Piedmont League Games Rain Out and Bulls Improve Team
All Piedmont league games were rained out yesterday with two doubleheaders planned for today. The Greensboro fracas was postponed due to wet grounds while High Point games mostly completed. Durham Bulls, led by Lee Gooch, travel to face the Pointers in two games, Gooch promising improvements and a stronger pitching staff as the season progresses.
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J. Worth Bacon
Jupiter Pluvins
Greensboro
Lee Gooch
Durham Bulls
Lee
Gooch
Lonnie Mack Picks His Ideal Team for Pennant Chase
Baseball legend Connie Mack selects an all time 40 year team with six American League and four National League players. He touts Ewing as the best all around catcher, Kelly as brainiest catcher, Daly for hitting, Mathewson as top pitcher, Waddell or Plank as left handers, Sisler at first, and Wagner as the great shortstop among others. The piece also notes Smyrna anxiously awaits proposals influencing Asia Minor and Greek efforts to prevent Turkish rule return.
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Mack
Mathewson
Waddell
Rube
Eddie Plank
Plank
Sisler
Hal Chase
Chase
Joe
Coloe
Herman Long
Wagner
Smyrna
Ghidis
Ionia
Asia Minor
Legionnaires Meet Here Tonight at Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion holds a meeting at the chamber of commerce to plan Memorial Day events in High Point including a parade on Sunday the 28th and the late May celebration with guest Geng Pershing and national commander Hanford MacNider.
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Andrew Jackson
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Thee Post
Geng Pershing
Legion’s Nationale’ Command
Hanford Mac
McHier
Oani Banal
Two Tar Heels Shine in Major League Action
Fred Heimach former Raleigh pitcher star for the Philadelphia Athletics held to eight hits as his club won 3 to 1 aided by a 13th inning homer. George Murray State College alum pitched brilliantly for the Yankees in a 6 to 4 victory over Cleveland.
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Tar Heels
Fred Heimach
Raleigh
George Murray
State College
Heimach
Philadelphia Athletics
Jing
Teimach
Ie Moline
Ei Georges
Murray
Yankees
Ev Weland
North Carolina
Pipph
Scott
Virginia League Scores and Baseball Results
Partial OCR lists matchups among Portsmouth Newport News American League Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Washington St Louis and others with unclear scores and teams.
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New Yorkionals
Christy
Mathewson
New York Nationals
Rube Wwadd
Elfy
Philadelphia Americans
George Sisler
St. Louis Americans
Eddie Collins
Chicago Americans
Hans Warner
Pittsburgh Nationals
Jimmy Collins
Boston Americans
Fred Clarke
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Americans
Ty Cobb
Detroit Americans
Boston
St Louis
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Philadelphia
Chitagay
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Opain
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Ij Pet
Charleston
Columbia
Charlotte
Spartanburg
Greenville
Augusta
L. Pet
Louis
Cleveland
Washington
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Pet
Charlington and Columbia clash as scores emerge
South Atlantic ledger shows Charlngton 2 and Columbia 1 for Charlngton vs Columbia. Charlotte 8 and 5 for another matchup. Augusta 2 and Spartanburg 4. Greenville 10 and 0. Unclear teams listed with scattered results.
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South Atlantic
Charlngton
Columbia
Charlotte
Greenville
Augusta
Spartanburg
Breaks No Records Joe Harris Quiet Batting Season
Joe Harris of the Boston Red Sox is hitting .260 with no record breaking feats. The modest line of play draws little public concern as the team pursues its schedule.
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Joe Harris
Boston Red Sox
Atlanta Man Scheduled To Speak Here Gn Americanism
A promoter announced that Dr Ridley could not attend the talk on Americanism as five Klansmen in mystic garb acted as ushers. After the crowd gathered the hooded man said Ridley was unable to attend and offered no clear future date.
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Atlanta
Browns and Mackmen Battle Yankees Slugfest
In a rugged game the Browns and Mackmen exchange blows as the Yankees hit four home runs. Fohl's squad trails 21 to ten against Mack's team, with the visitors reaching double-digit runs in a high scoring affair.
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Browns
Mackmen
Yankees
Fohl
Mack
Yankee
Blue Going Well Luzerne Blue Leads Tigers Batting Start
Washington boy Luzerne Blue, Detroit Tigers first baseman, shows strong early season form with a .328 batting average. He has been a bright spot for the team, contributing solid hits and steady defense.
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Luzerne Blue
Washington
Detroit Tigers
Dick Rudolph Struggles in Comeback Start for Braves
Dick Rudolph is finding it hard work staging his comeback with the Boston Braves. He has lost the two games he has started.
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Dick Rudolph
Boston Braves
Smoke Big Boy Cigars On Sale Everywhere
Ad copy notes big Boy brand cigars are on sale at all locations with promotional emphasis across venues.
How They'll Stand Tonight Southern League Standings
Southern League table shows teams with W L Pct. leaders including Birmingham Atlanta and Nashville with varying wins and losses. The snippet lists club names and records amid weathered OCR formatting, reflecting race for top two spots and remaining standings.
Baseball ruling on a run scored with two outs
With runners on second and third and one out a fly to left is caught. The runner on third scores before the third out is made, so the run counts. The runner who failed to hold second is doubled up, retiring the side.
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Caugh
Georges Carpentier may face Tunney or Greb next
After a London win over Kid Lewis on May 11, Georges Carpentier eyes a title defense. Tunney and Greb clash at Madison Square Garden on May 23 with the victor possibly meeting Carpentier. The winner could then face Dempsey in a marquee matchup.
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Kid" Lewis
London
Georges Carpentier
Georges
Gene Tunney
Harry Greb
Tunney
Greb
Madison Square Garden
Trinity Hitting Strong Slackers in 1920s North Carolina Season
Trinity College baseball compiled a 13 win 5 loss record for the season, hitting 223 as a club and tying State College for second in the state championship race. Ormand led with a 425 average as coach Baldwin praised a largely inexperienced squad. Captain Johnson departs, leaving a rebuilding Trinity to next season.
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Durham
Trinity College
State College
Trinity
Baldwin
Capt. Johnson
Ormand
Spikes
Swatsmiths
North Carolina
Welborn Furniture Sale Draws National Orders
The Welborn Furniture Company reported orders from San Francisco Oklahoma Atlanta New Orleans and many regions in North and South Carolina Virginia and Florida. The sale began three weeks ago and was advertised in High Point Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro and Winston-Salem newspapers. The business brought by the sale exceeded expectations.
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Welborn Furniture Company
San Francisco
Oklahoma
Atlanta
New Orleans
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Esale
High Point
Charlotte
Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Young Pitcher Dominates Rivals to Earn Call Up
A promising young pitcher has dominated opponents this season, holding foes to four to five hits per game. The manager acted quickly to secure him for the team.
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Hay Epuperas
Frank Meek
Asi
Red
Lindsey Displays Control In Tight Indians Win
Jim Lindsey of the Indians demonstrated control pitching when he fanned an opening batter with a three ball count and another with a three and one count with runners on as the game hung in the balance.
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Jim Lindsey
Indians
Aging Baker Struggles for Yanks in Field Play
The text notes Frank Baker aging rapidly as a Yankee left fielder, still able to hit but covering little ground while Everett Scott handles much of the fielding in a compact appraisal of the team's infield and outfield performance.
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Frank Baker
Everett Scott
Smoke Big Boy Cigars Five Cents Each
An old sale note advertises Smoke Big Boy cigars at five cents each with a simple on sale every line indicating a discount.
Duncan Leads National League Batting Milestone
Pat Duncan of the Reds becomes the first National Leaguer to reach a century in the year by May, as reported in the game notes.
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