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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1930
Page
1
New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Robins 8 to 2 as Cardinals beat Phillies 19 to 16, leaving St Louis and Chicago to vie for the pennant while the Giants gain a virtual tie for third with Brooklyn.
The piece surveys Connie Mack and the Athletics during the prewar era, highlighting Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb as contemporaries at their peaks, the 1912-14 pennant battles, and key moments from the 1911 to 1914 World Series, with notes on players like Marquard, Baker, Mathewson, and the era’s shifting rosters before World War I.
AP summary notes Mancuso driving in three runs with six hits for the Cards Phils. Fitzsimmons and May mentioned. Reds win double bill. National and American League leaders listed with batting, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases. A quote cites most road-building funds in Iowa going to workers per Fred R White.
The Merion course near Ardmore Pa hosts the 34th annual amateur championship as 24 of 168 qualifiers reach match play after a chaotic two day qualifying. Defending champ Harrison R Johnston misses the cut by one stroke. Bobby Jones earns medal with 142 but fails to qualify for the match play due to a late stroke. The Bye family presence and playoff among 11 tied at 155 shape the early rounds as Bobby Jones faces Canadian champion C Ross Somerville.
A dated ad suggests chewing Pepso-Ginger after meals to aid digestion and relieve stomach acids and gas. It promises quick relief within two minutes and a refund if not satisfied, attributed to a Young Drug Ga Ady.
A report from Atlanta notes that the 1930 season will feature improved end play across the Southern Conference. Most teams field at least one skilled end, with several squads having two veterans at wings, signaling stronger wide play than in recent years.
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