Softball League Opens in Bluefield with Mayor at Bow
The Bluefield softball league launches this afternoon at Wade field and the airport field with eight teams in Division One and a second division starting Tuesday. Mayor W A Light will throw the first ball at Wade field, while Hal Hughes of the league presides at the other games. Over 200 men are expected to participate across two divisions as the sport gains rapid local popularity.
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Hal Hughes
Wadefield
Bluefield
Black Diamonds
Airport Field
Supply
Powermen
Elke
Bankers
Wade Field
Hughes
Adjutant Hal
H. G. Hutchinson
Harold Hilton
Jess Sweetser
Bobby Jones
Lawson Little
Everal
Dick Smith
Jockey Hilley Takes Two Wins At Charles Town Meet
Jockey W Hilley becomes first two day winner at Charles Town racing. He rode Aglaia to win the first race and Flosilda to win the second, with Big Toney placing third in the third. The daily double with Wise Money produced $85.20 for a $2 stake.
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W. Va
W. Hilley
Hilley
Aglaia
W. C. Weatmoreland
Flosilda
Big Toney
Agilia
Wise Money
Jong
Hemsley Returns to Big Six After Solid Browns Night
Rollie Hemsley of the St. Louis Browns rejoined the Big Six after a long layoff, collecting three hits in four at bats and boosting his average to .532 for fourth in the sextet. Joe Vosmik fell to .345 while Bill Terry added two runs in a doubleheader. The standings show Johnson and Vaughan leading the Athletics and Pirates with strong batting lines, while Foxx and Terry hover near .350 and .233 respectively.
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St. Touis
Browns
Joe Vosmik
Cleveland
Hemsley
Vosmik
Bill Terry
Pet Johnson
Athletics
Vaughan
Pirates
Wart
Carolina's
Foxx
Athletica
Terry
Giants
Cleveland Tops Chicago 6 2 In AL Clash
Cleveland defeats Chicago 6 to 2 in yesterday's American League action. Detroit also wins 6 to 3 over St. Louis. Today's schedule features Washington at Philadelphia Cleveland at St. Louis and Boston at New York with Chicago at Detroit on the slate.
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St. Louis
Boston
New York
Chicago
Detroit
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Home Run Leaders in Yesterday's Games
Berger and Mueller of the Braves share top honors with home runs yesterday while Terry of the Giants and Koenig of the Giants also connected. Semcee and Inberg lead the Athletics in league totals amid a busy day of scoring.
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Braves
Mueller
Terry
Giants
Koenig
Semcee Athletics
White Sox
New York
Q. Moore
Hoenig
Leiber
Arenes Davis
Cuccinello
Mancuso
Hubbell
Vines
al Urbanski
Jordan
Lee
Davis
Coscarart
Foston
Cantwell
Magerkurth
Barr
Klem
Middle Atlantic League Scores Report
The score roundup lists Ieston 7 Beckley 2, mouth 14 Zanesville 7, Huntington 17 Dayton 6, Nashville 6 Pree 4, Birmingham 5, Memphis 11 with Ohnstown Akron postponed. A U S biological survey official G C Oder kirk warns rats are major farm pests, destroying feed and killing thousands of baby chicks.
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Beckley
Mouth
Zanesville
Huntington
Dayton
Ohnstown-Akron
G. C. Oderkirk
U. S. Biological Survey
Baer predicts tough crowd for Braddock title bout
The Press Box axie Baer forecasts boos from about 60 000 fans at the Long Island Bowl on June 15 as he defends against Jimmy Braddock. He notes the challenger is the crowd favorite and vows to fight hard, while praising Braddock as a fine comeback story.
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Biffer
Maxie
Jimmy Braddock
Long Island Bowl
Carnera
Jimmy
Mr. Braddock
Indians Top White Sox 6 to 2 in Series Finale
Cleveland pitchers Clint Brown and Mel Harder led a steady win over Chicago as the Indians defeated the White Sox 6 to 2. Errors by Marty Hopkins helped fuel Cleveland’s offense while Al Simmons sat due to a leg ailment. Goose Goslin sparked Detroit’s 6-5 win over St. Louis in a separate game.
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Clint Brown
Mel Harder
White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Marty Hopkins
Jack Hayes
Kennedy
al Simmons
Detroit
Goose Goslin
Detroit Tigers
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Goose
Knickerbocker
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Pytiak
Berger
Tae
Brown
P Harder
Tree
Trosky
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Sewell
C. Brown
Ormsby
Getsel
Jacobs Advances in Tennis Meet at Paris
Helen Jacobs moves toward a French hard court title by reaching the semifinals in both singles divisions. She defeated Sylvia Henrotin 6-4 6-2 and will meet Hilda Kramer Sperling in the next round while Margaret Scriven advances to face Rene Mathieu after two straight sets wins.
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Mme
Sylvia Henrotin
France
Miss Jacobs
Mme. Henrotin
Berkly, Cal
Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling
Germany
Simone Iribarne
Margaret
Peggy) Scriven
England
Rene Mathieu
Miss Scriven
Rollin Couquerque
Holland
Mme. Mathieu
Lolette Payot
Switzerland
Trojan Tracemen Surge to Finals in NCAA Track Trials
Cambridge mass May 31 Trojans dominate qualifying with 16 entries led by Ben Johnson Columbia star who set meet records in 100 and 200 meter dashes alongside George Anderson. Southern California and California lead field as finals loom with Stanford Pitt Cornell Harvard and Columbia posting strong showings in prelims.
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Mass
Southern California
Trojans
Columbia
Ben Johnson
Johnson
California
George Anderson
Anderson
Phil Cope
Phil Good
Bowdoin
University of California
Stanford
Pittsburgh
Panthers
Cornell
Harvard
Pitt
Manhattan
Bates
Pennsylvania
Giants Sweep Braves to Extend Winning Streak
The New York Giants beat Boston Braves in both ends of a May 31 doubleheader 15 to 3 and 4 to 2 to push their winning streak to seven and expand their NL lead to five and a half games. Glen Myatt debuted with a three RBI triple and a long fly as New York piled up 22 hits in the opener.
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New York Giants
Braves
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Glen Myatt
Cleveland
New York
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Myatt
Schumacher
ABRH
PA Urbanski
Jordan
Tee
Berger
T de Mowry
Whitney
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Benton
Psseees Corre
Zelthompson Eesseseesess
Cuccinello
Coscarart
Davis
Terry
Ott
Doubie
Koenig
Landis Upholds Johnson In Right To Discharge Players
Chicago May 31 Commissioner Landis ruled Johnson within his rights as Cleveland Indians manager to banish Willie Kamm from the team and suspend catcher Glenn Myatt, sending the dispute back to owner Alva Bradley. Kamm expressed worry for his future, Johnson celebrated the ruling, and Landis stressed managerial authority in such cases.
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Kenesaw M. Landis
Walter Johnson
Willie Kamm
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Johnson
Kamm
Big Train
Glenn Myatt
Bradley
Near Northside
Cleveland
Landis
Oar crews struggle then steady for regatta
Misfortune mars several college crews in the mid-America regatta with Wisconsin shell loss near Elgin Illinois. Pennsylvania Manhattan and Rutgers shells delayed by a broken rail car coupling near Grafton West Virginia. Remaining six crews push to finish before Saturday’s two mile Ohio River race. The event includes an observation train for spectators.
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Ohio River
Wisconsin
Elgin
Ill
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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Rutgers
Parkersburg
W. Va
Grafton
Shelly
West Virginia
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Ohio
Coalfield League Opens With Six Teams In Opening Day Clash
The 1935 coalfield baseball season kicks off today with six teams entering the semi pro league in a three front battle. Bishop Miners face Amonate Mountaineers in the day’s highlight as three 3:30 p.m. games unfold.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Coalfield
Amonate
Bishop
Springton-Matoaka
McComas
Piedmont
Pocahontas-Boissevain
Poca
Bishop Miners
Amonate Mountaineers
Pittsburgh Beats Cincinnati 4 1 In NL Action
National League scores show Pittsburgh defeating Cincinnati 4 to 1. Philadelphia and Brooklyn had rainouts. New York routed Boston 15 to 4. Orioles not involved.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia-Brooklyn
New York
Boston
American Association Scores Reported For Minneapolis and Others
Minneapolis beat St Paul 11 to 0 while Indianapolis defeated Columbus 12 to 4 and Louisville won 7 to 6 over Toledo only games listed with final scores.
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St. Paul
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Montreal 5 Toronto 4 in 10 innings
Syracuse 4 Newark 5 in a tight extra inning game, with both teams trading runs before Newark pulled ahead in the final frame. Newark edges Syracuse 5 to 4 after 10 innings.
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Toronto
Syracuse
Newark
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