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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
6
Edgewood Club hosts a high profile exhibition tennis event with Weidler and Steele for doubles and singles matches against Mountaineers players. The card features Virginia and Morgantown talent across morning to afternoon sessions, ending with a dinner and charity angle for the college fund.
A meeting scheduled for next Monday at 3 PM at the WG A building on Quarrier Wereat aims to coordinate the work of major community chest agencies and avoid overlapping efforts. The plan proposes a formal national framework to strengthen interagency cooperation and improve efficiency in delivering services.
New York surrendered first place to Chicago after a rough 4-1 defeat in Cincinnati. Pitching showed strain as Ros-ton and Brewsler received support. Franks and Fowler produced the lone home run for New York, while the Cubs pulled ahead early and never relinquished the lead.
Calvary fell to the U H Kane Balt team in muddy conditions at Xelty Park. Harper Belt scored for Calvary and George delivered a three base blow with teammate Mures contributing. George pitched for the Winders and Bishop started for Calvary.
Philadelphia delivered four runs in the seventh inning on a triple three amates a sacrifice and an error to beat the Sox 7 to 6 as Baumgartner retired the final out in the ninth Umpire Howland chased Barrett for questioning a decision in a tense scene The line score shows Philadelphia leading 4 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 and Chicago 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 1 9 with Meeker Baumgartner and Ferkina for Philadelphia and McWereny Connally and Crouse for Chicago
Schwab and May won a tame recall day match in a huge 30 run score against Coyle and Richkednon tossers. Every batter credited with at least one hit while Warner’s stick work featured. Southern Association results include Chattanooga 6 Atlanta 1 Memphis 4 New Orleans 8 Nashville 6 Birmingham 0 Little Rock 3 Bloblie 1.
Baseball results show mixed outcomes with Chicago and Philadelphia games affected by rain. Cincinnati and New York tied 1 1 while St Louis routed Brooklyn 8 4. Pittsburgh traveled to Philadelphia as others faced scheduling shifts.
In Philadelphia before over ten thousand rain soaked spectators Yale Navy Officers University of Pennsylvania and the Navy Varsity qualified for the final trials. The Schuylkill course was rowed in record time as four crews advanced. Pennsylvania Barge Club won the paired oared trial by a few feet over the University of Pennsylvania. they will travel to the Seine. Navy Bachelor Barse Club finished third. Jack Kelly and Paul Coxtain of Philadelphia, Olympic doubles champions, earned the trip by winning the double sculls from Gilmore and Bang of the Bachelor Barge Club by over a half length. The Duluth boat club with Borlak Bendixen rowing finished bast.
Danforth weakened in the third inning and the Washington Senators defeated the St Louis Browns 6 to 4. Washington scored four runs in the frame to chase Danforth from the mound. Iohman Spacer Marberry and fuel: Danforth Davis and Soveralrt.
In Warsaw a ceremony marked the arrival of 2000 church bells from Russia after Germans forced their removal in 1915. Bells decked with garlands rang as Warsaw welcomed the return under the Riga Treaty. The Warsaw Opera held a concert of bell related music, and twelve thousand bells still remain in Russia, to be returned later.
In a Jersey City game Hobhaster scored four for Syracuse as they beat Newack 5 to 4. Other league games were postponed. The auction section notes two club members breaking American records, winning twenty two consecutive rubbers.
Inclement weather dampens opening prep as Senators fans await a reshaped lineup. Old Sun smiles above a damp Kanawha district scene while manager Powell eyes Kenney Perry and Fulton Woods. Logan Journeys to Kanawha Valley with Letty Townsend mound crew expected to boost depth in a rare autumn-like outing.
A quirky miscellany opens with a spoof golf scene where a powerful figure yells Fore and misses. It shifts to humorous sports notes about the Cubs and Giants, Derby results, and boxing quirks, then drifts into a comic animal tale of Morton the Mosquito feasting on a fisherman, with village residents reacting to the fishing season and autumn hints. The tone mirrors a light, old newspaper page filled with puns and playful asides.
Late Hiner G. Altizer, a participant in a recent Edgewood Country Club incident, had his will admitted to probate by Kanawha County Court. The document, dated February 1, 1220 on social stationery and written in Altizer’s hand, leaves all estate to his wife and names no executor or appraised items. H. P. Brightwell and Bert Adams proved the signature. court set a 40 day delay for appointing an appraisal committee as beneficiaries pursue qualification of an executrix without bond.
Results show New York 9 Detroit, Boston 3 Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 6 St Louis 4 Washington 6. Today Detroit visits New York, Boston plays Cleveland, Philadelphia travels to Chicago, and Washington goes to St Louis.
State House defeated Johns yesterday at Armor Park 8 to 3 as they capitalized on early scoring. McKeel delivered two first inning hits and Enellmann drove in three runs in the third as Bett V Elder and Steady contributed. Grissinger relieved Edelman in the mound to strand baserunners, but the rally was already set. Lowry pitched effectively through two innings, with Stark and Ted Lively anchoring the offense for the State House.
Jim Barnes, American pro golfer, was eliminated from the one thousand guinea Roll Tournament in Scotland by George Duncan. Duncan won 2 up and 1 to play after Barnes qualified for the semi final by beating Aubrey Boomer, the former French Open champion, on Thursday.
Louisville June 13 Jack Wenzler and Nelson Giddens of Colonial Country Club Memphis Tenn reach the Southern Amateur final for the Dixie title after tight semi finals. Wenzler defeated Frank Dyer Memphis Country Club 1 up on the 18th for a birdie four. Giddens beat Chasteen Harris Memphis by one hole.
Chicago moved into first place in the National League by beating Boston 5 to 3 as New York fell to Cincinnati. Tony Kauffman absorbed a rough day, Padgett hit three doubles with one driving in a Boston run, and the score by innings shows Chicago 2 0 9 2 6 0 1 0 1 and Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.
Detroit June 13 A free for all involving players from both teams led to Evans forfeiting today's game between Detroit and New York to the Yankees. The fight broke out after Cole and Mensal were ejected in the ninth. final score 9 to 0 in favor of New York.
Brooklyn held to four hits through seven innings as Osborne faltered in the eighth allowing a six run burst by St Louis, aided by three Brooklyn errors. Fournier hit three doubles as St Louis won 8 to 3. Jim Battensively left for ton sic tonsils operation affecting the lineup. Score by innings shows St Louis 090 081 961 and Brooklyn 140 000 010. Sotheron and Gonzales, Oshdina, Henry and Deherry pitched.
Ira Vail, dirt track veteran and recent AA driver, drew pole position for the 280 mile Altoona classic at a drivers meeting. The starting lineup slots two abreast, with 13 left vacant due to scruples about the unlucky number. The race is set for 2:30 PM, drawing an anticipated 70,000 fans amid fair weather, as microphones and amplifiers debut to explain the event to spectators.
Charleston's delegation of 32 youths has been accepted as students at the annual Citizen Military Training Camp at Camp Knox in July. The quota has been increased by a gap, listing individuals including Eugene W. Ballard Edwin M. Compton Arthur G. Kiel Thorne ton Salisbury and Arthur M. Straughan.
Cleveland loses 3 to 10 after Uhle falters in the eighth. Veach and J Sewell homer, while Veach, Wambsganss, and Serrano contribute early hits. Bhmke, Shouts, and Unie pitched. Holmes and Leebrand behind the plate.
Georges Carpentier, the French heavyweight, to fight Hammy Slattery of Buffalo in an eight round bout at Buffalo on August 4. Queensboro A C manager C J Murray announced tentative plans for a 15 round Tunney versus Carpentier match at Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds by mid July, with Francois Descamps agreeing to proceed. Rebels over Young Stribling at Newark were among other propositions discussed. A southern plant feeder has increased mulberry grafting into a cotton plant.
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