Sporting news preview of top baseball rotations this season
The column highlights key pitchers for each team. Grove and Walberg are pegged as leaders for the Athletics while Hubbell Walker and Pruett headline the Giants rotation. Whitehill anchors the Tigers, with Pirates strength in French and Petty and Yankees relying on Zachary Wells and Pennock though Pennock’s end appears near.
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A’s
Grove
Walberg
Giants
Hubbell
Walker
Pruett
Clark
Whitehill
Tiger
Pirates
French
Petty
Yankees
Zachary
Wells
Pennock
Byras
Hoyt
Sherid
Handley High Track Team Prepares for State Meet
Handley High School track athletes shift through hard practice as Coach Sargent leads about 16 men toward the Virginia state meet in Chariville. Massanutten Military Academy defeated Handley 72 to 35 in Woodstock while last year’s leaders Hampton and Chester topped the standings. The Rotary track meet and Cumberland Valley Athletic meet at Waynesboro loom as key events with nearly the whole squad expected to compete. Monogram hopes rest on Fries Virtus Sirbaug and Richard Duvall as the 1930 season nears peak.
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Woodstock
Massanutten Military Academy
Massanutten
Sargent
Chariville
Virginia
Handley High
Hampton High School
Chester High School
Harrisonburg
Cumberland Valley Athletic
Waynesboro
Hes Fries
Virtus Sirbaug
Richard Duvall
Left Handed Stars Feature Early Major League Start
The piece notes a left handed season in the major leagues with pitchers Robert Moses Grove, Larry French, Wild Bill Hallahan, Lester Sweetland, Wa Clark, Earl Whithill, and Bill Walker throwing tough curves from the port side. It suggests pennants often hinge on at least one good left hander and sees contenders as well equipped.
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Caren
Robert Moses Grove
Athletics
Larry French
Pirates
Wild Bill Hallahan
Cardinals
Lester Sweetland
Phillies
Wa Clark
Brooklyns
Earl Whithill
Tigers
Bill Walker
Giants
Enviable Min Winter Golf Record Of Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones has a remarkable winter golfing record over eleven years with seven Open events against top pros. Highlights include 1919 Southern Open at East Lake where he finished second to Jim Barnes, 1920 Southern Open second, 1925 Hialeah Open tied for third with Sarazen Farrell and MacFarlane, and 1926 Florida West Coast Open second to Hagen.
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Bobby Jones
East Lake
Atlanta
Jim Barnes
Inc
Orinshed
Miami
Fla
Gene Sarazen
Johnny Farrell
Willie MacFarlane
Pasadena
Walter Hagen
East
Atlanta golfer dominates Savannah Open finish
In the 1930 Savannah Open Atlanta finishes eight strokes ahead with Farrell and Golden tied for second. Hortonmith trails for second in a night contest as Rotary Club and American Legion bowlers end the series with close scores. Arthur, a Rotarian, leads night play with 124 while the doughboy team closely follows.
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Atlanta
Farrell
Golden
Savannah
Hortonmith
Rotary Club
American Legion
Arthur
Rauaree
Anaaen Legion Boys
Arnold
Coca Cola
Blue Ridge League to open with four teams in 1930 season
In Martinsburg and Hanover the Blue Ridge League will not field teams this year. The circuit will consist of Waynesboro Chambersburg Frederick and Hagerstown. Opening day May 8 features a 120 game schedule with 60 at home and 60 away.
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Martinsburg
Hanover
Town
Waynesboro
Chambersburg
Frederick
Hagerstown
J. W. Jamison
Barton vs Barton divorce decree notice in Winchester
In the corporation court of Winchester Virginia Eleanor W Barton is summoned in a divorce a vinculo matrimonii action with desertion as alternate relief. An affidavit states she is a non resident. she must appear within ten days after publication. The order requires weekly publication for four weeks, posting at the courthouse, and mailing to her address. GRAY BEVERLEY Clerk. Harrison & Harrison page 4. (4-30 oaw-4wks)
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Barton S
Eleanor W. Barton
Gray Beverley
Harrison & Harrison
Winchester to Lead Shenandoah Valley Census in 1930
Winchester selected as central point for census taking in Shenandoah Valley counties in 1930. Rev Dr C A Freed resigns pastorate at Grice Lutheran Church. Mr and Mrs C E Huntsberry celebrate golden wedding anniversary. Congress urged to legalize Star Spangled Banner as national anthem. Coolidge vaccinated along with other government employees against smallpox. Local children of school age up over 75 percent from five years ago. Shenandoah Valley Academy baseball defeats Washington and University fresh team 4 to 3.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
C. A. Freed
Grice Lutheran Church
C. E. Huntsberry
Congress
Star Span
Coolidge
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Washington and University
Red Apple Attracts Bids In Local Elks Parade
The large red apple shown in the apple fete parade by the local Elks attracts strong demand. Many commission men have offered to buy it for display in their regions.
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Elks
Dunkirk Bombardment and Fair Planned in Dunkirk
The German fleet bombarded Dunkirk along the French coast. A monstrous school fair is planned for Dunkirk on May 14. John C. Coe won $500 damages against the city for the ejectment of Abram. Lackawanna Railroad officials set a wireless telephony record sending a message 63 miles.
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Dunkirk
John C. Coe
Eee
Abram
Lackawasnna
Tepic House to Become Museum for Amado Nervo Works
The Tepic house where Mexican poet Amado Nervo was born will be converted into a museum dedicated to his works showcasing his literary legacy.
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Tepic
Mexico
Amado Nervo
Nervo
Public sale of household goods in Winchester Virginia
Public auction in front of the courthouse at Winchester Va on Saturday May 10 1930 at 1 pm offers a living room suite victrola refrigerator floor cabinet dressers chiffonier table piano stand bed springs mattresses washing machine and related items cash terms listed by A J Wigg Deputy Clerk of Page County
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Matsu
J. F. Orient
Haddo
Terrace Grocery
J. F. Wright I
Winchester
Pee coed sits th epines to per cent in 1929
The Bureau of Customs reports a 1929 data note about a coed, involving a percent figure, and related fiscal inquiry.
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