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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1939
Page
8
The column previews a boxing card at Sportareas featuring Bob Bailey against Verne Bowling and Sam Langford versus Charley Milton with Belcher in the mix for a middleweight title shot. It also covers open golf chatter about Sam Snead Bud Ward Byron Nelson and Ward’s misfortune, plus minor MLB notes on Major Bowles and the Cardinals.
American amateur Bobby Riggs moves up in the French tennis scene at Auteuil as he reaches the quarterfinals amid Don Budge turning pro. Riggs defeats a French rival in a tight match, with scores advancing his march toward a slam-championship in France and Australia.
The Roe field saw the Thorpe Juniors beat the Welch Junior Miners by 13 runs to 7. Strong hitting fueled the win as Thorpe produced key innings and defensive plays to secure the victory.
Byron Nelson clinched the 43rd national open golf championship at Philadelphia Country Club after a dramatic playoff with Craig Wood. Nelson parred the 18th in a one over 70 to Wood's 73, aided by an eagle-like three on No 3 and a near-impossible 15-foot birdie set-up on No 4. Wood fought back with a strong 68 in the final round and a late rally, but Nelson held firm to claim the title and bolster his major tally while Wood and Denny Shute finished tied for second.
Promoter Ralph Weinberg announced last night that Seme to fight ang ee red a fractured and fail teas oe the-Clyde Quesen 54 pounder will sub flake fer Bowling in tonight's Sportarena card. Double main event features Bob Bailey vs Verne Bowling and Cooper White vs Jack Belcher with a full slate of amateur bouts and a Langford vs Milton potential title clash in the middleweight division. Langford from Bluefield State College holds the middleweight crown and faces Charley Milton in a bout that may be moved outdoors due to Virginia law on mixed bouts.
West Virginia junior tennis tournament action in Huntington shows top seeds advancing to semifinals. LeBron Steele of Bluefield is eliminated by Charles Schoen of Huntington in the juniors, while Bill Dunham of Parkersburg and Leonard Griffith of White Sulphur Springs reach the later rounds.
Bob Pastor the national boxing association’s No.3 heavyweight beat Freddie Piducia of Newark by decision at the Meadowbrook Bowlet. Pastor weighed 186 pounds to Piducia’s 187 as he rallied from behind for the win in Newark on June 12.
A June 12 ceremony in Cerstown New York marked the 100th anniversary of baseball with Landis presiding at the Hall of Fame dedication. Babe Ruth Connie Mack Honus Wagner Ty Cobb and other legends attended as teams of stars and schoolboys reenacted early eras of the sport.
Bluefield split a Sunday doubleheader with Huntington then fell 4-0 to Welch as Welch celebrated 100 years of baseball. The Blue Grays dropped a 6-1 Sunday game to Huntington, then were defeated 12-4 in the nightcap. Pitcher Vic Gray bested Bluefield in a duel with Sorrell, while Oscar Martin earned his third win for Welch. Bluefield outfielders D Antoni and Mitchell each had four hits in Welch game. Conley tripled and scored in Welch victory. The crowd saw the largest turnout of the season.
Elwin Roe the Rochester rookie relief pitcher held the Cincinnati Reds to four hits in seven innings to lead Rochester to a 2 1 victory in a twilight exhibition. Davis Thompson and Hershberger hit for Cincinnati while Roe and Narron finished for Rochester.
Akron 14 versus Youngstown 16 and Portsmouth 12 against Canton 5. Dayton 12 defeats Charleston 6 in compact league scoreboard style.
Glenn Cunningham has accepted an invitation to compete against Sydney Wooderson of Great Britain at the Princeton invitation track meet this Saturday. R Kenneth Pairman, graduate manager of Princeton athletics, announced the matchup after Wooderson arrived and tried out at Palmer Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals, led by rookie pitcher Tom Sunkel and infielder Don Gutteridge, beat the Dutch Paint semi pros 6 to 1 in Grand Rapids. Gutteridge homered with two on in the sixth as Sunkel earned the win.
The Huntington Aces blanked the Ashland Colonels 4 to 0 before 2 500 fans at the Col on tenth straightColonels loss in the Mountain State league. Cunningham scored on Gwin s triple in the first and Bob Snyder closed the seventh by striking Grimes out with bases loaded.
Williamson center fielder Bill Shewey hit two home runs and a triple, but Logan won 9 to 4 as the Indians exploded for four runs in the third and fourth frames. Logan’s Hock and Conatser also homered, Conatser driving in two with two aboard. Mlinarsik earned the win with 10 strikeouts.
Three Cleveland pitchers allowed only one hit in a 7 to 0 exhibition win at Wilkes-Barre as Russell beat Sulli. The game drew 5 769 fans with Zuber and Feller reporting. Sewell and Stoeber retired in relief for Cleveland.
Jack Dudley, 17, of Bluefield, crowned Flat Top singles champion after defeating Phil Mahood in a dramatic five-set final at Albemarle street courts. Scores 5-7 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4. Dudley becomes youngest club champion and rises as city title threat.
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