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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
7
Wytheville corners Bluefield in a Blue Ridge league clash as Cain’s squad falls 11-9 after a tense ninth inning. Nalbach shines for Bluefield with three hits and a steal while Wytheville, Fries, and Mt. Airy pull into a three way lead. fans vociferous as Umpire Johnson’s calls spark bench protests.
Chuck Nalboch, former international league player, reported to the Bluefield baseball club and played third base at Wytheville. He had three hits, fielded cleanly, and draws on a career with Johnstown Toledo Jersey City and Logan in the Tri-State league. The press calls him The Flying Dutchman and The Blonde Blizzard of Detroit.
Pritchard’s two on drive in the third lifted Johnstown to a 5 4 win over Beckley in a game played in Johnstown. Wagner and Andrews handled Beckley’s pitching while Rose and Makowski worked for Johnstown. Nearby results listed include Wheeling 7 Charleston 4 and Huntington 4 Springfield 6 with Dayton 6 Zanesville 4.
Jewel Ens, acting Reds manager, was suspended indefinitely after a confrontation with umpire George Barr during the Reds Cardinals game in Cincinnati. National League President John Heydler said he may decide tomorrow whether to lift the suspension or impose a fine instead.
New York June 7 reported massive advance for Max Schmeling versus Max Baer in Yankee Stadium tomorrow night. Tickets from $1 to $10, ringside seats at $25, with Dempsey predicting a 60,000 crowd and near 300k gate. Baer at 219 pounds and Schmeling around 190, weigh-in set for 2 pm, weather to be fair with possible rain postponement to Friday.
Yesterday in the National League Chicago beat Pittsburgh 7 to 2 and Boston defeated Philadelphia 3 to 1. Today Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh, Philadelphia hosts New York, and Chicago plays St Louis.
Detroit defeated Chicago 3 to 1 as rain shortened the game while St Louis beat Cleveland 4 to 1 and Philadelphia shaded Washington 13 to 13 in a rain soaked affair.
Bluefield 9 Wytheville 11 Marion 1 Fries 11 Galax 4 Mt Airy 11. Saturday matchups Wytheville at Bluefield Mt Airy at Galax Fries at Marion Marion at Bluefield Sunday games. Nashville 4 3 Atlanta 5 2 Chattanooga 10 Knoxville 6 Little Rock 1 Birmingham 8 Memphis 3 New Orleans 9. International League Baltimore 3 Jersey City 5 Newark 2 Albany 0 Only games played.
The Pocahontas colored nine edged the Bluefield Athletic club 6 to 5 in yesterday’s game at Pocahontas. The local colored stars meet Hiawatha at Weller field this afternoon at 4 o clock with Cannonball White pitching for Bluefield.
The U C Open begins at Glenview Illinois with 149 competitors led by defending champion Gene Sarazen. Johnny Fischer shot 70 in the first round as heat and wind shaped scoring. Sam Parks Jr withdrew after an auto accident. favorites include Olin Dutra Craig Wood Tommy Armour and George Von Elm.
C. V. Whitney's Equipoise, carrying 132 pounds, won the Suburban handicap at Belmont Park over 1 1/4 miles in 2:02, nearing the track record. Benny Workman steered the favorite two lengths clear of Oscalator, with Apprentice five lengths back.
The boxing tale centers on Toe Savoldi who defeats Strangler Lewis in New York after a prior controversial count out. The piece also recalls Frankie Barkalow’s college boxing days and Maxie Rosenbloom’s earlier knockout, with side notes on Beckley baseball crowd trouble and sportsmanship debates at Beckley’s game.
The Big Six return to normal size as Sam West of the Browns and Randy Moore of the Braves break third place ties in the major leagues batting lists. Standings show West with 49 runs and a .366 average, Moore at .348 with 46 RBIs, Hodapp and Klein near .360s, and Simmons of the White Sox leading in on-base metrics.
Reported scores show Kansas City defeated Indianapolis 27 to 5 while Milwaukee went 8-6 and Louisville 3-1. Minneapolis posted 2 while Toledo and J. Pau combined for 1. Columbus 10 beat Kansas City 1 and Indianapolis 2.
Chicago pitcher Guy Bush earned his fifth win as the Cubs routed Bill Swift and the Pirates 7 to 2. Babe Herman led Chicago with two triples and a double, while Floyd Vaughan topped Pittsburgh with a triple, double and single. The Cubs won three of four in the series and seven of ten against Pittsburgh this season.
In Philadelphia on June 7 the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics staged an extra inning duel at Shibe Park. A heavy windstorm and darkness halted play in the tenth with the Senators leading 14 to 13, then the score was recorded as 13 to 13. The Senators scored in the tenth before the storm drove players from the field.
The Narrows baseball club won its opening Tri County league game 3-1 against McCoy yesterday at Narrows. Dublin beat Radford 2-1 in another league match. Score by innings shows McCoy 000 000 001 and Narrows 000 010 020. Clements and LaProdd pitched. Hudson and Patterson held the plate.
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