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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1930

Page

2

Allen Wins Golf Title By Beating McNeer In Final

W A Allen won the Kingsport Country Club spring golf tournament by defeating Dr T T McNeer 1 up in the final. McNeer led through the first nine holes and held the lead until 17 when Allen birdied to even the match. a par on 18 gave Allen the victory. The match featured high skill and tense moments as both players displayed strong golf.

W. A. Allen Kingsport Country Club T. T. McNeer Dr. McNeer Allen

Legion Junior Loop In Swing Welds Rotary Race

The American Legion Junior Baseball League is in full swing with Rotary and Legion tied for top honors with three wins and one loss. Players must be signed by Monday June 16 and names will be posted 24 hours before game time. The leaders meet for the championship on July 4 when a Ford will be given away. Regular play is split into two halves.

American Legion Rotary Legion

White Sox defeat Athletics 6 to 5 in Chicago

The White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 5 in Chicago. Grove and Rommell were knocked out early as Kerr Jolley and Reynolds delivered eight hits. Dutch Henry pitched superbly for the A's, while Autry and Cochrane contributed for Philadelphia.

Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Grove Rommell Kerr Jolley Reynolds Sox Thomas McKain Dutch Henry Phila Cochrane Henry Autry

Crackers Edge Volunteers in 10 Inning Pitchers Duel

In Atlanta on June 7 the Crackers defeated Nashville 4 to 3 after 10 innings to close out the series. Atlanta used three hurlers and committed three errors while Nashville outhit them 12 to 10. Bohler Krueger Starling Keifer Oldham and Barrett Polvogt appeared for the teams in a tense late game.

Atlanta Nashville Crackers Bohler Krueger Starling Keifer Oldham Barrett Polvogt

Travelers Beat Pelicans 9-0 in New Orleans

Hughes pitched a six hit game for Little Rock as they defeated New Orleans 9 to 0. The Travelers started with a five run rally in the opening inning, producing the decisive early lead. Shinault Fuhr Conklin and Anderson contributed in the mound and bullpen for the shutout.

New Orleans Hughes The Pelicans Little Rock Travelers Fuhr Shinault Conklin Anderson

Crackers rebound with John Dobbs lead in Atlanta baseball brief

Atlanta Crackers rebound from a slump as John Dobbs drives a fresh winning streak. The piece notes Dobbs crediting Pepper and highlights related moves including Carlos Moore to Chattanooga, Sparkie Adams replacing Joe Klugman, and past Alabama connections shaping players like Derrill Pratt Ike Boone Red Barnes Grant Gillis Jack Hayes and Hugh Sterling.

John Dobbs Dobbs University of Alabama Montgomery Ala Derrill Pratt Pels Joe Sewel Alabama Sewell Cleveland Ike Boone Ater Barons Red Barnes Grant Gillis Jack Hayes Bama Hugh Starling

Boxing Bout Finances Loom Over Schmeling Sharkey Fight

Financial wrangling in Madison Square Garden shows gate projections north of 600000 with a Garden forecast near 700000 as Schmeling and Sharkey tune for Thursday bout. Yankee Stadium seats and ticket plans detail ring side and grandstand capacity and early sales figures.

New York Wndows Madison Square Garden Max Schmeling Jack Sharkey Gladiators the Garden

Gallant Fox Sets Belmont Record in Rich Belmon

Gallant Fox with rider Eabe Sande won the Belmont Stakes in heavy rain, beating Whichone and two other horses. The victory completed a trilogy of the three classics for the three year olds, with a new Belmont record of 2 minutes 31 5-65 seconds for the mile and a half.

Gallant Fox Rich Belmont Eabe Sande William Woodward Sir Gallahad Harry Payne Whitney Whichone Fox James Butler Questionnaire W. J. Salmon Swinfield Sande Sir Barton Whitney Cruer

Mrs Clarke Wins West Golf Title

Mrs Hulbert S Clarke of Oklahoma City defeated Mrs Dorothy Kiotz Pardue of Sioux City Ia 6 and 5 in the 36 hole final to win the 1930 championship of the womens trans Mississippi Golf Association at Tulsa Country Club. The Oklahoma champion ascended to the throne vacated by Mrs QO S Hill who played in Europe. Pardue struggled with putts while Clarke rolled them in.

Tulsa Okla Hulbert S. Clarke Oklahoma City Dorothy Kiotz Pardue Sioux City Tulsa Country Club QO. S. Hill Kansas City Europe

Giants Win to Move Into Third Place

Melvin Ott powered the Giants with two homers and six RBIs as New York defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 12 to 6. The victory marked a seventh straight win for the Giants, their second over St Louis, and pulled them into third place as Pittsburgh fell to Boston. St Louis 200 030 100 7 New York 400 000 50x 9 Hallahan Wilson Mitchell Pruett Heving O Farrell

New York Melvin Ott Giants St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Pittsburgh Boston Hallahan Wilson Mitchell Pruett Heving O’farrell

Home Run Standings

The Leaders list top home run hitters with Ruth and Wilson leading in the Yankees and Cubs respectively. Other notable homers include Gehrig, Ott, Foxx, and Gehringer, with league totals across National and American reaching 478.

Associated Press Ott Giants Engish Cubs Ruth Yankees Wilson Gehrig Berger Braves Zachary Doubit Cardinals Beck Clark Robins Suhr Pirates Alexander Tigers Gehringer Reynolds White Sox Klein Phillies Herman Foxx Athletics

Baseball standings and results from major leagues

National and American League standings show Brooklyn Chicago New York St Louis Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia and others with records and winning percentages. Yesterday results include New York 9 St Louis 7 Chicago 9 Brooklyn 12 Pittsburgh 4 Boston 6 Cincinnati Philadelphia rain American League games Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Boston 0 Detroit 6 New York 12 St Louis 5 Washington Cleveland rain.

National League Club Brooklyn Chicago New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Cincinnati-Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Detroit

Ruth Hits 19th as Yankees Win 12 5

In St Louis on June 7, Babe Ruth belted his 19th homer in the first inning helping the New York Yankees rout the Browns 12 to 5. Eddie Wells pitched strongly, allowing only five hits as the Yankees exploded for seven runs in the opening frame._Wells and Dickey, Stewart, Blacholder and Farrell_ recorded the win and loss notes for the game.

ST. Louis Babe Ruth New York Yankees Browns Yankees Eddie Wells N. York St Louis Wells Dickey Stewart Blacholder Farrell

Barons Rally To Beat Lookouts 5 4 At Birmingham

Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 5 to 4 as Shine Cortazzo, the Barons shortstop, plated the winning run. Art Weis contributed two triples, one tying the game after Chattanooga’s four run rally, with Decatur, Davis, Kenna, Caldwell, Campbell, Sanders and Lisemann listed in the pitching and batting details.

Birmingham Ala Chattanooga Shine Cortazzo New Barons Art Weis Lookouts Decatur Davis Kenna Caldwell Campbell Sanders Lisemann

Robins Halt Cubs March With 12–9 Victory

The Robins ended Chicago's nine game streak in a wild Brooklyn contest, winning 12 to 9. Watson, Brooklyn's fourth pitcher, homered in the seventh with two aboard to back a strong relief effort. Buch, Nelson, Blake and Hart faced nett, Phelps, Morrison, Moss, Clark and Lopez.

Brooklyn Robins Chicago Watson Buch Nelson Blake Hartnett Phelps Morrison Moss Clark Lopez

Dixie Lad Wins Cleveland Derby at Thistledown Track

Dixie Lad ridden by Jockey C Myer won the $15,000 added Cleveland Derby at Thistledown Track in Cleveland. The mile and a quarter race was run in the mud with Maya finishing second and Dark Sea third.

Cleveland Ohio Dixie Lad C. Myer Thistledown Track Maya Dark Sea

Philippine crop yields rise by 27706 tons in new season

The 1928 1980 Philippine age shows crop e surpassing the prior season by 27 706 tons, indicating a stronger harvest than last year and signaling improved agricultural output for the period.

South Atlantic League scores and standings snippet

Asheville 9 Greenville 6 in seven innings second game. Augusta 1 Charlotte 8 in nine innings second game. Columbia 3 Macon 1 in seven innings second game.

Asheville Greenville Augusta Charlotte Columbia Macon

Eastern League Scores Summary

Providence beat Albany 7 to 6 while Hartford defeated Bridgeport 2 to 0. Pittsfield won 10 to 4 over Allentown. New Haven Springfield game postponed due to rain.

Providence Albany Bridgeport Hartford Pittsfield Allentown New Haven Springfield

American Association Scores Reported

Milwaukee defeated Columbus 4 to 5 while Kansas City edged Toledo 5 to 3. Minneapolis won 10 to 7 over Louisville, detailing a split slate in the American Association.

American Association Milwaukee Columbus Kansas City Toledo Minneapolis Louisville

Southeastern League Scores Nightcard Aces and Losses

Selma edged by Tampa 5 to 4 in ten innings. Pensacola shutout Montgomery 2 to 0. Columbus defeated Jacksonville 4 to 1.

Selma Tampa Pensacola Montgomery Columbus Jacksonville

Southern Association scores and standings update

Nashville 3, Atlanta 4 in 10 innings. Chattanooga 4, Birmingham 6. Memphis 8, Mobile 3. Little Rock 9, New Orleans 0. Baseball results from Southern Association games with multiple city matchups.

Southern Association Nashville Atlanta Chattanooga Birmingham Memphis Mobile Little Rock New Orleans

International League scores roundup

Montreal 0 Toronto 6 and Toronto 2 Baltimore 6 highlight a night of heavy hitters. Newark beat Baltimore 6 to 3 while Rochester outscored Buffalo 6 to 4. Jersey City at Reading postponed due to rain.

Montreal Toronto Newark Baltimore Rochester Buffalo Jersey City-Reading

City in Hole Says Auditors Report

Shreveport auditors report a large deficit of 454,186.63 dollars and widespread irregularities, lax business methods, and carelessness across city departments. Governor Huey P. Long prompted the release through E. A. Conway. Favoritism in tax collection and unbusinesslike operations are cited.

Shreveport E. A. Conway Huey P. Long

Gwinn Qualifies With Nashville Democratic Leader

L. E. Gwinn, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, qualified today with Thomas Henderson, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, to enter the August 7 primary in Nashville.

Gwinn Nashville L. E. Gwinn Thomas Henderson Democratic Executive Committee

Schedule of weekly club games at Dobyns Bennett field

Rotary meets Legion on Monday Kiwanis faces Hammond on Tuesday Hammond plays Rotary on Thursday Kiwanis meets Legion on Friday all games start at 3:00 o clock at Dobyns Bennett athletic field

SS Woon Rotary Legion Teibane Hiss Atwabe Hammond Asdication Kiwanis San Legion Kiwanis Hammond Dobyns Bennett Athletic Field

Chicks Defeat Mobile In Opening Series Rally

Memphis snapped a 3-3 tie in the opening inning and then pulled away with a late surge to beat Mobile 8 to 3 in the first of a three game series. Both teams plated three in the first, but Pipgras faltered in the eighth allowing four runs as Leonard finished the mound work. Pettit Kelly and Barger faced Pipgras Leonard and Minetree Sullivan on the Mobile side.

Mobile Ala Memphis Pipgras Leonard Pettit Kelly and Barger Minetree Sullivan

Day agent killed in Virginia whiskey raid

Clarence Trent a special deputy state prohibition agent was fatally wounded in a raid on a whiskey still in the Brush mountain section of Pittsylvania. Justice of the Peace John R. Hurt said he received the information this afternoon. Hurt offered no further details.

Danville Clarence Trent Prohibition Brush Mountain Pittsylvania Justice of the Peace John R. Hurt Hurt

Poole Leads Southern Association Batting Race

Memphis reports Jim Poole of Nashville atop the Southern Association batting list with a .411 average after Thursday’s games, six points ahead of second-place Lapan of Birmingham who is at .405. Several players hover above .360 and team averages cluster around .30 with Nashville, New Orleans, and Birmingham trading leads among top teams.

Memphis Tenn Jim Poole Nashville Southern Association Lapan Birmingham Treadway Chattanooga T. Taylor New Orleans Hutchintson Partridge Chapman Mobile Strohm Little Rock Bonura Prothro

Mead Fibre Stops Borden Mill in 8 to 4 Win

Mead Fibre batted 14 hits while holding Borden Mill to 8 hits to halt Borden’s winning streak. Lefty Archer silenced the cotton spinners as Mead widened their gap to within a half game of Tennessee Eastman. Attendance neared 1,000 as the old ball yard area hosted the contest.

Mead Fibre Borden Mill Archer Borden Cannons Borden Meade Tennessee Eastman Bullard Chandler

Bevs, Bevins Pace Narrow Baseball Win With Harsh Strikeout Total

Three-base hits by Bev and two-base hits by Bevins Sellers and Carrier highlight a game as West earns a win. Double plays turned by Borden Mill Meade. Archer issued ten bases on balls and struck out fifteen. Umpire Meredith.

Bevins Sellers Carrier West Borden Mill Meade Archer Meredith

Braves top Pirates 6 to 4 to halt drought

Boston June 7 Led by Tom Zachary the Braves ended a six game losing streak with a 6 to 4 win over Pittsburgh. Zachary drove in two runs with a homer to left, and Braves rookie Berger belted his 16th homer off Kramer. Kremer and Bool pitched for Pittsburgh with Zachary and Spohrer for Boston.

Boston Tom Zachary Braves Pittsburgh Zachary Berger Kramer Kremer Bool Spohrer

Exempt players named for Interlochen Open qualifying

In New York on June 7 thirty eight players are exempt from 36 hole qualifying on June 16 across twenty courses for the Interlochen Club Minneapolis open. Of 1178 entrants only 140 will contest the qualifying rounds for 122 spots. Exempt list includes Walker Cup members Bobby Jones Jimmy Johnston Francis Ouimet George Van Allen George Void O F Willing Don Moe and Roland Mackenzie.

New York Interlochen Club Minneapolis Bobby Jones Jimmy Johnston Francis Ouimet George van Elm George Void O. F. Willing Don Moe Roland Mackenzie

Federal lab and experiment station near Austin to study pecan trees

A federal laboratory and experiment station dedicated to pecan tree research will be established near Austin, Texas, marking a significant agricultural science expansion in the region. The project aims to advance pecan cultivation, breeding, and pest management through coordinated research efforts and federal support.

Federal Austin Texas

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