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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1922
Page
7
Weather halted many games as High Point push toward their first pennant while Herndon’s Durham team, led by manager Herndon, seeks the second half title. Rain disrupted schedules, but additions Fox and Huttenstine bolster High Point pitching for a strong stretch run.
Browns rely on rookie left-hander Herb Pruett after a slow start in Tulsa and a trade for Dave Danforth. Pruett shines in Washington, striking out Babe Ruth thrice, and his fadeaway pitch helps him overcome questions about speed. The piece notes Pruett’s college background at the University of Mississippi and his rise from doubtful status to key contributor in a pennant race.
A disputed game between Pemlican Lair and Highlands Cotton Mill ends 8 to 7 in favor of the Tomlinson boys. Protest possible if official rules uphold a protest about a Tomlinson player leaving the ball in play. Meanwhile, Bulletin notes Herndon’s pitcher Bolt, praised for speed and form in another win, with commentary on control.
Fans in the Southern Association back Jackson the Little Rock shortstop for a tryout with fast company. They compare him to Joe Sewell the former Alabama star now with the Cleveland Indians.
Winston-Salem officials announce the transfer of Johnny Royal, Winston’s shortstop, to Daytona of the Florida State League. The move shifts the Piedmont League lineup as of July 5.
Durham defeats Raleigh 4 to 1 in a Fourth of July morning game. Daninnelly collects three hits in five at bats including a double, while Dayton adds three singles. Stiteler earns the win for Durham with five strikeouts as Raleigh musters seven hits and leaves seven on base.
Yesterday results from Piedmont Raleigh-Durham Winston-Salem and High Point. Danville-Greensboro. National League games New York and Chicago mixed with St Louis and Cincinnati. American and International League standings including Baltimore Reading Syracuse Toronto Rochester Newark Jersey City and others. Multiple teams posted wins and losses across regional circuits.
The table lists teams and records: Toledo 8-7 Columbus 2-2 Louisville -6 Indianapolis 8-5 St Paul 4-4 Minneapolis 5-2 Milwaukee 8-2 Kansas City. The fragment shows a league ticker with wins and losses across multiple squads.
Portsmouth defeated Norfolk 6 to 3 while Rocky Mount posted 5 to 3 over Wilson. Newport News led Richmond by a 30 point margin in the regional core results.
Joe Beley of Baltimore, a crack shortstop, became the first International League player to reach a hundred safe hits, marking a historic milestone for the league and the team.
Former major league catcher Jack Adams will hereafter be known as manager of the Seattle baseball team in the Pacific Coast League. He went to the coast in 1920 from the Philadelphia Nationals after stints with the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians.
Rogers Hornsby hit his 19th homer of the season with two runners aboard in the third inning helping the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 5 yesterday afternoon at St. Louis.
Claude Jonnard, before returning to the New York Giants, won seven of eight for Indianapolis in the American Association. A big pitcher with speed and a sharp curve ball, he stands out in the recent string of games.
Benny Leonard the world's lightweight champion stopped Rocky Kansas of Buffalo in the eighth round of a ten round bout before a large crowd at Floyd Fitzsimmons' open air arena in Cetpy Ind. Kansas retreated throughout and did not land more than a half dozen punches. Kansas' camp later announced a broken left arm bone above the wrist, with doctors confirming the fracture.
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