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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
5
A terse sports item reports on a game action with limited readable details. Names and exact teams are unclear but implies a periodical update on a basketball or football contest and score progression. The fragment hints at a regional coverage typical of a local newspaper sports page.
Abbott Worsted wins 6 1 0 6 1 1 6 6 4 in a tense game. Key moments include Healey and Murphy scoring in the late innings, Urann scoring on a slow throw, and defensive miscues by Healey and Coyne. Winthrop players Morris and Gleason contribute solidly with hits and outs.
A damaged game report describes a baseball contest with Worsted and several players named, noting multiple outs, hits, and field plays. The partially legible text mentions umpire decisions, players like Williams and Archdeacon, and an unclear final sequence with center field and fence actions.
At South Boston on Tuesday evening the Columbus All-Stars defeated Winthrop R. B. Club 12 to 9. Gatley pitched four innings, followed by Jeff Melanson who could not close the game. Murphy hit a home run and Hutchins added a two base hit for Winthrop.
Winthrop High visited Peabody and lost 6 to 3. Johnson starred for Winthrop, pitching well and contributing at bat. The game featured solid pitching and timely hitting as Peabody secured the win.
Healey leaves the Winthrop Baseball Club as Paul Osborne ends his center field stint with the team. Billy Hoar also departs to join Winthrop Athletics. Fred J. Murphy elected team manager by the Winthrop baseball trustees at last Friday’s meeting. Morrill of Maynard pitched against Winthrop last year in a game vs Abbott Worsted. Tommy White umpired behind the plate with fan approval. Next Saturday the Roxbury Red Sox visit for a 3 PM matchup.
The Winthrop Golf Club began its season with 36 hole full handicap play on May 31. Amos W. Crooks and George D. Bussey tied for first with 142 strokes. Ernest Bentley set a new handicap record of 27. Other scores include Gr. Ho Net Amos W. Crooks 16 44 12 and George F. Howard 296 68 146.
June 7 features a top nine hole selection for players with 1 to 3 handicap. The event highlights precise short game and strategic putting as participants contend for low scores.
The note requests writers to address the Review with signed communications. It states nothing is published without a signature and identifies the sender as the Winthrop Athletic Association Publicity Dept under the caption To Run Verbatim, signed by the editor.
Cards announce the engagement of Miss Anne Wyman youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Wyman of 46 Pleasant Park Rd to Mr Walter Crowell a young businessman known in Winthrop with service in Texas and overseas. An announcement party was held at Mrs Emma Gossoms home with a guessing game and a surprise cake. The wedding is planned for early September with plans to visit relatives in Texas and West Virginia before the ceremony.
The article explains why sunrises and sunsets appear pink. Light travels diagonally through more air near the earth, hitting dust and impurities that absorb deflect and reflect rays, producing the multi colored effect.
The Town of Winthrop invites proposals for a new schoolhouse at Winthrop Center. Plans and contract forms available from Brainerd & Leeds, 89 Franklin St., Boston after June 20 for General Contract and June 24 for Electric plans. Bids due July 8, 1924, 7:30 PM, with a $5000 bid bond for General Contract and $1000 for Electric, all subject to Massachusetts bond and performance requirements.
Cattle tread and thresh wheat in Corsica using hoofs to beat grain from heads. A sieve then separates the food from the chaff in a traditional threshing method witnessed in the region.
Two family house with 13 rooms and modern improvements offered at low price for quick sale. Also an advertisement for a beautiful four room camp at Wayland with running water and fireplace fully furnished. For details contact Walter DeLorey Ocean 0673. Also lost bank book notice and payment stop by Winthrop Savings Bank with Preston B. Churchill as trustee.
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