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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
8
Bluefield Blue Grays were handed a 6 1 defeat by the Wytheville Terrors in a Blue Ridge game played yesterday in Wytheville Virginia. The locals were outhit 7 to 10 and stranded ten runners.
Yesterday in the Blue Ridge League Fries beat Pulaski 6 4 and Galax lost to Marion 4 10 innings. Wytheville defeated Bluefield 6 1. Today Marion visits Fries and Wytheville goes to Pulaski for the only scheduled games.
Wytheville scored in the first and again in the fourth and ninth innings to overwhelm Bluefield 9 to 1. Pitcher Jimmy Reese started for Bluefield with control problems and wild pitches. Crosswhite starred for the Terror defense with key plays at second base and a strong hurly.
The columnist mocks Italian promoter views and predicts Max Baer will defeat Primo Carnera. He argues Carnera lacks proven power and questions Baer’s conditioning, noting past foes like Schmeling and Schaaf. The piece endorses a return of the title to American hands.
Fred N. Rogers of Oak Hill arrived at Wheeling Country Club to practice for the West Virginia open starting Thursday. Rogers, a former Akron municipal pro now unattached, aims to impress in the 72-hole medal event and earn a spot at a West Virginia club. Also arriving are Johnny Pavins of Charleston and Rocky Schorr of Bluefield as southern contenders anticipation builds.
Brooklyn led Pittsburgh 7 to 6 and New York crushed Cincinnati 12 to 1 while Philadelphia beat Chicago 4 to 3 and St Louis defeated Boston 7 to 3. Tonight's matchups include Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago and Boston at St Louis.
Detroit tops Boston 4 to 2 in yesterday's American League game. Other games were postponed with Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington and St. Louis at New York among the listed matchups.
In Huntington West Virginia finals set for tomorrow at the Huntington tennis club semi final results include junior singles Sam Dils Parkersburg defeating Sam Littlepage Charleston 6 2 3 6 6 4 Turner Stephens Parkersburg 7 Lawrence Smith Charleston 2 6 4 junior doubles Dils and Stephens over Roland and Fine Williamson 6 3 6 4 Littlepage and Swarts Charleston over Norvell and Brown Huntington 6 4 6 3 boys singles Doughty Parkersburg over Parsons Huntington 4 6 6 4 7 5 Jones Parkersburg over Hamilton Huntington 6 3 6 3
At Washington Park and Latonia and Detroit and Aqueduct, horses and dogs posted times and payouts across seven races per track. Notable entries include Erech Spanish Lad Lillian Z Gold Signet Dust Girl Marsaiite and several others with varied win and payout figures.
New York June 12 Baer and Carnera passed a New York State Athletic Commission medical check and were deemed fit for the Madison Square Garden heavyweight clash set for Thursday night. Carnera weighed about 252 pounds on the eve of scales and Baer showed stronger stamina in tests as ticket sales and betting odds shifted amid rain and excitement.
Narrows lost a postponed Tri County league game 2 to 1 at Radford amid a protest over Radford's seventh inning score that Narrows claimed came after three outs. Final line shows Narrows 1 run on 7 hits and 2 errors, Radford 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 errors. Johnston and Patterson pitched, Staton and Hetherington caught. Christiansburg visits Narrows today.
Pittsburgh reports June 12. Western Reserve golfer Jack Bricker and Joe Jaeger of the Cleveland Institute reach the finals in day’s matches for the 1934 tri state tournament.
Bud Tinning relief helps Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia 6 to 5 in the opening game. Chuck Klein hits his 15th homer as Don Hurst starts at first for Chicago after being traded by the Phillies for Dolph Camilli.
Detroit right hander Tom Bridges earns his eighth win of the season guiding the Tigers to a 4-2 victory over Boston in the series opener. He limited the Red Sox to seven hits, struck out five, and walked one over six innings, with Rhodes and Pennock finishing for Boston.
Toledo 4 Louisville 3 Kansas City 6 Minneapolis 7 in 10 innings Milwaukee 7 St Paul Columbus 8 8 Loa inecoeated 15 4
Not one of the big six first basemen improved his batting average yesterday. Joe Medwick and Lill Terry kept their marks, Terry going 2 for 6 and Medwick 1 for 3. Charley Gehringer and Sam Leslie each had one hit in four at bats. Standings show Gehringer and Manush near the top with Medwick and Terry trailing.
In the International League Rochester leads with 9-4 and Albany 10-3 after the only games played. Chattanooga is 8-6, Nashville 2-7, Knoxville 4-6, Atlanta 5-4, New Orleans 3, Memphis 1. In the Middle Atlantic Johnstown 8, Huntington 7, Wheeling 4, Zanesville 3, Dayton blank, Beckley 4, Springfield 7, Charleston 2.
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