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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
2
Daily Dublin Star column summarizes local high school results, state league standings, and national game highlights. Highlights include notable performances by local athletes, upcoming schedules, and brief scores from recent contests.
Chicago and Cleveland split a suspended game as darkness halted play in the sixth with a 4 4 tie. The Yankees upset the Red Sox 7 6 in New York. St Louis Browns beat Detroit 5 4 in the second game after a 7 3 loss. Senators defeated Philadelphia Athlet 5 2 as Alvin Crowder went the distance.
Readable lines show Cincinnati 7 8, Chicago 4 4, New York 9 3, Boston 2 1 with note that other clubs are not scheduled. No further context or outcomes provided.
Today’s games include Boston at Philadelphia St Louis at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at New York Chicago at Cincinnati In the International League yesterday Montreal beat Toronto 5 to 3 while Baltimore edged Jersey City 4 to 3 Newark and Reading had rain Montreal Rochester and Buffalo played two games Newark and Jersey City split two games Montreal at Rochester and Buffalo Also standings show Newark 85 60 .586 Rochester 83 62 .572 Baltimore 85 64 .570 Montreal 74 71 .510 Toronto 14 73 .503 Reading 67 17 .465 Jersey City 59 89 .399 Buffalo 57 88 .393
Mount Pleasant notes describe a large birthday tea near Mount Jackson for Mrs. Frank Hamilton daughter Mrs. Philip Golliday and granddaughter Miss Hilda Hamilton. The event featured plays string music and singing with a plentiful dining room.
Railroads report higher coal carloadings for the two weeks ending August 22 due to ongoing strikes, autumn demand, and lake-port stockpiling. Officials anticipate stronger movement in late August and into September, though earnings may not yet reflect the rise.
Major Julian Sommerville Hatcher of the United States Army won the first prize in pistol marksmanship among officers of competing nations at an English event. He is a technical expert on small arms and author of Hatcher On Pistols. The American party received fourteen invitations to visit estates in England Wales and Scotland.
Richard Hatcher of Winchester married Helen Rice daughter of E. and Mrs. Rice. He is connected with the Winchester Research Laboratory and Virginia Experiment Station.
Roanoke Times reports Bobby Jones is favored to defeat Bever ly amid a crowded contest, with a pencil noted as aiding Jones by streamlining his approach to the large field of competitors.
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