Bluefield College Hosts Nine High Schools for Tri-State Meet
Bluefield College will host nine high school track teams from Virginia and Tennessee for the tri state high school meet with Roanoke and Logan among entrants. The event previews the May 9 A I A A high school meet in Morgantown with twenty two teams in the group and five from this contest advancing. Officials and judges include Pedre Jackson as referee H W Nebinger starter and others.
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Hugh Metallock
Bluefield College
Bluefield
Virginia
Tennessee
Roanoke High School
Logan
Princeton
Northfork
Roanoke
Marion
Radford
Tazewell
West Virginia
Morgantown
Derby Candidates Work Out In Cold at Churchill Downs
Kentucky Derby hopefuls endured mud and cold as they trained at Churchill Downs on April 20. Captain Hal logged five-eighths in 1 03 5 and three-quarters in 1 17 1 5, while Louis Rubenstein’s stable horse posted quarter in 2 61 5, half 4 92 5, and three quarters 1 18 per the weather. Quatrain, Drowsy Waters, and others showed varying fitness with plans for possible Pimlico and Preakness involvement.
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Louisville
Quareee
Churchill Downs
Hal
Billy
Tesiner
Captain Hal
Cincinnati
Louis Rubenstein
Russell Cave D. Borgmann
Quatrain
Conner
Pimlico
Drowsy Waters
Slice
Boon Companion
Woodman
Maryland racing opens at Pimlico with Dixie feature
Baltimore April 30 Maryland racing moves to Pimlico tomorrow for an eleven day meet with 223200 in added money. The Dixie stable feature for three year olds and up at a mile and three sixteenths drew twenty one entries with Mrs W K Vanderbilt's Sarazen favored under Carl Sande. Competitors include Beau Butler Chacolet Sweeping Away Aga Khan Rustic My Own Wilder Cherry Vie and Overall.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pimlico
Dixie
Carl Sande
KE. R. Bradley
Beau Butler
Chacolet
H. P. Headey
Xiapa Farm
Aga Khan
Rustic
My Own
Wilder
Cherry Vie
The Babe and Hartnett Rivalry in the News
In a hospital scene the Babe and Nursie discuss Hartnett as the new home run king and the newspaper’s blunt language. They mention Dempsey's train sickness and joke about reporters copying Babe Ruth’s style while Cleveland and the Athletics are tied in standings.
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Ruth
Nurste
Hartnett
Cubs
Harnett
Nursie
Mr. Hartnett
Babe
Jack Dempsey
Cleveland
Athletics
National League Results Postponed Due to Rain
All games in the National League are postponed by rain today. Chicago visits St. Louis, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Boston travels to Philadelphia, and Brooklyn plays New York.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Chica
St. Louis Pencees
Pittsburg Oo
Baseball Postponed by Rain Across American League
Rain forced all American League games to be postponed yesterday including St. Louis at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Washington. A lighthearted note mentions Mr Nurmi and a playful quip from Babe about a planned pitch to Walter Johnson.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
St Louis
Groves and Nurmi Highlight Amateur Debate in Sports Columns
Column critique notes high priced minors and press hype harming rookies like Lefty Groves with Conway Mack backing. It lauds Nurmi as true amateur, arguing class and loyalty outweigh money and media, while promoters profit from big meets.
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Groves
Connie Mack
Jack Dunn
Baltimore Oh
Dunn
Nurmi
Boston Releases Ewell Gross to Minneapolis Club
The Boston American League baseball club announced that shortstop Ewell Gross has been released outright to the Minneapolis club of the American Association. He will leave for Minneapolis tomorrow.
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Boston
American League Baseball Club
Ewell Gross
Minneapolis
American Association
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H. W. Nebinger
C. W. Jackson
Hobson Boead
Messrs. Poff
Dodd
Clyde Lazenby
James Nunan
Mr. Cutler
BE. P. Stringfeller
H. L. Shott, Jr
W. BE. Wood
H. P. Thomas
Beecher Stallard
George Hamilton
J. C. Jett
Garrett Walker
Frank Walker
Horace Sharitz
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