Chenoweth Extends Lead in Kanawha County Golf
OHN P. Chenoweth Jr., 23, city golf champion last Sunday, won 4 and 3 over Braxton Davenport to push toward the 1939 Kanawha County title at Kanawha Country Club. Larmon upset Rugel 3 and 2 in the other second round match. Davenport beat Banneret 4 and 3.
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OHN
Chenoweth
Earl Jones
Davenport
Fred Banneret
Banneret
Larmon
Rugel
Blizzard
Lowe
Roy Blizzard
Jim Knowles
Bobby Lowe
C. S. Dunn
Fred Hawkins
Johnny
G. H. Pierson
Pierson
al O’neal
Jess Cook
F. H. Sullivan
D. W. Orth
D. T. Smith
Pierce Brawner
A. W. Garnett
Tommy Lynn
J. R. Chandice
Ralph Smith
Jack DeBell
Senators Hold Off Indians 6 2 in Kanawha Park Tilt
Charleston tops Springfield 6 2 in game two of a three game series at Kanawha Park. Wolfe throws eight strikeouts in a mound duel with Reynolds who fans six. Vesely hits a first inning homer and Kalafat adds a second inning shot for Springfield. Charleston pushes three across in the eighth to seal the win.
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Charleston
Springfield
Kanawha Park
Jewett Wolfe
al Reynolds
Wolfe
Reynolds
Amy Vesely
Kalafat
Hershey
Gillespie
Goodwin
Reed
Laske
Sublette
Senators
Hall
Bugg
Kosinski
Kalafut
Vesely Cf
Scurski Cf
O'Dearf
O/Hall rf
Shoff
Reed Cro Ft Kalafut If
Laske If
Lemon Ss
Hogan c
Reynolds P
Vesely
O'Dea
Slavin
McNally
Bob Saladin
Owens Libbey Owens All Stars vs U S Engineers Clash at Charleston
The Owens Libbey Owens All Stars meet the U S Engineers at the Charleston Gun Club diamond today at 3 o clock. The game pits two local sides at a notable city venue.
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Owens-Libbey-Owens All- Stars
U. S. Engineers
Charleston Gun Club
Dodgers Release Freddie Sington From Team
In Chicago on June 17 the Brooklyn Dodgers released outfielder Fred Sington outright to Louisville of the American association. The Dodgers also claimed pitcher Gene Schott on waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies after he appeared in three games this season and took a defeat in a one inning relief appearance against Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gene Schott
Philadelphia Phillies
Fred Sington
Louisville
Schott
Cincinnati Reds
Phils
Reds
Reed Ducks Take On Eskdaledale And St Albans In Twin Bill
Reed Ducks host Esk dale and St Albans at Reed field in a twin bill today. Players must report at 1 o clock. U S has four 10 goal poloists for first time in 14 years.
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Reed Ducks
Eskdale
St. Albans
Reed Field
U. S
Fighting Fox Wins Carter Handicap New York Race
Fighting Fox won the Carter Handicap at seven furlongs by four lengths with Can't Wait second by two. William Woodward's color bearer set a new track record at 8 to 1, clocking 1 22 45. Rough Time finished third.
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New York
State Civilian Rifle Team to Be Selected
The civilian rifle team to represent West Virginia in national matches at Camp Perry Ohio will be chosen July 1. The team includes a captain ten members and two alternates with all state civilians eligible. Northern entrants will fire at Camp Dawson near Kingwood while southern entrants meet at Camp Conley near Point Pleasant under Sgt Charles Worley.
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West Virginia
Camp Perry
William L. Horner
Horner
Camp Dawson Range
Kingwood
Charles Worley
Charleston
Camp Conley
Point Pleasant
Parkers Oppose Pritchard Today In Canvased Standings
In the Kanawha Valley A Division race Park Your Car seeks one win to force a first half tie with Carbide and duPont. Park Your Car meets Pritchard at Armor Park at 2 30 with a seven inning game followed by Lowmans versus Dunbar in the B division.
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duPont
Pritchard
Armor Park
Lowman’s
Dunbar
Lowman-Dunbar
Elk Refining
Armor
Belle
Lowman
Youngs
Charleston
Akron
Springfield
Canton
Erie
Dayton
Kanawha Valley League
W. L. Pet
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Moose
Pet
Bluefield
Huntington
Welch
Logan
Williams
Ashland
Youngstown
Portsmouth
Mountain State League
Williamson
Welch Huntington
Top Home Run and RBI Leaders in Major Leagues
The report lists league leaders with players such as Greenberg and Hoag leading in batting averages and runs batted in. It names Arnovich McQuinn McCormick Hoag and Foxx as top hitters with high averages and RBIs across the American and National Leagues. It also notes early home run leaders including Greenberg Foxx and Lombardi among others.
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Associated Press
G. AB. R
Greenberg
Tigers
McCormick
Reds
Foxx
Red Sox
Lombardi
Selkirk
Yankees
Camilli
Dodgers
Duke Seeks Coach From Noted North Carolina Circle
The article names Bill Murray of Winston Salem and Emory Atkins of Rocky Mount as top Duke coaching candidates, both favored by Wallace Wade. It notes Murray’s orphan-age team at Children’s Home and Atkins’s prior Greensboro and Rocky Mount High links, with Wade weighing coaching skill and teaching ability when selecting a replacement.
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Wallace Wade
Bill Murray
Children’s Home
Winston Salem
N. C
Bill
Duke
Carl Voyle
Blue Devils
William
Emory A. Atkins
Rocky Mount
Greensboro High
Atkins
Murray
Wade
Five Cars Enter Fair Grounds Races Despite No-Show
The Fair Grounds hosted auto races last Sunday with only five of ten cars present. Promoter Bill Caine plans a return in a few weeks. Nearby Kanawha Valley league chatter hints at a first half A division playoff involving up to three teams.
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Qore
Kanawha Valley League
Fair Grounds
Charles Town
W. Va
Bill Caine
Kanawha Park
Ed Hall
Mason Bugg
Vesely
Laske
Kosinski
Broskie
Ralph Hodgin
Boston Bees
Hartford
Bees
Otto Huber
Legion League Junior Baseball Schedule This Week
Nine American Legion Junior Baseball games due this week on three fronts. Most contests start at 5 p.m. with matchups including Junior Senators John Brawley ABCs Belle Kelly field and South Charleston. A 3 p.m. Belle vs Junior Reds game is listed Friday at Legion field.
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Junior Senators
John Brawley
Legion Field
Abc's
Belle
Kelly Field
Junior Reds
South Charleston
Abc’s
Dodgers Beat Cubs as Vander Meer Struggles in Rough Loss
Durocher and Wyatt lead with two runs, Lavagetto adds two base hits, and Galan and Gleeson post three. Brooklyn leaves 7 men on base while Chicago rows 6. Whitehill allows seven hits in 8 2 3 innings as the Cubs lose 2 1.
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Durocher
Wyatt
Lavagetto
Galan
Gleeson
Hack
Moore
Phelps
Hudson
Camilli
Mancuso
Bartell
Brooklyn
Chicago
Whitehill
Page
Pinelli
Goetz
Reardon
Coaching list narrowed for Charleston High School post
Kanawha county superintendent IRGIL FLINN says the Charleston high school coaching vacancy has been narrowed from 40 to five finalists after evaluation of coaching records and leadership qualities. The five, all graduates from major universities, will face personal interviews in Charleston within two weeks.
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Kanawha County
Charleston High School
Flinn
Duke
Tennessee
Ohio State
Alabama
Kentucky
Michigan
Washington and Lee
West Virginia
Charleston
Charleston High
Softball Schedule and Standings for So Charleston League
June 19 to 24 games listed for Calvary Latter Day Saints So Charleston Baptist Bream Trinity Republic Elizabeth Memorial Baptist Temple and others at Humphreys Virginia street Kelly's and more. Standings show Salvation Army Central Latter Day Saints Elizabeth Memorial Lick Branch Emmanuel Baptist Oakwood Baptist So Charleston Baptist Boys Republic and others with win totals and percentages. John Cooney Boston Globe note mentions he failed to hit a home run in 695 MLB games.
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Latter Day Saints
Virginia Street
Charleston Baptist
Bream B
Humphrey's
Boys
Republic
Trinity
Kelly's
Boyd
Bream A
Lick Branch
Salvation Army
Elizabeth Memorial
Baptist Temple
Central
Boys’ Republic
Emmanuel Baptist
Crivret
Isanviue
Vbaesesen
John Cooney
Boston Bee
Saint Louis stars bolster Pirates squad with Chase and others
Hal Chase leads a lineup featuring Harland Clift Billy Sullivan Joe Gallagher and more major leaguers as St. Louis directors fund the team with 100000. Home run prizes tempt players at the Brooklyn Chicago game Gov Homer Holt attends a capacity crowd rain or shine, and local skirmishes with Hendo Tony are dismissed.
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Hal Chase
St. Louis
Harland Clift
Fred Blake
Billy Sullivan
White Sox
Joe Gallagher
Yankees
Homer Holt
West Virginia
J. Plavius
Kid Peebles
Louis-Galen
Tony
Snead and West Virginia Open Face Players Shuffle
State golf scene shifts as Sam Snead misses the National Open finish and bypasses England for the P G A championship. Art Clark of Welch withdraws, clearing the way for Chuck Onoretta of Wheeling and Clem Weichman of Logan County to challenge. Onoretta tied Snead and Ray Mangrum at Chartier Heights tourney with a 70 par. Weichman and Tolley assist Snead.
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Snead
Art Clark
Welch
Clark
Chuck Onoretta
Cedar Rocks Golf Club
Wheeling
Clem Weichman
Logan Country Club
Onoretta
Fettle
Ray Mangrum
Pittsburgh
Fach
Weichman
Earl Tolley
Phillies Beat Pirates In Veteran Nightcap
Philadelphia orbits 11 runs as Bolling Mueller Scott and Arnovich drive in key runs. Johnson earns the win over Sewell as Pittsburgh falls behind 11 to 2 with late rallies thwarted. 3,741 in attendance.
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Clemensen
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Bolling
E. Mueller
Scott
Arnovich
Marty
Scharein
Vaughan
Bell
Suhr
Mueller
Fletcher
Klein
Bauers
May
Sewell
Hollingsworth
Johnson
Ballanfant
Klem
Campbell
Philadelphia Phillies
Pirates
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E Mueller
Scott Rf
Bell If
Marty Cf
Brubak'r
Handley
Waner of
Millies
Hol'nsw
O\Fletcher
Clemens
Bowman
Klein Lf
Giants Rally Past Cardinals 7 5 In Nine Game Streak Boost
The New York Giants beat the St Louis Cardinals 7 to 5 as four pitchers yielded 16 hits. Giants extend winning streak to nine, narrowing gap behind the Cardinals. Mize, Padgett, T Moore homer for New York, Chiozza and others contribute key hits in St Louis lapse. Unclear roster notes show multiple players with RBIs and scoring.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
New York St. Louis
J Moore
O/Gut'ri'ge
OJ. Brownss
Ripple Rf
O/T
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Ize
Chiezzass
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Kamp
Chiozza
T. Moore
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Gumbert
J. Moore
Ott
Kampouris
New York
Bowman
P. Dean
Shoun
W. Brown
Cooper
Brown
Magerkurth
Stewart
Stark
White Sulphur Qualifies for National Open
White Sulphur qualified for the National Open and placed themselves among the leading pros in the state by achieving this status.
Don McNeill Wins French Net Title
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City ranked 13th in the United States defeated Bobby Riggs 7-5 6-9 6-3 to win the singles championship at the French hard court tennis tournament. He and Charles Harris then beat Adam Baworowsky and Ignacy Trocezyynski 7-5 8-6 6-3 to reach the doubles final against Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon.
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Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
U. S
Oklahoma
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Charles Harris
Palm Beach
Fla
Adam Baworowsky
Ignacy Trocezyynski
Poland
Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
Ruffing Beats Newsom Mackmen Open Series in Chicago
The Chicago White Sox hosted Philadelphia ABHOA in a 5 to 1 Philadelphia win. Bejma Kuhel Moses Miles Lodigiani and Tresh keyed the offense with multiple hits while Dietrich took the loss. Umpires Pipgras Quinn McGowan. Time 1 59. Attendance 2 500.
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Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Philadelphia
Bejma
G’nt
Kuhel
Moses Cf
Walker
Miles
Radcliff
O Johnson
Appling
Brucker c
Kreevich Cf
Chapm
McNair
Lodigiani
Tresh
Ambler Ss
Dietrich P
OlCaster
Frasier P
Marcum
Brown P
Stvinb'h
Frasier
Brown
Sevececesess
Gantenbein
Moses
Johnson
Caster
Ambler
Dietrich
Pipgras
Quinn
McGowan
St. Louis Beats Washington In Low-Scoring Game
In a 4 to 3 final, St. Louis edges Washington as Appleton picks up the win and Kramer the loss. Sullivan Hoag Gallagher and Welaj drive runs. Mills, Carrasquel and Appleton tally hits. Berardino and McQuinn error. Attendance 1,500 at the park.
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Washington
Sullivan
Hoag
Gallagher
Case
Gelbert
Lewis
Welaj
Berardino
McQuinn
Estatella
Bloodworth
Wright
Mills
Carrasquel
Travis
Clift
Prichard
Kramer
Appleton
Basil, Rue
Geisel
Senators
Browns
St. Louis Browns
Heffner Ss
Miles P
Ferrell
Prichard Ib
Lil
Carr
Smith Wins Carbide and Carbon Gun Skeet Shoot
Roy Smith swept the Carbide and Carbon Gun and Skeet event scoring 50 of 50, topping a field that included Gus Little and Geo Rice. Complete results list 50 skeet targets and 25 and 12 pair double targets with shooters such as Paul Schrader and D Giltinan showing varied scores.
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Roy Smith
Gus Little
Geo. Rice
R. C. Jones
Cliff Bradley
C. J. Blackwell
Jim Johnson
W. W. Murrell
C. E. Linkenanger
C. E. IN
T. J. Richards
B. Trowbridge
K. M. Griffith
W. E. Perchbacker
A. P. Smith
W. E. Miles
R. M. Davis
N. Welch
E. Harris
Perchbacker
Trowbridge
Truax to Host Chesapeake on Former's Diamond
Truax baseball team meets Chesapeake today at the former's home field after a 5 3 victory over Rockne last Sunday.
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Truax
Chesapeake
Rockne
Richwood All-Stars Seek July 2 and 4 Baseball Games
Richwood All-Stars seek games on July 2 and 4. Managers should write Jack Dotson, business manager, Richwood, to arrange fixtures.
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Richwood
Richwood All-Stars
Jack Dotson
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