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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
10
Pittsburgh sits in last place in the league batting averages as the Pirates head into a 21 game home stand. Frank Prisbrey notes only rookie shortstop Frank Zak is hitting above .300 with a .452 average in 22 games. The club has 410 hits in 52 games with 116 extra base hits and leads the league in stolen bases with four.
Chicago June 19 Jimmy Dykes manager of the White Sox left today for St Louis to take charge of his club again after ten days illness. He said he listened to both Cleveland games and that watching them risks dizziness.
The 51 year old former tennis star Bill Tilden will travel from Las Vegas to New York for Red Cross war fund net exhibitions at Hills on July 2 3 and 4.
Newark 11.1 Toronto 10-5 Rochester 5 Baltimore 4 15. Buffalo at Syracuse ppd Jersey City at Montreal ppd Columbus 14 Minneapolis 4 St. Paul 6 Toledo Louisville Milwaukee 4 Bainbridge Md Bainbridge Navy 5 Boston AL 2.
West Virginia launches a two week commission as LCT 801 tours the Ohio river from Chester to Kenova and Kanawha from Point Pleasant to Montgomery. The mission, named above sea level, aims to boost bond sales with rallies along the waterway. State reports 18 percent of a 24 million dollar quota after one week. total sales reached 4.31 million dollars.
Early returns from Maine's first district favor U S Rep Robert Hale for the Republican nomination as counting passes two thirds of the district. Hale leads with 10 942 votes to 406 for Pettis in Portland. Democratic contenders show John C Fitzgerald ahead of Scott F Kittidge, while gubernatorial race signals L Was.
In Brooklyn at Ebbetts Field the New York Giants beat the Dodgers 10 2 amid steady rain. Harry Feldman pitched well as New York poured in six runs in the second inning. Joe Medwick and Nap Reyes paced the offense with key hits while Paul Waner drove in Brooklyn’s two runs in the sixth.
St Louis plays Chicago urisich with 8 4 record against Chipman 1 1. Philadelphia meets Boston twilight Barrett 3 8 against C Barrett 1 7. New York visits Brooklyn Volselle unknown against Melton 4 4. Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh night Walters 10 3 against Butcher 4 4.
The day featured a single scheduled game New York at Washington with rain delay. A twilight doubleheader had Chicago and St Louis with Lopay Humpreies facing Munerles Hullingsworth. Cleveland met Detroit in twilight with Reynolds Gentry. Boston visited Philadelphia in twilight doubleheader Hughson Hausmann versus Harris. St Washington met Nkew New Yorke Bugpel on New York Niggel ing Johnson in a late matchup.
Washington June 19 Conferees from the Senate and House failed to reach agreement on terms of the price control extension bill after a long session. Rep Spence said immediate agreement was unlikely while Sen Wagner remained cautiously optimistic. The dispute centered on a proposed amendment to revise OPA price ceilings on cotton textiles. The Senate backed the measure 39 35 but the House rejected it 191 87. Conferees hoped to submit a satisfactory bill to the Senate by tomorrow for possible action before a recess later this week.
Yreka California June 19 Cy Compton age 68 veteran showman and close companion of William H Buffalo Bill Cody died today after a heart attack Compton joined the Cody show in 1894 as a bronc rider and later was chief cowboy He later spent 21 years with Ringling Brothers circus Returning to the rail in 1940 he joined the Russell Brothers circus where a brief memorial service was held under the big top
The June term of the U S district court for the southern district of West Virginia convenes at 10 this morning and will be adjourned until Brians it was announced yesterday. Judge Ben Moore is at a judicial conference in Asheville North Carolina this week.
Directors of athletics from two major colleges advocate major changes to intercollegiate football arguing rules are too complex and harming finances. They urge simplification to boost spectator appeal and ease burdens on colleges while predicting a shift toward pro-dominated interest.
Brooklyn N Y June 19 Arky Vaughan Dodgers shortstop asked Commissioner Landis to place his name on the retired list. Vaughan’s request was granted and he will remain on the retired list for 60 days, preventing any baseball activity this season as he stays at his ranch.
The Recappers defeated the Doughboys 3 to 1 last night at Bowen Field. Recappers had 5 hits while the Doughboys connected for 9. Batteries: Smeltzer and Farmer for the Recappers. Young and Saliver for the Doughboys. Next, Bluefield team plays Red Men at Bowen Field tonight at 6 15. All games this week at Bowen Field due to carnival.
Pfc Johnny Walker of Mitchell Field and Philadelphia knocked out Ossie Bulldog Harris of Pittsburgh in the ninth round of a ten round feature at Hickey Park. Walker weighed 155 pounds Harris 161 percent. A looping left hook dropped Harris to the mat.
G Y Booker’s Appeal Agent captured the summer purse at Charles Town, the Jockey Club course meeting headliner. Buddy Root rode the 3 year old son of Zacawista to win by two lengths over Fondema owned by E B Lee with Tumble Boy third, returning a $11 mutuel.
A condensed profile of Harry F Sinclair, a major gambler who built a racing empire with Sam Hildreth and the Rancocas string. Highlighted are Zev and Grey Lag stars, big bets at Belmont and Saratoga, and Sinclair’s rise from a Kansas drug clerk to oil magnate.
Seaman Jimmy Demaret has been granted special leave from Bainbridge naval training to enter the $10,000 National golf championships at Edgewater from June 28 to July 2. Demaret is a top figure in golf for over a decade and recently tied for second with Mike Turnesa behind Bec Hogan in the 1942 American Open.
Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana and Willie Pep of Hartford Connecticut were matched for a ten round lightweight bout at White Sox Park on July 7 promoted by Jack Kearns. Pep is New York state featherweight champion while Joyce holds the California lightweight title.
Sid Feder reports from north of Rome that Fifth Army plans a task force toward Siena to observe its famed two day horse meet on July 2 and August 16. The Piazza Vittorio Emanuele hosts the Palio with cannon salutes, a loop around the square, and decorated walls to protect riders.
A horse and rider clash as the horse throws the rider yet still secures first place. The victory is marked by the jockey’s number displayed as the winner.
The West Virginia Athletic Conference voted to defer naming a 1943-44 state college basketball champion due to war time curtailments. Only Mont State played eight conference games. five colleges had regular schedules. The group re elected Elbin as president and kept eligibility rules, naming Colebank to lead a study on postwar athletic problems.
Baltimore June 19 Lee Q Murray switch hitting from South Norwalk Connecticut defeated Curtis Sheppard of Pittsburgh in a 12 round unanimous decision to retain the heavyweight title Murray weighed 207 12 Sheppard 185 12. The bout left Sheppard outslugged and outboxed in a clear victory.
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