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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
3
The Pointers and Manush's Bulls played sixteen innings without a decision before nightfall, ending 4 to 4 after three and a quarter hours. Highlighted by Blakely's speed and defensive throws, the prolonged contest drew 500 fans who kept watching as Elliott started and Frennick finished on the mound.
New York June 17 Georges Carpentier the French challenger to Jack Dempsey stands as a remarkably courageous fighter despite likely being outweighted. He has met top rivals in Europe and America and earned the Croix de Guerre for wartime heroism. His July 2 title bid is set for Boyte's Thirty Acres in Jersey City.
Two base hits by Mackie Walsh Holt Dayton Patterson and Sacrifice hits by Magrann Thompson Frennick McIntosh Stolen base by Clark helped High Point. Frennick struck out 10 and Atkinson 1 with Elliott’s control yielding walks. Double play Mackie to Worth. Attendance £60. Time B20. Umpires O Keefe and Walsh.
Results yesterday show Virginia games with Newport News 9 Petersburg 1 Norfolk 1 Portsmouth 6 Rocky Mount 5 Suffolk 6 in innings Richmond 2 Wilson 8. The brief scores indicate close contests across multiple towns in the region.
Boston and Detroit led wins in mixed results with Philadelphia, Cleveland, New York, Chicago, Washington, St. Louis posting varied scores. The record shows New York 7 and Washington 6 with other cities closing close margins.
Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 9 to 7. Pittsburgh led Brooklyn 6 to 5 through 17 innings. Chicago posted a 5 to 4 edge over New York, while St. Louis kept pace at 4 and Boston won 5 to 15 innings.
In a compact update, Charlotte 2 Placed ahead of Columbia 9 while Charleston and Greenville posted 2, Augusta 2, and Spartanburg 0. The brief rundown highlights regional outcomes with team tallies and competitive gaps.
In New Orleans versus Memphis a 7 to 6 score appears with unclear context. Mobile tied Nashville 2 to 2 while Birmingham led Atlanta 6 to 3. Little Rock defeated Chattanooga 2 to 0 with no further details.
Indianapolis 8 Minneapolis 3. Toledo 3 Kansas City 0. Columbus 2 Milwaukee 7. Louisville 6 St Paul 4. Matches listed with final tallies but no context or dates provided.
Fragmented scoreboard lines show multiple city matchups with varying scores including Syracuse over Jersey City and Rochester over Reading. Additional entries reference Toronto, Baltimore, Buffalo and Newark with scattered numeric results.
McIntosh made a swell catch turning his back on the ball and racing toward the fence to grab it in the late stretch of the game.
Winston Salem reports Rube Gardin pitched a full game for the Twins who scored in the second inning off two Greensboro pitchers. Bond and O Quinn were driven from the box, Carr Smith finished the game, and Gardin had a steady effort despite early trouble.
Score by innings shows Greensboro 000 002 040 for six runs and Winston 0160 081 60x for fourteen. Batteries: Bond OQuinn C Smith and Honeycutt Gardin and Weir.
The Pointers played a sixteen inning contest marking the season’s longest game. Earlier this season they faced Greensboro in a thirteen inning affair at the local yard.
Blakely made a fine showing in his debut with the team at High Point. He displayed speed and accepted eight fielding chances without an error, signaling a strong future. He joined from the Nashville club of the Southern league.
Magrann and Mackie delivered precise play making for the Bulls. Magrann faced ten chances and used them with skill and precision, guiding a critical sequence for the team.
Frennick entered after the second inning and pitched strongly through the long route. He settled in and struck out ten opponents, facing dangerous moments but handling them with sharpness and poise.
It would be almost impossible to play an extra inning game without Rube Eldridge appearing. He had his moment yesterday pitching to a left handed batter after Elliott left the mound. Rube got his man, sealing a key moment for the game.
It was nearly 7 30 before the last cars left the ballpark and fans spent time explaining the delay to relatives at home. The scene reflects a lengthy postgame exodus and the effort to keep everyone informed about late departures.
Md Winston was indisposed yesterday and spent the day in bed. Aitchison and Patterson filled his place in center with solid defense as Aitchison caught three flies and Patterson one. Patterson proved a handy hitter, going in to bat for Aitchison in the tenth and delivering the tying run.
Frennick shows solid contact with two credited hits yesterday while guiding the glidi r squad to steady offense. He connects reliably and maintains offensive presence throughout the match.
The squad moves to Winston today and tomorrow facing Clancy's much improved Twins. Winston-Salem's rough handling of Greensboro yesterday signals the team is coming to life.
Deacon Atkinson was helped out of several bad holes by sharp fielding from his mates. The old deacon performed well. Price succeeded him and pitched carefully and effectively.
A muddled contest left no winner as both teams failed to count a victory. The game will be replayed on Bulls next visit to the arena.
Raleigh defeated Danville 4 to 3 after a ninth inning rally, with Joyner pitching all nine for Murphy. Higging and Hughes contributed for Raleigh as they moved into first place. Score by innings shows a close, even contest with no extra base hits.
Local playgoers will see Cecil B. DeMille's Forbidden Fruit begin a two days engagement at the Broadway theater next Monday. The photoplay features a novel plot and a splendid cast for the leading roles.
The High Point Red Sox, a club of negro players, will face the Winston-Salem A. Re¢. Giants in a game at Welch Field this Saturday.
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