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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
11
Tigers rally in eighth to defeat Yankees Athletics check White Sox Browns beat Senators.
Boston defeats Cleveland 8 to 3 in a June 15 game of the American League series. Mails started, lasted 2 2/3 innings before weakening. Uhle relieved and allowed hits to the first two Boston batters. Quinn pitched effectively after early innings, with Boston rallying for the win and Cleveland leaving six runners on base.
The Pacific coast team tops the meet with 96 1 2 points in field events led by Johnny Merchant who scored 13 points and broke the hammer throw record. California struggled in sprints and runs but claimed victory through field strength and muscle over speed. Kirksey, their star sprinter, underperformed.
In a shortened game Uhle faced two batters, Mails allowed four hits in 6 2 3 innings, Lindsey gave up three in 2 1 3. Quinn struck out six, Mails four, Lindsey one. Errors or wild pitches noted. two umpires Nallin and Dineen. Time 2 hours.
Philadelphia defeated Chicago 10 to 1 to end the White Sox six game win streak. Dykes hit his sixth homer of the season and Walker added a 12th, as Philadelphia totalled 15 runs on 10 hits while Chicago scored once.
Detroit edged New York 2 to 1 after a late rally in the eighth inning. Willie Mays starred for the Yankees with seven strong innings, while Umpire Hildebrand required police protection following the game when Yankee players protested a third strike call. The Tigers, led by Dauss on the mound and Bassler at catcher, scored two runs in the eighth to seal the win.
St Louis edges Ashington 3 to 2 to pull within half a game of first place as Detroit beats New York 2 to 1. McManus amplifies the win with a fourth inning in which a bounce off the fence follows Sisler on base. Washington’s run comes in the ninth. McGordge, Brillhart and Picinich handled the Browns pitching. Davis and Severeid for Washington.
In Virginia Clarence county Owosso Mich eight fielder of the Mic nA baseball team had his left leg broken in two places sliding into third base during a tied game with Bethany. Bethany won 8 to 7 in eleven innings as Smith, the Bethany third baseman, collided with him. George Whethers will take Smith home Sunday. the Michigan Aggies then travel to Cleveland to face Oberlin College Saturday.
Cincinnati June 15 Colonel Matt Winn of the Kentucky Jockey Club announced a $50,000 special race first run June 24 would be made an annual spring event at Latonia. The initial race will attract top three year olds including Morgich Pillory Hea Sno II and others.
In a marathon sixteen inning game Rochester defeats Reading 7 to 5. Syracuse beats par 10 to 8 while Toronto wins 6 to 3 over New Buffalo and Jersey Key helps seal a 2 to 0 victory.
Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 3. Minneapolis 9 Toledo 6. Milwaukee 6 Louisville. St Paul 11 Columbus 4.
Los Angeles June 15 Jack Dempsey heavyweight champion pugilist may meet Jess Willard from whom he won the title in a return match next Labor Day. Jack Kearns manager of the champion said late today. Kearns said he was leaving for the East tomorrow and would take up propositions made by Lloyd Fitzsimmons promoter of Bettendorf Mich and Tex Rickard of New York for a Dempsey Willard match.
A three member commission appointed by Dr. Wise and Rev. John D. Ryan will visit the West Virginia coal fields to investigate miners working conditions. The group leaves June 18 and includes Winthrop D. Lane of New York.
West End Athletics versus N. and W. Office Glenwood at 2 pm. Baptist versus Appalachian Power Co. at fair ground 2 pm. Bluefield Tel. Co. versus N. & W. Shops at air ground 4 pm. Daily Telegraph versus Bland St. Methodist at Glenwood Park 4 pm.
White Sulphur Springs W Va June 15 One of the most threatening factors in the American agricultural situation is the proposed tariff on imports of potash declared G I Christie director of the Indiana experiment station in an address at the final meeting of the National Fertilizer Association convention here Farmers must reduce their production costs to make reasonable profits and he said if passed the tariff would add greatly to this cost. Mr Christie declared farmers are in no mood to pay unnecessary increases and that members of congress who are supporting the proposal unwarned by the results of political development in Pennsylvania Indiana and Iowa will hear from the farmers in no unmistakable manner when they ask for an endorsement of their activities in Washington. General O K Chance of London reviewed the business situation in England and on the continent and declared the extent to which other countries are shut out of a markets of the United States would largely determine the duration of existing unstable conditions abroad.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued final orders to forty nine major railroads to install automatic train control devices on 5000 miles of track by January 1, 1925. Lines affected include Baltimore and Ohio between Baltimore and Severn River, Ohio between Richmond Virginia and Clifton Forge, Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific between Cincinnati and Knoxville, Norfolk and Western Roanoke to Columbus, Pennsylvania Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, and Western Maryland Baltimore to Cumberland.
The Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine imperial council granted temple charters to the Oases of Anah Bangor Al Bedoo Billings Mahi Miami and Tigris Syracuse at its forty eighth annual convention in San Francisco. Ben Ali Dais Sacramento received a dispensation to obtain a temple charter at the 1923 convention.
Louis F. P. Holland of Kansas City Missouri won the first ballot for president of the AssocAdver Clubs of the World. He defeated Bennett Chapple of Middletown Ireland by 882 to 555 in an unofficial count, with Holland’s victory made unanimous. Atlantic City was named the next convention city and the group recommended awarding the faeries convention to London England.
In New Concord Ohio eighty two graduates received diplomas at Muskingum College's annual commencement with economist Dr Raymond Robbins delivering the address. Dr J Knox Montgomery college president and Mrs Montgomery hosted a 7 30 pm reception for graduates and families followed by the college song to close the program.
Representatives from hardwood manufacturing interests across the nation meet in Louisville Kentucky on June 15 to discuss forming a national organization to be affiliated with the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. A vote in favor of the proposal was taken.
In Parkersburg West Virginia a school of instruction for federal prohibition enforcement officers of the northern district was conducted in the U S district court room by J Walter Bee chief of the federal field force in West Virginia Sixteen deputies serve in the state eight in the north district and eight in the south district A similar session will be held tomorrow in Huntington for the southern district.
Charleston officials report Attorney General E T England ruled there can be no socialist primary for the U S Senate because the Socialist vote in the last governor race was under one percent. A party candidate may be nominated at a convention or by certificate of 1000 voters.
In Clarksburg West Virginia June 15 a hundred mountain children are receiving schooling at St Andrews Mount in Jefferson county Miss Hallie Dorsey leads the mission supervised by Bishop L Gravatt The West Virginia diocese reports the two day session of the Woman's Auxiliary ended today Bon Voyage gift boxes for June brides and travelers are noted as delightful offerings in the same edition.
Alarms recorded from multiple Bluefield and Princeton avenues and streets. Central station dispatches signals to Northside Southside and local intersections. Names Sublett Barnes Reese and Jones appear with addresses among urban blocks.
George Smith held the Reds to six hits as the Giants won while the Phillies shut out, and the Cards beat the Superbas in ten innings.
In New York the Nationals topped Pittsburg 4 to 2 in a tight game. Holy Cross ace Ryan outpitched veteran Adams whose age showed. Kelly's ball and Kelly’s defense helped seal the win as Meusel and Young drove in decisive runs in the sixth and eighth innings.
Brooklyn June 15 St Louis rallied in the eighth and ninth to erase a three run lead and win four to one in ten innings. Stock hit a ninth inning homer with a man on base to tie the game as Sherdel Barfoot and Clemons worked for St Louis while Cadore and Taylor pitched for Brooklyn.
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