This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
30
Yesterday Pittsburgh beat Chicago 8 to 3. New York defeated Brooklyn 2 to 0. St Louis won 3 to 2 against Cincinnati. Today Pittsburgh plays Chicago, Brooklyn hosts Boston, New York visits Philadelphia, and St Louis travels to Cincinnati.
The standings show Cleveland defeated Chicago 4 to 1 while Washington overwhelmed Philadelphia 7 to 0 and New York topped Boston 7 to 5. St Louis beat Detroit 3 to 1.
Schedule notes Cleveland plays St Louis and Chicago faces Detroit while Philadelphia meets Washington. New York and Boston matchups are not scheduled.
George Nye shines with three hits including a single and two triples as Jeff Markle hurls a strong game. Fred Carts adds three hits and solid defense at first base while the crowd in the stand spots players like Patterson Clark and Donnelly. Fans are urged to attend Wednesday games and support the team.
Dublin reports eighty persons arrested in past 48 hours for violations of the military curfew law. The railway strike situation in Ireland worsens, with reports of growing unrest and disruption across the region.
Markle limited Canton to two hits while fanning ten as Castle Cords dominated from start to finish. Gentle George Nye slugged three extra-base hits and stole a base, with Nye and Markle leading a high scoring attack that ruled the field from the first inning through the final out.
Lawrence Juniors defeated the Flexibles 11 to 4 on the American Can grounds. Harris pitched well for the South Siders but five errors hurt him behind the plate. Price and Nickum starred. two-base hits by Nickum Weil and Price. An anticipated big crowd favors Monday’s Junior Y league game between Lawrence Juniors and West Side Tigers.
A local promotion led by George L. Patterson aims to stage matches between teams from Farrell Braddock and Homestead under the banner New Castle Against the World. W E Duerstens Castle Cards would host the trio, with Copley booking venues and plans for music. Od Hartsuff and the Homestead squad are singled out as potential fan favorites. In baseball, the Italian Naps of New Castle defeated the Red Sox 10 to 6 as J Ross, Hartman, and Conti starred with multiple hits including two bags and a triple. Cialella and Hartman pitched for the Naps while Henry and Triangle worked for the Red Sox.
Elders A C edged Radiator Plant 2 0 on the National Radiator grounds as Sleep Allen struck out 15. Two base hits went to Stimple Black McConahy while Allen, Wheale and others boosted the pace in a county league contest. Umpires Bolshinger and Barris.
West Side Players including Albert Beck Earl Moffatt Andy Gall Jack Gall Herman Swan Harold Barber Jimmie Johnson Boon Wilcox Bob Hammers Joe Campbell and Gluck Chill are asked to be present for a practice game followed by a business meeting. The note asks players to contact the West Side Independents.
The United States mints produced 838,911,195 coins in 1919, a new high. This surpasses the 598,000,000 coins minted in 1918 for domestic and foreign governments.
Girard Independents beat New Castle 11 to 7 on Saturday at Girard with Bennie Cost and Reese aiding the win. Ducky Gainagh struck out trying to homer as bases were loaded in the final inning. New Castle also won a morning game at Zelienople 11 to 8 over Zelienople Circles.
Manager George Nicholson lists McCann Gresham Hudson Book Skinner Finch W Orr Nicholson Lester Morrison Red Morrison Bowder and Nig Allen as players to report at PLE station at 6 30 for the B and O game tonight on B and O grounds.
Miss Marjorie Stewart a 23 year old resident of Rimersburg Clarion county who is blind graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a summa cum laude degree after earlier earning a high school diploma at the Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind.
New Castle and Ellwood City rifle clubs faced off Saturday on the Youngstown streetcar line range ending in a tie. High scorer H. Anderson hit 43 of 50 at 300 yards with eight inch bulls eye. Next match scheduled at Ellwood on July 17 at 400 yards.
Samuel Campbell son of Mrs N C Campbell marries Ada Kingston in Canton Ohio then returns to Bloomsburg Pennsylvania to find a citation for bravery and meritorious service in the Meuse Argonne offensive. Campbell of Company G Sixteenth Infantry was severely wounded and lay unconscious for 24 hours before treatment.
The Rev R. J. Watt of London gave the opening address at the Chautauqua event last night and was revealed to be born in Newcastle England. The visit carried special interest for local attendees and connected people in New Castle.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.