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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1928

Page

8

Mackmen Confident Grove Can Turn Back Yankees

Connie Mack hinges Athletics hopes on left hander Robert Moses Grove to rebound against the New York Yankees after a two game skid and loss of AL lead. Grove has 22 wins this season with 14 straight. Yankees seek sixth defeat. Big crowd expected with 5,000 turnout on Sunday and 30,000 seats sold today. Police reserves deployed for crowd control.

New York Robert Moses Grove Connie Mack Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees Athletics Grove Connie Yankees Yankee

Salisbury Raleigh Game Postponed

The Raleigh boys did not arrive in time to play the Colonials. Bus trouble caused the delay. A double bill will be played today.

Salisbury Raleigh Colonials

Playograph to Cover Pointers Twins Series at Office

The Enterprise offers a Playograph for the little world series between the Pointers and the Twins of Winston-Salem. First game Thursday afternoon in Winston-Salem. Fans may watch from the newspaper office as a leased wire relays each play to the press box for in-office play-by-play coverage.

Pointers Twins Winston-Salem Winston- Salem Park Enterprise

Guinness of the Aged Beer Destroyed in Buffalo Incident

Chief Henry Bradford and agents under Administrator Alexander McCampbell ordered destruction of beer aged over a year. The event occurred at Zett's Brewery where authorities say more than 60,000 gallons were consumed by the sewer after the last barrel was smashed.

Henry Bradford Alexander McCampbell Buffalo Zett

Championship Play Starts High Point Golf Club Elimination Matches

The High Point Country Club starts elimination rounds for its fifth annual championship with 30 qualifiers. Bill McWilliams and C. M. Waynick lead qualification at 84, with matchups set across four flights and rounds to finish by next week. Women’s qualifying follows next week.

High Point Golf Club High Point Country Club Bill McWilliams Flash C. M. Waynick Willis Slane Cecil Prince CC. M. Waynick R. H. Wheeler R. L. Waynick John Abels Britt. Armfield J. A. Morris T. J. Gold J. C. Matton Lyman Redding T. V. Roch

Major League Leaders A P News Summary

The AP lists top players for the season including Pirates P Waner with 48 hits and 130 runs for combined batting, and Meusel with 41 RBIs for the Yankees. Ruth leads homers with 48 and Gehrig drives in 129. Hoyt leads pitching with 18 wins for the Yankees.

National P. Waner Pirates Bottomley Cards Wilson Cubs Cuyler Cube Goslin Senators Ruth Yankees Gehrig Manush Browns Douglas J Schulte Meusel Yanks Combs Yanks Myer Red Sox Hoyt

Government seeks permission to distill more whiskey

Officials warn the government’s medicinal whiskey stock is dwindling with only five years of supply left. They request authorization to distill additional whiskey to age before sale.

Washington

Dugan Scores Technical Knockout Of Clancy In Sensenbach Willis show

Georgia heavyweight Billy Dugan defeated Canadian champion Joe Clancy by technical knockout when Clancy refused to continue after the second round and a rest period. The High Point crowd saw strong showings from Jim Spivey and Jimmy Murphy in eight round battles.

Dugan Joe Clancy Georgia Spivey Murphy

Fights Last Hight at Welchfield Under Local Promoters

Fights last night at Welchfield staged under High Point Baseball Association management by CC BR Willis and E E Sensenbach featured Billy Dugan of Adairsville versus Joe Clancy of Canada with Dugan by technical knockout. Jim Spivey of Columbus defeated Jimmy Kid Murphy in the semi final by decision. Sailor Little of High Point beat Toby Mack of Charlotte by four in the fourth. Newberry of Sumter defeated Eddie Butler of Chapel Hill by decision. Young Bass of Charlotte and Doug Crawford of Greenville tied in a draw.

K. O Billy Dugan Georgia Joe Clancy Adairsville Clancy Tile High Point Baseball Association C. B. Willis E. E. Sensenbach High Point Freal Jim Spivey Columbus Jimmy Kid) Murphy Tampa Fla Spivey Murphy Sailor Little Noby Mack Charlotte Buster Newberry Sumter S. C Eddie Welchfield CC. BR. Willis

Newberry Dominates Butler With Jabs in Title Bout

Newberry used extra height and reach to ramrod left jabs against Butler, earning six of eight rounds before a low blow by the Charlotte fighter prompted referee stoppage. The early rounds showed competitive exchanges as the contest began.

Charlotte Newberry Butler

Local Baseball Scores From North Carolina Matchups

High Point 6 Greensboro 7 in a close contest. Durham 3 Winston-Salem 2. Salisbury Raleigh game postponed.

Pet Goldsboro Wilmington Ww. I. Pet Winston-Salem Kid High Point Greensboro Salisbury Raleigh Durham W. L. Pet New York Hos Philadelpha St. Louis Io Washington Rey Te Chicago Rees I Detroit Eee Cleveland Boston High Point Salisbury-Raleigh

Baseball Scores From The Day's Card

Scores list from a schedule shows Cleveland 3 versus St. Louis 6 Detroit 4 against Chicago 6 Washington 2 and Boston 5. The note indicates these are only games scheduled.

Cleveland St. Louis Detroit Chicago Washington Boston

Baseball Scores and Standings Snapshot

Reported scores show Boston 1 0 New York 4 11 Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 7 St Louis 2 Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 11 6 Brooklyn 6 7. The brief list captures teams and results for quick standings reference.

Ww. L. Pet St Louis Chicag New York O Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn O Boston A OR Re A Philadelphia Boston New York Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn

Local Baseball Scores From Sunday Doubleheader

Indianapolis defeated Columbus 18 to 6 while Kansas City beat St. Paul 4 to 3 and Milwaukee topped Minneapolis 7 to 6. Toledo and Louisville played as part of a Sunday doubleheader.

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

Weekend Scores From Affected Games

In eight innings rain interrupted play. Buffalo beat Rochester 38 to 8 while Reading lost 0 to Newark 1. Toronto defeated Montreal 6 to 8 with the same rain delay affecting the schedule.

Buffalo Rochester Reading Newark Toronto Montreal

Southern Association game score report

Mobile defeated Atlanta 3 to 2. New Orleans beat Birmingham 10 to 4. Nashville won 8 to 4 over Little Rock.

L. Pet Memphis Birmingham Little Rock Chattanooga New Orleans Mobile Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Nashville

Regional Baseball Scores From Night Action

Macon defeated Greenville 14 to 4 while Knoxville beat Charlotte 9 to 5. Augusta topped Asheville 1 to 5. Spartanburg improved to 6 2 with a 6 to 2 win over Columbus 2 3.

Macon Greenville Knoxville Charlotte Augusta Asheville Spartanburg Columbus

Patriots Beat Pointers 7 to 6 In Season Finale

High Point players Cleveland Kilpatrick and Molly Cox sparked a Patriot win over Greensboro 7 to 6 as Conklin faced a gauntlet of hits. Wilson pitched for the Patriots while Conklin toed the rubber for the Pointers. Boonemen hit the Patriot twirler freely and the game ended the season with Greensboro ahead in the standings.

Patriots Pointers Boonemen Car Smith Molly Cox Patriot Conklin Wilson Greensboro Ford Cleveland Bunadees Brummitt Smith Kilpatrick Stewart Boone Turner Hargrave Baker iStruck High Point ES Greensboro Morgan Repshaw

Park Visitation Up As AAA Reports Higher Summer Travel

The American Automobile Association estimates 100000 more visitors in national parks this summer than last year for this season. Increase reflects stronger tourist demand and ongoing park access nationwide.

American Automobile Association

Auto Club Reaches 21st Birthday Milestone

The California State Automobile Association celebrates its 21st birthday as it expands to 720 employees serving thousands of motorists statewide.

Auto Club California State Automobile Association

Conway Mangum Boxing Card Promises Rematch Stakes

The Conway Mangum match headlines Bob Penny's weekly card at the High Street arena. The ten-round bout pairs two fighters with prior meetings and no clear winner, while Dynamite Overcash challenges Jim Spivey and eight rounds with Kid Melton of Greensboro headline a four-fight, 40-round program.

Conway-Mangum Bob Penny High Street Arena Penny Dynamite Overcash Jim Spivey Kid Melton Greensboro

Sally League South Atlantic Ends Week With Key Results

Asheville remained the pace setter by beating Augusta 5 to 1 while Macon’s Peaches crushed Keenville 14 to 4 with 18 hits. Knoxville rallied to top Charlotte 9 to 6 as Smokies pulled a late rally in both seventh and ninth. Spartanburg and Columbia split a doubleheader, Spartans 6 to 2 then 3 to 2.

South Atlantic Association Asheville Augusta Macon Peaches Keenville Knoxville Charlotte Smokies Spartanburg Columbia Spartans

Champagne Found Floating in Rhine River

Berlin Sept 8 German police recovered several cases of French champagne from the Rhine at Coblenz after bathers reported a strong wine scent. Authorities believe smugglers hid the stock in the river to smuggle into the city from France.

Berlin Coblenz Rhine France

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