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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1922
Page
3
The Pointers start a Raleigh series today then host weekend games with Duncan's Capital crew. Capitals appear out of pennant contention after a slow July, while a strong Raleigh showing could move the Pointers up a notch with three wins in four.
Baseball writers note the July 29 1922 surge of 21 home runs across the majors highlights a shift to power hitting. The National League leads with 14 homers including five by Pirates and Phillies, while the American League adds seven. Batting averages rise and fans praise slugging but fear excess.
Deacon Atkinson and Rodgers, veteran pitchers, joined the Bulls after a late-season trade and now have a chance to share in post-season earnings as their team shifts from tail-end to contending status.
Two former Patriots players Dannelly and Oscar Donald join the Bulls as hopefuls after being released by their previous team. Both won a championship with the Patriots last season and are now seeking new spots.
Hardin Herndon has kept the same lineup since the season opener with Wacha Overton and the manager himself as infielders and Schmidt added at short. Powell remains first string catcher while Rube Eldridge and Ed Frennick anchor the pitching staff. The club won the first half, but a recent slump is blamed on inconsistent pitching.
Nearly every cub in the league has been rebuilt since the season began as cities seek winners. The Patriots Twins Bulls and Capitals have added many new players while Winston Salem leads in hires and fires. Danville started strong but faltered after multiple changes. Abbott now fields a weak lineup with no immediate fixes.
The article notes Freddie Dorman, once with the Patriots, as a gifted player who impressed fans and often thwarted opponents. It mentions a recent costly error spree at Winston-Salem and references clashes with Clancy and the Twin City bugs.
In Sparham fans argue the Bulls only need around fifty percent wins to top Winston-Salem and other contenders. They envision a post season showdown with the Pointers fueling Bull City excitement.
Herndon plans to rest star pitchers Rube Eldridge and Eddie Frenick late in the season. New pitchers are assigned to close games against Bullets Bolt and the Buils.
More motor trucks are used in the west north central states than in any other part of the country according to census figures.
Herndon's Pointers crushed the Danville Trailers 10 to 1 as both teams connected on numerous hits. Cusack and Green started the duel for Danville before being relieved. Johnson hit Danville’s only homer, while Thrasher led the visitors with the bat and Trexler anchored the Danville willow. Box score and summary follow.
The Raleigh team beat Winston-Salem 11 to 3 while Danville defeated High Point 7 to 1. Greensboro edged Durham 8 to 1 in the league action.
Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 3 to 0 in Brooklyn game. St Louis beat Chicago 16 to 11. Other matches not scheduled.
In the American League results New York beat Washington 2 to 1 Philadelphia defeated Boston 6 to 5 Detroit lost 3 to Chicago 5 Cleveland won 3 to St. Louis 6
In the International League Toronto faced Baltimore losing 0 to 8 while other games were postponed. In the South Atlantic League Charlotte beat Charleston 18 to 4 Spartanburg beat Columbia 4 to 3 and Augusta defeated Greenville 2 to 1.
Virginia League results show Wilson 10 over Portsmouth 2, Richmond 6 over Newport News 4, Norfolk 4 over Rocky Mount 1 with Norfolk undefeated at 4-0 and Rocky Mount at 1-2. American Association games list Milwaukee 5 over Minneapolis and Kansas City 11 over St Paul 1, Louisville tied 4-4 with Indianapolis 6-15. Columbus Toledo game noted as rain.
Kingsport hosted a 5 run loss to Knoxville who won 6 to 0. Johnéeon City defeated Cleveland 4 to 1 and Greenville edged Bristol 4 to 3 in other league results.
Archaeologists uncover ruins of Wendrum monastery on Mahee Island Strangford Lough near Belfast believed to be earliest Christian site in Ireland. Excavations reveal stones with indecipherable writing possibly of Danish origin and link to Paschal controversy letters from Pope Honorius in 634.
Moscow dispatch reports Russia plans a Red Olympiad as Bolshevik society seeks international athletic competition within one or two years. Proletarian sports feature soccer, tug of war, wrestling, and field events as a revived but underfunded athletic culture grows, with a 7000 crowd at a Moscow football match signaling rising public interest.
Customs and prohibition officers report a liquor shortage spreading from Ranchito south of San Benito to drier inland areas. A raid yielded a wagon of tequila mescal and other Mexican liquors with about 1000 quarts of prickly pear liquor seized from river channels. Corpus Christi reports dwindling stocks and rum runners facing transport hurdles. Unconfirmed word says two airplanes aid dry agents in the district to curb bootlegging.
Chicago reports reaction to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Waterway proposal linking the lakes with the ocean. Carl Junker of Ost Post Vienna writes that Europe is weighing in with commentary inviting a westernward Atlantic movement to meet American aims.
Rube Crews locked down Durham Bulls to a single run as Carroll's patriots produced eight innings of solid defense and timely hitting. Rodgers was taken apart for eight runs in the first five frames but settled to limit further damage, while Greensboro built a decisive early lead and never looked back.
Newly elected officers of the 5B. Y. P. U. met at the First Baptist church to outline plans for the coming year. Committees were appointed and finances discussed. A major challenge is financing the state convention hosted here next year. Youths aim to make the event the best in the union’s history.
A blaze in the shavings room at the Shambow Spool company in Greenville South Carolina yesterday afternoon totally destroyed the plant and a warehouse and badly damaged nearby buildings. Damage estimated around 100000 dollars.
The Raleigh club managed only three runs while Winston-Salem plated eleven in a dreary contest. Wheeler’s lineup misplayed nine errors as Roberts collected a three hit day for the visitors. Fisher held Raleigh to eight safeties as Whitman sparked the home nine with three singles.
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