Indians Rally Past Bluefield in Fourteen Inning Thriller
Poca-Bramwell edged Bluefield 6 to 5 in fourteen innings at Pocahontas. Nichiffer and Ross pitched superbly as both clubs traded rallies from the thirteenth frame, with Loyd earning the win and Hurst charged with the loss after a tense extra inning affair.
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Poca-Bramwell
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Jess Nichiffer
Lefty Ross
Indians
Blue Grays
Macmen
Nichiffer
Ross
Buck Loyd
Coalwood
Portsider
Jess Nidiffer
Montonous
Hurst
Freeman
Fister
Suleiman
Roy Hall
Bill Whitlock
Retty
Whitlock
Murphy
Hayworth
McMillan
Schulman
Dreifus
Foley
Bob Noble
Hall
Penny Batley
Hunefeld
Areeehlman
Wee
Hoss
Wotask
Heilman
Englebert
Vandenberg
Nidiffer
Hailey
Suleiman San
Nayworth
Noble
dicMillan
Bluefield Beats Potent Coalfield Nine In Extra innings
Bluefield maintains lead in the series as they edge Pocahontas Bramble with a 5 to 6 win after 13 innings. Key players include Noble and Hall for Bluefield while Hunefeld and Whitlock pace Pocahontas in a tightly fought Appalachian League tilt at the Fair Grounds.
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Bluefield
Coal- Soea
Fair Grounds
Thisternoon
Phil Douglass
Jim Urst Caepaley
Princemen
Moore
Prince
Appalachian
Princeton
Suhlmann
Ebucseout
Feo Ferworth
Docnse
Ross
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Poca-Bramwell
OS Ae Fes
Hunefeld
McMillan
Whitlock
Best Ew. Murphy
Freeman
Heilman
R. Bluefield
Joble
Fister
Whittock
Englebert
Nidiffer
Hurst
Loyd
Kelly
Professional Football League to Be Expanded
Chicago July 31 The National Professional Football League will be expanded from 18 to 20 teams at the annual schedule meeting in Detroit and New York may join soon President J F Carr said action on Detroit and New York is likely The coming season is expected to open September 20 with December 20 as the closing date Forfeits of 1000 will be demanded from each team.
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Chicago
National Professional Football League
J. F. Carr
Columbus
Ohio
Detroit
New York
American players take lead in Canadian Open golf
United States golfers surged ahead in the second round of the Canadian Open in Toronto. Frank Sprogell of Saginaw Michigan and Mike Brady of Mamaroneck New York posted 75s to reach 147, while Andy Kay of Toronto stood at 148 and Joe Kirkwood of Pasadena 150. Ciril Walker from Englewood New Jersey was fifth with 151.
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Toronto
United States
Frank Sprogell
Saginaw
Mich
Mike Brady
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Andy Kay
Joe Kirkwood
Pasadena
Cal
Ciril Walker
Englewood
N. J
Chattanooga battles on in Southern Association games
In a doubleheader, Chattanooga beat Birmingham 15 to 12 in five innings due to darkness, while the second game ended Chattanooga 6 Birmingham 11. Memphis lost to New Orleans 4 to 5 and Little Rock fell to Mobile 1 to 4 with no further games scheduled.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Mobile
Giants Top Cubs In Final Game Of Series
George Kelly paced the New York Giants with a two run homer in the eighth as New York beat Chicago 4 to 3 to close out the series. Heathcote added a fourth inning homer and Kelly starred on defense in a tight win.
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George Kelly
New York Giants
New York
Cubs
Dean
Heathcote
Grimm
Kelly
Giants
Adams
Maranville
Ainoondo
Brooks
Frisch
Frigeau
Lindstrom
Grim Kaufmann
Kaufmann
Rimm
Hartnett
Rigler
McCormick
Old Jack Quinn Shines for Athletics and 1925 Batting Race
Billy Evans notes Old Jack Quinn has three wins in a row for the Athletics after joining Mackman forces, rebounding from a slow start with the Red Sox. The piece also reports 300 batting averages across leagues, highlighting Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker challenging for the batting title and a nine-year rivalry rekindling in the 1925 season.
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Jack Quinn
Aulletics
Mackian
Quinn
Red Sox
Fohl
Lee Fohl
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Tris
Speaker
National League Results and Today’s Schedule
Yesterday the National League outcomes show New York 4 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 4 Boston 3 Brooklyn 9 St Louis 4. Pittsburg Philadelphia rain. Today New York at St Louis, Brooklyn at Chicago, Boston at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Pittsburg two games, with Brooklyn winning 9 to 4 over St Louis and St Louis 4 to 9 over Brooklyn. The box score lists Vance, Deberry, Dickarman, and O’Farrell.
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New York
Chicago
Cincinnat
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
R. H. B. Ren
St Louis
Vance
Deberry
Dickarman
O'Farrell
Wu Pittsburg Aeeweee
Cincinnati A
Poliedelphia
Roson
Setron Named Freshman Coach for Mountaineer Football
Joe L. Setron, WVU grid team guard from 1919 to 1922 and 1922 Walter Camp All American, is named freshmen coach for coming season. Athletic director H A Stansbury announced and joins Gus Eckberg and Russell Meredith as veterans on staff. Setron previously coached Cameron High School and will assist Errett Rogers as part of the Mountaineer coaching trio.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Joe L. Setron
West Virginia Grid
Mountaineer
H. A. Stansbury
Setton
Walter Camp
Cameron
Setron
Errett Rogers
Mountaineers
Gus Eckberg
Russell Meredith
Baseball scores from Twin City league games
American Association results show Minneapolis 2 Milwaukee 7. St Paul 0 Kansas City 6. Toledo 5 Indianapolis 6. Columbus 9 Louisville 8 in ten innings.
Sharkey Beats Solomon in Ten-Round Outdoor Bout
In Boston a rainy night saw Jack Sharkey of Boston win a close ten-round decision over King Solomon of Panama. The bout was evenly contested early, with momentum shifting as rain fell on the outdoor ring.
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Boston
Jack Sharkey
King Solomon
Panama
Sharkey Deploys Body Attack Against Solomon
In the final round Sharkey unleashed a strong body attack that slowed Solomon as Sharkey weighed 190 pounds to Solomon's 186 pounds.
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Sharkey
Solomon
Mullens Gun Club Eyes Bluefield Matches
The Mullens Gun Club shows interest in joining proposed club matches and plans a visit to Bluefield with a five or ten man team. Local members are urged to attend weekly practice as supplies for traps and targets improve and favorable weather promises a large crowd this afternoon.
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Bluefield
Right Sell Ships to Scrap Upheld
Washington July 31 The shipping board may sell 200 vessels to Henry Ford for scrap at 1 706 000 under the boards abstentionary authority. Attorney General Sargent upheld the plan after a board inquiry noting a Coolidge committee finding 521 of 1 180 vessels not needed for defense or commerce.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Henry Ford
Sargent
Benson and Thompson
Coolidge
O'Conner
Ford
Plummer
Maine
Red Sox Wake Up After Long Slump in Cleveland Finale
The Red Sox, after three straight losses to Cleveland, won the final game of the series 7 to 2 behind Wingfield. Flagstead starred with a perfect day at the plate and solid defensive work.
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RED Sox
Oleep
Wingfield
Indians
Boston
Cleveland
Flagstead
Cleveland Defeats Boston 7 to 2 in AL matchup
Cleveland beats Boston 7 to 2 as part of a baseball schedule with rainouts affecting Chicago Washington Detroit Philadelphia New York St Louis matchups. remaining games list Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia while St Louis visits Boston and Detroit goes to Washington.
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St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St Louis
Mc Ginnity May Become Coach for Brooklyn Robins
New York report says Joe Mc Ginnity the Iron Man of the old Giants may sign to coach the Brooklyn Robins pitchers. The fifty four year old retiree from midwest minor leagues visited Wilbert Robinson in St Louis to discuss joining the Robins tutoring staff.
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New York
Joe Mc Ginnity
New York Giants
Midwest
Brooklyn Robins
McGinnity
Coireapopdente
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Wilbert Robinson
Robins
Young polo player from Westbury out of danger
Westbury New York July 31 Frank Hitcheck sixteen year old polo player who was unconscious after a fall from his pony during a Meadowbrook game on July 14 was pronounced out of danger by doctors. He suffered a brain concussion and was unconscious for days. He is brother to Thomas Hitcheck Jr a member of international polo teams.
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Westbury
Frank Hitcheck
Meadowbrook
Thomas Hitcheck
Middle Atlantic League Result Scottdale vs Wheeling
The fifth inning was called off due to rain in a Middle Atlantic League game between Scottdale and Wheeling. Officials halted play as weather delayed the outcome and scoring remained unresolved.
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Scottdale
Wheeling
Dempsey Denies Signing With Any Opponent Yet
In a July 31 telegram to the New York boxing commission Jack Dempsey states he has not signed or consented to box anyone but Harry Wills. He mentions plans to clear up affairs, a potential match with Wills under the commission’s demands, and asks for official consideration of the Wills match.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jack Dempsey
New York Boxing Commission
Harry Wills
Dempsey
James H. Farley
State Athletic Commission
New York
N. Y
Jack Kearns
Harry Wille
Wills
Saratoga Feature Is Won By Samarticus
Samarticus wins the $5,000 flash stakes at Saratoga opening card in a tight finish over Idle Hour Farm's Blockhead ridden by Earl Sanda. Fiddlesticks, ridden by H P Tney, is third. Coltiletti rode the winner as a seven-to-two favorite over five and a half furlongs in 1 06 4 5. Ten starters.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Robert L. Gerry
Bayce
Samarticus
Saratoga Track
Idle Hour Farms Blockhead
Earl Sanda
H. P. Tney
Fidedlesticks
Coltiletti
Wus
Fiddlesticks
Blockhead
Syracuse Edges Toronto In Tight IL Game
In the International League Syracuse beat Toronto 4 to 3 while Reading toppled Providence 6 to 3. Jersey City and Baltimore had rain delays and the Rochester Buffalo game scheduled for Friday will be rescheduled to a later date.
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Toronto
Reading
Providence
Jersey City
Baltimore
Rochester-Buffalo
Weather Rain Delays Two Saturday Baseball Games
Johnstown Cumberland and Fairmont Clarksburg postpone two games each due to rain. Local schedules shift as makeups are planned for later dates with teams awaiting official notices.
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Middle Atlantic League
Johnstown-Cumberland
Fairmont-Clarksburg
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