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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
17
Shirts extend their lead to five games atop the Buckeye League by routing Pants 15 to 7 while Caps defeat Overalls 15 to 2. With five games left, Shirts need one more win to clinch the championship as Carbonne and Porter shine for the Shirts and Nellie Woods stars for the Caps.
Highland Service team powered to a 15 to 2 victory at Boyles Field against the Shamrocks. Hoskins Connelly and Sargent drove in runs, with Kearns giving up four bases on hits while Hoskins pitched the full game. Shamrocks faced heavy first and fifth innings onslaughts. Keans allowed 14 hits. Score by innings shows Shamrocks with a 2 in the second, Highland 4 in the first nonstandard. Batteries: Highland Service Hoskins and Whalen Shamrocks Kearns and Carrigan.
Ducky Guinaugh leaves Coaltown to join West Side Tigers after asking for release. Manager approved the request and formalities completed ahead of Saturday's game.
New London Conn June 19 The Harvard team under Coach Stevens makes a significant lineup shift sending H R Gale to stroke in Harvard junior varsity replacing George Mumford who stroked last year’s varsity eight Stevens said Mumford could not adapt to the new style This follows Yale’s entry for the four mile race without a time trial for the first time in the event history Yale kept a low stroke throughout and saved speed for the final mile
The western intercollegiate championship at Briergate, Chicago, began with match play as eight players advanced from morning rounds. Pairings listed include Holdsworth of Michigan and Smith of Michigan, Quirk of Michigan against Heppes of Northwestern. Chicago led team scoring at 663, six strokes ahead of Michigan, with Illinois third at 675.
Energy secured two strong victories this week defeating Evans City and Ellwood City coming from Lawrence County, showcasing steady form and resilience.
Eddie Bowen once of New Castle and now Sharon was halted in nine rounds by Mickie O Dowd at Idora Park. The writer notes Bowen is over rated and over matched, with poor handling contributing to his defeat. Also coverage of featherweight Syd Weygant and prospects for Eddie Iddie, plus Frankie Ritz arriving in New Castle ready to box Art Milnes.
Wampum Royals defeated the Newport Tigers 15 to 2 at Chewton grounds. James held the visitors to five safeties, while Dernio starred with the bat. Wampum’s battery was James and Aiello, with Caldwell Hairdegger and Johnson helping the Tigers.
Evans Harmony outslugged Sons of Italy 5 to 4 at the high school field after trailing 4 to 0 in the fifth. Williams pitched well until a five run assault, with Ripper delivering key hits including a triple. Guthrie scored the winning run as Trolleymen revived late. next on Thursday they face Glenshaw with Sims on the mound.
Coaltown manager Patton announced a practice session for this evening on the team grounds. The update comes from Coaltown noting a routine preparatory session ahead of upcoming activities.
Hilltop A C defeated Polish N A 10 to 8 at Glazner's field. Hilltop rallied in the second, scoring five runs. Elsworth and Anderson pitched for Hilltop while Lewis, Birt and Gettings drove two base hits. Score by innings shows Hilltop 153 01 1088 and Polish N A 182 20 870.
Ray Coll, boxing writer for the Gazette Times in Pittsburgh, notes Eddie Bowen of Sharon was stopped in Youngstown Tuesday night. He argues the prospect was rushed by inexperienced handlers chasing a bout with the champion, after an early win over Johnny Meyers and Gene LaRue.
The Gazette Times notes that Young Mike O Dowd condemns Eddie as knocked out while Villa is out of favor for a long period. Bowen requires more experience and an experienced manager. Frank Ward of the Vindicator also weighs in on Bowen and New Castle fans' dislike of Eddie’s downfall.
Indians beat Yankees 6 to 5 as Tigers defeat Red Sox 5 to 3 keeping pace with leaders. Giants and Cubs win, Pirates topple Braves 4 to 3, Browns sweep Athletics 5 to 0, Senators rally past White Sox 5 to 4. Doak debuts for Dodgers. Reds win 2 to 1 with Donohue stronger.
Highland Service defeats Spark Plugs 15 to 9 at Waltonfield Wednesday afternoon. Lamm struck out 19, allowed seven hits, Hoskins led at the plate with a triple and a double, batteries were Highland Service Lamm Marquis and Spark Plugs Cunningham Haid. Score by innings shows Highland with a big early lead then holds on.
The station arrays a 5 00 pm program with market quotes news bulletins and baseball results followed by children stories at 5 30 pm a French children’s tale at 6 45 pm an international Sunday school lesson at 6 00 pm a health talk at 7 35 pm and a baseball results segment at 7 40 pm plus a Mediterranean travel feature by James A Leary with selections by the WGY Orchestra and T Reed Vreeland tenor and a Paramount program at 10 30 pm.
Radio program listings for Davenport Iowa and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania show a June 30 1924 schedule with Leo Y Pearlman tenor Zoe Fullerton reader Arvid Enstrom baritone and Roy Work Wes ley Gosline Hawaiian guitars and a separate WOPEKA station schedule featuring Fleeger organ recital baseball scores travel segments stock market and an evening concert by the KDKA Serenaders plus weather signals and time checks. The items include multiple time stamps and program titles such as chimes concert sandman visits and a weekly tourists road bulletin.
Eastern Standard Time lists WEAF New York at 12 30 p m with Broadway Association events at Hotel Astor featuring George L Slawson Don Seitz Joseph P Day Homer S Cummings Cordell Hull and Pat Harage. WOR Newark presents Virginia Roderick in Woman Citizen talk. EDKA East Pittsburgh offers Civil War melodies by the EDKA Little Symphony. WHAF New York features Vincent Lopez and his orchestra from the Hotel Pennsylvania.
A quirky idea suggests training ants to enjoy butter for a home picnic. The claim centers on teaching ants to revel in butter as part of a novelty dining experience.
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