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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
9
The New York Yankees powered past Chicago for a 6-1 win to sweep the three game set. Atley Donald earned his eighth win of the year while umpires olls and Hubbard oversaw the game before a crowd of 8,337.
George Selkirk hits his eleventh homer driving in runs off pitchers Dobson Sullivan Eisenstat and others. The noisy game features several strikeouts and mixed defensive plays as attendance reaches a midseason figure.
In a chaotic Bowen Field affair nearly 2000 watched Ashland's Colonels edge Bluefield 8 to 6. D’Antoni delivered a three-run blast in the fifth as Ashland rallied from a score deficit, and Talbott battled on the mound into the ninth before Grimes closed it out amid tense late scoring.
In a Southern Association matchup Buffalo defeated Rochester 17 to 7. The brief note lists payee and Newark 6 as fragmentary items remaining unclear from the report.
Huntington pro Bill Swing fired a 67 to lead pre tournament scoring as Denny Chute and Ralph Guidahl were tops in an earlier exhibition. Joe Paletti posted 69 with four birds and an eagle while Earl Tolley, Clem Weichman, and A J Chapman also posted solid scores. Players praised the course condition and nine hole layout with optimistic quotes about openness compared with Open venues. A screening of Golfing With Masters follows at 8:30 with a 30 minute runtime.
Charleston West Virginia June 22 The eight seeded players in the West Virginia closed tennis tournament sailed into the quarter finals today to fight it out among themselves for the championship. Not an upset enlivened the play as defending Deacon Parsons tiring Mount Hope 7 5 3 6 6 1. Here is how the survivors of Wheeling No 2 defeated R
In Charleston, Pete defeats John Gray with sets 6 2 and 6 4 to secure a straight victory. The match showcases Pete’s strong serve and consistent groundstrokes, giving him the win on the local tennis court.
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