Kellys Bat Gives Giants Victory
New York defeated Boston 9 to 6 as Kelly scored four runs and hit a home run and a double. Pitching details and an additional game report note Carey’s homer for Pittsburg in a 6 to 2 win over St. Louis.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1924
Page
13
New York defeated Boston 9 to 6 as Kelly scored four runs and hit a home run and a double. Pitching details and an additional game report note Carey’s homer for Pittsburg in a 6 to 2 win over St. Louis.
New York heavyweight Bartley Madden has accepted $25,000 to box Jack Bloomfield in London on July 7. The bout hinges on Queensboro A C arena approval by the fire department amid uncertainty over the venue. Judge F C Cook visited Charleston Thursday.
Fragmentary timetable items list trains departing from Bluefield through Roanoke to Norfolk and other points. Mentions 4:45 p m and 6:37 p m locals, sleeper connections to New York and Norfolk, and routes to Cincinnati Columbus and Chicago with multiple intermediate stops.
Billy Evans argues pitchers can be more valuable than star infielders or outfielders. Ruth and Sisler began as pitchers and became all time sluggers, with Ruth proving a unique hitter and Sisler a prolific first baseman. Falk’s brief pitching stint turned him into a standout outfielder before return to mound.
The Colonels beat the Yankees 7 to 6 in Louisville as Babe Ruth homered in the ninth with no one on base. Reported distance may have set a park record and thrilled about 10,000 fans at the exhibition game. Ladder of names includes Pippgress Hoffman Kobb Estell Myer and Brottem among others.
Washington 8 over Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 2 over Pittsburgh 6. Boston 6 over New York 9. No other games scheduled.
Dupont defeats Jenkin Jones in a ten inning game as Sturgess and Williams deliver strong relief. Twelve Dupont runners left on base while Wilkes fanned 18 for Jenkin Jones. Two base hits by Davidson Sturgess Sarver Hendricks. Umpire Huff. Time two hours.
The first annual field day at Bluefield College drew many athletes to 12 track and field events at the fair ground. Ira D. Sheen led with 22 points, narrowly beating J. Frank Maynard by one point as John Marshall won several team events including tug of war and the half mile relay. George Strum won the pie eating contest and several other events crowned winners such as Hatcher, Maynard, Martin and Skeen in various races and jumps. The event was directed by Track Coach Goode with help from Professors Snead and Louthan, and prizes were donated by local merchants.
Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 8 to 3 in a single game. Walter Johnson struck out seven as Prothro Rice Goslin Strand homered and Heimach struggled with poor support and fielding miscues led to the visitors taking the lead.
Memphis 3 Atlanta 4 in a game where late innings framed the result. Little Rock and Birmingham played to a 12 to 12 tie halted by darkness in the 11th. Only two games were on the schedule.
Jersey City 3 Baltimore 4 Newark 18 Reading 6 Toronto 9 Syracuse. The fragment indicates a sequence of minor league baseball or softball results with several city and team names.
Spiller Hicks, an insurance representative, is associated with phone 197 in Bluefield West Virginia, with representation noted.
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