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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
18
Sam Snead, the favored player, opened with a 77 as playoff storms delayed play. Jimmie Hines and Henry Picard shared the early lead at 70 with a weather interrupted round at Cherry Hills.
Defending champ Ralph Guldahl tied for pace with a 74 as Cherry Hills hazards wrecked many chances. Byron Nelson incurred a nine on the fifth, finishing 77, while Victor Ghezzi shot 79 and Jimmy Thomson 82. Picard surged with a blazing late run, Tobin Rogers fell short.
Pure Oil defeated Mail 41 at Armor Park to move into a tie with Burnwell for second in the A Division, just a half game behind unbeaten Du Pont. Bibbee pitched well for Pure Oil, with Schweinsburg driving in two runs on singles in the second and fourth innings, while Pure Oil totaled seven hits and capitalized on two Mail errors.
Lefty Grove pitched a complete game as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8 to 0. The southpaw fanned eight, allowed nine hits, and reached his 10th win of the season, supported by a 14-hit team attack including homers by Jimmy Foxx and Ben Chapman with doubles and a triple.
The Gazette baseball club of the Kanawha Valley league will hold a practice session this afternoon at 5 30 o clock at Kelly park. All players are requested to be on hand promptly at 5 30.
Roy Blizzard of Meadow Brook registered 73 to lead Kanawha County men’s golf qualifiers. Six more posted scores as qualifying continued. Charles Hodges and J H Pierson led the day with strong rounds. Nonmembers have until Saturday to qualify, while club members finish Sunday.
White Sulphur Springs June 1 Some hometown backers sent money for Slammin Sam Snead to win the National Open at Cherry Hills Golf Course. Snead says odds are low and he is not playing well, but Greenbrier club manager Fred Die Martin emphasizes any outcome is possible as top golfers chase a title.
United States women's tennis team enters the two day Wightman Cup matches amid a setback as Helen Jacobs injures her right arm and may miss two weeks. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan moves to No 3 singles with Jacobs sidelined. Helen Wills Moody defeats Alice Marble in practice as the Americans prepare to defend their title for the eighth straight time.
The New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs to stretch their National League lead to a game and a half. A three run ninth inning capped by Mel Ott’s two run single sealed the win after a pitching shuffle that included Bob Logan relieving Tex Carleton and Jack Russell finishing the rally. Dick Bartell homered for the Giants in the third as Clyde Castleman Bill Lehrman and Waller Brown shut down Chicago over six hits.
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