Blackhawks clash with Tigers in Grafton Junior League series
The Grafton Junior League opens Monday with the Blackhawks, first half winners, facing the Tigers in a hotly awaited series at the Fetterman diamond. Managers White and Shaw lead lineups featuring players from West Side Blueville and local squads as starting times hinge between 12 30 and 5 30 p m.
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Tigers
Fetterman Diamond
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Fetterman
Herbert White
McMullen
D. White
Robison
White
Capital Gets College Team for Morris Harvey Eagles
Charleston reports Morris Harvey college will field a football team this fall the Golden Eagles. Home games will be under floodlights at the Middle Atlantic League ballpark. The school moved from Barboursville after 47 years joining the Charleston educational center. Art Rezzonico says the program will start gradually, with Harve Morris bringing long coaching experience from Oak Hill Ansted and Gauley Bridge.
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Little Band of Golden Eagles
Morris Harvey College
Eagles
Barboursville
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Ansted
Gauley Bridge
Greenberg pushes for league swat crown at Lincoln
Myrtle Wood, holder of the six furlongs world record and recent stake winner, seeks the Lincoln handicap at Lincoln fields. Favored at 5 to 2, Tear Out and Ted Clark loom as second choices. 15 entries expected. The card includes a crowded field as trainer J F Clark’s Clang draws interest among speedsters.
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Ang
Brownell Combs
Myrtle Wood
Lincoln
Lincoln Fields
Arlington Park
Tear Out
Ted Clark
Clang
J. F
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Fights Last Night in Various Cities Lead Week’s Ups and Downs
Vaughan remains a pace car at 399 after a week of mixed results as towering punchlines highlight carded bouts across Rochester Saint Paul Albert Lea Watsonville Hollywood and San Francisco. Gibbons Miller Goeders Trudeau Jackson Wolgast Gildo Legas Bernal O'Dell Emond Wakefield Trescott Guitang figure among headlines.
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Minn
Jack Gibbons
St. Paul
Kid Miller
St. Cloud
Doe Goeders
Albert Lea
al Trudeau
Buck Jackson
Mason City
Iowa
Watsonville
Calif
Calif —Midget Wolgast, 125, New York, Outpointed Young Gildo
Manila
Hollywood
Bobby Legas
Yuma
Ariz
Young Tommy
San Francisco
Joe Bernal
Sammy O'Dell
Akron
Ohio
Henry Emond
Boston
Mass
Jimmy Wakefield
Los Angeles
Drew
Vincent Trescott
Mags
Max Guitang
Cards Close Gap as Cubs Beat Giants Again
The Cubs defeated the Giants 7 to 4 while the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 6 to 1 and 11 to 5, tightening the NL pennant race. Rowe starred for Detroit in a 6 to 0 win over Boston, and Gehrig drove the Yankees with a 13 inning 6 to 3 victory over St. Louis. Pirates topped Braves 8 to 7. Washington beat Chicago 4 to 3 in ten innings, lifting standings as the day’s action progressed.
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Opening of West Virginia State League playoffs in Rosemont
Rosemont hosts the first game of a five game championship series against Philippi Red Sox at 3 p m with an expected crowd of 2500. Tomorrow shifts to Philippi as Barbour county backs its team. Lefty Joe Dugan leads a strong pitching trio including Whitey Fitton and Hank Mazza. Umpires Heine Moran Ralph Dusick and Bob Griffith will alternate, Moran starting today.
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Joe” Dugan
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Eddie Baker
Ossie Ashley
Onevs
Heine Moran
Ralph Dusick
Bob Griffith
Moran
Grafton officials discuss nine entrants unable to travel
Nine entrants will miss the trip as officials note several competitors already checked in for practice rounds. Mary K Browne former national tennis champion now a golfer led practice rounds with a 40 41. Dorothy Strating par 78 and Mrs Glenna Collett Ware 81 on day two. Final rounds set for next Sunday with 36 holes for survivors.
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Iament
Mary K. Browne
Cleveland
Glenna Collett Ware
Dorothy Strating
San Francisco
Wrestling results last night across cities and weights
North Mergen New Jersey saw Joe SAvoldi of Notre Dame, 200 pounds, defeat Ed Meske of Ohio, 215, in one fall. Jack Donovan 222 of Boston defeated Marshall Blackstock 225 of Atlanta in one fall. Cincinnati featured Ivan Rasputin 195 from Russia defeating Jimmy Hefner 178 of Sherman Texas in one fall. Rochester Minnesota had Hal Rumberg 235 of Spokane Washington win on a foul from Lou Plummer 228 of Baltimore, 32 minutes.
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Cincinnati
Ivan Rasputin
Russia
Jimmy Hefner
Sherman
Texas
Rochester
Minn
Hal Rumberg
Spokane
Wash
Lou Plummer
Baltimore
Last Stiff Drill For All Stars Prescribed
Chicago Aug 24 Press says Coach Frank Thomas ordered a final stiff drill for the College Star gridiron squad this morning as they prepare for the big game. The session focused on sharpening line play and passing accuracy under heat.
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All Stars
Chicago
Frank Thomas
College
Standings in National League Yesterday's Results
Pittsburgh defeated Boston 7 to 5 while Chicago beat New York 7 to 4 and St Louis 6 to 11. Brooklyn fell 1 to 5. Cincinnati and Philadelphia scheduled to play tomorrow.
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Opera Baritone Turns To Inboard Motorboat Sport
Chestertown Maryland August 24 John Charles Thomas Metropolitan opera baritone tuned up his Myne today for a second venture into powerboat racing. Thomas entered in Class B inboard series as the Chester River Yacht club annual regatta moved to its second day. He had his first speedboat fling at St Michaels recently and won a leg on a trophy he offered.
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John Charles Thomas
Metropolitan Opera
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Chester River Yacht Club
St. Michael's
Leaders Hold On To Top In Mid-Atlantic Baseball Race
In a tight pennant chase, Johnstown beat Beckley 9-1 and Dayton edged Huntington 3-2 in 12 innings. Charleston crushed Zanesville 6-1 while Akron upset Charleston 8-4 as leaders hold first place with crucial wins. Silber Lowry and Goldberg contributed key hits and runs for Johnstown. Orville Baker stole home for Dayton’s decisive run.
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Dayton
Charleston
Huntington
Beckley
Zanesville
Greys
Akror
Ducks
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Lowry
Goldberg
Wallops
Ville Baker
Wild elk Heusser aids Cardinal Nine in win
St Louis pitcher Edward Burton Heusser, 26, dubbed wild elk by sports writers, starred for the Cardinals in a 6 to 1 victory over Brooklyn in the first game of a doubleheader. It marked his third strong start in eight days after a spring struggle.
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Martin
Edward Burton Heusser
Heusser
Bradenton
Rochester
Boston Red Sox
Frank Frisch
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Wild Elk
Brooklyn
Women’s meet opens Monday at Interlachen Country Club
Minneapolis August 24 The nation’s top women golfers prepare for the annual tournament at Interlachen Country Club after a week of practice on the 6 672 yard course Qualifying play begins Monday with 18 holes and the field was cut from 94 entrants to 85 yesterday wending toward the start of competition
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Minneapolis
Interlachen Country Club
State Amateur Champion Conquers in Club Event
Jule Pollock, nine time West Virginia amateur golf champion, shot 75 to win the C. Williams Country Club tournament at Wierton. Bill Bossen of East Liverpool and Bob Wintringer of Wierton tied for second with 77 as 127 players competed.
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Wierton
Jule Pollock
West Virginia
Q. C. Williams
Bill Bossen
East Liverpool
Bob Wintringer
Bee sting fatality shocks Blandville farmer
Oli ver R. Widen, 56, died on his Blandville farm after being stung twenty times by bees. The incident occurred near West Union on August 24. Officials report the lethal reaction led to his death on the farm.
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West Union
Oliver
R. Widen
Blandville
Coaching School Holds Successful Davis and Elkins Event
W. T. Bolyard Jr returned home from Elkins after attending the eighth annual Davis and Elkins college coaching school which drew over 150 attendees. Prominent speakers included Wade and Henderson with Duke's Wallace Wade and Harvard's Ray Crowther, offering detailed line play instruction to high school coaches and varsity players alike leading to a productive session ahead of fall sports. Harry Shelton succeeds Henderson at Elkins and plans practice starting September 9 ahead of the LaSalle game in Philadelphia.
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Elkins
Davis and Elkins College
Bolyard
Davis and Elkins
Cam Henderson
Marshall College
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Davies
Chick Davies
Duquesne
Wallace Wade
Duke University
Duke
Ray Crowther
Harvard
Dick Harlow
Henderson
Harry Shelton
Shelton
LaSalle University
Philadelphia
Forty-Five Bearcats Report For 1935 Grid Season
About 45 boys reported to Coach Ran McKinney at the new High School Field house for equipment to start the 1935 football season. First practice is set for 9 a.m. Monday. Some players will transfer to Mickey McDade's Junior High, leaving a squad near forty for the varsity. Only four holdovers from last year remain to help build the 1935 Bearcats. A complete roster with weights and experience is expected Monday.
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Bearcats
McKinney
Mickey McDade
Grafton
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