Bluefield to Try Four-Game Week in Blue Ridge League
The Bluefield press urges a four game per week schedule in the Blue Ridge league to boost fan interest and revenue. It notes the club’s home attendance, local and imported players, and praises umpire Bror ge Smiley for ejecting a disruptive Fries pitcher. Len LeNoir and Arthur Kads are highlighted as rising talents.
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Bluefield
Cainfield
Blue Ridge
Marion
Galax
Mt. Airy
Wytheville
Fries
Phipps Boys
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Old Blue Grays
Poca- Bramwell Indians
Mel
Johnny Buford
Chuck Nalbock
Len LeNoir
Len
Bluefield College
Groseclose
Fellows
Arthur Kads
Arthur
Blue Grays Rally to 9 8 Victory in 12 Innings Over Fries
Artful Artie Eade relieved for Bluefield and tossed eight strikeouts over six perfect innings. Johnny Buford delivered the decisive run in the twelfth after McMillan tied the game in the eighth. Fries built a seven run lead in the first inning but Bluefield battled back under adverse weather at Cainfield to win 9 8 in twelve innings.
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Artie Eade
Fries
Blue Grays
Millers
Cainfield
Johnny Buford
Adkine
Teddy
McMillan
Buford
Skipper Cain
Kid Sharkey
Canton
Cleveland Indians
Mister Sharkey
Favorites Advance In College Net Tourney
In Haverford Pennsylvania the national intercollegiate tennis championship opened with 97 players, reducing to 52 after first and second rounds at Merion Cricket Club. Seeds mostly won, including Marco Hecht of New York and Charles Britzius of Minnesota, who played a thrilling three-set match.
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Haverford
Merion Cricket Club
Jack Tidball
University of California At
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
Marco Hecht
New York City
Charles Britzius
Minnesota
Thhree
Baseball's Big Six Singled Out by Schulte’s .353 Avg
Fred Schulte of the Senators led the standout group as he rose to a .353 batting average after a 500 hitter yesterday. National League players were idle as AL performance headlines the day. The standings show Simmons and Davis leading heavy with high averages and RBIs for their teams.
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Fred Schulte
Senators
Schulte
ABA
Collins
Cardinals
Harridge Names AL World’s Fair Baseball Team
President Harridge selects the American League roster for the game of the century at Comiskey Park in July. Gehrig, Gehringer, Cronin, Dykes, Foxx, Lazzeri lead infield. Simmons, Ruth, Averill, Chapman, Weah, Dickey, Ferrell, Grove, Gomez, Hildebrand, Crowder among outfielders and pitchers. The NL squad posts a .298 team batting average.
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Chicago
William Harridge
Comisky Park
Harridge
Lou Gehrig
New York
Charles Gehringer
Detroit
Joe Cronin
Washington
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia
Tony Lazzeri
al Simmons
Babe Ruth
Earl Averill
Cleveland
Ben Chapman
Sam Weat
St. Louisa
Cathere
Bill Dickey
Rick Ferrell
Boston
Bob Grove
Vernon Gomez
Wesley Ferrell
Oral Hildebrand
Alvin Crowder
Mid-Atlantic League Scores Snapshot
Zanesville 6 Wheeling 3. Beckley 13 Johnstown 6. Huntington blank Charleston 0. Springfield 7 Dayton 6.
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Mid-Atlantic League
Zanesville
Wheeling
Beckley
Johnstown
Huntington
Charleston
Springfield
Dayton
Hambrick and Skelly Edge Local Golfers In 21st Hole Match
Archie Hambrick and Donald Skelly defeated Rocky Schorr and Charley Walk one up on the 21st hole at Bluefield Country Club in an exhibition match. Hambrick led with the low score through 21 holes while Skelly and Walk showcased standout shots and Birdies highlighted by No. 7 and No. 4 performances.
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Walk
Archie Hambrick
Zanesville
Ohio
Donald Skelly
Wytheville
Rocky Schorr
Charley Walk
Bluefield
Bluefield Country Club
Archie
Don
Hambrick
Skelly
Rocky
Golferea
Birds
Don Skelly
N and W to Face Bakers in Bluefield League Collision
Bluefield Va teams N and W and Bakers meet at Cainfield at 5 pm in the city league, N and W boasting top class A players like Bob Gammage and George Smiley while Bakers list Vandy Van Dyke and Dick Ruddle. Bluefield leads the first half standings with two wins and no defeats.
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Charley Nordsick
Bluefield City
Cainfield
Norfolk and Western
Bakers
Virginia
W. Hae
Bob Gammage
George Smiley
Johnny Bishop
Roy Hill
Freeborn
Bill Williamson
Wayne Farmer
Slim Webster
Vandy van Dyke
Johnson, Worth
Dick Ruddle
Dick Toney
Carlisle Bolen
Spud Taylor
Bluefield
Senators Tame Indians To Extend Lead In A.L.
Washington battering Cleveland pitchers won 4 to 3 as Joe Cronin led a late rally. Alvin Crowder earned his eleventh victory with relief by Jack Russell. The win stretched Washington’s lead to two games over the Yankees, who were washed out at Detroit.
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Joe Cronin
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Senators
Washington
Yankees
Detroit
Oral Hildebrand
Goose Goslin
Cronin
Hildebrand
Hudlin
Bluege
Alvin Crowder
Jack Russell
Boss
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Ono
Ie Caenen
Mimgke
OD Souci
BO Sul
Ae Sewell
Crowder
Russell
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SRS Bose
Simstada
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Hildebrand, Poa Re Ore
Mogmee Do
zBurnett
zezHale
Tolan Sur
Kamm
Burnett
Kuhel
Galatzer
Knickerbocker
National League Games Today Showdowns Across Venues
Pittsburgh visits New York as the Pirates clash with the Giants while Cincinnati travels to Brooklyn and Chicago meets Philadelphia. St. Louis heads to Boston for a slate of NL action today.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
St. Louie
Baseball Scores From Yesterday in the American League
Washington defeated Cleveland 4 to 3 while Philadelphia won 8 to 2 over Chicago. Boston surged 13 to 5 against St. Louis, and New York played Detroit with no result listed. Washington visited Cleveland and Philadelphia faced Chicago in later matchups.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Bishop Nicks Cox Defeats Bartley 6-1 at Cassell Field
Bishop Nicks Cox defeated Bartley 6-1 in a Sunday game at Cassell Field. Brickey pitched well for Bishop as Jack French led Bishop with a 3-for-4 line while Bartley’s Atwood went 2-for-3. Brown of Bishop made a sensational one hand catch on Mason’s fly. Next Sunday Bishop hosts Mullens in what is billed a top game.
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Bishop Miners
Letty Cox
Bartley
Cassell Field
Bishop
Brickey
Jack French
Atwood
Brown
Sensationna
Mason
Mullens
International League Scores From Buffalo Rochester Toronto and Montreal
In a single set of results, Buffalo beat Rochester 1 to 9, while Toronto and Montreal finished 6 to 6 after 15 innings. The games reflect dramatic offensive outputs and extra innings with Toronto and Montreal drawing even.
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Buffalo
Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Burke lifts American comeback in Ryder Cup foursomes
In Southport, June 26, Bill Burke and Ed Dudley sparked a 1 up victory over Alfred Pedgham and Alf Perry as the United States halved two other matches and lost two. Hagen and Sarazen rallied from deficits to finish all square with Wood and Runyan, while Britain’s Mitchell and Havers outplayed Dutra and Shute. Spectators, up to 15,000, watched as Lancaster hosted the day’s big golfing event with tents and celebratory displays.
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Southport
Eng
Bill Burke
Connecticut
United States
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
All Square
Charles Whitcombe
Percy
Abe Mitchell
Arthur Havers
Great Britain
Olin Dutra
Delamore Shute
Syd Easterbrook
W. H. Davies
Paul Runyan
Craig Wood
Ed Dudley
Alfred H. Pedgham
Alf Perry
Burke
Dudley
Concordville
Railing
Bill
Walter
Gene Rally
Hagan
Sarazen
Ljunch
Wood
Runyan
Mitchell
Havers
Dutra
Shute
Lancaster
Yale Golf Team Gets Good Start In National Intercollegiate
Yale opened the 87th national intercollegiate golf championship with a 304 four-man aggregate, led by Sidney Noyes Jr with a 73. Law Wetherwax 76, Dixie Walker 77, and O Tranque 78 followed as the Elis outpaced Texas and others in medal play. Michigan and Notre Dame tied for third at 416, with Dartmouth fifth at 321 and others like Princeton, Colgate, Dayton, Georgetown, Rollins, and Cornell in the standings.
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N. Y
Sidney W. Noyes Jr
Dobbs Ferry
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Elis
University of Texas
Noyes
Law Wetherwax
Albany
Dixie
Walker
Hartsville
Ohio
University of Michigan
Johnny Fischer
Notre Dame
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Georgia Tech
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Greeneville Sluggers Fall Before Bluefield AC in 12-3 Rout
In the decisive third game at Wellerfield yesterday the Greeneville Sluggers were unable to challenge the Bluefield A C as the visitors from Tennessee won 12 to 3. The local colored nine were overwhelmed in a one sided matchup.p
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Bluefield A. C
Invaders
Tennecace
Wellerfield
Milwaukee and St Paul in American Association standings
Milwaukee 5 and St Paul 6 are listed in the American Association standings alongside Minneapolis 10 Louisville 3 and Indianapolis 11 in a concise division table.
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St Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Morgantown Girl Wins Third Title in Tennis Tourney
Margaret Cara Pecken of Morgantown West Virginia teamed with Miriam Sullivan to win the women's doubles defeating Mrs John Richetson and Mrs Martha Snowden of Pittsburgh 6 1 5 7 5 2 in Mutsburgh on June 26. Dr John O Laughlin and Dr Dave O Laughlin beat Billy O Laughlin and Frank Broida 7 5 9 7 6 3 in the men s doubles final.
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West Penn
Margaret Carapecken
Morgantown
W. Va
Miriam Sullivan
John Richetson
Martha G. Snowden
Pittsburgh
House of O'Laughlin
John O'Laughlin
Dave
Billy O'Laughlin
Frank Broida
Birmingham Edges Knoxville 1-0 in sole Southern Association game
Birmingham defeats Knoxville 1-0 as the only Southern Association matchup reported, giving the visitors a win on the road.
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Knoxville
Birmingham
American tennis stars move along at Wimbledon
American players led by H. Ellsworth Vines Jr. won opening matches as L. Stoefer and Sutter posted solid wins on center court. K. Kleinschroth and D. Jones also advanced while J. Crawford barely survived a tough last set in the British championships.
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Eng
H. Ellsworth Vines Jr
Vines
G. R. D. Meredith
Cliff Sutter
Lester Stoefer
Sutter
EB. Stoh
Kane Eek
Stoefen
BE. R. Avery
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Gere Man
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H. K. Lester
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