Wood County Star Victor By 6-1 6-3 In West Virginia Closed Tennis
Lawrence Smith, 20, Parkersburg, stunned Jimmy Allen of Charleston 6-1 6-3 at Charleston Tennis Club advancing to the West Virginia Closed semi finals. Other matches saw Deacon Parsons beat Charley Gore 7-9 6-1 6-1 while Skibbles Front defeated Red Brown 7-5 6-8 6-1. Dorothy Bell, defending champion, moved to semis as Lisa Spilman upset Camp.
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Lawrence Smith
Parkersburg
Jimmy Allen
Charleston
West Virginia
Mith
Allen
Smith
Allien
Deacon Parsons
Parsons
Charley Gore
Huntington Star
Charles
Skibbles
Front
Wheeling
Red” Brown
Elkins
Gazette
State Closed Tennis Semi Finals Schedule
Today's matches feature semifinals in the State Closed Tennis tournament. At 1:00 PM the women's singles include Bell vs Bennett and Miller vs Spilman. At 2:30 PM the men's singles see Parsons vs Front and Arkley vs Smith. Doubles at 4:00 PM pit Allen and Hennessey against Hugus and Fredericks, and Parsons and Reed against Cohn and Arkle. Admission is 50 cents for today and Sunday's finals.
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Bell
Bennett
Miller
Spilman
Parsons
Front
Arkley
Smith
Allen
Hennessey
Hugus
Fredericks
Reed
Cohn
Arkle
Charleston players shine in tennis semi finals
In the singles, a Charleston contender upset veteran Mrs. Scott Camp 6-1 9-7 to reach the semi finals. Mrs. Herman Bennett of Charleston beat Marjorie Linkenhaker 6-0 6-4 to join her in the semis. In men's doubles seed favorites moved forward with Wright Hugus Stump Fredericks of Wheeling, Allen Hennessey and Johnny Hennessey, and pairs like Cohn Arkle and Parsons Reed advancing. Mixed and women’s doubles saw Bennett, Camp, and Edmonds, with others, contesting later rounds.
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Scott Camp
Charleston
Camp
Herman Bennett
Marjorie Linkenhaker
Hinton
Bennett
Wright Hugus
Stump Fredericks
Wheeling
W. E
Smokey) Miller
Bob Brosius
Allen
Hennessey
Johnny Hennessey
Phil Mahood
Bluefield
Eddie Alcorn
Mount Hope
Eddie Buckle
Huntington
Cohn and
Arkle
John Gray
Dr. E. B. Westfall
Parsons
Tickle Reed
Gore
Front
Jack Mitchell
George Seims
Gray
Westfall
Bill Drennan
Moe Ragland
Reed
R. P. DeVan, Jr
Dick Drumheller
Dr. W. E. Holcombe
T. ©. McKinley
Mahood
Alcorn
Herman Devol
Lawrence Smith
Parkersburg
John McCuskey
Junior Senators Hand A B C First Setback
The Junior Senators defeated the ABCs 9 7 at Legion Field in an eight inning game in the American Legion Junior baseball league. Belle beat the Junior Reds 9 2. John Brawley edged South Charleston 4 3 in eight innings at South Charleston.
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Senators
ABC
Legion Field
American Legion
Belle
Reds
South Charleston
John Brawley
Belle Res
Ators Eeeereeeer
Seesesss
Sonapves
Sereenee
St Albans Caddies Rout Barboursville Team in Match
St Albans Caddies defeated Con stance Memorial Golf club of Barboursville 20 to 4 in a home match. St Albans will play South Moor of Charleston Monday.
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ST. Albans
Salvation Army Softball Series Closes at Virginia Street
The Salvation Army teams from Charleston and Huntington meet for the final of a three game series at Virginia street field this afternoon at 3 o clock.
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Salvation Army
Charleston
Huntington
Virginia Street Field
Sellout Seen For Big Game
More than 1,200 reserved grand stand tickets for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns welfare exhibition game at Kanawha park Monday night have sold. Promoter Henderson L. Peebles announced strong advance sales for bleacher seats and a full sellout is predicted. Grandstand tickets cost 1.50, bleacher seats 1.00, unreserved admission 0.50. The Pirates will be quartered at the Kanawha hotel and the Browns and Nick Altrock at the Daniel Boone.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Browns
Kanawha Park
Henderson L. Peebles
Peebles
Moore’s
Capitol Street
Pirates
Kanawha Hotel
Browns
Nick Altrock
Daniel Boone
Henry Picard Leads Open Tourney With 65 In Scranton
Henry Picard of Hershey Pa shot five under par 65 to take the lead in the first round of the 5000 Anthracite open golf tournament in Scranton Pa. He was out in 32 and finished 33. Sammy Snead White Sulphur Springs W Va and Ed Oliver Hornell N Y posted 70s while Byron Nelson Reading Pa national open champion posted 78.
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Scranton
Henry Picard
Hershey
Picard
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ed. Oliver
Hornell
N. Y
Byron Nelson
Reading
Softball Scores From City League Night
The Sixth Ave Reds defeated Watts Street 13 to 8 and Keeneys Aces beat Holsum Bakers 5 to 0. Boyd topped Elizabeth Memorial 11 to 3 in the evening play.
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Sixth Ave
Reds
Watts Street
Keeney’s Aces
Holsum Bakers
Boyd
Elizabeth Memorial
Senators Win 5-2 as Hoyniski Debuts in Left Field
Hoyniski, a former Erie outfielder, debuts with Charleston's Senators in left field and belts a single and double, driving in one run and sparking a sixth inning rally that sealed a 5-2 win over Youngstown Browns at Kanawha Park.
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Hoyniski
Erie
Charleston
Senators
Youngstown
Browns
Kanawha Park
Ed Laske
Charleston Senators
Stan Hoyniski
Hartford
Laske
Stan
Gazette
Feller Wins Eleventh as Indians Rout Athletics
In Philadelphia on June 23 1939 Bobby Feller earned his eleventh win of the year in a 12 to 5 Cleveland victory over the Athletics. Feller allowed six hits and struck out six while Cleveland built a big lead early and held on. Also in the same column Detroit beat Washington 7 to 4 as Gehringer Greenberg and Wright drove in multiple runs in a tense seventh inning rally.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
Cleveland Philadelphia
Hemsley c
Lodig
Ambler
Miles
Heath If
Johnson Cf
Trosky
Brucker
Keltner
Chap- Grimes
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Webbs&s
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Gant'b
Beckman
Dean
Joyce
Washington
Detroit
Tigers Today
Senators
Appleton
McCosky
Averill
Gehringer
Greenberg
Higgins
Tebbetts
Case
Travis
Wright
Prichard
Fox
Croucher
Lewis
Bloodworth
McCocky
Benton
McKain
Leonard
Masterson
Browns Prospect Sisler Jr Signs in Youngstown Farm System
George Sisler Jr., son of St. Louis Browns star George Sisler, signed a contract with Youngstown in the Middle Atlantic league, the Browns farm club system, today in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
George Sisler, Jr
St. Louis Browns
Youngstown, O
Masterson 1 Ends In Win As Benton Takes Victory
The game ends 1 0 with Masterson credited for the run on a passed ball error by Ferrell. Benton is the winning pitcher while Leonard takes the loss. Umpires Pipgras and Quinn call the game with McGowan behind the plate. Time 2 16 and attendance 10.
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Ferrell
Benton
Leonard
Pipgras
Quinn Gas McGowan
Philadelphia
Chicago
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Ohack
Ye? Mueller
l.Herman
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Hack
G. Russell
Gleeson
Marty
Arnovich
Mueller
Galan
Herman
Butcher
Lee
Cobl
Sears, Barr
Moran
Giants Blank Redlegs 7-0 in Cincinnati
New York Giants pounded four Reds pitchers for 16 hits as Bill Lohrman delivered the first shutout of his career, beating Cincinnati 7 to 0. Ott homered, Jurges and Demaree drove in runs, and Lohrman allowed two hits with two strikeouts in 9 innings.
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Bill Lohrman
New Yorkers
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Lohrman
Derringer
Davis
New York
Jurges
Danning
Ott
Bonura
Demaree
Craft
Chiozza
Kampouris
Moore
Thompson
Livengood
Moore If
Werber
Prey
Myers Ss
Derringer Pil 'Gamble
Th'pson
Bongiovanni
Liv'good P
Sa Ae
Cubs win sixth straight beating Phillies 4 to 3
Chicago extends win streak to six with a 4 3 victory over Philadelphia in the first of a three game set. Marty and Arnovich drove in runs, while Butcher and Lee pitched for the Cubs and Phillies respectively as the game featured late scoring and solid defense.
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Chicago
Cubs Today
Philadelphia Phillies
Pirates Rally as Bauers Returns to Action
Pittsburgh June 23 Russ Bauers returned to action for the Pirates as the club mounted a late rally. The game featured strong hitting behind Bauers and an ensuing offensive push that shaped the outcome.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Russ Bauers
Pirates
Ducos Clinch First Half Title In Kanawha Valley League
DuPont nine blitzed Park Your Car 13 1 at Armor Park in the first inning lashing six singles two doubles a triple and a homer Virgil Kearns hit a base loaded homer in the frame and DuPont tied with Carbide and Park Your Car for the top spot The B division crown will be settled today when Elk Refining and Belle meet DuPont Park Your Car box score details included.
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Tom Lambert
duPont
Armor Park
Ducos
Carbide
Elk Refining and
Belle
Armor
V. Kearns
Homer
Virgil Kearns
Lowman's
Pritchard
Moose
Dunbar
Schweins
Atkins Cf
Burg
Mitchell Rf
Kimble Rf
Martin
Crawford Byrd
I Luikart
Bailey
Williams
iFarrell Ib
Castello
Buckner
Hartman
Dorsey
State Chess Tourney Opens at Kanawha Hotel
West Virginia's first state chess championship starts at the Kanawha hotel at 9 30 this morning and runs through the day into tonight. Ten players enter including four locals and five from other cities with entries from Huntington Wheeling Parkersburg and Charleston. Tournament committee includes William Truslow chairman Allan Gilliland O C Lang Anthony Foy and Loring Heckman.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
H. Landis Marks
Huntington
Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Harold
Thomas Eads
Taylors
Arthur L. Maloy
Charleston
John F. Hurt, Jr
Harold Liggett
Edward M. Foy
William Truslow
Allan Gilliland
O. C. Lang
Anthony Foy
Loring Heckman
Cubs defeat Lilly Drug Store Cowboys 7 6
Montgomery Cubs beat the Lilly Drug Store Cowboys 7 to 6 in a tight game on June 23 at Montgomery. Cubs pitcher earned the win as both teams traded runs throughout the contest.
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Montgomery
Montgomery Cubs
Lilly Drug Store Cowboys
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh Play Ball in Narrow Defeat
In a pitchers duel Brooklyn loses 2 to 1 to Pittsburgh. Lavagetto Vaughan and Young drive runs for the Pirates while Klein P Waner Phelps supply RBIs. Handley Vaughan Fletcher and Hamlin contribute hits as Bauers Tamulis Hutchinson yield. Attendance 2,419. Time 1 53. Er rors none. Left on bases Brooklyn seven Pittsburgh nine.
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F Hamlin
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Lavagetto
Vaughan
Young
Klein
Waner
Phelps
Handley
Fletcher
Hamlin
Hudson
Mueller
Bauers
Tamulis
Hutchinson
Magerkurth
Stewart
Brooklyn Dodgers
Almada
Vaughn
Camilli
Koy
Nback
Cher
Rosen
Tamulisi
Hutch
Schorr and Rangeley win WV pro-amateur title in bid for Open
Rocky Schorr and Amateur Deege Rangeley captured the state pro-amateur crown at Bluefield CC with a best ball 63 five under par. They led by three strokes over Clem Weichman and Frank Crum, defending titlists, as the West Virginia Open tourney began.
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Rocky Schorr
Deege Rangeley
Bluefield
Bluefield Country Club
Clem Weichman
Logan
Frank Crum
Williamson
Lowe
Joe Paletti
Clarksburg
Bobby Lowe
Charleston
Joe Reposkey
E. S. Hale
Marvin Lamp
Arthur Headley
Parkersburg
Earl Tolley
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Roy Vaughan, Jr
Weichman
Crum
Schorr
Rangeley
Johnny Jarvis
Bill Swing
Paul Hoback
Huntington
Arnold Browning
Walter Wilkinson
Charley Walk
Gary
E. G. Otey
John Brophy
Braxton Davenport
Steve Ward
George Hall
A. J. Chapman
Jack Grimes, Jr
Wheeling
Benny Varda
Spencer
Oliver Ward
Major Leagues Scores From Today
National League New York defeated Cincinnati 7 to 0. Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 2 to 1. Chicago edged Philadelphia 4 to 3. American League Cleveland won 12 to 5 against Philadelphia while Detroit beat Washington 7 to 4. Other games postponed by rain.
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New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Today's Games Across League Matchups
Today's schedule lists New York at Cincinnati with Gumbert Salvo versus Moore and Boston at St Louis with MacFayden McGee or Weiland. Brooklyn hosts Pittsburgh Presswell against Tobin and Philadelphia meets Chicago Johnson or Root. St Louis visits New York Kennedy with Ruffing and Chicago faces Boston Marcum or Bagby. Cleveland plays Philadelphia Hudlin or Potter. Detroit visits Washington Trout or Carrasquel.
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New York
Cincinnati
Gumbert
Salvo
Moore
Boston
St. Louis
MacFayden
McGee
Weiland
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Presswell
Tobin
Philadelphia
Chicago
Johnson
Root
Kennedy
Ruffing
Marcum
Bagby
Cleveland
Hudlin
Potter
Detroit
Washington
Trout
Carrasquel
Capitol View Players Set to Meet St Albans on Local Links
Capitol View golf team will face St Albans this Sunday on the local course. Pop Galligan will lead Capitol View with all players urged to arrive by 10 a.m.
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Capitol View
St. Albans
Pop Galligan
Harvard Crew Beats Yale in New London Race
Harvard varsity crew led by Bill Rowe of Cincinnati powered to an early lead and held off challenges from Yale to win by a length and a quarter. The Crimson earned their fourth straight varsity victory over Yale in a strong front-race performance.
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New London
Conn
Harvard
Bill Rowe
Cincinnati
Yale
Crimson
Sons of
Eli
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Camp Beaton
B. F. Arkle
Sam Cohn
Beckley
Dorothy Bell
Paul Groves
Lisa Spil
Salvation Army Slated
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Campbell
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Grimes
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Kosinski
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Hall
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Queen OF Taps
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John D. JR
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Elk Refining and Belle
Charleston Retail Credit Association
J. M. Slack
Kanawha County
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