 to 6 after rallying in the eleventh and Eddie Frenick’s nightcap win for Tobacconists. James Harris starred in a late surge for Pointers but came up short.
Danville defeats High Point with by innings scoring two home runs by Herndon and two base hits by Selmidt Wacha Prenick Overton McMillan contributed. Atkinson struck out 2 Frenick 3 Rodgers 1 hit allowed 14 off Atkinson in 5 5 innings. Umpires Daugherty and ORecie. Time 1 10 at the dance 750.
Billy Evans argues golf and tennis influence baseball by drawing youths from the ball field and shaping future skill levels. He notes attendance remains strong but cites caddies and rising interest in golf stars Hagen and Sarazen as inspiration for youngsters. Tennis appeals to youths, yet major league crowds remain robust postwar.
Five American swimmers plan to tackle the English Channel this summer. Headlining is Charles Toth who has logged long endurance swims since 1914 including a 11 mile crossing to Boston Light in 6 hours 28 minutes and a 25 mile route in 12 hours 49 minutes in 1915. He is joined by Sam Richards Harry Sullivan Walter Patterson and George Walsh with Toth already en route to England. The English Channel remains one of the sea’s most dangerous crossings, about 21 miles wide with fierce tides and cold water. Captain Webb was the last to succeed about 45 years ago.
High Point and Danville split a baseball doubleheader at Weichfield with Danville winning the first 4 to 10 after 11 innings and High Point taking the nightcap 10 to 6 behind Eddie Prenick. Key moments include Leo Harris leaving after a rough fourth and Jim Harris pitching strong before the marathon 11th, Twombly closing out the first game, and Frennick dominating the second game as Schmidt McMillan Thrasher and Wacha led a nine or more hit barrage for High Point.
Detroit beat Philadelphia 11 to 1 while Chicago won 3 to 2 against New York. Cleveland routed Washington St Louis 14 to 6 and Boston prevailed 2 to 2.
Spartanburg 5 Charlotte 11 Columbia 2 Charleston 5 Greenville 5-1 Augusta 3-7 Southern League Chattanooga 10 Birmingham 3 Memphis 2 Nashville 5 Little Rock 10 Atlanta 1.
Newport News 1 Portsmouth 4 Rocky Mount 5 Norfolk 4 in 15 innings. Richmond 5 Wilson 38 shows a high scoring game with Richmond defeating Wilson by 33 runs.
Contractors have been hired to construct Newtons new high school funded by a $100,000 bond issue. The building will feature about 20 rooms and be modern in every respect.
Winston-Salem hosts High Point in a two game set at Welch Park tomorrow at 2 45 pm with three games planned this week. George Schmidt of High Point snapped his hitting drought by collecting three hits in the second game including two for extra bases.
In Rome a workers meeting decided to proclaim a general strike in protest of Fascisti reprisals against socialists in Ravenna. The action signals heightened labor tension as the socialist movement faces police and fascist aggression.
Raleigh failed to score as Durham Bulls pitcher Lloyd Stiteler held the Capitals to five hits in a 4–0 victory. Stiteler worked calmly with two strong innings, Durham produced early runs off Alex Gibson, and Eddie Winston made two standout catches. A sharp double play ended Durham’s first rally.
W Harris allowed only three hits as Greensboro beat the Patriots 3 to 0 in Winston-Salem. Myers starred with three hits and a key triple as Maitland struggled, while five double plays energized the Greensboro defense.
Chriegs Graham, a Black man, had his shoulder dislocated and his arm cut when he was thrown from a motor truck yesterday afternoon at the West Page filling station on Washington and Centennial. He was taken to Guilford General Hospital for treatment.
The Caswell Training school, via its trustees, plans to ask for almost 1.8 million dollars in appropriations. Officials note many feeble minded individuals require attention and training and call for equipment additions to properly carry on the work.
In Kinston on July 21 residents wonder if the stork is visiting. A country doctor in a 350 population community reports about 75 visits in the past year. One local practitioner among 25 to 30 conducted roughly 250 obstetrical calls in 12 months.
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