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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1916
Page
6
Durham beat Charlotte 4 to 2 while Winston-Salem prevailed 10 to 6 over Greensboro Raleigh defeated Asheville 6 to 0 with multiple games reported across the region.
The card lists Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 0 and Washington 3 Philadelphia 1 with results involving New York 7 Boston 3 and Boston 2 New York 1. Cincinnati 6 St Louis Chicago rain and other no schedule entries.
In Southern matchups Atlanta edged Birmingham 3 to 2 while Chattanooga fell to Memphis 3 to 2. Nashville defeated Little Rock 2 to 1. Virginia games saw Petersburg win 5 to 1 over Rocky Mount and Norfolk lose 1 to 21 at Newport News.
American Association results show Buffalo defeated Providence 2 to 1 and Montreal beat Richmond 7 to 2. Rochester topped Baltimore 11 to 3 while Toronto Newark faced rain. Minneapolis edged St Paul 6 to 5 and Toledo fell 0 to 2 at Columbus. Two games postponed or unplayed.
Reidsville defeated High Point as Miller and Mobley held opponents hitless and struck out multiple batters. Scoring details are incomplete but list shows Miller and Ellis contributing on the mound with Mobley assisting.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to delay aging by keeping liver and bowels healthy. It claims Chamberlain's Tablets ease constipation and biliousness, are easy to take, and widely available.
A Daily Sport Letter argues that baseball improved from 1914 to 1916 as the Federal league faded. It cites restored competition in the American and National leagues, increased hustle by players, and higher attendance, with many Fed stars joining the majors. It predicts next year will echo 1912 prosperity.
Bemidji Minn Sept 2 A proposal by the All Minnesota Development association and Beltrami county citizens seeks a navigable canal from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. The project, estimated at 25 million dollars, would drain 1 250 000 acres and extend to the Mississippi River at St Paul.
A series of revival meetings began Sunday at Bath chapel in Jamestown and drew strong attendance. Rev Edward M Graham of Kings Mountain leads the preaching with Pastor Rev R E Andrews and wife assisting. Sessions run for several days with two services daily at 2 30 pm and 7 45 pm and a children's sermon Saturday at 2 30 pm. Three services are planned for Sunday at 11 am 3 pm and 7 30 pm. Pastors and congregations are invited to attend.
In submitting to the President, fifty railroad executives representing major traffic arteries declare that an eight hour day with no punitive overtime would raise costs by about sixty million dollars annually and threaten rail service, credit, and investments. They urge public arbitration and warn that unilateral action would harm commerce and lead to bankruptcies, keeping open the transportation arteries of the country.
The piece argues a strike by highly paid workers could threaten national democracy by blocking transportation and commerce. Names several railroad leaders and systems including HALE HOLDEN of Chicago Burlington & Quincy, WATTERBURY of Pennsylvania Railroad, FAIRFAX HARRISON of Southern Railway, R. S. LOVETT of Union Pacific, EB RIPLEY of Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, and A H SMITH of New York Central Lines.
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