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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1924
Page
4
Five games remain in the Piedmont league this season. Durham must win one of today’s two games against the Pointers to clinch the pennant, with High Point an outside chance. Herndon reshuffled the lineup seeking offense, but Masters pitched masterfully, dominant on the mound.
Percy Pegram, former High Point infielder now with Princeton, hits 400 and stars in a 6 to 5 victory over Bluefield in the West Virginia Coal Field league. Teammates Joe Henslee and Dan Foley also play, with Henslee on Princeton and Foley at second for Bluefield.
Local fans favor the Washington Senators as the season nears end hoping they finish atop the American League. After Boston loss yesterday and the Yankees defeat, Washington gains ground with Walter Johnson briefly stifling the Red Sox before a late surge. Fans plan to attend the world series if the Senators clinch the flag.
Bill Jackson may take his Winston-Salem Twins to Cuba for exhibition games at season’s end next week. Before they go, a demand to beat the Bulls three straight aims to boost their trip’s value, a plan likely to irk High Point and Greensboro.
Listings for Piedmont Greensboro Winston Salem High Point Durham Raleigh Danville Virginia Rocky Mount Petersburg Portsmouth Wilson Richmond Norfolk St Louis Chicago Cleveland Detroit two scheduled National matchups St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston International Rochester Toronto Syracuse Buffalo Reading Jersey City Baltimore Newark Southern Atlas at New Orleans Birmingham Mobile Little Rock Chattanooga Memphis Nashville.
Durham reports manager Hardin Herndon will start either Rube Eldridge or Walter Treon against the Bulls in the second game of the series. A win would clinch the pennant. a record crowd is expected. Masters earned his 16th win as Durham beat High Point 4 to 0.
Results from yesterday include Winston-Salem 3 Greensboro 5 in one game and Danville 1 Raleigh 0. Philadelphia 10 New York 8 in ten innings, Pittsburgh 5 St Louis 9, Cincinnati 3 Chicago 1, Boston 1 Brooklyn 5 9, American New York 3 Philadelphia 8 Washington 12 Boston 5. Chicago St Louis called in rain. Virginia Norfolk 3 Richmond 2 Wilson 0 Portsmouth 1 Petersburg 2 Rocky Mount 1. Indianapolis 7 Toledo 10 Louisville 9 Columbus 1. Kansas City Zone 8 Milwaukee 18 St Paul 4 Southern Atlanta 4 New Orleans 3 Birmingham 0 Mobile 5 Little Rock 1 Chattanooga 3 Memphis 3 Nashville 2.
Vienna reports bread costs continue to rise under League of Nations oversight. Authorities fixed a loaf at 7,900 kronen for August, a level said to top any inflation period, signaling a worsening cost of living amid financial controls.
Brooklyn Dodgers ride a 13 game win streak after a doubleheader sweep over the Boston Braves, narrowing the gap to the New York Giants. Washington plans to back Walter Johnson for president, while the Yankees and Athletics clash as the pennant race tightens across Missouri Illinois Michigan and Ohio.
The Salisbury club pro Chris Crosby and partner R A Killinsworth travel to High Point tomorrow for the third match against local players led by H Obendorf. The visitors have won twice. Crosby’s birdies and under par rounds gave Salisbury early leads. The match starts around 2 o'clock after the visitors arrive, with Obendorf aiming to even the series and keep the locals in contention for the five match series.
Galveston Tex September 1 Clarence Kraft nicknamed the Babe Ruth of the minor leagues hits his 55th home run today after a 54th yesterday. The Fort Worth star stands within five of Ruths single season record of 59 homers set in one season. Miss Virginia Morton of Salisbury visits Miss Wilma Ritchie on Dewey Street.
In a tight international match Reading defeats Jersey City 3 to 2 with other teams unlisted awaiting further scheduling. The result highlights key scorer contributions and the contest’s competitive pace as remaining fixtures are set.
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