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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
8
Che Press Box reports Coalwood and Bluefield square off this afternoon at 4 o clock with Robine and Nat Busters as the main contenders. Lefty Miller is slated to start for Bluefield while Kes Nicifer handles twirling for McDowell.
Chattanooga defeated Mobile 2 0 in game one while Mobile won 6 0 in game two. Birmingham edged Little Rock 4 3 and 4 2. Nashville overwhelmed New Orleans 16 2, then New Orleans beat Nashville 4 5. Memphis topped Atlanta 4 3.
Toledo beat Kansas City 6 to 4 Milwaukee defeated Columbus 14 to 4 Louisville shut out St Paul 3 to 0 Minneapolis won 9 to 7 against Indianapolis.
New York drubs Pittsburgh 12 to 1 as Cvengros finishes the Pirates and Fitzsimmons holds the Giants steady. Joe Bush falters in the opening frame and Yde exits after a big fourth as the Giants pull ahead early and cruise.
Jens Haines held the Boston Braves to seven hits as the St. Louis Cardinals won 6 to 1. The Cardinals pounded Robertson in the early frames for eight hits through four innings. John Schulte suffered a light concussion when a bat slipped during batting practice.
Chicago beats Brooklyn 4 to 3 in an eighth inning rally after Jess Petty left the mound. Brooklyn had led in the eighth on Osborn's relief but Chicago tied on a walk and a hit batters then pushed ahead as Wilson and Stephenson delivered key swings. Petty, Ehrhard, Deberry pitched for Chicago with Osborn, Roy and Hartnett for Brooklyn.
The Bluefield Nutbusters meet the Coalwood team at Coalwood Park at 4 p.m. Aides report Dick and Akers out with injuries but two University of Kentucky recruits will try out for the Railroad club. Lefty Miller likely to start for Bluefield with Nidiffer test pitching.
American tennis stars William T. Tilden and Francis T. Hunter opened their Ireland visit with two victories in the inter country tournament. Tilden beat Hon. Cecil Campbell 3 6 6 3 6 1 1 2, and Hunter defeated F. E. D. McCrae 6 3 4 6 6 4 7 5.
Yesterday results show Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 6 to 5, St Louis beat Boston 6 to 1, New York downed Pittsburgh 12 to 1, Chicago defeated Brooklyn 4 to 3, and Brooklyn beat Chicago 3 to 4 in the listed games. Today Boston visits St Louis, Philadelphia plays Cincinnati, New York meets Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn faces Chicago in the remaining schedule.
Cincinnati totaled eight hits to Philadelphia's fifteen singles in a close six to four defeat. Wrightstone delivered a ninth inning triple to lift the Phillies past the Reds, who rallied earlier with a fifth inning double steal but fell short as Wrightstone's late hit sealed the win.
The Bluefield Boys Club collapsed 9 to 5 against Narrows Midgets at Narrows marking their first loss. Under Dr Kell, the under 16 team has shown league quality play and aims for revenge when Narrows visits Bluefield Saturday at 3 50 p m at the fair grounds.
Chicago June 9 University and college track stars from 70 schools across 30 states compete in the sixth annual collegiate AAU opening at Soldier Field. Preliminaries begin tomorrow with finals Saturday. more than 400 athletes vie for individual American intercollegiate titles no team trophies awarded.
Beckenham England June 9 Helen Wills defeated Billie Tapscott South Africa 6 0 6 0 in 18 minutes to win the Kent county lawn tennis championship Critics say the time surpasses Suzanne Lenglen and showcases Wills speed variety of strokes Tapscott was outplayed by Wills pace and accuracy in both forehand and backhand drawing sharp praise from British observers.
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The Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 9 to 1 in Philadelphia. Walberg pitched strongly as the team collected 16 hits with every player recording at least one. Nevers gave up four runs in the eighth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie, and Falk Schang Walberg Cochrane were among the lineup contributing offensively.
Washington report notes Walter Johnson allows six hits in five innings as Cleveland defeats Washington 7 to 1. Jamieson starts with a triple, Burns scores on Sewell’s double, and Hodapp hits a triple in the fourth with Sewell Uhle and Jamieson driving in runs.
In Latonia Kentucky Gloria Aspin was killed and jockey G Fowler injured when a horse forced through the fence during the fourth race. The incident occurred near the first turn of the five furlong sprint after Stratton steered Noble Wrack into Cartago and Charles J 8. Noble Wrack was disqualified.
Syracuse defeated Jersey City 9 to 3 Rochester beat Newark 9 to 2 Reading over Buffalo 3 to 2 Toronto won 6 to 4 against Baltimore.
Minneapolis report notes patrolman Frank Stemberg quits chasing boys and uses arbitration to transform a troublesome group into the Camden Corkers. Thirty boys ages 11 to 18 form a club under his guidance and cheer Corker teams in municipal baseball and basketball leagues, promoting orderly conduct.
Detroit overcame a deficit with a four run ninth inning to defeat Boston 6 to 4. Key moments included Bassler Warner and Gehringer singles, an error by Regan, and Fothergill’s sacrifice fly. Fothergill went 4 for 4 with a homer a double and two singles plus a sacrifice fly. The robin diet note states a 16 day old robin eats about 70 earthworms.
Johnstown 6 Cumberland 0 and Clarksburg 9 trailing Cumberland 0 in a pair of league results as Wheeling and Charleroi combined for a 4 to 4 draw with Scottdale 2 and Fairmont 9 defeating Jeanette 6 in a separate matchup.
Chicago and Detroit bus lines flood the market with rate cuts. Detroit to Chicago trips fall to 2.60 dollars, a fraction of a cent per mile for a ten hour ride, with long haul prices trimmed to Los Angeles as low as 35 dollars. Detroit to Toledo drops from 1.50 to 0.45. Officials warn price cutting may be temporary though full buses could still turn a profit. Michigan requires two licensed drivers per bus, adding to costs.
1926 agricultural statistics from the ministry report England and Wales hold 6 255 000 cattle, up 26 000 from 1917, marking five straight years of growth. The article notes a French prize of 1 000 for large families, awarded this year to 97 families.
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