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The Charlotte News from Charlotte, North Carolina • 12

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TWELVE-A All Phonc3 IIemlock-5200 THE CHARLOTTE (NG) NEWS All Phones Hemlock-5200 SUNDAY AUGUSf 7 r-igg Named To Succeed Crawford BIG STABIDTil TO BE READY FOR VA GAME I Skidmore to Be With Boys on Grid Camp Two Lads Named In Star Batting Roles When Caldwell-Dilworth Win If Fifty -Five High School Football Players Sign Up for Mountain Camp over Duncan Memorial 9 to 1 and over West Avenue 6 to 2 Bus Allen Caldwell with four hits from five trips to the bat was top batsman of he first named game while Bus Alexander of the Avenuers ha da perfect day with four hits from as many one of the safeties being a triple Both Caldwell and Dilworth out-hit as well as outscored their opponents Claude Quick hurling for the Memorials in his first League game having been an all-star Junior high allowed the Duncans only six hits da he pitched great baseball George one-hand catch of Caton long drive to left was the feature of the Dilworth-Avenue contest Coach Walter Skidmore who is now in Rochester Minn will be here around the middle of August according to word that reached here yesterday and plans on taking hi the Charlotte High football camp at Brevard "To get acquainted with the as he put it sister is ill and he is with her at Mayo Brothers in the Northwestern State of towns have good teams but only one can have the best And I see no reason why that one can't be Coach Skid wrote when I will get to Charlotte I am unable to say but as sdon as my sister shows improvement I will be able to tell more about the date" the letter continued the boys my best he said in conclusion Giants Get One Pittsburgh Pa Aug ambitious athletes resumed their winning habits today end took a one-sided decision over the peaceful Pirates 9 to 2 Concrete Poured in Last of 24000 Seats of Structure BUILDING PUSHED BY CONTRACTORS Grass on Playing Field Growing Nicely According to Reports Chapel Hill Aug 6 The Kenan Memorial Stadium the University of North new athletl Held nd forum for outdoor exercises wa completed today more than three months ahead of the time allowed for construction The last et the 24000 seat waa poured thia afternoon leaving only the finishing touches to be completed Grass that was recently planted in the turtle-balk playing field is already coming up whetting the enthusiasm of hundreds of vis-itors who have watched the work go on Tentative plans call for dedication at the Carolina-Virglnia game Thanksgiving when a record gathering of football enthusiasts in the State Is expected to attend The construction required only seven months The contractors had been allowed until Thanksgiving if necessary to have the field ready for playing The stadium la tha gift of William and Kenan Jr native North Carolinian and prominent chemical and electrical engineer of New Tork City in memory of the late Mary Hargrave and William Rand Kenan mother and father of the donor AIIFE SAME TO PAUL Paul Waner according to Barney Dreyfuss hit a right-hander or a left hander In fact I doubt whether he knows which arm a fellow pitches or cares" Caldwell Memorial and Dilworth Methodist tied for top place In Ward Sunday School League surged farther into the lead yesterday by respective wins MIDI Local Lads Down Stony Point Players by Hitting Attack Displaying one of the most bril-l'ant batting attacks ever seen here the Chari tte Boosters yesterday beat the Stony Point tossers 14 to 1 at the Irwin diamond yesterday George Frazier The News shortstop headed the batting aggregation-getting a brace of homers and double among his other hits that gave him a total of four out of six attempts Pete Baloskle on the hillock for the Boosters pitched great ball throughout the game but a wild heave in the sixth cost the 'southpaw a shutout Only four hits were garnered from his delivery hile the Boosters tapped Ball hurling for the visitors for 20 safeties The Boosters are after more games with leading teams AU the teams interested in arranging games should call Dowd Prim at the Southern Public Utilities Company Boosters: AB II PO A Grier 2b 5 Rohleder lb 2 Frazier 3b 6 Kcpkirs 5 White ss 5 Wilson If 5 Severs cf 4 Long rf 4 Boloskie 5 Severs lb 1 Prim rf 1 2 2 0 1 4 2 3 9 1 0 0 1 10 The prospective football camp at Bill Camp Sapphire for Jack Caldwell's Charlotte High football enthusiasts was last night assured after a King Says Kannapolis Team as in Hectic Contest Concord August Concord made a clean sweep of the series with Kannapolis today by scoring a 5 to 2 victory before a throng of 1500 rabid fans Willie Newson working on the hillock for the locals let the Towl-ers down with three scattered hits while the Weavers cracked the offerings of Rube Wilson with great results I Harry Daugherty and Arthur hord paved the wav for a local triumph when successive hits put Concord in the lead in the sixth canto SOME SHAME The Towelers heralded to amateur baseball circles as terrors were a smeek a slambs and had about as much chanre licking Concord as a flea has blackbottomlng with an elephant Concord tallied In the first sixth and eighth innings while the Towl-erg scored in the fifth and ninth The first score for Kannapolis was gained purely by errors and the second was by a rather weak rally Kannapolis 000 010 Concord 100 002 5 iVilson and Donaldson Newson and Watts PIEDMONT LEAGUE GAMES No Sunday Games STANDINGS week's work the boys up by Caldwell Captain Platt Landis and Manager Helms A total of fifty Jads had to be signed by last night -but early yesterday afternoon Coach Caldwell stated he had signed a total of 55 boys MEETING TUESDAY The mentor will meet with the boys Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the Charnoca Club 3 Harvard place to explain and lay plans for the -camp which starts on August 24 The following boys have stated they wofild take in the camp: Captain Platt Landis Manager Helms Bill Craver A Craver Henry Stroll-bar Jack Dunavant Lloyd Withers Lowell Mason Carl Hinson Reid Tull Joe Morris Jenks Hutchison Larry Johnson John Bennett Wade Ison "Nick Laney George Wilson Hunter Joe Funder-burke George Elliott George Houston Tom Alexander Ralph Redwine George Shelby Robert Hunter Fred McCanless Esson McCanless Sumter Devaga Frank Alexander Daniels Ty Reid Blan Chapman Carl Williams Frank Robinson Bob Cook Sam Fort Sharpe Carney -Laslle Lawlng Hoyt Shore Billy Hicks Lawrence Miller Ed Cochrane Bill Bundy Alden Houston William Harris and Tom Wood Uncertain of Jobs' Coaches Begin Plans Although not assured of their year's work as athletic directors in the City School athletic program Bill Craver and Wade Ison tomorrow begin work on drawing up a program for the yfear under the supervision of Otto A Guillckson director of physical education Craver la now dickering with the school board for a job at Alexander Graham and Ison is looking forward for a place at Piedmont Junior High Prof GulUckaon will Instruct the lads who both are former Charlotte High players In mass drills various group games and other achooi physical educational work Gme Tunney refused to pick tho 'winner In the recent Dempsey -Shar- key bout Here's the long tall lanky Brevard Culp that took a big delight In downing Dilworth Methodist in a double-header last Saturday Culp was formerly a New York Yankee rookie and also a member of Marvin Rilch's Charlotte High football team bark in 1916 when it won the South Atlantic championship Brevard played a tackle on this club and is said that he was equally as great a grldder as he is a hurler 'ANBIKGS TWILIGHT LEAGUE GAME Sammies vs Powers GAME Observer vs A GAMES The News vs Bankers Firemen vs Wades GAME Southern vs Phoners GAME Film Club vs Trust STANDINGS Won Ixst Pet 1000 1000 800 800 500 400 400 250 250 200 200 200 Phoners 5 Firemen 4 Sammies 4 Towers 4 Southern 2 Observer 2 Wades 2 Trust 1 Bankers 1 The News 1 A 1 Film Club 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 RESULTS No Saturday games SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE SATURDAY'S GAMES Duncan vs Dilworth West Avenue vs Caldwell Calddwell 003 030 Duncan 000 000 Two base hits: Sherrill Gribble Shore Allen Foard Sacrifice hits: Quick Bases on balls off Quick (1) Batters hit by Oates (Gribble) Struck out by Quick (5) by Oates (4) Passed balls Scott Umpire: Neal Dilworth: ABRHFOAE High Eligibility Rules To Be Caldwell AT CAROLINA KNEW Gastonia High Teams in Charge of Popular Player CONTRACT CALLS FOR ONE YEAR New Mentor Now in Jersey Reports on September 1 By WADE ISON Whisnanf ex-captain and all-Stats guard of the 1926 University of North Carolina football team and hurler on the 1927 nine has been signed to succeed Pat Crawford aa athlelic coach and director of physical education at Gastonia High School Information here last night revealed which was confirmed over long distance telephone message with Superintendent WUI'e Grier of the public schools of Gastonia Whisnant Is to report for bla duties on September 1 his contract calling for one year's service beginning that date Now IN CAMP At present the Tar Heel athlete whose home is In Morganton 1 in New Jersey where he is physical director of a boys' camp At Gastonia he will have charge of aH aporta and will have three dally classea In citizenship in Gastonia High School Superintendent Grier aald Crawford who haa been elected head coach at Guilford College was noted a coach of one of the best team In tho State and with Whisnant an athlet'c student of high standing to replace the same standard of athletic la elated for Gastonia Of much interact 1 th new that the will coaclv th Gaetonians sine Jack Caldwell a Charlotte High play th Green and White in Gastonia on October 30 HARD WORKER Wh le at Carolina Whlanant wa one of th moat raapacted etudent on the campua and while there had charge of the college A where he mad hie way through school by hard work Durham Wins Again Durham Memorial yesterday afternoon on the Seversville grounds downed the Calvary Memorial base-ball outfit 7 to 1 Bathing Suits 43 one-piece Bathing Suita that sold for $6 and $650 a suit RESULTS High Point 3 6 Raleigh 2-3 Durham 6-2 Winston 6-S Sallsbury 6-3 Rocky Mount 4-12 xx-ran for Gooch In the 9th xxx-batted for Dawson in 9th New York 010 420 Pittsburgh 000 000 Two base hits Jackson Ott Hornsby Reese Devormer Three base Granth Waner Sacrifices: Jack -on Fitzsimmons 2 Ithyne Double plays Rhyne Wright to Grantham Left on New York 2 Pittsburgh 7 Bases on balls: off Hill 1 off Fitzsimmons 2 off Pawson 1 Struck out: by Hill 3 by Fitzsimmons 3 Hits: off Hill 7 in 3 1-3 off Dawson 6 in 3 2-3 innings Losing pitcher Hill Umpires- Rigler Hart and Jordan Time: 1:45 Red Sox Win Boston Mass Aug 6 (INS The Red Sox took the first game of a three-game series from the Detroit Tigers here today 4 to 2 Wiltse had the best of Whltehill who twirled for the Tigers It was the Sox fifth straight win Detroit Alt PO A You Look As Though By WADE ISON The eligibility rules for Charlotte High football players will be the same as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association rules last year Jack Caldwell-High said last night have added a bit to them however" Jack said "This year the boys will be told whether they are eligible on Friday and should they be back in their work they will be given until the next Thursday to make It up But should they fall to become eligible they will not be allowed to take part In the game that week" SAME CONTROL course" he Dr Garinger Professor GuliickBon and myself will continue to bar any player from games should they fall down in any expectations such as too many tardies or-absences" Just what will be done in regard to the newcomers to the school the coach failed to say but gave indications that they would have to pass the work In the school last attended Action on this matter Is to come up before Garinger Gul-llckson and Caldwell Jack said Statesville Wins Statesville defeated the Savona Manufacturing team yesterday 1J to 6 at a game played at the Savona diamond McQuary and Miller hit homers States Ule: AB PO A Home runs: Frazier 2 Wilson Three base hits: Boloskie Two baso hits: Grier Frazier Long Stolen bases: Hoskins Severs Severs Hopkins Boses on vails oft Boloskie 1 off Ball 1 Struck out by Boloskie 9: by Ball 5 Passed balls Hopkins Time of game: 2 hours Umpires: Palmer and Rhyne Senators Lose Washington Aug -(INS) Cleveland halted win ning streak today when Miller held the Nats to six scattered hits Had Met Who? Caldwell 003 030 West Ave 000 020 Three base hits: Alexander: Stolen bases: Craver Henderson Nesbit Timmons Johnson Oats Double plays: Johnson to Turner Alexander Turner to A Turner Me-Corkle to Watterson Cathcart to Timmons Cathcart to Robinson Sacrifice hits: Pittman (2) Bases on balls off Pittman (2) off McCorkle (2) Batters hit by McCorkle (Foard) Struck out by Pittman (3) by McCorkle (3) Umpires: Smith and Fisher Cards Take Game St Louis Aug Grover Alexander held the Braves to seven scattered singles in a 4 to 1 victory for the Cardinals over the Braves today Manager O'Farrell shifted his Infield by benching Helnie Schuble and placing Lester Bell at short Bell hit a homer in the fourth as did Frisch What you need to do is to go to Sale All Summer Clothing and three-piece Suits reduced tl I ti I SI I If I IE If- 1 Kc 'if JM I La I I I Be 'o Ish Du I lo "li 1 'll i I lU 1 'hr 'an die I 'en ra in Ph 10 oon or har it ip Pai St ore elf ld innl ott to an id ho ce iy 10 i-iro ul ovk inro mior Emj 2 th th x-batted for Devivereios in 9th xx-batted for Whitehill in 9th Detroit 010 000 Boston 100 201 4 Two base hits: Flagstead Regan Hartley 2 Wiltse Devivereios Rothrock Three base hits Woodall Stolen bases- Regan Carlyle Sacrifice hits Myer Warner Whitehill Double plays Gehrirger to Neun Regan to Myer to Todt Left on bases- Detroit 8 Boston 8 Bases on balls off Wiltse 3 Hit by pitcher: by Wiltse Manush Struck cut: by Whitehill 7 Umpires: Nal-Un and Dlneen Time of game: 1 55 Factory Tests on INDIA TIRES are much harder than any road wear you'll give them That's why 13 or 20 thousand miles is not an out-of-the ordinary mileage record for Indias If You Wish Use Our BUDGET PLAN Sales i Car Washing Vulcanizing Service Visit Our Iubratory Total 42 13 12 27 9 6 Savona: Fredericks cf 5 Miller 2b 3 Hurley lb 5 Garris 3b 5 Pearson ss 5 Bridges rf 2 Cooper rf 3 Hancock If 4 llartts 3 Lindsay 0 Fletcher 3 Fisher 1 AB It 1IPOAE 0 3 2 4 0 10 0 0 Totals 39 Score by Innings: 6 8 27 13 6 Statesville 420 013 Savona 110 002 6 Summary: Home Mc Quary and Miller Two-basi hits McQuary Rufty Pearson Har- tis Stolen liases Plotts Miller Frederson Miller Double play Pearson to Miller to Hurley 2 McQuary to Plotts Sacrifice 1 Rufty Bases on off Lind-j sey 1 Fisher 1 Passed Har-1 Batters by Preslv (Miller) I Struck bv Presly 6 off Lindsey 3 in 11 Inning off Fletcher 8 in 7 1 3 innings off Flsherd 2 in 1 1 3 Innings off Preslev 8 in 9 innings Wild pitches Lind-seyl Fisher 1 Passed Har-tls 2 Left on bases Statesville 7 Savona 9 Time of came 1 hour and 50 minutes Umpire Ratte Wrestling is illegal in Chit ago now and they are seriously considering a law making murder tne same Many a bloke Joins a golf club to impress another bloke who joined the club to impress him Dempsey rose savs an expert from a bum to a millionaire From brake beam to trunkline you might say Sale of Pajamas Values $250 to $400 RESULTS Dilworth 6 West Avenue 2 Caldwell Duncan 1 Big Ten Jobs Turned Down By Roettger Bloomington III Aug 6 Despite better offers of Big Ten schools for his services Wallie Roettger who has coached Illinois Wesleyan to two Little Nineteen cage championship trams will remain at the smalk school Roettger is now playing baseball in the Etxas League under option t0 the fit Louis Cards and bass ball ambition is the chief re- son why he had to refuse better offers from the Big Ten schools A rule of the larger conference Prevents its coaches from playing Professional sports That' would have meant an end to Roettger's bavhall rarer and he promises a Inlliant one Fo he refused and Illinois Wesleyan was a bJ to retain his ser ices SOUTHEASTERN PenacoIa 5 Columbus 6 Montgonury 5 Selma 4 Albany 7-3 Jacksonville 8 1 bdvannal 0 5 Washington 2 3 THIS ENDS THAT Miller Huggins thinks the Yankees are eafeiv In the lead and are hkelv to win the world's series TOIRS AMERICA FOR BOXERS Otto Valthtr German promoter i in tins country looking for boxers to tour his country Batted for Braxton in 7th Batted for Marberry in 9th CLEVELAND WASHINGTON 000 002 000 100 Two-base hits Sewell Summa Three-base hits Iutzke Stolen base Harris Sacrifices Jamieson Sewell Reeves Double plays Sewell to Burns Left on base Cleveland 8 Washington 9 Base on halls off Miller 2 off Lisenbee 2 Hits off Marberry 2 In 3 off Lisenbee 7 In 6 1-3 off Braxton 0 in 2-3 Hit by pitcher by Miller (Ooslln) Struck out by Miller 2 by Lisenbee 1 by Marberry 2 Umpires Owens and Ormshy rearer i H0ME aiwr SALLY LEAGUE Totals Barrett 1 33 Fttzberger Spinners 1 12 Holt Spartans 1 9 Johnson Peaches 1 6 Crbss Smokhr 1 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Williams Browns 1 11 Dykes Macks 1 4 Combs Yanks 1 i 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE 35 Dozen Shirts White and colors with and without collars $2 to $5 sin THE STORE Totals 30 4 10 27 14 1 Batted for Wert In 8th BOSTON 010 000 ST LOUIS 101 200 OOx 4 Two-baRe hits Bottomley Home run Frisch Bell Sacrifice hit Alexander Stolen bases Rich-bourg High Double plays Tor-norcer to Frisch and Bottomley: Frisch to Bottomley Bell to Bottomley Passed halls Base on balls off Alexander 1 Wertz 5 Struck out bv Alexander 1 by Wertz 3 by Edwards 1 Left on bases Pt Louis 8 Boston 5 Losing pitcher Wertz Umpires Quigley llson and Pflrman Time 1 41 U-Drive-Tt Co No Hour Charge! 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