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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1935
Page
7
In a tense late rally, McComas delivers a three-run inning to lift the Piedmont club over Bluefield’s opponents 6-5 as the page notes games across the area. Bishop remains atop standings as districts approach with matches listed at Poca Bolhaavein and Matoaka venues.
In a standout batting display Vaughan leads Pittsburg with a .400 average and first plate. Roh donehon, Ring outfielder, posts four hits. Medwick, runner-up to Vaughan in the National League, suggests seven hits for an .868 percentage. Ing Faxx contributes three hits and a seventh home run as the Athletes hold edge in standings.
Fragmentary OCR shows team lines likely listing Columbus, Toledo, Milwaukee and Indianapolis results with inconsistent spellings. No coherent game details or dates are readable to confirm a matchup, score, or location.
Memphis, Knoxville, Birmingham, Nashville, Atlanta, New Orleans, Chattanooga reported scattered scores amid a late season update. The fragment notes varied game results and a few line items, with incomplete figures and team references.
Rain disrupted final play at the Southern Tennis Association golden jubilee in Nashville. Bryan M. Grant of Atlanta and Hal Surface of Kansas City await the men’s singles title, while Mrs. Mary Greet Harria of Kansas City faces Miss Catherine Wolf of Elkhart for the women’s crown.
The Bluefield softball league resumes Monday with Doughbora meeting Powermen at Wade field at 4 o clock and Supply facing Black Siamonde at 6 18. Leaders Doughbors and Powéemen contend for the first division half title while Danati boys stay undefeated. A Powerman win would turn the half race, and a Doughri victory over Chick Smith's squad would nearly clinch the half for Dewey Carr's aggregation.
Jack LoveLock wins the mile race as diverse field traverses North Carolina competitions. William Pate and Glenn Danningham place second and third in a close finish with Kanene city and Heathrow noted among participants. Graber from Southern California posts a standout 14 feet performance in the pole vault, while Keith Grown and Elden Stillaman also place for their respective teams.
USC stars overpower Ohio State before 40,000 as Phil Cope and Roy Staley tie a world mark in the high hurdles with 14.2 seconds and the Trojan mile relay cuts two tenths off the world record in 3 minutes 12.4 seconds. Jesse Owens wins several events but fails to break international marks amid Buckeye challenges.
Virginia Beach on June 18 Morton McCarthy, a big Norfolk youth, defeated Dick Payne two up to win the mid-Atlantic golf championship.
Boston wins 9 7 as Wes Ferrell hurls a complete game and drives in runs amid high scoring by both clubs. Berger and Hale homer for Cleveland while Roston collects 17 hits off two Tribe pitchers in a tense first division bid.
Hunter W. Johnson of Bluefield has been selected as director of physical education and athletics coach at Morristown College in Tennessee. Born in McDowell County, he studied at Kimball, West Virginia State, Springfield M C A College, Columbia, and earned masters and doctorates in physical education from NYU. Previously a PE coach at Tougaloo College and Winston-Salem Teachers College, he replaces Graves, former all American from Bluefield State College, as North-town coach.
Newark over Rochester, Montreal defeated by Albany, Baltimore bested Buffalo, Teoronio beat Byracure. The brief scoring rundown lists several IL results, reflecting a day with multiple decisive outcomes across teams.
Buhr Camilli 2 Sacrifices 1 Waner Johnson Double plays Prim to Ryan to Cami Left on bases Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 3 Basa on balls off Bish Struck out by Prim 2 Johnson Bush 1 Hits off Prim 13 In 2-3 innings Johnson 1 2-3, Borh 9 in 1 1-8, Wild pitch Vim Winning pitcher Johnson Losing pitcher Blanton Umpires Pittman Reardon Sears Time 2.01
Johnny Revolta paces Western with strong start. Cooper falters on greens after tea to green. Nelson posts 32 on front nine but 45 back, finishing 134 38 62 to tie Cooper. Archie Hambrick adds a 78 to his day one score Tf.
Race results from the Homan Soldier Classic highlight Nay Nay and Cora Kay as top finishers. Nay Nay, ahead of Royal Veil, paid $5.20 to win while Cora Kay and Lone Miss followed, with Pencader taking the $500 Rackingham Park handicap at a tight finish. Identify wins the Rackingham Park stakes for Vanderbilt, while two dead heats at Detroit and Charles Town cap a day of close finishes and payouts.
Sheriff and treasurer J C Fanning warns readership to prevent publication of their name as a delinquent for 1934 taxes. See notice elsewhere in this paper for details and procedures to avoid listing.
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