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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1930
Page
3
Boston and Detroit split a twin bill with Boston taking game one 5 4 on Sweeney's sixth inning homer after a bases loaded situation. Detroit answered 4 1 before tying and winning 8 7 in ten frames as errors and walks aided their rally.
Hallahan pitched through a rough first inning then allowed no runs as St Louis beat Boston 11 to 8. Watkins hit two homers for the Cardinals and Berger tied a season mark with his 22nd. Cunningham and Smith collected sixteen team hits. Adams drove in five. In another game Elliott and Smythe held Chicago to ten hits while the Phillies, scoring eight off Pat Malone, fell 6 to 1 as the Cubs narrowed Brooklyn’s league lead to two games. Four Phillies errors.
Vincennes Indiana June 25 Oscar Everett 20 of Fritchton was instantly killed when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train while sitting on the tracks near Kelso Creek boulevard. He was 250 yards from the crossing and carried 25 feet. coroner to hear from train crew. Witnesses said he appeared asleep or resting after heat. Everett identified by auto license. two Plainville women shopped here Tuesday.
A Philadelphia sport writer known as Mr. Gorton Mackay recalls his Wise and Otherwise musings on the World Series, imagining the Cleveland Indians overpowering the champions. He notes thrilling turns by Roger Peckinpaugh’s Indians and a fearless failing Athletics, then shifts to a New York sidewalk anecdote about Dumb Dan Morgan betting on Schmeling.
In the National League yesterday Boston fell to St Louis 3 to 11 while Cincinnati defeated New York 4 to 1 and Chicago beat Philadelphia 6 to 1 Brooklyn and Pittsburgh faced a rain soaked game.
American League games were postponed due to rain. Cleveland 0, Washington 7 was called in the fifth. St. Louis at New York and Detroit 4 Boston 8 with a second game lasting ten innings amid continuing rainfall.
Cincinnati defeats the New York Giants 4 to 1 with Larry Benton on the mound after winning two straight. Benton allowed one hit in each inning but tightened in the late frames. The Reds tallied two in the second on Ford driven in by a walk and Cruiz error, added a third in the third, and another in the seventh as Kelly led Red hits.
Noblesville Indiana June 25 a year after Arthur Court Indianapolis man who won 80000 when Tigre won the English Derby bought fifty eight acres on the Indianapolis Noblesville road four miles south of this city and paid 20000 cash for it Today he sold thirty seven acres of the land to Omer V Beaver one of his neighbors but the price was not announced Most of his winnings have been invested in a 200 acre farm near Columbus and in a coal mine in Illinois
Joint subcommittees of the executive board of District No. 11 U M W of A and Indiana Coal Operators adjourned in Indiana. They disclosed meetings aimed at establishing new working conditions under the contract signed April 1. Initially thought to address differences from installing additional fitting and flooding machines at local mines.
The Pennsylvania state athletic commission revoked George Godfrey's boxing license and cut his $10,000 purse in half after a low blow in round five against Primo Carnera. Carnera kept his full $43,641 purse. both Carnera team and others faced suspensions following a dressing room altercation. Dougherty, Godfrey's manager, was absolved. Godfrey claimed the foul was unintentional and aimed to body punch Carnera to weaken him.
Three men James Bass aged 32 Lester Hinkle 31 and Jesse non 23 of Francisco were burned when a gas pocket in a capped well near Oakland City ignited after a cigarette. The flames shot fifty feet high and one man Drew sustained a foot injury when a concrete slab fell on him. All were treated and sent home. Mrs Carrie Purcell of Montgomery shopped here Tuesday.
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