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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
14
Beating Beckley 2 1 after a long pitchers duel at the ball yard last night. Helmick pitched well for the Senators and Grissom held the line for Beckley before late errors doomed the visitors. Several tense innings featured strong defense and missed scoring chances in a season shaping setback.
In Lewisburg, May 91, Harry Holoway of Pittsburgh and Scott Camp of Charleston reached the Greenbrier Military School tennis final. Camp defeated Laird of Montgomery 6 1 6 1 after earlier beating Fellows and Smith overcame Darkley. Athletics notes include manager protests, road trip plans, roster changes, and local game summaries.
Homers by Trosky Bona and a sequence of steals spark the Cleveland club as they edge Chicago. Knickerbocker Hale and Trosky contribute on cable plays while Bean and Winegarner split pitching duties. Final: Chicago 10, Cleveland 0 with Bean charged losing effort.
Washington battered Yankees 9 to 3 as 14 hits and 4 New York errors sparked the win and sealed the series in two. Weaver worked six innings before Van Atta finished, with Lazzeri homering for New York in a losing effort.
Browns pound Detroit for 14 hits including three homers and six doubles to win 11 3. Pepper hits a homer his third in three days, Belma also homers for the first time in the majors. Fischer pitched poorly for Detroit, while Browns use strong hitting to sweep the series.
In a murky recap two bese Wits featuring Burns Oxrn Bejms Gribe Andrews Pepper Garms hit four home runs Pepper Clift Belma and stole bases by Fox Dobieey Melillo Belma Burns C Melita sues Burns White Hayworth Delton St Louis. Pitcher Fischer Hamlin and Aubens appear as outs and runs noted across seven innings Hartin Lasinz Moriarty Sura Mets Thor clocked at 1 57.
Dodgers top Brooklyn 6 5 in a partial page recap led by Watkins and Sukeforth with late runs. The underlined box shows incomplete line scores and pitching notes with Henge and Schumacher listed as pitchers and several players unnamed due to OCR gaps.
Chuck Klein hit his 14th homer with two aboard as Babe Herman added two doubles and two singles to back a strong Chicago win. The Cubs pulled even with New York for second place while Pittsburgh dropped into a tie for fourth after their fifth straight loss. Hartnett fueled a five-run fifth with a bases loaded double scoring three. Guy Bush earned his eighth win as the Cubs slammed Swift in four innings.
In Cincinnati on May 31 the Reds missed a seventh inning chance and lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Frankie Frisch doubled to drive in Mills for the winning run after Mills reached on a hit by pitch. Trade talk swirled around Hafey as Branch Rickey discussed moves with Larry MacPhail. Att 803.
The South Charleston high school presents its annual RemnAstle in the school gym at eight o clock. The program features a three act Rip Van Winkle with Danves and Delily among others. Admission is five or ten cents.
Johnstown dominates Wheeling 16 to 3 as Smith shuts the visitors after the third inning in a May 31 game. Donald, Sdtlne, Kesar, Mackie and others power the win, while fielding miscues by Wheeling contribute to the lopsided score.
In Paris May finals English holder Scriven faces US champion Helen Jacobs after Scriven defeated Rene Mathieu in the semi finals 6-2 8-9 to reach the title match. Jacobs and Sarah Paltres venture into doubles to challenge Noel and Rezowska while Crawford and Von Cramm also reach finals in their events.
Chicago May 31 Tommy Armour, a famed golf handicapper, selects Paul Runyan as his top bet to win the national open at Merion. He ranks Hagen Shute Stott and Cooper behind Runyan and recalls Sarazen’s recent boast, noting past champs Cyril Walker and Sarazen as comparison.
Valley Bell appears in the Carbide box score with multiple players listed and stats. The record shows runs credited to Frovier Binns Rippetot Laing Hastings Kessel Gregor Pilson Marks Smith and others with RBIs and hits noted. Errors and fielding details accompany the batting lines and pitching by Rippe toe Young Smith. The game totals indicate Carbide defeated Maflic with the final by darkness and a 120 minute time.
W. C. Davis assistant treasurer and comptroller of the George C. Peterson Oil and Petroleum corporation of Chicago leaves today for home after a several day visit with his brother Ira D. Davis chief deputy sheriff.
Greensburg Pa May 31 The Greensburg Cats unconditionally released pitchers William and Adams acquired from Huntington W Va and placed infielder Hudson on the retired list A second infielder will be released tomorrow leaving the 14 man squad reshuffled for the next game Hudson has a fore hand.
Dayton reports Benny Hogg a 19 year old third baseman from the Dayton Ducks of the Mid Atlantic league joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. He posted a .262 batting average with 0.8 fielding percentage in 1939 and departed by train for the coast. A separate note mentions William Brearley of Costville England aged 94 with two sons and two daughters drawing old age pensions.
Mrs H L Prichard shot 87 to lead Kanawha County Tournament qualifiers at Kanawha Country Club, with Stine R Hall two strokes back. Other top scorers include John Ray of Edgewood and J G Grettum, while favorites like H D Everett and M M Moorhead aim to qualify before match play starts Tuesday.
Grand Circuit trotting adds three new cities Chicago Toronto and Flint Michigan four extra weeks of racing and 4300 000 in purses before mid April. President Roland Barrl man of New York announces the season opens in Cleveland June 23 and continues to Lexington Kentucky September 2.
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