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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1922
Page
7
Roger Hornsby has surged to the top of the home run standings after yesterday's game, driving in two more circuit clouts to reach 13 on the season. The St. Louis Cardinals infielder is admired nationwide for power and fielding, with fans predicting even greater feats ahead.
In Raleigh on Saturday Danville outscored the Capitals 10 to 8 after ten frames in a high hitting game. Twenty four hits were recorded with three pitchers used by each side and several players collecting multi base hits in a back and forth contest.
Detroit slugger Danny Clarke shows strong form for the Tigers as he keeps up a notable hitting pace. Billy Evans notes the lineup’s steady at bats and Clarke’s continued production amid a long-running Tigers trend of solid batters.
CT iTV EME secures a broadcast slot as Was and Ub arrange a regional collaboration. The move expands regional programming and strengthens media ties between the two groups. Further details on dates and channels are expected from officials.
The article recalls Wahoo Sam Crawford of Omaha origin and his peer Detroit stars including Claude Rossman and Bobby Veach. It praises Crawford as a natural swinger with unmatched at bats, notes Rossman’s line-drive hitting and later decline from throwing issues, and highlights Veach as a slugging outfielder in the Tigers’ lineup shaping the 1900s baseball landscape.
A Detroit club scout mentions a youngster ready to replace Veach as the Tigers premier slugger when Bob resigns the post. Danny Clarke, ex Wichita Falls, is groomed for second base as understudy to veteran George Cutshaw and has shown strong hitting as he nears .800. Clarke has played in several games and impressed in a recent Philadelphia match.
Durham defeated Greensboro 6 to 3 on Saturday at Winston Greensboro. Hut Tenstine allowed eight hits while Guy McWhorer held the Patriots to scattered singles and Greensboro committed five errors. Guy Ward attends local gun club event.
In Philadelphia the Athletics led 5 to 2 before Clarke hit a first-ball homer over the right field wall tying the game. Clarke, a natural batsman, was compared to Babe Ruth after last season's 50 two-base hits 10 three-baggers and 19 home runs.
Baseball recap shows Morbach earning the win as his team edges rivals with a two base hit by McColough and stolen bases. OHarixoval Ride eBNY pik out, different pitchers and errors noted with Morbach securing the victory. Umpires are Gaffney and OKeefe. Time listed as 1:50.
After a season of humiliation and jeers Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics press for a dramatic return. Prominent baseball figures like Steve O'Neill praise their powerful hitting and call the club the most dangerous in the American League. The team aims to challenge for the pennant and upset the eventual champions.
The article explains a rule in baseball where a baserunner who passes a preceding runner is out the moment the pass occurs. It notes this violation happens on Fly balls when runners assume the ball will be caught and advance, while the batter advances at full speed, leading to the muff and a forced out.
Readable fragments suggest a baseball action with a throw or hit, but details are unclear. The text includes scattered names and phrases like out and bat, indicating an inexact recap of a pitch and run sequence. Further context is needed to determine teams, players, and outcome.
Trinity College in Durham named captaincy for 1923 squads. Red Ormond of King’s Mountain will lead baseball after a .425 season. Jimmy Simpson of Winston-Salem to head basketball, while Byron Shankle Albemarle leads track. W. W. Turrentine Greensboro captains tennis and W. L. Taylor Stovall heads wrestling.
Bob Veach, famed natural hitter for Detroit, was removed from the lineup to make way for a rookie in left field. It marked the first time in his major league career that Veach left a game, though he had been in a batting slump for weeks.
Yesterday's results show Bos i Laws defeating Ei 4 to 0 in Pittsburgh. New York beat Philadelphia 8 to 1.
American League results show Washington 4 New York 8, Chicago 2 St Louis 4, Detroit 7 Cleveland 5. The games reflect late season action with notable scoring by visiting teams.
Jersey City leads Reading 14 to 6 as Buffalo and Syracuse clash with Baltimore 8 to 4 in Newark. Rochester edges Toronto 7 to 8 in a tight contest.
A series of brief scorelines lists cities Toledo and Louisville scoring 4 and 6 respectively, Columbus 01 and Indianapolis 2, Minneapolis 11 and Kansas City 7, St Paul 11 and Milwaukee 7 indicating multiple game results without context or dates.
Memphis lost to New Orleans 3 to 4 while Mobile crushed Chattanooga 8 to 0 Nashville edged Atlanta 2 to 1 All games completed with final tallies.
The speaker rests as much as possible to avoid the flu while the Indians stay in Boston. Strong east winds in the Hub keep him off his feet during the visit.
Kid Norfolk and John Lester Johnson, both Black heavyweights, are set for a ten round match at a Cincinnati club on June 2. The bout features prominent local boxing action as two well known fighters face off.
Three clubs vie for the lead in the Southern association as Mobile and Little Rock compete for first place with Birmingham close behind and New Orleans not far behind the trio.
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