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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1926
Page
8
In a sparsely attended Safety First park game the Nut Busters defeated the Office 5 to 0 in five innings due to weather. Dyer earned the win for Nut Busters with six strikeouts over three frames while Snead fanned six in relief for Offices.
At Belmont Park Log Cabin Stables Blind Play held off Chilhowie in a photo finish to win the Greenport stakes at a mile and a sixteenth. Laura Dianti finished third as the field battled to the wire.
Paris June 4 Helen Wills underwent an appendectomy for appendicitis today delaying her bid to win the world tennis championship. Doctors say she is out of danger but unlikely to play Wimbledon at month end. She may not return until fall. Wills hoped to be ready for Wimbledon despite plans to rest.
Yesterday Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 6 to 1. Boston beat Cincinnati 8 to 5. Brooklyn routed New York 10 to 1. St Louis vs Philadelphia was rained out. Today St Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at Boston. New York at Brooklyn.
This afternoon at 3 o clock the Nut Busters meet Coalwood in the third season clash. Coalwood has won the first two games, but Smileymen seek a fifth straight win with Chandler at left and Bond likely on the mound. Gearheart may divert to Coalwood, while manager Smiley recovers from an ankle injury.
Chattanooga 2 Atlanta 4 in six innings due to rain. Nashville 7 Birmingham 4. Little Rock at Mobile postponed by rain. Memphis 3 New Orleans 4 in seven innings at Welgrounds.
Cleveland defeats Detroit 4 to 3 in a midweek game as Detroit gains runs late. Miller held Detroit until the eighth, Seman pitched well but shortstop errors let Cleveland score three. Key hits include Gelringer Neun Heilmann Lutzke and Sewell with two base hits. Stolen bases by Warner and L Sewell.
The St Louis Browns defeated the Chicago White Sox 3 to 0 as four singles produced all runs. Melillo opened the scoring in the fourth on a steal and sacrifice, McManus doubled and scored in the seventh, and Schalk’s error and a later run in the eighth completed the scoring. Edwards, Thurston and Schalk, Zachary and Dixon were the batteries.
Wade School defeated College Avenue Juniors in a loosely played game Thursday afternoon by 25 to 2. The match ended after six innings due to the lopsided score with Wade capitalizing on errors and strong hitting.
Buffalo 3 Toronto 10 led the standings as two Sunday doubleheaders feature Syracuse Rochester and Newark Baltimore. Jersey City Reading will run as part of the Saturday slate, with schedules highlighting league matchups and venue pairings.
A series of game results shows St Paul 3 to Milwaukee 5 Columbus 4 to Indianapolis 9 Kansas City 7 to Minneapolis 5 Toledo 8 to Louisville 7.
Yankees defeat Rochester 7 to 2 in an exhibition game held today. The page also lists minor league scores from the Middle Atlantic League including Johnstown 7 Scottdale 2 and Clarksburg 10 Wheeling 5 with Fairmont Uniontown rain noted in Rochester.
Cleveland defeated Detroit 4 to 3. Chicago beat St. Louis 6 to 3. Philadelphia played St. Louis. New York faced Cleveland. Washington played Detroit. Boston met Chicago.
Pittsburg defeats Chicago 5 to 1 as Lee Meadows earns his seventh consecutive win. Wright homered with a man aboard. Meadows allows five hits.game totals show Pittsburg 38 at bats vs Chicago 5 runs 1 7 0 16 0.
About a half dozen top turf horses are entered for the Latonia Derby at Latonia tomorrow in a 1½ mile test. East versus West features include Navigator and Blondin with Rhinock and Recollection also in the field. Top weights 121 pounds for Navigator and Baggenbaggage. others at 118.
Featherweight champion Kid Kaplan weighs 125 pounds and beats Billy White of Jersey City in a ten round bout to win a newspaper decision in Jersey City.
A roundup of players and teams across minor and major leagues highlights Lefty Grove's improved form and control, the Rarons leading the Southern pennant race, and notes on Coalwood, Green Bay and Gary Diggers prospects, plus young Bobby Miller and Ethan Allen joining the Cincinnati Reds as college seasons end.
Boston wins the second game against Cincinnati as Rixey is driven from the mound in the sixth after High’s double drives in Brown. Lucas relieves Rixey and allows more baserunners as Boston collects 27 hits in total. Graham gets the win, Rixey the loss, with umpires Quigley Plirman and Reardon calling time at 2 07.
Ten British professionals won most morning foursomes at Wentworth against a American team led by Walter Hagen. The Americans trail 9 6 in matches and must win eight singles tomorrow to take the prize. Ted Ray and Fred Robinson beat Cyril Walker and Fred McLeod among other results.
Dazzy Vance allowed only four hits and struck out ten batters to earn his first win of the season as the Robins defeated the Giants 10 to 1 in Brooklyn. Herman and Fournier hit home runs with one on base, and Brooklyn moved into undisputed fourth place. The Giants struck first with a run in the first, but Brooklyn answered with two in the second and three in the third before finishing with a four-run eighth. Ring, McQuillan and Florence held the Giants to four hits for Brooklyn.
Fairview School relay team clinched the third and deciding race against Wade at Nebinger Stadium on Thursday. Pankey set a small lead for Fairview with Hendricks, Taylor, Beckett, Melvin, and Williams competing as the Fairview runners. Fairview finished in five minutes versus Wade’s five minutes nineteen seconds.
New Haven Conn June 4 A H Chapin Jr of Springfield Mass defeats William T Tilden II national tennis champion in three sets 8 6 6 4 7 5 to win the Connecticut State Championship final. Chapin uses steady hard driving to force errors and win the title.
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