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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1927
Page
3
In High Point local baseball supporters led by Jetty Garland and Frank Sizemore appeal for money to operate the Pointers again. They have raised about 3000 dollars toward the needed total and insist all funds stay with Garland for local use to hire players and cover necessary costs.
The Purple Panthers defeated the Gate City Y M C A 46 to 20 in Greensboro last night. Mulligan and Snyder led the Panthers with 37 points while Pease starred for the Y M C A squad.
The YWCA basketball team trounced Sedge Garden 65 to 27 on the YMCA court. Williard and Gordon led scoring with 20 points each, Lohr added 12, and the locals showcased improved team play and fast moves against a weak defense.
Miners and operators in the central bituminous field blame each other for failure to agree on a wage contract expiring March 1. A secret United Mine Workers policy committee meeting was described as a formality with no public statement expected. Delegates left the scene as talks stalled, raising the possibility miners quitting by March 1 if no agreement is reached.
Norman Kid Elberfeld, famed for fiery and controversial play, will guide the Furniture City club in 1927 as Chattanooga Southern’s Sitang Nicklin confirms his hiring. Elberfeld, a longtime Southern league figure, is remembered for rivalries with Ty Cobb and for drawing big crowds with his combative style.
St Louis on February 23 AP Grover Cleveland Alexander at Avon Park Florida enters his seventeenth major league season as lively as ever. The Cardinals pitcher still nicknamed Old Pete shows pep as he bunts and shaggs balls in the outfield while Cardinal manager Bob O Farrell trims 134 pounds from his playing weight for the upcoming season.
The exchange reveals Grace being exhausted and engaged with George who vows not to propose to another if rejected. The girl friend notes he was the final name on his list and understands the situation.
Rogers Hornsby draws attention at the New York Giants spring training in Sarasota Florida. Weighing 174 pounds he endures sunburn blistered hands and works as a fielding and coaching presence while eyeing a pennant. He credits team spirit for St Louis prior success and predicts Giants win this year.
Officials of the Southern railway announced a schedule change for the Crescent Limited to start February 27. The crack train will leave New York about two hours later and gain about an hour on the run to Atlanta, with revised times listed for many stops including Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Danville Greensboro Charlotte Spartanburg Greenville Montgomery and New Orleans.
The article surveys price stabilization plans used in rubber coffee wool and sugar, contrasting British Brazilian Australian and Cuban programs with US farm products. It notes export controls subsidies and taxation, their success and limits, and explains why cotton and other crops pose different challenges for price support policies.
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