Princeton Surprises Bluefield in Tri County League Showdown
Princeton Roosters upset Bluefield 12 to 0 at Glenwood Park led by Clarence Wheley strong pitching. Kimball defeated Beare 7 to 2 at Boissevain. Berwind routed Gary 6 to 5, and Pocahontas beat McComas 6 to 2. Unofficial reports say Welch-Berwind and Mullens-Gary games were rained out.
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Berwind
Pocahontas
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Bluefield
Glenwood Park
Bolseevain
Beare
Berwind Cavaliers
Gary
Pocahontas Indians
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Mullens
Berwind and Gary Coalers Clash in Delayed League Fracas
In Berwind West Virginia on June 15 the Berwind and Gary coal companies met in a league fracas. The game was postponed from two Sundays earlier, with tensions flaring as the match unfolded on the field.
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Gary Coalingers
Baseball Home Run Leaders and Standings Shown
Summary of daily home run leaders with players from Yankees Tigers Athletics Braves Cubs Phillies and others. Louis Gehrig Babe Ruth Jimmie Foxx and Chuck Klein headline totals while league and national averages are noted.
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Yankees
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Phillies
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Simmons
Athletics
Averill
Indiana
League
American
National
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West Virginia athletic conference reelects officers and tightens rules
Charleston dates report officers of the West Virginia athletic conference reelected E G Rohrbaugh of Glenville State as president C H Martin of New River State as vice president W W Trent of Broaddus as secretary treasurer Arthur A G Upton state director of physical education renamed chairman of the eligibility committee Other members renominated include S O Bond J Frank Marsh and Joseph Stayman A study of peer conference rules aims to raise standards and eight semester hour minimums for participation are considered Training camp start dates remain unchanged The Morehead Teachers College Moorehead Ky remains in the conference for 1931 32 with Bethany College and others represented at the meeting Next meeting set for Clarksburg in January
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W. Va
West Virginia Athletic Conference
E. G. Rohrbaugh
Glenville State College
Cc. H. Martin
New River State College
W. W. Trent
Broaddus College
Arthur A. G. Upton
Morehead Teachers College
Moorehead
Moorehead College
Bethany College
Nationals League Results and Today’s Schedule
Boston defeated Chicago 9 to 3 in yesterday’s only NL game. Today Boston plays Chicago, with New York at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at St. Louis, and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
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Brooklyn
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Baseball scores and matchups across league play
In American League action Washington beat St. Louis 4 to 3 and Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 4 to 1. Boston won 3 to 2 over Chicago in 11 innings. Detroit topped New York 8 to 5 while other games paired Detroit at New York and Cleveland at Philadelphia with remaining schedule notices of Chicago at Boston and St. Louis at Washington.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Baseball Scores From Various Leagues
Results list baseball scores from the International League and American Association. Buffalo routed Reading 9 to 1, Rochester 1 over Newark 6, Milwaukee beat Toledo 5 to 7, Minneapolis defeated Louisville 3 to 0, and St Paul won 6 to 4 against Indianapolis. Only games played.
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Reading
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Newark
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Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
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Indianapolis
Rosenbloom Outpoints Belanger In Canada
Maxie Rosenbloom of New York, light heavyweight champion, outpointed Charlie Belanger of Winnipeg in a 10 round non title bout in Toronto. Judges were unanimous but the crowd booed the decision.
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New York
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Wyoming Shooters Capture State Crown at West Virginia Meet
Members of the Wyoming Gun club returned home from Keyser with multiple titles at the fifteenth annual West Virginia championship trapshooting tournament. Be. S. Sessler won the singles crown with 294x200 and tied 100 straight, while T. R. Richards and Dr. W. W. Pollock tied for runner up. Clifton Hill claimed the doubles championship with 92x100.
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Woman accuses Shea of assault after party incident
Louisville June 15 Marvyn Shea catcher for the Louisville club was arrested on a complaint by Mrs Nellie Seim of St Louis she claims Shea beat her during a party after she criticized the Louisville team Mrs Seim wife of a musician was visiting a friend in Louisville when the alleged assault occurred
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Pirates Trade Regan To Baltimore In IL Move
Pittsburgh Pirates announce release of second baseman Bill Regan to Baltimore of the International League. Regan joined the Pirates earlier this season from the Boston Red Sox, completing the transaction tonight in Pittsburgh.
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Dickey Beats Ruth In Yankee Stadium Foot Race
New York June 15 Customers at Yankee stadium watched a side bet race between Bill Dickey and Babe Ruth. Dickey beat Ruth by five feet in a 100 yard sprint. Ben Chapman proposed a relay challenge against both Dickey and Ruth for tomorrow. Ruth and Dickey each ran 59 yards while Chapman did 100.
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Yankee Stadium
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Ben Chapman
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Boatman Faces Rough Weather Ahead in Regatta Prep
Poughkeepsie N Y June 15 Oldman river churned as crews brace for the intercollegiate championship regatta. Cornell’s heavyweight squad is favored to defend varsity honors earned in a stormy edition last year along the Hudson.
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Business College Nine Faces Boissevain Bears Today
Skipper Emmett Cain will lead the Business College nine of the Greater Bluefield Baseball League to Boissevain for a tilt with the Bears. The squad has been strengthened recently and will field a tougher lineup today than in city league games.
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Business College
Greater Bluefield
Boissevain
Bears
Dizzy Dean Weds Patricia Nash in Houston
Houston Buffs pitcher Dizzy Dean married Patricia Nash of Houston in a ceremony led by Rev. Harry G. Knowles at the First Christian church. The eccentric star had previously teased a diamond wedding during a game, but the union occurred in a standard ceremony this afternoon.
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Texas
Jerome “Dizzy” Dean
Houston Buffs
Patricia Nash
Harry G. Knowles
First Christian Church
St. Louis Cardinals
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Twenty Grand to race in Dywer Stakes July 4
New York June 15. Mrs Payne Whitney's Twenty Grand will run in the Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct on July 4. Trainer James Rowe chose not to ship the three year old west for the American Derby at Washington Park next Saturday. He will start in the Dwyer and then travel to Chicago for Arlington Park's $75,000 classic later in July.
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Weil
Gallant Fox
Payne Whitney
Aqueduct
James Rowe
Washington Park
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Arlington Park
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Travers
Saratoga
Lawrence Realization
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Middle Atlantic League Scores Roundup
Charleroi tops Huntington 8 to 5 while Fairmont edges Clarksburg 6 to 5. Charleston beats Wheeling 7 to 1 and Altoona loses 4 to Cumberland 7. Scottdale 6, Johnstown 16, Beckley 2, Hagerstown 1. League results across multiple towns.
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Huntington
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Charleston
Wheeling
Altoona
Cumberland
Scottdale
Johnstown
Beckley
Hagerstown
Wykoff poised for 1932 Olympic sprint again
Glendale star Wykoff, Southern California’s standout sprinter, rests for the 1932 Olympic season after a career that began with a 1928 Boston trial win and a stumble in Amsterdam. Coach Cromwell limits him to the century dash to build stamina, while fine tuning his form for the 100 and 220 events at USC.
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California
Boston
Amsterdam
Glendale
Cal
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Mackmen Celebrate Flag Raising By Beating Tribe
Mackmen win as Gray, Brown, and Marberry form pitching trio. Marberry York? In 22-3 final? Umpires Dinneen Campbell Guthrie. Time 1:45.
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Marberry
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Norfolk and Western Edges Bluefield in Seven to 7 6 Victory
Norfolk and Western A team broke a 6 6 tie in the seventh to defeat Bluefield Va 7 6 in a close city league clash at Wellerfield Melvin allowed six hits for Bluefield while Williamson and Freeborn held the N W hitters to nine blows Two more league games noted Wesleyans meet Bluefield Va at 4 o clock in Bluefield Va ball yard.
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Railroaders Crush Red Sox 21-10 in Exhibition Tilt
In a Sunday test at Wellerfield the Railroaders pounded the Bluefield Red Sox 21 to 10. Freeborn pitched and hit a home run while Spud Taylor and Akers debuted for the N. and W. lineup and played creditable ball in a listless contest.
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Kimball Red Sox
Bob Hall
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Red Sox
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Spud Taylor
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Cubs Outfielder Hazen Cuyler Hits Three Times
Chicago Cubs fleet outfielder Hazen Cuyler collected three hits in five appearances against the Boston Braves, pushing ahead of teammate Riego Stephenson in the Big Six baseball leaders.
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Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Riego Stephenson
Battalino Knocks Out Filipino Challenger in Fifth Round
Hartford report says Bat Battalino world featherweight champion returned to stop Johnny Datto of Cleveland in the fifth round of a ten round bout at Hurley Stadium. Battalino weighed 133 1 2 pounds to Datto's 127 with a previous knockdown in round two.
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Conn
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Johnny Datto
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Ohio
Hurley Stadium
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Datto
Billy Lynch
Providence
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Primo Carnera stops Redmond in first round
In New York on June 15 Primo Carnera of Italy knocked out Pat Redmond of Ireland in the first round of a ten round bout before about 20,000 fans. Carnera floored Redmond early with a right to the jaw, then dominated the action for the quick finish. Redmond weighed 246 pounds versus Carnera’s 275 as the large heavyweight maintained control from the bell.
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Primo Carnera
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Pat Redmond
Ireland
Redmond
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Carnera
Jack Sharkey
Boston
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Ada
India
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Halcyon Shows Way at Aqueduct
Halcyon led from the barrier to win the Queens County Handicap at Aqueduct as a classy field of milers contested the $7,500 feature. St Brideaux finished second by a length while the Widener entry Mr Sponge and Curate were among the favorites.
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C. V. Whiney
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Aqueduct
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Joseph BB. Widener
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