DePolo Wins 500 Mile Indy Race In Hair-Splitting Finish
Peter DePolo, 27, driving Teapot Owned racing car, won the Indianapolis 500 in a dramatic late stretch duel with Benny Hill and Phil Shafer. The victory produced a record crowd of about 140,000 and awarded DePolo roughly $48,000 in prizes including $40,000 for first place. Norman Batten relieved during a 65 mile stretch before DePolo finished.
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Mountaineer spring sports close at West Virginia University
West Virginia University ends its spring sport program with the Mountaineer varsity wine and alumni events in Buckhannes and Morgantown. Coach Art Smith fields a balanced track squad after a strong Tri-State finish, and freshmen show promise for a record year. Tennis will not be offered this spring, but golf may be added next year as plans move forward.
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Three Cornered Fight Looms In Big Ten Meet
Columbus May 30 A three cornered battle is seen among Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois as the Big Ten outdoor track and field jamboree nears at the stadium June 6 Michigan led by captain and star pole vaulter Jim Brooker is out but still fields a strong team under Steve Farrell Schwartze McGinnis Vallely and Munz pace Wisconsin while Ohio State threatens but lacks balance to win a team title coach Gill of Illinois cites strong sprinters hurdlers and distance stars from several schools as a sign of a close meet with several records likely to fall including shot put half mile and javelin marks
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Morris Harvey Bows to Marshall College
Marshall College baseball defeated Morris Harvey 1 to 0 behind pitcher Douthat who held Morris Harvey to eight hits. Long homered in the first inning, McCaffrey's baserunning stood out, and Crist fielded well. Ball pitched for Morris Harvey with few safe hits coming in earlier frames.
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Inquiry Begun Into Naval Aviator Death At Hospital
Inquiries opened into the death of a naval aviator after arrival from Norfolk. Lieutenant Mirm and Vender are named in early reports as involved in the incident at the hospital, with observers noting the tragic timing and circumstances surrounding the aviator's demise.
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Hundreds Honor Nation's Dead In Bluefield Memorial Parade
A Memorial Day parade in Bluefield featured Nash Motor Company cars, Norfolk and Western band, Boy Scouts led by Robert Laird, Quota Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs, and the High School band in white uniforms. After a march through Princeton avenue and Federal street, Roy Scott Post and the Norfolk and Western band left the line to honor colored cemeteries. Graves at Monte Vista Park received wreaths and flags as Legion members paid tribute to veterans of America's wars.
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All of Lengue in Action on Sunday in Coalfield League
Four teams enter Sunday play with Pocahontas facing Coalwood at Pocahontas and Bluefield meeting Gary at Gary. McMillan's Pocah Bramwell side aims to repeat a Saturday win over Bluefield as Lofty Thomas coaches the Indians. Bramwell and Tealwood will travel. new Bramwell players join Gary lineup. Janneon starts, Borres to step in if he falters.
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Strangler Lewis Defeats Munn in Three Falls
LewIs the Strangler retained his heavyweight title by defeating Wayne Big Munn two falls to one in Michigan City. Munn won the first fall, 24 minutes 2 seconds, but Lewis dominated the second and third falls with head locks and controlled performance. The bout drew about 13,000 to 14,000 admissions and a gate near 364,000 dollars in a Skyblue Arena event promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons organized.
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Floyd Fitzsimmons
Skyblue
JIM SLATTERY SCORES TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT
New York May 30 Johnny Slattery a Buffalo West heavy welterweight with two prior victories floored Jack Burke of Pittsburgh in the second round a technical knockout after a series of solid punches Referee Ed Purdy stopped the bout Burke weighed 175 1 2 Slattery 364 at start of the second round pending the Bert and McTigue bout at Yankee Stadium tonight
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Sisler's Comeback Hits Safely In Early Games
The piece highlights George Sisler's early season hitting streaks with the St. Louis Browns, noting a 34 game pace that tops last year's best. It contrasts Sisler's current power to the prior season and mentions Sam Rice, Eddie Roush, and Walter Johnson as other notable hitters and icons of baseball's history.
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George Sister
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Fragmented Punchline Littered Ad Copy From OCR
A jumbled OCR paragraph riffs on rain, sports, and pop culture with misread phrases about left‑handers, golfers, rolling stones, and a trombone joke. It weaves half sentences about rain, fate, and perseverance, ending with garbled motivational fragments and stray capitalized words.
Fragmentary Odds and Ends From a Local Page
A garbled OCR fragment mentions elf bathing and a hot front, a proverb on solidarity, and a note about not registering your pig when buying a used car with only 1200 miles. The text is sparse and includes stray phrases and miscues with no clear news event or names.
Delaney Beats Young Marullo in New York Bout
At Yankee Stadium Jack Delaney from Bridgeport Connecticut defeated Young Marullo of New Orleans by decision in a light heavyweight fight. Delaney controlled the bout with steady punching and superior defense en route to victory.
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Southern League Scores Snapshot From Atlanta and Memphis
In the Southern League, Atlanta routed Memphis 8 to 0. Memphis lost 0 to 1 against Mobile, while Mobile beat Chattanooga 10 to 9. Birmingham shut out, 0 to 0 against Little Rock. Birmingham also defeated Little Rock 6 to 8. Nashville routed Sacramento 14 to 0, and New Orleans lost to Nashville 0 to 8.
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Unclear cro sports score snippet from era
Fragmentary score line lists several teams with misread names and partial scores. The readable portions show Toledo beating Columbus 5 to 4 and Milwaukee preceding a minor result, but overall details are garbled and cannot establish a coherent game report.
Trojans win 49th intercollegiate meet at Franklin Field
USC captured the 49th annual intercollegiate track championship at Franklin Field scoring 33 points in 15 events while Princeton took 2nd with 29.5 and Yale 3rd with 26.5 Georgetown 4th with 23 and Penn 5th with 22. Ralph Hill of Princeton set the intercollegiate shot put record at 49 feet 9.5 inches. Upsets marked the meet as USC excelled in the discus and hurdles with Dean Crowell guiding eleven events and placing in seven.
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Niehaus Traded for Sheehan and Dreyfuss in Pittsburg
Albert Niehaus, young first baseman for the Pittsburg Pirates, was traded to Cincinnati for Thomas Sheehan, a right handed pitcher, and Sam Dreyfuss announced tonight. Niehaus heads to Cincinnati and Sheehan will join the Pirates in Chicago Monday. Linwood farmers form posse to kill a bear weighing 600 pounds near Matlaton, West Virginia, after it devoured sheep and calves.
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Pittsburg Pirates
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Sam Dreyfuss
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Reading 4 Balmore 1 Syracuse Tops Dons City
In a compact score update International Association action saw Reading defeat Balmore 4 1 while Syracuse edged Dons City. The brief notes unclear team names and locations but records a 4 1 score and a win for Syracuse over Dons City.
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Walker to defend open golf title at Worcester
Cyril Walker of Englewood New Jersey the national open golf champion will start the defense of his title at 11 20 o clock Wednesday morning at the Worcester Massachusetts Country Club United States Golf Association announced today in presenting the championship pairings His partner will be Henry Clucl of Westchester White Plains New York Other leading pairings include Joe Novak and Jack Forrester Wille Honter and Angel De La Torre Larry Nabholz and Leo Jose Clan Oaks Robert Jones Jr Walter Hagen Jock Hutchinson Tommy Anthony Willis MacFarland Emmet French Frances Ouimet Gens Sarazen MacDonald Smith Johnny Farrall and Bill Mehlborn Joe Kirkwood among others
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United States Golf Association
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Emmet French
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Whedland
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British Marathon Won by S Ferris in London
In London on March 30 S Ferris, a British runner, won the annual marathon from Windsor to Stamford Bridge, setting a new record of 2 hours 35 minutes. American rivals Frank Bova and Berens Ny were runners-up, with Lyoch also contending before finishing outside the podium.
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