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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1926
Page
12
ca e VON ELM BEATS JONES FOR AMATEUR GOLF TITLE. The piece notes a broad discussion on football rules and the impact of the forward pass rule, highlighting coaches' views and questions about its practical effect in early games.
Ragan Knitting mill defeats Tomlinson Manufacturing 8 to 5 in Thomasville as Harrington and Pendry pace the clubs. Beasley, L Harrington, Cowan and Johnson key the Ragans offense while Pendry and L Kearns lead Tomlinson. The protest over Cowan’s eligibility sparked controversy.
Dallas manager Snipe Conley of the Texas League pennant winners shows seven baseballs in his right hand to illustrate Dazzy Vance’s reputed hand size. He notes his own claim to a sevenball grip and previews Dallas against the New Orleans Pelicans in the Dixie series starting Sept. 22.
The Highland Cotton Mill baseball team beat Amazon Cotton Mills 4 to 2 in a well played contest. Yarbor pitched a beautiful game for Highland while Beasley handled the mound for Amazon. Both squads delivered a hard fought, entertaining matchup with late runs securing the win.
George Von Elm defeated Bobby Jones to win the national amateur championship in a surprise result. Jones, a former British and American Open winner who had beaten Von Elm in prior matches, entered as the favorite but was outplayed throughout. The upset ends Jones’s bid to become the first three time amateur champion.
Optimism rises for High Point College Purple Panthers as a stronger team. High school football squads gear up under Coach Marlette with about five home games. Country club golf tournaments run next week qualifying for the local championship. Basketball may follow football with a possible league. Hunting season nears amid national events including boxing title race and World Series. The day and night lines hint at broad civic schedules.
High Point golf calendar features two major events. Qualifying for the Country club championship opens Monday with medal play for the club event. The inter-city tournament begins Thursday using Nassau format.
Davidson defeats Elon College 26 to 0 in the season opener at Davidson, with Captain Wells scoring twice and Wade Leggette adding two touchdowns. Wells and Leggette are praised as standout backs, while Elon shows strength in the backfield with Bock, Kelly and Enbleback. Officials listed from North Carolina State and Auburn.
In Richmond the Greenville Spinners beat the Richmond Colts 3 to 2 to take two of three in the Virginia South Atlantic post season series. Deacon Joliff pitched well but earned the loss as Greenville benefited from an eighth inning error and timely hits. The series moves to Greenville on Monday.
George Von Elm of Los Angeles stunned Bobby Jones at Baltusrol New Jersey by 2 and 1 in the 36 hole match marking one of golf history’s great upsets. Von Elm used superb approaches and a borrowed set to outplay the champion who battled to the 35th green in front of a ten thousand crowd.
Carter Farris won the intermediate class singles title at the local Y tennis tournament, defeating Sherrod Morrow in two straight sets. The award will be presented at the annual Y meeting next Friday night. last year Kenneth Ables held the title, and Charles Salsbury was the prior year’s champion.
The Wom en’s national golf tournament will be held Sept 27 to Oct 2 at Merion Cricket Club in Philadelphia. Walter Johnson is 38 and spent one year in the west before joining the Washington club.
Jack Dempsey was placed under receivership after a suit by his former manager Jack Kearns demanding an accounting of funds from 1923 to 1926. Vice Chancellor Ingersoll set hearings and barred Dempsey from leaving New Jersey without bond. Emerson L. Richards was named temporary receiver with a $100,000 bond, and Dempsey may defend with counsel upon posting the same bond. The suit, filed in Camden by James Mercer Davis, seeks detailed financial action against the heavyweight champion.
V M I opened the 2010 season with a 20 to 0 victory over Wofford in Lexington Virginia. Curley Groerer sprinted 63 yards for a second quarter TD after a punt return. Pinkey Thornhill then returned an interception 80 yards for a fourth quarter score as Walker added a first half TD from the seven. The Terriers twice reached V M I’s 15 yard line but were shut down by cadet forwards.
Dempsey must provide an accounting of every cent received in advance from Tex Rickard promoter of the Dempsey Tunney fight. He also must tally money received from gate admission at training camps in Saratoga Springs and Atlantic City.
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