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VOL. 4.
HIGH POINT, N. C., APRIL 11, 1924
GREENSBORO BOYS
AGAIN DEFEATED
Pitches Masterlv Ball And The High
Point Highs Blank Greensboro,
3 to 0.
Coach Jack Boylin’s Hijh Point
highs continued their inarch toward.s
the state cl'.ianrpionship when they
defeated the Greensboro high school
nine at Welch field here yesterday,
S to 0 It was the second time in as
many days that the locids have shut
out the Gate City lads._
Carl Fuqua, High Points pi-chmg
ace, let the visitors down with a lone
hit, a single in the third inning by
Buster Swift, the ball latting third
base and bounding oh Pie^e. It was
the third time this year Greensboro
has been held tp a single hit in a
nine-inning game, Ingram turning
the Johnston men back wi-h a lone
sine-le Monday, while Westmoreland,
of ' Thomasville, yielded one hit in
the opening game of the seasom
Yesterday’s game was a brilhnnt
duel Swift and
qua. The battle could not be com
pared with Monday’s debacle High
Point, after, pouncing on Swift Mon
day and driving him from the;
mound, could do but little with him
yesterday, accumulating only three
^^In^^addition to the superb pitching
of both hurlers, the strong offensive
and defensive work on the local in
field featured. , _
Swift fanned 13 hatter.s and ru-
sua 11. By a coincidence, Foust, lo
cal man, and Wvrick, who bats
fourth for Greensboro, fanned on
each of the three occasions thev bat
ted. Fritz also whiffed three. Tuqua
fanned every Greensboro batter, in
cluding Pinch Hitter Kelly, except
Charlie Harrison, while Chilton was
the only Pointer who failed to be
taken in by Swift’s shoots. Browser
caught a good game, throwing out
Garland, the only Pointer attem’pt-
ing to steal. .
High Point’s runs came in the
seventh. With one down Fuqua dou
bled, Wyrick misjudging the ball
and tearing in under it only to see
it sail over his head. Wood popped
to Burroughs. Garland grounded to
Harrison who.se throw to Usery was
low and Fuqua was on the hot cor
ner and Garland at first. Ingram
dropped a Texas leaguer to right
and Moss, attempting a shoestring
ciatch, didn't put his heels together
and FMqua and Garland scored and
Ingram went to third, scoring a rno-
m.ent later on a passed ball. Fritz
fanned.
Moss was hit to open the sixth,
and Brewer sacrificed. Harrison' and
Burroughs rollei to Fuqua. In f
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HIGH POINT LOSES TO
WINSTON-SALEM TEAM
Gecend Time This Season High Point
Has Lost To Winston-Salem
Bv staging -a nine inning rally
the Winston-Salem high Thursday
af'emoon at W'glch field defielated
Coach Boylin’s High Point highs by
the score cf 8-5. This is the second
t’nie this season that the Twins have
defeated the locals by staging suc
cessful nine inning rallies,; they
haidng won in the Twin City by the
score of C-5.
For two innings neitiier team was
able to tally, both pitchers being in
great form. In the third canto Ern
est, the visiting twirler, weakened
and the Pointers hopped on his of
ferings for four runs.. Haywort>i
singled over second and went to
third when Wood was safe on Col
lins’ error. White laid doiyn a pretty
bunt and Haywortli trotted across
the gutta nercha for the first run of
the game. Wood scored when Pierce
laid dovTi another neat sacrifice hit
Chilton singled and scored on Foust s
crashing double to left field. C. Fu
qua singled and Foust trotted across
:he platter for the last run of the
inning. . , , . ,
Coach Joyner’s Winston lads tal
lied their first marker in the_ fourth
siesta. After V/atkins had flied out
to Hayworth, Laithaii was safe at
second v.'hen Chilton allowed his roll
er to get by him. He advanced to
third on Capp’s infield out and scor
ed on Fuqua’s wild pitch.
The fighting Twins scored three
more runs in the fifth stanza. Fin-
lator doubled and Ford drew a free
ticket to the initial section. Watkins
also received free transportation to
first and the bases were drunk. Fu
qua made a balk at this juncture
and Finlator was allowed to score
w/iule the other two base (runners
advanced a base each. Laithan sing
led and Ford and Watkins ,^'aced
across the plate for two more mark
ers. After this no more scoring was
done until the ninth frame when
Winston scored four runs on three
hits, two errors and a pass.
The old Blue nad White team
tried hard to tie the .score in their
half of the ninth but were success
ful in scoring only one run. With
two men down and two men resting
on the stations Emest was relieved
by Foi-d, who struck out Fuqua.
Foust led the local highs in stick
work with a double and two singles
to his credit. Hayworth, the depend
able right fielders, was struck in
the head by a pitched ball in the
fourih inning and had to be carried
from the field. He w^as relieved by
Ingram, who plaved a good game in
flol.l '
taken out of the bo.x at the begir-
ning of the third inning after 1 e
had been unmercifully pounded by
the local batsmen.
Ingram hui'led one of the greatest
high school games that has |kver
been witnessed in Greensboro. In
fact, he pitched almost a peidect
game. He allowed one hit, issued
one base, struck out ten men, and
caused the Greensboro batters to
pop up or knock easy rollers to the
infield. Only four balls v.'ere hit to
the outfield by the Gate City team
during the entire contest. Three of
these were easy putouts for the out
fielders while the other was a hit
down the left field line by Block, the
only safety secured off Ingram’s de-
livei'y.
But all the credit must not be
given to Ingram. He was given gilt-
edged support by his team mates
and at times it bordered on the sen
sational. Every member of the nine
had at least one chance and not a
bobble was made. Foust, the pepper-
ly little Pointer catcher, caught a
splendid game, working Ingram like
a big leaguer and catching every
thing that came anywhere near the
plate. “Lefty” Chilton played an
other great game at first base. On
several occasions he saved the in
fielders from making errors by
reaching out into the diamond and
catcliing Wild /heaves. Incidentally,
he was the first local player to gar
ner a hit on Swift, making a clean
single to leftfield in the first siesta.
White made a great catch in the
leftfield bleachers and speared a foul
leftfield bleahers and speared a foul
fly-
This afternoon the two teams meet
at Welch field. The Gic-cnsboro lads
are very much chagrined on account
of their stinging defeat ye.sterday
afternoon and will be out for re
venge this afternoon. “Buster”
Swift will probably do the pitching
for the Gate City lads this afternoon
While Carl Fuqua is slated to do
the mound work for the locals,
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