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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1926
Page
3
Skipper Bob Higgins believes his club has shed the jinx after a second half of tough breaks. He says the team is due for a winning spurt that will frighten rivals as he notes the hurdles of the Piedmont show and pins faith on luck turning in their favor.
Cy Fried pitched masterfully as the Pointers beat Raleigh 7 to 4 in the opener. Brown Braly led the visitors with four hits, while Bill Meekin drove in three runs. Jeffcoat started for Raleigh, with Cress finishing after the fourth.
In a tight NL pennant race at St Louis, the Pirates hold first, Cardinals trail by a game, and Cincinnati creeps to within four games. A doubleheader ends 2-1 with St Louis and Cincinnati winning, while Chicago snaps a streak and Washington tops the Yankees.
Worth in Sport notes Dazzy Vance of Brooklyn, once a dominant mound ace, has endured an injury plagued campaign with few wins. The piece recalls his stellar 1924 season when he went 28 and 6 with 262 strikeouts, and 1925 when he posted 22 wins and 9 losses, highlighting a drop in form from his peak.
Boston promoters claim the new pro football venture will succeed despite six local colleges. The Boston Football Pro eleven, formed this year, assembles college stars including Boston College Holy Cross Tufts and Boston University veterans to draw large crowds. Notable names include Don O'Brien Denny Gildea Pete Smith Mike Ray Jim Wal Carl Ete and Bill Murphy with others considered.
Moose Marshall the colorful Salisbury Colonials leader arrives with his club to start a series at Welch Park tomorrow. Fans cheer his antics while Moose enjoys the crowd banter and the bandmage. In a past visit a fan gave him a dollar’s worth of gum.
The Pointers travel to Durham for a key series against the league leading Bulls in what is billed as the last meeting here this season. Durham seeks a clean sweep after a Higgins invasion dominated by the Bulls, while the Pointers aim for another shot at the Bovines in front of a large crowd.
ARL WILLIAMS may fail to win the assistant pro golf championship opening tomorrow at the country club. The field includes many entries from leading Carolina cities as Williams rides strong support and a rising reputation.
The High Point team travels to Raleigh while Salisbury visits Greensboro and Durham faces Winston-Salem in the Piedmont League games.
Norfolk faces Wilson while Petersburg meets Kinston and Richmond appears against Portsmouth. In the American League schedule St Louis visits Cleveland Chicago goes to Detroit Philadelphia plays New York and Washington travels to Boston.
Pittsburgh visits St Louis while Cincinnati travels to Chicago and Boston plays Philadelphia in a trio of NL games. The slate features three prominent city pairings with potential division impact and key pitcher matchups to watch.
In the Virginia League Raleigh lost to High Point 4 to 7 while Winston Salem fell 0 to 4 against Durham. Salisbury beat Greensboro 11 to 5 and Virginia League games included Wilson 5 Norfolk 4 Kinston 5 Petersburg 3 Portsmouth 2 and Richmond. South Atlantic League results Columbia 3 Macon 4 Asheville 2 Greenville 6 Knoxville 5 Charlotte 16 Spartanburg 0 Augusta 5.
Mobile beat Birmingham 9 to 8, Memphis lost 0 to 3 at Chattanooga, New Orleans won 2 to 1 against Atlanta, Nashville at Little Rock postponed due to rain.
Columbus routed Montgomery 5 to 0 in a Southern League game. Jacksonville moved to 5 6 while Albany improved to 4 1 in the schedule, as only games scheduled appeared on the card.
Baltimore loses to Buffalo 3 to 11 while Reading improves to 3 7 and Toronto posts a 22 8 win over Jersey City. Rochester defeats Jersey City 9 to 4 in a separate matchup as three games are listed.
Florida State League results show Orlando 1 Bradenton 0, Lakeland 7 Sarasota 0, and Sanford 2 St. Petersburg 0. The scoreboard highlights small ball triumphs across three matchups with Orlando, Lakeland, and Sanford securing wins.
Box score summary shows High Point seven runs on 12 hits with two-base hits by Stewart Bryant and Johnson and a three-base hit by Smith. Raleigh tallies three in the ninth, managing seven hits. Pitchers Jeffcoat Cress Fried combined for multiple walks and hit by pitch incidents, with Meekin and Boone key infield sequences. Umpires Lewis and Gallagher worked the plate.
The state board of health will reinstate the district plan abandoned during Dr. W. S. Rankin’s regime. Four health agencies will be established in distinct sections of the state to supervise health work locally rather than from a central headquarters.
Swimmers from North and South Carolina cities gathered in Gastonia for the first annual Carolinas swimming tournament at a local lake set for 2 p.m. The events follow A A U rules and are sponsored by the Gastonia Athletic Association.
The annual assistant professionals championship will be staged at the High Point Country Club tomorrow with 36 holes of play starting at 9 a.m. and 1 30 p m. Medals await the winners as entries from Charlotte Asheville Winston Salem Raleigh Keensboro High Point Charleston and Greenville enrich the field. Local star Earl Williams has shown strong form and prospects for future success. No admission fees will be charged and galleries are urged to provide moral support.
Chris Haury edged Hoot Masters in a mound duel as Winston Salem fell 4 to 0 in the series opener. Haury allowed seven hits while Masters gave up eight including four two base hits. Final line score shows Winston Salem with a quiet offense and Hunts Bulls pitching shutting them down.
Organizers weigh sources for players to staff a new major league, debating whether to recruit established veterans, amateur talents, or international prospects as seed personnel. The proposal centers on building a viable talent pipeline without destabilizing existing leagues.
The advertisement proclaims Camels as the greatest tobacco word with Turkish and Domestic tobaccos, claiming they never tire the taste or leave aftertaste, and promise mellow mildness and high quality from the world’s largest tobacco organization. Camel is presented as the top choice regardless of price.
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