Intersectional Play In Majors Start First Tests Of Team Strength
The opening intersectional action in the major leagues began with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating Detroit 19 to 2, illustrating early team strength. Boston Braves surprised Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 5 as New York Giants helped Boston climb to third while Pittsburgh fell to second. Walter Berger’s two homers spoiled a pitching duel.
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Collins to Defend Balkline Title Delayed to Autumn
Percy H Collins of jeazo will not defend his national amateur balkline title against Edgar Appleby of New York until next September. Appleby challenged this month, but business affairs prevent play before autumn. In Chicago, dogs race at stadium from May 1 as 30 day indoor greyhound meet proceeds under injunction pending legal ruling. Blackwell Cup regatta planned on Housatonic River at Derby, Connecticut, while Princeton faces MIT on Lake Carnegie.
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British Drop Austin From Their Net Team
London May 2. Great Britain announces a reshaped net squad ahead of its second match. Austin is dropped as selection changes stir the lineup. Officials say the move aims to strengthen defense and chemistry for upcoming fixtures.
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Night Baseball Debuts in Western League in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa May 2 Night baseball opens the Western League season with Wichita and Des Moines as the first pair to play under lights in a city expected to draw its largest crowd. Prominent baseball leaders including Judge K M Lands and Sidney Weil will attend, with 140 projectors illuminating the park and NBC broadcasting the game from the start of the sixth inning around 10 p.m. central time.
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Austin Dropped From European Zone Davis Cup Lineup
Henry W. Austin, the kingdom’s top ranked tennis player, will not join the team for the second round against either Ruma or Poland. The move follows a decisive 6-2 6-3 6-0 loss to E. C. Peters at Bournemouth, as Peters who beat Bill Tilden earlier in the season, overwhelmed Austin on British hard courts.
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Marshall College romps past Fairmont Normal in 19 to 0 rout
Marshall College defeated Fairmont Normal 19 to 0 as the Big Green bats pounded the Teachers. The win marks Marshall’s second in the northern invasion, with a two game series against West Virginia University at Morgantown looming. Salem College fell 7 to 6 in extra innings to West Liberty Normal in Wheeling.
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Baseball Results in the National League
Yesterday Boston beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 with no other games scheduled. Today Boston visits Pittsburgh while Philadelphia faces Chicago Brooklyn plays St Louis and New York meets Cincinnati. Philadelphia defeated Detroit 19 to 2 with Detroit traveling to Philadelphia. St Louis visits Washington and Chicago hosts New York. Cleveland plays at Boston.
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Atlantans bet on Bobby Jones to win all major golf titles
Atlanta residents wager on Bobby Jones capturing the British American amateur and open titles this season. Lloyds of London offers 50 to 1 against the feat, with locals placing policies in units of 5 to 800 to win about 125000 from a 2500 stake if he succeeds. The market notes no player has ever won all four majors in a single season.
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Grafton Rifle Club to Seek NRA Charter
Harry Curry, organizer and Y M C A secretary, presented Grafton rifle club charter applications signed by 16 local youths to West Virginia officials in Charleston. A meeting Tuesday will elect officers and plan an outdoor range. indoor small caliber range to be built. NRA sanction expected within 10 days, enabling requisitions for Army supplies and active work start.
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Ewart Suspended by Board Over Bribery Attempt
London May 2 John Ewart former Scottish international soccer player is suspended by the English Football Association Commission and warned off all grounds after being found guilty of an attempted bribery act.
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Bribery Rumor Involving Bury Club Arouses Bradford Match Talk
Fragmentary report notes temptation to bribe players or a club from Bury to lose to Bradford City on April 28. The commission reportedly thanked Bury players for reporting the facts amid a chaotic night of boxing results and baseball standings.
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Doings of Diamond Stars Yesterday
The Braves defeated the Pirates 4-2 as Braves players including Walter Berger hit two homers. Jimmy Foxx and Max Bishop combined with the Athletics to power a 19-2 rout of the Tigers.
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French aviator starts trans Atlantic flight from Perpignan
Jeiin Mermoz leaves Perpignan May 2 bound for St. Louis Senegal on the first lap of a planned trans Atlantic flight across the West African coast.
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American Women Golfers Lose Abroad First Match
Glenna Collett and the American women’s golf team were defeated by an English squad led by Molly Gourlay in their first abroad competition in Sunningdale England on May 2. Maureen Orcutt of Englewood New Jersey impressed by beating Mrs J B Watson and then pairing to win foursomes with Mrs H A Martell. Collett herself lost in singles and in foursomes to Gourlay and others, as 17 team members prepare for the British women's championship at Perm by May 12 with several Americans expected to compete.
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London Aviatrix Plans Croydon to Australia Flight
Amy Johnson, 23, famed aviatrix, will begin a long distance flight from Croydon to Australia on May 5. Her previous record is a 200 mile flight, and she faces inherent risks in this zone flight endeavor.
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State Zoologist Will Bag Snakes
Morgantown May 2 Dr A M Reese of the university department of zoology invites West Virginians to prove their worth as snake hunters The department will buy live snakes turtles and lizards sent to Science hall before June 1 Species tagged as having no money value include the box tortoise snapping turtle butcher snakes black snakes water snakes and green snakes All other species are welcome but those enumerated are too common to be of value.
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Man Working In Mine Killed In Coal Fall
In Clarksburg West Virginia on May 2 John Franklin Goodwin a 39 year old long time Rosemont resident was found dead in the Reppart Coal Company mine from a heavy fall of coal while he was paying a farm mortgage. Assistant mine foreman Jay Daugherty, on routine rounds, located the body shortly after the accident. Goodwin had been employed in the mines only a few months and was a farmer by occupation.
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Frhugh Goodwin Farm Near Bridgeport Dies
Year ago he bought a farm near Vegan Upehill county and worked in mines to pay a small mortgage. Funeral Sunday at Green Valley Methodist Church at 11 o clock with Rev G H Snyder officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Surviving relatives include brothers Avan Green Valley and Audry Rosemont, sisters Ice Clark Grafton and Mary Jones Detroit. Cousin Late Goodwin Tirondales.
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Budget Before Canadian House of Commons Sets Reciprocal Tariffs
Ottawa May 2 Ane budget is before the house of commons detailing countervailing tariff schedules to make Canadian duties on imports equal to the United States tariff in reciprocal trade. Covered items include wheat flour rye oats cattle butter meats potatoes soups cast iron products and other listed commodities. The United States is the primary partner referenced in the intent of the measures.
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Huntington passes bank parking ordinance to curb deposits
Huntington city commissioners adopt an ordinance restricting parking within feet of any bank entrance during banking hours and limit parking near bank buildings to fifteen minutes. The Huntington Clearing House Association sponsors the measure and will cover costs for marking restricted areas near banks.
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