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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
14
In Philadelphia on June 28 the Yankees crushed the Athletics 23 to 2 in the opener and 10 to 0 in the nightcap. Eight homers in game one set a seven homer major league mark for a single game and 13 total homers in the two games broke the 11 homer two game record.
Women’s singles sign up invites participants living within ten miles of Charleston. Excludes players who reached county tournament semi finals in the last three years. Requires address and telephone contact for registration.
The Gazette announces Harleton’s seventh annual city-wide tennis tournament at Pequoni Tennis Club on Central Avenue from July 8 to July 23. Open to residents within 10 miles of Charleston who have not reached semi-finals in county or state events in three years. Events include men’s singles, doubles, and women’s singles with an entry fee of 50 cents per event.
Gene Smith, a Berkeley high school English teacher, upset Germany’s Roderich Menzel at Wimbledon, winning 6-1 3-6 6-3 7-5 to reach the third round. Don McNeill of Oklahoma City also lost to Franz Kukuljevic as surprise results dominated the rain-soaked day. Gracyn Wheeler defeated Mrs. Ronald Ellis 6-3 7-5 in another Californian win.
Henry Aus tin defeats Owen Anderson 6-3 6-4 6-4 in windy weather. Dorothy Round’s successor Mrs. D L Little advances, while Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan beats Mrs. Hammersley 6-2 6-3. In the men’s side Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke loom as top contenders as Smith remains active. The women’s bracket sees Wheeler, Marble, and Jacobs advancing in third round action.
In Wildwood New Jersey on June 28 eight boys clinched league titles earning spots in the seventeenth annual national marbles championships. In the western league final Dick Gorbey 13 of Huntington West Virginia edged William Gammello of Cleveland 29 games to 28.
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