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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
8
Huffman star for Salisbury beats High Point 8 to 2 in game one as Dan Boone hits his 16th homer. In game two the Pointers win 8 to 5 behind Harris and Bolton’s homer. Acosta allows more hits but keeps them scattered in the opener.
In a hot pitchers battle the Buccaneers beat Greenies 1 to 0 moving up from last in the Eastern Carolina League. Krider pitched a 1-0 win over Greenville as Red Brandes hit a homer in the eighth. Joyner allowed five in the second game. Roscoe starred in the opener with a triple, homer and two sacrifices. Fifty-seven sacrifices were recorded in the day’s twin bill.
Dan and Grant sign outfielder Jete Long who has played with the Durham Bulls and is praised as a top fly chaser in the Piedmont League. Grant has been released.
The box shows Boone and Brenner delivering three base hits and D Boone plus Boston player Garback homering for the home team. Stewart, Boone, Williams, and Gibcke added sacrifices while Zinker and Branch starred on stolen bases. Harris fanned one while Har ris tallied two base on balls and Johnson was hit by Harris. High Point left ten on bases to Salisbury's four as umpires Morgan and Hanna presided.
In New York on June 2, E Constant’s large shepherd dog endured pain from an infected tooth. The dentist chose to fill the tooth with silver rather than extract it, though the tooth was broken and infection caused severe pain.
In Greensboro, the Twins outslugged Winston 6-4 as key hits fueled a late push. Greensboro led 6-0 before Winston rallied with four runs, but fell short in the final score 6-4. In Durham, Raleigh spoiled Durham’s home day with a 9-8 comeback, using seven-run bursts in the sixth and seventh to overturn an early Bulls lead. Kennedy homered for Raleigh, while Mattingly and Perritt each tossed solid lines in a 2:00 affair.
Dynamite Overcash of Salisbury fought Sailor Little to a ten round draw in a bout where Overcash endured repeated knockdowns and heavy blows. Little remained resilient with clever defense as the scene shifted until the final bell.
National league leaders include Callaghan Reds batting .431 and Bottomley Cardinals with 49 runs. Bisonette Robins and Hornsby Braves lead homers with 12. Frisch Cardinals 18 doubles and Douthit Cardinals 87 hits. American leaders show Goslin Senators batting .412 Ruth Yankees 59 runs and 23 homers, Manush Browns 75 hits, Sweeney Tigers stolen bases, Pipgras Yankees pitching with wins and losses noted.
Carolina Golf Association officers were re elected for 1929 at Forsyth country club Winston Salem. Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro was awarded the association tournament for next year. Re elected officers include P A Bonham president W Gordon McCabe first vice president T D Blair second vice president and J N Milam secretary and treasurer.
Stanislaus Loay za of Chile defeated Joe Glick of New York. Pierre Charles of Belgium defeated Bud Gédrmand of Kenosha. William Stribling of Macon knocked out Joe Packo of Cleveland in seven rounds.
Indianapolis report says Howard Bentz of Milwaukee won on a foul called against Bobby Williams of Syracuse amid a tense game. Details are sparse as the write up is fragmentary.
Columbia faces Augusta and Charlotte meets Macon in South Atlantic League action. Spartanburg battles Asheville while Greenville plays Knoxville in the schedule of games.
In Atlanta, the Southern Association game went 12 innings with Atlanta defeating Little Rock 6 to 5. Chattanooga beat New Orleans 4 to 2 in 10 innings. Birmingham edged Memphis 1 to 0 and Mobile shut out Nashville 3 to 0.
The report lists game results including Asheville 6 Spartanburg 2 Columbia 5 Augusta 4 Greenville 0 Knoxville 14 and Charlotte 1 Macon 8 with related standings noted.
International League results show Montreal 4 Jersey City 1, Rochester 6 Newark 4, Toronto 1 Reading 7, Buffalo 3 Baltimore 6, and Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 3. Trade standings reflect varied scores across matches.
Pacific Coast League results list Mission 4 Oakland 3. Portland 1 San Francisco 10 Hollywood 4. Sacramento 0. Seattle Los Angeles game postponed.
Western League results show Oklahoma City and Omaha Wichita at 10, Denver beats Tulsa 86 to unknown, Des Moines postponed due to wet grounds, Amarillo 1 Pueblo 15.
The Salisbury and High Point teams posted 3 to 4 and 2 to 9 results respectively, with Raleigh defeating Durham 9 to 8 as Greensboro and Winston-Salem also showed activity in the league standings.
St. Louis beat Boston 9 to 6 while New York topped Cincinnati 10 to 6 and Brooklyn routed Chicago 43 to 1. The uneven day showcased strong offensive bursts across multiple matchups.
Political chatter in Lexington on June 13 notes not all Smith backers are wet and not all Hull backers are dry. With Houston convention near, interest in the Democratic presidential nomination rises among Davidson County supporters.
The New York team defeated Chicago 15 to 7 while Philadelphia edged Detroit 3 to 2. Washington posted a 3 to 2 win over Cleveland, and Boston won 5 to 2 against St. Louis.
In Rocky Mount Greenville topped Rocky Mount 1 0 while Wilmington routed Fayetteville 6 to 1 and Goldsboro beat Kinston 6 to 5.
High Point visits Raleigh while Durham travels to Greensboro and Winston Salem plays Salisbury in a regional league schedule.
The lineup lists Boston at St. Louis and New York at Chicago with Washington at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Detroit, outlining a series of opening games. The slotted pairings emphasize regional matchups as the season begins.
In a busy schedule, St Louis visits Boston as Chicago hosts Brooklyn and Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia. The program pairs major league teams in a stacked lineup with key regional rivals on tap for fans.
The card lists six college or city matchups including Memphis vs Atlanta, Chattanooga vs New Orleans, Little Rock vs Birmingham, and Nashville vs Mobile. The pairings suggest a regional schedule with four cities hosting games.
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