Snead Ties Open 1916 Record Amid Heat at Spring Mill
Sam Snead shot 71 to reach 139 for 36 holes and tie Chick Evans 1916 Open record for lowest two rounds. Ralph Guldahl followed at 140 with 73, while Horton Smith 68 and Craig Wood 71 balanced near the lead. Bud Ward 142 and Denny Shute 142 trailed as the U S Open entered the midway stage.
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White Sulphur Springs
Spring Mill
Chick Evans
Minnekaha
Jones
Hagen
Sarazen
Snead
Guldahl
Wood
Smith
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Bud Ward
Spokane
Wash
Ward
Denny Shute
Tolley and Weichman Exit As Open Field Narrows
Sam Snead led the National Open at halfway after a 71 to follow a 68, with Denny Shute two strokes back at 142. West Virginia golfers Earl Tolley and Clem Weichman posted 77-81 and 76-86 totals respectively, failing to break 160 as the field narrowed to 66 at 36 holes.
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Philadelphia
West Virginia
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Denny Shute
Huntington
W. Va
Earl Tolley
White Sulphur
Clem Weichman
Logan
Pro golfer Shute posts 72 to lead Open field in heat
The British Open 1933 sees mild pro Shute finish at 72, three over par, after two trees and a birdie nine foot putt on the ninth. Lawson Little opens with 69 then rebounds to 74 for 143, tied with McSpaden, Cooper, Bulla and Moore. Picard, Ghezzi, Dutra and a chain of pros and amateurs follow amid heat and rough terrain. Sarazen Armour Hines Burke Manero among those fading.
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Ralph Guldahl
Guldahl
Vic Ghezzi
Olin Dutra
Henry Picard
Lloyd Mangrum
Shute
Lawson Little
Jay McSpaden
Harry Cooper
Johnny Bulla
Frank Moore
Hershey Henry
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
Jimmy Hines
Billy Burke
Tony Manero
Chenoweth and Rugel Clash After Semi Final Bid
In Meadow Brook 18 hole championship action former champions Larry David and Roy Blizzard won to reach the semifinals. John Chenoweth Jr edged Joe Rugel 2 up to set up a clash with Gordon Murray, while Blizzard defeated Bobby Lowe and Rugel shot 69 in a late afternoon round.
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Larry David
Roy Blizzard
Meadow Brook Golf Club
Joe Rugel
John Chenoweth, Jr
Gordon Murray
Kanawha Club
Murray
Carl Leachman
David
Hal Bierce
Blizzard
Bobby Lowe
Lowe
Rugel
Chenoweth
Joe
Second Flight
P. P. Richmond
Porter Wear
Gay Carper
Bill Tawney
Bob Pinson
Farley Vaughan
Ruffner Payne
W. L. McBride
Dayton Wings Clinch Series In 6 3 Victory
Dayton Wings win the closing game 6 to 3 in a pitchers duel with Charleston. Norman Smith strikes out 10, Pete Beyrer drives in three with a decisive fifth inning double and subsequent runs. The Wings take the series two games to one and head to Charleston for another match Saturday night.
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Smith
Wolfe
Wings
Darton al Charleston Abhoa Abho
Bevrer
Kosinski
Fonte
Goodwin
Mohier
O Hall
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Hall
Mohler
Beyrer
Broskie
Hofferth
Wesley
Rumfield
Lee
Bevyrer
Meyer
Charleston
Dayton
Clayton
Parker
Akron Moves Into Tie For Mid-Atlantic Top
Akron Yankees move into a tie for the Mid-Atlantic lead by beating the Youngstown Browns 5 to 4 before 3 100 fans in Youngstown Ohio. The game featured Zschau Waugh and Robinson for Akron and Sanford and Hornsby for Youngstown, with final line 102 000 020 5 and 000 100 120 4.
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Youngstown
Senators Host Wings In Ladies Night at Kana Waha Park
The Senators open a three game home stand vs Dayton's Wings at Kana Waha Park tonight at 8. President Watt B. Powell announced in Dayton that ladies will be admitted free. The Senators then head to Portsmouth for a Tuesday road series.
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Senators
Kanawha Park
Dayton
Wings
Watt B. Powell
Portsmouth
Rain Halts Junior League Games in Charleston
Rain yesterday postponed three third round games in the American Legion Junior Baseball league. E. J. McDonough asks players from four local teams to report at the Legion field by 9 this morning to mark the field and build a backstop. Contributions toward equipment and operating costs should be sent to McDonough, P. O. Box 707, Charleston. No admission charged.
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American Legion
E. J. McDonough
Legion Baseball Committee
Charleston
Legion
Garnet- Owens School
Kanawha City
John Brawley Post
Senators
Reds
ABC
S. McDonough
McDonough
P. O. Box
London Wins 1944 Olympics Site Victory
London was chosen as the site for the 1944 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee and Italy was awarded the winter games for 1944.
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London
International Olympic Committee
Italy
Ty Cobb tenure as Tigers manager
Ty Cobb served as manager of the Detroit Tigers for six seasons from 1921 through 1926, guiding the team during the early 1920s before stepping down.
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Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Geiger Retains County Honors in Golf Final
M. G. Geiger retained the Kanawha County women's golf title by defeating 14 year old Freddie Hawkins 3 and 1 in the finals at Kanawha Country Club yesterday.
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M. G. Geiger
Kanawha County
Freddie Hawkins
Kanawha Country Club
Dodgers Rally Past Cardinals For Third Place Finish
Brooklyn Dodgers edge St Louis 7 to 4 to climb to NL third, moving ahead of Cubs and Pirates after Giants beat Chicago. Game features Warneke and Hutchinson rotations, 2-1 run tallying through the middle. Attendance 7,438 with notable performances by Brown, Phelps, Koy, and Durocher. Postgame notes include golf trophy presentations and Kanawha County Women's Golf Association elections.
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Rooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Bees
Davis
Hutchinson
Sington
Lewis
Ccccossscesse
Sorcorans Isc P Beds Bees
Brown
S. Martin
Slaughter
Owen
Rosen
Lavagetto
E. Moore
Camilli
Phelps
Koy
St. Louis
Warneke
Tamulis
Bowman
Pressnell
Dean
Magerkurth
Stewart
Foxx Hits Two Homers as Sox Win Twin Bill
Boston Red Sox sweep St Louis in a day night doubleheader. In the opener Foxx hit his 10th and 11th homers as Boston defeated the Browns 18 to 7, after a 4 to 3 first game win. The Sox piled up runs with clutch hits and power from Foxx, Cramer, and Williams.
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Foxx
Sox
Bill
T. Louis
Browns
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis
Jimmy Foxx
Boston
Pindel
Tabor
Dino
Heffner Ss
Bagby
Kennedy
Hughes
Csscose
Enaea
Cramer
Cronina Almada
Hoag
Clift
Berrardino
McQuinn
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Ostermueller
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Berardino
Cronin
Sullivan
Heffner
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Trotter
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Williams
Peacock
Thompson
Spindel
Wilson
Glenn
Kramer
Kimberin
Quinn
Grieve
McGowan
Giants Rally To Edge Cubs In Extra Innings
Claude Passeau walked Bob Leeds with bases loaded in the tenth to force in the run that gave the New York Giants a 4 3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Reynolds, Mancuso and Chiozza drove in runs for New York and Mancuso homered. Cadence and circuit details noted, with Castlemans win versus Passeau in a tight National League battle.
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New York
Claude Passeau
Bob Leeds
Giants
Cubs
Chicagoans
Pittsburgh
Lohrman
Whitehead
Coffman
Kampouris
Chicago
Reynolds
Bartell
Mancuso
Jurges
Danning
Ott
Chiozza
G. Russell
Bonura
O'Dea
Leeds
French
Hack
Moore
Passeau
Castleman
Mone
Reardon
Pinelli
Goetz
Valley Game Tuesday Postponed For Exhibition Contest
Kanawha Valley Baseball league postponed next Tuesday events due to the Chicago White Sox Brooklyn Dodgers exhibition game at Kanawha Park. DuPont and Pritchard will play later so players can attend. Promoter Henderson L Peebles reports few reserved seats remain and 6000 bleacher tickets are sold through several city agencies. Nick Altrock will entertain fans at 3 PM with practices at 3:45 PM.
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Chicago White Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kanawha Park
Kanawha Valley Baseball League
duPont
Pritchard
Henderson L. Peebles
White Cross
Boy Scouts
Sport Martin Quarrier
Older’s Drug Store
Bel
Men's County Links Qualifying to Open
With the annual women's championship decided, qualifying play will get under way today in the Kanawha County Men's golf tournament at Kanawha Country club. Fred Bannerot is the defending champion. Qualifying today and tomorrow will be restricted to members of Kanawha only, with non-members to qualify on Monday and Tuesday. Match play will get under way Wednesday.
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Kanawha County
Kanawha Country Club
Fred Bannerot
Kanawha
Golf results from a club event yesterday afternoon
Mrs. E. V. Williamson won low putts and Mrs. F. E. Alberry took low blind holes. Mrs. V. C. Smith won low gross while Mrs. J. E. Tetlow had the most sixes. Championship Flight saw Mrs. H. D. Everett beat Mrs. I. G. Grettam 2 and 1. Other final matches listed include Second Flight and Third Flight winners with close scores and several “defeated” outcomes.
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E. V. Williamson
F. E. Alberry
V. C. Smith
J. E. Tetlow
H. D. Everett
I. G. Grettam
R. W. Lowe
Eddie Bloomberg
Betty Weaver
J. V. Laffan
Hayes Pickelsimer
Ted Goldthorpe
Henry Payne, Jr
F. E. Weaver
M. K. Twitchell
E. S. Coffman
W. E. Miller
S. P. Jennings
Ruth Mendelsohn de
W. P. Durkin
21St PLC
W. F. Whitright
Hubert Kelly
F. W. Hineline
Waidlich
Derringer Arrest Ordered Over Unpaid Judgment
New York June 9 The arrest of Paul Derringer Cincinnati Reds pitcher for alleged failure to pay an $8,170 judgment was ordered by Supreme Court Justice Ernest L. Hammer. The suit, brought by Robert E. Condon of Larchmont N Y, stems from an alleged July 1936 assault in a Philadelphia hotel room. Derringer, who won his eighth game against one loss in Philadelphia, was said to travel directly to Cincinnati from Philadelphia for weekend games with Brooklyn.
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New York
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Reds
Supreme Court
Ernest E. L. Hammer
Robert E. Condon
Larchmont
N. Y
Derringer
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pirates edge Bees for rubber game win 4 1
Bees pitcher limited Pirates to three hits for second straight day as Boston defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 1. L. Waner led in runs with a double and Garms, E Hassett, West and Lopez contributed RBIs. Berres and West scored sole Pittsburgh runs. Klinger took the loss. Attendance 2,062.
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Bees
Pie Traynor
Pittsburgh
Boston
L.waner
Vaughn
Outlaw
Rizzo If
O'Hassett
Klein Rf
West If
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Ee SR Suhr
Miller Ss
Handley
O Lopez
Berres
Bowman
Posedel
Mueller
Klinger
P.wan'r
Brown
Pitsneier Ooiss
Eis Ces
Garms
E Hassett
West
Lopez
Warstler
L. Waner
Miller
Brubaker
Vaughan
Suhr
Campbell
Ballanfant
Klem
Tigers Rout Athletics In Detroit Finale
Detroit Tigers pounded Philadelphia 14 to 4 in the series finale. Key sluggers include Greenberg Fox and McCosky with four RBIs apiece, while Gehringer Dean and Chapman also contributed multi run hits. Pitcher Ross took the loss as Detroit outhit Philly and drew 3,069 in attendance.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Ambler
Parmelee
Caster
Philadelphia
Esses
Gantenbein
Hayes
Chapman
Dean
McCosky
Fox
Gehringer
Greenberg
Higgins
York
Bell
Croucher
Moses
Benton
Douba
Nagel
Siebert
Ross
Wits
Hubbard
Rommel
Moriarty
Indians Top Washington 3-2 Behind Early Chase Nine
Cleveland edges Washington 3-2 as Ken Chase holds the Senators to one hit through eight innings before Cleveland breaks through late. Key plays include Grimes with two doubles and Trisky homering, while Feller and Bronca finish.
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Kendall Chase
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Washington
Cleveland Abhoa
Abhoa Case
Hemsley
Trosky Ib
Travis Ss
Baseball scores from National and American leagues
National League results include Boston 4 Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 7 St Louis 4, New York 4 Chicago 3 with others not scheduled. American League action shows Boston 4-18, St Louis 3-7 and Detroit 14 Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3 Washington 2. New York Chicago game rained out.
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
New York
Chicago
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Washington
Cincinnati at Brooklyn-Gris som Hamlin matchups
Today's games feature Cincinnati against Brooklyn-Gris som Hamlin, with St Louis facing Philadelphia and Weiland against Cooper. Pittsburgh plays New York Sewell versus Schumacher, while Chicago meets Boston Whitehill and Shoffner in separate duels.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Grissom
Hamlin
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Weiland
Cooper
Hollingsworth
Highe
Pittsburgh
New York
Sewell
Schumacher
Baseball matchups for New York, Boston, Washington and more
New York at St Louis Hadley 5 0 versus Mills 1 3. Boston at Chicago Grove 5 1 against Marcum 2 5. Washington at Detroit 2 Leonard 5 1 and Carrasquel 3 2 vs Bridges 7 1 and McKain 1 1 at Eisenstat 1 3. Philadelphia at Cleveland Potter 3 0 versus Allen 2 3.
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New York
St. Louis
Hadley
Mills
Boston
Chicago
Grove
Marcum
Washington
Detroit
Leonard
Carrasquel
Bridges
McKain
Eisenstat
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Potter
Allen
First Charleston Auto Derby Set At Dunbar 4-H Oval
Ten daredevil drivers prepare for a five race program at Dunbar's 4-H oval with time trials at 12 30 and eliminations at 2 30 4 o clock match race and a 20 lap feature scheduled for 4 30 Promoter William R Caine expects strong turnout within 80 miles and a 3000 crowd. Drivers include Bill Chittum Elbert Booker Bert Hellmueller Bob Simpson Bob Garringer Woody Hill T W Caskey H L McCurdy and Harold Bolender with cars from multiple regional garages. Admission for adults is 1 10 with free parking. children under six free and 25 cents for ages 6 12.
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Charleston
Dunbar
William R. Caine
Indianapolis
Caine Auto Racing Association
Bill Chittum
Columbus
Elbert Booker
Detroit
E. T. Brown
Ashland
Bert Hellmueller
Charlotte
N. C
Riverside
Bob Simpson
Cleveland
Myles-Riley
Bob Garringer
Dayton
Leonard Stover
Woody Hill
Steubenville
Hal
T. W. Caskey
H. L. McCurdy
Marion
Riley
Harold Bolender
Canton
Raymond Berg
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John Oe
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Carper
Pinson
Payne
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Joe Kosinski
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John Ray
D. W. Orth
Kanawha County Women’s Golf Association
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Stephen Foster
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