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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1926
Page
10
Boston’s Patriots show indifferent effort in the second half as players shift roles and even star Molly Cox is away fishing. The team loans, bench usage, and outfield infield experiments signal a lack of focus on pennant pursuit.
High Point and Winston-Salem split a double header as the Pointers won 5 to 4 in game one while Bourgmen topped 4 to 2 in the nightcap. Harvey Johnson led the Pointers at the plate in both games and Lindley joined the club in right field.
The Greensboro Patriots visit Welch Park for a single game today with a double header possible tomorrow as they seek revenge after a rough road trip. Joe Lane starts for the Pointers against Turner as Goochmen and Pointers vie for position amid a six game series gap.
Greensboro records publish an all star baseball club chosen by sports writers for the Piedmont circuit. The mythical lineup includes R Johnson catcher Winston-Salem Bourg first base Cox Greensboro Teague Greensboro Maltby Durham Meekin High Point Engle Greensboro Mellana Winston-Salem Mallonee Durham Cal Smith Winston-Salem Correll Salisbury J Smith High Point Phelps High Point Taylor Winston-Salem. selections made at the request of Louis Heilbroner statistician Fort Wayne Ind.
New York Aug 27 AP Gertrude Ederle's home town celebrated her return from Europe with a city wide welcome. A flag filled parade to the battery featured Mayor Walker presenting a scroll and medal at city hall. A block party and dinners were planned with a silver loving cup to be given by State Senator Bulkley.
Gooch claims his club has dropped three grand this season despite giving the big city a winner. A post season series could help clear the deficit, but Gooch has much to lose and nothing to gain by winning the second half. The Patriot cadet isn’t willing to throw away that much sugar.
The piece notes Gertrude Ederle and other women advancing in swimming, baseball tours, and female teams in tennis and golf while commenting on persistent male dominance in boxing and other areas. It highlights evolving equality yet laments continued male supremacy in certain sports.
A column purports male superiority in boxing while dismissing female fighters as inferior. The writer claims men would crush women in the ring and imagines outrage at a dominant female champion, invoking spectacle and invective.
New York saw Harry Person knock out Alfredo Porzio while Knute Hansen defeated Monte Mani in separate bouts. Chicago’s Ray Miller beat Joey Glick, and Bad News Eber defeated Sammy Noble in Toronto. A Kansas City draw paired Harry Dublinski with Harry Gollier, and Nick Quagerell tied Chuck Rychell in another Chicago bout.
Five measures aim to guard eye health during onion processing. Experts review protective eyewear and training to reduce irritation and injury risks for workers.
In Greensboro on August 27 Lefty Cress defeated Rube Crews 2 1 in the opener as the Capitals beat the Patriots 2 to 1. In the nightcap Greensboro routed Jeffcoat 8 to 0 with Charlie Engle stellar in the field and Ryan Bryant contributing on the mound and at bat.
In a brisk day of baseball, Pittsburgh beat New York 15 to 7 as Paul Waner collected six hits. The Phillies rallied with a 3 2 victory over St. Louis, while Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 3 to 1 shrinking St Louis' lead and putting them in a share of second. Chicago crushed Boston 8 to 1, and Philadelphia Athletics won two extra inning games over St. Louis 8 6 in 11 and 4 3 in 12. Washington Senators swept Chicago 9 8 and 1 0. Cleveland and Boston weathered poor field conditions and could not play.
The Piedmont League standings show Winston-Salem 4-4 and High Point 2-2, Raleigh 2-0, Greensboro 1-3, Durham 2-5, Salisbury 0-2.
Harvey Johnson arrived with weak hitting and off color throwing for the Pointers but has improved to pegging the bases with rifle like accuracy. In the first game with Winston Salem he had three singles in four trips and added a double and a single in the same outing. He led the Pointer attack and played solid defense in both games against the Twins.
Jack Dempsey lives in a seaside bungalow with attendants and will remain single until after his bout with Gene Tunney. Estelle Taylor has left for Hollywood, and Dempsey’s wife Mrs. Dempsey refuses to discuss the fight or hear of it on radio. A humorously protective cook, Paulina La Budda, oversees meals for the boxing star.
Entries from across the state are received for the inaugural state swimming titular meet to be held at the tank in Recreation Park Saturday afternoon.
An Eskimo pays his doctor a fee upon arrival. If the patient recovers, the fee is kept. if not, it is returned.
Edith Cummings captured the western women's golf title in 1924. The text notes her victory in the 1924 event and mentions the era of the competition with other top players.
Southern Association schedule shows New Orleans visiting Chattanooga and Mobile at Nashville while Atlanta travels to Little Rock and Birmingham plays Memphis as four marquee matchups.
Virginia League results feature Richmond 8 Kinston 1 and Petersburg 4 Norfolk 3 with Portsmouth 1 and Wilton 2 both noted. South Atlantic League shows Macon 20 Augusta 7 4 Asheville 5 Knoxville 5 Spartanburg 7 Columbia Charlotte 6 Greenville 19. Southern Association lists Mobile 10 Nashville 11 Atlanta 3 Little Rock 5 New Orleans 4 Chattanooga 0.
The American League results show Chicago 3 Washington 0 and Washington 9 Chicago 1, St Louis 6 Philadelphia 3 and Philadelphia 8 Boston 4 with rain delaying Boston-Cleveland. Team matchups and conditions are listed with scores and the weather impact noted.
National League games show Boston 1 Chicago 3 and New York 7 Pittsburgh 15. Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 8. St Louis 2 Philadelphia 3. American Association results include Toledo 7 Milwaukee 4 and Indianapolis 4 St Paul 7. Louisville 8 Minneapolis 1. International League Newark 2 1 Toronto 3 3. Baltimore 4 0 Syracuse 6 8. Reading 0 1 Rochester 5 2. Jersey City 3 4. Buffalo 6 4. 2nd called end 9th darkness. TERENAS League Waco 12 Beaumont 4. Houston 2 San Antonio 0. Dallas 7 Wichita Falls 6. Fort Worth 6 Shreveport 5.
Montgomery 4 Columbus 7 game result leads as other games were rained out. Columbus bats survive rain delay with decisive win to keep pace in the Southeastern League standings.
Greensboro faces High Point Raleigh plays Durham Winston-Salem meets Salisbury Norfolk visits Petersburg Winston at Richmond Portsmouth against Wilson Spartanburg meets Columbia Asheville plays Knoxville Charlotte visits Greenville Macon clashes with Augusta
In the American League schedule St. Louis visits Philadelphia while Chicago travels to Washington Detroit plays New York and Cleveland meets Boston across two games. The day features four matchups with key intercity rivalries and potential standings impact.
Brooklyn plays Cincinnati. Philadelphia visits St. Louis. New York meets Pittsburgh. Boston travels to Chicago as part of a tight NL slate.
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