Twenty Grand dominates Belmont Stakes to claim three-year-old title
Belmont Park reports Mrs. Payne Whitney's Twenty Grand defeats Jamestown by eight lengths in the Belmont Stakes setting a new race record for the mile and a half. Sun Meadow finishes second after a strong stretch run and Jamestown drops to third. Twenty Grand earns $58,770 for owner with total earnings rising to $164,075. Crowd near 50,000 witnesses the event.
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GROVE EARNSHAW HURL MADING TO N TO DOUBLE TRIUMPH
In Philadelphia Athletics beat St Louis Browns in both ends of a twin bill before 30 000 fans. Lefty Grove notches his eleventh victory after Johnny Heying homers with two on in the fourth. In game two George Earnshaw wins his tenth straight as he helps his club win with a homer and three singles. Crowder shuts down the Indians in Washington as the Senators win 5 to 0 for their eighth straight victory and Vosmik leads with two singles.
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Athletics Take Twin Victory as Grove Seals Eleventh Win
The Athletics widened their lead in the American league by sweeping the Browns. Lefty Grove earned his eleventh win of the season, while Earnshaw secured his tenth straight win for the Macks in the nightcap with a humer on the mound.
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Benton Permits Brooklyn Robin 7 Hits Reds Win
Larry Benton wins his first game of the year for the Reds in a 6 to 1 victory over the Brooklyn Robins. Rain delayed play in the fourth inning after Cincinnati mounted a three run rally with ten Reds hits. Wombardi Ford Hendrick 2 RBI. Cullop Styles 2 RBI. Phelps allowed four runs in four innings as Cincinnati’s offense backed Benton’s steady start.
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Max Schmeling Spars With Ex-Amateur King Pallat
Conneaut Lake Park, Pa. June 13. Jack Pallat of Cleveland, two-time former amateur heavyweight champion, sparred with Max Schmeling and took a severe cut near the lip requiring stitches after two rounds. Pallat started strong against the professional, who is set for a July 3 bout in Cleveland with W. L. Young Stribling, but could not sustain the pace.
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Western Open Tourney at Dayton This Week
Golf professionals and amateurs from across the country will descend on the Miami Valley Country Club in Dayton Ohio to prepare for the Western Open Championship Thursday through Saturday. By today 87 leading golfers had sent in entries and at least 50 more were expected to tee off. Defending champion Gene Sarazen was anticipated among early arrivals.
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Railroaders whip Power Ball Nine in league clash
Norfolk & Western class A team defeated Powermen 9 to 1 at Bluefield Virginia yesterday. Slap Williamson pitched a three hit affair. Tomorrow at Wellerfield the N. and W. meet Bluefield in a league game postponed from last week. Two-base hits Mann Freeborn Stolen bases Kitchen Sammer Mustain Snecker. Double play Kitchen Claytor Smiley. Strikeouts Williamson Byington. Bases on balls Williamson 2 Hinton. Wild pitches Williamson and Hinton. Passed balls Light. Left on bases Powermen 5 N. & W. 9. Umpire Stump.
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Phil Scott Retires After Loss to Larry Gains
London reports heavyweight Phil Scott promised retirement if defeated. In a 15 round bout Gains knocked out Scott in two rounds, dropping him with a right to the chin. The 20,000 strong crowd at a smaller ring watched as Scott was finished one minute into the second round.
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West Virginia closed tennis final set for champions
In Charleston on June 13 the state closed championship saw present champion PF Arkie of Wheeling and former titleholder Sam Colin of Beckley reach the men’s singles final, beating J D Curphey and Robert Biddle respectively. Women’s singles and men’s doubles finals also scheduled with mixed doubles concluding in Charleston.
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Parkersburg
Miss Vivian
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Scott Camp
A. O. Smith
J. D. Curphey
D. W. Stubblefield
C. F. Gore
Hendrick Climbs to Lead Six Major Batters
Cincinnati star Harvey Hendrick surged to first in the Big Six batting race by hitting safely three times in four at bats, lifting his average to .406 and leaving Babe Ruth at .400 after Ruth went 1 for 3. Terry or Regis posted the day’s other gain among the leaders, raising his average to .870 with two hits in three trips.
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Cincinnati
Babe Ruth
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BI Terry
Barnes and Sutter Expected in Final Clash
Rain halted the Tri-State tennis tourney in Cincinnati and will finish tomorrow. Bruce Barnes of Austin defeated J Gilbert Hall in a semifinal 6-4 6-3 9-11 6-1. Cliff Sutter led in his semifinal against Paul Kunkel when rain stopped play, with Barnes or Sutter to meet the Kunkel winner for the singles title.
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Crackpot sports squibs from a rowdy old press
A collage of humorous asides on sports figures and events from a bygone era. Jokes about boxing, baseball, and football mingle with satirical quips on society, with wisecracks about Hoover, Millar, and London bridge. The piece reads like a nightlife of clipped odds and ends from press pokes.
Chicago edge Phillies in wild 7 6 win to sweep series
Chicago won a wild see-saw game in which the lead changed five times this afternoon to sweep the four game series from Philadelphia. The Cubs won 7 to 6 as Pat Malone earned his fourth victory of the season and Arlett hit his eleventh home run.
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Philadelphia
Pat Malone
Arlett
N. and W. Nines Expose Skills in Exhibition Tilt
The Norfolk and Western baseball team faces Bluefield Va in an afternoon game at Wellerfield at 3 30. Manager Mel Kitchen says the non league exhibition may feature Freeborn on the mound with Melvin or Heldreth sparking the Red Sox. Rain checks from last Sunday are valid.
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Mel Kitchen
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Heldreth
Red Sox
Thornhill Wins Beginger Shoot at Bluefield Trap Grounds
Dave Thornhill copped first in the Beginger’s shoot at Bluefield trap grounds yesterday. He scored forty two of fifty shots, the best local effort in years and the first time Thornhill shot over the traps. A small crowd attended as many shooters were at Keyser for a state tournament.
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Middle Atlantic League results conclude with varied scores
Yesterday's games produced mixed results for teams including Wheeling, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Charleroi, Huntington, Scottdale, Beckley, Johnstown, Charleston, and Altoona with notable tallies such as Clarksburg's 10-5 win over Charleroi and Charleston's 12-8 victory.
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Pairings Announced For College Golf Tourney
New York June 13 four sixty four. Intercollegiate golf association announced qualifying rounds June 22 23 moving to Olympia Fields Chicago for the intercollegiate championships. Entry list among the largest in 34 years with 125 college entrants. George T Dunlap Jr Princeton won last year defeating Larry Moller Notre Dame in Oakmont. Moller to play two 18 hole qualifying rounds with R A Moffett also of Princeton. Dunlap to pair with Fred Brand Jr Penn State. 18 hole match play begins Wednesday June 24 cutting 32 qualifiers to eight for 36 hole quarterfinals Thursday. Semis Friday and final Saturday June 27 are 36 hole matches.
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Fred Brand Jr
Penn State
Milwaukee nine to Columbus seven in A A games
Milwaukee defeats Columbus nine to seven while St Paul tops Louisville five to two and Kansas City beats Toledo ten to six. Other results include a note about Kian.
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Boys in Blue wallop North Side Bulldogs 13 6
North Side Bull Dogs fell to Frazee's Blue Boys in an afternoon game at Weller field. The Blue Boys built a lead after six early runs and held on to win 13 to 6. Pitcher Buster Kirk starred for the Blue Boys with solid mound work and strong field support.
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Babe Ruth Tops League Leaders in Week Eight
Babe Ruth boosted his average to .399 to lead regulars in the American League during week eight. He had 75 hits and 124 total bases, plus eight triples and 52 RBIs. Mickey Cochrane trailed by 14 points. Joe Cronin led other categories with several top marks. The Athletics posted the best fielding percentage at .980, while Washington and Cleveland featured strong team batting.
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Babe Ruth
Mickey Cochrane
Athletics
Joe Cronin
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Cochrane
Philadelphia
Morgan
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Goslin
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