Bold Venture tops derby field in tense NYC race
Bold Venture defeated Granville by a head in the 1 1/4 mile Kentucky Derby as Granville lost a shoe and unseated jockey Jim Stout. Three riders were suspended for rough riding. The colt may chase the Preakness at Pimlico May 16, with Brevity awaiting Belmont.
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Canzoneri and McLarnin Set for Madison Square Garden Clash
Tony Canzoneri and Jimmy McLarnin are billed to meet in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden this Friday. The two lightweights are famed as two of the era’s best small fighters and could help spark the boxing season with a capacity crowd and springtime energy ahead of bigger outdoor battles.
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Denzie Wins Track Honors At Morgantown Meet
Grafton High star Bob Denzie led a string of Grafton and West Virginia teams at the Morgantown meet. Denzie captured the broad jump and placed second in the high jump, with Cornelius Davis of Washington-Irving setting a new conference mark. Grafton teammates and rivals from Morgantown, East Fairmont, and Elkins contributed strong showings across sprints, hurdles, throws, and relays as state meet trials loom in Elkins and Morgantown May 15-16.
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National League and American League Baseball Scores
Yesterday's NL results include Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 5 New York 7 Cincinnati 5 in 11 innings St Louis 6 Boston 2 Philadelphia 8 Chicago 5 in 12. Today Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis. AL scores Cleveland 3 Washington 0 in 5 innings rain Boston 6 Detroit 0 Chicago 8 Philadelphia 4 New York 14 St Louis 5. Relay and track standings list Fairmont Elkins Morgantown Grafton and others with times noted.
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Parkersburg Loses Meet in Wheeling Event
Parkersburg finished sixth at a Wheeling Intelligencer scholastic track meet after earlier victories. Teams from Charleston Martinsburg Elkins Beckley Wheeling Clarksburg and others competed with new regional qualifiers announced for Morgantown May 15 16. A rule requires top finishers in sectionals to reach final rounds.
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Sports matchups list for NBA season opening
Cleveland at Washington. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at New York. Detroit at Boston.
Old College Quits Sport Ends South Football Era
Sewanee Tennessee May 4 Alumni nationwide await a board of regents decision on whether the University of the South will abolish football. The meeting will decide if the sport is retired forever after a storied past as the greatest in the south.
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Four Chicago golfers favored to win national open
In Chicago on May 4 four players Horton Smith Johnny Revolta Lighthorse Harry Cooper and Ky Laffoon who earned 17339 on the winter tour say Chicago has a strong chance to produce golf's Open champion at Baltrusrol New Jersey June 4 to 6 They name Picard Sarazen Revolta and Smith as top contenders but stress form that week will decide the winner. The Chicago brigade believes its players are strongest among regions.
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Leonard predicts Canzoneri to beat McLarnin in rematch
In a one minute interview Eddie Briez cites Leonard praising Tony Canzoneri as a prime lightweight and favorite to defeat Jimmy McLarnin. Benny commits to Canzoneri as one of boxing’s finest machines, while projections hint Tony may land a knockout blow though not guaranteed.
Colts Defeat South Siders in Weston Showdown
In Weston on May 4 the Colts defeated the South Siders. A note from the report mentions the first annual flower show scheduled for the first week of June.
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Kelly National Pocket Billiards Champion Plays Tonight
George Kelly, current national pocket billiards champion, will appear at Phillips Recreation 2 West Main Street at 9 45 tonight. Born in Philadelphia in 1906, Kelly learned billiards at home. He won the 1934 national title, tying the world record with a 121 ball run in two innings. He holds the crown as the national tournament was not held last year. He has twice finished runner up in world title events and placed third in 1935 in New York after a playoff with Willie Moscow. An accomplished tennis and golf player, he possesses an Irish tenor voice and also plays three cushion billiards. He hails from a notable family. his father was a world sculling champion and his uncle Walter C. Kelly is the stage star known as the Virginia Judge.
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Emperor Selassie May Abdicate to Crown Prince
In Addis Ababa sources report Haile Selassie left Crown Prince Piétro Asta Wosan to await Marshal Badoglio in the capital. Rumors say the emperor could abdicate to his son while Italians consider placing Menelik, Sidj Yassu's grandson, on the throne amid turmoil and detronement history.
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Aged Father Noted in Medical Journal Case
Vignette discusses an elderly man whose remarkable condition astounded doctors and was documented in the Journal of the American Medical Association 16 months prior. The piece notes his marriage in 1933 to his second wife and mentions a Sardis district Republican club meeting tonight led by E A Luzader.
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Hughes
Di Maggio Makes Dandy New York Debut
The Yankees debut of Joe DiMaggio, promoted as baseball’s next great star, features a 3-for-5 effort including a triple that nearly cleared the yard. New York wins 14-6 over the Browns as Gehrig and Chapman each collect four hits. Ferrell and Grove pace Red Sox victory. Derringer suspended by Reds.
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Arrest Report From Baxter Beer Garden Brawl
Police in Baxter West Virginia arrested 43 year old Martin Mikaich, identified as a Negro, on a charge of cutting Tom Long Jr. during an argument at a local beer garden on May 4.
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Salem College Graduation Eligible Seniors Declared
Registrar Miss Elsie B Bond announces 99 seniors at Salem College are eligible to graduate at the June commencement exercises in Salem.
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Salem College
Freak Accident Paralyzes Franklin Man
Oliver Teter stepped from his car in Franklin on May 4 to inspect a problem when the vehicle lurched backward and knocked him down, breaking his leg. He was injured in the incident and aid was sought from nearby witnesses.
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