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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
1
In Cone Park, Greensboro Patriots defeated High Point 6 to 3 as Eldridge hit safely twice and Holt delivered a two run homer. Smith pitched well for Greensboro while Sessions and L Smith homered for the Patriots, boosting them to second place behind Winston-Salem in the Piedmont League race.
Lefty Nichols was Stoss Pierre's selection to turn back the charging Patriots this afternoon as the teams faced off in a decisive matchup. Last time, the two clubs met in a tight contest with momentum shifting late in the game.
Boston defeated Chicago 5 2 while New York Giants beat Cincinnati 4 1 as rain halted play on the Brooklyn St. Louis game end of the fourth inning Philadelphia and Pittsburgh games were affected by rain and delayed.
Chicago three New York eleven Cleveland fifteen Philadelphia eight St Louis seven Washington two Detroit Boston rain affected game conditions noted.
Fragmentary OCR lists regional scores for Memphis and several cities including Chattanooga, Little Rock, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, Nashville, and Mobile with varied figures such as 5s, 2-7, 4-2, 9-3, 1-3, 5-21, and 4-0. The data appears incomplete and out of full context.
A scrambled score snippet lists Greenville ahead of Charleston with a 0-0 or unresolved figure, Charlotte at 9-7, Augusta at 0, and Columbia at 0 with nineteen innings noted and darkness ending play. Names and details are incomplete but indicate a multi-city baseball or softball scoreboard segment.
American Association action lists Milchukked, Louisville, Kansas City, Kidlandpois scoring events. Minneapolis and Toledo notes include St Paul and Columbus placements with a 6 in the column.
An international field reports Baltimore trailing Rochester 8 with Jersey City leading Buffalo 14 as rain interrupts play. Spectators await clearer conditions to resume.
In Rocky Mount, Virginia League action produced Richmond 8 and Rocky Mount 9 in a 7 inning rain shortened contest. Tarboro trailed 7 to 6 as Portsmouth defeated Newport News 11 to 3, while Suffolk beat Wilson 4 to 3.
Raleigh defeated Winston-Salem 4 to 2 as Bill Aven pitched six strong innings and Suther held the locals to eight hits. Capitals scored in three innings to take the game, while Winston-Salem managed nine safety hits but left runners stranded.
Special to the Enterprise Danville Aug 18 Durham hammered out a 6 to 5 victory over Patrick Devereaux's Danville crew yesterday afternoon Both pitchers were nil hard throughout the contest Durham scored three runs in the fourth inning one of the markers being a horse run by pitcher Green Danville came back in the sixth and put four runners across the platter but Green tightened after that frame and the locals were unable to tie the count Score by innings Durham 000 312 6 9 6 Danville 000 204 000 5 10 1 Batteries Greene and Dayton bearer Harris and Thompson
In Rouen a football player received four months in prison and a 6000 franc fine for injuring an opponent during a match. The ruling, first of its kind in France, may deter players from risking prison for sport, as the case involved Aymard of Rouen and Langenoye of Olympic Paris amid foggy conditions and disputed evidence.
Patrons watched a trained animal display featuring dogs ponies and especially elephants. Queen the elephant became the day’s heroine after rescuing a child from danger and then rejoining the parade amid applause, while other animals attracted children with candy and peanuts.
Alice Brady delivers a standout performance in The Land of Hope at the Orpheum. The Realart feature portrays a Polish immigrant girl in poverty with stark realism. Also on bill: Guy Jake Johnson and his Beaty Girls in a light blackface comedy act.
A cryptic OCR fragment references hive terms and admission but lacks readable event details. The readable pieces mention two and one, with vague implications of a show or admission. No clear persons places organizations or dates are identifiable in the fragment.
A fragmentary message suggests a pledge to serve others within the next few days. Details are unclear, with garbled phrasing and missing names or places. The source offers little verifiable context or action to confirm who is involved or what event is intended.
Claude Keeter sustained serious injuries when an automobile collision occurred at night near Rutherfordton. Hicks, Jim Barry, and a man and two horses were involved. occupants escaped with minor injuries. Westeray was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
The state opera and theater in Vienna closed a season amid a reported deficit of 76,000,000 crowns, previously covered by the privy purse. The government faces a surge in admission charges and financial strain.
A fragment notes a death linked to a hard fought duel described as involving five chambers and a Negro figure, suggesting a violent confrontation with fatal outcome recorded in terse terms.
A Winston Salem special election to determine if voters support issuing bonds for building three new white school buildings and additions to current structures and a large central building for Negro students on Ammonia Water. The plan outlines separate facilities and future expansion as part of the school system.
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