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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1921
Page
3
Winston-Salem tops High Point 4 to 2 after a late nine inning comeback. Stitler allowed ten hits but limited trouble until the ninth while Lloyd Stitler and the Twins provided support. Brittain hit a homer for the visitors and Holt went deep for the locals as the game moved into a tense finish before 1,000 fans.
High Point prepares for a Dixie theater prize bout on Washington Street. The Crispus Attacks post 96 of the American Legion organizes a main fight with two preliminaries. Bruce Carraway will address attendees. Prelims feature John Alford versus Red Rocks and Skinny Ingram versus Toad Johnson. The main event pairs the Norfolk Kid against Battling Jim Johnson in a six round limit.
Durham lost to Greensboro by 5 to 4 in ten innings as Price dominated on the mound. Teague and Conley supplied key hits with Conley collecting a single a double and a triple. Score by innings shows Greensboro 6 to 4 after nine and Durham 4 in the final frame.
Danville fell to Raleigh yesterday as the Raleighites pushed ahead with strong batting. Floyd led the visitors with a triple and two singles while Winston and Davis managed no hits. Raleigh produced 6 runs in the first and 6 in the last, building a solid 6 to 0 win. Batteries Gibson and Spencer for Danville and Rogers Atkins and Thompson for Raleigh.
National results include Brooklyn 1 Pittsburgh 0 and Boston 4 Cincinnati 10. New York 8 Chicago 7. Philadelphia tied with St. Louis due to rain. Southern region shows Memphis 6 Birmingham 3 and Nashville 8 Little Rock 4 with Mobile New Orleans rain. Atlantic area lists Augusta 1 and Charleston 4 with Greenville 18 Charlotte 14 Spartanburg 9 Columbia 6. Virginia area reports Suffolk 9 Tarboro 3 Rocky Mount 2 Newport News 3 Wilson 4 Norfolk 2 Richmond 5 Portsmouth 1. International results include Rochester 2 5 Jersey City 11 4 Syracuse 9 Newark 15 Buffalo 2 Baltimore 1 Toronto 16 Reading 3.
Milwaukee hosts Toledo as Toledo wins 5 to 1. Minneapolis posts a 12 to 0 win over Louisville and Kansas City. Columbus defeats St Paul 0 to 0. Indianapolis defeats their opponent 8 to 0.
An old remedy marketed as a great pain killer for pain and soreness including rheumatism neuralgia sprains and similar ailments. The ad suggests rub on relief across a range of conditions with no detailed dosage or medical endorsement.
Kinston faces a brewing water shortage as west Kinston wells fail to meet demand. City plans to bring in water from six to seven miles away to avert a fall shortage as consumption climbs.
The Pointers lost the game despite a spirited ninth inning rally. Pete Sessions robbed E Padgett of an extra base hit in the eighth and Lloyd Stitler stood out on the mound. Red Holt collected two of four, earning four bases on safeties while Irby led off and Eddie Frennick pitched well despite a tough sequence.
Asheville August 30 plans are under way to observe the 59th birthday of O Henry William Sydney Porter in Asheville September 14. A monument to his memory may be erected with public site selection and several citizens already pledging contributions.
The Gloom-Lifters attraction at the Orpheum plays to large matinee and evening crowds, with Carl Armstrong delivering a standout blackface performance. Simpson and Moore offer strong specialty acts alongside Sonja Armstrong. Tomorrow, Mary Miles Minter stars in All Soul's Eve with Jack Holt and a prominent cast.
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