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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1931

Page

2

Cardinals Win Two and Giants Keep Up the Pace

The Cardinals swept a doubleheader, beating the Braves 2 0 in the nightcap after a 5 4 opener won by Watson Clark. Mungo, 21, debuting for Brooklyn, shut out Boston 2 0 in the nightcap before 15 000 fans. Yankees overwhelm Athletics with five homers in a 9 4 win to sweep the double header. Browns and Tigers split a twin bill. Indians take both ends of a doubleheader vs White Sox. Gehrig leads home run race as Ruth trails with 40.

van Mungo Ebbets Brooklyn Watson Clark Robins Mungo Hartford Philadelphia New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Yanks New York Browns Tigers

Scores and standings ripple through major leagues

Yesterday New York beat Philadelphia 6 to 2 and 5 to 2 in a double bill while Boston fell 1 to 8 at Chicago and Cincinnati faced Pittsburgh. New York Giants won another two games 6 to 0 and 2 to 1 to stay pace in the pennant race as St Louis Cardinals won the second game of a twin bill against the Cubs continuing their march toward an early NL pennant.

Philadelphia Newark Rochester Toronto Washington Montreal New York Reading Eertend Betale Louis Boston Carl Lee New York Giants Giants Chicago St. Louis Cardinals Cubs

Park Boys Lose Three of Four Weekend Baseball Games

Park Boys dropped three of four weekend games as visiting Millwood beat Rouss Spring Park 19 to 4. Sharpsburg Mule Skinner 17 beat Park 9, in front of 2000 to 3000 fans. a Silver Spring Md. Athletic Club win and a Park victory closed the series.

Winchester Park Association Millwood Rouss Spring Park Park Boys Sharpsburg Sun

New York Man Buys Ancestral Tayloe Home

Ray McMullen, a wealthy New York engineer and bridge builder, has purchased Powhatan, the ancestral Tayloe home in King George County since 1795. Bladen T. Tayloe announced the sale of the estate once built by John Tayloe for one of his sons, a line linked to the Octagon House in Washington.

New York Tayloe Powhatan King George County Ray McMullen Bladen T. Tayloe John Tayloe Washington Mount Airy Richmond County

Hack Wilson Bench Status Ends Baseball Season

CHICAGO September 8 Hack Wilson star of the Cubs and holder of the National League single season home run record has been suspended for the remainder of the season by Cubs president William L . Vance. Manager Rogers Hornsby requested the suspension citing training violations amid six straight losses in Cincinnati last week and Wilson’s disregard for regulations. Owner William Wrigley indicated Wilson should be traded or sold as he did not earn his reported 35000 salary making a move likely if a buyer exists.

Chicago Hack Wilson Cub Northside Wilson William L. VI Day Rogers Hornsby Cubs Cincinnati Hornsby Rajah Bud Teachout Reds Vince Barton William Wrigley

General Strike Resumes in Barcelona Amid Clashes

In Barcelon a on September 8 the general strike by syndicalists reignited after violent clashes with police. Firing continued overnight despite leaders urging workers to return today. The press blamed President for the unrest.

Associated Press Barcelonia Spain

Grinders Under Way For Collegians In Season Camps

Hundreds gather at season camps across the south to learn football formations and tricks for the year. Notre Dame methods taught by Wynne at Auburn Smith at NC State Thomas at Alabama Bachman at Georgia Mehre at Georgia Tech Collins at North Carolina. McGugin begins his 28th Vanderbilt season with peers Cohen LSU Neely Clemson. Gandhi delays departure prompting Roanoke Times note on safety and goals.

South Notre Dame Knute Rockne Chet Wynne Auburn John Smith North Carolina State Frank Thomas Alabama Charles Bachman Harry Mehre Georgia Chuck Collins North Carolina Dan McGugin Vanderbilt McGugin Russ Cohen Louisiana State Jess Neely Clemson

World Series Opens October 1 on National League Grounds

Chicago report notes the World Series will begin October 1 with the National League champion meeting the league winner after the first two games on National League grounds.

Chicago

Brumback Feeds Sells Grain and Farm Equipment

C. Il Brumback offers rye barley and wheat for sale along with Papec and Blizzard ensilage cutters and hammer burr feed grinders at reduced prices for farmers.

C. Il

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