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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1928

Page

3

Pointers Fall. Durham Triumphs 7 6 In Ninth Inning

Durham beats High Point 7 to 6 after Withrow weakens in the ninth. Stewart drives the longest hit of the day for the Pointers. Dan Boone collects three singles in four at bats. Durham regains lead as 17 Bulls hits set up late scoring.

Whitted Dan Boone Stewart Durham Bulls Withrow Boone High Point Cleveland Wiewart Clan Axe Hubert Teuhs Saunders Westmorel Snowball Fotty Dennee Toth Hipps Westmoreland Williams Tauby D. Boone W. Boone Williams Long Perry

Grantham Leads At Bat In National League Averages

George Grantham tops the National League batting charts with a .402 average after 34 games, while Ott and Callaghan trail closely in the hunt for the .400 mark. Hack Wilson leads in home runs with nine, and Frisch paces St. Louis in runs and RBI contributions last week.

New York George Grantham Frederick Blake Grantham Chicago Ott Callaghan Cincinnati Pittsburgh Pounder Grimes Pittsburgh Hornsby Boston Roettger St. Louis Douthit P. Waner Wright Hack Wilson Bissonette Brooklyn Bottomley Wilson Cardinals Frank Frisch Fordham Flash

Twins Slip Past Caps 2 1 in Narrow Junction

The Winston-Salem vs Raleigh game ends 2-1 with Raleigh scoring first and Winston-Salem answering late. Evans and Taylor spark offense with two base and three base hits, while Hearn and Smith combine on the mound for the pitchers.

Winston-Salem Twins Caps Raleigh Ab. R. H. O. A. FE Bannston Muleayv Ccteweek Branch Asiva Leek Seth BP Daeics Winston Ab. R. H. O. A. E Sceiaeck Ee Roper Memnais Tawsol Anderson Repshaw Evans Taylor Raleigh Hearn Smith Brandon McCarthy

Munn Knocks Out Campolo in Buenos Aires Bout

Monty Munn of Nebraska defeated Victorio Campolo of Argentina by knockout in Buenos Aires last night. The decisive finish left Campolo unable to continue, giving Munn the victory in the featured fight.

Buenos Aires Monty Munn Nebraska Victorio Campolo Argentina

Peterson Beats Schaft In Boston Bout

Big Boy Peterson of New Orleans defeats Ernie Schaft of Boston in a 10 round boxing match.

Boston Big Boy Peterson New Orleans Ernie Schaft

George Courtney beats Jack McVey in New York bout

George Courtney of Oklahoma defeated Jack McVey of New York on a foul in Brooklyn. Bobby Burns of Brooklyn defeated Phil McGraw of Detroit on a foul in the same event.

New York George Courtney Oklahoma Jack McVey Bobby Burns Brooklyn Phil McGraw Detroit

Chicago Jack McCarthy and Clyde Hull draw in Chicago

Chicago Jack McCarthy and Clyde Hull of South Dakota tied as the event ended in a draw with a score noted as ten.

Chicago Jack McCarthy Clyde Hull South Dakota Drew

LaRosa and Hart Tie in Charlotte Bout

Tony La Rosa of Cincinnati and Alex Hart of Baltimore drew in Charlotte, the result listed as a 10 round draw with no winner announced.

Charlotte N. C Tony Larosa Cincinnati Alex Hart Baltimore Drew

Piedmont League Scores Tie Becomes Status

In the Piedmont League Winston Salem defeated Raleigh 2 to 1, Durham beat High Point 7 to 6, and Greensboro topped Salisbury 9 to 2 in the latest results.

Eastern Carolina League Scores Share Local Night Action

Wilmington defeats Goldsboro 4 to 3 while Kinston wins 8 to 5 over Greenville. Fayetteville and Rocky Mount both post 8 to 8 in eight innings due to darkness.

Wilmington Goldsboro Kinston Greenville Fayetteville Rocky Mount

Baseball Scores Across League Standings

American League results show New York 44 9 holding a strong lead as Philadelphia and Boston lose 5 to 0 to Washington and 8 to 4 to Cleveland. Chicago defeats Detroit 1 to 0 in a tight matchup.

NEW York Philadelphia

Baseball Scores From National League Showdowns

Chicago beat Pittsburgh 10 to 3 while Brooklyn defeated Boston 4 to 1 New York triumphed over Philadelphia 4 to 3 and Cincinnati shutout St Louis 2 to 0. Major NL results summarized from recent games with key rivalries highlighted.

Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston New York Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis

Southern Association Scores Reported For Atlanta Memphis Birmingham

In the Southern Association Atlanta beat Memphis 3 to 2 in ten innings, Birmingham defeated Little Rock 10 to 2, New Orleans won 7 to 5 against Chattanooga, and Mobile edged Nashville 8 to 6.

Southern Association Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Little Rock New Orleans Chattanooga Mobile Nashville

Baseball Scores From The American Association

Minneapolis beat Milwaukee 5 to 2 while St Paul won 6 to 7 in a Kansas City loss. Columbus topped Indianapolis 1 to 2. Toledo facing Louisville noted rain with no result.

American Association Minneapolis Milwaukee St. Paul Kansas City Columbus Indianapolis Toledo-Louisville American Association Columbus Louisville Toledo

South Atlantic Scores Update With Regional Baseball Results

Spartanburg nips Asheville 4 to 3 in 10 innings while Augusta blanks Columbia 1 0. Macon loses 4 7 to Charlotte and Knoxville powerholds 18 13 over Greenville as the night slate ends.

South Atlantic Spartanburg Asheville Augusta Columbia Macon Charlotte Knoxville Greenville

Virginia League Scores Update

Richmond 3 Portsmouth 24 Petersburg 3 Norfolk 9 report recent baseball scores from the Virginia League with Portsmouth and Norfolk posting notable results and Petersburg and Richmond lower totals.

Richmond Portsmouth Petersburg Norfolk

Western Association Scores Posted for Springfield and Others

Springfield defeated Ft. Smith 9 to 5, Joplin beat Topeka 4 to 3, Independence lost 0 to 9 to Muskogee as the Western Association results listed for the day.

Western Association Springfield Ft. Smith Joplin Topeka Independence Muskogee

International League Scores and Postponements

Newark defeats Jersey City 7 to 3 while Buffalo beats Rochester 8 to 6. Several games postponed due to rain.

International League Newark Jersey City Bualo Rochester

Piedmont Loop Baseball Action Feeds League Drama

The Winston-Salem Twins beat the Raleigh Capitols 2 to 1 while Greensboro topped Salisbury 9 to 2 to hold league lead. Buck Taylor hit a decisive eighth inning triple with one on, as manager Hearn and pitcher Smith sparked a mound duel. Greensboro defeated the Colonials. Durham edged High Point 7 to 6 in a tight contest.

Winston-Salem Twins Raleigh Capitols Patriots Greensboro Salisbury Piedmont Loop Buck Taylor Twins Hearn Smith Raleigh Colonials Durham High Point

Yankees Dominate A’s In Split Twinbill Showdown

The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4 2 in the first game as Lou Gehrig hit his eighth homer with two on. Ruth and Dugan homered in the nightcap, while Waite Hoyt pitched well in a 9 2 rout for the Yankees before a 40 000 crowd. Ruffing starred as the Red Sox shut out the Senators 5 0.

New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Huggins Philadelphia Yankees Lou Gehrig Howard Ehmke Athletics Herb Pennock Southpawace Tribe of McGillicuddy Philadelphians Babe Ruth Joe” Dugan Rube Walberg Eddie Rommel Daney Waite Hoyt Red Sox Washington Senators Boston Phil Todt Lisenbee Cleveland Indians St. Louis Browns George Burne Urban Faber Chicago White Sox Detroit Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Kelly Picinich Ford Chicago Cubs Pirates Pittsburgh Harvey Hendrick Rube Bressler Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Russell Miller Vic Aldridge Polo Grounds New York Giants Phillies

Purdue's Lehman Captures Big Ten Golf Championship

Johnny Lehman of Purdue won the Big Ten golf title at Columbus after posting the low 72 hole score of 314 on the Scotie course. He had been close for years and finally finished on top in a record field.

Columbus Ohio Johnny Lehman Purdue Lehman Scotie

Private motor cars supply in Britain doubles 1923 figure

Private motor cars supplied for use in Great Britain last year numbered 778,056, more than twice the 1923 figure. This shows rapid growth in automobile usage and reflects rising ownership and transport demand across the country.

Great Britain

Five Yankee Batters Lead A Lopsided Hitting Race

Five of the ten top hitters are Yankees led by Ruth and Gehrig while Pipgras heads the pitching list with seven wins in six weeks. Goslin still tops individual averages for Washington at .415. Cleveland, Philadelphia and Chicago figures anchor fielding and double plays dominate the league stats through midseason.

Chicago New York Yankees Pennantville Yankees George Pipgras Yankee Babe Ruth Goose” Goslin Washington Barnes

C C Pyle Bunions End 3000 Mile Derby Tonight

C C Pyle's bunion derby ends in Madison Square Garden after a 3,000 mile cross country trek from Passaic to New York. Only 35 of the original runners remain amid delays and prize doubts as Andy Payne leads John Salo near the finish.

Passaic New York City Madison Square Garden N. J C. C. Pyle New York Los Angeles Andy Payne Claremore Okla Payne John Salo Sale Pyle F. F. Gunn Chicago

Evening Showdowns Across North Carolina

Tonight's BEAST Carolina League slate features High Point visiting Durham Raleigh at Winston-Salem Salisbury at Greensboro. Fayetteville travels to Rocky Mount Wilmington plays Goldsboro and Greenville meets Kinston in regional matchups.

W. L Greensboro Winston-Salem High Point L Pd New York Philadelphia Tenes Jeveland Eeesan Boston - A St. Louis Ef Chicago Detroit Rota Washington L. Pet Cincinnati St. Louis Brooklyn Coegaeecal Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia “Fe Asheville Spartanburg Maconese Ee Charlotte Greenville Columbia Éaeeeas Knoxville Augusta Southern Association Pet Birmingham Memphis Mobile New Orleans Nashville O Chattanooga Little Rock Atlanta Beast Carolina League Fayetteville Rocky Mount Wilmington Goldsboro Kinston

NBA Tonight Chaotic City Matchups Across CitiClubs

St. Louis visits Cleveland while Detroit travels to Chicago and New York hosts Philadelphia. Washington plays Boston as the league slate unfolds with key intra conference clashes across arenas.

Boston Washington Cleveland St. Louis Chicago Detroit

Cincinnati at St. Louis Chicago at Pittsburgh

Major league baseball schedule lists Cincinnati against St. Louis and Chicago facing Pittsburgh alongside a separate Boston at Brooklyn and Philadelphia at New York fixture.

Newark at Reading and other pro hockey matchups

Matchups listed include Newark versus Reading, Rochester against Buffalo, Toronto facing Montreal, and Baltimore meeting Jersey City. The card outlines four games with rival pairings likely from a regional schedule.

International League Newark Reading Rochester Buffalo Toronto Montreal Baltimore Jersey City

Matchups Set for Columbus Louisville and More

Columbus faces Louisville, St. Paul meets Kansas City, Minneapolis plays Milwaukee, and Toledo clashes with Indianapolis in a slate of games. Strong lineups and regional rivalries highlight today’s schedule across the league.

South Atlantic League Card Schedule

Augusta plays Columbia Spartanburg faces Asheville Knoxville meets Greenville Macon at Charlotte.

Augusta Columbia Spartanburg Asheville Knoxville Greenville Macon Charlotte

May Becomes Most Prolific Month For Babe Ruth Home Runs

Babe Ruth powers May with 16 homers for the Yankees as he hits two in the second game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics. The stretch puts him seven games and six days ahead of his 1924 pace, and marks one of the season’s strongest monthly outputs.

New York Babe Ruth Philadelphia Athletics Yankees

Pirates win from leading Golds Bugs in tense 4 3 victory

Hal Weafer led the Pirates to a 4 3 win over league leaders Goldsboro. McKay and Gates allowed eight and seven hits respectively in a tight contest that dethroned the Goldsbugs and moved Wilmington back atop the standings.

Hal Weafer Pirates Goldbugs Wilmington Goldsboro McKay Gates Goldsbugs Fayetteville Rocky Mount Kinston Greenville Stemmers

Birmingham at Little Rock and other Saturday matches

Football schedule lists Birmingham visiting Little Rock, Atlanta traveling to Memphis, New Orleans at Chattanooga, Mobile meeting Nashville with each game set for the weekend.

Whiteville

Eastern and western North Carolina high school champions Whitesville and Forest City meet for the state title at Emerson field this afternoon. Game called at 3 o clock.

Chapel Hill North Carolina Emerson Field Whitesville Forest City

Fowlkes Extends Win Streak With Team Bats Power

Hi Fowlkes, who rose to prominence after a ten inning one hit game in the South Atlantic Association, tacked on his seventh straight win as Knoxville defeated Greenville 18 to 13. Though his pitching was not brilliant yesterday, heavy hitting by teammates supplied the offense.

Hi Fowlkes Knoxville Greenville

Twenty-One Britons Vying for Walker Cup Team at Prestwick

Twenty-one British golfers are under consideration for eight Walker Cup spots to face Bobby Jones and American stars in Chicago this August. The candidate list includes Roger Wethered, T. P. Perkins, Sir Ernest Holderness, Cyril Tolley, Lord Charles Hope, and others.

Smokie bats power Spinners win with homers and hits

Smokie bats rang nineteen times as Stormy Davis belted his 11th and 12th homers of the season plus a double and a single. Tillie Walker added two four baggers for the Spinners as the team rapped 14 singles in the win.

Stormy Davis Tillie Walker Spinners

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Durham Bulls King Pin Piedmont Review Associated Press Goslin Kress Durocher Gehrig Reeves Fonesea Ruth Dugan Lazzeri Pipgras Pennock Walberg Grove Yanks Barrett McNeely White Sox Hargrave Jones O'Connell Braxton Austin Crews Whiteman Kilpatrick Cox Pearson Kahdot Zinker Mathias Johnson Brenner O’connell C . Pearson Greensboro Kilpatrick Cox, 1B Eeeee Brummitt Baker Piedmont League National League Whiteville Hi” Fowlkes Britain Coffield North Main Street High Point, N. C
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