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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1925

Page

4

Pirates Triumph In Ninth Inning Rally At Pittsburg

Pittsburg reports a dramatic ninth inning as Dickered out Cuyler with a pitched ball to push the Pirates to a victory over the Cardinals. Hornsby provided a key hit and Traynor followed with a four-base hit to fuel St. Louis’ win chances. The Cubs downed the Reds 10 to 6 in Cincinnati with a bustling hitting spree and pivotal plays.

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Far Western Contenders Display Unusual Strength

Philadelphia May 29 Far Western contenders in the Intercollegiate track and field championships showed unusual strength after eight of thirteen elimination tests at Franklin Field California and Southern California led with eleven men in weight events.

Philadelphia California Franklin Field

National League results and today's schedule recap

Yesterday results show Pittsburg 6 St Louis 5, Chicago 10 over Gigernauta, Brooklyn 11 over Hopton 6. Today two games include St Wins at Pittsburg and Chicago at Cincinnati. Standings list Pittsburg 15, Philadelphia 18, Brooklyn 16, Chicago 18, Boston 20, St Louis 23.

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Intercollegiate track meet leads with USC in qualifying tests

Philadelphia May 20 Athletes from the shadows of the Golden Gate gained a decisive advantage over eastern rivals in the Intercollegiate track and field qualifiers at Franklin Field. USC led with fourteen qualifiers followed by California thirteen and Princeton and Pennsylvania twelve each. Two records fell despite storms. Ralph G Hills of Princeton shattered the shot put mark and Bud Houser of USC improved the discus. Final team totals show USC 14, California 13, Princeton 12, Pennsylvania 12, Yale 11, Georgetown 10, Dartmouth 7, with several others scoring small points.

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Olympic congress and swimming federation elect officers

Prague May 29 delegates from nineteen nations gathered as the Olympic Congress and the International Amateur Swimming Federation elected officers. Sigfried Kdatrom of Sweden was chosen president with Robert M. Thompson named as one of three vice presidents. Alan H. Muhy of the United States became secretary as commissions outlined work and seven continental amateur records were approved, including nine American marks by Welemuller, Rholton, Kealoha, Wabrigbht, and Bauer.

Prague Sigfried Kdatrom Sweden Robert M. Thompson American Olympic Committee Alan H. Muhy United States Charlies H. Sherrill New York Swimming Federation John Welemuller Robert Rholton Warren Kealoha Helen Wabrigbht Sybil Bauer

Southern League score roundup with varied results

Southern League results show New Orleans defeating Chattanooga 32 to 12 while Augnta 3, Little Rock 4, Mobile 3, Nashville 16, Birmingham 3 and Memphis 7 posted other scores. The brief summary captures the day’s outcomes across teams and venues.

New Orleans Chattanooga Little Rock Mobile Nashville Birmingham Memphis

Eagles Break 404-Deficit In Phillies Win Over New York

Philadelphia edged New York 6 to 4 as Wan ninger error in the eighth opened the door for two runs. Rain delayed the second game of the doubleheader. Schedule lists two games today: St Louis at Chicago, Cleveland at Detroit, New York at Philadelphia, Boston at Washington.

Philadelphia Wanninger Rina New York

Base occupancy rules in a rundown play

The base belongs to the original runner. If a following runner advances to the vacated base but is not out, the original runner may return safely to claim the base. When two runners stand on the same base, the fielding team may tag the runner who advanced during the rundown, not the original occupant. A following runner may return to his prior base if he reaches it before being tagged out.

Stuffy McInnis Signs Up With Pittsburg Pirates

Pittsburg May 29 veteran first base man Stuffy McInnis has signed a one season contract with the Pittsburg club of the National League. After formalizing his membership he participated in an extended workout. Pirates may use McInnis at first base as season advances. The club has two younger first basemen but lacks their experience. Melanis, a heavy hitter from the Samet Athletic Infield, was released by the Boston Braves last winter.

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Pitcher Struck in Face Taken to Hospital

Chicago May 29. Sylvester Johnson Detroit pitcher was struck in the face by a line drive off Bibl Falk bat in the ninth inning of the Detroit Chicago game and keeled over. He was assisted off the field and taken to a hospital.

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Unclear Scores Surface From Scrambled Report

Fragmentary sports brief lists scores for several teams including Providence over Reading and Syracuse over Buffalo with scattered notes about Rochester, Toronto, a train catch and weather. The legible items show a 6 3 result and a 9 6 result with additional uncertain fragments about Baltimore Jersey City and a rain delay.

Providence Reading Syracuse Buffalo Rochester Toronto Baltimore-Jersey City

Walter Johnson Rates Lajoie as Greatest Natural Batter

Johnson ranks Larry Lajoie as the greatest natural batsman he faced, with Joe Jackson as a close rival. He notes Honus Wagner’s limited exhibition experience and likens Hornsby to Ty Cobb in style. Lajoie and Jackson are line-drive hitters who rarely homer, Ruth stands out for distance but strikes out often. Johnson’s praise centers on Lajoie’s pure hitting ability.

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Hot Dog Protests and Babe Ruth Feud Stirs Editor

The sports desk reels from a heated call by Howling Rover, famed hot dog in the Babe Ruth drama. Rover denounces coverage blaming him for Ruth’s missteps and recalls 1921 when Ruth hit 69 homers, urging fairness and less ridicule from the paper.

Howling Rover

Harvard Crew Launches Fired On In Coast Guard Incident

Boston May 29 Two Harvard boat launches carrying rowers were fired upon at Nan Tasket while sailing toward New London to face Yale on June 19. Bullet narrowly missed, coast guard apologized, Harvard officials said no protest would be made.

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Ninety six golfers to fight for open title

Tong Beach May 29. Ninety six golfers will fight for the open championship at Worcester Massachusetts next week. Five from the Pacific Coast thirty from the Middle West and sixty who qualified in the eastern rounds at Lido today. Champion Cyril Walker is listed among entrants.

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