Opening Day in Tri-County League Brings Wins and Rain Off
Big Bob Edwards stars for Bluefield as they top Pocahontas 4-2 on opening day. Berwind Cavaliers beat Kimball Red Sox 5-2, Gary Coalhasiers defeat Boisevain Bears 11-6, Welch Senators down Mullens 3-2. Rain shortened some games, with only Kimball and Berwind completing a full slate.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Berwind, Welch
Gary
Kimball
Welch
Boisevain
Glenwood Park
Welch Senators
Mullens Pioneers
Berwind Cavaliers
Kimball Red Sox
Bossevain Bears
Gary Coalhiazers
Bluefield State Liners
Pocahontas Indians
Princeton Boosters
McComas Bugdusters
Sol
Biz
Bob Edwards
Old Dixie
Edwardes
Pocahontas
John Lévi
Odham
Shell
Jula Levi
Big Bob
Poca Boys
Bluefield Boys
Indians
Calley
Atkins
Ross Cain
Bob Ha
Monk Ratliff
Cox
RED Sox
Lefty Cox
Berwind
Cavaliers
Petitt and
Beheler
Cox and Hager
Gary Takes Slugfest In Boissevain Showdown
Gary Coaldiggers defeated Boissevain 11 to 6 at the new Boissevain ball field on June 1. Joyce pitched all nine for the Bears with Joe Gullion catching, Adams pitched for Gary with Cardwell behind the plate. Gary gathered 15 hits to Boissevain’s 11 as errors favored Gary 2 to 5. Speedy Bowman left Boissevain for Majestic, Ky. Welch Senators opened Tri-County slate by beating Mullens Pioneers 3 to 2.
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Gary
Boissevain
Joyce
Bears
Joe Gullion
Adams
Cardwell
Speedy Bowman
Majestic
Welch Welch
W. Va
Welch Senators
Mullens Pioneers
Tri County League Moguls to Meet Here Wednesday
Managers and presidents of the Tri County Baseball League will convene in Bluefield Wednesday night at 7 45. President W O Scruggs announced the meeting place and that the gathering will finalize the league schedule and complete reading of the rules and bylaws.
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Tri-County League
Tri-County Baseball League
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
W. O. Scruggs
Welch and Mal ens Trade Strong Play In Sun Game
Welch swept to a 7 run win as Radochio pitched well and McFarland Lacy Price George Page and Charley Moore starred for Welch. Babe Morgan and Shufflebarger led Mal ens with solid hitting and fielding while W O Scruggs Bluestone league president attended. Buckhanan Venters and Radochio McFarland among pitchers listed.
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Sunjay
Harry Radochio
McFarland
Lacy Price
George Page
Charley Moore
Welch
Babe Morgan
Shufflebarger
Concord College
Malens
W. O. (Ross) Scruggs
Bluestone
Mullens
Buckhanan and Venters
Radochio McFarland
Standings in Indianapolis 500 Unchanged Despite Protests
The AAA contest board preserved the leaders' order at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fred Frame's protest failed while Louis Schneider maintained first with 59 seconds ahead of Frame. Ralph Hepburn moved down and Phil Shafer gained twelfth after a four and a half minute time deduction for a pit stop in the rain. The adjustment shifts Shafer into a larger share of the $10,000 consolation prize.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
American Automobile Association
Harry Hartz
Los Angeles
Louis Meyer
Southgate
Cal
Hartz
Fred Frame
Louis Schneider
Speedway
Schneider
Frame
Meyer
Myron Stevens
Ralph Hepburn
Phil Shafer
Des Moines
W. D. Edenburn
Contest Board
Shafer
Dave Evans
Evansville
Ind
National League Results and Today’s Games
St. Louis beat Cincinnati 6 to 5 in eleven innings, the only NL game yesterday. Today’s schedule features Boston at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
W. L. Pet
Chicago Eee
No games played this period in major matchups
Chicago at Philadelphia and St. Louis at New York were among listed venues. Detroit travels to Washington while Cleveland faces Boston in the remaining scheduled affairs.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia O
Local baseball scores logged for several teams
Minneapolis 4 Milwaukee 11 St Paul 6 Kansas City 5 Toledo 3 Indianapolis 1 Only games played.
Hockey scores from multiple games listed
Scores show Buffalo 1 Toronto 7 and Rochester 3 Montreal 5 plus a sequence of city matchups with results in parentheses and two Fairmont Johnston games, indicating a league or tournament with varied outcomes.
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Buffalo
Toronto
Rochester
Montreal
MacDonald Smith Leads British Open Qualifying in Carnoustie
MacDonald Smith, American born in Scotland, shot a 70 to lead the first British Open qualifying at Panmure on a windy day. Tony Manero was close with 72, followed by Farrell and Sarazen at 75. Armour's 79 hovered near the cut, with 36 holes likely needed for a berth. Whitcombe’s 72 at Old Canoustie set a course record, while Havers opened as a top British contender with 73.
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Carnoustie
Scotland
MacDonald Smith
Panmure Club
Tony Manero
Johnny Farrell
Gene Sarazen
Joe Turnesa
Horton Smith
Joe Kirkwood
Willie Hunter
Tommy Armour
Armour
Smith
Manero
Hunter
Panmure
Barry
Old Carnoustie
R. A. Whitcombe
Canoussie
Farrell
Sarazen
Turnesa
Kirkwood
Whitcombe
Old Canoustie
Arthur Havers
Troon
Britain
Max Schmelings Lake Park Goofing Off Before Cleveland Fight
Conneaut Lake Park Pennsylvania June 1. Twenty seven holes of golf motor boating fishing and a motion picture show at Meadville in the evening were on Max Schmeling s routine today. The heavyweight boxer training for his bout at Cleveland next month with W L Young Stribling rested his three sparring partners but will lock horns with them again tomorrow.
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Conneaut Lake Park
Meadville
Max Schmeling
Cleveland
W. L. (Young) Stribling
Cyphers Brothers Hurl Kimball To Two Wins
Kimball Red Sox won two games over Decoration Day weekend at Kimball. Snooky Cyphers pitched a 1-0 victory over Litwar in a Sunday twin bill, then Kimball routed Narrows Va 8-5 on Saturday. Red Cyphers, elder brother of Snooky, also pitched on Saturday.
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Kimball Red Sox
Kimball
Snooky Cyphers
Litwar
Red Sox
Narrows
Red Cyphers
Snooky
Bramwell Wesleyans Trim Legion Juniors in Exciting Game
The Bramwell Wesleyans beat the American Legion Juniors 7 to 6 at Weller Field yesterday. Bramwell scored four in the eighth to take a lead the Juniors could not overcome after a 2-2 tie in the third. Harrison started for the Legion, with Neal and Averill closing out, while Haynes worked for Bramwell with Smith and Wiens contributing on offense.
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Bramwell Wesleyans
Weller Ffeld
Bramwell Boys
Legion
Wesleyans
Harrison
Neal
Averill
Lexkhon
R. Beckett
Potterfield
Broyles
Gearhart
O DO Ruddle
Gililium
Hensley
Deoesoss
Cccoonwe
Kell
Ccoocee
J. Beckett
Snead
Bramwell-- AR
L. Haynes
Blanton
Biwood
Haynes
Osborne
Boley
Bennett
Coocess
B. Haynes
Smith
Wiens
Nea
Elwood
Floyd
Young Dean Puts Skids Under Jints in Exhibit
In Columbus on June 1, the Columbus American Association club beat the New York Giants 3 to 2 in an exhibition. Paul Dean, 17, brother of Dizzy Dean, pitched well against Chaplin in a tight duel. Chaplin and O'Farrell pitched for New York, while Dean and Desautels worked for Columbus.
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Young Dean
Columbus
Columbus American Association
New York Giants
Paul Dean
Dizzy” Dean
Chaplin
New York
O’farrell
Dean
Desautels
Phillies No 1 wrecking crew heads to the West
The Phillies arrive in the western half of the National circuit featuring star pair Chuck Klein and Buzz Arlett. Arlett leads the league with a .582 batting average while Klein paces the home run leaders with 11.
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ANS
Phillies
Chuck Klein
Buzz Arlett
Philadelphia
Klein
Lefty O'Doul
Arlett
Wesley Fesler Signs Pro Baseball Contract
Wesley Fesler, Ohio State star and All American in football and basketball, signed a one year contract with the Columbus American Association baseball club. Club president Larry MacPhail said Fesler would join after the current road trip, with salary not announced.
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Columbus
Wealey Fesler
Ohio State University
Columbus American Association
Larry MacPhail
Fesler
Ohio State
University Nine
Plans for Race Plant Near Frisco Announced
James N. Crofton of the Agua Caliente Jockey club outlined a $2,000,000 racing plant near San Francisco. Gene Normile of the Fair Oaks Polo and Racing club spoke of a $1,500,000 project about thirty miles south of the city and ground breaking within ten days.
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San Francisco
Calif
James N. Crofton
Agua Caliente Jockey Club
Here
San Diego
Gene Normile
Fair Oaks Land Racing Club
Fair Oaks Polo and Racing Club
Normile
Suit filed for 1.5 million damages over pirated manuscript
Jose Melville scenarist sues Metro-Goldwyn Mayor and film producers in Los Angeles alleging pirating of the manuscript in production of The Singer of Seville. The suit seeks 1,500,000 dollars in damages.
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Los Angeles
Jose Melville
Metro-Goldwyn~ Mayor Corporation
Harvey KOs Devos in first round at Albert Hall
British middleweight champion Len Harvey knocked out Rene Devos of Belgium in the opening round of a fifteen round bout at Albert Hall. The title was not at stake.
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London
Len Harvey
Rene Devos
Belgium
Albert Hall
Harvey
Wolgast Defeats Farber in Non-Title Ring Bout
In Holyoke on June 1 Wolgast of Philadelphia, recognized as a world flyweight champion by some, defeated Lew Farber of Brooklyn in a non-title bout. Wolgast scored 113 1-2 to Farber 118.
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Holyoke
Mass
Wolgast
Philadelphia
Lew Farber
Brooklyn
Farber
Courtney Tops Perroni In 10 Round Bout In Pittsburgh
George Courtney a light heavyweight from Tulsa and New York outboxed Patsy Perroni of Canton Ohio over 10 rounds in an outdoor Pittsburgh bout. Courtney weighed 167 pounds, Perroni 176.
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Pittsburgh
George Courtney
Tulsa
New York
Patsy Perroni
Canton
Courtney
Weston Boy Wins Technical Knockout in Morgantown Bout
Tony Eaton of Weston defeated Romio Cassi of Morgantown by technical knockout in a boxing bout held in Morgantown. The win came in a night of matches as Eaton improved his record.
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Weston Boy
Morgantown
W. Va
Tony Eaton
Weston
Romio Cassi
Cleveland welterweight Pirrone tops Madge in eight rounds
In Cleveland on June 1 Paul Pirrone a 149 384 pound welterweight defeated Larry Madge in an unpopular eight round decision. Madge weighed 149 pounds.
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Cleveland
Paul Pirrone
Larry Madge
Pirrone
Madge
Jackie
Cincinnati
Buzz Wolmende
Muskegon
Mich
Jackie Moore
Dayton
Mitter Defeats Shaw In Ten Round Featherweight Bout
Freddy Miller of Cincinnati outboxed Billy Shaw of Detroit in ten rounds to win the featherweight main bout in Portsmouth.
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T- Mitter
Shaw
Portsmouth
Freddy Miller
Cincinnati
Billy Shaw
Detroit
St Louis Tops Reds in Twelfth Inning Thriller
Adams' single ends a tie in the twelfth, giving St. Louis a 6 to 5 victory over Cincinnati. Watkins stars with two runs including a steal of home as the Cardinals rally past the Reds in extra innings.
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Adams
Wilson
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Watkins
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Crabtree
Esas
S.cesese
Hendrick
Cuccinello
Ford
Sukeforth
O Johnson
O Streleck
Benton
Vo Taicas
S.c
Johnson
ST. Louisawpoa
Ee Watkins
Benes
Bottomley
Hoth & OO Wilgon
Kaufmann
xRan
High
Rhem
Wouwthit
Adame
Roettger
Roush
Gelbert
St.a
Bace
Walle
Strelecki
Hallaha
Kiem
Donnelly
Stark
Long Shots Withdrawn From Epsom Derby Field
Carmellus a 33 to 1 shot and Spanish Main at long odds were withdrawn from the Epsom Downs Derby reducing the field to 29. Carmellus owned by Sir Charles Pulley strained a tendon in a practice gallop. Spanish Main owned by Sir Charles Hyde was withdrawn with no stated reason.
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London
Carmellus
Charles Pulley
Charles Hyde
Renault Hailed in Court for Speeding in New York
Jack Renault a 32 year old heavyweight boxer was convicted of speeding. Magistrate Charles Brandt Jr warned that a further conviction would lead to a sentence in the workhouse.
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New York
Jack Renault
Charles Brandt Jr
Renault
Business College Plays Juniors At Weller Today
The Bluefield Juniors and Business College nines meet in a 4:30 pm city game at Weller Field this afternoon. League winners were urged to start promptly, with limited batting and fielding practice. The quarterly financial report showed the league is profitable at the gate.
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Bluefield
Business College
Weller Field
Kebel M. Ross Resigns as Wesleyan Athletics Director
Buckhannon West Virginia June 1 The resignation of Kebel M Ross director of athletics at West Virginia Wesleyan college was announced at the annual alumni banquet Ross who joined Wesleyan in 1927 as athletic director and head of physical education had been an assistant coach at West Virginia University for three years and coached at Wheeling and Buckhannon high schools His resignation will be merged with another faculty post Trustees indicated the move follows a proposal to curtail the school's intercollegiate schedule
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Kebel M. Rose
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Ross
West Virginia
Wes-leyan
West Virginia University
Wheeling
Wesleyan
Favorites Fall At Belmont Park
Wet damp track at Belmont Park dampened racing crowds. Joseph KE Widener's Dr led the field at 2 to 1 for a Domino purse two year olds. Beau Jolie won the Pennant mile with My Broom second and St Brideaux third in a close finish. Baggage Maid won the six furlong feature at Washington Park over Ada Eminard.
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New York
Belmont Park
Joseph KE
Widener
Green Tree Stable
St. Brideaux
Green Tree
Newtondale
Beau Jolie
Baggage Maid
J. J. Schorr
Ada Epinard
Washington Park
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