Sharkey Wins Heavyweight Title Over Schmeling
In New York at Madison Square Garden Bowl on June 22 Sharkey won on points after 15 rounds to claim the world heavyweight championship. Despite Schmeling driving the pace and scoring, Sharkey’s counter fighting with lefts held the judges’ 2 to 1 verdict amid protest from many experts.
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Madison Square Garden Bowl
New York
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Germany
Sharkey
Smith
George Kelly
Charles F. Mathison
Schmeling
Associated Press
Garden
Long Island
Sharkey Wins Heavyweight Title After Schmeling Fight
A New Yorker reports a massive crowd and gate near 500000 benefiting Hearst Free Milk Fund for Babies. Sharkey defeats Schmeling after a hard fought bout with no knockdowns, gaining the championship at Yankee Stadium and marking a late-career peak at age 29.
State colleges tighten athletics eligibility rules
The West Virginia Athletic Conference at its annual meeting re elected officers and amended its constitution to require college students participating in athletics for the first time to have passing grades in ten hours of work before contest eligibility. The rule applies to first time participants and broadens prior requirements from eight hours. The conference also deferred broader action while investigating several issues including how many games should be played within the conference.
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West Virginia Athletic Conference
E.G. Rohrbaugh
Glenville
State Teachers College
Press ‘Martin
New River ‘Lege
W.V
Broaddus’ College
Arthur W.G. Upton
Morgantown High School
Joseph W. Stayman
Potomac State School
S.O. Bond
San Jem College
Chicago
Philadelphia Athletics
Milton Gaston
Standings and results from the major leagues
Yesterday's baseball results show Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis posting high scores in the National League. American League scores include Chicago and New York racking up wins, with several matchups slated for today across leagues including Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Chicago at Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Wwe Pet
Brooklyn St. Louis
Cards Defeat Giants Phils Lose Ten Cubs Rally
Major league baseball reports show the Cincinnati Reds winning 9 to 3 over the Giants with Babe Herman four for five including a homer. Dodgers beat Pirates 9 to 2 while Cubs beat Phillies 12 to 3 led by Pat Malone. Dean shuts out Giants as Cardinals win 5 to 1. Yankees top Browns 11 to 8 in New York and Tigers edge Red Sox 3 to 2 in Detroit. Senators rally to 8 to 3 over Indians with five eighth inning runs.
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Cincinnati Reds
Brandt
Bruce Cunningham
Babe Herman
Cubs
Phils
Philadelphia
Pat
Malone
Phillies
Chuck Klein
Bartell
Dean
Giants
New York
Jerome Herman
Dizzy" Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Ott
Hogan
Louis
Chad Simsey
New York Yankees
Browns
Lou Gehrig
Goose Goslin
Lpaded Bare
Moreland
Washington Senators
Jack Russell
Boston Red Sox
Clevelatin Indians
Senators
Russell
White Sox Take Lead Behind Double Heroics
Chicago White Sox hold AL lead as a key double by a batterymate drives in Charlie Berry for the winning run in a tight game.
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Pas
Chicago White Sox
Chamsee
Charlie Berry
West Virginia Briefs and Local Contests Chronicle
Northern West Virginia Methodists await a post convention statement from the West Virginia Anti Saloon League with ministers to confront prohibition foes after the Democratic gathering. Charleston reports the Women's Missionary Society convention with sermons and welcomes. Road-improvement requests target state route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont. Monongahela railroad withdraws an ailment for a three day service to the state line. A verdict awards 25000 to William C South for injuries from a fall at a construction site. Four men injured in a Virginian railroad tunnel cave in at Simon Wyoming county.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
West Virginia
Charleston Society
A. B. Leamer
Charleston
W. M. Jacobs
L.M. Brown
Fairmont
D. M. Willis
Morgatown
Road Commission
Morgantown
Mononga+ hela railroad
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania State Line
William C. South
Glade Springs
R. A.sutler
South
Clear Creek
Welch
Virginian
Simon
Wyoming County
Everett ‘Thompson
Chess Morgan
Les,Palmer
Elkins Opens Harper Flying Field With Aerial Program
Elkins Virginia plans an all day aviation program Monday June 27 to inaugurate Harper Flying Field. Flying ace George Haldeman and other top aviators will headline with stunt flights parachute jumps air races and inverted flying as crowds from out of town are expected to attend.
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Elkins
Harper
West, Virginia
George Haldeman
Max Schmeling Denied Decision by Sharkey in Heavyweight Fight
New York June 22 Max Schmeling, distraught yet defiant, contends Sharkey won by running away, while manager Joe Jacobs fumes at a claimed plot. Friends and writers insist Schmeling was not beaten in a bout they deem close as Schmeling vows to continue fighting.
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Sharkey
Max
Yankee Stadium
Bill Stribbling
Georgia
Cleveland
Harry Wills
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
New York
Max Schimeling
Joe Jacobs
Shar
Army Nine Reorganized for Season
The Salvation Army base team under Captain W H Arnold prepares to meet all challengers. They beat Fairmont 5 3 in a twilight road game then lost to Clarkesburg in the opening of the season. Luther Waggoner captains the squad with Matthias Bott as treasurer and a slate of players including Carlyle Gallager Keetover Poole Nicola Keener Bott Waggoner Ridenour with Grimes and Elmer Bennett among substitutes.
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Luther Waggoner
Matthias Bott
Ralph Carlyle
Kenneth Gallager
Archie’ Keetover
Walter Poole
Herbert
Nicola
Sam Keener
Robert Bott
Ray Ridenour
Lawrence Grimes
Matthiasey
Elmer Bennett
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