Giants Sweep Doubleheader To Narrow Cards Lead
New York Giants sweep two games from St. Louis, 4-3 and 7-0, with Hubbell earning the opener win and Al Smith shutout the nightcap. Eddie Mayo homered in the first game. Mel Ott hit his 11th homer in the nightcap as Smith blanked the Cardinals through seven innings before rain halted play.
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Fan baiting at a new high level in Brooklyn baseball circles
The article details fan baiting during baseball in Brooklyn, focusing on Wes Ferrell's clash withBoston fans and a pattern of players inciting crowds. It notes Dick Bartell’s dust incident with Van Lingle Mungo and previews continued heckling of Bartell and Johnny Allen, with Durocher facing scrutiny in Brooklyn.
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Job
Durocher
Brooklyn
Princeton Avenue
Mercer Players Begin Spring Golf Tournament
The Mercer club in Bluefield hosts a divisional handicap spring golf tournament with two brackets for 15 or under and 16 and over handicaps. Porter George, tournament director, urges entries today and sets match play dates over the next two weeks. Golfers without three eighteen hole cards will have handicaps set by the director.
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Callaway Dominates Windy Bluefield Skeet Meet
Poor visibility and a fierce head wind made the Bluefield Gun Club event tough. Roy Callaway shot 48x50 on skeet traps including a perfect 25, while J. C. Daily led the 16 yard traps with 41x50. many shooters struggled and officials regret the unfavorable conditions.
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Granville Wins Belmont Stakes In Photo Finish
William Woodward's Granville, son of Gallant Fox, wins the Belmont Stakes in a nose finish over Mr Bones with Brevity a long shot and Hollywood also a factor. The mile and a half race ends in 2 30 as Brevity fades and Red Rain disappoints. Crowd exceeds 30 000 at Belmont Park.
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Mr. Bones
Hal Price Headley
Hollywood
J. E. Widener
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Teufel
Jimmy Stout
Widener
W. M. Jeffords
Jean Bart
Pennant
Bonura and Piet Power Sox Past Red Sox 10-6 in Boston
Chicago White Sox slugger Zeke Bonura homered twice and Tony Piet added a four run blast as Chicago beat Boston 10-6. Bonura drove in four. Piet had two RBIs and the game featured early Sox runs off Vernon Kennedy and a 6-1 Boston lead. The win widened Boston’s losing streak to eight and kept Chicago within a game and a half of the Yankees in the pennant scramble.
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Volleymen Hold Top in Softball First Half Race
The Volleymen lead the first division by two full percentage points over Supply as the half ends, with St Clair Crossin close behind. A protested Bakers game could alter the standings, and crucial matchups loom at Receye Bowl this week as all five clubs fight for top honors.
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Receye Bowl
Fodder for Sports From the Press Box and Beyond
A collage of humor, anecdotes, and gossip from a Bluefield area sports and culture page. It sketches editor antics, funny letters, race track tips, and local quips, with portraits of sports writers, a Primo Camera jab, and light cafe banter. Includes jokes about editors, fans, and show folk.
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Manero sets Open record with 282 and 67 final round
Tony Manero, 31, from Greensboro, N C, representing Sedgefield, won the United States Open at Baltusrol with a 72-hole total of 282, four under the former record, and a closing 67. He defeated Harry Cooper by two strokes as Cooper faltered late. Clarence Clark and Macdonald Smith followed with 287 and 288.
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