Sarazen Leads Open After 70 In British Championship
Gene Sarazen, the New York professional, fired a 70 to lead the British Open after the first round at Prince's. He held a one stroke edge over MacDonald Smith and three British pros as Don Curtis and Eric McRavie trailed in qualifying-turned-open action. Armour, Armour’s hopes faded with six missed putts, finishing with a 76 alongside McRavie and Curtis.
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Willie) Davies
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Groggy Gert Recaps Tongue in Cheek Sports Jibes
Groggy Gert writes a freewheeling column venting about sports figures and local life at Weller field and Glenwood park. He riffs on Bailey Blacksburg bargains and Forty bucks game fees, quips about Beague and station hecklers, and pokes at workers and wage-slaves in a lighthearted voice.
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Favorites Encounter Trouble in Net Play
In Memphis on a day of tough matches at the national clay courts championships Berkeley Bell of New York saved a tight call, edging Jiro Yamagishi after needing five straight wins to reach the quarterfinals. Lott, the top seed from Chicago, stretched Halverstadt to 6-4 5-7 6-4 as other noted players from Atlanta Kansas City and Chattanooga pushed hard.
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New York
Jiro Yamagishi
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de Bell
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Atlanta
Unior Coen
Kansas City
George Lott
Chicago
Cliff Sutter
New Orleans
Lefty Bryan
Chattanooga
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Maxie Rosenbloom Cuffs Way To An Easy Victory
In Pittsburgh on June 8 Maxie Rosenbloom world light heavyweight champ won an easy decision over Larry Johnson in 10 rounds. Johnson was cut and tired at the end as Rosenbloom weighed 178 and Johnson 181. Ray Miller beat Johnny Datto in a 10 round bout. Paul Pirrone stopped Henry Goldberg in two rounds.
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Pittsburgh
Larry Johnson
Chicago
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Rosenbloom
Johnson
Ray Miller
Johnny Datto
Cleveland
Miller
Datto
Paul Pirrone
Henry Goldberg
New York
Former Virginia Governor Urges Repeal of Prohibition
Leesburg Va former governor Westmoreland Davis calls for repeal of the eighteenth amendment and state regulation of liquor on the eve of the state Democratic convention. He criticizes Byrd administration and says the Democratic party should state its position clearly on this issue.
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Westmoreland Davis
United States
Harry Flood Byrd
Murder Charge Faces Japanese Couple in Child Death
In Los Angeles a 31 year old wife Ayako Kanda and her 35 year old companion Koji Hatamoto are charged with the murder of the couple’s 4 year old daughter Molly Kanda. They confess and led police to the child’s grave claiming the death resulted from gas inhalation during a suicide pact that intended all three die. The motive remains unclear.
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Ayako Kanda
Koji Hatamoto
Molly Kanda
Striking Miners Picket Terminal Coal Mines
Hundreds of idle miners picket four Pittsburgh Terminal Coal mines after quitting a week early over a 10 percent wage cut. They block highways to the mines urging replacements to quit. no disorders occurred as deputy sheriffs watched.
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Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Spike Hurled by Bather Kills His Brother
Winnipeg, Man. John Makai stepped on a long iron spike in Lake Winnipeg near Riverton. He threw the spike over his shoulder to prevent injury. His brother Stephen died from a brain concussion after being struck by the spike.
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Clarksburg double header swept by Charleston in two games
Charleston wins both ends of a home doubleheader against Clarksburg 9 to 7 and 5 to 7. Proctor, Neisler, and Spencer top the first game with 17 hits for Charleston, while Murdock handles pitching in the second. Second game features a four-run rally by Charleston late to clinch the victory.
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National League Score Summary and Today’s Matchups
Philedeltae leads Pittsburgh 11 to 10 with New York 9 over Cincinnati 2 and St. Louis 18 over Boston 8. Chicago 7 and Brooklyn 5 trail. Games today feature Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at New York, Chicago at Brooklyn, and St. Louis at Boston.
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Baseball results from yesterday in the American League
Scores show Chicago 3 Washington 2 Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 1 New York 5 Detroit 4 St. Louis 11 Boston 4. Other games include Little Rock 3 Birmingham 2 Chattanooga 6 2 Knoxville 0 5 Memphis 5 New Orleans 3 Jersey City 6 Reading 6 Montreal Buffalo 5 Newark 4 Baltimore 6 4 Toronto 5 Rochester and Kansas City 4 Toledo 10 Milwaukee 2 Columbus St Paul 5 Indianapolis.
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Champions crowned in West Virginia junior tennis tournament
In Huntington West Virginia on June 8 champions were crowned in three divisions. Dils of Parkersburg beat Wolfe of Parkersburg 6 2 6 3 6 5 for the junior singles title. Dye and Whitman of Elkins won the junior doubles 6 0 7 5 7 5 over Reed and Mc Donald of Huntington. Swarts of Charleston defeated Mendelloff 6 2 6 3 for the boys singles title.
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Eight prominent sport stars graduate
Elkins on June 8 reports Davies and Elkine College graduation of eight star athletes from various states. The group includes Kerr Whitfield of Nees City Kansas, Albert Hawley of Hays Montana, Marl Kepner of Elkins, Lester Ingram of Clarksburg, Cecil Irvin of De Leon Texas, Robert Markowitz of Mull Ball Pennsylvania, and other national high schools basketball players.
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Lester Ingram
Clarksburg
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de Leon
Athletics Defeat Indians 3 to 1 as Grove Wins 11th
Lefty Grove earned his 11th victory of the season and helped the Philadelphia Athletics move to third in the American League by defeating the Cleveland Indians 3 to 1. Porter hit a solo homer for Cleveland in the seventh, but Grove answered with a clutch hit and Philadelphia pulled away with singles from Bishop Cochrane Simmons and Coleman to plate two more runs.
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Big Six Baseball Standings Shifts in Batting Races
Ernie Lombardi and Earle Combs extended their Big Six lead as Paul Waner slipped in the major league batting races. Waner held a .401 average while Bill Dickey and Tony Lazzeri dropped six and seven points. The standings show Waner 45 games 187 at bats 75 hits .401. Lombardi 33 121 48 .397. Combs 45 177 56 .345. Hafey 37 142 61 .359. Dickey 45 177 61 .345. Umpires McGowan and Hildebrand. Time-1.5%
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