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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1926
Page
3
The text outlines the Colonials season start and games through the week. It mentions a series start, schedule details, and fixtures at home grounds with matches against local rivals and key drives noted for early action.
Key hits and late runs push the Pirates past the Cardinals as Cincinnati and New York also win. Detroit and Boston split, while Cleveland and Washington clash in a tight league slate with several players contributing offense and defense.
The article recounts how Jack Dempsey and promoter Tex Kearns began their partnership in a Frisco grocery over beers. It covers early poverty, their 50 50 arrangement, business struggles, and the Racine bout that propelled Dempsey to a early decisive win.
High Point firemen dashed to an eight run second inning and defeated Enterprise 15 to 6 at Welch Park. Dazzy Vance McGhee pitched early before Bill Ragan held firm. McGhee led Enterprise with the bat while Culler and Long starred for High Point. Colonel Spuds Thompson contributed key fielding for Enterprise.
In Greensboro on August 31 the Patriots rallied in the seventh inning to score six runs on four hits two walks a sacrifice and an error defeating the Salisbury Colonials seven to six. Lefty Larsen pitched well except for the seventh. Hoyt Williams allowed 11 hits four of them for doubles but received solid defense and timely plays. Crews closed the ninth after one run scored. Fielding on both sides was sharp with several highlight plays.
Baseball infielder Rabbit Maranville built a 15 season major league career, starting with the Boston Braves in 1912 from New Bedford. He played for Boston until 1920 before moving to the Pirates and later the Cubs, ending with a waiver move to Brooklyn last year. He gained fame with the 1914 Braves famed as a miracle team rising from last place to pennant and world championship.
Elon College prepares for football practice as about fifty candidates report under Head Coach A R Van Cleave and Assistant Dale O Saunders. The squad has 18 days to shape up for a tough season opening against Davidson with thirteen returning varsity players led by McCauley Kelly Bock Wilson Richardson Foster Coggins Alexander Newman Cox.
Winston-Salem roared to a 6 1 victory over Durham as Smoky Joe Caviness pitched six strong innings before a seventh inning lapse allowed five hits and six runs. Kit May hurled effectively for Winston-Salem, while Jete Long homered and Bourg tripled driving in runs. Sensational defense by Taylor and Brummette highlighted the win.
A humorous column notes two channel crossing women Gertrude Ederle and Mrs Carson as solo champions of the year while poking fun at male contenders and an Asian imposter posing as a godhead in New York. The piece hints Tex Rickard might stage a bout with a flyweight if the impostor fails to prove himself.
Greensboro nips Salisbury 7 to 6 while Raleigh defeats High Point 10 to 4. Winston Salem beats Durham 6 to 1.
Virginia League results include Wilson 3 Norfolk 2, Kinston 11 Petersburg 3, Portsmouth 3 Richmond 5. South Atlantic League shows Columbia 5 7 Macon 3 5, Spartanburg 6 Augusta 3, Knoxville 4 Charlotte 8 8, Asheville 1 Greenville 12. Southern Association games Mobile 4 Birmingham 3, New Orleans 1 Atlanta 3, Memphis 2 Chattanooga 3, Nashville 6 Little Rock 6 called after 6th due to rain.
Washington defeated Boston 2 to 0 while Chicago led Detroit 19 to 6 in a doubleheader night. St Louis won 5 to 6 over Cleveland, and Philadelphia beat New York 8 to 5 in a separate contest.
In the National League Boston defeated Philadelphia 2 to 7 while Cincinnati stopped Chicago 0 to 1. Pittsburgh and St. Louis split a 1 to 1 tie as St. Louis posted a 6 to 2 win over an opponent.
In Jacksonville the Jacksonville team defeated Albany 12 to 2 while St Augustine topped Columbus 1 to 0. Savannah defeated Montgomery 6 to 2 in another league matchup.
Florida State League results show Fort Myers 2 Tampa 5 and Lakeland 6 Sarasota 2 while Sanford 1 St. Petersburg 4 and Orlando Bradenton Iain. International League scores include Newark 9 Syracuse 7 and Baltimore 4 Buffalo 5 along with Reading 1 Toronto 3. American Association tally lists Milwaukee 0 St Paul Indianapolis 4 and Toledo 2 Louisville 6 Columbus 5 Kansas City 9 Minneapolis 3.
Buggy pitched hitless innings until a costly fourth frame, while Meekin led a nine hit attack with a four RBI day. Dan Boone and Bill M laced triples as the Caps topped Cy Chisholm’s squad at Welch Park to wrap up the season.
Box score notes High Point 10 Raleigh 4 as hit for Perry in the ninth. C Johnson Meekin Boone Costello doubled and tripled while Perkins worked 7 2/3 innings. Left on base High Point 10 Raleigh 5 with Perkins the losing pitcher and Smith and Buggy driving late offense. Umpires Gallagher and Lewis.
In the Virginia League Norfolk plays Wilson Petersburg faces Kinston and Richmond hosts Portsmouth. In the South Atlantic League Columbia travels to Macon Knoxville visits Charlotte Spartanburg meets Augusta and Asheville plays Greenville. Other pairings include Greensboro at Durham Salisbury at High Point Winston Salem at Raleigh and Richmond at Portsmouth.
In last year’s New York bout, King Solomon defeated Al Stone by decision after ten rounds. Jacques Brugnon joined the French Davis Cup team but did not play in the challenge round vs the United States. Rube Marquard finished with 19 straight wins in 1912 for the Giants. Elizabeth Ryan is the current women’s national indoor tennis champion. Roland Mackenzie shot 145 to win the national amateur golf title last year. Ivy and Red Wingo were brothers. MacDonald Smith won the Western Open before last year, in 1912. Johnny Mendelsohn has been in the ring since 1916. Stanley Coveleskie spent nine seasons with Cleveland. Eddie Collins had zero home runs in the 1919 World Series.
Readable lines show Atlanta vs Birmingham, New Orleans vs Mobile, and Chattanooga vs Nashville scheduled as regional pairings. No results provided.
A 19 year old girl stands to win a million berries from a water achievement, marking a notable triumph for prohibition era advocates and signaling young talent in a high stakes contest.
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