Veteran Lyons Tops Red Sox 6 0 In Shutout Win
Ted Lyons a Chicago White Sox veteran adds another Sunday shutout, pitching six hits allowed in a 6 0 victory over the league leading Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Lyons notches his 225th major league win as Chicago loses the nightcap 10 8 with Jimmy Foxx homering for Boston. The aid to the Indians and A's doubleheader keeps the American League standings tight. Dodgers defeat Cubs twice to close in on Reds in the National League as the pennant race tightens.
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National League Results and Upcoming Games Summary
Yesterday’s NL results included Pittsburgh 2 New York 1 and New York 7 Pittsburgh 3 among others. Today's scheduled games feature New York at Pittsburgh Lohr man versus Butcher, Boston at Cincinnati Sullivan versus Derringer, Brooklyn at Chicago Casey versus Passeau.
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Pit'eburgh
State tennis tourney to feature top players June 1928
The annual closed state tournament will be held here in June 1928. Peacon Parsons of Huntington and Dorothy Bell of Wheeling have won the men’s and women’s singles titles for two years and are expected to compete again. Men's and mixed doubles will also be on the card, announced Director J. Pell Miller.
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Peacon Parsons
Huntington
Dorothy Bell
Wheeling
J. Pell Miller
Baseball Scores and Highlights From A World Series Weekend
News recounts varied MLB results with Cubs, Reds, Giants, Yankees, Phillies, and Cardinals winning or losing in doubleheaders. Notable performances include Bucky Walters with his ninth win in the Reds sweep and Dick Errickson vs Jim Turner in a scoreless Boston win duel. The Yankees and Browns faced mixed fortunes as Detroit edged Washington, and over 200,000 fans attended eight games nationwide.
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Boston
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Pittsburgh
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Yankees
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Washington Senators
Elste Chosen Safety Superintendent of B&O Railroad
George W. Elste Jr was appointed superintendent of the Safety department at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad effective June 1, as announced by C. W. Galloway. He succeeds the late W. W. Wood. Elste, born September 25, 1896 in Joppa Maryland, was educated in Harford County public schools and attended Baltimore business college.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
C. W. Galloway
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Joppa, Mad
Harford County
Business College
Baltimore
Fall Fatal at Local Plant Claims 14YearOld
A 14 year old, Eugene Ferguson, died after a fall down an elevator shaft at a local industrial plant yesterday. Investigators are assessing safety protocols and the incident is under inquiry.
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Huntington
Eugene Ferguson
Reds Standout Pitching Hopes For A No Hitter
Cincinnati notes a string of strong pitching by Bill McKechnie's staff over ten games in eight days. Derringer and Moore pace one hitters and four hitters, with Walters, Beggs and Thompson contributing solid outings as the beat goes on. A reminder that baseball remains unpredictable.
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Johnny Mize
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Max West
Boston
Jim Turner
Bees
Paul Derringer
Cardinals
Whitey Moore
Joe Beggs
Pirates
Gene Thompson
Locals Fall to Champions at Kingwood
Kingwood defeats Graf ton Independents 8 to 6 at Kingwood yesterday afternoon to claim the 1939 Preston County league title. Grafton led until the home sixth when Kingwood tied the score, then broke the deadlock in the eighth. Stolzenfels allowed nine hits for Grafton while Shade pitched for Kingwood and Marshak earned credit for the victory. Poe led Grafton with two singles. Teets and Shade added multiple hits for Kingwood.
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Grafton Independents
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King
Personal notes from Los Angeles sports page
The snippet notes Jake Powell of the Yankees struggling to recover from a brain concussion and Red Evans reporting daily to the Minneapolis clubhouse at 8:30 with trainer access awaited. It also references a Dodger loyalty, Ola Double X, and playful verses about Foxx and Bloxx, all in a breezy local column voice.
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The
Yanks
Red Evans
Minneapolis
Foxx
Yesterday's stars highlight Lyons Fox and Beck wins
Ted Lyons of the White Sox and Jimmy Fox of the Red Sox both starred as Lyons shut out Boston on six hits to win the first game, while Fox's 13th homer with one on in the ninth helped win the second. Walter Beck of the Phillies and Bob Bowman with John Mize of the Cardinals each had strong outings in a doubleheader, Bowman duplicating Beck's seven hit effort and Vite belting two home runs for his 13th.
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White Sox
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Red Sox
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Boston
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Phillies
Bob Bowman
John Mize
Cardinals
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Bowman
Vite
Redbirds overpower Logan 13 3 in Mountain State League
Williamson's Frank Gravino improves to four straight wins as Ritter walks in winning run for Welch in ninth. Williams and McNulty homer for Bluegrays to knot game, Welch later tallying twice. Huntington beats Ashland 5 4 in opener, Ashland 9 8 in nightcap as Zerlek belts two homers and a triple. Logan, Huntington, Ashland head to next cities.
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Williams
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Wilfiamson
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Joe Zerlek
Williamson
Deadline Set June 4 for County League Entry
The Lawson Community Center Recreational staff announces that all teams wishing to join the Jayior Cuncy aec0a league sponsored by the American Baseball Congress must enroll by June 4 before 5 p.m. The deadline helps in scheduling the season. a representative or manager may enter teams. The league is sponsored by the American Baseball Congress and supervised by the Works Projects Administration staff.
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Par crack by star men on rain soaked course
Cleveland June 3 Forecasts of the winning score for the national open golf tourney shifted after preliminary rounds by star players. Ben Hogan shot 36 32 to go four under par as Jimmy Thompson posted 34 36. Johnny Bulla fired 71 while others like Montague Guldahl and Hines failed to score.
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Los Angeles
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Two Young Tennis Stars Compete in State Meet
Charleston report notes two 19 year old tennis stars set to face off in a high profile state meet. Local spectators anticipate a spirited contest as both competitors showcase rising skill and drive.
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Two favorites to cop meet at national open
Sports wire notes Jack Doyle's Broadway book has Byron Nelson and Jimmy Demaret as co favorites at 8-1 to win the national open. Ralph Gulden, Sammy Snead at 10-1 join the contenders while other items cover baseball stars, college football plans, and football and golf chatter from Belmont Park to World’s Fair events.
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New York
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Byron Nelson
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Jack
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Alabama
Oklahoma City
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Red Sox
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Minnesota
Berne Bierman
Baseball game recap with Pruntytown loss to Knottsville
Errors by K Boyles Cozad McDaniel Phillips H McGee Drain er Jones three Bell and C Shaw highlight a Knottsville 5 2 win over Pruntytown with Norris home run W Robinson D Robinson and Keener each contributing. McGee takes loss as Gallagher and Hamrie combine on pitching.
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Cozad
McDaniel
Phillips
H. McGee
Drainer
Jones
Bell
C. Shaw
Norris
W. Robinson
D. Robinson
Keener
F. Boyles
Knottsville
G. Pruntytown
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