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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1938

Page

20

Yankees Crush Tigers 9-3 as Ruffing Dominates

Big Red Ruffing pitched eight strong innings and the New York Yankees routed Detroit 9 to 3. Bill Dickey and Joe DiMaggio contributed homers as New York shortstop Gehringer and DiMaggio sparked the offense.

Bill Dickey Joe DiMaggio Homer Roxie Lawson Detroit Gordon Terret New York Yankees Tigers Red Lawson Bill DiMaggio Land Rolfe Enrich Maggio Gehrig Selki BF Knickerbocker Neezz Auker Gehringer Crosetti Walker Key Selkirk Orich Ruffing Gordon York Fox York Hagell New York Basse Poffenberger Coffman Pottenberger Grieve Hubbard Summers

Hitter Brother and Odds and Ends from Press Box

A collage of humorous snippets from Stubby and Curriucs with boxing talk, panhandler quips, and light column gags. Jokes about Rand the artist, a Schmeling fight remark, and playful riffs on daily life appear alongside city chatter and faux news notes.

Vic Sorrell Set to Return Monday for Bluefield Game

Vic Sorrell will start for Bluefield against Welch Miners Monday at Cain Field after a 13 year absence. He worked out well Sunday and will accompany the team to Welch for a final workout. weather could threaten a sellout.

Club Welch Vic Cain Field Vic Sorrell Bluefield Welch Miners Blue Grays Cainfield Williamson McDowell County Welcha Sorrell Newwees Mountain State League East End Ball Orchard Earl Smith

Cubs Whitewash Giants as Cavarretta Homers in Five Run Win

Cubs defeat the New York Giants 5 to 3 behind a homer by Phil Cavarretta and two RBIs from Cavarretta and Demaree. Gumbert starts for Chicago but is knocked out in the fifth as Chicago builds a lead while maintaining sole possession of near ties with the Reds and Cubs contend with late rallies.

Zanestata Giants Cincinnati Reds Philadel Cubs Carl Hubbell Bill Terry Erry Gumbert Gumbert Phil Cavarretta Frank Demaree Ave Bryant Chica Abrh OA Hack I A Herman Reynolds Hartnett Galan Demaree Cavaretta Bryant Seetsua New York Canning Leiber Leslie Bartellas Kampouris McCarthy Brown Hack Cavarretta Chicago Djumbert Lehrman Lohrerman Jurges Danning Starart Stewart

Browns Slambang Nationals Beat Senators 12 to 9

In St. Louis on June 25 the Browns defeated the Washington Senators 12 to 9 behind early homers from Hamond Clift and Beau Bell. Clift drove in two, with Mel Almada adding a seventh inning triple as the Browns pulled away with five runs across the sixth and seventh frames.

St. Louis Browns Washington Senators Hamond Clift Beau Bell Clift Brownies Mel Almada Tom Heath Almada Roening Ien DeShong Appleton Weaver Curt Simmons Wasdell Heffner Ant. Sullivan Bobase Krens Sullivan Simmons

Picard Leads in Big Cincinnati Golf Tourney

Picard holds a five point edge over Lawson Little at the end of 90 of 126 holes in the $5,000 Goodall invitational on the Kenwood course. The Hershey Hurricane shot 74 in the morning then parred in the night round as leaders and scores shifted. Sam Snead posted 68 in the morning while Ralph Guldahl shot 67 in the afternoon to improve their standings.

Vic Vicl Waite Welch W. Va Welch Miners Huntington Ralph Waite Mervar Brinkerhoff and Sandlock, Waite and Broskie Cincinnati Henry Picard Kenwood Lawson Little Hershey Hurricane Little Gene Sarazen Horton Smith Sam Snead Ralph Guldahl Guldah Snead

Moody stages comeback to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals

Helen Moody rallied from a 1-5 deficit to beat Mrs Robbie Heine Miller 8-6 6-4 on center court and advance to the All England quarter finals. Budge defeated Ronald Shayes to remain the lone U S hope in men's singles as Jacobs and Bundy faced scheduling disruptions.

Wimbledon Eng Helen Wills Moody Center Court Queen Helen Robbie Heine Miller Roderich Menzel Don MacPhail Gene Mako Los Angeles Henry Wilfred Bunny) Austin Budge Ronald Shayes Great Britain United ‘States Moody Helen Jacobs Alice Marble Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Dorothy May Bundy Menzel Macphail Miss Jacobs James England Miss Bundy Helen Saunders

Billy The Killer Tops Thursday Night Card At Sportarena

Billy The Killer Bratton returns to the Sportarena in the main event of a weekly amateur night, with an unnamed opponent rumored to be a husky Nortan youth. Dennis Wiley meets Cotton Smith for the district heavyweight title, while Ray Tosti faces Ray Mills and a curtain-raiser pairs Albert Monarchy with Cottontop Clark.

Billy Bratton Sportarena Nortan Dennis Wiley Mose W. Va Dusky Brown Cotton Smith Mike Leach Smith Mullins Richlands Cotton Wiley Ray Tosti Ray Mills Matoaka Albert Monarchy Ashland Cottontop Clark Bluefield Little Monarchy Wally Greer Carl Underwood Haskell Fitzpatrick John Ball Underwood

Rain Curtails Play In Albemarle Net Tourney

Rain halted Albemarle Tennis Club matches yesterday with several completed and others suspended. Mack Hammond defeated Mac Louthan 6-4 6-3, Jack Feuchtenberger beat Eugene Jones 7-5 8-6, and Ed Jones led Maurice Weinberg 3-1 while Babe Richardson led Fred Alexander 4-2 when play stopped. finals set for 3 p.m. Monday.

Albermarle Mack Hammon Mac Louthan Jack Feuchtenberger Eugene Jones Ed Jones Maurice Weinberg Babe Richardson Fred Alexander

Richlands Routs Damascus to Seize Loop Lead in Narrow Win

Richlands Royals moved up to first in the Burley Belt as Sim Grizzle threw a one hitter for seven innings before yielding a hit in a 1 0 victory over Damascus. The Beavers stranded runners with double plays in the seventh and ninth, and Mace scored on a seventh inning run after Tizen failed to stretch a hit into a double. Burton pitched five strong frames for Damascus before Grizzle's shutout lasted until the final hit. A new Richlands pitcher was set to debut for the team.

Richlands Richlands Royals Burley Sim Grizzle Damascus Buster Grizzle Beavers Grizzle E Burton Mace Tizen Ernie Hicks Philadelphia Virgil “Spud” Davis Joe Cascarella Phillies Cincinnati Reds Buck Jordan Bucky Walters Inch Cascarella Hugh Mulcahy Passeau Philly Hurler Claude al Hollngsworth Cincinna Frey Berger_ if McCormick Lombardi Hershberger Jane Craft Beharein Csesseveesene Martin Weintraub Arnovich If Klein Mulcahy P - Passeau Riggs Muer Arnov V. Davis Cooke Mulcahy Hollingsworth

Heavy rains postpone college track classic in Evanston

A heavy rain drenched Dyche stadium forcing postponement of the second annual track and field meet between a selected Pacific Coast Conference team and the Western Conference. Northwestern University will host the event Monday night with Southern California leading the favored West team, coming off last year’s triumph in Los Angeles.

Evanston Till Northwestern University Dyche Southern California Los Angeles

YMCA Softball Game at Princeton Scheduled for 1 30

The YMCA softball team will travel to Princeton for a game set for 1 30 as a preliminary to the Tri County league contest.

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