Beckley Wins 7-3 Over Bluefield in Sloppy Tilt
Beckley Bengals beat the Blue-Grays 7-3 as Bluefield hitters failed in key moments and pitcher Johnny Berg faltered late. Kemis and Berg pitched well for Beckley, while rain delayed the second game of the doubleheader.
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Yesterday's baseball results and today’s schedule
Yesterday New York defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 4 and St. Louis beat Philadelphia 7 to 6. Today Boston visits Chicago MacFayden faces New York Pittsburgh Hubbell meets Bauers or Swift. Philadelphia and St. Louis feature Mulcahy against Dean.
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Unclear sports results from Boston and surrounding teams
Fragmentary scores show New York 4 Cleveland 1 and other line items including St Louis Philadelphia Boston Ohio Washington Detroit and various players such as Dietrich Walberg Crone Hadley Hildebrand Rose and Appleton. Details are garbled with names and matchups incomplete.
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Beaux Bell Moves to Second in AL Batting Race
Beau Bell of the Browns climbs to second in the American League batting standings after a 3-for-4 day, lifting his average seven points to .371 and pushing Gerry Walker from the leaders. Ducky Medwick leads the National League with a .411 clip after a 3-for-4 showing.
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Canton Beats Zanesville in Middle Atlantic Action
Canton defeats Zanesville 16 to 5 in a Middle Atlantic League game. Johnstown edges Akron 12 to 4. Charleston wins over Portamouth 9 to 0 by forfeit as Springfield Dayton match is rained out.
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Baseball scores and league results snapshot
Buffalo defeated Jersey City 3 to 2 and Syracuse edged Newark 1 to 0 while Montreal topped Syracuse 6 to 1 and Rochester beat Baltimore 3 to 6. In the American Association Columbus won 19 to 2 over St. Paul. Southern Association results include New Orleans over Chattanooga and Nashville 8, Morknext Little Rock 1 10, Oxville 7 to 1.
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Foul Rules Altered for Braddock Louis Heavyweight Title Fight
The Illinois athletic commission waived key rules for the Braddock Louis title bout at Comiskey Park next Tuesday. Foul rulings were loosened with each boxer to wear protective caps and be allowed to rest if fouled. refusal to resume would give the opponent a technical knockout.
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What’s wrong with the Bluefield Blue-Grays?
A local sports note critiques Bluefield Blue-Grays 1937 season, urging stronger catcher and left handed pitching, more hustle, and power in the outfield. It compares Beckley Miners and Welch Colts, warns of a two team title chase, and criticizes league umpiring.
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Umps Critiqued as Beale Lifts Mountain State League
The writer argues for selecting three top umpires as traveling officials across Beckley Bluefield Huntington Welch and Williamson plus Logan and Welch. He cites Tom Clark Mel Kitchens George Smiley Ezra Midkiff and Bradley Workman as examples and notes current umpiring is poor. Also reports Ray Ryan ill Bert Grimm remains manager of Logan Indians and Welch Miners release Cecil Muncher with talk of a three game series next season to boost rivalries.
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Yankees Strengthen Lead with Cleveland Victory
The New York Yankees defeated Cleveland to extend their American League lead. Boston Red Sox topped Chicago, while Detroit and Cleveland pitchers dominated. Key players included Crosetti, Gehrig, Lazier, and Whitehead pitching. Attendance stood at 11,926.
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Giants Rally For Victory Over Pirates In Pittsburgh
New York Giants edge Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 2 as Mancuso delivers key hit and drives in winning run. Hal Schumacher solid on mound, Blanton suffers loss after seven innings. Attendance 6,150 at Forbes Field.
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Pop Comes Through for Cardinals in 7 6 Win Over Phillies
Jessie Haines relieved Lon Warneke in the fourth, pitching St. Louis to a 7 6 victory over Philadelphia. Haines allowed four of 12 hits, and Wayne Lamaster earned the win as the Cardinals won their tenth in eleven. Klein, Arnovich, and Browne drove Phillies runs. Medwick and J Martin produced for St. Louis.
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Pop) Haines
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Postponed Fight Between Ross and Weds In Rain Storm
Heavy rain forced the postponement of tonight’s ten round non title bout between Barney Ross the welterweight champion and Chuck Weds of Detroit. The four bout card will be held tomorrow night instead at Indianapolis arena with fans urged to return.
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Graber Wagner Set for Monday Rematch in Ring
Stoic Henry Graber, disqualified after clashing with Waggy Wagner last week, returns Monday night in a rematch with Buck Olsen as third man. Promoter Ralph Weinberg aims to secure a fair officiating setup and a possible bonus for Sammy Brock after his victory over Stoopy Wilkinson.
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Rain Washes Out Softball Contests Yesterday
Rain washed out the softball league schedule with all teams idle. Tonight Powermen face Woodmen at Wade Field and Red Devils meet Y M C A at the airport. Automen executive meeting upheld a disputed game versus Red Devils and ordered a replay.
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Red Devils
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Folio Wins State Welterweight Title in Clarksburg Bout
Johnny Folio of Clarksburg defeated Carl Turner of Fairmont in a ten round main event earning the state welterweight championship and a gold belt. The victorious weight class was 147 pounds.
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Carl Turner
Fairmont
Yankee golfers sail for England in cup defense
New York reports America's hand picked team of ten professionals sails aboard the Manhattan for England to defend the international cup against the British pros at Southport on June 29 and 30. The lineup includes Ralph Guldahl Denny Shute Sam Snead Byron Nelson and Gene Sarazen among others with first overseas appearances for Guldahl Snead Nelson and Manero. The United States leads in cups but England hosts the two match series as hopefuls expect a strong challenge on home soil.
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England
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Neors de Walter Hagen
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Mich
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Pittsburgh
Sam Snead
West Virginia
Byron Nelson
Ed Dudley
Tony Manero
Johnny Revolta
Henry Picard
Horton Smith
Gene Sarazen
Umpire forfeits game as Portsmouth stalls in Charleston
Umpire Herbert Hunter forfeited the Charleston at Portsmouth game in the middle of the fifth after Ports mouth manager Benny Borgmann was accused of stalling. Charleston led 3-1. fans stormed the diamond and Hunter left under police protection. Holliday homered in the fifth to give Charleston the lead.
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Charleston
Benny Borgmann
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Elmer Dailey
Holliday
Mercer County Baseball League Meeting At Princeton
A Mercer county baseball league call meeting will be held Friday night in the Memorial building at Princeton. The session starts at 8 o clock.
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Mercer County Baseball League
Princeton
Memorial Building
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