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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1930
Page
5
Local and state sports coverage announced with daily updates and briefs for readers seeking frequent athletic news.
In Philadelphia the Athletics defeated the Yankees 7 to 6 as Eddie Rommel held the bullpen for five innings after a Perkins relief. Simmons collected two hits to seize the AL batting lead from Lou Gehrig.
The 15 round fight between Jack Sharkey and Victorio Campolo scheduled for Thursday night has been definitively called off after rain delays. Campolo refused to meet Sharkey next Friday, and both sides are satisfied with ending the agreement.
The report notes a 1963 baseball classic featuring the Cardinals and Athletics in St Louis amid season milestones. It mentions Jesse Haines and the Cardinals riding a 43 of 55 record since August 1, and describes Cubs beating Reds 7 to 5 to clinch second place with Hack Wilson's 54th homer.
The Cubs started strong with timely hits in the first and third innings aided by errors, taking a lead from Larry Benton as Fred held the Reds to four hits through the seventh. Leo Durocher homered, Meusel and Heilmann drove in runs, and Ford added a sacrifice fly, while the Reds briefly retook the lead in the seventh on a few tallying hits.
Philadelphia September 27 Three of Connie Mack s new model A s cooled talk that star sluggers crack under pressure Mickey Himself Cochrane wove the Cubs for two home runs and a .360 batting in the series Al Simmons hit .300 with two homers both overcoming nerves in the big series. Foxx has driven 34 homers and is above .300. The trio s steady hitting boosts the Athletics as favorites to reclaim the world title.
Clemson college selects Johnny Justus, noted fleet and elusive halfback, to lead the football squad as captain for the season.
O H Soetje of Monticello left funds to maintain the town clock in repair, providing a financial endowment to ensure ongoing upkeep.
A Kansas City woman spotted her stolen car, confronted the driver flirted with him until police arrived and arrested the man. The item then shifts to a generic note about Americanism and three million jobless men seeking prosperity.
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