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WUXTRY! Mike McTigue and Armand Emanuel clash as Cohen the Giants' young star shines in baseball's minor leagues. Army football faces a brutal slate with Notre Dame, Yale and Stanford on the schedule while George Sisler trades teams and hopes to lift the Boston Braves from the second division.
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Andy Cohen
Giants
Cohen
University of Alabama
Bluefield Blue Grays
Bluefield
Alabama Estar
Sorrell, Noble, Moss, Hail and
Gang
Blue Grays
Sprinters Race at Two Meets for Olympic Trials
On June 16 top American sprinters compete in two trials. In Los Angeles Charley Paddock faces rising stars Charley Bora rah Weldon Draper Frank Wykoff and Frank Lombardi. In Yankee Stadium Woland Locke Chet Bowman Frank Hussey Jackson Scholz Hank Russell star in races with a history of world records or titles. Pete Burch departs Northfork Keystone to join Boston Nationals as a possible relief pitcher.
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America
Los Angeles
Charley Paddock
Charley Borah
Weldon Draper
Frank Wykoff
Frank Lombardi
Yankee Stadium
Woland Locke
Chet Bowman
Frank Hussey
Jackson Scholz
Hank Russell
Pete Burch
Northfork-Keystone
Boston Nationals
Pete
Hornsby
Burch
Bramwell
Portugal denies seeking reconstruction loan under League
Geneva reports Portugal denied attempting a reconstruction loan after mis understanding. The Portuguese delegation said the present government, like the previous one, opposes League control of the proposed loan and all negotiations have been abandoned.
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Geneva
Portugal
League of Nations
League
Pittsburgh Broker Dies at 54 in City
Pittsburgh June 8 J T Taylor 54 head of J T Taylor ener company died here today.
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Pittsburgh
J. T. Taylor
J. T. Taylor Ener Company
Toy
Archdeacon Hit in Head by Ball Is Unconscious
Maurice Archdeacon 28 center fielder for the Buffalo International league team was struck in the head by a pitched ball during the Buffalo Rochester game in Genesee hospital Rochester. He was unconscious for hours and X rays showed no serious injury though he would stay several days. Art Decatur pitched at the time of the accident.
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Rochester
N. Y
Maurice Archdeacon
Buffalo International League
Genesee Hospital
Buffalo Rochester
Archdeacon
St. Louis
Art Decatur
Braves Pound Pirates in Second Game of Series
Boston wins 9 to 5 on seventeen Braves hits led by Hornsby and Barnhart as Pittsburgh pitchers yield all runs on homers. Pete Scott homers twice for Pittsburgh. Jack Smith perfect at bat in relief as Ed Brown benched after 618 straight games.
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Boston
Braves
Pittsburgh
Pete Scott
Pirates
Barnhart
Hornsby
Ed Brown
Jack Smith
RHOA
L. Waner
Bartell
Adams
P. Waner
Wright
Hemsley
Sisler
Bell
Ee J. Smith
Farrell
Taylor
Brandt
Tauscher
Sth
Pitteburah
Eeseee
Scott
Richbourg
Moore
J. Smith
Aynor
Sister
Kremer
Lions of State Name Gilmore Leader at Bluefield Meeting
Lions of State selected Gilmore as their ruler after a motorcade through Bluefield. The event included a country club lunch for men and a Robins Rest program for women. Chapman of the Boatjoke Times spoke on civic clubs and service, praising collective effort. Miss Ann Jackson, a blind educator from Wheeling, was featured as a surprise guest and potential statewide Lions project sponsor. The afternoon covered district creation and officer elections, with three districts defined and lieutenant governors to be appointed by Governor Gilmore.
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Bluefield
Country Club
Robins Rest
Chapman
H. Powell
Boatjoke Times
Cheon
Mr. Chapman
Wheeling Club
Ann Jackson
Wheeling
Northern
Panhandle
Miss Jackson
West Virginia
Lions Clubs
Wheeling Lions Club
Bluefield Lions
Charleston
Huntington
Rainelle
Nitro
Weston
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Spencer
Clarksburg
Elkins
Fairmont
Grantsville
Lumberport
Paden City
Buckhannon
Gilmore
Two Players Shown At French Tennis Championship
Miss Betty Nuthall and Miss Helen Wills posed at the French tennis championships. Nuthall was eliminated early, yet she is picked as the likeliest challenger to Helen Wills for Wimbledon glory this summer.
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Betty Nuthall
Helen Wills
Miss Nuthall
Helen
Athletics Rally Past Browns in Home Run Heavy Tilt
The Philadelphia Athletics outslugged the St. Louis Browns 10 to 4 in St. Louis. Both teams hit three home runs with Heathcote delivering a first inning grander and Brown's homers coming in the ninth. McGraw earned the win with Blake and Moran umpiring a 1:54 game.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Hale
Brown
Brannon
Maguire
Heathcote
Wilson
Les Oe Stephenson
Grimm
Hartnett
Butler
Sons
Bush
eGuyler
Soedensson
Docaim
Mase
Hin
Ferguson
McGraw
Blake
Methaw
Wecumene
GM Hoek
Laningtcher
Uropires
Moran
Local golfers must qualify by June 11 for trophy tourney
Bluefield Country club golf pro J. C. BCHorr announces June 11 as the last day to qualify for the June trophy. Despite bad weather, local players have flocked to the course since spring and interest is rising. a record turnout is expected for July, with a substantial prize for the winner.
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J. C. Bchorr
Bluefield Country Club
Yachts Report Progress by Radio in Honolulu Race
Amateur radio readings from San Pedro report the yacht Aefie 500 miles south west of San Pedro and the Talayha 600 miles from Newport Harbor. The Aefie, 65 feet, struggles alone amid heavy seas while the 102 foot Talayha leads the six-boat fleet toward Honolulu.
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San Pedro
Calif
Aefie
Honolulu
Talayha
New Port Harbor
International League scores recap front page note
Reading loses to Newark 0 to 8 while Buffalo beats Toronto 5 to 3 and Rochester defeats Montreal 8 to 2 in a compact standings brief with results listed for the day.
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Reading
Newark
Buffalo
Rochester
Montreal
Toronto
Wet Grounds Delay Cumberland-Scottdale Matchup
In the Middle Atlantic League a Cumberland Scottdale game is postponed due to wet grounds while Jeannette Clarksburg also rain affected.
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Cumberland-Scottdale
Jeannette- Clarksburg
Cardinals Defeat Giants 8 3 in St Louis Rout
The St Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 8 to 3 to climb into second place in the National League pennant race. Sherdel shut out the Giants until the eighth, Mel Ott homered for New York, and Roettger drove in runs with a third inning homer as St Louis chased Barnes.
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New York
St.Louis Cardinals
Wee Willie Sherde
Giants
Mel Ott
Virgil Barnes
St. Louis
Oscar Roett
Harper
Taylor Douthit
Freddy Lindstrom
ST. Las Abh
Hoare Douthit
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Cccceee
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O'S
Lindstrom
Mann
Terry
Jackson
Cohen
O'Farrell
Baco
Walker
HERRM
Orennings
Wite
L Harnes
Clarkson
Cagtwell
Barnes
Giants Acquire Russell Wrightstone In Instant Trade
New York June 84 2 iseell Wrightstone an all around man for the Phillies has been purchased by the Giants for immediate delivery announced by John J. McGraw No purchase price was named
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New York
Iseell Wrightstone
Phillies
Giants
John J. McGraw
Pengil Pushers Drop a Loose One in N W League Clubs
The report notes a loose game by the Pengil Pushers as they face Machine Shop Carmen in the N W League standings. Details are sparse but imply a minor setback and ongoing club competition.
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Machine Shop
Carmen
Track and Field Meet Opens With New Records
Chicago June 8 Two new meet records and a tie mark the preliminaries of the national collegiate track and field championships at Soldiers Field. Stanford and the Pacific coast stars led qualifiers with multiple events while Krenz of Stanford set a discus record at 149 feet 2 inches and Rice Institute’s Bracey tied the 100 yard dash mark in preliminaries.
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Chicago
Soldiers Field
Stanford University
Pacific Coast Stars
Stanford
All Ators
Bud Houser
Southern California
Rice
College of the Ozarks
Clarkeville
Ark
Wade
Hoffman
Michigan
Bracey
Rice Institute
Houston
Tex
Dehart Hubbard
University of Michigan
Texas Spereh Marvel
George Simpson
Ohio State
Simpson
Jack Elder
Notre Dame
Foster
Washington State
Elder
Steve Anderson
University of Washington
Belgium champ Victor New York welterweight title bout
Rene de Vos of Belgium defeated Henry Goldberg of Brooklyn by decision in a ten round welterweight bout at Coney Island. De Vos weighed 159 1/2 pounds and Goldberg 158 pounds.
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Belgium
Victor
Action to Padlock Hotel Starts in Milwaukee
The government began steps to padlock the St. Charles hotel a 125 room downtown building after evidence tied liquor sales to 20 rooms. U S district attorney Levi Bancroft said the five story property once among the city's finest faces liquor law violations linked to operator Joseph Budar and five employees.
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Wie
June & IP
St. Charles
Levi Bancroft
United States
St. Charlies
Joseph Budar
Joie Ray Praised as Ideal Marathon Driver of Style
The passage extols Joie Ray as the perfect runner and marathoner, noting his taxi driver build and piston-like leg action. It contrasts his form with Nurmi, calling Nurmi’s style less ideal and more ungainly.
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Joie Ray
Chicago
Nurmi
Phillies Defeat Cubs 6 5 Behind Davin’s Late Home Run
Philadelphia Nationals win the second series game 6 to 5 over Chicago. Virgil Davin, newly acquired catcher from St. Louis, delivers a pivotal eighth inning homer with two on to seal the win. Cliff Heathcote homers for the Cubs in the fifth.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Virgil Davin
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmy Wilson
Cliff Heathcote
Rudaress
Cobb
Miller
Simmons
Cochrane
Hauser
Hale
Ae ‘Haley
S Marnshaw
P Rommel
Louis AD Nh Oah McNeely
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Bettencourt
Schang
Wiltse
Coffman
Otis Strelecki
Ofe
iWileen
Willae
Sul
St. Louis
Sey
Heuser
Tettencourt
Brannon
Lurettencourt
Hasda
Beck
Earnshaw
Rommel
Huse— Earnshaw
Rommell
McNeely
Wiltie
Ambres
C Campbell
Owens
Geisel
Hoover rivals deny plans to bolt party during convention
Report notes Hoover opponents reject any bolt scenario and deny any move to split the party. Some leaders oppose Coolidge’s nomination if drafted while Mellon attracts limited offers. Middle West swing voters and farmer support shape the contest as battle ground if Smith is Democratic nominee.
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Coolidge
Mellon
Middle West
Smith
Middle Western farm leaders seek Republican relief pledge
A steady, insistent drive by farm leaders in the Middle West aims to obtain a Republican pledge to support agricultural relief through the McNary Haugen bill while opposing other measures. The effort centers on securing action on farm relief amid ongoing political negotiations.
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Kansas City
Jobs Where They Play Today
St. Louis visits New York while Chicago goes to Philadelphia. Pittsburgh travels to Boston and Cincinnati plays Brooklyn.
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St. Louis
York
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Detroit
Washington
Chicago
New York
L. Et
Iladelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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Farm bloc pins hopes on tariff plans at convention
A tentative draft aims to secure full tariff protection for agriculture, backing the McNary-Haugen proposal as the best path. Voters fear western demands may split GOP support if the resolution committee ignores farm pleas.
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Sarily
McNary-Hangen
Sialea
McGraw Beats Burns In Ten Round Coney Island Bout
New York reports Whil Mc Graw of Detroit won the judges decision over Bobby Burns of Brooklyn in a rough ten round lightweight bout at Coney Island Stadium tonight.
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New York
Whil McGraw
Detroit
Bobby Urns
Brooklyn
Coney Island Stadium
South Atlantic League Scores Noted Standings
Macon defeated Asheville 3 to 1 while Knoxville triumphed 5 to 4 over Columbia. Spartanburg led 11 to 4 in a high scoring game as Greeneville posted a 7 run result against Augusta.
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Asheville
Knoxville
Columbia
Spartanburg
Charlotte
Greeneville
Augusta
Exam Prep Ends In Unlikely Courtroom Quote
An amusing exchange features a judge remarking on an inexperienced pupil saying they passed a ukulele test yet flunked necking, highlighting a humorous legal moment with a quirky misstatement.
Walker's Blows Win for Redlegs in Eleventh
Cincinnati Reds beat Brooklyn 5 to 3 in eleven innings on June 8. Curt Walker delivered a ninth inning triple and an eleventh inning homer after a wild pitch by Dagny Vance. Pete Jablonowski pitched ten plus strong innings for Cincinnati as Walker sparked the offense.
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Curt
Curt Walker
Cimscinnati Reds
Pete Jablonowski
Walker
Dagny Vance
Reds
Jakie May
Jablonowski
Biseonette
Brookelyn
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Ee Callaghan
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Ford
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BOGER
EPOGM
Hendrick
Ae Merman
Carey
Bressler
Bianonett
Esessas
Partridge
Esces R
Bancroft
OS Roe
CelMath
Kune Betted
Blasemette
Callaghan
Stata
Breasler
Pipp
Critz
Cincinnati
Balle
Vance
Jablonoweki
Jablonowaki
Vanca
Picinich
Jamonoweki
Jurgiey
Man
Stark
West Virginia closed tennis tourney sees top seeds win in straight sets
In Huntington on June 8 the four seeded players Sam Cohn Beckley KB Arkle Wheeling Staunton Charleston and Starr Huntington advanced through opening rounds. Rain halted play in the third round after Starr won his first match, with several other results listed for the day across rounds two to four.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Sam Cohn
Beckley
KB. T. Arkle
Wheeling
Webb Staunton
Charleston
E. M. Starr
Starr
Cohn
George H. Scholz
George Oagood
Arkley
Howard
Staunton
Eee
Lawrence Glick
Hunt
Frank Mccintosh
Mrs Elihu Root Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Elihu Root widow of the former secretary of state died at her Fifth Avenue home after about two years of illness. The obituary notes her long battle with health and marks the end of a notable public figure.
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Elihu Root
New York
Elihe Nott
Fifth Avenue
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