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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
5
The report notes Stribling fights Otto Von Porat tomorrow night with a compromised left hand and limited right readiness. It adds uncertainty about victory despite backing from Norwegain foe’s lack of knockout history and past challengers.
The text references a golfer from New York and a tournament here plus a Cavaliers ad. It mentions entering players from various cities, then shifts to a sales pitch for Goodrich Cavaliers tires, highlighting durability, size ranges, and special local pricing.
Fragmentary text from a Late Night Sale report mentions Latzo and Smith with partial names and locations. The readable lines reference Scranton and New York but lack full details. Further context from the original page would clarify the event, participants, and outcome.
National League leaders include Klein of Philadelphia with a .424 batting average and 89 hits, 70 RBIs, 19 home runs, and English of Chicago leading in runs with 67. Cuyler of Chicago tops steals with 15 and 21 doubles belong to Trisch of St Louis. American League leaders feature Scarane of Philadelphia? Athletics at .398 in batting, Ruth of the Yankees with 70 runs and 21 homers, Gehrig of the Yankees with 69 RBIs, Houapp of Cleveland with 89 hits, and Gehringer of Detroit tied with McManus for 19 doubles, Combs of the Yankees with 9 triples, Rice of Washington with 12 stolen bases.
Hughey Cruz and a Giants made double play stifled the Pirates in the ninth to seal a 4 to 3 victory. Al Simmons Jimmy Foxx and Bing Miller powered the Athletics with consecutive homers against Wes Ferrell in Cleveland during the fifth inning.
Chattanooga Lookouts ripped Mobile 26 to 5 in Atlanta with 28 hits off three Mobile pitchers. The day also saw Memphis Chicks beat Atlanta Crackers 13 to 0, Nashville defeat New Orleans 8 to 1, and Birmingham edging Little Rock 8 to 7. Columbus Foxes lost a doubleheader to Tampa 9 3 and 6 0.
Harold Herbert Schroeder of Mobile Alabama wrote his wife about placing bets on car numbers 4 1 23 and 16 before a May 31 torch murder near here that killed his car and occupant to collect $64000 in insurance. Police suspect him in the fire and the letter notes a planned summer trip if he won.
The planned 10 round heavyweight bout between Otto Von Porat and W L Stribling at Chicago Stadium faced repeated postponements amid claims of an injured left hand. Stribling reported a sprain but doctors found no fracture and officials insisted the bout proceed, aiming to break the indoor attendance record. Von Porat trained hard while promos awaited a sold out crowd tomorrow night.
National League clubs open a western swing with mixed results as New York Giants edge Pittsburgh 4 3 in the opener. Cruz's unassisted double play preserves the win while Meine and Walker leave the game with injuries. East leads on totals since June 1 with 34 wins to 18 for the West. In the American League the East holds a 26 25 edge, paced by the Yankees nine wins and three losses, as the Athletics blast Wes Ferrell for 7 2, aided by three consecutive homers from Simmons Foxx and Miller.
Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 7 to 2 in the lone major matchup. New York edged Pittsburgh 4 to 3. In the Southern Association Memphis beat Atlanta 13 to 6 while Little Rock and Birmingham played 7 to 8. New Orleans topped Nashville 8 to 1. Mobile crushed Chattanooga 26 to 5. In the Southern League Montgomery beat Selma 16 to 8 and Jacksonville won 3 to 1 over Pensacola. Tampa defeated 9 to 6, Columbus 3 to 0. In the South Atlantic League Macon lost to Asheville 0 to 1 while Charlotte fell 2 to 3 and then again 2 to 3 against Greenville 5 to 2.
Yesterday's results list games from the Southeastern League including Chicago at Washington and Cleveland at Philadelphia with multiple matchups across Detroit New York St Louis Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Memphis Atlanta Little Rock Birmingham New Orleans Nashville Mobile Chattanooga Montgomery Selma Jacksonville Pensacola Tampa Columbus Asheville Charlotte Greenville Columbia Augusta Macon.
Sixteen golfers start first round matches in the championship flight at Sedgfield Country Club North Carolina as the field of 96 is cut. Carl Dann Jr. led medalists with 68 but fell to Berrien Moore who faced F C Dudley in a reshaped bracket. Julius Hughes and Emmett Spicer were among flagged favorites as rounds continue toward semis tomorrow and finals Saturday.
The Commonwealth Edison accounting staff prepares data to answer Ambassador Sackett's Berlin claim that electric rates are excessive. Edison executives, away at a San Francisco convention, are not issuing an official reply yet. statistics should be ready tomorrow.
Thousands of followers from two Chicago churches bade farewell to evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson at the Northwestern station as she began her journey home from the Holy Land. The crowd chanted bless you sister as she departed toward Angelus Temple.
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