Yankees Dominate White Sox in 18-11 slugfest
New York built a 10-run fifth inning surge led by Joe DiMaggio who belted two homers and two doubles in the win over Chicago. DiMaggio drove in five runs as the Yankees extended their AL lead to 5½ games over Boston, with Crosetti and Dickey also homering for New York while Sewell homered for Chicago in a wild interleague style scorer.
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Chicago
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Jake Powell
Frank Crosetti
Bill Dickey
Luke Sewell
White Sox
Boston Red Sox
New York
Malone
Abrh OA
Radcliff
Nosenthal
Maas
Bonga
Bonga, 1B Seccscscscsese 3 1 19 1 Appiing
Hayes
Sewell
Eesvee
Gehrig
Crosetti
Dickey
Appling
Selkirk
Bonura
Powell
Rosenthal
Rolfe
Heffner
Nadcliff
Gomez
Crosett
Kes
Chi
Cain
Phelps
Evans
Gomes
Mele
Chelini
Chelnut
Helps
Gees Geisel
Hubbard
Ime
Allen and Gore Doubles Triumph Charleston Tennis History
In Charleston, Allen and Gore form the only West Virginia capital city doubles champions, winning the 1935 title with a five set upset over Cohn and Smith. The Charleston Tennis Club, famed for its clay courts and long history, has produced many stars and hosts strong leagues and tournaments. The article notes Charleston’s rich tennis heritage and the players shaping its era, with Allen and Gore as standout doubles talents.
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Allen and Gore
Capital City
West Virginia
West, Virginia
Jim Allen
Charlie Gore
Sam Cohn
Aubrey Smith
Charleston
Laidley Field
Edgewood Country Club
T. C. McKinley
Bob Skinner
Herman Bennett
Jimmy Allen
Roy Samms
HM. Bulen
Charleston Tennis Club
Tom McKinley
Glenwood Athletic Club
Edgewood Club
Harrison B. Smith
Edgewood
Eli Fottrell
N. H. Bundy
Howard Woshell
Eddie Jacobs
Bud Buxby
Clayton Burwell
Jake Hess
Emmett Pare
Johnny Doeg
Frank Shields
Fred
Wilbur
Pequont Club
Riverview Club
London Club
Armor Park Club
United Club
duPont Club
Allen
Gore
Tigers Take Rubber Game in 7 6 Victory Over Red Sox
Detroit wins the rubber game 7 to 6 behind Tommy Bridges' solid start and a six run total in the middle innings. Wes Ferrell goes the distance for Boston, while Marv Owen delivers a go ahead homer late as Boston rallies but falls just short.
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Tige
Detroit
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Marv Owens
Red Sox
Tommy Bridges
Wes Ferrell
Bing Miller
Dusty Cooke
Sox
Tiger
Bridge
Ferrell
Boston
Almada
BO Cramer
AB Burns
Rogell
Gehringer
Goslin
Owen
Hayworth
Cramer
Bridges
Miler
Foxx
McNair
W. Ferrel
Walker
Simmons
W. Ferrell
Miller
Werber
R. Ferrell
Upset Opens State Net Meet in Charleston
West Virginia state closed tennis tourney began with W B Harris of Charleston defeating eighth seed John Faulconer of Hinton 6 4 7 5. Other first round results included Blair over Mahood 6 4 7 5 and Miller over White 6 1 6 1.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. B. Harris
John Faulconer
Hinton
Harris
John Laing
H. M. Bullen
Sam Cohn
Beckley
Pell Miller
Eddie Buckle
Huntington
Aubrey Smith
Cohn
Tangle
Charles Blair
Phil MaHood
Bluefield
Mud Wins Over Form At Charles Town Oval
Mud won over the Farm Bank in a day of heavy mud at Charles Town. Flying muck blinded riders and horses while several favorites faltered. Mint Bud captured the Gaithersburg feature in six and a half furlongs, and J P Donigan’s Landsman won the second. Big Dip t claimed the third, with Miss Joyous earning a high daily dividend. Lou Pikor added two victories as Palumbo’s tally stayed at one.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Farm Bank
Flying Muck
Scott
Spatterdash
Mint Bud
Gaithersburg
Bud Lerner
Chiemint
J. P. Donigan
Landsman
P. J. Maguire
Kirk Miller
Lou Pikor
Sammy Palumbo
Palumbo
Pikor
Scotty
Miss Gylma Orr Promotes Centennial Sports Extravaganza
The article highlights Miss Gylma Orr, a bold Dallas promoter who ran a football club, negotiated player contracts, and expanded exhibition space. She plans a Centennial show with a swimming pool, diving, water polo, trick riding, bronco busting, and 300 sports stalls, featuring national swimming experts and a western ranch theme with windmills and stalls for attendees.
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Betty Miss Gylma Orr
Lone Star State
Babe Didrickson
Miss Orr
Dallas
Orr
Brewster County
Southern Association Scores Report
Memphis defeated Atlanta 6 to 3. Birmingham beat Nashville and Chattanooga 11 to 6. New Orleans trailed Knoxville 1 to 4 with Little Rock also listed at 4.
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Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Knoxville
Little Rock
Graber Be o Inch Marin Mat Bout Promises Tough Clash
Chief Little Beaver returns to Bluefield for a top bout with Henry Graber, first local appearance since drawing with the Masked Marvel. Graber, in strong form after Florida, meets Beaver in a billed card promoted by Ralph Weinberg. The opener may feature Johnny Plummer or Goon Henry as potential stars.
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Chief Little Beaver
Bluefield
Henry Graber
Masked Marvel
Ralph Weinberg
Graber
Florida
Masked Mystery
Beaver
Madison Square Garden
Boston Gardens
Maple Leaf Arena
Toronto
Carlen
Baltimore
Weinberg
Johnny Plummer
Goon Henry
Texas
Pirates Split Doubleheader With Giants In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh stays in third in the National League by splitting a doubleheader with New York. In the nightcap Jim Weaver pitched three hits in a 4 1 victory after Carl Hubbell had given the Giants a 4 3 win in game one. Mel Ott homered for the Giants and Weaver improved to 9 5 while Hubbell earned his 10th win.
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New York
Pitsburgh
Pirates
Giants
Jim Weaver
Carl Hubbell
Mel
Ott
Jonny Welch
Freddy Fritz Simmons
Cy Blanton
Forrest Jensen
Bucs
Hubbell
Weaver
Jim Ripple
Fritzsimmons
Jensen
Lloyd Waner
Paul Waner
Arky Vaughan
Gus Suhr
Rame
Pittsburgh
Blanton
Birkofer
Welch
Todd
Pedden
Danning
Pittsburgh Abrh OA
Ll. Waner
P. Waner
Vaughan
Suhr
Brubaker
Lavagetto
Jackson
Bartell
Fitzsimmons
Gabler
Be-Leslie
Ripple
Padden
Ott Weaver
Moran
Magerkurth
Quigley
National League Results and Today’s Schedule
Yesterday New York defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 1 while Pittsburgh lost 4 to 3 in another game. Rain postponed the remaining NL games. Today St Louis visits Philadelphia and Cincinnati heads to Brooklyn with Pittsburgh at New York and Chicago at Boston both scheduled for two games.
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New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Baseball scores and schedule roundup
In the American League Detroit beat Boston 7 to 6 New York won 18 to 11 over Chicago Cleveland 5 14 Philadelphia 3 to 2 Washington defeated St Louis 7 to 4 Tomorrow Philadelphia visits Detroit Washington goes to St Louis Boston travels to Cleveland New York faces Chicago.
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Detroit
Boston
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Cotton Leads British Open Qualifying at Hoylake
Henry Cotton topped the 36 hole qualifying at Hoylake with 139, four strokes ahead of Walter Smithers who shot 141 to claim second. Gene Sarazen led the Americans in at 143 while Ted Turner 146 Willie Goggin 150 Joe Ezar 150 and Ernie Ball 154 also qualified. Frank Ball and T Dennis Boardman failed to reach 155.
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Cotton
Sarazen
Joe Ezar
Hoylake
Eng
Henry Cotton
Gene Sarazen
Ted Turner
Pine Valley
N. J
Willie Goggin
San Francisco
Waco
Tex
Ernie Ball
Mobile
Ala
T. Dennis Boardman
South
Hamilton
Mass
Frank Ball
Tannersville
N. Y
Boardman
Ball
Walter Smithers
Sunningdale
Wallasey
Olly
Gaia
Percy Alliss
Alliss
Smithers
Turner
West Virginia Sports Parade Highlights and Local Gridiron Notes
Terra Alta's Max Poscover moves to Durbin High as principal while previous teams earned respect. Marion County fox chase draws about 100 dogs at Fairview with Ward Reed forecasting lively competition. Fairmont’s E. P. Smith Jr. garners votes as a state trap shooting standout. Bluefield embraces a hillbilly wrestling trend as Obie Scott performs a circus style bout and defeats Toughy Hogan in a dramatic fall.
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Charleston
W. Va
Max Poscover
Terra Alta High School
Durbin
Hippo
Poscover
Preston
Red Fox Chasers Association
Marion County
Ward Reed
Fairview
Claire Abbot
Fairmont
E. P. Smith Jr
West Virginia
Bluefield
Obie Scott
Obie
Toughy Hogan
Toughy
Wrestling bout ends with stands headlock and bear hug
A match description notes one wrestler forcing the opponent into a standing headlock until he shouted uncle. The same wrestler then scored a second point with a bear hug, illustrating a close grappling exchange.
Dr Kell High School Junior Ball Team Opens Practice
Dr Kell's Bluefield junior base ball league began practice Wednesday with twenty one players showing enthusiasm. Open to boys ages fourteen to nineteen until four teams fill. Two girls registered. two more expected. Participants include Bill Albright Garland Griffin Hub Peters Ambrose Raspake Tim Fortune Cecil Radford Paul Richardson Bob Morris Pres Crigger Woody Lee Paul Frye Emory Burnett Tommy Lucas Lin Bingham Karl Cathers Tom Brown Gene Nicewander Peg Hall Woody Garland Frye Anthony Ell.
Holt Addresses Joint Safety Meeting in Fairmont
Attorney General Homer A. Holt urged police and sheriffs in Fairmont on June 24 that courage includes moral backbone. He said officers must fearlessly and impartially discharge duty while protecting the public and upholding justice.
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Holt
Fairmont
W. Va
Homer A. Holt
Joint Safety Force
Former Collegian Extends Allison at Wimbledon
Wimbledon, June 24. David Jones, former Columbia University star, forced to retire from the all England championships after a hard fought second round match with Allison. Jones showed a cannonball service and left spectators raving. the set scores 14-12 6-3 6-4 in Allison’s favor lasting ninety minutes.
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Wimbledon
Eng
David Jones
Columbia University
Jones
Wilmer Allison
Allison
Bill Tilden
Fred Perry
Gottfried von Cramm
Adrian Quis
Jack Crawford
Donald Budge
H. W
Bunny) Austin
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Budge
Jean le Sueur
France
Grant
Heinier Henkel
Maurice Delaford
Helen Jacobs
America
Carolin Babcock
Los Angeles
Dorothy Andrus
New York
Andrus
K. Bowden
Miss Babcock
F. V. Fontes
Big Six: Radcliff Tops AL Hitting as Gehrig Nabs 400 Pace
Radcliff replaced Appling in Baseball's Big Six by collecting three hits in five at bats to lift his average five points to .375. Appling had two hits in four trips. Lou Gehrig moved into the 400 club with four hits in five at bats, raising his average eight points to .404 as AL leads overshadow NL rest.
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Rip Radcliff
Chicago White Sox
Luke Appling
Appling
Lou Gehrig
Yanks
Probable pitchers list for Tuesday games across majors
AP listing of probable pitchers for June 25 games includes St Louis at Philadelphia with J Dean and P Jean vs Kowalik and Jorgens, Cincinnati at Brooklyn with Schott and Stineva vs Baker and Brandt, Chicago at Boston with Lee and Hashish vs Cantwell and Chaplin, New York vs Chicago with Ruffing and Lyons, and others with Whitehill vs Thomas and Fink vs One.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
J. Dean
P. Jean
Kowalik
Jorgens
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Schott
Stineva
Baker
Brandt
Chicago
Foston
Lee
Henshaw
Cantwell
Chaplin
New York
Lucas
Mith
Ruffing
Lyons
Washington
Whitehill
Thomas
Detroit
Fink
Boston
Cleveland
Ostermueller
Brown
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Charlie Trask
Edgewood Tennis Cradle
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Ga Bolton
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Mahood
Neil Daniels
Ous Lilly
Hugh Miler
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Charles Front
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Herman Devol
Parkersburg
Bob Shriner
E. Allum
Montgomery
Charles Town Oval
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Italy
Sporta
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Jengen
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Standing OF the Starl
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Paul D. Olejar
Associated Press
DR. Kell
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Broderick
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Lee Marcus
Colonial
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