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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1936

Page

14

Lefty Grove Gains Ninth Victory As Boston Splits Doubleheader

Lefty Grove earned his ninth win of the season in a 6-3 Boston victory over Detroit before the Red Sox collapsed in the second game. Joe Cronin homered, Foxx drove in three, and Auker despite five Tiger errors held Boston to seven runs in the loss.

Boston Bob Red Sox Fritz Ostermueller Tigers Grove Tommy Bridges Joe Cronin Jimmy Foxx Ossie Melillo Foxx Os Esees Reiber R. Ferre

Schmeling and Louis Training for Big Match Clash

The piece outlines Schmeling and Louis preparing for their heavyweight bout. Schmeling favors a short counter right and uppercut while studying Louis’s past foes Baer and Carnera. Training sites in Napanoc h New York and Lakewood New Jersey are noted for conditioning and climate.

Scuffler Obie Scott Shakes Up Virginia Ring Night

Obie Scott billed as Arkansas Hillbilly wrestles Harry Finklestein in a bear hug victory in two of three falls. The Red Demon-Hickman fight ends with Hermie knocked out after a rope mishap and chaos with the referee. Obie hints at a return next week with more scuffles and money.

Daily Telegraph Sportarena Obie Scott Arkansas Leo Hyatt Hawaii Finklestein Finky Hickman Hermie Red Demon Herman Obie

Yugoslavia Beats France in Davia Cup Tennis

Yugoslavia advanced to the European Zone Davia Cup semi finals as Ferenc Puncee defeated France’s Christian Boussus to give Yugoslavia a 3-2 victory. Pallada and Puncee contributed key wins in the upset.

Pricee Boussus Paris Yugoslavia Ferenc Puncee Christian Boussus France Puncee Josef Pallada

National League Results And Schedule

Yesterday's NL scores include Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 1 and Cincinnati 7 New York 3 Chicago 3 with Philadelphia 0. Today Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh Philadelphia goes to Chicago New York to Cincinnati and Boston travels to St Louis.

Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston

Baseball Scores From the League Action

American League results list New York 12 over St Louis 8 Philadelphia 5 over Chicago 4 Boston 6 7 Detroit 3 12. Rain Thursday delays Cleveland at Washington as St Louis visits New York and Chicago plays Philadelphia with Detroit and Boston also on the schedule.

New York St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Boston Detroit Washington Cleveland

Baseball Box Score Summary from Philadelphia Game

The box score shows Sewell Dykes and Kreevich with two RBIs each, Puccinelli, Dean, Higgins with one, and Johnson with two. Finney Kreevich Puccinelli M Hayes Dean had two base hits. Johnson a three-base hit. Sewell and Kreevich stole bases. M Hayes Haas and Warstler made sacrifices. Dietrich allowed 0 runs in 1 inning. Whitehead 9 hits allowed. Biricouts 4 1 Ross 1. Winning pitcher Dietrich. Time 2 12. Umpires Geisel Hubbard Dinneen.

Dean and Peters Philadelphia Athletics Chicago White Sox Mackmen Puccinelli Cubby Piet Warustler Sueie Moses Pucci- Higgins Ratier Ronura M. Hayes Kreevie Ters Sewell Kreevich Johnson Dean Higgins Finney Haas Warstler Pois Whitehead Ross Biricouts Whitehead Roas Dietrich Wilditch Whitehead

Mercer Spring Tourney Pairings Announced By Porter George

Porter George the Mercer club pro manager and tournament director announced pairings for the spring golf event. First and second matches must be played by Sunday with two brackets based on handicaps and bracket winners meet in a match play final.

Mercer Club Porter George Max Turk Wayne Reynolds J. I. Markel Mitt Gilmore William Greenspon Lewey Lubliner Bye Morton Wagner Hal Renkina Lawrence Lester W. D Shuff G. Hoffman C. B. Otey J. D. Salisbury Max Matz John Thomas H. M. Noel Frank Chappell John Gott Stubby Currence Bill

Dizzy Dean Shines As Cardinals Hold Lead

St Louis star pitcher Dizzy Dean has 11 of the Cardinals 31 wins this season and a seven game winning streak. He defeated the Giants twice in a key series, keeping Frank Frisch’s club atop the standings. Dean requested the second start despite a full schedule.

Diz St. Louis Dimy Dean St. Louis Cardinals Frankie Frisch Pepper Martin Joe Medwick Dizzy Giants Dean Frisch

Cubs manager cherishes Woody English as infield insurance

Chicago June 8. Manager Charlie Grimm keeps Woody English as insurance for the Cubs infield after injuries to Billy Jurges and Stanley Hack. English, a capable infielder, has filled multiple positions and helped the team early in the season, though Grimm laments finding another player like English to cover potential mishaps.

Chicago Charlie Grimm Chicago Cubs Woody English English Cubs Billy Jurges Grimm Woody Cub Jurges Stanley Hack Gene Lillard Los Angeles Grimms

Little Sleepy Glenn to Remain on State Staff

Marshall Glenn, WVU basketball coach and freshman football coach, says he does not plan to take a Penn State post after conferring with Penn State officials. Friends note he wants more time for medical studies and that PSU duties would demand similar time away from his studies. WVU athletic board did not discuss the matter at a brief meeting.

Morgantown W. Va Marshall Glenn West Virginia University Pennsylvania State College Penn State Glenn West Virginia University Athletic Board

Baseball standings from American Association crowds and scores

The card lists results: Minneapolis beat Columbus 8 to 4, St. Paul 6 over Toledo 3, Louisville 8 over Kansas City 2 with 10 innings, Milwaukee 12 over Indianapolis 2.

Minneapolis Columbus St. Paul Toledo Louisville Kansas City Milwaukee Indianapolis

Montanez Extends Winning Streak with Klick Victory

Pedro Montanez, Puerto Rican lightweight, earned his 16th straight win in America by decision over Frankie Klick in a ten round bout at Dyckman Oval. Montanez weighed 134 1 2 pounds to Klick's 133 1 2.

New York Pedro Montanez Frankie Klick Dan Franciscan Dyckman Oval Klick Montanez

Princeton Ball Team Wins Another Fracas

The Princeton Boosters defeated Rock 9-0 in a county league game at Princeton. Blondy Hoke pitched seven strikeouts and three hits allowed as seven runs came in the second inning aided by an error and three triples plus a home run. Lowe and Fulford. Hoke and Crawford Fleshman.

Princeton Boosters Rock Princeton Blondy Hoke Lowe Fulford Hoke and Crawford Fleshman

Southern Association Scores

Chattanooga 1, Atlanta 2. Memphis 8 Birmingham 7. Knoxville 5, Nashville 10. Only games scheduled.

Chattanooga Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Knoxville Nashville

Reds Triumph 7-3 Over Giants Behind Derringer

Cincinnati Reds defeat New York Giants 7 to 3 as Paul Derringer wins his sixth this season. Giants drop 3.5 games back. Kampouris drives in three with a clutch three hit game. Johnny Whitehead collects four hits for the Giants.

Cincinnati New York Giants Cincinnati Reds Paul Derringer Giants Cardinals Derringer New Reds Harry Gumbert Frank Gabler Gumbert Gabler Alex Kampouris Johnny Whitehead New York ABRH OA Moore Scscseeeeewers Whitehead Lasife Scees Ott Leiber Mancuso Mayo Bartell Chapman Byrd Goodman Cuyler Scarsella OO Campbell Sesos Myers Sceee Herman Thevenow Kampouris Riggs Jay—Myers Scarselia It Campbell

White Tops Field in Shawnee Open Round Two

Orville White of Chicago posts 71 69 to lead the Shawnee open at Shawnee-On-Delaware Pa after two rounds of the $3 000 event. Clarence Doser New York state open champion Tony Manero and Byron Nelson sit near the top as contenders. Felix Serafin shoots 68 the day's best while Gene Kunes and others struggle.

Shawnee-On-Delaware Orville White Chicago White Clarence Doser N. Y Tony Manero Byron Nelson Ridgewood N. J Ralph Guildhal St. Louis Felix Serafin Scarnton Roland MacKenzie Washington, D. C Doser Nelson Serafin Scranton Gene Kunes Norristown Bill Mehlhorn Louisville Ray Mangrum Dayton Sam Sneed White Sulphur Springs W. Va Bobby Cruickshank Richmond Ed Dudley Philadelphia

McComas Tigers Take Season Opener From Matoaka

McComas Tigers win 14 to 4 over Matoaka in a season opener at McComas. Becrest pitched effectively allowing six hits and nine strikeouts. Game ended early in the seventh due to rain. Score by innings Matoaka 2 10 001 465 McComas 0 113 000 1415. Managers Sturgill and Becorest listed.

McComas Tigers Matoaka McComas Beccrest T. Sturgill Rhe Matoaka Mullins E. Conner Bailey A. Conner Becorest Sturgill

John Henry Lewis Dominates Anderson in Non-Title Bout

John Henry Lewis the world light heavy champion outpointed John Anderson of Sweden in ten rounds in New York. Both boxers weighed over the class with Lewis at 180 pounds and Anderson at 176 pounds.

John Henry Lewis New York John Anderson Sweden Lewis Anderson

Gehrig DiMaggio Break Into Baseball's Big Six

Gehrig and DiMaggio each collected three hits for the New York Yankees to join Baseball's Big Six. Gehrig moved to share second in the American League batting race at .364 behind Indians' Billy Sullivan, while DiMaggio trailed by one point. They topped White Sox sluggers Rip Radcliff and Luke Appling. Bill Terry appeared as NL pinch hitter but went hitless in one at bat as his team failed to gain.

Yanks Maul Browns New York Joe DiMaggio Lou Gehrig New York Yankees St. Louis Browns DiMaggio Gehrig Bach Yankee Frank Cros Stouls A Lary Bae Solters A Coleman Teens Bell Hemsley Carey Mahaffey Belma ” van Atta Renee Knott Ahaffey Aggio Pman Eveeee Lazzeri Billy Sullivan Indians Yankees White Sox Rip Radcliff Luke Appling Bill Terry

Cummings Captures Fast-Field Auto Meet Victory

Indianapolis June 8 Wild Bill Cummings won a seven lap auto meet at a 2% mile track beating eight speed kings. He finished first at 114.069 mph after passing Deacon Litz on the last lap. Louis Meyer, winner of the 500 mile race, finished third behind Cummings and Litz.

Indianapolis Wild Bill Cummings Myatic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Cummings Deacon Litz Dubois Louis Meyer Huntington Park Calif Litz

Middle Atlantic League results snapshot

Johnstown defeated Charleston 8 to 4 while Charleston lost 4 to 2 to another opponent. Huntington edged Akron 2 to 1 and Canton routed Portsmouth 18 to 6. Dayton beat Zanesville 10 to 6 in this league slate.

Johnstown Charleston Huntington Akron Canton Portsmouth Dayton Zanesville

International League scores wrap with varied results

The report lists Montreal 1 Newark 3, Buffalo 7 Syracuse 2, Toronto 6 Albany 4 with additional games affected by rain and other outcomes in the league standings.

Ontreal Newark Uffalo Syracuse Toronto Albany

Probable pitchers listed for major league games

The AP lists tomorrow's probable starters: Philadelphia at Chicago Kelleher vs Henshaw. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Earnshaw vs Lucas Mungo vs Weaver. New York at Cincinnati Hubbell versus Stine or Schott. Boston at St Louis Lanning versus Walker. Chicago at Philadelphia Kennedy versus uk. St Louis at New York Hogsett versus Hadley. Detroit at Boston Sorrell vs Wilson. Cleveland at Washington Allen vs Appleton.

Philadelphia Chicago Kelleher Henshaw Brooklyn Pittsburgh Earnshaw Lucas Mungo Weaver New York Cincinnati Hubbell Stine Schott Boston St. Louis Lanning Walker Kennedy Hogsett Hadley Detroit Sorrell Wilson Cleveland Washington Allen Appleton

Complete Plans Form High School Alcohol Study

A committee of educators finished drafts for a high school course on how alcohol and narcotics affect the human body. Superintendent A J Gibson said Dr L B Hill of West Virginia University and J H Patterson of Thomas will assemble the work and report by July 15 with the course ready for this fall.

Charleston W. Va A. J. Gibson L. B. Hill West Virginia University J. H. Patterson Thomas Gibson

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