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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1937

Page

8

Thomson Rocks Oaksend Hills With 66 In Open Lead

Jimmy Thomson shot 66 to reach 8 under par and join a four way tie for the U S Open lead at halfway. His round featured six birdies and an eagle, matching the tournament record for a single round at Oakland Hills as Bala Guildahl Frank Walsh and Ed Dudley also chased the leaders.

Jimmy Thomson Alan Gould Bexivasam Mich Oaskland Hills Swawnet-on-Delaware Thomson Bala Guldahi Frank Walsh Chicago Ed Dudley Philadelphia Guildahl Thorson Walsh Dudley Peeteac Sssvyard Eele Ted United States Gene Sarazen Johnny Goodman Weller Bu Hagen Tom Oaksend Hills Irtet Tony Maners Anour Tommy Armour W. Lawson Little San Prendeco Hesta W. Va Wrankle Strafaci Brock Harry Cooper Cage Pat Sawyer Minneapolis

Garden to Reopen Court Arguments in Braddock Fight

New York June 21 The Garden seeks a re argument of the appeal to block the Braddock Louis prize bout set for June 22 in Chicago The garden president Col John Reed Kilpatrick says a motion for re argument is in process and will be heard soon He notes the suit aims to force Braddock to honor his contract and may provoke comments for sports fans to digest The U S circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia ruled 2 1 to uphold Judge Fake of New Jersey denying the Garden injunction request

New York James J. Braddock Joe Louis Max Madison Square Garden Tote Ita Comskey Perk Chicago John Reed Kilpatrick Gerden Gardan Biddock Garden U. S. Circuit Court of Bo Philadelphia Tarday Quy L. Fake New Jersey Garden Ts

Capital Motors Lose Behind the Pltsting Ot

A garbled report describes a football game played yesterday evening with Capital Motors losing. The text mentions Hank and Viale Sareated caened Motors, but the details and names are unclear and partially unreadable.

Hank Viale

Fitzsimmons Traded to Brooklyn for Baker in Surprise Deal

New York Giants veteran Fred Fitzsimmons was traded to Brooklyn for Tom Baker as the Dodgers’ business manager announced. The move, four days before the trading deadline, aims to bolster Brooklyn’s relief corps while Baker, 22, seeks a fresh start after a rocky season shift to the Dodgers.

New York Fred Fitzsimmons New York Giants Dodgers Brooklyn Tom Baker Giants Garman Flatbush Baker Fitzsimmons Polo Grounds John McGraw Indianapolis Al-lentown

Dudley and Walsh Play as One on Oakland Hills

Dudley and Frank Walsh, the touch down twins of the National Open Golf Championship, matched strokes across 34 holes at Oakland Hills. The Irish duo stayed within a single stroke for 36 tee shots and halved 20 of 38 holes, sharing drives of 235 yards and finishing with par like totals. Both born in 1902, they are known as runners-up and abstain from alcohol, joking about their synchronized play.

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Homerun Leaders in Baseball Spotlight

Brief note highlights top homerun leaders across teams with standout performances and seasonal pacing. Focus on key players driving pace and team dynamics as the season progresses.

Dayton Ducks hammer Johnstown in Middle Atlantic tilt

Dayton Ducks ripped 14 hits to topple Johnstown 10 to 4 in a Middle Atlantic league game. Reis opened a six run eighth with a homer and Eashonne, Dayton center fielder, robbed Johnstown of several safeties with sharp grabs. Final: Dayton 10 Johnstown 4.

Johnstown Dayton Ducks Reis Eashonne Amend Rels Cereghing Radulovich

Blossom Defeats Burnwell to Narrow Carbide Lead

Blossom defeated Burnwell 7 5 at Armor Park in a Kanawha Valley league game, triggering a four run sixth inning to erase a 5 3 deficit. Butler and Weber homered for Blossom as Carbide’s first place margin shrank to three games, while Demn Edwards and others debuted for Blossom in a tense contest.

Bloom Dalry Burnwell Armor Park Carbide Blossom Crew Chemists Butler Noyes Weber Blossom Py Burnwall Lasers Demn Edwards Marshall College Aca

Poffenberger Debuts With Tigers 6-5 Win Over Red Sox

In his first major league game, Cletus Boots Poffenberger pitched for Detroit in relief to beat Boston 6-5. He relieved George Gill in the third, allowing one run and four hits as Detroit pulled ahead on Charley Gehringer’s seventh inning RBI and Gerald Walker’s homer and three RBIs. Bert Campaneris...

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Palumbo Victor At Charles Town

Sammy Palumbo rode the winner for the twenty-first time at Charles Town aboard A. E. Pierces Trixie Lanes in the Cobelt six and a half furlongs. Heavy track favored four year old Petia Wrack and Morning Sunshine as Trixie Lanes won in 1 23 4 5, with Small Change second and Wise Sister third. Parl Mutuel Manager Roy Watson posted an $8.00 daily double payoff for opting Misa B. A. McDonnalls Potoe Lad and Foltners Crushed Tea. Trixia Lass ended the favorite streak with an upset paying 18.40 for 2 to win.

Charles ‘Town Sammy Palumbo A. E. Pierce Trixie Lanes Petia Wrack Morning Sunshine Claude Feliner Small Change J. B. Belk Wise Sister Parl Mutuel Roy Watson Merning Fick Ata Misa B. A. McDonnall Foltner Trixia Lass

Braddock Aims at Close Range in Louis Title Bid

In Grand Beach on June 1 James Braddock, world heavyweight challenger, shows infighting plan to counter Joe Louis with a deadly right hand. Braddock drills with Cooper and Massera, finishing rounds with rapid hooks while trainer Robb urges caution and precision. The city-wide golf tourney also produced Larry David surprising Joel Hugel to reach semis against Ker mit Miller as Meadow Brook hosts a sun-day final.

Grand Beach Mid James J. Braddock Joe Louis Clone Range Braddock Lewiso Henry Cooper New York Charley Massera Pittsburgh Lous Robb Adylce Massera Doc Robb Cooper Downe Meadow Brook Club Joe Hugel Larry David Meadow Brook David University of Michigan Angel Rugel Kermit Miller Earl Jenna J. E. Walters John Chenoweth Waltera A. R. Payne Chenoweth Krebs Tchamplenchiy Fish Kermit Wier Art Jones Ralph Fro W. CO Joe Nagel

Poca Edges Pritchard in Open Baseball Tilt

Poca Independents defeated Pritchard Motor baseball club 8 to 3 with Combs on the mound and Kish catching for the winners. Pritchard scored in the first, third and fifth innings to reach three. Poca added four in the first, one in the third and another in the fourth as White, Lloyd and Brusher formed the Pritchard battery.

Poca Pock Independents Pritchard Motor Baseball Club Combs Kish Pritchard White Lloyd Brusher Pritchard Battery

Indians Defeated In 7-4 Setback At Welch

Logan collected ten hits to Welch five but ten walks and eight errors doomed the Indians as Shirley Sloan allowed only two earned runs. Welch won 7 to 4 with Hutt relieving Batman for the victory.

Logan Welch Shirley Sloan Hutt Batman Rod Malatin Stoan Potter

Horse Race Results with Various Classes and Times

A garbled recap lists multiple horse races and results including two year olds and up, claiming, and maiden events. Entries mention names like Julie Grant, Night Owl, Tinted Lady, and Gold Brun with times and payouts. The noisy OCR includes numerous misreadings, inconsistent punctuation, and stray letters, but centers on race outcomes, horse names, trainer/owner tags, and betting figures.

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Universal Consensus Copprient Debris in Obscure Rail Text

Unclear garbled OCR from a Washington Park page yields fragmented names and phrases. Readable traces include scattered proper nouns and odd spellings such as Tam Zorane Iveeman Kay and Te Me, with scattered references to places and titles. The passage lacks coherent events or dates to form a solid summary.

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