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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1930
Page
7
The Front Royal All Stars edged Park in a tense July 4 game after early runs set the pace. Kennedy and Breckenridge formed the local battery while Johnston and Laise held the plate for the visitors in a closely fought contest.
AP reports scores from yesterday including New York 8 Detroit 5 and St. Louis 11 Chicago 3. Other results list Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 3 and Boston 7 Philadelphia 6. First game went 10 innings, second 12. Senators sweep Yankees in a double header on Independence Day.
Yankees open with Babe Ruth’s 32nd homer as Senators rally to take the lead in the same inning. Athletics split a doubleheader with the Red Sox 7 6 and 4 2, Rommel holding Boston to six hits in the second. Tigers outlast Indians in a 4 3 12 inning win, Gehringer homering late to seal it. White Sox split with Browns as Thomas returns and Johnny Kerr debuts with three RBI. Giants and Robins split, with Brooklyn fortress on top of the standings in a tense 2 game set.
Philadelphia stars spotlight Church Klein as a hard hitting slugger with a steelworker physique. In his third season he led NL in multiple hitting categories, posted high averages, and drove in runs. He joined Phillies in 1928 from Fort Wayne for 7500.
In a day of major league baseball, the St Louis Cardinals won both games against the Cincinnati Reds. Flint Rine pitching powered a 15 to 4 opener while Syl Johnson shined in a 6 to 2 finish. Cubs and Pirates split a holiday twin bill with 10 to 1 and 5 to 1 scores. Braves and Phillies split a doubleheader as Boston won 9 to 7 after Philadelphia took the first game 8 to 7. Also noted are standings among Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Hagerstown, and Frederick, plus a stray reference to Kingsford Smith and the Byrd expedition debts.
More than 1,000 Scouts from Delaware Pennsylvania Maryland D C and Virginia gathered at Camp Powhatan Natural Bridge Va June 27 29 for the Third Regional Camping Jamboree. Winchester Troops 1 and 3 and Charles Town Troop 1 represented the Shenandoah Area Council. Ex Governor Trinkle attended and emphasized reverence, with 500 tents spread over 50 acres and campfire reviews ending with a standard camper badge.
All persons having claims against the estate of R H Hoover are notified to present them at once. Jas P Reardon is named administrator.
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