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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1931
Page
10
McMillan Dooley Bat man Massey join visitors while home club fields Bivens Stark Creath in a regional tilt likely drawing strong local interest and noting rivalry between teams. The lineup underscores contrasting rosters as fans anticipate competitive play and potential standout performances.
The story previews a Sunday 3 PM game at Kanawha Park between Hal Slutz’s Nickle Plate lineup from Huntington and Central Sales, a Charleston collection. It details Batting orders, infield and outfield lineups with Massey, Bivens, Crist, Creath, Weber, and Beers, Johnson, Stark pitching, plus local stars like Jimmy Bivens, Dooley, Danny Donley, and Charlie McMillan guiding play. Umpires Vandenberg and Parkis. A vivid local pageant of players and hope for a ballyard debut.
Regional results list Cumberland Fairmont and Wheeling Beckley with scores and first second place notes. Upcoming matches include Beckley at Clarksburg Fairmont at Johnstown Scottdale at Fair pamines and Charleroi at Cipbert. Two ties mark wedding day for Elsie Burns in Chicago after appendectomy.
Cleveland officials wrestle over appointing a referee and two judges for Max Schmeling versus Bill Stribling at Municipal Stadium. Five arbiters are to be named from national nominees, with NY refs barred, as locals debate suitability and recuse contenders.
Princeton junior George Terry Dunlap Jr won the national intercollegiate golf championship for the second time defeating Ohio State’s Robert H Kepler at two up with one to play. Yale’s Dexter Cummings and Fred Lamprecht are noted as prior repeat champions in the event.
Edwards faces Atherton as predictions tilt toward the English challenger. Atherton debuted in New York at Madison Square Garden, defeating Tiger Smith to thunderous applause. Smith, a European title hopeful, arrived with high expectations but was outmatched, while Edwards prepares in Charleston for the high-stakes match with bouts at the Terminal and potential exhibition.
Cumberland gained half a game on the Charleston Senators by beating the Altoona Engineers 8-4. The Colts led early and held on, while Wheeling Stogies crushed Welchmen 6-1 and 4-2. Beckley’s hopes for a pennant hit a setback.
A double play by Ripp and Gordon halted a major threat in the fourth. Box score details list players for Fairmont and Charleston with runs, hits, and errors. Merleau pitched the win as Charleston edged Fairmont 3 to 5 after late scoring. umpires O Keeve and McKulgat timed the game at two hours.
Five year old William Brelding drowned at Belle Island bathing beach when a boat sank suddenly. A companion boy was rescued. It marked the fifth drowning in the Wheeling district this week.
Edgewood Country club hosts a crowd as Marietta Country club visits for qualifying in the women's club championship with finals and Tuesday matches. Latelle LaPollette faces Bee Clare in the 18 hole men’s spring championship final set for two o’clock Tuesday after LaFollette beat L. Lind and Clark defeated W. H. Billings. Twilight league updates follow with Fox and Power leading in their divisions as the season nears the World Series, while the Fish Tire team and Marines contend for playoff spots amid league shakeups.
IOWA CITY I A University study by psychology graduate John H Westerlund tested 22 track men. Sprinters averaged 1.21 seconds reaction time, middle distance 1.49, and distance runners 1.69. He notes the average person reacts in about 0.10 seconds slower than athletes.
Detroit June 27. Two months after being freed on charges of slaying Gerald E Buckley radio announcer Teo Pizzino and Angela Livecchi were in state prison on charges tied to the shooting of William Cannon Chicago narcotic runner.
Rochester Minn June 27 treatment of Heartly Hugh Anderson senior football coach at Notre Dame began tonight with doctors reporting he would gain condition to direct the Ramblers schedule in September Tests showed Anderson suffers inflammation of brain membranes not a more serious head ailment as previously believed
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