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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1924
Page
3
In the arena the Hardin Herndon squad ends a two week layoff and faces a Durham team led by Art Bourg. The once feared Murderers Row lineup struggles in recent box scores but is expected to rebound this week and overtake Durham.
Raleigh faces the Pointers in a four game set with a chance to reclaim league leadership. Herndon has not decided if the two nines will play today or tomorrow. A definite announcement is expected later and will be published here. One game from the Capitals visit at Welch Field was rained out, necessitating a doubleheader.
The Pointers face a tough stretch with tailenders failing to close out games and four straight victories needed to steady their push for a foothold. County pride spurs the Patriots to push hard against the Bulls in a bid to recover form.
The Pointer team adds Lee Bolt nicknamed Bullet from the Charlotte Sally league club to strengthen its pitching rotation. Bolt is a fast pitcher who helped the Pointers and Hornets near pennants in 1922 and last season, and his return is expected to be highly valuable for High Point.
The Greensboro Greensboro Pointer club chairman Prexy Stockard and local papers promoted Saturday's Greensboro game against the Patriots. Cal fuliss and Railroad Ray were billed as the Saturday battery. The advertising drew hundreds of fans to Cone Park, making the day financially significant for the club.
Fans rallied in Railroad Bay as a collection filled the pot with a short man, who carried $24 in his pockets, amid a celebratory street scene and local support.
The Pointers host Raleigh Capitals at Welch Park for a three day home stand with a double header planned tomorrow starting at 2 45 p m The Herndonites aim to rebound and overtake the Durham Bulls while High Point seeks consistency after a rough stretch Manager Hardin Herndon says the squad will break out of its slump and hit form soon Duke Duncan delivered the Capitals to town as Raleigh looks to spoil High Point’s effort and split the series
High Point Red Sox beat the Sanford White Sox 7 to 3 at Welch park on Saturday. Adams and W Alford each had two hits, Clarke collected three of four, and Holly and Peeler made notable plays in the field. Box score shows Strong hitting from both sides, with Parker throwing two runs earned for Sanford and Dorset pitching for High Point. Attendance 250, time 1:54, Umpire Armstrong.
Doctors C E Reitzel F G Woodrutt and W R McCain announce their office is moved above Matton s Drug Store and the contact phone is now 2055.
New York and Washington tightened their grasp in the American League as the Yankees beat the White Sox 2 to 1 and the Senators closed within a game on Detroit. Johnson’s strong pitching limited Cobb’s Tigers to four hits, while Ruth drove in Pennock’s deciding run after Witt and Dugan keyed a late rally. Detroit still leads Washington by one and a half games.
American and New York tied 2 2 with Chicago 1 and Washington 8 entries. Only two games scheduled today.
BERKELEY Calif Aug 18 15 year old Helen Jacobs is hailed as coast’s future queen of tennis with a debut in the National Junior championships at Philadelphia next month Coaches compare her to Helen Wills noting Jacobs speed forehand and serve rival Wills while admitting Jacobs lacks Wills’ experience Carmen Tarilton a coast star asserts Jacobs already plays a better game than Wills did at the same age
Billy Evans notes scouts shape every major league club with picks from minors. This season scouting proved mixed as several touted stars underperformed while unlikely players like Gaston and Wingard boosted Yankees and Browns. The chase for immediate pitching strength shows how tough predicting success remains.
Discussion of base running on foul balls and overruns, umpire authority on plays. Clarifies that runners may return to first on a foul, that overthrow bases often set by ground rules with managers’ consent, and a ball hit for a potential home run must clear the fence for a homer.
Mercer Beasley relays Vincent Richards view that any child can start tennis when ready to swing a regular size racket. Begin with light models and avoid toy rackets. Use bouncing drills to train eye and hand coordination, then have beginners stay centered in court to practice serves and returns until stronger.
The cited ruling clarifies how runs and bases are credited when the batter scores the winning run. It states that a batter receives credit for home runs, while balls still in play grant the batsman credit only for bases advanced by the runner who scored the winning run.
Results yesterday show multiple games across leagues. Notable scores include Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 4, Boston 4 Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 19 Newark 6, St Paul 5 Indianapolis 1, Columbus 8 Milwaukee 7, Minneapolis 11 Louisville 7, New Orleans 0 Nashville 6, and several other pairings with notes of rain and six innings. Some games were unscheduled.
Piedmont and nearby cities feature a slate of matchups including Greensboro versus Durham Danville versus Winston Salem Raleigh versus High Point Virginia plays Wilson and Richmond hosts Norfolk Other cross state and regional games include Petersburg versus Portsmouth St Latimer South Atlantic Charlotte vs Macon Asheville vs Augusta Greenville vs Spartanburg St Louis vs Boston and many more across major leagues and venues
A writer recalls a round with an elderly champion who remains graceful and precise. He notes the niblick is often misused by duffers, praising the straight faced club for trap shots and the surprising ease of simple, accurate play even in challenging greens.
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