Twenty Grand Wins Belmont Stakes in Record Time
Mrs Payne Whitney's bay colt Twenty Grand defeated Jamestown and Sun Meadow at Belmont Park New York on June 13 to claim the American three year old crown. The mile and a half race time was 2 minutes 29 3 5 seconds setting a new Belmont record and solidifying Twenty Grand as the premier three year old in 1931. Sun Meadow took second with Jamestown third as crowds near 50 000 watched. Twenty Grand earned 58 770 dollars in prize money bringing his season total to 164 075 dollars.
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Latonia
Kentucky
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Athletics sweep Browns in twin bill behind Grove and Earnshaw
Philadelphia defeats St Louis in both games 10 3 and 14 1 before 30900 fans. Lefty Grove earns his eleventh win with Heving homer and four RBIs. Earnshaw adds his tenth straight win aided by a homer and three singles as the Athletics rout the Browns.
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Benton Wins as Reds Beat Robins 6 to 1 in Rain-Interrupted Game
Larry Benton earned his first win of the year allowing seven hits to the Brooklyn Robins as Cincinnati tops them 6 to 1 after a 40 minute rain delay in the fourth inning. Reds rally in the fourth adds three runs on Babe Phelps pitching.
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Max Ties With Former Amateur King In Sparring
Conneaut Lake Park Pa June 15 Jack Pallat of Cleveland who held the U S amateur heavyweight title twice fought Max Schmeling as a sparring partner and took two rounds of punishment the amateur finished with a badly lacerated lower lip needing stitches and was worn out Schmeling trains for a July 3 bout in Cleveland with W L Young Stribling after a fast start he could not maintain the pace
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W. L. “Young
Western Open Tourney At Dayton This Week
Golf professionals and amateurs from across the country gather at the Miami Valley Country Club in Dayton Ohio for the Western Open Championship starting Thursday. As of today 87 top golfers have entered with about 50 more expected. defending champion Gene Sarazen was anticipated to arrive early.
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Norfolk & Western A team routs Powermen 9 1 in Bluefield game
The Norfolk and Western class A team routed Powermen 9 to 1 at Bluefield Virginia yesterday afternoon. Slap Williamson pitched effectively allowing only three hits. The N and W and Bluefield teams are set to meet at Wellerfield Monday at 4 PM, a game postponed from last week.
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Wellerfield
Phil Scott Retires After Knockout By Larry Gains
London June 13 Phil Scott Britain s floor ridden heavy weight kept his vow to retire if defeated Gains Canadian Negro heavyweight stopped Scott in two rounds in a 15 foot ring before a 30 000 crowd hooting the result Scott was folded by a right to the chin in nine seconds of the first round and finished one minute into the second round
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Gown and Arkle Set For West Virginia Tennis Final
West Virginia closed tennis championship sees B F Arkle of Wheeling and Sam Cohn of Charleston reach the men's singles final for the Schulze trophy. Beckley’s Cohn and Arkle hold prior titles as finals seedings, with women’s singles and men’s doubles to be decided next. Mixed doubles conclude with Mrs. Scott Camp and C Gore defeating Miss Stairs and Sam Cohn.
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W. Va
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Wheeling
Sam Cohn
Beckley
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Cohn
H. A. Schulze
Robert Biddle
Parkersburg
Hendrick Tops Babe Ruth For Leading Batters In Big Six
Harvey Hendrick of Cincinnati moved into first place among the Big Six batters as he collected three hits in four at bats and raised his average to .406. Babe Ruth slipped to .400 after going one for three. Bill Terry improved to .370 with two hits in three at bats.
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Cincinnati
Babe Ruth
Hendrick
Ruth
Bill Terry
Barnes and Sutter Set for Final in Rain-Delayed Tennis
Rain halted the tri state tennis tourney in Cincinnati. Bruce Barnes of Austin defeated J Gilbert Hall in a semifinal 6 4 6 3 9 11 6 1. Cliff Sutter led Paul Kunkel before rain stopped play. Barnes advances to face the Sutter-Kunkel winner for the singles title.
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Bruce Barnes
Austin
Texas
J. Gilbert Hall
South Orange
N. J
Cliff Sutter
New Orleans
Paul Kunkel
Barnes
Sutter
Signing Off With Scrambled Sports Parables
A collage of humorous sports quips and vignettes from past broadcasts and local chatter. Notes on Bob Hall’s pitching, stadium antics, boxing lore, college and pro teams, and playful steel of everyday life mix in a columnistic mishmash ending with Station S-I-U-B-B- Y.
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Princeton
Chicago Beats Phillies In High-Scoring Swinging Series Finale
Chicago won a wild 7 to 6 game from Philadelphia to sweep the four-game set. Pat Malone earned his fourth win of the season as lead changes occurred five times. Arlett hit his eleventh homer of the year.
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Philadelphia
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N. and W. and Bluefield Nines in Exhibition Today
The Norfolk and Western baseball team meets Bluefield (Va) nine at Wellerfield this afternoon at 3 30. It is an exhibition tilt not a league game. Freeborn may start for N and W with Melvin or Heldreth as probable pitchers. Rain checks from last Sunday are valid for today.
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Red Sox
Thornhill Sets Late Traps Record in Bluefield Beginner Event
Dave Thornhill won the Beginner's shoot at Bluefield trap grounds with a record 42 of 50, first time over the traps. He pulled away in the second half to finish ahead of Stone and Daugherty as several locals missed due to Keyser state tournament attendance. Other results included Callaway 50 X 44 and Craft 50 X 41. Daugherty 50 X 35. Stone 50 X 33. Sumpter 25 X 24. Smith 25 X 20. Brown 25 X 16. John Stone 26 X 14.
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Wneenie
William Daugherty
Blair Stone
Claude Sumpter
Jack Smith
T. L. Brown
John Stone A
Middle Atlantic League Results From Yesterday
Wheeling edged Hagerstown 1 0 in the first game and lost 1 4 in the second. Cumberland topped Fairmont 3 1. Clarksburg swept Charleroi 10 5 and 9 6. Huntington lost 7 13 to Scottdale while Beckley beat Johnstown 4 1 and Charleston defeated Altoona 12 8.
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Clarksburg
Charleroi
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Scottdale
Beckley
Johnstown
Charleston
Altoona
Hageretown
Pairings Announced For College Golf Championship
The Intercollegiate Golf Association released pairings for the qualifying rounds June 22 at Olympia Fields Chicago moving westward this year for the first time in the 34 year history. Defending champion George T Dunlap Jr Princeton will play with Fred Brand Jr Penn State while Larry Moller Notre Dame faces R A Moffett Princeton. Eighteen hole match play begins Wednesday June 24 narrowing the field from 32 qualifiers to eight for the 36 hole quarterfinals Thursday with semifinals and final on June 27 all 36 hole matches.
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Intercollegiate Golf Association
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Princeton
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Notre Dame
Oakmont
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Dunlap
Fred Brand Jr
Penn State
Erighteen
Blue Boys Defeat North Side Bulldogs In Close Baseball Game
The North Side Bulldogs fell 13 to 6 to Frazee Blue Boys at Weller Field yesterday afternoon. Buster Kirk pitched well for the Blue Boys as the visitors built a six run cushion early and held on with strong defense.
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Babe Ruth Tops League Leaders in early June surge
Babe Ruth blasts to an .899 batting average leading regulars as of week eight in the American League. He has 75 hits and 52 RBIs with eight triples and 124 total bases, while Mickey Cochrane and Joe Cronin also figure prominently in the pace. Al Simmons leads runs with 45. Earl Webb doubles at 25. Ben Chapman steals 16. Athletics hold top fielding at .980. Detroit tops double plays with 49.
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