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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
8
Joe Chip of New Castle knocked out K O Sweeney in the tenth round in Rochester. Chip dominated from the bell, landing a right to the chin and a left hook to the stomach for the decisive finish. A large crowd witnessed the knockout and gave Chip an ovation.
The Italian Independents depart this afternoon for Ellwood City to play Bell A. C. on Hazel Del grounds. They have June 10 and 17 open for further home or away games. Boro A. C. and Elders are preferred. Teams interested may contact Carm Sacco at 702 Neal Street, New Castle, Pennsylvania, Bell 228-H.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the national women’s lawn tennis champion, captured the singles title in the Pennsylvania and Eastern States tournament at Merion Cricket Club. She defeated Miss Eleanora Sears of Boston 6-3 6-3 in the final, with Sears reaching the final after defeating Miss Phylis Walsh 6-4 6-2 in the semifinals.
Salt Lake City reports that Jack Warhop formerly with the Yankees has been given his unconditional release by the local club as of June 3 in Utah.
Pittsburg beat Brooklyn 5 to 2 and Cincinnati defeated New York 6 to 4 in 13 innings. Chicago edged Boston 2 to 1, St. Louis beat Philadelphia 3 to 2, with standings showing Brooklyn ahead at .596 and Philadelphia at .538. Upcoming games: Pittsburg at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at New York, Chicago at Boston.
St. Louis 2 Cleveland 1 in a close AL contest. Other games on the slate show New York at Chicago and Philadelphia at St. Louis with Washington at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland on the schedule.
Eastern teams faltered as the Giants homecoming turned sour with a defeat by a western club. The Reds beat the Braves, Cubs rallied past the Braves in the ninth, and the Cardinals topped the Phillies while the Browns led the Indians, reshaping the division race.
New York reports three KO victories in local boxing bouts. Young Reilly stopped Eddie McEntee in the third round, Willie Weber landed a knockout on Allie Smith in the second, and Jack Sharkey quit in the sixth round against Young Zulu Kid.
Milwaukee light weight idol Ritchie Mitchell fought Charley White of Chicago to a ten round draw last night in Milwaukee. The fast and furious milling left both fighters slightly bruised and pleased a large home town crowd.
New Castle aims to join the Baltimore and Ohio railroad elimination baseball tournament for the silver cup. W C Crill, manager, plans a tryout next Saturday against a Pittsburgh guest team, with 45 candidates vying for nine spots and promises of Pullman sleepers and perks on trips. The team, led by T E Jameson and F E Gorby, hopes to reach the final in Baltimore next fall after tour stops in Chicago Baltimore Pittsburg Cleveland Columbus and New Castle Junction.
Mrs. John Brown guest of her aunt in Chester heard a noise in an upstairs bedroom and found a man hiding in a closet. The intruder wore Mrs Simpkins’ skirt to escape detection and was knocked down by an uppercut. The man, William Bradley of Philadelphia, was taken into custody. Chief Vance praised Mrs Brown and offered to help her join the police force.
Dr. D Duff Scott, chiropractic physician, relocates from the Bleakley Block to 114 North Mercer Street a half block north of the post office. The move announces new street address and location for patients.
Philadelphia June 3 report says Joe Azevedo extended his winning streak by defeating Buck Fleming in a continuing effort to maintain dominance in the series.
Local friends note that Rev. P. Y. Pendleton former pastor of the First Christian church has received a call to Valparaiso Indiana. Professor Roy Leslie Lawrence county superintendent and the helper Prof Shields visited Slippery Rock Wednesday. Leslie is class of 1899 and Shields first trip to Slippery Rock Normal.
The Printers team was reorganized at a New Castle Typographical Union meeting. Red Davis of The News was elected captain and Orville Brown manager. Planning to begin practice next week with two July 4 games in Youngstown against a strong crowd.
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