Formal Opening Postponed by Rain in Mercer County Baseball
President Smiley released the official schedule for the Mercer County baseball league with six teams each playing one weekly game at Glenwood park. The grand opening was rained out and the McComas vs Bluefield Wesleyans game moved to Wednesday. all 4:30 p.m. starts noted unless stated.
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Smiley
Mercer County Baseball League
Glenwood Park
Smley Fetck
McComas
Bluefield Wesleyans
Bluefield
Glenwood
Princeton Defeats National Armature Club in No-Hit Game
Clarence Wheley pitched a no-hit no-run gem for Princeton as they beat the National Armature club on June 6. Princeton and Woodmen post perfect averages while Wesleyans and National Armature sit at the bottom with one loss.
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Princeton
National Armature Club
Clarence Wheley
Woodmen
Wesleyans
National Armature
Southern West Va Trapshooters Prepare for Major Meet
The southern West Virginia team will include Bailiff, Dr W W Pollock, R Sessler and others with H L Welsman acting as cashier. The state shoot HQ is at Potomac State School dormitory, and Stayman oversees arrangements for meals and lodging. The women’s club of Keyner plans entertainment for accompanying families.
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W. W. Pollock
R and
E. C. Sessler
Bailiff
H. L. Welsman
Potomac State School
J Stayman
Womans Club of
Keyner
West Virginia Gridmen To Play Oregon Aggies
Morgantown West Virginia June 8 A West Virginia university and the Oregon Aggies will meet on the gridiron in 1930 and 1931 Mountaineer athletic authorities announced today The 1930 game would be played either here or at Chicago and the 1931 encounter at Portland Oregon The dates will be the Saturday following Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving day
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W. Va
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Oe Aggies
Mountaineer Athletic
Chicago
Portland
Oregon
Meadow Lark Gun Club Sets high state shoot standards
The Meadow Lark Gun club organized plans for the state shoot with Pathe News to film the event. The association's Tuesday banquet will elect officers and decide the 1929 state shoot location. The handicap purse stands at 300 with added money to 550. Open class offers 275 split with champs and runners up. gold medals worth 460 prize several races.
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Meadow Lark Gun Club
Chicago and Boston Split Twin Bill
Chicago and Boston split the twin bill with details on defensive plays and errors. The text notes double plays and metaler, with Scarritt to Nariesky to Todt to Gillie, and bases on balls credited to Hasselt and Bayne in a low scoring game.
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Kerr
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Bayne
Chicago
Hasselt
Cay Yons
Russell
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Paber
Reeves
Perry
O M
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Arritt Manery
Slathosy
Hite Hoffman
Rothrock
See
Ianin
Toledo Leads Louisville Rainy Rivalry Scores
Toledo faced Louisville in a rain shortened game. Louisville recorded six, Kansas City five, Minneapolis ten, Columbus nine, and Milwaukee nine in a chaotic scoreboard update.
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Kansas City
Minneapolis
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1929 NCAA Track Champions Crowned in Chicago
George Simpson of Ohio State led the 290 yard dash and 220 yard dash as Stanford teammates Harlow Robert and R. H. Edmonde tied the pole vault meet record at 12 feet 7 7 8 inches. David Abbott of Illinois won the two mile, while Edward Gordon of Iowa set a long jump mark at 24 feet 8 1 2 inches. Northwestern's Russell Walter won the 440 yard run in 47.9 seconds as Iowa placed sixth and Michigan seventh in the final team standings.
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Pittsburgh
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David Abbott
Illinois
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Wichita
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Ohio State
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Stephen Anderson
Washington
Tussell Walter
E. Genung
Washwee
Wilbur Getz
Alfred College
Milacle
Peter Rasmus
Edward Gordon
Oowa
Harlow Robert
Stanford
P. Shelby
Jesse Mortensen
Southern
Cal
Donald Giwinn
Thomas Warne
R. H. Edmonde
Sandford
Vance Returns as Hemisey Star Duo Lead Rally against Pittsburgh
Vance rejoined Uncle Bobby after illness and entered the game in the eighth inning. He started a late push with a triple while George Grantham followed with a two run homer with two on base.
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Bobby
Pittsburgh
Hemisey
George Grantham
International League Scores and Anecdote
Rochester beats Buffalo 13 to 2 in the first game and Buffalo wins 2 to 0 in the second. Toronto edges Montreal 4 to 3 in ten innings. Weather causes rain in other games. A courtroom aside notes a wife reclaiming her husband’s money as he protests.
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Bucs and Cards win as Cubs fall in Chicago series opener
Chicago and Boston opened a four game set with a 6 4 Chicago win. Harper belted a three run homer after two seventh inning errors by English and Blake suffered his eighth loss ending Chicago’s four game streak. Collins and Elliott combined for multiple strikeouts and hits as Pittsburgh and St Louis built early leads in the proceeding.
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Maguire
Sisler
Clark
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Prominent Penn Athletics Chief Ernest Cozens Dies
Philadelphia June 8 Ernest B Cozens graduate manager of athletics at the University of Pennsylvania died suddenly today in his office. Death was due to acute dilation of the heart. He had been connected with the university since his undergraduate days and was a star center on the football team in 1910.
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Philadelphia
Ernest B. Cozens
University of Pennsylvania
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