Nellie Flag Fights Omaha for 1934 Preakness Title
Nellie Flag, daughter of Nellie Morse, seeks a Preakness upset at Pimlico against Omaha the Derby winner, with Burt Williams training for Warren Wright. Post time 5:45 p.m. Eastern. Crowd expected large as six horses contest the 25,000 race, including Boxthorn Commonwealth Firethorn and Psychic Bid.
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Baltimore
Oval
Warren Wright
Nellie Flag
Nellie Morse
William Woodward
Omaha
Victor
Downs
Pimlico
Burt Williams
Woodward
Gallant Fox
E. R. Bradley
Walter M. Jeffords
Commonwealth
Dodge Sloane
Firethorn
Preston Burch
Boxthorn
Mantagna
Dweit
Mere Farm
W. A. Jones
Outsiders Lead Field in Breckenridge Long Race
Mrs. C. 8. Bromley's Brannon and Legume, bearing silks for Breckenridge Long, were labeled as outside contenders. Maryland Jockey Club secretary Matt Daiger predicted one of the race's largest crowds, with more than 37 000 fans expected if Man O War wins. About 100 congressmen and political figures in the capital, led by Postmaster General J. Parley and Speaker Burns, had reserved seats as Gov. Harry W. Nice headed the state official delegation.
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Matt Daiger
Maryland Jockey Club
Man O’war
Games J. Parley
Burns
Harry W. Nice
Sunday Twilight league openers highlight Grafton docket
Grafton fans will see Maple Avenue versus Webster in a 2:30 afternoon Twilight league opener at Athletic Field. Tomorrow's non league Day China versus Clarksburg Generals tilt in Clarksburg will test strength. Gatrell and Matthews lead Maple Avenue batteries against Bartlett and Vince for Webster. Also, Graf ton Twilight league officers meet Monday at 7:30 in Sentinel rooms to set a schedule, while YMCA plans a summer softball league with eight teams projected.
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Grafton
Athletic
Maple Avenue
Webster
China
Clarksburg
Clarksburg Generals
Gatrell
Mathews
Bartlett
Vince
Grafton Twilight League
Grafton Sentinel
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues From A Fragment
A partial crossword list presents across and down clues with misprints and jumbled letters. Items include Unimpaired, Chew with grinding sound, Weird, Exclamation, Metallica rock, Atlantic National clues, and a set of truncated entries noting numbers and misaligned words. The puzzle text shows varied errors such as typos and foreign characters, indicating a damaged OCR segment of a cross word page.
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Ontario
Foxx Saves Day for A's With Bat for Record Pace
The Associated Press notes Jim Foxx leads the American League in batting at .403 and home runs as he anchors the A's 7 to 4 win over the Browns. Vernon Wilshere fans five in a solid start, Bob Johnson adds four straight singles, while Joe Sullivan gains his third straight win for Detroit. The Yankees edge Washington, the White Sox fall to Boston, and rain wipes out the National League games.
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Associated Press
Athletics
Jim Sie Foxx
Jimmie
Foxx
Browns
St. Louis
Vernon Wilshere
Bob Johnson
Joe Sullivan
Detroit
Washington
Tigers
Cleveland
Sox
Portsiders
Vito Tamulis
Yankees
New Yorkers
Indians
Chicago
White Sox
Boston
George Earnshaw
Gordon
Dusty) Rhodes
Canzoneri Retains Lightweight Title With Ambers Win
Tony Canzoneri defeats Lou Ambers in 15 rounds at Madison Square Garden to reclaim the lightweight championship, becoming the first to regain the title in the class. The bout draws 17,433 as Canzoneri dominates from start to finish with decisive rhythm and boxing skill.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Tony Canzoneri
Babe Ruth
T. N.T
Cannoneri
Lou Ambers
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Barney Ross
Tony
Ross
New York State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association
New Orleans
Canzoneri
Benny
Leonard
Lew Tendler
Yankee Stadium
Ambers
Herkimey Hurricane
Lew
Lou
Arthur Donovan
Red Birds Top Middle Atlantic With Three Straight Wins
The Red Birds maintain first in the Middle Atlantic league after a 10 to 6 win over the Ohio River Pirates as Huntington pushes three straight victories. Dayton clinched second with a 12 10 loss at Zanesville, while Charleston and Beckley pulled into a third place tie by beating Akron and Johnstown. The Senators edged Akron 4 3 as Beckley beat Johnstown 7 2 with Henry Crompton pitching well. Tonight’s schedule has Johnstown at Charleston, Akron at Beckley, Dayton at Portsmouth, and Zanesville at Huntington.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
Huntington
Red Birds
Ouf
Ohio River Pirates
Dayton
Zanesville
Ducks
Charleston
Beckley
Akron
Johnstown
Senators
Akron Yanks
Henry Crompton
Jawns
Grafton Represented At Track Meet At Elkins
Grafton High school will be represented today in the sectional meet at Elkins to determine contestants for the 18th annual State High School Track and Field Meet on May 17 and 18. Coach Lynn Faulkner and several promising Grafton tracksters were scheduled to depart early this morning for Elkins.
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Grafton High School
Elkins
Lynn Faulkner
Grafton High
Wrestling results from North Bergen and Newark events
In North Bergen New Jersey Chief Little Wolf 215 from Los Angeles defeated Em il Dusek 212 from Omaha in 22 minutes and 11 seconds. In Newark Harold Sims 149 from Indianapolis upset Flash Kelly 156 from Akron, Ohio.
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North Bergen
N. J
Little Wolf
Los Angeles
Emil Dusek
Omaha
Newark
Harold Sims
Indianapolis
Flash Kelly
Akron
Sectionals In Track Booked For State Meet
Sectionals set today at Elkins Clarksburg Wheeling Charleston Beckley and Martinsburg lead to the May 17 18 state interscholastic track meet in Morgantown. Forty five returning teams plus 15 newcomers compete as 54 high schools field 18 events across six sectional meets. Teams include Charleston Moundsville Triadelphia Huntington Parkersburg East Bank Fairmont Washington Irving Morgantown Morgantown University High and others with Martinsburg entries at Berkeley Springs and nearby towns.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Elkins
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Charleston
Beckley
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Moundsville
Triadelphia
Huntington
Parkersburg
East Bank
Fairmont
Washington Irving
Grafton
Bunker Hill
Greenbank
Buckhannon
West
Tunnelton
Weston
Fellowsville
Sistersville
Warwood
Man
St. Albans
Shady Springs
Spainsburg
Northfork
Grafjton
Hillsboro
Mill Creek
Marlinton
Parsons
Thomas
Washington
Irving
East Side
Kingwood
Masontown
University High of
Pennsboro
Fairmont West Side
Follawsbee
Weirton
Wellsburg
Barboursville
Erie View
Griffithsville
Milton
Point Pleasant
Ripley
Ansted
Beckley Bramwel
Fayetteville
Northfork Oak Hill
Pax ‘Seth
Spanishburg
Berkeley Springs
Hedgesville
Arky Vaughan Holds NL Lead Amid Hitting Rise
New York May 11 Arky Vaughan extended his grip on the National League batting lead as he raised his average to .455 after going 10 for 21 in recent games. In the American League Rollie Hemsley of St. Louis slipped to third while Jimmie Foxx and Bob Johnson of the Athletics posted gains of 15 and 6 points respectively.
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New York
Pitsburgh
Arky Vaughan
Vaughan
Rollie Hemsley
St. Louis
Jimmie Foxx
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Flemington High Beats Belington on Strong Greathouse Run
Flemington High defeated Belington as Greathouse hurled a four hit game while Flemington managed six hits. The win highlighted Fleming ton’s offense and pitching in a tight matchup.
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Greathouse
Flemington
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT IN NEW YORK AND HOLLYWOOD
Boxing results from New York and Hollywood feature Toby Canzonéri winning a decision over Lou Ambers in New York while Pacho of Los Angeles stopped Jackie Brady. Cleto Locatelli edged Joe Gnouly in New York, Babe Daniels was kayoed by Leonard Del Genio in New York, and Frankie Battaglia stopped Chuck Heffner in Minneapolis with other notes in Grand Forks and Des Moines cards.
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New York
Toby Canzonéri
Lou Ambers
Herkimer
Bobby Pacho
Los Angeles
Jackie Brady
Elizabeth
Chicago
Cleto Locatelli
Italy
Joe Gnouly
St. Louis
Leonard del Genio
Babe Daniels
Minneapolis
Frankie Battaglia
Winnipes
Man
Chuck Heffner
Chinese Stars Battle U S in Davis Cup Semi Final
In Mexico City May 11, China’s Davis Cup team, under Ching, pushed the United States in the semi final zone clash. Guy Cheng and Sin Kie Kho defeated by Bryan M. Grant Jr. and Donald Budge after stubborn rallies.
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Mexico
D. F
Ching
Guy Cheng
Sin Kie Kho
United States
Cheng
Bryan M. Grant, Jr
Atlanta
Kho
Donald Budge
Oakland
Calif
Texas Prison Riot Ends With Peddy Deaths
A prison farm break 40 miles north led by Jack Peddy resulted in the death of Guard Virgy Welch and the shooting of convicts and guards. Peddy was killed two hours later as he walked from trees. Three inmates remained at large, while more chaos followed at the prison with a deadly gang fight and numerous injuries.
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Jack Peddy
Here
Virgy,Welch
Homer Parker
Ae Stephens
Peddy
Sam Grant
R. C. Tipton
Harry Lutflow
Trinity River
Ernest
Young
January
Dayton Dowds Defeat Zanesville In 18th Inning Classic
Dayton Dowds nips Zanesville 12-10 in an 18 inning night game. Dayton scored two runs in the 18th to break a long duel as seven pitchers saw action. The Greys had 19 hits to Zanesville’s 10 with Hassen, Hart, Wolf, Blackwell, Moss, Reis, Minogue and Stan cue naming the pitchers.
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Zanesville
Dayton
Greys
Ducks
Hassen
Hart
Wolf
Blackwell
Moss
Reis
Minogue
Stancue
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