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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1931

Page

12

Washington Clings To Athletics Lead With Twin Bill Wins

Washington stays on Philadelphia's heels by sweeping both ends of a Detroit doubleheader. First game saw a 19 to 5 blowout with Kuhel homer, while the second featured a 10-inning pitching duel between Fred MarWerty and George Able ending 4-0. Cleveland swept Boston 15-0 and 10-0 behind strong pitching. Yankees take both from White Sox 9-4 and 9-4. Philadelphia and St. Louis split a doubleheader as Washington beat Detroit and pulled closer to the leaders.

Washington Bill Detroit Philadelphia Fred MarWerty George Able Kuhel YANKS Chicago Yankees White Sox Babe Ruth Lary New York Johnson, Weinert Gomez Perkins Lyons St. Louis Athletics Bob Grove Bishop Steen PROMS Css Cccisceeaes Simmons Foxx Palmisano Cochrane Mahaffey Rommel McDonald Boley Schulte Goslin Bettencourt Cooees Burns Storti Glaeholder Tee Kimesey Srbecada A Burne Kress Todturns Blaeholder Ils Rommell Kimsey Blaeholde

Virginia Siders To Meet N. and W. Nine At Weller

Bluefield Virginia Siders face Norfolk and Western in a city league game at Wellerfield this afternoon at 4. The rainout last Monday left Bluefield leading 9 to 0 in the third inning, and the result could decide the first half championship. A N and W win secures the title.

Virginia Siders Weller Bluefield Norfolk and Western Wellerfield N. and W Wesleyans Virginia

Burke Leads After 72 Holes In Balloon Ball Open

Billy Burke the New York pro finished 72 holes at Scioto Country Club with a one over par 289 for the balloon ball event. He holds a five stroke lead over Willy Cox with Craig Wood a distant third while Densmore Shute Henry Culet and Frank Waleh chase the final Ryder Cup berth. They tee off tomorrow for the deciding round ahead of facing England.

Columbus Ohio Billy Burke New York Bobby Jones Scioto Country Club Burke Willy Cox Brooklyn Craig Wood Buffalo Densmore Shute Cleveland Henry Culet Bridgeport Conn Frank Waleh Chicago Walter Hagen Scioto

Pitt Stars Declared Ineligible

Six University of Pittsburgh athletes face one semester suspensions for academic difficulty. The group includes three football players Ralph Daugherty Frank Walton and Charles Miller along with Bernard Leech Make Harrapas and Jesse May from basketball and track.

Pittsburgh Ralph Daugherty Freeport Frank Walton Beaver Falls West Virginia Charles Miller Louisville Bernard Leech Make Harrapas Jees May Leech Pitt Harrapas

Fritsie Stifel Defeats Mrs. Emery in Golf Match

In the first round of the women's invitational at Kirtland Country club Ohio Miss Fritsie Stifel of Wheeling VA beat Mrs. William Emery Jr 4 and 3. Also Virginia Van Wie of Chicago and Mary K Browne of Cleveland advanced with close wins.

Cleveland Ohio Virginia van Wie Chicago Mary K. Browne Kirtland Country Club van Wie J. K. Patterson Miss Brown Julian Tyler Mise Fritsie Stiefel Wheeling W. Va William Emery Jr

Reds Sweep Braves With Doubleheader Triumphs

Cincinnati swept a June doubleheader against Boston 2–0 and 8–4. Fred Lucas allowed three hits in the opener. The Reds pounded three Boston pitchers in the nightcap, which ended after six innings due to rain, as Wally Berger homered for the ninth time this season.

Fred Lucas Tribe Redlegs Boston Cincinnati Braves Reds Wally Berger

Gibby Welch Weds Parkersburg Girl

Gilbert L. Welch former University of Pittsburgh star and All-American backfield man in 1927 married Myra Chancellor of Parkersburg in Parkersburg West Virginia. Welch was captain of the Pitt football squad in 1927.

Parkersburg W. Va Mias Myra Chancellor Gilbert L Gibby) Welch University of Pittsburgh Welch Pitt

National League Results From Yesterday

Cincinnati defeated Boston 8 to 2 in the lone doubleheader game while Boston won 4 to 0 in another. Pittsburgh visits Brooklyn, Chicago travels to New York, and St. Louis goes to Philadelphia.

Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago New York St. Louis Philadelphia Pittabureh

Baseball Scores and Matchups From Today and Standings

Baseball results show Philadelphia, St. Louis, Washington, Detroit, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston games and upcoming matches. American Association notes Minneapolis and Toledo game scores and doubleheader results with Milwaukee Louisville and St Paul Columbus Kansas City and Indianapolis games listed.

Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Detroit New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee Louisville St. Paul Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis

Football Scores From Regional Matches

Charleston 1 Beckley 2 Altoona 10 Charleroi 8 Cumberland 0 Clarksburg 2 Hagerstown 2 Fairmont 4 first Huntington 5 Scottdale 15 Huntington 12 second scorelines indicate competitive regional games with multiple upsets and close finishes.

Charleston Beckley Altoona Charleroi Cumberland Clarksburg Hagerstown Fairmont Wheeling Johnstown Scottdale Huntington

Nogales club signs Mexican pitcher amid language clash

The Nogales baseball team in the Arizona Texas league kept Barradas, a Sonora signing with limited English, after protests and a dramatic late catch. Manager Cox eventually won praise as Barradas regained the mound and the club added his win to the season.

Dick Cox Ogales Sonora J. Baradas Mexico City Barradas Cox Ball Park O Barradas Brooklyn Nogales Baradas Los Angeles United States

Stribling to use left hand power in Schmeling bout

Stribling plans a left handed strategy for the July 3 heavyweight title fight at Cleveland Municipal Stadium against Max Schmeling. He trains with left hooks to body and head and reserves right hand for short counter shots. Schmeling answers with mixed workouts at Conneaut Lake Park and sparring partners Brown Simon and Panka push him in final prep days.

Geauga Lake Bill Stribling Max Schmeling Cleveland Municipal Stadium Stribling Bill Schmeling Frank Stribbaig Sharkey Max Conneaut Lake Park Natie Brown San Francisco Brown Steve Simon Erie. Pa

Southern Association Scores Report

Aliantall games from New Orleans and other cities list Birmingham defeating 13 to New Orleans 3 while Mobile 0 and Nashville 5 and Memphis 6 marked in the standings.

Aliantall New Orleans Birmingham Mobile Nashville Memphis

Americans Dominate Early Rounds At Wimbledon

London June 23 American players swept the opening rounds in the tennis championships led by Frank X. Shields and Mrs. L A Harper. George Lott Jr John Van Ryn and Sidney B Wood Jr followed Shields into the third round while Helen Jacobs Marjorie Sachs and Mrs Van Ryn advanced in the women’s draw. French Britons and Japanese entrants also advanced as barelegged behavior at Wimbledon drew attention and comments on dress in the heat.

London Frank X. Shields United States L. A. Harper Shields George Lott Jr John van Ryn Sidney B. Wood Jr Helen Jacobs Marjorie Sachs Mra. van Ryn Mra. Harper Jean Borotra Christian Bousson France H. W. Austin Fred Perry Great Britain Jiro Satoh Japan Cilli Aussem Betty Nuthall Elia de Alvarez Misa Nuthall Mra. Lycett

Yale golfers grab tourney spotlight

Yale dominated the national intercollegiate golf championship led by Jack Reese who posted the lowest qualifying score. The Bulldogs won the team title with a new record as four Yale players reached the match play field of thirty two, placing second to Princeton in overall standings.

Chicago Yale Bulldog Jack Reese Princeton

College rowing qualifiers spread across the nation

The report notes that second in team totals and three of the thirty two qualifiers emerged. The thirty fifth championship tournament moved on a western conference Tuesday. Illinois and Michigan each placed three men in match brackets with two from Ohio. Other qualifiers came from Tulane Georgetown Notre Dame SMU and USC with single entries from Colgate Williams Stanford Pittsburgh Chicago and Detroit City College.

Ilinon Michigan Ohio Tulane Georgetown Notre Dame Southern Methodist Southern California Colgate Williams Stanford Pittsburgh Chicago Detroit City College

Bathorse comes thru with fine performance

New York June 23 After five failed tries Bathorse won his first race as a three year old taking the Union claiming stakes and 4100 over seven furlongs in mud at Aqueduct. The colt finished 1 26.5 to a nose over Sagamore stable's a Follow On with Masked Ball third.

New York Berk Bradley Union Sagamore Stable Goldiog No More Washington Park Maya Reichert Brothers Brown Wisdom

Troover Re-Enlists In State Police Force

Superintendent KR L Osborn announced the re enlistment of Lawrence B Proudfoot of Grafton into the State Police today He is assigned to Parkersburg with Company D Proudfoot was among twenty six troopers given honorable discharges last month due to reduced appropriations for the next two years His reenlistment followed the resignation of Corporal A S Har Heh who joined the federal prohibition department last week

Charleston W. Va KR. L. Osborn State Police Lawrence B. Proudfoot Grafton Parkersburg Proudfoot Osborn A. S. Har- Heh Federal Prohibition Department

Big Six Baseball hits lead by Eddie Morgan

Eddie Morgan of Cleveland powered the Big Six with four base hits in eight appearances to raise his batting average six points to .489. Babe Ruth dropped eleven points to .387 as standings shifted after yesterday's games.

Eddie Morgan Cleveland Morgan Babe Ruth

Rochester, Baltimore Play Survives Rain Shortened Game

Rochester and Baltimore met in a single game that was called due to rain with a 9 to 9 tie at the end of the sixth inning. The contest was the only one on the schedule and was halted by weather.

Rochester Baltimore

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