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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
11
Bluefield's Tex Ritter allowed six hits as Potts held firm for Logan in a 4-2 win over the Blue Grays. Logan scored late after a tight contest, while Bluefield squandered clutch chances despite eight hits. Powell?
Virginia wrestlers McCoy and Marrs face off in a tense match billed as scientific versus rough tactics. Marrs has built a strong reputation across the South and beyond. Lopez praises clean wrestling but warns about dirty tactics as the bout unfolds tonight at 8:30.
Mountain State League results show Welch beating Henion and Williamson also on the slate. Tonight's schedule lists Welch at Henion and Williamson at Huntington with several matchups featured.
Won l ost records in parentheses appear beside Cincinnati at Brooklyn Thompson vs Carleton. Louis meets Reewes Nay and Pi faces New York Klinger Schumacher. Chicago and Posede play TM Posede with several pitchers listed and varying records.
New York at St Louis Chandler 3 4 versus Harris 4 2. Boston at Chicago Gatehouse 3 1 against Rigney 6 6. Phila at Cleveland Babich 64 against Dobson 0 3. Washington at Detroit Masteroa versus Gorsica 1 1 or Newhouser five.
The column contrasts batting practice and game pitching, noting Babe Ruth’s era and Red Lucas as a top hitting pitcher. It mentions Walters as the current nominee, with a cautious hint that Bucky avoids revealing his performance and hopes not to be betrayed by streaks without hits.
Veteran Cleveland Indians players presented to President Alva Bradley a demand that manager Oscar Vitt be fired after an eight loss, thirteen road trip. Bradley promised to investigate while noting some players supported Vitt. The protest supposedly involved a majority of the team with some absentees voicing no part.
Mrs William Swanson wed Bob Swanson for the second time after a prior racing marriage to the late Triplett widow. Bob Swanson, 27, from Englewood California, died from injuries after a car overturn during a time trial at Fort Miami track near Toledo Ohio. He had been sixth in this year's Indianapolis 500.
An automobile event is described where a vehicle with the narrator collided with a rut. The fragment notes the wheel contact and implies a misstep or mishap during travel. No further details on persons or location are provided in the readable text.
Canton defeats Akron 10 to 5 and Charleston beats Portsmouth 10 to 6 in the American Association with Toledo 3, Lou Columbus 1 and Indianapolis 9 in the Southern Association Nashville 8, Birmingham 2. The column adds that automobiles use more plate glass than the industry.
Wheeling West Virginia June 13 The Chiropody Society will hold its annual meeting in Wheeling June 16 and 17 The gathering will host members from Ohio Michigan Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia as part of the zone meeting arrangement
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