Olympic football demo to showcase American play at Los Angeles
Organizers plan a night game featuring Southern California Stanford California against Yale Princeton and Harvard to showcase U S football to foreign visitors at the 1932 Games. Howard Jones leads USC with Tad Jones guiding the Yale Harvard group as guest coaches. The event aims to attract a capacity crowd and serve as a premier sports exhibit.
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Howard Jones
Southern California
Stanford
California
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Tad Jones
Howard
Tad
Brothers Jones
West
Silverdale Captures Arlington Feature in Comeback Pace
John Schorr's five year old Silverdale won the opening day Arlington handicap feature in a 1 24 1 5 record, three lengths ahead of No More. My Dandy, Satin Spar and Gallant Knight followed as a crowded Parimutual field paid $6.84 for $2. Contrition won the Onwentsia steeplechase over Autumn Bells at about two miles.
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John Schorr
Silverdale
Arlington
Schorr
C. B E. Davison
No More
Reichert Brothers
My Dandy
Satin Spar
Willard Mack
California
Gallant Knight
Francis S. Peabody
Brown Wisdom
Reichert
Greenbrier club announces draw for summer play
The Greenbrier club announces the summer tournament with matches to begin by July 4. Twenty one players enter including Scotty Hale the defending champion seeking a fourth straight cup as a new runner up cup and second flight cup are introduced.
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Greenbrier Club
Scotty Hale
Bluefield Country Club
Mercer Club
Morton Wagner
Clyde Smith
Lane Nash
Rhea Blake
Mack Taylor
Bob Counts
Joe Andrews
Harry Adams
Ralph Hughes
J. W. Overstreet
Henry Frazier
Virgil Rose
Rob Marshall
Bob Brena
Detroit Breaks Philadelphia Jinx By Copping 6-5 Verdict
Detroit tops Philadelphia in a 6 to 5 verdict as Indians extend Yankees jinx with four of five in a doubleheader. Babe Ruth hits his eighteenth homer of the year in the first game. Combs on base. Pirates wallop Braves 4 to 2 as Ed Phillips homers and Grantham drives three singles amid loose defense. Pittsburgh collects 14 hits to Boston’s 4 in first game of series.
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Indians
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Combe
New York
McEvoy
Weinert
Weaver and Perkins
Shoffner and Myatt
Pirates
Braves
Boston
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Phillips
Zachary
George Grantham
Tribe
Nay Kremer
Pittsburgh
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BF Bennett
P. Wanner
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Roston
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Dreeser
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Moore
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Sheely
Schulmerlin
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Maguire
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Iecsmsaeeses
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Bennett
Phillips
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Mara
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Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia
Athletics
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Bishop
Eeves
Ee Cochrane
Simmons
Foxx
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Hwhams
Whitehill
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Moriarity
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White Sox
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Myer
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Rice
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Jones
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Reynolds
Fonseca
Rivenge
Frasier
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Cissell
Hargrave
Jeffries
Kerr
Rubel
Crowder
Baseball matchups in the American League today
Washington visits St. Louis while Boston plays Chicago Philadelphia meets Cleveland and New York travels to Detroit for today’s games.
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St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
National League results and upcoming matchups
National League results from yesterday include Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 and St. Louis 5 New York 3. Remaining games listed: Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 11 Chicago 10, with Pittsburgh at Boston and St. Louis at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Chicago at Philadelphia are scheduled.
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Boston
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Homers lift Robins over Reds in series opener
Brooklyn Robins defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 4 to start the series and extend their winning streak to five. Johnny Frederick and Del Bissonette homered, turning a three run lead into a Robins win in the fifth inning.
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Phils
Cubs
Bucs Wallop Braves
Robins Lick Reds
REDS
Brooklyn
Johnny Frederick
del Bissonette
Cincinnati Reds
Robins
Frederick
Big John Fulton Draws Roanoke Matman in Angled Title Clash
John Fulton, candidate for the southern West Virginia light heavyweight crown, faced Roanoke’s Check Jones in a Virginia Sport club match at the Roanoke Auditorium. The two best of three contest ended in a draw after each wrestler claimed one fall. Fulton won the first fall in 33 minutes 35 seconds with a headlock toe hold, while Jones captured the second fall in 19 minutes with a headlock.
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West Virginia
Check Jones
Roanoke
Roanoke Auditorium
The
Virginia Sport Club
Fulton
Jones
James
Los Angeles Referee Picked for Schmeling Stribling Title Fight
Cleveland's five man boxing commission chose George Blake of Los Angeles to referee Max Schmeling's fifteen round heavyweight title defense against Bill Stribling at Municipal stadium. Blake will travel from Los Angeles to Cleveland via Chicago, with substitute referee and two judges to be named soon. Meanwhile Schmeling rests at Conneaut lake and Stribling trains at Geauga lake ahead of the Friday night bout.
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Boxing Commission
George Blake
Los Angeles
Max Schmeling
Bill Stribling
Municipal Stadium
Tommy Meinty
Blake
Fidel LaBarba
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Schmeling
Stribling
Conneaut Lake
Geauga Lake
Georgia
International League score roundup for Toronto and others
In the International League results Toronto defeated Montreal 7 to 0 and Baltimore beat Reading 6 to 0 while Rochester won 14 to 6 against Buffalo. Indianapolis toppled Columbus 13 to 6 as Milwaukee got 5 and St Paul 9 beat Kansas City 7 and Minneapolis 4. Atlanta only scheduled with New Orleans 8 and Mobile Birmingham 5 in lingering notes.
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Toronto
Montreal
Baltimore
Reading
Rochester
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Mobile
Birmingham
Atlanta
Juniors Play Newsies In Afternoon Baseball Clash
Dr Kell's American Legion Junior team faces Sunset News at Weller field this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Players should meet at the doctor's office at 1 o'clock for assembly and pregame notes.
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Dr. Kell
American Legion
Weller Field
Welch Drops From Lead In Tri County Baseball Loop
Welch Senator lose ground in Tri County league over weekend as Welch defeated by Berwind Coalwood 8 1 and then by Twin City 5 2. Twin City team, formed as Bluefield Norfolk and Western nine, drew N and W backing but plays as Twin City. Also Princeton Roosters defeated Boissevain Bears 3 0 at Princeton and Gary edged Pocahontas 4 3 in twelve innings at Gary.
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Berwind-Coalwood
Senators
Twin City Nine Caps
Princeton
Boissevain
Gary Drubs
Welch Senator
Twin City
Cavaliers
W. C. Scruggs
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Nine
Bluefield Baseball Club
N. and
Princeton Roosters
Boissevain Bears
Gary
Pocahontas
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Mullens-Berwind
Coalwood
Twin City Invades Welch with 5-2 Baseball Win
Twin City bombed Welch 5-2 Sunday. Berwind-Coalwood beat Welch 8-1 Saturday. Jim Gilley hit a grand showing with the bases loaded in the first inning and Welch errors aided Twins in the Sunday win.
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Secoeese
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Bishop
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Lester
Adams
McParland
Casas
Princeton Boosters blank Boissevain Bears 3-0 in league clash
Princeton pitchers held Boissevain to four hits as Clarence Wheby earned his fourth straight win. Only thirty batters faced Wheby, with one reaching third. Dutsy Rhodes doubled in the second to bring Coburn and White home, giving Princeton a lead they never relinquished.
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Princeton Boosters
Boissevain Bears
Clarence Wheby
Joyce
Wheby
Dutsy Rhodes
Coburn
White
Morgan Narrowly Surges to .395 in Big Six Standings
Eddie Morgan of Cleveland posted four hits in seven at bats across yesterday’s double win over the Yankees, lifting his batting average to .395 and solidifying second place. Babe Ruth slipped to .404 after three hits in eight at bats, while Virgin Davis of Philadelphia kept third with two of four.
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xSephenson Porter
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Ruth
Jorgens
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Lasser
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Collins
Hesler
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zDudley
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teher—Gomeez
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Pet
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Red Sox
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Reda
Shields and Wood Reach Wimbledon Semi finals
Frank Shields and Sidney Wood Jr advance to the Wimbledon semi finals alongside Jean Borotra and Fred Perry. Shields beat H W Austin in five sets while Wood defeated G P Hughes to set up a clash with Perry. Helen Jacobs confronts Betty Nuthall in the women's quarter finals.
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Fred Perry
London
William T. Tilden II
Frank X. Shielde
Sidney B. Wood Jr
Jean Borotra
Darling
Paris
Shields
H. W. Austin
Biarritz
Woods
G. P. Hughes
Perry
John van Ryn
Helen Jacobs
Berkeley
Calif
Betty Nuthall
City League Baseball Moguls Hold Meeting
The Greater Blue field league executives met to outline the second half schedule. Wesleyans face N. and W. at 4 pm at Wellerfield, and Business College meets Bluefield, Va. on Thursday at 4 pm. A. C. Dilcher was elected president, succeeding Stubby Currence.
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Mercer Club Golfers Defeat M Dowell Team in Nassau Meet
Mercer Country club golfers led by Jim Hawkins defeated MccDowell county players led by Captain Guy Mace 15 to 8 in a Sunday Nassau format match at Mercer club. Readouts include pairings such as McQuail Brooks 2 Kaul Mace 1 and Greenspan Turk 3 Silagi Headley 6 among others.
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