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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
9
The Boston crowd awaits a world heavyweight showdown as Schmeling arrives by train and is whisked to a private hideaway, while Sharkey appears calm and confident. The fight, promoted by Rickard, generates unprecedented interest in the big town.
New York expects 70,000 at Yankee Stadium for Saturdays heavyweight title bout with Sharkey favored over Schmeling. Tickets priced 2 to 26.25 dollars. gross gate may reach 750000 dollars. Radio networks nationwide plan extensive live coverage with German language report at ringside.
Principals for the world heavyweight title fight set at Yankee Stadium between Jack Sharkey of Boston and Max Schmeling of Germany. Bout to be 15 rounds or less with 9 p m start, 75 000 expected attendance, 750 000 in receipts, Sharkey 9 to 5 favorite. Promoted by Milk Fund run by Mrs William Randolph at Madison Square Garden. If rain, fight moved to Friday. National Broadcasting Company to air event with Graham McNamee. Undercard features four preliminary bouts with fighters from New York Jersey City Cuba Spain Washington and Charleroi Pa.
New York dispatch shares final pre fight sentiments from Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey. Schmeling pledges not to predict outcomes and to fight fair with courage, while Sharkey calls the bout the greatest fight of his life and vows to defend the title with full effort.
In Hoylake England on June 11 Bobby Jones carded a 71 in a British Open practice round at Royal Liverpool with good putting. MacDonald Smith Leo Diegel and Horton Smith also competed, Smith leading their group with 74 while George Van Elm called his score not noteworthy.
Results yesterday list Detroit over New York 13 to 7 and other scores: Washington 2 Chicago 1 Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 2. Matchups today include Washington at Chicago Boston at St Louis New York at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Scores from New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, St. Louis, Montreal, Buffalo, Rochester, Newark and more show multiple games with wins and losses. Rain postponed Milwaukee at Indianapolis, with note of pairings such as St. Louis at Boston and Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Scottdale battled Fairmont in a split series 2 4 and 0 7. Cumberland prevailed over Johnstown 8 4 and then lost 3 5 in the second game. Jeannette toppled Charleroi 5 3 as Wheeling defeated Clarksburg 9 7 and 5 3 in the second. Memphis beat Birmingham 6 2 and 5 1, Atlanta edged Chattanooga 6 5 in ten innings, and New Orleans beat Little Rock 1 0 in twelve innings.
Detroit defeats New York 13 to 7 as Sorrell pitches well until seventh inning. Gehringer and Lazzeri homer for the Yankees, Uhle finishes for Detroit, and umpire Clarence Owens is injured by a line drive in the seventh.
Paul Waner Riggs Stephenson and Babe Ruth powered the Big Six with big day at the plate Al Simmons also contributed Waner two singles in two trips Stephenson and Ruth two hits each in four at bats Waner up to .386 one point behind Simmons Stephenson up to .407 Ruth up to .371 Herman leads after a one for four day Rice went hitless dropping six points.
Sports editor Sullivan notes Yankees and Giants push youth in post trade rebuilds as Hoyt, Koe nig, Carroll, Rice and Westling join Detroit and Critz, Donohue, Allen go to the Giants. McGraw and Shawkey admit rookies failing to deliver, with Dusty Cooke and Eddie Marshall struggles cited. Ruth remains link to 1921 champion Yankees.
The piece profiles Hoyt’s lasting pizazz as a top World Series pitcher and notes his fiery temperament, while detailing Dan Howley’s two strategic trades in Cincinnati. Howley defends the moves as rebuilding for a stronger Reds lineup, insisting he runs the club and will trade his own players if needed to fit the plan.
In an opening day at Aqueduct Kildare a 25 to 1 shot won the Queens County handicap by a nose as Kai Feng and Balko followed. Nusakan captured the Morrison Hotel handicap at Washington Park. Ernie Schaff defeated Tommy Loughran in a 19 round boxing bout.
New York report notes former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney will watch Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling in the championship bout tomorrow night. Tunney will sit in the first row with Mrs. Tunney, unsure who will succeed him as champion.
Wesleyans beat Dr Kell's Juniors 11 to 9 in a fast paced city league game at Wellerfield. Millar's team moves into a first place tie with Transportation as Buckles Bailey and Carter lead Wesleyans attackers. Nunan Kell and Richlin starred for the Juniors, with Vandyke pitching well for the losers.
Helen Wills Moody clashed with Louis B. Dailey over selecting Elizabeth Ryan as doubles partner for the United States team in the Wightman Cup matches at Wimbledon. Moody favors Ryan. Dailey insists on home based players only. Americans remain favored to win the seven-match series.
Charles Hargreaves catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates has been sold outright to Buffalo of the International League. He was sent to the Bisons after all major league clubs waived on his services. The move reduces the Pirates roster to 25 ahead of the June 15 deadline.
In Iowa City on June 11 three members of the university athletics board were removed after years of dispute with the Western conference. The new university catalogue lists Prof. Louis Pelzer W H Bates and H C Horack as replaced by new appointees.
The leaders in yesterday's games include Gehrig of the Yankees with 11 runs, Foxx of the Athletics with 13, Berger of the Braves with 16, Klein of the Phillies and Herman of the Robins each at 16, and Ott of the Giants with 1. League totals show National and American totals along with a grand total of 499.
Morgantown June 11 Ira E Rodgers state amateur champion led a field of top West Virginia amateurs expected to compete in the seventeenth Simon pure tournament at White Sulphur Springs July 7 11 An innovation will create a temporary first flight of 32 players reduced to 16 after one round to allow a comeback This year contenders include Julius Pollock Wheel ing Forest McNeil Clarksburg Bobby Dan Rowne George Hewitt Wheeling L C Shriver Morgantown and Vint Rathbone Parkersburg Pollock did not compete last year.
Thomas S. Shibe, vice-president of the A. J. Reach company and Philadelphia American club president, issued a statement denying any difference between balls used in the National and American leagues. He was prompted by Babe Ruth's remark that National League balls seemed livelier.
Dazzy Vance held Cincinnati to four hits as Brooklyn clawed to a 2 1 victory. Pinch hitter Lopez drove in Warner for the decisive run in the ninth after Curt Walker's eighth inning homer off Vance.
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