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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
8
The article argues the first skill a good golfer must learn is how hands and wrists control the clubhead. It advises keeping wrists loose, finishing the backswing before downswing, and developing a feel for clubhead speed through precise hand action.
Guy Clark owned by E. R. Harriman of New York City and driven by Dickerson won the Trotting Horse Club of America free for all trot in Toledo. The top prize opened the Ve Grane Circuit with a one and four fifths time. Sam Williams finished second. Louis Direct owned by Walter T. Candler of Atlanta and handled by Eagan won heats two and four after poor starts. John Gallagher upset by taking third and fourth in later heats. Cinema the favorite was second. Well Worthy placed third.
A Princeton senior, William P. Youngs, shot a par 72 to lead the intercollegiate golf championship after 18 holes. Yale followed with 302, Princeton at 304, Penn 325, Harvard 326, Dartmouth (text incomplete) Penn State 343, Washington 347, with the lowest scorers advancing.
The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates split a day doubleheader with a 1 0 Pirates win and a 7 3 Cubs win. Grimes used a spitball as Chicago managed four hits in the first game while Jones and Milius were knocked out early in the second. The Pirates claimed one win and the Cubs took the other to finish the series two games to one.
In Buffalo New York June 26 three favorites advanced in the eighth annual invitational women’s golf tournament at the Buffalo Country Club. Glenna Collett beat Alice Beadle Stone 2 up Maureen Orcutt eliminated Maude Ross 9 and 7 and Virginia Van Wie beat Ann Jeanette Hunter. Fritzi Stifel defeated Mrs Dalton Raymond one up and will meet Mrs J W Taylor next.
John Van Ryn of Princeton and Allan Herrington of Stanford head toward the singles quarterfinals in the national intercollegiate tennis championships. Van Ryn routed Frank Bowden of Columbia 6 0 6 3 while Herrington beat Gus Feuer of Florida 6 3 7 5. Ralph McElveenny of Stanford edged H B Whitbeck Jr of Harvard 6 0 5 7 7 5 with other seeds Seilingson Lehigh Berkeley Bell Ben Gorchakoff and Harris Coggeshall advancing.
Al Espinosa of Chicago won the first annual mid-western open golf tournament finishing 72 holes in 289. Archie Compston of Britain was second with 294, followed by Jack Burke of Houston and Leo Diegel of White Plains tied for third at 297. Joe Kirkwood, Johnny Farrell, and others contended with high scores. Espinosa earned 1500 dollars, Compston 900.
Giants win 7 to 6 at Philadelphia, four wins in five games. McGraw and Ferguson shut out Phillies late. Hurst hits his tenth homer with bases empty. O'Doul, Davies, Ring and Leach spark New York's offense as Genewich and Walsh struggle.
Babe Ruth connects for a homer and later singles to load the bases before his single in the ninth ties the score as the Harrisburg Senators hold the New York Yankees to a 6 to 6 exhibition draw in Harrisburg. Ray Ruth and the visitors are pressed to catch a train after the game is halted.
Summary notes St Paul defeats Milwaukee 4 0 in the first game and 3 1 in the second. Louisville downed Toledo 4 1. Kansas City lost 13 2 to Minneapolis in the first game but edged them 8 7 in the second.
Baltimore defeats Newark 4 to 2 while Jersey City tops Reading 9 to 3 Rochester shuts out Toronto 0 to 3 Montreal wins 8 to 4 over Buffalo.
Yesterday New York beat Philadelphia 7 to 6 and Brooklyn defeated Boston 5 to 1 while Chicago shut out Pittsburgh 7 0 and won 2 0. St Louis and Cincinnati did not play. Today Philadelphia visits New York in the only listed game.
Doak works seven strong innings with seven runs in six innings no outs in seventh. Ehrhardt, Vance, Moss, and others see brief stints. Vance credited with win, Brandt charged with loss, umpires Jorda Rigler Hart. Time of game 2 25.
New York June 26. Two title fights and several title challengers face disputes over weight limits as Tommy Loughran and Armand Emanuel clash for 175 pounds while Mickey Walker seeks a 175 pound bout with Leo Lomenk. Other challengers include Phil Scott and plans to resolve Johnny Risko vs George Godfrey at Ebbs Field after rain delays.
Wimbledon matches disrupted by rain on day two with American players delayed. Big Bill Tilden defeated H. C. Fisher 6-1 6-3 6-1 and George Lott beat H. K. Lester 6-1 7-5 7-5 in second round action between showers.
E. C. Aldrich of Cuttingsville aged 85 has won his sixty third consecutive term in public office. Elected at 23, he has served as clerk, treasurer and collector for 55 terms since 1873 and has never missed a day at his desk except when serving in state roles. Supporters call him the beer man and credit his longevity to diligence and health.
Chicago defeats Detroit 5 to 2 while St Louis beats Cleveland 6 to 3. Washington tops Philadelphia 4 to 1. There is no game listed for New York versus Boston.
Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit 5 to 2 in the final game of the series. Adkins held Detroit to three hits as Heilmann rested in a Detroit shakeup. Berg Kamm Hunnefield Mostil Gehringer Tavener and Easterling led offense with key RBIs and hits.
Bluefield juniors overrun Princeton 14 to 2 as pitchers hold county seaters to three singles. Scoring bursts start early with five runs in the first, two in the second, and eleven in the third inning before Princeton finally gets on the scoreboard. Johnson leads Bluefield’s offense with solid hitting as Armentrout and Bowman work on the mound.
Middle Atlantic League results include Scottdale 3 Fairmont 0 and Jeanette 9 Charleroi 5. Johnstown 6 Cumberland 4, Wheeling 4 Clarksburg 2. Atlanta 4 Birmingham 3 in 10 innings. Chattanooga 6 Little Rock 1 and Memphis 18 Nashville 4. New Orleans 10 Mobile 4.
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