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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1930
Page
11
The Press Box recalls OBEY JONES on adapting to golf weather and wind strategies learned from years abroad. He notes the British drought of 1921 taught him to play conditions as they appear and to use wind to his advantage rather than fight it.
Yesterday results show Chicago 13 over Brooklyn 0, Philadelphia 14 over Cincinnati 5, New York 10 over St Louis 7, Pittsburgh 4 over Boston 3. Today’s games list Pittsburgh at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, St Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Major and minor league action reported with results across leagues. International League Nochester edged Buffalo 9 to 7 while Newark beat Jersey City 4 to 1 and Reading defeated Baltimore 7 to 6. Other games noted with wet and rain impacts.
Otto von Porat Norway's leading heavyweight meets W L Stribling in a ten round bout at Chicago Stadium on June 18. Porat and his manager Ed Stevenson had been suspended for six months after initially refusing to sign. They secured reinstatement after agreeing to terms with the stadium and obtaining a 30 percent net gate guarantee.
Pittsburgh defeats Boston 4 to 3 as Adam Comorosky homers in the ninth off Ben Cantwell. Traynor walked, Suhr followed with a homer in the seventh for Pittsburgh while Maguire and Welsh had three hits each for Boston.
Philadelphia routs Cincinnati 14 to 5 as Benny Frey struggles in 8 1 3 innings while Denny Southern collects five hits and ties the major league record with four doubles. Chuck Klein belts his 15th homer of the season to cap the scoring assault.
Philadelphia defeats St Louis 5 to 4 in a tight contest. Earnshaw fans Manush with two on to close the ninth after Mahaffey’s two-run homer earlier. Mahaffey earns win, Collins takes loss. St Louis left on base seven.
Greek wrestler Jim Londos defeated Dick Shikat at Philadelphia’s ballpark to capture the world title in a one fall bout before about 20 000 fans. Londos won with a body hold after an hour and twenty minutes as Shikat had two body slams. Police cleared the ring as Londos was declared victor. Preliminary bouts saw Tiny Roe Buck and Pat O Shocker win, with Rudy Desek also prevailing.
The American league Big Six saw no games as rain soaked fields. Frank O Doul carried the Phillies during a slugfest with Cincinnati, collecting a double and triple in four at bats to push his average to .383 while Al Simmons remains out injured. Babe Herman and Paul Waner each had one hit in four attempts as standings note Fritz Brandt, Tennessee end, has been appointed to West Point but will stay with Coach Neyland.
New York Giants outfielder Mel Ott will marry 20 year old New Orleans school teacher Mise Mildred Wailig ney after the baseball season ends. The ceremony is planned for the close of the season in New Orleans.
Philadelphia reports rookie Lee Mahaffey tossed against the New York Yankees after Babe Ruth hit eight homers in six days. Mahaffey struck Ruth out four times, allowed seven hits, and earned the win. The 27 year old right hander joined the Athletics from Portland of the Pacific Coast League. Born in Belton South Carolina Mahaffey stood six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds.
French tennis player Henri Cochet defeated Lacroix of Belgium in straight sets 6 2 6 2 6 4 to advance in the Belgian championships quarter final held in Brussels.
English pro Charles Whitcombe captured the Irish open at Portrush finishing 289 for 72 holes. Abe Bitchell finished runner up with 297 as the field completed play.
George Von Elm of Detroit, former US amateur champion, defeated England’s R. G. Morrison nine up and eight to play to claim the French amateur title at La Boulle. Von Elm led 5 holes after morning 18, went 9 up after lunch, and sealed victory with a 28th hole half in three. He succeeds Jack Westland as champion.
The Bluestone Bluefield baseball club, formerly of the Norfolk and Western, will face Bluefield Va city league at Wellerfield today at 3 30. George Smiley likely to manage. Scruggs uncertain. A stronger lineup includes Gammage as catcher and Kitchen infield or outfield, with several veterans returning.
Morgantown West Virginia June 6 H A Stansbury director of athletics at West Virginia university today announced the complete coaching staff for the 1930 31 college year It lists Ira Errett Rodgers Steve Harrick Ed die Vacheresse Frances Stadsvold Charles Tallman Art N Smith Marshall Little Sleepy Glenn Walter Mahan Louis D Meisel and notes reappointments of Rodgers Harrick Tallman Stadsvold and Smith It also announced that Charles Hill Russell Callaway and Gordon Fraser will compete in the 1931 ICA A A meets in New York and Philadelphia to prepare for the 1932 Olympic trials
Endicott N Y June six days before the battle Schmeling trains amid rain and lake fishing stories. He worries over a delayed license for manager Joe Jacobs to direct his corner next Thursday night. Critics question his weight sparring and noting his golf centric routine and aging stamina ahead of the June 12 Yankee Stadium bout with Jack Sharkey.
Dr Kell will take his Bluefield Junior team from the City league to Mullens for a scheduled game today. The Juniors hold one victory over the Wyoming outfit.
Orangeburg reports Jack Sharkey trains at Gus Wilson's farm under Johnny Buckley Al Lacey and Tony Palozzolo as he prepares for Max Schmeling on June 12. Sharkey aims to outthink and outbox, predicts a seven round knockout while stressing focus and discipline amid pressure from past losses and comparisons to Dempsey.
University of Southern California athletes lead a 425-strong field at Stagg Field in the NCAA championships. Harlow Robert of Stanford sets a NACAA shot put record while Ohio State and Washington push key sprinters. Belmont stakes features Gallant Fox versus Whichone with Whichone favored by bettors at odds around even money.
Connie Mack Jr son of the Athletics manager was elected captain of Germantown academy’s 1931 baseball team. He missed the early season due to injury but later earned two relief appearances and two victories.
The Motive Power team defeated West Virginia Armature 18 to 2 at Weller field. Dyer started pitching but was relieved by Neal and then Beckett, with Freeborn pitching well for the winners. Freeborn struck out nine and allowed four hits.
In Tulsa on June 6 two top golfers, Dorothy Pardue of Sioux City Iowa and Hulbert Clarke of Oklahoma City, advanced to the final 36 hole match for the Women’s Trans Mississippi golf title at Tulsa Country Club. Pardue defeated Stanley Alexander 5 and 4, while Clarke beat Tom Wallace 5 and 4 without dropping a hole.
Jack Sharkey boxed skillfully in a five round session before 1,500 spectators at Orangeburg New York. Johnny Grosso, Paul Cavalier, and King Solomon sparred with him as he jabbed at will and countered, weighing 198 pounds after three miles of road work. Sharkey trains for his June 12 bout with Max Schmeling.
In Omaha on June 6 Young Jack Thompson, world Negro welterweight champion, defeated Billy Wells former British champion by knockout in the second round of a ten round bout. Both weighed 148 pounds and no damage occurred before the finishing punch. Wells struggled briefly against the champion.
Eddie Miller, Gadsden Country Club pro, won the Southeastern Professional Golf title in Nashville. He posted a 72-hole low medal score of 289, one over par, with Charlie Hall of Birmingham second at 291 and Arnold Mears of Richland third at 296.
Pittsburgh June 6 Ralphy Daugherty regular center on the University of Pittsburgh football team underwent an operation at Mercy hospital for acute appendicitis after being stricken early in the evening. He is a junior in the college.
California defeated the University of Pennsylvania 8 matches to none in Philadelphia today. The Golden Bears won four singles and two doubles matches to seal the shutout.
The West Virginia Armature baseball team meets Kimball at Glenwood Park this afternoon at 4 o clock. Kimball fields one of the best teams in McDowell County this season.
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