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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1930
Page
5
Daily sports column previews local games statewide and national events. Notes key matchups, player names, and upcoming schedules with a concise, booster-like tone. Includes brief standings and notable performances to watch.
A crowd of about 3 000 attended as Winchester Park Association hosted Front Royal in a doubleheader at Rouss Park. The locals lost the first game and won the nightcap behind Ord pitching for the Park and Johnson for Front Royal. Swanson Shi rey led with two base hits and three-base hits, while Arts and Borden fanned the opposition and walked hitters. Umpires Whiteman and Whetzel officiated.
AP reports American League results with Chicago 2 over Washington and Philadelphia 7 over Cleveland. Boston St Louis rainouts. New York 10 over Detroit in ten innings. Today Washington at Chicago, Boston at St Louis (two games), New York at Detroit.
The Indians lost the second game of the two game set 7 to 0 as Ferrell suffered a third straight defeat after a 13 game win streak. Dykes opened with a homer and Simons homered in the seventh as the Tigers pitched a shutout and limited Cleveland to no runs.
Oranda Virginia residents discuss building a first class road to the Valley Pike as part of local civic effort. Mr John Fox installs a cider plant at his home near Oranda. Mary Brumback recovers from appendicitis, Ethel Hausenfluck takes a Washington job, and several locals visit relatives in Winchester and Washington.
In 1930 first half American fliers carried 3,744,453 pounds of mail, up 202,376 from all of 1928. U.S. network expands while Europe lags, with Germany sending 216,714 pounds to France and Italy 141,653. Postmaster General aide W. Irv. Glover credits air mail with boosting commercial aviation.
Captain P. R. Hartman and Lieutenant L. S. Hollis announce a War Department decision to appoint one enlisted Virginia National Guard member to West Point. A competitive exam is set for November 10 in Richmond. Eligible applicants must have at least one year of service, be 19 to 22, and meet height requirements.
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