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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1935
Page
9
Damon Runyon recounts Jim Braddock’s stunning upset victory over Max Baer to claim the heavyweight championship. The piece notes Braddock’s grit, Baer’s damaged hands, and boxing officials and promoters maneuvering around the historic title bid, praising Braddock’s seriousness and perseverance.
Mt-1 facing a basehall setback Hafey blasts Cincinnati Reds officials accusing coercion and queer manipulations. He says he asked to retire May 3 after a hospital stay and that Larry McPhail and others pressured him to quit and muzzle news reports. Hafey wrote to Ford Frick and Landis seeking the voluntary retired list and offered to return if summoned.
In a dramatic bout Braddock defends his title against Baer as fans applaud the victory and lament Baer’s reduced effort. Baer plans retirement yet hints at a September rematch with the Carnera-Louis winner. Braddock’s handlers may delay a return this year while Baer trains for his brother Buddy’s New York debut ahead of the Carnera-Louis clash.
Fragmented OCR lists individuals and places including Wheeling Parkersby Charles Lubtiner Dustiel D4 307 Braxton Daremert Tammy Crab and Margenions. It appears to be an index or roster snippet referencing people from Wheeling Charleston Parkersby and related names without a clear event or narrative.
Parkerburg dispatch reports Arthur J. Chapman of Wheeling was elected president of the estate professional golf association. I C. Sehorr Bluefield becomes president last year moving up next year under a new rule. William Hickman of the Kawa baha Country club at Charles Town named first vice president with other vice presidents Jules Blanton Parkersburg and Bob Blery Wheeling. Frank Knight of Charleston Gazette reelected secretary.
Racing results from yesterday show numerous entries with times and names across multiple heats. Mentions include Sun Clothing, Lady Adair, Hydra Girl Baguette, and Beabe, with scattered figures like 3.90, 32.19, and 10% stakes. Weather notes reference rain across Chattanooga and Southern Association routes in a fragmented recap.
ZANESVILLE Ohio June 14 Johnstown dropped from first in the Mid-Atlantic league as Zanesville won 3 to 0 behind Davis who pitched a bases loaded single in the fifth. Dayton beat Akron 6 to 3 with Blackwell allowing three runs in the eighth. Beckley topped Portsmouth 14 to 10 in a slugging contest with Leach hitting two homers for Beckley and Rocca Noonan Curtis homering for Portsmouth.
A swinging bunt and a hit by pitch loaded the bases but Davis struck out Pavlovic and Shultz to end the threat. Key batting and fielding notes follow with line scores showing Charleston and Huntington, errors listed, and pitching details.
In a 13 inning duel at St Louis the Yanks rally past the Browns 4 to 3. Ed Coleman homered for Cleveland tied the game in the seventh as Ed Coleman hits his third home run of the series. Lou Gehrig and Ben Chapman set up the late rally. Pat Maton earned the win in relief as New York prevails.
Washington defeats Chicago in eleven innings on a late Ed Linke homer with two on, followed by two insurance runs as the Senators clinch the five game series finale before an 18,000 crowd. Key hits include two base blows by Bluere Powell and Haas, with Linke earning the win and Wyatt closing.
A fragmented baseball box score lists players such as Beare Rothrock Whitehead Medwick and Durocher with errors and RBI notes. It also references umpire calls and multiple team scores including St Louis 14 and Baltimore 6 in a dense, unreadable OCR fragment from a historical game recap.
The snippet describes Snell’s Crew with Baseman Amis and Lyte at the Rialto theater dusting the Bangas and featuring Mater in a showcased act. Nearby venues Greenbrier and The Fi ginian present Werewilt of a with tency Ball Waller Diana and Valerie in performances.
Boston outslug Detroit 10 to 8 as Bill Werber hits two homers and Bing Miller adds another, with Pete Fox of the Tigers also homering. The game features a high-scoring slugfest despite pennant hopes hovering over Detroit.
Helen Wills Moody, 29, led a comeback bid in the Kent championships but was crushed by Katherine Stammers, 6-0 6-4, as the British southpaw dominated with sharp placements. The crowd of 2,000 watched Moody bow out, confirming a surprising upset amid her Wimbledon plans.
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