Lowly Phillies hammer 7-3 win over last year's champs
Philadelphia beat the St Louis Cardinals 7 to 3 as Witney and Klein homered. Klein cleared his 18th this season in a six run sixth and seventh. Johnson struggled on the mound for St. Louis, while Elliott earned the win for Philadelphia.
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Chuck Klein
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Horns
Wood's tough loss in ten as Grthm aids Robins past Pirates
Charley Wood, a Pittsburgh lefty, pitched ten innings in a 3-2 defeat to Watson Clark and Brooklyn. The deciding run came when Grantham mishandled Babe Herman's grounder with two outs in the eighth, scoring Herman from second after Herman stole second.
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Brooklyn
Charley Wood
Pittsburgh
Watson Clark
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Babe Herman
Herman
Bissonette
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Thomason
Doubleay
McGraw
Magerkurth
Reardon
Beckley and Bluefield Lady Golfers To Play Here Today
Thirty two Beckley and Bluefield women golf competitors will face off in a team match between Black Knight and Bluefield at the local course this afternoon. Each team fields sixteen players with play starting at 1 pm after a 12 pm luncheon. The event marks the clubs first women’s matchup and introduces a new No 5 green opened for play praised as the best hole by Rocky Schorr.
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Bluefield
Black Knight
P. J. Kelly
Golf Committee
Rocky Schorr
Len Harvey Outpoints Jack Hood in London Bout
Len Harvey British middleweight champion outpointed Jack Hood welterweight titleholder in a ten round bout at Albert Hall in London.
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Len Harvey
Jack Hood
London
Albert Ball
Bluefield Baseball Club to Change Hands Today
The Bluefield Baseball Club in the Tri-County league will change hands effective immediately. Emmett Cain and Stubby Currence have resigned as captain and manager due to other commitments. the new manager will be announced today while the club retains Glenwood Park lease and Tri-County status.
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Bluefield Baseball Club
Emmett Cain
State Liners
Stubby Currence
Bluefield Club
Glenwood Park
Tri- County Baseball League
Stribling Keeps Peak Readiness Ahead of Schmeling Clash
Gauge Lake Ohio June 22 Bill Stribling rests at Bainbridge park to sharpen for the fifteen round title bout with Schmeling. The Georgian trains tough though he avoids overtraining weighing 188 pounds he boxed Friday night scoring a first camp knockout over Akron's Frank Kitte and plans three more drills before Cleveland showdown.
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Schmeling
Bainbridge Park
Stribling
Cleveland
Frank Kitte
Akron
Schmeling Prepares For Cleveland Fight With Golf Drills
Max Schmeling rested at Conneaut Lake Park Pa after a 36 hole golf day as he trains ahead of his title defense against Young Stribling in Cleveland. The champion, weighing about 190, exudes supreme confidence and showcases a developing inside right uppercut and left hook while sparring. He plans routine workouts through Friday to Sunday before the bout.
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Schmeling
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Max
Jack Dempsey
Jackie Berg Stops Tony Lambert in Eighth Round
Newark report says British lightweight contender Sack Berg stopped Tony Lambert of Newark in the eighth round of a ten round bout. Lambert led the first round but Berg overwhelmed him with a steady attack to force the referee stoppage. Berg weighed 139 and Lambert 140 pounds.
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N. J
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Kid) Berg
Tony Lambert
Lambert
Berg
Primo Fails to Appear As Old Stars Step Out
Boston June 22 Baby Jack Renault Cambridge junior welter outpointed Darcy White New Bedford Negro in a fast 10 round bout Renault 141 White 138 Primo Carnera did not appear for an exhibition against three Boston heavyweights and officials said they would seek suspension. Sam Sanford and Joe Walcott performed in a Glambang three round exhibition Paddy Creedon defeated Spec Friend in six rounds Eddie Fister outpointed Haywood Storey in four rounds.
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Jack Renault
Cambridge
Darcy White
New Bedford
Paddy Creedon
New York
Spec
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Eddie Fister
New Rochelle
N. Y
Haywood Storey
Chicago
Browns Rally Past Yankees 14-10 in Three-Hour Game
St. Louis batters off Charlie Ruffing with five hits and five runs in the seventh inning to overturn a deficit and defeat the New York Yankees 14-10. Gehrig homered twice for the Yankees in a 15-hit attack.
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Charlie Ruffing
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
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Clary
Ruth
Gehrig
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Scores From Southern Association Games
Chattanooga defeated Little Rock 8 to 3 while Memphis won 8 to 9 against Birmingham and Mobile beat Nashville 5 to 1 with results in the Southern Association standings.
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Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
Charleston Beats Beckley in Doubleheader. Others Short
Middle Atlantic League recap shows Charleston 6 12 Beckley in first game and 8 4 in second. Wheeling lost 2 7 to Johnstown while Cumberland 6 edged Clarksburg 7 Scottdale 1 and Huntington 3. Only games played.
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Beckley
Wheeling
Johnstown
Cumberland
Clarksburg
Scottdale
Huntington
Commissioner proposal echoes Big Ten for Pacific Coast plan
The Pacific Coast conference considers appointing a commissioner mirroring the Big Ten and Eastern plans. If the season proves successful, the system may continue, relying on officials' knowledge and courage rather than coach bias, with pushback from coaches unlikely to vanish easily. Frank Hunter, 68, holes out at Midwick CC 128 yards on 13th hole, first ace after consistent rounds in the 70s. Frank Smith, 71, shoots 77 at Rancho Club.
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Pacific Coast Conference
Major Griffith
Walter Okeson
Prank Hunter
Midwick
Los Angeles
Mr. Hunter
Frank Smith
Rancho Club
Welch Leads Tri-County Loop Thriling Sunday Wins
Tri-County league games across Bluefield Welch Kimball Princeton and Pocahontas saw multiple teams secure victories. Weather finally cooperated on opening weekend May 31 as clubs posted results including Bluefield State Liners victory at Glenwood Park.
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Welch
Kimball
Princeton
Pocahontas
Glenwood Park
Bluefield State Liners
Tri-County Loop Managers Convene Tonight in Bluefield
Managers of the Tri-County Baseball league meet at the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce at 8 o'clock. League secretary announced the gathering citing several important matters up for discussion and urged full team representation.
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Tri-County Baseball League
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Kimball Red Sox edge McComas Bugdusters for third league win
Kimball Red Sox moved to second in Tri- County after a 5-4 victory over McComas Bugdusters. McKaughan had three singles in three at bats as Kimball built a early lead then held off a late rally. Final line shows Kimball 5 10 4 and McComas 4 11 2.
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Berwind
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Thorne
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Adame
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Byrd
Wyrick
Petitt
O'Hare
Beheler
Cavaliers Stop Streak As Princeton Beats Berwind 8-5
Princeton Roosters toppled Berwind Coalwood 8 to 5 at Coalwood on Sunday. Clarence Wheley pitched for Princeton while Lefty Cox started for Berwind Coalwood. Edmunds and W Lambert led Princeton at the plate, Gilley and Cox led Berwind Coalwood.
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Berwind Coalwood
Clarence Wheley
Lefty Cox
Edmunds
W. Lambert
Gilley
Cox
R. H.E. Princeton
Wheley
Cox and Hager
National League Results and Today’s Schedule
Yesterday’s NL games Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 7 to 3 and Brooklyn edged Pittsburgh 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Chicago beat New York 11 to 4. Today St. Louis visits Philadelphia Chicago travels to New York Pittsburgh plays Brooklyn Cincinnati goes to Boston.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
K. IL
Baseball scores and matchups from the American League
Results show Boston 7 Detroit 2 and Chicago 8 Philadelphia 2 while St. Louis 14 New York 10 is listed with only two games played Philadelphia at St Louis and Washington at Detroit Boston at Cleveland and New York at Chicago scheduled.
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Unfinished Box Score Fragment From Midwest Baseball
A fragment shows several minor league or city matchups with scores listed as Minneapolis 6 Toledo 4 and St al 7 Columbus 19 and Milwaukee 2 Louisville 5. Kansas City and Indianapolis appear without a concluded result.
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Toledo
St. al
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Montreal 8 Jersey City 2 Buffalo 6 Newark 5
Reported hockey scores show Montreal defeating Jersey City 8 to 2 and Buffalo beating Newark 6 to 5. The tally for Rochester over Baltimore stood 9 to 5 with Toronto at Reading 6 and Reading percentage unclear.
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Jersey City
Buffalo
Newark
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Baltimore
Toronto
Reading
Americans Struggle in Scioto Club Ryder Cup Qualifier
At Scioto in Columbus on June 22, American pros battled the traps and narrow fairways for four spots on Capt. Walter Hagen's team. Whiffy Cox led with 145 after 36 holes, while scores stretched to 158 for Henry Hugen dorf and 150 for Cratzy Wood and Ed Dudley.
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Charles Whitcombe
Scioto
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Brooklyn
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Detroit
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Johnny Golden
New York
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Joe Turnesa
Denny Shute
Cleveland
Frank Walsh
Chicago
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Kell’s Bluefield Juniors to Meet Bramwell Wesleyans Today
Dr. S. J. Kell will lead his Bluefield Juniors to Bramwell this afternoon for a game with Bramwell Wesleyans. Local players are asked to assemble at Kell’s office at 2 30 this afternoon.
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Bluefield
Bramwell
Bramwell Wesleyans
Dr. Kell
Rain Delays Begin 46th Intercollegiate Tennis Meet
Rain halted play but completed all first round and 25 second round matches at Haverford. UNC’s Bryan Grant Jr. and Wilmer Hines advanced to the third round while R W Ryan of Yale and Edward Jacobs of Pittsburgh also progressed after two wins.
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Bryan Grant Jr
University of North Carolina
Wilmer Hines
R. W. Ryan
Yale
Edward Jacobs
Pittsburgh
Joseph Case
University of Pennsylvania
Shields May Cop Big Net Title
London June 22 Great Britain’s Wimbledon championships opened with Frank Shields of New York aiming to follow in the wake of Bill Tilden and other Americans. Cochet lost to Nigel Sharpe, while Borotra defeated A. J. Smith after a four set battle. Shields delighted crowds with a swift victory over Dr. P. D. B. Spence.
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Great Britain
Frank Shields
New York
Bill Tilden
Cochet
Nigel Sharpe
Jean Borotra
Babe Ruth Reaches .398 Average as Yankees Beat Browns
Babe Ruth connected on three of five at bat to lift his season mark to .398 and widen the gap over Mickey Cochrane. Virgil Davis also produced three hits in four at bats to climb to third in the National League.
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Athletica
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Phillies
Virginia Siders Have Tough Luck In Rain Shortened Game
A rain delay ended the N. and W. Class A clash with Bluefield Red Sox in Wellerfield after three innings. Virginia Siders led 9 0 as Bluefield rallied with two runs in the first and two more in the third. The game will resume Wednesday to decide the first half title implications involving Wesleyans and N. and W.
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Wagner to Coach Walkerville District High School Team
Alvin Wagner of St Paul Minnesota will coach the Walkerville district high school next year. Wagner was a backfield star on his college football team for four years.
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Waggoner Stable Wins at Washington Park Races
W T Waggoner’s Three D’s stable scored at Washington Park Chicago with Calf Roper winning the Hinsdale puree and Zacaweista taking the Oak Park purse. Calf Roper paid 6.82 for 2, Zacaweista 27.84 for 2, in 1:41 for the mile 70 yards. Avenger won the Miss Woodford handicap at Aqueduct, paying 9 to 5. On Tap and Grey Coat won races for new owners Al Jolson and Mrs J J Curtis respectively.
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Clarence Buxton
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J. J. Curtis
Grey Coat
Roanoke Ninbeat Local N and W Nine In Roanoke
The Roanoke Blue Ridge team defeated the local N and W nine 12 to 4 at Weller field Sunday. Musselman hit a home run, Kitchen led with five hits, and Boyles suffered a fractured ankle sliding into third.
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