Old Pete Alexander Released By Phillies After Illustrious Career
Former Phillies star Grover Cleveland Alexander, known as Old Pete, was released as a free agent at 43. He holds NL career victory records and hopes to play in the West with a minor league club, preferring the Pacific coast, after 12 years with Philadelphia and a storied 373 win total.
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State Liners to Play Princeton Nine Sunday
Bluefield State Liners will likely face the strong Princeton baseball club next Sunday at Glenwood park. The county seaters have improved and added new players, boasting their strongest amateur team yet. They opened the season with a win over Princeton and will host Jenkin Jones and Welch Senators in following Sundays games at Glenwood.
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Famous All American Gridder of ’96 Dies
Samuel Brinckerhoff Thorne a 58 year old banker and Yale gridiron star known as Brink Thorne died suddenly at Harbor hospital after a business conference. He captained Yale in 1896 and later became a noted polo player and financier living in Greenwich Coan.
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Tandy Will Return as Welch Teams Coach and Athletic Director
T. K. Tandy was rehired as coach and athletic director for Brown's Creek district high school at Welch. He will start his second year next fall after transferring from Princeton where he assisted Dusty Rhodes. In his first Welch season his team claimed the I. I. A. title.
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Bud Taylor Stops Toronto Pugilist in Two Rounds
Bud Taylor of Terre Haute Ind defeated Jackie Johnston of Toronto in the second round of a ten round scheduled bout in Chicago's Congress open air stadium. Taylor floored Johnston for a nine count before knockout with a right to the chin. both fighters weighed 128 pounds.
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Arthos Wins Woodcote Stakes at Epsom Downs
Arthos started 4 to 1 and won the six furlong Woodcote Stakes for two year olds at Epsom Downs England. The Nile was second and Milesius filly Clarkce finished third amid an eleven horse field.
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Brooklyn Defeats Pirates On Clark Total Victory
Brooklyn beat the Pirates 6 to 5 as William Watson Clark pitched well and sparked a ninth inning rally with a double, followed by Gilbert’s RBI single. Babe Herman hit his 13th homer and George Grantham also homered for Brooklyn.
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Frank O'Doul rebounds to .402 as Big Six pace heats up
Frank O'Doul, sidelined for a week, entered in the last half of Philadelphia's slugging struggle and collected two hits in two at bats to lift his average to .402, tying Sam Rice for second in the Big Six standings. Babe Herman led with a .425 mark after a three-for-four day including his 13th homer. Babe Ruth hit homer seventeen as Waner and Simmons sat out.
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Boxing Fans Spend Over Two Million at Garden
Madison Square Garden receipts show boxing fans paid 2,274,062 dollars over eleven months, averaging 64,973.20 per show across 35 big fights. This tops the 1928-29 season average of 48,681.23 per show.
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Fairmont Editor Heads West Virginia AP Group
Fairmont Times editor Co B. Smith was named chairman of West Virginia Associated Press members at the annual meeting in Charleston. Charleston correspondent L A. Leslie was reelected secretary as the group authorized setup of cooperative machinery to tabulate votes for the August primary and November election.
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Derby Day at Epsom Looms with Diolite Favorite
Epsom Downs England June 3 Premier Ramsay Macdonald speaks on empire future as twenty two Derby entries gather for the 1930 Derby to be run tomorrow at 3 PM over twelve furlongs. Diolite the 5 to 2 favorite rests in a lux box amid foreign contenders Ballyferris and Scout II others. Rustom Pasha Aga Khan entry and Iliad at 25 to 1 also noted among hopefuls with odds listed.
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Yankees Ship Foster Edwards to Baltimore
The New York Yankees released right handed pitcher Foster Edwards to the Baltimore club of the International League. Edwards, a Dartmouth alum who later pitched for the Boston Braves, appeared in only a few games this season without a win or loss.
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Tony Canzoneri Faces Veteran Joe Glick At Ebbets Field
New York June 3 The Metropolitan outdoor nine season opens tomorrow night with Tony Canzoneri former featherweight champion opposing old warhorse Joe Glick in a ten round feature at Ebbets Field.
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Ickey Cochran Recalls Liebhardt Debut At Yankee Stadium
ICKEY COCHRANE recalls Glenn Liebhardt's major league debut in 1930 at Yankee Stadium when the rookie right-hander started for the Athletics against Lefty Grove's Yankees before 66,000 fans. The story recounts his calm response to pressure and a veteran broadcaster's coaching during a tense opening day.
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English Wightman Cup Team Named For Wimbledon
London June 3 The English Wightman cup tennis team for the annual series against the Americans at Wimbledon June 13 and 14 includes Miss Joan Fry Mrs L A Godfree Miss Ermyntrude Harvey Mrs Phoebe Watson Miss R E Mudford with non playing captain Mrs T M Mavrogordato. The lineup marks a big change from last year and features the return of Mrs Godfree to international play and the only 1929 veteran is Mrs Watson.
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Babe Ruth Leads League With 17th Home Run
Babe Ruth hit his seventeenth homer to claim the major league lead as the Yankees crushed the White Sox 18 to 7 in Chicago. Reynolds, Pipgras, and Lazzeri paced the attack with multiple hits and runs batted in. Chapman homered for New York.
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Detroit June 3 baseball update from Washington series
Detroit reports a Washington Senators game where batters connected for multiple hits in a tight early season matchup and scoring chances were created by solid hitting and aggressive base running.
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Schmeling Trains Sparring Mates Ahead of Sharkey Showdown
Endicott N Y June 3 The German heavyweight contender Max Schmeling drilled three new sparring partners Frankie Bush Jackie Shaw and Karl Ackner and another veteran in six rounds in the open air camp. The session drew 600 paying guests who watched as Schmeling molded the men with steady leather and remained in peak condition at about 186 pounds. He plans more workouts tomorrow as June 12 approaches in Yankee Stadium. Arthur Buelow Schmeling's former manager visited the camp with local newspaper friends but did not attend the session.
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Rain Checks Forest Fire Menacing North Woods
Cooling rains over the Lake Head district checked forest fires that had swept North Woods villages and timberlands for two days. Refugees were guided to safety by pilot engines, and firefighters hoped the danger was under control aside from isolated pockets. One aviator died when his survey plane wrecked on Allenwater Lake.
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Zelide Wins Fashion Stakes at Belmont Park
Zelide ridden by Sonny Workman wins the Fashion Stakes at Belmont Park, earning $6,800 for Harry Payne Whitney's two year old. Sun Lassie runs second, Baba Kenney third, with Pansasette close behind in the photo finish. Misstep captures Washington Park’s Southmoore handicap. Spear head wins Thorncliffe Prince of Wales plate ahead of Tetrarchal and Gowans.
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Three Young Bricklayers Win Derby Sweepstake Ticket
Hoylake England June 3 three young bricklayers share ownership of one Calcutta sweepstake ticket on Diolite the derby favorite. If cashed the ticket could be worth about 600000 dollars with 200000 to each man. The report also notes Riggs Stephenson once hit 362 for the Chicago Cube and was released by Cleveland in 1924 after prior seasons with strong batting averages.
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West Virginia Armature Triumphs In Close City League Clash
The West Virginia Armature defeated West Virginia Business College 7 to 6 at Weller Field in nine innings. Neal earned the win for Armature with a late rally securing Beckett’s winning run after Coffey’s misplay allowed it. Neal and Page led a tight pitching duel as Armature battled back from a two-run deficit, aided by key hits from Cole Cain Bell and Smith.
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National League Results and Today’s Matchups
Yesterday’s NL scores include St. Louis 11 over Philadelphia 10, Chicago 15 over Boston 2, New York 9 over Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 6 over Pittsburgh 5. Today’s games feature Chicago at Boston, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia, and Cincinnati at New York.
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Baseball Scores Roundup From National Leagues
Results across the majors show New York defeating Chicago 13 to 7 and Philadelphia topping St. Louis 4 to 1 while Cleveland beat Boston 8 to 3. Other notable scores include Baltimore 18 over Reading and Newark 9 over Jersey City with several upcoming matchups listed.
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Laborites Abolish and Create Portfolios in Cabinet Shakeup
London June 3 The labor government abolished a cabinet office and created two new ones in its place. Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald announced the split of secretary of state for dominions and colonies and named J. H. Thomas to head the dominions department while Lord Passfield was not named in the new lineup. The move aims to prepare for an imperial conference in October and to place unemployment relief under independent heads in each department.
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