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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
6
Wet grounds slow NL action as Cubs slip further in pennant chase. Pat Malone pitched a 5 to 4 Cub win. Cardinals and Braves split a pair of tight games. Whitehill and Ferrell notable in AL as Whitehill notches his 10th win. Jelliffe crowned Los Angeles amateur golf champ after a quirky finish.
Chicago Aug 15 Charles A Comiskey the old Roman of the basewar wars today looked back on 70 years of life and 54 years of the national game at his Eagle River Wisconsin summer home celebrating his 71st birthday with his son J Louis Comiskey his wife and their two grandchildren hoping his youthful Chicago White Sox would beat the world champion Philadelphia Athletics at Philadelphia The old Roman as the only major league club owner to rise from player ranks has spent years in Wisconsin for health reasons but remains eager about baseball affairs The Sox have fallen since the 1919 World Series scandal yet this year Comiskey hired Danny Bush as manager and began rebuilding
Chicago manager Joe McCarthy said hal Carlsons death early season cost the Cubs a second straight NL title. Hoogerhyde of Colder Lake Michigan won the 1930 National Archery title, taking both double American and double York with 2517 points. Victor Frazier of the White Sox headed back to Dallas to resume leisure until February after being bought from the Dallas club of the Texas League.
Yesterday Fairmont beat Jeannette 4 to 3 in the Mid-Atlantic League. Other games delayed by rain. Today Clarksburg visits Fairmont, Jeannette hosts Cumberland, Wheeling plays Charleroi, Johnstown plays Scottdale. In the National League Chicago beat Brooklyn 5 to 1, St Louis won 4 to 3 over Boston. Other rain delays noted with several matchups listed.
Pat Malone of the Cubs and Wes Ferrell of the Indians each shined in strong outings as the Cubs preserved their league lead with eight hits against Beld Robins, while Ferrell notched his 20th win by limiting the Athletics to seven hits. Bart Willebill of the Tigers set a season mark in a decisive victory. In intraleague play Elina Funk sparked Pimere-Triiplas with bases loaded, defeating the Yankees as George Durham and Reieox Brownshore contributed four hits.
Chicago Aug 15 Brooklyn Robins manager Wilbert Robinson abandoned his plan to use lefty Adolfo Luque in today’s finale against the Chicago Cubs. Instead he started lefty William Watson Clark, who was knocked out as Brooklyn lost 5 to 1 and fell out of first place. Joe McCarthy countered with righty Charlie Root and lefty Malcolm Moss seeking a victory to keep pace. Brooklyn would still be in second place regardless, with a win trimming only the percentage gap.
Martial law was proclaimed today in Peshawar and the surrounding districts after Afridi tribesmen besieged the area for a fortnight. In boxing news, Jose Santa from New York knocked out rival Pru gal, while Al Sherring of Boston won in Simla, India, as Aug 15 rounds closed.
In a Westchester County Club event four Americans and an unranked Tulane collegian reach the eastern grass court singles semifinals. Johnny Van Ryn of Newark meets Gregory Mangin, while Berkley Bell faces Clifford Sutter after Sutter eliminated defending champion Bill Tilden. Women’s semis include Baroness Levi against Helene Marlow, with Marjorie Glattman set to play Louise Zinke as the rankings show.
Washington August 15 Charles Comiskey owner of the Chicago White Sox announced a bid of 75000 to purchase Joe Hauser slugging first baseman of the Baltimore International League team. Lee Barber said the White Sox had negotiated for two weeks and would add John Bud Clancy to the cash if the deal closed Hauser led organized baseball in home runs with two more added to his total
Three British track stars, including Percy Williams and Eric Liddell, will face American rivals in a Soldier Field dual meet on August 27. The teams, to be selected after AAU events in Hamilton and Pittsburgh, feature sprinters George Simpson and Eddie Tolar among others, with events spanning sprints, relays, hurdles, jumps, and throws.
Marjorie Doig of Alientown Pia enters the national air derby starting from Long Beach California and ending in the cage yesterday. She trails Babe Ruth's all time record by six, aiming to close the gap in the event.
In St Paul Minnesota today 150 entrants aimed for the gold as the Paul Junior Association hosts its first open golf tournament at Keller County Golf Course. One round of 18 holes was completed with a second to follow Saturday. The field includes several stars from Interlachen and Minneapolis and a $10,001 prize pool will be split after Sunday’s 3 hole final.
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