Flag Day Race To Draw Large Crowd Of Fans
Altoona Pennsylvania June 14 Sixteen cars and top drivers will race at 2 p m in the Flag Day sweepstakes on the big oval. Billy Arnold heads the list from Chicago with a Miller Hartz Special along with Lou Schneider Chester Miller Zeke Meyer Frank Farmer and others from Philadelphia Detroit Los Angeles Pittsburgh Dubois and Pittsburgh in notable cars toward a potential big turnout.
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Chicago
Miller- Hartz
Lou Schneider
Bowles Seal Mast
Frank Farmer
Philadelphia
Betheline Miller
Chester Miller
Detroit
Reed Frontenac
Zeke Meyer
Miller
Eynie Triplett
Los Angeles
Galverson
Melvin Kennealy
Mary
Lou Moore
Russ Snowberger
Russell
Wilbur Shaw
Jimy Gleason
Waeverly Oil
Speed Gardner
Pittsburgh
Miller Front Rive
Chester Gardner
Pittsboro
Buckeye
Deacon Litz
Dubois
Dusenberg
Shorty Cantion
Schofield
Babe Stapp
Duschberg
Apolis
Baseball Results Prevailing in MID-ATLANTIC League Tonight
Yesterday’s games featured Clarksburg over Charleroi 5 2 Jeannette defeated Wheeling 7 6 in 13 innings Johnstown beat Fairmont 5 Cumberland topped Scottdale 10 5 and more an array of regional results. Today Johns town visits Fairmont Cumberland faces Scottdale while Clarksburg plays Charleroi and Wheeling meets Jeannette.
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Berger’s 198-Pound Power Swing Paces Home Runs
Boston reports Berger, outfielder with the Red Sox, delivering a booming home run era that places him within reach of league leader Hack Wilson. He’s praised as a natural hitter and a capable fielder after a strong spring showing. previously with Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast League, he drove 249 hits with 40 homers and 41 two-base hits in a 335 average.
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Towns Oliver
U9 Red Sox
Walter Berger
Ifighter
Hack Wilson
Chcago Cubs
Berger
Pring
Los Angeles
Los Angeleses
Boston Brave
Major League Leaders Batting and Runs for 1926 Season
American and National League leaders listed by team. Klein leads batting for Phillies with 415 and 60 RBI. Terry of the Giants tops runs with 62 and hits with 2. Frisch of the Cardinals has 21 doubles. Cuyler of the Cubs 15 stolen bases and 18 homers. Ruth of the Yankees leads AL in RBIs with 57 and Ruth also tops AL batting with 58. Rice of the Senators has 80 hits.
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Phillies
Terry
Giants
Philies
Friseh
Cardinals
Cuyler
Cubs
Wilson
Rice
Senators
Ruth
Yankees
Yanks
Weston And Limiteds Clash This Evening At Athletic Field
East Grafton moved from the cellar as they faced the Woodmen with a near tonight score. The Wendell game saw East Grafton win under a packed crowd, with a close contest and a 2 to 0 final score.
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Limiteds
Athletic Field
East Grafton
Woodmen
Wendell
Weniell
Special Bargain Day For Ladies Ahead Of Heavy Tilt
Today is second bargain duty for lady followers of the National Limiteds as they go to see Weston club play at 2:30. Memorial day earlier offered half price for locals against Cincinnati. The Weston lineup of former collegiate stars aims to win while the local team remains among the best this season on the field.
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Baseball scores and today’s games listed
In the American League St Louis beat Boston 1 to 0 in 11 innings. Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 15 to 2. Washington won 6 to 2 against Chicago. New York beat Detroit 10 to 9. Today’s games: Washington at St Louis, Philadelphia at Detroit, New York at Cleveland, Boston at Chicago.
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Hefner
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Burbanke
Graff
Hickman
Taferty
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J. Burke
Weston—Hamrick
Pitcher
Grafton
Henry and Koch
Umspire
Moran
Hugh
McGovern
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
St Louis
Wettest Block In U S Agents Said After Raid
Washington prohibition agents raided five restaurants on West 45th Street just before midnight. They seized so much liquor that an agent called it the wettest block in the United States. Raids were simultaneous and used crow bars and police tools to force entry if needed. No force was required.
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New York
Washington
West 45Th Street
United States
Aimee Returns From Holy Land Pilgrimage
New York June 14 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson of California arrived aboard the Europa liner from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Mrs. Raymond Davis spent Thursday morning in Philippi.
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Holy Land
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al Tee Semple
McPherson
California
Raymond Davis
Spen
Philippi
State Briefs or By Associated Press
Morgantown reports summer school enrollment at 1,109 while Berkeley County adds L H Thompson to the board of equalization. In Morgantown C W Aiazyell Elkins signs a land contract for a sizable units.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
W. Va
Prohibition Movement Began Local Roots Then Spread Nationwide
The passage describes a campus library building used as the founding site of a political paper the founders started. The headquarters stayed until 1909 when moved to Westerville for proximity to Columbus, Ohio. From a small start the movement spread across the country before choosing to push for national prohibition.
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Columbus
Columbia Pictures to Spend 10.6 Million on Features
Columbia Pictures Corporation announced a program to expend 10 000 000 on feature film productions for the ensuing year in Los Angeles. No silent films will be produced.
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Columbia Pictures
Los Angeles
Columbia Pictures Corporation
India Troops Being Rushed to Bombay in Urgent Call
A battalion of Mahratta Re poy troops were enroute to Bombay on a special train in response to an urgent call. The British army unit typically has about 1,000 men in four companies. A second special train of 60 cars with motor lorries and equipment is departing, though the exact use of the troops was not disclosed.
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India
Cuty
Reds Trade Acquires Craze For Giants Infield Talent
Reds acquire Red-Head Larry Benton to bolster pitching as the New York Giants gain Hughie Critz and Jim Critz along with Gia Cinati second baseman in a notable trade. Benton’s late season form hints at past glory as he showed flashes of the 1928 season when he won 25 games despite 6 losses.
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Larry Benton
Hughie
Critz
Giacinnati
N. YY. Giants
New York Giants
Benton
Reds
Giant
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