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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1927

Page

12

Capitals Win In Rain Shortened Double Against Pointers

In Raleigh on May 28 the Capitals defeated the Pointers 6 to 0 before rain halted play after nearly five innings. Slim Elliott dominated Pointer batters with six strikeouts, allowing three hits as Capitals pitcher, while Strain, Diehl, and Spencer produced Key hits to spark the early scoring.

Raleigh Jupe Pluvius Caps Morgan Capitals Slim Elliott Braly Clabaugh Boone Kitchens Diehl Buckley Capita'l Spencer Butler Strain Lundeen Watt Bryant Lord Ob Elliott Dieh Elliott Colfer

Colonials Return To Last Rung Of Piedmont Ladder

Salisbury May 28 AP Colonial blanked twice by Rocky Mount 2-0 and 3-0 dropping to the cellar. Crumpler pitched both games and thrashed late batting. notable seventh inning double steal miscue and Whiteman feature catch highlight a tight twin bill.

Piedmont Salisbury Rocky Mount Club Colonials Crumpler O’hara Smith Forrest Munday O'Hara George Whiteman Gufford Rocky Mount Geoch West Bee Walters Gonneen Mauker Ee Torrest Sees Richardson Braummitt Yeasue FEY Deke Yee Thom Wees Salisbury Ab Windies Carpenter Uss Saray G& OE Whiteman Walters Teague Windle Ray Hardy Clark Lewis and Taylor

Raleigh Hamlet Intercity Tennis Match Delayed by Rain

The Raleigh Hamlet intercity tennis match was postponed to next Friday after rain interrupted a locals doubles win by A. M. Ray and L. W. Greens over Hamlet pair Will Ebey and Charlie Fenner by scores of 6 2 6 3 and 3 0 when the downpour began.

Raleigh Raleigh-Hamlet N. C A. M. Ray L. W. Greens Will Ebey Charlie Fenner Hamlet

Mrs Reid Plans 4 AM Hike From Salisbury to Charlotte

Mrs J H Reid of Salisbury announces a Monday dawn trek to Charlotte starting at 4 o clock. She will wear a new pair of hiking boots and expects to set a record pace along the route as she pursues hiking honors.

Reid Ready Salisbury J. H. Reid Charlotte

Bill Tilden Favored to Win Championship

St Cloud France May 28 AP All outstanding favorites survived week one in the international hard court tennis championships with Big Bill Tilden the popular choice to win the men's singles. Borotra Cochet and Lacoste remain in the tournament and Tilden the only American left. Francis T Hunter was eliminated by P B Spence in five sets 3 8 2 6 6 1 6 3 6 2. Tilden beat Charles Aeschlimann in straight sets.

St.cloud France Bill Tilden Borota Cochet South Africa Charles Aeschilmann

Winston Boys Win Openers Over Local Team

Winston High School defeats High Point High School 44 to 20 in a summer YMCA meet at the Winston-Salem venue. The closely contested results show wins across 20 yard dash 40 yard breaststroke and other events with stars including Nurkiel Bagby Holt Lanier and Clark among others.

Winston High School High Point High School Winston H. Nurkiel Winston-Salem S. Clark High Point H. Raper Holt F. Thomas Lanier R. Bagby F. Holcombe Knight Loman Bagby Roan Blackwood Bryant Holcombe Cobel Nurkiel Thomas Raper Clark

Surprising Career of Pirates Shortstop Glen Wright

Glen Wright, hailed as a top Pirates shortstop, joined in 1923 after a Kansas City deal and chose one more year in the minors. In 1924 he played every inning of 153 games and set a shortstop assist record, later making an unassisted triple play in a tense 10-9 Pirates win over St Louis.

Glen Wright Pittsburgh Pirates Wright Pittsburgh Kansas City Pirates Gue Terry Turner Cleveland Hall of Fame St. Louis Cooney Hornsby

Large numbers of boys take YMCA test

Over 35 boys are taking the International YMCA test started last week at the Y here. 32 passed the first event and 18 the second. Those passing the first test include Bill Coble, Winfred Hinkle, Robert Klutz, William McAnally, Robert Hubbard, and many others. The program has three grades beginner swimmer and advanced swimmer with medals and certificates awarded after each level. The YMCA life saving test is also offered to qualified swimmers.

Bill Coble Winfred Hinkle Robert Klutz William McAnally Robert Hubbard Fred Holcombe Ab McAnally Bud Copeland Billi Jones Hurdle Lee Tate Brockett Norman Hill Richard Retrew Garnet Faulkenstein Harold McMahon Fred Ingram Alfred Moffitt Frank Armfield Wyatt Wall Jim Hinkle Albert Brockett Stanly Hubbard J. D. Hill Virgil Hinkle Roger Edwards Bert Asbury Odell Lindsay Lucien Wilson Gordon Hartley Lawrence Russell Murray Totty Robert Long Albert McAnally Bill Copeland Bill Jones

Baseball scores roundup amid rain and varied results

In the American League Boston won 6 to 3 while Philadelphia led New York 8 to 8. Washington and Cleveland at St. Louis were washed out by rain. Chicago fell 1 to 7 against Detroit in another late-season clash.

Boston Philadelphia New York Washington Cleveland St. Louis Chicago Detroit Pet Chicago Ees Philadelphia Washington Ks Ee St. Louis A Ewe

National League Scores Morning Game Results

Cincinnati beat Chicago 8 to 0 while Pittsburgh topped St Louis 6 to 4 and New York defeated Brooklyn 7 to 3 Philadelphia was shut out 0 to 8 as Boston won 3 to 1.

Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Chicago Se Boston St. O

Piedmont League Scores In Rain Delays

In Raleigh, High Point blanked by Salisbury 6 to 0 in five innings due to rain while Rocky Mount and Durham Winston failed to complete their game. overall, the Piedmont League saw several rain delays affecting multiple matchups.

Piedmont Leagle Salisbury Rocky Mount Durham-Winston Raleigh High Point Piedmont League High Point Ee Odend Winston-Salem Rnoecky Mount Wood Durham Ewer

Typhoon Wins Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs

Typhoon owned by Kenton Farm stable captured the Bashford Manor stakes at Churchill Downs worth 5000 added. Toro finished second and Mistep third in the five furlong feature run in 1 00 1/5.

Louisville Typhoon Kenton Farm Stable Churchill Downs Toro Mistep

Meadows Hurls Pittsburgh Top-4 Victory Over Cards For 10th Consecutive Win

Lee Meadows pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to their tenth straight win defeating St Louis 6 to 4. Pittsburgh rallied for two runs in the seventh to seal the victory as the Cardinals left the bases loaded in the ninth. Wright homered for St Louis in the fifth.

Pitsburgh Lee Meadows Pirates St. Louis Pittsburgh Cardinals Wright Pitts Ring Schang Meadows Smith

Stanford Athletes Win First A A A Track Crown

Sabin Carr of Yale and a Dubuque Iowa standout thrilled at Franklin Field as Stanford claimed its first A A A track and field title. Carr vaulted 14 feet to surpass Charley Hoff and set new international marks, sealing his status as the world’s top vaulter.

PHIA Leland Stanford Dubuque Iowa Sabin Carr Yale Charley Hoff Carr Hoff Finland

Nationalists Suffer Losses in Henan Campaign

Reports from Hankow via AP indicate Hankow nationalist forces have taken heavy losses in Henan with ground lost continuing. Wounded arriving in Hankow rise to about 14,000 as fighting persists and official estimates of nationalist casualties mount.

Pitchers Battle as Phillies Split Doubleheader with Braves

Philadelphia beats Boston 8 to 3 in the nightcap after the Braves win 1 to 0 in the opener in a pitchers duel between Genewich and Ferguson. Wertz Hearn Taylor Udhrish Wilson lead the Phillies in the second game with a total of 12 hits. Cincinnati blanks Chicago 8 to 0 to end a five game skid as Donohue limits the Cubs to six hits.

Phillies Braves Boston Philadelphia Blake Roy Cinci Giants Brooklyn Genewich Ferguson Phila Wilson Mogridge Hogan Wertz Hearn Taylor Udrish Cubs Chicago Cincinnati Donohue Picinich Hartnett

McQuillan Halts Giants With 7 3 Victory in Brooklyn

Hugh McQuillan hurled the Giants to a 7 to 3 defeat in Brooklyn ending a six game skid. Errors by Brooklyn aided New York as Babe Herman and Harper homered. Barnes allowed runs in the third before exiting. McQuillan and O Neil beat Barnes McWeeny Ehrhardt and Hargreaves.

McGradmen Brooklyn Hugh McQuillan Giants New York Barnes Babe Herman Harper McQuillan O'Neil McWeeny Ehrhardt Hargreaves

Rocky Mount Wins Low-Scoring Showdown Over Salisbury

In a defensive tilt, Rocky Mount topped Salisbury 3 to 0. Smith and O'Hara stole bases, Brummitt pitched, and Munday earned the win with 2 strikeouts as Teague wedged a double play to end threats. Attendance 775.

Rocky Mount Walters Prummitt Sausduty Ives Smith O'Hara Teague Munday Gufford Hasta Salisbury PUSS Ob Icess Ce Es Reogns Carpenter Ick Sinees Whiteman Jonna

Twin program opens with 10 30 a m double header at Welch Park

McCarty's Bulls from El Toro square off against Frank Kitchens' proteges in a Memorial Day double header at Welch Park. First game at 10 30 a m tomorrow morning, second at 4 p m. Large crowd expected with Buggy or Cebula decorating the mound for the Pointers and Smoky Joe possibly pitching for the visitors. Rube Eldridge featured in one of the two games.

McCarty Bulls el Toro Frank Kitchens Welch Park Harry Smoky Joe Rube Eldridge Baseball Kid

Results from American Association baseball games

Columbus defeated Indianapolis 7 to 4 while Milwaukee faced Kansas City in a rain delay. Minneapolis beat St. Paul 3 to 2 and Louisville shut out Toledo 9 to 7.

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

International Standings Snapshot from Buffalo to Jersey City

In Buffalo Syracuse leads 9-2 while Buffalo records 10-8. Toronto sits 5-13 with Rochester 1-2, Newark 2-6 beside Reading 1-1, and Jersey City 10-6 with Baltimore 4-9.

International Buffalo Syracuse Toronto Rochester Newark Reading Jersey City Baltimore

Virginia League Scores Quiet Evening Standings

Petersburg defeated Norfolk 3 to 0 while Richmond fell 8 to 13 to Kinston. Portsmouth posted a 9 to 6 win over Wilson, as the circuit showed mixed results.

Petersburg Norfolk Richmond Kinston Portsmouth Wilson

Southern Association Scores Snapshot

Birmingham 2 Atlanta 8 Nashville 2 Chattanooga 3 New Orleans 10 Little Rock 14 Mobile 4 Memphis 12. The brief list shows league results with several city pairings and final tallies for each.

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

South Atlantic Standings and Scores

South Atlantic results show Charlotte 10 Greenville 8, Columbia 1 3, Spartanburg 7 4, Knoxville Macon rain. Asheville 4 Augusta 5. ADD STANDING SPTS.

South Atlantic Charlotte Greenville Columbia Spartanburg Knoxville-Macon Asheville Augusta

Illinois Grabs West Conference Meet in Rain at Camp Randall

In a drenching rain at Madison Illinois won the Western Conference outdoor track title by 46 to 44 1 3 over Michigan. Northwestern’s Tiny Lewis set a shot put record at 47 ft 3 in, while Wisconsin’s McGinnis and Northwestern’s Droegenmueller likely tied the vault record at 13 ft 3 in.

Madison Wis Illinois Camp Randall Stadium Wolverines Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Ohio State North Western Indiana Minnesota Chicago Purdue Leland Lewis Northwestern McGinnis Droegenmueller Danny Lyons Dean Brownell

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Wattmen Rocky Mount Buccaneers Whitemanites Bill Tilden Chrysler Gate City Motor Co Wrenn Street Summer Comfort Sui Palm Beach N. H. Silver Co S. Main St Winston Boys Billy Evans One. Wright Y. MG. A NAVY Bob Butler Navy Varsity Schuylkill Princeton Tigers Penn A. C Pennsylvania Alan J. Gould Franklin Field Philadel Industrial League L Tet Highland Mill National Guard Hillcrest Silk Knox Uholst. Me American Association Hart Schaffner & Marx
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