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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
7
Eddie Frenick leads High Point to victory over Greensboro as the two Guilford clubs clash again at Welch field weather permitting. Cars and pitchers Ike Sadler or Rube Crews to start for visiting team. Lonnie Milligan or Bullet Bolt likely to play for Greensboro.
The Pointers snapped a five game skid with a 7 to 1 win over Carrolls Patriots at Welch field. Pitcher jkddie Frenick allowed nine hits while Mickie OQuinn struggled until the eighth as High Point capitalized on miscues to pull away. Rube Eldridge and Gordon Powell contributed in the field and at the plate amid a shuffled lineup due to illness and injuries to Thrasher and Overton.
Mrs Emma Gilpin and her daughters Blanche and Gladys join the Des Moines horseshoe tournament during the Iowa state fair run August 28 to September 1. The trio, veterans of the 1921 national event in Minneapolis, are praised as throwing three mighty mean sets. Blanche is 24, Gladys 19, while Kellerton’s Frank Jackson holds the current title. Mrs Thomas Heenan of Minneapolis also competes in the event.
A planned seven game post season series between the pennant winners of the South Atlantic league and the Virginia league is assured after talks between W M H Walsh and W S Moye. The first game would likely be in the Virginia league city after September 6, with two games in each pennant city before shifting. The series would decide the overall South Atlantic district championship.
Rumors last week suggested Ormond the former Winston Salem pitcher would sign with a High Point club. He did not appear at the local park yesterday as chatter spread that Rube Eldridge might bring him back to the Furniture City after his no hit game at Shelbys.
Horse shoe pitching spreads through High Point and other southern cities with men and boys playing in pockets of the Furniture City. Players under Mr. Herndon enjoy morning games and talk grows of organizing teams, as Charlotte already formed organized teams with courts at Independence Park and officials named yesterday.
A New York Americans scout sat in the grandstand at Welch Field yesterday to evaluate the Point ers for potential major league signings. No decision on purchases was announced as the Pointers kept a low profile.
Eddie Frenick, once a dependable hurler for Bill Pierre, shows a stunning comeback with Herndon’s pitching staff. He has regained superb control and won more games in the season’s second half, earning praise from fans and bolstering his bright future as a top twirler in agate history.
Resolutions were introduced in the House by Rep Gallivan of Massachusetts and Rep Brennan of Michigan asking the United States Shipping Board to disclose where liquor has been offered for sale on ships and the amounts involved since prohibition laws took effect.
Shamrock manager Steele calls a mandatory meeting for all team members tomorrow at 7 30 PM at 13843 K Street Southeast with no excuses accepted.
In the American League Washington beat St Louis 7 to 3 while Boston routed Chicago 38 to 5. Philadelphia 10, Cleveland 9. New York 3, Detroit 7. In the National League Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 1. Pittsburgh 6, New York 7. Chicago 9, Boston 4. St Louis 2, Brooklyn 3. South Atlantic results include Columbia 9 15, Augusta 6 3, Spartanburg 0 1, Charleston 6 3, Greenville 6 4, Charlotte 6 3.
Memphis beat Birmingham 9 to 0 and Atlanta 9 to 0 with Chattanooga at 1. Nashville won 7 to 4 over New Orleans. Little Rock and Mobile played on wet grounds.
International scores show Baltimore 8 Rochester 7 and Jersey City 7 Toronto 3 while Newark edges Buffalo 7 6 and Reading defeats Syracuse 6 3 in afternoon play.
A weather brief reports rain affecting Rocky Mount and Newport News with additional unsettled conditions throughout the region. Forecasters warn of showers and potential timing variations as a cold front moves through.
York mayor Hugentugler orders police to monitor and arrest offenders described as gas hawks or automobile masher in a crackdown signalled on August 16. The move targets drivers who flirt or harass motorists while fueling or driving.
The New York State Boxing Commission named Dave Rosenberg champion after they ruled Johnny Wilson defaulted the title by ignoring mandated challenges. Rosenberg was next in line, though public respect for such champion ships is uncertain and may be limited to New York.
Pittsburgh August 17 1920 President John A Heydler and manager John McGraw refused to name players tied to the summary dismissal of pitcher Bill Douglas from the New York Giants. Arbitrator K M Landis declined to comment until after the game with Pittsburgh. Burkett blamed McGraw for any statements and Douglas declined to speak further.
Greensboro starts workouts with about 45 candidates marching to Camp Hicone for a ten day drill. Coach J M McFadden leads a lighter squad, assisted by William York and C W Phillips, as six lettermen sit out. The aim is a strong season amid intense western state high school rivalries. The feature at The Broadway is The Dictator starring Wallace Reid with Lila Lee, the last show today.
As part of the Alamance Battle celebration the Durham Bulls will play the Danville cellarites in Burlington with a league ruling allowing the transfer. The Durham game was rained out yesterday but Burlington will host a single game instead of the usual double header. Danville will visit next to Danville for the make up.
Miss Edna Holbrook and her mother have just returned from an extended visit with relatives in Columbus Ohio.
Otis Ring, charged with manslaughter in the death of John Tilley of High Point after a collision on the Thomasville road near Oak Hill, was cleared when Guilford Superior Court in Greensboro returned a not a true bill by the grand jury. Tilley died days after the wreck.
The New England Rowing Association regatta moves from the Charles River in Boston to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester on Labor Day due to Boston's inadequate appropriation.
Winthrop L. Marvin vice president of the American Steamship Owners' association protests any 26 cent per barrel fuel oil tax. He says it would offset subsidy bill advantages for cargo ships and hinder US ships against foreign competitors.
The article notes Rosa Ponselle finally caught a square-tailed speckled trout at Carrebassett Maine this summer after three years of pursuit. The fish weighed nine pounds three ounces.
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