Wednesday, May 1, 1929
THE POINTER
Page Three
ATHLETIC
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POINTERS IM CIOSE
IE FROM MEOtNE
Game Goes Eleven Innings
With Neither Side
Scoring.
The Black Bisons struck their
stride Wednesday afternoon to win
a game stretched to eleven innings
by the score of 5 to 0 from Mebane
high. Neither side was able to
score until in the eleventh inning
High Point put the game on ice
with five runs. Brogden pitched a
pretty game and with air tight
hacking allowed only six hits. John
son knocked a home run in the
eleventh inning to score High
Point’s first two runs.
With the score nothing and
nothing in the eleventh inning
Kearns, first man up, led off with a
single. Johnson brought him in
with a homer. Stone struck out but
Culler drew a free pass and stole
second. He scored on two successive
wild pitches made in an effort to
catch him. Allred followed with a
single and Brogden also got on
base. Snsenback hit a hot single to
right field to score both runners.
High Point AB R H E
Hill, c 5 0 2 0
Smith, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kearns, lb 5 0 10
Johnson, l.f 5 1 1 0
Stone, c.f. 4 1 0 0
Culler, 3b 3 10 0
Allred, r.f. 4 1 2 0
Brogden, p 5 0 0 0
Sensenback, ss 5 0 1 0
40 5 7 0
Mebane AB R H E
L. Riggs, s.s 4 0 0 0
E. Bradshaw, c.f 4 0 1 0
R. Riggs, 3b 4 0 0 0
T. Jobe, p 4 0 2 0
Vincent, If 4 0 1 0
Earrell, c 4 0 0 2
Hlghtoll, 2b 4 0 1 1
H. Jobe, lb 4 0 0 1
R. Bradshaw, rf 4 0 0 0
36 0 6 4
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PLACEATCIVIIANMEI
The High Point high school track
team took second place in the
Clvltan meet held at Greensboro
Saturday afternoon with the score
of 26 points. Out of thirteen events
High Point won two first places,
two second places, three third
places and five fourth places. Seven
Civitans and two state records were
broken. In the 300-yard novice run
Steed for High Point ran it in 34
minutes and four-fifth seconds to
break the record held by Greens
boro of 35 flat. Curlee also took
first place in the 880-yard dash.
Williams of Oxford put the shot
49 feet and two and two-fifth
inches to better his own state
record of 47 feet eleven and one-
half inch. In the 440-yard dash
the state record was again broken
when Evens bettered it by one
second running it in 52 and three-
fifth seconds.
Charlotte won first place with
fifty and one-fourth points. High
Point came second with 26 points,
Asheville third with 21 points and
Greensboro fourth with 19 and one-
fourth points. Greensboro won the
medley relay and Charlotte took
the mile relay.
Summary
100-yard dash: Woodside, Char
lotte; Laney, Charlotte; Nicholson,
Greensboro; Holmes, Asheville.
Time 10 2-5 seconds.
220-yard dash: Woodisde, Char
lotte; McMillan, Charlotte; Nich
olson, Greensboro; Gordon, Hick
ory. Time 23 2-5 seconds.
300-yard novice dash: Steed,
High Point; Gunter, Greensboro;
Caldwell, Charlotte; Martin, Ashe
ville. Time 34 4-5 seconds.
440-yard dash: Evans, Charlotte;
Payne, Asheville; Mitchell, Char
lotte; Thomas, High Point. Time
52 3-5 seconds.
880-yard run: Curlee, High
Point; Lambert, Charlotte; Miller,
Asheville; Troutman, Statesville.
Time, 2 minutes 12 seconds.
Mile run: Jones, Asheville, Wil
liamson, High Point; Hubbard,
High Point; Lumpkin, Charlotte;
Time. 4 minutes 52 4-5 seconds.
120-yard low hurdles: Watt,
Statesville; Nicholson, Greensboro;
Laney, Charlotte; Moffitt, High
Point. Time 15 1-5 seconds.
Shot put: Williams, Oxford;
Mullis, Charlotte; Martin, Ashe
ville; Johnson, High Point. Dis
tance 49 feet 2 2-5 inches.
Broad ;ump: Laney, Charlotte;
Woodside, Charlotte; Nicholson,
Greensboro; Thompson, Gastonia.
Distance 21 feet 1 3-4 Inches.
Pole vault: James, Hickory; Gur
ley, High Point; Norman, Greens
boro; Moffitt, High Point; Dis
tance 11 feet 1 inch.
Discus: Mullis, Charlotte; Mar
tin, Asheville; Gurley, High Point;
Ellis, Statesville. Distance 118
feet 7 inches.
Javelin: Martin, Asheville;
James, Hickory; Gurley, High
Point; Thompson, Gastonia. Dis
tance 158 feet 2 Inches.
High jump: Johnson, Greens
boro; Wood, Charlotte; tie for
third between Burns, Hickory, and
Ellis, Statesville; tie for fourth be
tween Rouzer, Salisbury, Hopson,
Charlotte, Black, Gastonia, and
Abernethy, Greensboro. Height 5
feet 7 Inches.
Medley relay: Greensboro, High
Pit and Asheville. Time 7 min
utes 21 seconds.
Mile relay: Charlotte, Asheville
and Greensboro. Time 3 minutes
42 1-2 seconds.
TENNIS TEAM LOSES
TO CHARLOTTE HIGH
The High Point high school ten
nis team was defeated by the
Charlotte high Erlday afternoon
at the Country club. High Point
took two of the matches, one of
the doubles and the singles. In the
singles Byron Abies won over his
opponent 6-1, 6-1. In the doubles
Lucas and Byron Abies took the
matches 6-2, 6-4.
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VIRGINIA HUNT NEW
GIRLS’ BALL MANAGER
Virginia Hunt has been ap
pointed baseball manager for the
High Point girls’ nine, according to
an announcement made by Miss
Beverly Wilson, coach, this week.
This appointment has been con
firmed by the student council.
POINTER GIRLS’ NINE
TAKES TRINITY GAME
EROM VISITORS HERE
Sprye, Local Pitcher, Is Main
Factor in High Point’s Easy
Victory; Cain Stars for Tri
nity.
The local girls’ baseball team
gained the first real victory Mon
day afternoon, April 22, by de
feating Trinity by the score of
39-20. The game was played on the
local athletic field. The High Point
ers gained the lead in the first in
ning to keep It throughout the
game.
The High Point team outplayed
the visitors in every phase of the
game, although errors were made
frequently by both teams. Sprye,
High Point pitcher, was an out
standing star for High Point. Her
home run in the third inning was
the feature of the game. Foxworth
and Fritz also played a good game.
Cain and Brown were the shining
stars in the Trinity line-up.
Trinity AB R
Wood lb 5 1
Sikes, p 5 1
Lohr, c 6 1
Milligan, r.s 5 2
Cam, 2b 6 3
B. Hughes 5 2
Brown, 3b 5 4
Myers, 1. s 5 3
V. Hughes, c.f. 4 1
E. Brown, r.f. 4 2
High Point AB R
Fritz, 3b 7 3
Rutledge, 2b 7 5
Wood, c 7 5
Foxworth, lb 6 5
Suratt, l.f 6 3
Darby, r.f 6 2
Sowers, l.s 6 2
N. Waynick, r.s 6 4
E. Waynick, c.f 1 1
Sprye, p — 6 5
Lotts, c.f 5 4
Umpire—Patrick.
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MANY NATURE EXHIBITS
DISPLAYED IN LIBRARY
(Continued from Page 1)
duck, English snipe, Sora, Blue
winged teal, Black-Bellied Plover,
Bald-Pate and the female Mallard
duck.
On the bulletin board to the left
of the main entrance to the library
is an exhibit of hand-painted flow
ers. These are all the work of Mrs.
Clara Worth Bryan, former teacher
at the school. There are nineteen
of these beautifully painted pic
tures, and they have as their sub
jects the better known of the wild
flowers. Mrs. Bryan’s artistic abil
ity is well known around the school
as some of her work has been dis
played before in the library and
elsewhere.
To the right of the main en
trance, there is a large clipping
from the New York Times, dealing
with the arrival of spring, and the
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Superlative Types of Room
Show Their Ability; Statistics
Selected Afterwards.
An unusual program was given
last Wednesday in Mr. Marshall’s
senior home room. The superlative
types of the class were recognized.
Gladys Culler made a short talk
on the Honor Scoeity telling the
advantages of it and its four Ideals.
“My Heart Leaps Up’’ was recited
by Mary Holley. Alildred Payne
had been deemed to be most poetic,
so she read an original poem, “The
Oak Tree.’’ As Dell Hicks was the
most musical, she sang a solo,
“Where Is the Song of Songs for
Me?’’ Percy Idol, being the only
person in 201 belonging to the
Oratio club, was asked to give an
oration. He gave “The Gettysburg
Address.’’
After this, the class voted on the
other superlatives. Charlie Kearns
proved to be a very popular boy.
He was elected as most popular,
best looking, most attractive, most
athletic, best all-round boy, and
biggest flirt. He seemed to carry
the honors for the boys. Virginia
Hunt was elected the most popular,
the most athletic, and the best all
round girl. The two wittiest persons
are “Chigger’’ Moffitt, and Ina
McAdams. Ina McAdams was also
chosen as the prettiest girl. Fred
Thomas received a large majority
of the votes for the biggest bluff of
home room 201.
opening up of Nature in the trees,
and the flowers.
On another bulletin board is a
copy of a spring-time painting by
Gorot, and several lovely poems
about Spring. These poems are by
well-known authors, and are sum-
bolic of the beauties of nature In
the spring time.
GIRLS’ WEEK MAY 5-12
Parade, Free Swim, Picture
Show, and Banquet Planned;
Sunrise Picnic on Saturday.
Girls’ week, this year, begins on
May 6, and lasts through Sunday,
May 12. The Senior Girl Reserves,
who voted to sponsor this annual
affair, have with the aid of their
advisers, and the directors of the
Y. W. C. A., been working to see
that each day will bring something
valuable and entertaining to the
girls of High Point.
The Ibllowing program has been
planned:
Monday, May 6—Proclamation
by Mayor W. A. Davis. Parade
with a float from each club. The
high school band will furnish the
music. The Hi-Y and Pioneers will
parade. Open house at the Y. W.
C. A., where there will be on dis
play handicraft made by the Girl
Reserves.
Tuesday, May 7—Health Day.
Play day on the Y. W. C. A. floor;
free swims tor all Girl Swims.
Wednesday, Alay 8 — Recrea
tional Day. Free picture show for
Girl Reserves.
Thurstlay, May 9—Service Day.
Each club will choose some service
project to do on that day.
Friday, May 10 — Mother-
Daughter Day. Alother-Daughter
bampiet.
Saturday, May 11 — Outdoor
Day. Sunrise picnic.
Sunday, May 12 — Alother’s
Day. Each girl Reserve will Invite
her mother to attend church with
her.
rile theme running throughout
the program for Girls’ Week this
year Is that of a cooperative effort
on the part of every girl, the home,
and the community, for a better
spirit of comradeship and an ap
preciation of her responsibility.
HIGH POINT HAT SHOP
Hat Cleaning
Shoe Shine Shoe Repairing
Pressing
Complete Service From Head
to Foot
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