Telephone Team Shuts Out Shops in Strong Victory
Bluefield Telephone edged Western Shops 3 to 0 in a hard fought game. Hare pitched brilliantly for the Shops, while Telephone fielding limited their opposition with Groseclose and Fred Jawkey shining. The Hello Boys play again Sunday at 3 30 p m at Jenwood Park.
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Bluefield Telephone Ari North and Western Shops
Hello Boys
Southpaw Hare
Shop Boys
Telephone Boys
Groseclose
Fred Jawkey
Hawley
Bishop
Puckett
Page
F. Hawley
J. Hawey
C. Hallman
Gish
Scond
Hare
Jenwood Park
Dempsey to Rest Before July Title Defense
Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight champion, turns twenty eight today in Great Falls Montana. After a light workout he plans a rest day and then tapering for the title defense against Tommy Gibbons set for Shelby Montana on July fourth.
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Great Falls
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Shelby
Burke
Pittsburg
Mosey
Oaks
Dempsey
Electric Shocks Warn Tom Gibbons Before Dempsey Fight
Shelby Montana June 23 Electric shocks are warning Tom Gibbons to slow his training for the championship bout with Jack Dempsey set for July 4. Gibbons reports back darting sensations indicating peak form and will skip workouts Tuesday and Thursday. Bud Gorman, Gibbons sparring partner at 220 pounds, will fight eight rounds in the curtain raiser July 4 against Harry Drake, a 175 pound sparring partner of Dempsey who claims the English light heavyweight title.
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Shelby
Mont
Tom Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
Gibbons
Bud Gorman
Harry Drake
Dempsey
Drake
First Baptist Lose to N and W Office Team in City League
The N. and W. office team defeated the First Baptist church 11 to 10 in seven innings at Edison yesterday as part of a city league regular schedule game. Batteries Baptists Williams and Honaker Fox Harris were cited in the box.
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First Baptist Church
Edison
Batteries
Baptists
Williams
Honaker
Foxland Harris
Southern Association scores and postponements brief
Chattanooga and Birmingham split a doubleheader with a 6 6 nd game 4 4 tied in fifth. Little Rock lost 2 6 and 0 7 to Mobile. New Orleans postponed with Nashville 12 Atlanta 11 noted.
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Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
Mobile
Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Dick Rudolph Delivers Ten Inning Shutout For Veteran Braves
In a remarkable 1 to 0 ten inning victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Dick Rudolph, aged 35, returns from retirement to blank the league leaders. The Braves relied on smart pitching and endurance as Rudolph fought through the lineup to earn a legendary win.
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Billy Evans
Dick Rudolph
Rudolph
Pittsburg Pirates
Sofia transforms from Turkish village to modern western city
The bulletin outlines Sofia as a 500 year site of Turkish rule that evolved under Bulgarian rulers into a modern western capital. It notes Alexander of Battenberg and Ferdinand reshaping the city, the shift toward European standards, renewed architecture by Western architects, mosques surviving as museums and churches, and landmarks like the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Roman-era Serdica origin.
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Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
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Russia
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Sum
Rumelia
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Djamia
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Palace of the Holy Synod
Trajan
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Sardica
Sredetz
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Ant Sardica
Near East
Primacy of the Bishop of Rome Helped Papal Institution Grow
The passage notes that recognizing the primacy of the bishop of Rome contributed to strengthening the papacy. It highlights how such affirmation aided the development of church authority and structure within early Christianity.
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Rome
Mrs Josephine Best Acquitted of Murder in Dufford Case
Newcastle Pa June 23 Mrs Josephine Best widow was found not guilty of the murder of Carl M Dufford a wealthy furniture dealer The former Dufford store stenographer testified the shooting was accidental claiming she aimed to end her life when he broke off their relationship The seven hour jury deliberation followed District Attorney Hildebrand remarks and defense arguments for acquittal
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Ewcastle
Josephine Best
Carl M. Dufford
Best
Dufford
R. L. Hildebrand
Bethany Graduate to Coach Linsly Institute Sports
Harry Randolph, Bethany College alumnus and athlete in football, track, and baseball, is appointed football coach and athletic director at Linsly Institute Wheeling for the upcoming school year. His Detroit major league club rights remain, and he will begin the role in September.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Bethany College
Harry Randolph
lAnsly Institute
Wheeling
Randolph
Detroit
Birmingham
Ala
Chemical Attack Insects by Airship Flights
A United States Army Air Service plan to combat gypsy moths in New Hampshire used a motored balloon to release insecticides. Reports from C R Nellie and J S Houser describe tests of aloft powder dispersal from a Curtis JN-6 aircraft with a hopper holding arsenate powder, piloted by Lieut. J A MacReady at McCook Field.
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United States Army Air Service
New Hampshire
C. R. Nellie
J. S. Houser
National Geographic Society
J. A. MacReady
Aviation Experimental
McCook Field
Dayton
Ohio
Dusting Plane Deaths Set World Record in Poison Cloud
An agricultural dusting plane sprayed 175 pounds of deadly poison over a Catalpa grove measuring 800 feet by 326 feet. In six passes at eighty miles per hour the operation covered all six acres, with leaves showing detectable poison particles.
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Catalpa
Precision in Forest Insecticide Dust Application
Report notes the test of poison dust for forest pests achieved remarkable precision. It counters prior doubts that air currents would scatter dust uncontrollably, showing targeted placement at the intended area.
Fred Toney Quits After Jeering In Chicago St Louis Game
Fred Toney left the second inning of the Chicago St Louis game and announced he was quitting baseball. He cited unjust spectator jeering after reprimanding Shortstop Toporcer for not following his sign to play close to on base while Heathcote was at bat. Toney had five wins and five losses this season and had been purchased from Boston after failing to report mid season.
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St. Louis
Fred Toney
Toporcer
Heathcote
Toney
Boston
New York
Fraud Orders Against Two Oil Syndicates
Postmaster General New issued fraud orders against the Shall cross Five Hundred Percent Syndicate and the Smackover Five Hundred Percent Syndicate of Companies, based in Ft Worth Texas and El Dorado Arkansas, along with Shallcross and related trustees. The orders allege promises of 600 percent dividends at 100 percent monthly.
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Washington
Postmaster-General New
Shallcross
Ft. Worth
Texas
el Dorado
Ark
Boy near river edge drowns after game
A youth playing an outfield position during a youngsters game along the river watched the ball too late and neared the water’s brink. Several teammates tried to rescue him but failed. The body was recovered.
Mascart Knocks Out Mike McAdam in First Round
Paris reports Mascart the French featherweight stops Irishman Mike McAdam in the opening round. Two decisive right hooks end the bout with McAdam down for seven seconds and again for over thirty seconds. Mascart plans a challenge to Eugene Criqui for the title.
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Paris
Mascart
Mike McAdam
McAdam
Eugene Criqui
Reds Rally Past Pirates 5 4 for Victory
In Brooklyn on June 23 the Reds overcame a late deficit to defeat the Pirates 5 to 4. Rixey earned the win after a tough start in a game lasting 1 hour 53 minutes with Umpires McCormick and O'Day. Dodgers beat Phillies 11 to 6 in the opener then lost 5 to 2 in the second game as Glazner, Ring, and teammates were held to limited scoring.
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Hita
Rixey
Benton
Wina
McCormick
O'Day
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Philadelphia
Reuther
Dodgers
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Ring
Qlazner
Mk Rubbell
Henline
Arenmith
Wilson
Decatur
Dickerman
Schrieber
Henry
Deberry
Giants rally in fourth to defeat Braves 9–5
New York Giants overcome Boston with a four run fourth inning to clinch the game. Five hits and two walks sparked the rally as Felix and pinch hitter Bagwell homered for the Braves. Boone etched the final line as the win went to Oceschger.
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New York Giants
Boston
Felix
Bagwell
Braves
R. H. E Boone
Cardinals End Losing Streak With 9 6 Win Over Cubs
The St Louis Cardinals snapped a skid by scoring seven runs in the fourth inning and defeating Chicago 9 to 6. Osborne started the outburst, while Toney left the game after a verbal clash with Toporcer as jeers rang out. Chicago led 6 1 through four innings, but St Louis rallied to secure the victory.
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St. Louisa
Chicago
Cardinals
Osborne
Toney
Toporcer
Cheeves
Keen and
O'Farrell
Stuart and
McCardy
Huntington Boy Wins For Cardinals in Chicago Victory
Huntington, West Virginia, June 23. John Stuart, a Huntington product, pitched the Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs at the Polo Grounds. Stuart, 22, formerly of Huntington and Ohio State, joined Branch Rickey's Brooklyn club in 1920 and earned around 4000 dollars. In his first St. Louis appearance he struggled early, lasting 3 1 3 innings before the bullpen sealed the win.
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Huntington
W. Va
John Stuart
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Stuart
Ohio State University
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Giants
Polo Grounds
Rain Interruption Delays New Kensington Race Program
In New Kensington Pennsylvania on June 23 the twenty one day race program was halted again after a rainstorm postponed the third race following a state police raid last week that shut down pari mutuel betting. Storm damage destroyed part of the first and second race records.
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New Kensington
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