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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1930
Page
6
Senators fall to Colts 8 4 in a hard fought trackweights battle. Godfrey leads late but Colts clinch crown while Seay and Kage provide strong opposition in a tense championship showdown.
Williamson Colts defeated Powell's Senators 8 to 4 at Kanawha Park, pulling into a three way tie for second in the Tri State league. Ray Massey and Ferguson starred on defense and steady hitting backed by multiple Colt fielding gems. The Senators sparked briefly in the fourth,.Bold play by Way and Dunkle highlighted the contest as locals edged ahead with timely hits and strong defense. Page 10.
Cleveland ends seven game slide by defeating league leader Philadelphia Athletics 4-2 as Wesley Ferrell allows seven hits for his eleventh win. Yankees gain on Athletics by splitting doubleheader with St Louis, first game 6-?, second 5-2, with players Zob.
Brooklyn extends NL lead with a 9-6 defeat of Pittsburgh while the Boston Braves topple the Chicago Cubs 3-2. Babe Herman homered for Brooklyn as rally bursts in the seventh and eighth inning sealed the victory.
The Gazette defeated Coal Fork 5 to 3 on Coal Fork’s field. Alex Gregor starred with six putouts in center and drove in the winning runs with a double. Vase and Wille fanned eight. Le pitched well but received weak support. Thomas led Gazette with a triple and two singles. Miller added a double and a single. Cline and B Wills led Coal Fork hitting. Final figures show Runs Ramet Fite Church Yers Thomas Hualsy Cline 8 Wills. Summary - Hancock Underwood 3 Hunter Duvail Belcher. Two base hits Gregor Maer. Three base hits Thomas Wille. Base on balls Vans tone L Wills 2. Struck out Vase 8 L Willi. Time 1:65.
Tonight at the Armory the Michigan heavyweight George Hills faces Glenn Wade the Mississippi Mauler in the main event on Raw Leader's weekly card. Wade weighs 205 pounds and holds an edge in experience, while Hills relies on speed and mat skill to challenge him. The winner advances in a series of elimination bouts at the Armory. Wade recently defeated Cowboy Chick in Charleston. Harold DeAtley collides with Arthur Lucas in the opener.
New York boxing week features Primo Carnera vs George Godfrey in a 10 round bout and a 25 round engagement between Maxie Rosenbloom and Jimmy Slattery for New York light heavyweight recognition. The program includes Slattery’s hometown appearance at Buffalo. Event details are blurred by OCR but note a commission condition requiring the winner to stake a bet and several international contenders in future cards.
The item lists scattered scores between Indianapolis and Kansas City 17 to 13, Louisville 9 to 7 over Milwaukee, Columbus 12 to 6 over Minneapolis, Toledo 12 to 6 over St. Paul, and Toledo 2 to 8 over St. Paul. It also notes Walter Pipp of the New York Yankees made 92 putouts in the 1921 World Series.
Williamson and Charleston defeated Huntington 63 to 4 as Beckley led Logan with 9 points in a rugged slate. Ashland posted 7, with next Saturday matching Logan at Charleston and Williamson at Huntington while Ashland visits Beckley.
The current Yonkess roster lists eight members from the 1038 championship team. Ruth Gehrig Lazzeri Pennock Pipgras Bengough and Dickey are the surviving players.
Michigan sprinter Si Tolsa differs from most runners by crouching with his right foot forward as he starts, creating a distinctive stance that sets him apart in sprinting technique.
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