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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
2
Historic baseball chatter and trapshooting results fill the notes. Spitball pitchers and aging stars like Quinn and Grimes are discussed amid a West Virginia state trapshooting meet at Meadow Lark Gun Club Keyser Bluefield Wyom- ing club champions are named with Beury captaining the A P C Gun Club.
Johnny Salo of Passaic New Jersey narrowed Pete Gavuzzi's margin in the Bunion Derby to 19 minutes 56 seconds after winning a 58 mile Agtee leg from Jacumba California. Giusto Umeri of Italy was runner up with a 9 hour 22 minute 50 second time and aforessi placed third.
Collinsville Ill June 12 jockey M Meyer rode four winners at Fairmount racecourse. He won with Gaineswood in the second race Beauty in the third, Theorea in the sixth, and another victorious mount in the fourth.
Johnstown Pa June 12 A Normal McNeil was released today as manager of the local club in the Middle Atlantic league. Martin Fied ler, third baseman from Scottdale, was signed to succeed McNeil. Directors were dissatisfied over Johnstown's poor showing as the club sits in eighth place.
McDowell county’s A. P. C. Gun Club captures the 1930 state team championship at Keyser by breaking 935 of 1000. Bluefield and Wyoming clubs tie for second after a shoot-off. Sumpter leads Bluefield and finishes third. Team members include C. H. Bivens W. F E. Bush William Beary John Bennett and E Karl Sale with J J Huddleston subbing for W B Bush.
The New York Bloomer girls, holders of the female baseball championship since 1910, visit Gotham Bloomers here on Saturday June 29 for a highly anticipated game against the Bluefield Juniors. Manager S. J. Kell promotes a strong program as sport writers praise the team’s stamina and talent led by 18-year-old Ethel Condon.
The Princeton carrier boys beat Bluefield in a hot afternoon game 9 to 1. Bluefield claims the tally was six to one and a disputed call added tension to the county seat clash.
Chicago report says Francis J. Nekola Holy Cross pitcher has accepted terms to pitch for the New York Yankees. Commissioner K M Landis announced the agreement today.
Eben Allen Cincinnati National League outfielder will earn a bachelor of arts in physical education from the University of Cincinnati at commencement Saturday. He took seven years to complete the degree due to absences while playing. Allen formerly played with Gary in the Coalfield league.
Pittsburgh defeated New York 7 to 4 in the first game of the semi-crucial series. Meine earned the win with Grimes roughed up early, Traynor drove in the tying run and scored the eventual winner as Pittsburgh rallied in the ninth after Hubbell exited.
The McComas Bugdusters beat the Bluefield Wesleyans 5 to 0 in Mercer County league action at Glenwood Park. Sad Sam Scott pitched seven innings with eleven strikeouts, holding Wesleyans to no runs while his teammates piled up two in the fourth, one in the fifth, and two more in the sixth. Harry Fulford had three singles for McComas. The Modern Woodmen and National Armature clubs from Bluefield were scheduled to play today at 4:20 p.m.
In this American and National League forecast column, Old Man Dupr predicts New York defeats Chicago and Philadelphia over St. Louis. He also expects Detroit to beat Boston and Washington to top Cleveland, with St. Louis and Cincinnati favored in the National League and New York over Pittsburgh and Chicago over Philadelphia.
Yesterday scores show St. Louis 9 over New York 4 and Chicago 9 over Cleveland 5 with Philadelphia 7 over Boston? The schedule lists Washington at Cleveland and Philadelphia at St. Louis today with New York at Chicago and Boston at Detroit.
Pittsburgh 7 New York 6 and Chicago 7 Philadelphia 3 led a day of scattered results with rain affecting others. Hanover 7 Frederick 4 Hagerstown 10 Martinsburg 5 Waynesboro 8 Chambersburg 3 Scattdale 3 Jeannette 0 Charleol 9 Fairmont 1 Clarksburg 6 Wheeling 1 Cumberland 4 Johnstons 3 reflect league action and cross games between cities including New York Pittsburgh and Brooklyn Cincinnati St Louis matchups noted.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered city names and scores including Indianapolis Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul Columbus and Toledo with unclear contexts and parenthetical notes. The text lacks a cohesive event, participants, or outcome to form a full summary.
Jersey City 8 Buffalo 7, Buffalo 4 Jersey City 0, Reading 13 Rochester 3 first, Reading Rochester 5 second, Montreal 4 Newark 1, Baltimore 6 Toronto 5. Standings and sequence show early season games across teams.
In a set of baseball results, Philadelphia, Cleveland and St. Louis each won their games. Washington had a scoring burst in the fourth but could not overcome Cleveland as Hudlin exited and Lifautte closed out the game.
New York June 12 The Yankees reach the twenty five man limit by placing Floyd Van Pelt 21 year old right hander on the voluntarily retired list Van Pelt won twenty six games for Montgomery in the Southeastern league last year but an arm injury kept him out this season Mere dith Hopkins University of Texas infielder has been signed by Jersey City a club with a working agreement with the Yankees
Dr. T. M. Stanback, a North Carolina pharmacist, developed a safe formula for quick relief from headache and nerve pains. Stanback Headache Powders are used by physicians and dentists and by thousands for fast results with no bad after effects. Ask your druggist for it.
Joe Dawson, a pitcher for the Pittchurch Pirates, informed Baltimore International League management that he would not report for service with the recently purchased club. He stated he prefers aviation over minor league play and will devote his energy to that field, despite competitive bidding by several teams.
World lightweight champion Sammy Mandel signed to defend his title before August 1 against a yet to be named opponent. He agreed to a purse of 5 000 dollars for the bout with Paddy Harmon, president of the Chicago Stadium Corporation, handling the contract.
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