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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
8
Johnstown’s Johnnies edged the Beckley Miners 8 to 7 at R. M. I. Park after a tense eighth inning rally led by Jess Bream and a late double by Biehl. Dugan started strong for Beckley before relief by Chambers and late offense by Johnstown, with key hits from Rawlins Moore and Roetz shaping the outcome.
In a heat scorcher at the national public links championship, two California newcomers sparked a wave of upsets that toppled favorites. Only defending champion Dave Mitchell of Indianapolis and Arthur Armstrong of Honolulu advanced, while Lloyd Nordstrom led the medal race before being upset in round two by Bob Tomes.
Second game of the Johnstown Beckley series is tonight at 8 at Ball Orchard. Manager Quinn may use Red Swain on the mound with Kelly or Edwards for Beckley. Johnstown rallied late last night with Lefty Chambers delivering strong relief pitching and a late-inning surge nearly tying the game before falling short.
Donie Bush, famed Minneapolis pilot and manager, appears as the Indians’ top candidate to replace Walter Johnson if he leaves the Cleveland club. Indians GM Billy Evans canvassed Bush and spoke with Mike Kelley of the Millers about a possible Indians job, while Kelley hinted he would not block a move.
Harder nets two homers and 12 hits over seven innings to beat Babich and the Cubs 6 to 4. Knickerbocker, Hale, and Radcliffe drive in two runs apiece for Cleveland while Washington, Bonura, Sewell, and Piet contribute key hits. Chicago errors none, Phelps issues three walks with three strikeouts.
Daily baseball results show Chicago beating Pittsburgh 4 to 2 and Chicago losing 5 to 6 in 11 innings. Philadelphia defeated New York 5 to 3 while Brooklyn triumphed 5 to 3 over Boston. Cincinnati edged St. Louis 4 to 3 in a 10 inning finish.
The schedule lists Chicago visiting Pittsburgh and St Louis traveling to Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Boston is listed with New York facing Philadelphia as not scheduled.
Detroit defeated St Louis 9 to 3 while Chicago beat Cleveland 6 to 4. Boston won 6 to 4 against Washington. New York and Philadelphia game delayed by rain.
Three matchups listed with Boston visiting Washington, Cleveland at Chicago, and St Louis at Detroit. No other games scheduled.
By The Associated Press Johnstown beat Beckley 8 to 7 Charleston defeated Akron 2 to 0 Zanesville topped Portsmouth 7 to 4 Dayton won against Huntington 7 to 2 with these late scores from area games.
Johnstown visits Beckley while Akron faces Charleston Zanesville hosts Portsmouth and Dayton plays Huntington in a slate of regional basketball showdowns tonight.
Chambers delivered scoreless relief from the seventh through the ninth, retiring Atwood on an infield grounder, Farbmann on a fly to Biehl, and Dugan on a double play. Thomas, Lawry, Silber, and Roetz also made outs as the threat faded, and Atwood was saved by an error before being picked off. Farbmann walked before Chambers finished Dugan to end the inning.
Larry Kinzer handled 11 chances and started a rapid-fire double play while Danny Mc Gee covered six chances and committed one error in the box score during a busy night around the keystone sack.
Rawlins led with a long homer and a ninth inning RBI single after a hard drive to left. Biehl posted a strong line with three singles a triple and two more singles to raise his season average. McGee contributed with the bat via a solid hitting effort.
In Seattle a 10 round bout saw Freddie Steele defeat Vince Dundee by technical knockout in the third round after Dundee suffered a fractured jaw and a concussion. Dundee, a former Baltimore titleholder, was hospitalized in Providence. Steele’s camp praised the win and promoter Natie Druxman promised a strong Yarosz offer.
Silber was left field for Johnstown last night. Three putouts came from line drives caught in the air. Had one of the drives reached safely, the game might have swung differently. Max Butcher, ex Beckley, now with Galveston in the Texas league, won his eighteenth victory by beating Forth Worth 2 to 1 while allowing only two hits. Lee Grisson of Fort Worth was sidelined by illness, resting for an appendicitis-induced fever. the hospital list adds him to the roster.
Pap Lou Mais, swimming instructor for the Big Brothers' association of Philadelphia, offers a novel theory on faster swimming. He cites Johnny Macionis, Yale, who won the National AAU 440 yard freestyle in 4 minutes 51.5 seconds, as example and notes how out of water movement may aid speed.
Allentown Brooks announced the purchase of catcher Joe Saverine from Charleston for an unannounced sum. Outfielder Johnny Stopa and pitcher Batimore were released to Dayton. Catchers Joe Bird and Bill Rhea were also released.
The battle for last place in the American League's half of baseball's big six left eight members, five in the junior circuit, today. Mickey Cochrane dropped three points while Hank Greenberg gained to create a three way tie with Jimmy Foxx who was idle. Roger Cramer did not play and remains in second place. The standings follow.
Harmony Baptist church in Clarksville Tennessee marked its centennial celebration highlighting a century of worship community service and growth with members and local leaders in attendance.
Yesterday's leaders include W Ferrell of the Red Sox and C Harder of the Indians with 2 homers each. John Moore of the Phillies and Greenberg of the Tigers hit 2 and 1 respectively, with Berger and Leslie adding one each. The leaders list shows Greenberg at 28, Ott at 23, Berger at 21, and Johnson at 20 with Camilli at 20. National totals reach 463 and American totals 446.
Gordon Slade of the Reds is nicknamed Oskies for early career habit of quoting his alma mater the University of Oregon war cry Oskie wow wow reflecting his Oregon roots and playful chant usage.
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