Leading 1931 pennant hurlers falter in 1932 season mix
New York June 17 report shows former 1931 champions Cardinals and Athletics lagging. Grove and Hallahan remain bright spots while Grimes Derringer and others struggle. Dizzy Dean and Tex Carleton also underperform. Grudging fan reaction grows as ex-Cardinals Hafey High play for other clubs.
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New York
Baseball Forum
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Grove
Bill Hallahan
Hallahan
Burleigh Grimes
Chicago Cubs
Flint Rhein
Phillies
St. Louis
Paul Derringer
Sylvester Johnson
Dizzy” Dean
Tex Carleton
Big George Earnshaw
Rube Walberg
Leroy Mahaffey
Philadelphia
Tony Frietas
Athletics Hurlings Corps
Beckley Black Knights Defeat Johnstown Club 9 To 4
Beckley uses strong hurling and defense to rout Johnstown 9 to 4. Wisrock drives a key double with bases loaded in the sixth, while Montague earns the win for Beckley and Pritchard takes the loss for Johnstown in a high‑scoring game.
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Johnstown Club
Johnstown
Johnnies
Wisrock
Knights
Paassiates
Kley
We ‘ Oo
Eeeseees
Teo Harria
Cisceesesesee
Milner
Rainey
Montague
P Jennings
D Barry
COSA
Thomas
Weber
Byard
Phillips
Pritchard
Hoffman
Crandall
Ath
Beckley
Wierock
Sington
Groseclose
Philips
Tutuj
Harris
Buckley
Sala Outpoints Green in Pittsburgh Feature
In Pittsburgh on June 17 Lee Sala of Donora outpointed Anson Green of Homestead in eight rounds. Alsoackled Wilson of Pittsburgh outpointed Johnny Cataline, and Frank Novak of Pittsburgh won a decision over Jack Kearne. Sonny McVey of Pittsburgh knocked out Tiger Joe West in the third round.
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Pittsburgh
Lee Sala
Donora
Anson
Green
Homestead
Ackle Wilson
Johnny Cataline
Frank Novak
Jack Kearne
Ripley
W. Va
Sonny
Jim’ McVey
Tiger Joe West
Comora
Bluefield Gun Club Hosts Afternoon Practice Shoot
Members of the Bluefield Gun Club will take part in a routine practice shoot this afternoon at Cumberland Heights trap grounds. Traps open at 2 oclock and visitors are invited. the club hopes for a large turnout after weather and other interruptions.
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Bluefield Gun Club
Cumberland Heights
Bluefield Club
Appalachian
Apple production and consumption in early world market
Washington reports the United States grows about one third of world apples, totaling roughly 550 million bushels. Despite this large production, France and Germany exceed the U S in per capita apple consumption.
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Vo. S
Washington
United States
France
Germany
Fading Glare of Old Timers in Baseball Spotlight
A look at how new satellites in baseball outshine aging stars, with veterans like Gavvy Cravath Dan Brouthers Sam Crawford and Joe Tinker finding second careers as judges coaches or mentors. The piece notes fans cling to Babe Ruth Gehrig and others while old legends drift into obscurity.
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Halcyon
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Waner Brothers
Lou Gehrig
Wee Ferrell
Chuck Kiein
Dan Brouthere
Joe Tinker
Sam Crawford
Jack Barry
Johnny Kling
Smoky Joe” Wood
Red Sox
Giants
Yale Bulldogs
Sam “Wahoo” Crawford
Ty Cobb
Tigers
Collegians
Southern California Trojans
Sam Barry
Riviera
California
Carl Lundgren
Illinois
Chicago Cubs
Holy Cross
Jack Coombs
Duke
Connie Mack
Barry
Coombs
C. Cc
Gavvy" Cravath
Justice of the Peace
Laguna Beach
Gavvy
Orange County
Dan Brouthers
Polo Grounds
Dan
Mickey Welch
Gonfalon
Frank Chance
Kansas City
Johnny
Kling
Evers
Florida
New World Mark Set By Leo Sexton In Harvard Meet
Cambridge June 17 Leo J Sexton of the New York A C set a world mark in the shot put with a 62 feet measure as the long opening program of the American Olympic semi final track and field meet continued at Harvard stadium. Sexton fouled on his first attempt but on the second threw 62 feet to surpass the previous world record by one and one eighth inches.
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Mass
Leo —J. Sexton
New York A. C
Harvard
Sexton
Georgetown
E. Hirschfield
Germany
Herman Brix
John Kluck
Paul Rekera
Pennsylvania State
Louis Gregory
Millrose A. A
Emmett Toppino
Loyola
New Orleans
Earl Widmyer
University of Maryland
Bob Dunnor
Deerfield Academy
Bill Carr
Ira B. Singger
Milrose A. A
Rudolph Wheeler
Springfield College
Toppino
Victor Burke
Joe Healey
Hugh Alcorne
Boston A. A
Percy Beard
George S. Lockwood Jr
Yale
N. P. Hallowell
George Bullwinkle
Hallowell
Reg Bowen
John Anderson
Cornell
Eric Krenz
Baileymen Meet Richlands Twice In Series Opener
The Bluefield White Sox travel to Richlands for the first of a three game series starting this afternoon at 3. W. I. Bailey plans Van Dyke to pitch today and Brawley Sunday. Richlands seeks a two game sweep after a strong season with six wins in eight games.
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Richlands
Glenwood Park
Virginians
Baileymen
White Sox
Princeton
Wytheville
Roanoke
Pearlsburg
W. I. Bailey
van Dyke
Brawley
Vandy
Lefty
W. I
Weller Field
Snake bounty nets Elkin man 4.64 for 232 heads
Charlie Shep of Elkin North Carolina collected a two cent bounty for water snake heads. He brought 232 heads to the courthouse and received four dollars and sixty four cents in payment.
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Elkin
N. C
Charlie Shepherd
Defending Champion Wins In WV Tennis Tourney
In Charleston WV June 17 the West Virginia closed tennis tournament third round saw Sam Cohn the defending champion advance past Bill Williams 6-2 6-2 while T C McKinley beat James Allen 6-4 6-0. Others advanced or were set for semifinals and finals.
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Sam Cohn
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Ennie
James FE. Allen Jr
Elkina
T. C. McKinley
Margaret Carapechen
Morgantown
Lucy Newberry
Huntington
Mies Carspecken
Scott Camp
Mary Cunningham
Beckley
Bill Williams
B. F. Erkle
Wheeling
Cohn
Merlin Dubois
Moundsville
Erkle
McKinley
Byron Wilkingon
R. G. Skinner
J. D. Curphey
Robert Biddle
Parkersburg
Allen
Elkins
Wilkinson
A. O. Smith
Skinner
Hilton
Colin
Williams
Dubois
Sammen
Durphey
Holcombe
Gore-Bennett
Allen-Brown
Biddle-Dils
Kellmeyer-Beltz
Field-Elliott
Patterson- Steder
Arkle-Abrams
Italian battler defeats Iowa pugilist in ten rounds
Salvatore Roggirello of Italy outpointed Ted Sandwina of Sioux City Iowa in a ten round heavyweight bout at Fort Hamilton. Roggirello weighed 208 pounds while Sandwina weighed 296. In the semi final, Dick Burt of England drew with Gene Dundee of Newark New Jersey at 154 and 170 pounds respectively.
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New York
Salvatore Roggirello
Italy
Ted Sandwina
Sioux City
Iowa
Fort Hamilton
Roggirello
Sandwina
Dick Burt
England
Gene Dundee
Newark
N. J
Bostwick Guides Own Colt to Aqueduct Victory
G H Pete Bostwick the owner and amateur jockey won the Hanover handicap at Aqueduct with Blind Bowboy a head ahead of Nut the favorite Ormesby finished third. The colt ran seven furlongs in 1 23 4 5 on a slow track carrying 121 pounds.
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New York
G. H
Pete) Bostwick
Blind Bowboy
Hanover
Aqueduct
Bostwick
Nut
Ormesby
Mercur and Lott Win Into Final Round
Cincinnati June 17 Frits ae of Bethlehem Pennsylvania and Lott of Chicago won their men’s semifinal matches in the tri-state tennis tournament. Mercur defeated Edward McKnight of New York 6 4 6 4 while Lott beat Paul Kunkel of Cincinnati 6 4 4 6 6 0. The two ranking national stars will meet in the final tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Frits Ae
Bethlehem
Lott
Chicago
Mercur
Edward McKnight
New York
Paul Kunkel
Gotham Greets Champion Sarazen on Homecoming
New York honors Gene Sarazen, British Open champion, with a Battery to city hall dash, a mayoral reception, and a 1000-cover testimonial banquet. Sarazen credits his putting touch and British encouragement as fans, including the Prince of Wales, watched from the outer harbor.
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New York
Gene Sarazen
England
Battery
City Hall
Jimmy Walker
Department of Sanitation
Gene
Walker
Strazen
America
Sarazen
Prince of Wales
Mauretania
MacDonald Smith
Sandwich
Tommy Armour
Midwestern Regatta Opens on Ohio River
An array of speed boats prepared for the third annual Midwestern intercollegiate regatta on the Ohio River. More than 100 racers compete in five mile collegiate events for gold trophies tomorrow, with Sunday open races including college and professional drivers.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Major League Ball Clubs Idle Yesterday
New York June 17 all major league games were rained out with no contests scheduled in the American or National Leagues. The Cardinals and Phillies prepared to play in Philadelphia before rain halted the proceedings and forced cancellation.
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New York
Beason
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Philadelphia
Boatswain Favored In Forture Classic American Derby
Chicago June 17 The $50 000 American Derby at Washington Park tomorrow features Boatswain a three year old son of Man o War winner of the Withers Stakes as the dastard favorite at 3 to 1 odds. Other contenders include Stephen fetchit and Yonkel among a field of fourteen promising three year olds.
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Washington Park
Chicago
Boatswain
Belmont Park
Boatawash
Walter M. Jeffords
New York
Stephenfetchit
John Hay Whitney
Yonkel
Abe Bartelstein
Allka
Rainy Charleston Cumberland games yield late score
Yesterday in the Middle Atlantic League Beckley defeated Charleston 9 to 0 while Johnstown beat Clarksburg 4 to 5 and Huntington edged Huntington 4 to 5. Cumberland topped Beckley and Huntington at Charleston plus Cumberland at Beckley with Johnstown at Clarksburg. Minneapolis 3 Toledo 4 was the lone other contest.
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Charleston-Cumberland
Beckley
Johnstown
Clarksburg
Huntington
Charleston
Cumberland
TRE
L Pet Charleston
Eee Wrenene
Huntington Eeenenen E
Exhibition Baseball Scores Span Multiple Games
Fragment lists exhibition results including Waterloo, Philadelphia, Springfield, New York, and Milwaukee with unclear final figures and missing context.
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Wee
Waterloo
Philadelphia
Springfield
New York
Milwaukee
Sports Scores Quick Look From Northeast Games
Rochester edges Reading 3 to 4 while Newark loses 5 to 0. Buffalo at Jersey City played under rain. Montreal hosts a 0 to 0 result and Toronto Baltimore encounter noted as rain affected.
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Rochester
Reading
Buffalo
Jersey City
Montreal
Newark
Toronto-Baltimore
Garden officials slash Dugat fees in Madison Square Garden betting
New York June 17 The push to save Max Schmeling vs Jack Sharkey by cutting high priced seats increases overall sales to about 50 000 tickets priced 2 to 5 dollars shrinking top brackets only 17 000 seats remain The Garden faces tax hits from a 25 percent levy on pre contest tickets and will pay the difference resulting in smaller net proceeds Schmeling and Sharkey prepare for a fight seen as a potential artistic heavyweight triumph despite financial challenges leading to Schmeling receiving about 50 percent of net receipts while Sharkey earns around 10 percent
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New York
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
New Bowl
Long Island
Schmeling
Sharkey
Rube Marquard Returns to Wars and Wins Tilt
In his forty first year the former star Rube Marquard pitched for the Atlanta Crackers and defeated Little Rock 4 to 3. He had not appeared on the mound since winning with Jacksonville in 1930.
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Atlanta
Rube Marquard
Atlanta Crackers
Little Rock
Jacksonville
Fila
Doc Smith Replaces Walker as Clarksburg Playing Manager
Clarksburg West Virginia June 17 Manager Harless Clark announces H C Doc Smith of Algier North Carolina will be playing manager of the Clarksburg club in the Middle Atlantic league replacing Frank Walker who resigned Joe Fillingham of Charleroi has also been signed as an outfielder.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harless Clark
Clarksburg Generale
H. C
Doc) Smith
Algier
N. C
Frank Walker
Clark
Joe Fillingham
Charleroi
Cardinals' Bosses Draw Ire of Fans with Business-Driven Moves
The St. Louis Cardinals face fan backlash as owners Sam Breadon and Branch Rickey push a farm-system strategy that trims star players like Chick Hafey and Burleigh Grimes. Attendance plunges with key players gone and injuries mounting, fueling discontent toward management and favoring the Browns.
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Breadon, Rickey and Co
St. Louis Cardinas
St. Louis
Rajah Horneby
Red Birds
Sam Breadon
Branch Rickey
Cards
Brendon
Rickey
Cardinals
Chick Hafey
Chick
Mound City
Burleigh Grimes
Chicago Cubs
Andy High
Cincinnati Reds
Rochester
Wally Roettger
Reds
Dean
Hafey
Roettger
Pepper Martin
Browns
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