Blue Grays Coast To Easy Win Over Welch
Three top American clubs split results in a three game series as the Blue Grays coasted to a simple victory over Welch. Roy Lee Harmon, former West Virginia editor and poet laureate, visited Bluefield and spent time with the writer before composing a personal poem during his stay. Harmon recently left a newsroom post to lead West Virginia’s Federal Writer’s Project and has published two books of poems.
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Lindstrom Leads Bluefield in 5-2 Win Over Welch
Bluefield slugged Welch 5-2 as Lindstrom dazzled on the mound and Lassie blasted a two run homer. Williamson also contributed in the late innings to pull Bluefield within two games of Welch with two wins in the doubleheader.
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Red Sox Rout Indians 13 to 2 in Cleveland
Boston pounded Cleveland pitching for 13 runs 11 hits and three homers as Dom DiMaggio Jim Tabor and Bobby Doerr homered and Babe Ruth watched from the stands The Red Sox broke a skid and moved within three games of first place while Mel Harder was chased early in the game.
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Yankees Triumph Over Browns 9 to 1 in Five-Run Win
The New York Yankees rout the St. Louis Browns 9 to 1 as Lefty Gomez blanks the Browns through eight innings for his fifth win. Red Rolfe, Tom Henrich and Joe Gordon homer, extending the Yankees’ power streak to 19 straight games with a round-tripper. The game featured Gomez’s steady five hit effort and a ninth inning rally by the Browns.
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Nationals Top White Sox 6 3 Behind Leonard’s Shutout
Washington climbed from last to beat Chicago 6 to 3 as Dutch Leonard limited the White Sox to eight hits. The Nationals notched 10 hits and capitalized on four Chicago errors. Buddy Lewis walked in a key inning and Cecil Brevis Mickey Vernon and George Brehe singled in sequence to drive the rally. Chicago led early with a run in the first and two in the sixth before Washington erupted for three runs in the seventh.
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Tribute to Stubby and a Nation in Verse and News
A nostalgic column by Roy Lee Harmon celebrates friend Stubby and a lively roster of sports and cultural notes from West Virginia. The piece references Joe Louis Dizzy Dean Hank Greenberg and others, shifting to carnival sightings and harmless mischief with a closing moral.
National League Scores From Yesterday
NL results show Cincinnati over Philadelphia five to one and St Louis crushing Boston thirteen to none. New York and Chicago ended tied one all, Brooklyn lost to Pittsburgh, and Chicago beat New York in a Carpenter a two to none tilt.
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Local Scores From Quick Basket and Baseball Night
Newark defeated Jersey City 2 to 1 and Toronto won 5 to 2 against Buffalo in baseball style play. Baltimore beat Syracuse 4 to 2 while Kansas City routed St Paul 4 to 1 in American Association action. Indianapolis fell to Toledo 5 to 1 and Columbus faced Lenleville with unconfirmed result.
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Baseball scores and today’s AL and NL results and matchups
The American League results show Boston routing Cleveland 12 to 2 and New York defeating St. Louis 9 to 1. Washington beat Chicago 6 to 3 while Detroit edged Philadelphia 2 to 1. Today Cleveland visits Boston with Bagby facing Grave, Louis plays New York with Gatehouse opposing Chandler, and Detroit travels to Philadelphia with Babich scheduled to pitch.
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Southern Association score recap for New Orleans Nashville Memphis
In the Southern Association, New Orleans defeated Nashville 9 to 3, Memphis posted a 5 run tally, and Chattanooga’s result is incomplete in the fragment.
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West Virginia Junior Tennis Championship Decided
Hayman defeated Henson 6-1 to win the boys and junior title in Huntington at the West Virginia Junior Tennis Tournament. The final ended an all Huntington finish, with Schoen the previous holder, and semifinals featuring Williams and Fenton, plus Pyle advancing in the boys division.
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Collegiate Golfers Blast Out Two New Records
In Columbus Ohio the 44th National intercollegiate golf championship saw two new records set as 64 players entered match play. Earl Stewart of LSU led medalists with 142, Stanford posted a 680 team total, and strong showings by Yale LSU Stanford and Duke built a wide leaderboard gap.
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Rebels Smash Yankees In Junior League Opener
The Rebels defeated the Yankees 16 to 8 at Bowen Field in the city junior league opener. Pitcher Jim Godsey worked six hits and ten strikeouts for the South Siders, as both teams showed promise for the meet this afternoon at 4 30 at Bowen field.
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Junior Blue Grays to Get New Uniforms Today
The Junior Blue Grays will report to the Tavern bowling alleys at 1 30 for issued brand new uniforms that arrived last night.
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Washington Huskies Favored To Win Intercollegiate Regatta
Washington’s huskies are odds on favorites to win the four mile varsity race in the 44th intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie tomorrow. Cornell, California and Syracuse among contenders. Rutgers debuts in the varsity field as nine starters mark a large entry since 1929 30 31.
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Free Contests At Bowen Field Aimed At Drawing New Fans
Frank M Archer has raised over fifty ten dollar pledges from locals and expects a total of 100 donors to fund two free games at Bowen Field. The Blue Grays ball club would receive 500 dollars per game, while fans gain free admission to attract new supporters and convert casual attendees into baseball fans.
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Old Ty Cobb Aims For Edge In Babe Ruth Grudge Match
Tyrus Raymond Cobb and George Herman Ruth completed final practice rounds for an 18 hole grudge match at Commonwealth Country club Newton Mass Cobb held a slim eyelash lead after Ruth posted scores of 79 and 80 in recent rounds Cobb prepared to tee off on a newly stiffened par 72 course as Ruth finished his second practice round and an 80 on top of 79
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Walters Powers Reds Past Phillies 5 to 1
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 5 to 1 as Walters shut out the Phillies for seven innings, with strong support from Cincinnati fielders. Rothery and teammates capitalized on miscues as Walter’s two late runs sealed the win, while Beck took the loss for Philadelphia. Giants top Cubs 3 to 1 after Leiber is beaned.
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