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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
11
Report of a Buccaneers loss with fragmented play by play references. Mentions Gibson O Mara Culshaw Werner John Coombs and Mil lout, describing passing and jumps amid incomplete coaching notes. The deranged OCR yields unclear scoring and sequence details but preserves players and team names.
A kangaroo named Baby at the World’s Fair in San Francisco trains to box daily with partner trainer Robert McQueen. Baby wins sparring rounds, while referee William McCormack often allows a bite of an Australian apple after rounds. The article notes Baby’s four hands and tail aiding his defense.
A string of local baseball notes reports postponed games among alumni teams at Fairmont and Y M C A leagues. Church league matches at South Side Park loom with Diamond Street and Presbyterian teams advancing after a 6 2 win by Diamond Street over First Baptists.
National League games include Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis American League features Cleveland at Washington St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at New York Chicago at Boston Federal League matchups cover St Louis at Kansas City and Baltimore at Brooklyn.
Orria Johnson headlines the Grand theater on Wednesday in Satan Sanderson, a five part Metro Pictures release touted as a top adaptation from a novel. Irene Warfel co stars as the blind sweetheart, with Earl's Diving Girls and Nat Dautzle rounding the Hippodrome bill as part of a varied program including Sweetie in Vaudeville and Birla of the Slums.
The Fairmont Companies of the National Guard plan a shooting match at Cricket Creek range on Monday July 6 with 400 to 500 participants. Prizes will be awarded to the top shooters. The previous shooting month on May 31 was very successful and local guardsmen promise an even more interesting event on the next holiday.
The United States Cast Iron Foundry Company of Pittsburgh will furnish water pipe for Barnesville and Belleview. The pipes are to be used in laying a new water line and are expected to arrive soon for prompt installation.
A chaotic street battle in Madrid between editors Barrios and Blanco escalated with sabers and gunfire. Both men sustained serious injuries and were seen with makeshift wounds and walking canes. Reports say both may be decorated for their stand amid the conflict.
Yesterday's results show National League games with Pittsburgh routing Brooklyn and Philadelphia, St. Louis and New York tied by rain, plus Boston beating Cincinnati and Detroit edging New York. American League updates include Washington over Cleveland and Boston over Chicago, with other listed scores and a note on Evansville and Grand Rapids. The page ends with a Henry Giles quote on work and a fragmented antito selling cars.
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