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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1931
Page
2
Boston swept by Connie Mack's world champions as Lefty Grove notches his 27th win. Jimmy Foxx belts his 25th homer in a 2 0 victory and a 6 1 win follows. Detroit edges Chicago 4 3 with Gerald Walker delivering a decisive sixth inning homer.
Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis 3 to 1 while Philadelphia topped Boston 11 to 1. New York beat Brooklyn 3 to 0 and Cincinnati downed Chicago 12 to 3. Robins 38 to 0. Giants extend sixth straight Street Second for Pirates. Pittsburgh report notes rough play and a mis oewr gt wah dy rligs grb abled Pittsburgh to make it two a. over St. Louis yesterday.
Phil Collins pitched a strong game for Philadelphia, securing an 11 to 1 victory over Boston yesterday. The Phils offense exploded early and maintained control throughout.
The National League quintet defeated the Chicago Cubs for the fifth straight time, piling up 21 hits on nine pitchers. The final score was 12 to 3.
Yesterday Jersey City defeated Newark 5 to 4 with other games listed. The standings show Newark leading at 86 wins 61 losses with a .585 winning percentage, followed by Rochester 86 63 .577 and Baltimore 86 64 .573. Montreal and Toronto sit at 15 73 .507, with Reading 67 71 .459, Jersey City 60 89 .403, Buffalo 58 91 .389.
Sunday afternoon at 3 p m Sharpsburg Mule Skinners meet local team at Rouss Spring Park in a double header Labor Day first game at 1 30 p m second game to follow The Park Association urges fans to attend and support a new park for the community with a match against Arere Springs Md Athletic Club as the visitors
Walter Trumbull predicts the 1931 World Series will open in St Louis around September 29. Judge Landis to preside at a planning meeting. series likely starts Tuesday September 29 with two games in St Louis, travel Friday, then games Saturday and Monday. The Athletics favored by Grove and Earnshaw, while the Cardinals rely on strong pitching and Derringer.
Winchester roster shows eighteen players with a combined batting average of .319 over 37 games this season. Crowl of Washington and Lee leads at .434 with LaFollette at .429, both over 400. Park boys have 22 wins in 37 games, with manager Cris Hockman credited with 32 appearances.
National totals list 947 homers with Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth of the Yankees leading, followed by Josh Averill of the Indians and Klein of the Phillies in the season’s home run standings.
Giants outfielder L. Waner, facing the Pirates and Phillies, is noted in a brief game reference with matchups cited among teams and players.
Keyser High School began its 1931 football practice with a small squad as Coach Keyser fields the team at KEYSER West Virginia. The article notes the start date on September 5 and describes the limited numbers of players reporting for drills.
A brief excerpt from the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star reflects on the phrase women and children first in a maritime or emergency context, signaling safety norms and social expectations for prioritizing vulnerable passengers.
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