Bluefield Sluggers pound out 14-4 rout of Marion
Bluefield overpowers Marion 14-4 in Sunday blues Ridge league game at Wellerfield. Skipper Cain’s club posted 23 hits led by McMillan five for five and LeNoir Nalbach Cain Gammage all contributing multi hit performances. Morton started for Marion, Wright relieved, final score 14-4.
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Lawrence LeNoir
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Flick
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Miller
Detroit Scout Praises Bluefield in Local Game
Frank Moffatt of Knoxville a Detroit Baseball scout called the Bluefield club a good C league club saying it is better than that a class D. He praised several players in the Blue Ridge league and planned to spend much of the summer in the territory.
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Knoxville
Near Record British Open field announced at St Andrews
A near record field of 287 and a record for foreign entries of 34, including 14 leading United States amateurs and professionals, was announced for the British Open at St. Andrews July 3 to 7. Gene Sarazen heads the U S delegation with Ryder Cup teammates and other notable entrants from the United States and Canada.
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St. Andrews
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Gene Sarazen
Sandwich
Walter Hagen
Ed Dudley
Craig Wood
Densmore Shute
Paul Runyan
Horton Smith
Olin Dutra
Leo Diegel
Johnny Farrell
Joe Kirkwood
George T. Dunlap Jr
Joseph Ezar
Waco
Tex
Joshua Crane
Brookline
Mass
Fred Lindstrom slumps and gets razzed by Pirates fans
In Pittsburgh on June 12 Freddy Lindstrom, once McGraws star, struggles in lean year. He went four plate appearances without a hit at Forbes Field as fans howl Take him o out. Lindstrom joins a struggling Pirates outfield including Waner and others, despite high expectations.
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John McGraw
Panther Hollow
Waner- Lindstrom-Waner
Forbes Field
Freddy
Lindstrom
Cincinnati
Grantham
Cincinnati Reds
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Hime
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Je Stephenson Demaree
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Rune
F. Herman
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Jurges
Rice
Granthamphenson
Morrissey Lombardi
Campbell's Home Run Breaks Pitching Duel
Bruce Campbell's eighth inning homer with Art Scharein on base broke a tight pitching duel between George Blaeholder and Ed Durham. The Browns beat the White Sox 3 to 1, dropping Chicago to fourth place as Simmons led off the ninth with a single and Dykes added an RBI single earlier in the game.
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P Meeeeene
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Louis
Durham
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Geisel
Beckley Knights Fall 3 2 to Zanesville in Ninth Inning
Zanesville scored the winning run with two singles and a sacrifice in the ninth to beat Beckley 3 to 2. Beckley had five hits, four in the third inning for their two runs. Terhune and Duncle pitched, with Sandra and Almond catching.
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Zanesville
Beckley
Black Knights
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Terhune
Duncle
Sandra
Almond
Baseball's Big Six Leaders Show Steady Averages
Al Simmons increased his average to .383 after going 2 for 4 yesterday, widening his AL lead by 12 points over the nearest rival and 16 over NL leader Pepper Martin. Chuck Klein moved into a third place tie at .336 after two hits, with Randy Moore also at .336.
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al Simmons
Pepper Martin
Chuck Klein
Randy Moore
Braves
Gabr H Pet
Simmons
W. Box
Chapman
Giants’ Terry Shakes Giants Up, Proving Baseball Psychology Works
Feature on Bill Terry’s mid-season Giants, who shed star names like Lindstrom and Hogan, rebuilt under his bold trades, and rose to first place in the National League. The overhaul defied critics as the makeshift lineup fights hard, suggesting Terry’s unconventional method pays off.
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Bill Terry
Pirates
Cards
Freddie Lindstrom
Travis Jackson
Shanty Hogan
Bill Walker
Jackson
Terry
Blondy Ryan
Bill
Sam
Slambo) Leslie
Memphis Bill
Schumacher Earns Science Degree In Hal Schumacher Day
Canton New York June 12 Hal Schumacher former St Lawrence University mound star now a New York Giants pitcher received his bachelor of science degree and pitched the first two innings of an exhibition against the Larries as 8000 fans watched. He later left for the showers while the crowd cheered.
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Hal Schumacher
St. Lawrence University
New York Giants
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Charles M. Robert
Hal
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Sam Leake
Melvin Ott
Glante
Dan Holland
Larries
Owen D. Young
Ogden L. Mills
Edwin Markham
David Sarnoff
Final Plans For City Loop Will Be Determined Tonight
Tonight in Dr J Kelle’s Bland street office Bluefield officials plan the formation of a city baseball league sponsored by the Bluefield Amateur Athletic union with Charley Nordsick as president. Four teams will join, with class A players evenly split for balance. potential sponsors include the Y M C A Norfolk and Western Virginia Side Bakers and others. Games will be held on Tue Thu Sat at the east town athletic field with some Fridays when Blue Gray home games occur.
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Nordsick
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Sam Smith
Gilmore
Chick Smith
Gene Bass
al Snider
Woodrow Bailey
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Spud Taylor
Wilburn Hagey
Ernie Worth
Ruddle
Ted Johnson
Toney
St. Louis Tops Chicago as Sole League Games Played
In National League action St. Louis defeated Chicago 3 to 1 while other games were postponed. American League notes list Cleveland at Detroit and New York at Boston with Philadelphia at Washington and St. Louis at Chicago also on schedule. Southern Association saw Little Rock beat Atlanta 3 to 10 as the only game played followed by Milwaukee 6 over Toledo 2 and Kansas City 4 over Columbus 5 with Minneapolis 8 defeating Louisville 7.
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Baseball Scores and Matchups Across Divisions
Cincinnati defeated Chicago 6 to 5 while Philadelphia topped Brooklyn 7 to 4. Pittsburgh at St Louis and Chicago at Cincinnati were scheduled, others not listed. International League results show Toronto 6 Jersey City 3 Montreal 1 Baltimore 1 Rochester 5 Newark 7.
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Brooklyn
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Tronto
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Montreal
Baltimore
Rochester
Newark
Bluefield Golf Teams Ready for Club Match
A Roanoke Country Club women’s team of eight travels to Bluefield Country Club for a post lunch match today. Bluefield edged Roanoke by one stroke in last Monday’s meet, while Beckley’s Black Knight Club plans a men’s team of twenty to face Bluefield Saturday at the local course.
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Bluefield
Roanoke Club
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Bluefield Country Club
Rolfe Juniors Edge McComas Juniors 6-2 Sunday
Rolfe Juniors defeated McComas Juniors 6 to 2 in an interesting game at McComas on Sunday. Rolfe Juniors seek more games with teams in their class.
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McComas Juniors
McComas
Browning Wins World Heavyweight Wrestling Title
Browning seized the world heavyweight wrestling championship last night by decision over Joe Savoldi, the former Notre Dame football star.
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Joe Savoldi
Notre Dame
Browning Clinches Title In Rainy Stadium Showdown
At Yankee Stadium New York June 12 Jim Browning defeated Joe Savoldi in a marathon two hour ring bout to win the heavyweight title claimed from Notre Dame. The match concluded at 11 p m after a sudden squall drenched the crowd of about six thousand and forced a lengthy delay. Savoldi opened strong but Browning rallied to secure the decision amid a rain soaked arena.
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