Bluefield Beats Logan Indians 6-4 At Cain Field
Bluefield Blue Grays snapped a two game skid by defeating the Logan Indians 6-4 in nine innings at Cain Field. Red Seamster earned the win behind ten Bluefield hits while Specs Sam Shipes took the loss for Logan amid a tense error marred fracas sparked by umpire Gittlitz fining Scruggs and Bert Grimm vocally protesting from the visitors' dugout.
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White Sox Narrow Gap With Yankees After A's Victory
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Athletics to pull within one game of the league leading New York Yankees. Detroit Tigers beat the Yankees 4 3 in a deciding game, while Cleveland beat Washington 17 5 to tighten the standings.
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National League Yesterday and Today Matches
Yesterday New York defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 2 and Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 6 to 2 in ten innings. Today St Louis visits New York Welland Castleman and Pittsburgh travels to Philadelphia with Bauers Mulcahy Pettit listed. Chicago plays Brooklyn with Lee Hamdin and Cincinnati faces Boston Grissom Ette.
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Baseball scores and matchups in terse league notes
American League results show Cleveland 17 over Washington 56 and Chicago 12 to 6 over Philadelphia 6. Other lines list Detroit 4 New York 3 Boston 6 and various player matchups including Ostermueller Allen Kelley DeShong Hogsett and several ambiguous pairings.
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Home Run Leaders and Standings Snapshot
Yesterday's baseball notes list top hitters and leaders: Greenberg and DiMaggio among others with teams the Tigers Yankees Browns Indians Reds Giants. The standings show American and National totals with names like Medwick Foxx and Foxx, plus Kampouris and Johnson among leaders.
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Southern Association Scores Brief Night Schedule
Nashville 8 Atlanta 6. Knoxville 1 Chattanooga 6. Littl Rock Birmingham 2. Indianapolis 5 St. Paul 4. Louisville 5 Minneapolis 2. Milwaukee 9 Columbus 2 Toledo 5. Kansas City appears in incomplete listing.
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Japan Set to Conquer 1940 Olympic Track Merits
The piece profiles Murakoso of Central University Tokyo and fellow sprinter Togami as Japan ramps up for the 1940 Olympics. It notes Murakoso's Berlin showing, Japan's broader athletic push, and unconventional training methods that emphasize stamina and speed.
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Slavic Wrestler Eckovich Wins Debut at Sportarena
John Eckovich from Czechoslovakia, billed as the Slavic rough, defeated Ivan Mikeloff the Mad Rooshin in two of three falls in Caleb Ralph Weinberg's show at the Virginia Side. Texas challenger Professor Cochrane beat Mike Ribbons two falls to one in their match, with a body slam pin in the first fall and a rolling arm lock for the decisive third.
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Rooshin
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Rassling
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Cochrane
Ribbons
Mike Ribbons
England Chooses Veterans for Ryder Series Play
England selected five veterans Arthur Lacey Percy Alliss Alf Padgham Charles Whitcombe and Alf Perry to lead the team for the Ryder Cup matches at Southport June 29 30. The rest includes Henry Cotton Richard Burton W J Cox Sam King and Dave Rees with Burton and Cox previous team members.
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Alf Perry
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War Admiral Out of Training After Belmont Injury
War Admiral, Samuel Riddle's three year old who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, was injured at the Belmont Stakes and may be kept from training for an indefinite period. Trainer Conway indicated the colt struck his right fore foot at the start and faced a worrying injury, but it could be less serious than initially feared.
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Palumbo Takes Early Riding Lead With Three Wins
Sammy Palumbo, the Brooklyn Italian rider, surged into the lead at Charles Town after three victories today boosting his eight day total to 13. He rode Filosilda to win the Mineral six and a half furlong feature and also won on Good Wine in the opening race and Pass in the sixth. Lou Machado trails with 11 victories.
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WVU Varsity Tossers Defeat Old Grad Nine to End Season
Morgs Morgs, W V A June 7 West Virginia Universitys baseball team closed its season with a 14 6 victory over the alumni to finish 12 wins 10 losses. Grayson the 51 year old veteran limited the 1937 squad to three runs in five innings as WVU rallied with nine runs in the sixth and seventh. Scalli and McCue led with five and four hits while Eddie Vacherese had three for the alumni. The game ended the collegiate careers of star pitcher Captain Jack Goche first baseman H Barna and catcher Hosmer Cropp who also played on the football team.
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Alpoca Sweeps Otsego In Doubleheader Victory
Alpoca defeated Otsego in both games of a Sunday doubleheader 3-0 and 9-3. Lusk pitched a two hitter in game one and Ellis allowed five hits and three runs in game two. Alpoca totaled three runs and six hits in the opener and eight hits and nine runs in the nightcap.
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Charleston Tops Johnstown and Portsmouth Drills Akron
In a mid season set of results the Charleston team beat Johnstown 3 to 2 while Portsmouth overwhelmed Akron 12 to 2. Springfield and Canton split a doubleheader 14-22 and 4-7 as Dayton and Zanesville posted 10-10 and 1-5 records. A 10 minute drive featured a new device that measures exact fuel consumption by an automobile.
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Terry's Giants Widen Lead In National League
Terry's Giants stretch first place margin in the National League to two games after a 5 0 victory over Pittsburgh. Gumbert earned his second win as Ed Brandt took the loss for the Pirates. Giants hitters, led by McCarthy Whitehead and Ott, produced most of the runs in three decisive innings.
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Charley Root Honored as Cubs Bid for Pennant
New York reports hail Charley Root as an unsung Cubs hero vital to their pennant drive. The veteran pitcher, 38, logged 15 wins in 1934, endured rough years in 27, 34, 36, and posted strong early 1939 form with a knuckleball and weight loss to 180 pounds, helping a battered mound staff.
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Bookies Defeat Woodmen 13-5 In Softball Tilt
The Bookies slugged past the Woodmen 13-5 as pitcher Tynes held them to three hits and struck out eleven. Tomorrow Automen face Red Devils at Wadefield with both teams undefeated for sole first place. Mooner versus Maynard expected to start for the teams. Doughboys meet Supply at the airport.
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Montreal 9 Rochester 6 Blues Win in Scoring Tilt
Montreal defeats Rochester 9 to 6 in a high scoring game while Buffalo drops 6 to 3 against Toronto and Syracuse loses 2 to 4 to Jersey City. The tally shows multiple city teams in a packed schedule with Montreal leading the day.
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Helen Jacobs May Not Defend English Title
London reports Helen Jacobs may miss Wimbledon due to a strained shoulder and back. Osteopaths treating the Berkeley, California, athlete doubt she will recover in time for the June 21 start after several weeks ill and unable to practice since the French Championships where she lost in the quarter finals to Jadwiga Jedrzejowska.
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Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Yankee Tennigers Have Fine Chance To Win Davis Cup
New York June 7 Walter Pate leads the American tennis squad before sailing to England for the Davis Cup challenge. He vows the team will stay in peak shape at Hurlingham while England, hampered by absent Perry, is deemed beatable. Cap'n Pate stresses conditioning and unity, with Wimbledon secondary this year.
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