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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1935
Page
4
In Raleigh County baseball, Cranberry and Mabscott battle for the County B title on Independence Day after a tight three week lead change. Mabscott sits 9-3, Cranberry 7-3, with Sinclair’s win over New River shaping the race.
Rumors place Joe E Brown the well known comedian planning to visit Boston to confer with owner Judge Emil Fuchs about buying the Boston Braves. Brown already owns the Kansas City Blues of the American Association. In boxing news Jeff Ellers of Palm Beach was knocked out in the third round and Tony Amorosa of Richmond stopped Bob Swinger in six rounds.
A. Mills and E. Lovell lead a high scoring game with multiple base hits and home runs. Sloppy fielding and erratic pitching mark the match as C. Mills and Shoemaker secure key innings, while Deutsch pitches for the win and Shanklin takes the loss in a 2:30 timing.
Beckley defeats Dayton 9 to 7 in the nightcap to snap the Ducks nine game win streak and end Beckley’s losing run. Eisenstat allowed six hits in 6 2 3 innings for the win. Masek took the loss in the opener as Dayton won the first game of the doubleheader.
Portsmouth edged Akron in a July contest with a 9 to 8 score after a tense middle and late innings. Pitchers Brown Holm and Sny der Nassar held their lines as Portsmou th pushed across runs in the final frames to seal the victory.
Baseball standings and game details from yesterday show Radcliff of the White Sox and Cronin of the Red Sox among leaders with several players collecting hits and Radcliff hitting a home run. Pitching notes list Jones as winner and Cain as loser with various baserunning and fielding highlights.
West Virginia golfers begin two day amateur championship qualifiers in White Sulphur Springs. Alex Larmon of Charleston shot a 69 to lead, six strokes ahead of Parkersburg’s Jack Hoblit zell who posted 75 then 73 for 148. Larmon can improve with a 78 today or Hoblit zell may defend his lead.
A coal miner trapped by a mud cave in for ten days in Beuthen Germany was rescued yesterday. He endured hunger but remained in good spirits and was brought to safety by rescuers with no serious injuries reported.
Glen White sparked a 13 10 victory for the Steve's Shoe Shop team over the Cobblers as Richmond Cleaners eyes the Beckley league title. Kester Cleaners beat Gulf 5 4 and Rebeco defeated Utilities 9 6 in nine innings. The Battlers earned a forfeit win when Cranberry did not field a team.
Yesterday's scores show Chicago beating Cincinnati 8 to 4 in the National League while American League games listed Boston 8 Washington 3 and Cleveland 1 Detroit 4 among others. Today Pittsburgh visits St Louis and Philadelphia meets New York as Chicago hosts Cincinnati. Boston faces Brooklyn and New York plays Philadelphia. Middle Atlantic games include Beckley at Dayton and Akron at Portsmouth with several other matchups.
Richmond Virginia July 2 Baby Miller Florida Indian outpointed Stumpy Jacobs Hopewell Virginia lightweight in a ten round fight last night watched by 2500 persons Jacobs floored Miller in the second round but the Indian fought cleverly and outsmarted the willing Jacobs most of the way Bob Turner of Newport News Virginia middleweight champion knocked out Charley Lusk claimant of the West Virginia middle weight title after two minutes and 20 seconds of the first round Al Massey Charlotte heavy.
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