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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1929
Page
5
The Wilhelmis beat the Mendral skis in ten innings to five, clinching a sixth straight win. Durocher and Hamill led with three hits each, and Landry added a key double as Forest Parkers staged late scoring while the Roosters came back in the tenth to push across the decisive run on a fielding error and a heads up run scoring play.
A fragmented baseball bench note records a bases on balls by Landry and a 10 run out by Meyers. It mentions catcher Huml and pitcher Meyers in an unclear sequence with losing pitcher Meyers.
Pete Mayer of the Bran non Toosters pitched a two to zero victory over Al Mun cing. Mayer struck out twenty two batters and allowed only one hit. Bane drove both runs with a third inning double and a sixth inning single. The Boosters host Garre t Cup Elimination action at Marengo and Harrison on Labor Day with Mayer again on the mound.
Walton League members host skeet shooting Sundays at Forest Preserve traps north of Twenty second Street. The fishing contest runs in September per John E W Pilkington. Scores from August 25 include Evans 23 18 21 20 and more. many members listed with varied scores.
Earl Mastro defeated Eddie Shea in a ten round bout at Chicago Stadium last Friday evening earning a decision by Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune. Mastro scored with straight lefts and right crosses while Shea struggled to respond. Mastro dominated rounds two and four, held a strong lead through six of ten rounds, and will meet Andre Ronis of France for the featherweight title in November.
Detroit reports indicate plans to revive the Harlem track as a modern racecourse with a $2,000,000 budget and a $1,200,000 purchase option on the old Harlem property. Condon estate funds and lenders back the move, with rehabilitation to begin within ninety days. The Harlem golf course, once tied to the track, sits on 130 acres, part of it remaining golf only.
Public notices recount a naming change for Mount Edith Cavell after the war to honor a figure of rage. The item lists a prior name Mount Gelkie and references the Alberta Jasper district with an elevation of 11 083 feet.
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