National League Trades Nearing Crunch Time
Major league clubs assess rosters as rosters must shrink to 25 players and trades rise in likelihood. Cardinals seize sole NL lead after Reds fall to Dodgers. Bees falter against Cubs. Pirates lose to Giants. Yankees maintain AL edge after 10-8 win over Browns. Red Sox fall 3-2. Indians blank Athletics 17-0. Tigers drop eighth in nine.
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Associated Press
Bill Terry
Giants
Ray Blades
Cardinals
Phillies
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dolf Camilli
Bees
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Yankees
New York
St. Louis Browns
Boston
Red Sox
Ted Lyons
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Tigers
Washington
Detroit
Amateur Ring Stars Battle In Chicago Golden Gloves
Five European nations clash with the Chicago Golden Gloves squad in the eighth annual international tournament at Chicago Stadium. Ninety-nine fighters and 21,000 fans expected as Finland Italy Ireland Sweden and Estonia vie to end the American lead since 1931. Noted foes include Finnish flyweight Oli Lehunen and Italian Nemesio Lazzeri in a night of top amateur boxing.
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Chicago
Golden Glove
Toriumph
Italy
Finland
Sweden
Ireland
Esthonia
Dublin
Chicago Goldea Glovers
France
Oli Lehunen
Willie Moon
Nemesio Lazzeri
Terracina
Altus Allen
Allen
Joe Louis
Johnny Behr
Yesterday's Stars Dominate As Dodgers Tie Reds With Long Drive
Dolf Camilli hits his fifth homer of the season with a man aboard to edge the Reds. Al Milnar toed the mound for Cleveland and blanked the Athletics on five hits. Bill Herman ignited Chicago with a bases loaded triple in the ninth to pull ahead of the Bees.
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Dolf’ Camilli
Dodgers
Reds
AL Milnar
Indians
Athletics
Bill Herman
Cubs
Bees
DOWNS RACING PLANS AT WHEELING DOWNS
May 12 1939 Wheeling Downs to issue 36700 in purses for 16 day spring meeting under Racing Secretary William Shewbridge. First eight days feature May 27 opener with Plan May 30 Handicap and Decoration Day events. Features include six and one half furlong races plus a mile and a sixteenth and a 6 1/2 furlong dash.
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Wheeling
West Virginia Jockey Club
Wheeling Downs
William Shewbridge
Shewbridge
McLure
Wheeling Sport
Shrewbridge
Boots Dickerson
West Virginia Turf, Club
Six horses due to start in Preakness at Pimlico
Johnstown is the heavy favorite as six or seven colt challengers prepare for the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. The race offers a record purse with about 71 000 total prize money and an expected winner’s share around 53 000.
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Sid Feder
Baltimore
Johnstown
Pimlico
William Woodward
Man O'War
War Admiral
fiChalledon
George Bull
Jamestown
Ciencia
Charles Streets
Local jockey Vanderbilt backed by gentry for big race
A. G. Vanderbilt's pound gains support among local gentry as a local boy aiming to make good. Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons notes Johnstown could feature a fine racehorse, calling his mount a real nice race horse.
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A. G. Vanderbilt
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Johnstown
Hoss
Redlegs Draw Well on Road
Longtime hitters Babe Ruta and Jimmy Thomson tour Long Island courses. Joe DiMaggio to begin light hitting soon. Joe Louis to sign for Galento bout. Pittsburgh trains for Conn Krieger Garden fight. Oregon football deficit noted. basketball profit of 17000. Slattery comeback groans from Buffalo. Miami Open seeks Ryder Cup British visit. Reds draw 22589 fans in three Phils games. Paul Dean eyeing comeback as Cards complain of bp speed.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Babe Ruta
Jimmy Thomson
Long Island
Joe Dimaggio
Joe Louis
Galento
Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Solly Krieger
University of Oregon
Watson
Jimmy Slattery
Frinds
Buffalo
Miami
Lew Riges
Polo Grounds
Mel Ott
Pirates
Giants
Reds
Mickey Cochrane
Charlie Moran
Newark
Phils
Philly
Paul Dean
Grade School Track Meet Planned Saturday May 20
Elementary school athletes of Taylor county will compete in the annual track and field meet for grade school pupils planned a week from tomorrow on Athletic field, with Lynn Faulkner Graf ton High school track coach the director of the meet. Students of the sixth seventh and eighth grades are eligible. Winners of individual events will get season football passes while second place winners and members of the winning relay team will receive a pass to the first game. Nine events will be contested including 70 yard dash shot put pole vault 220 yard dash high jump discus throw half mile run broad jump and a relay race with 4 boys running 10 yards each.
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Taylor County
Lynn Faulkner
Grafton
Bitter Fight Set For Evening At Madison Square Garden
Billy Conn of Pittsburgh faces Solly Krieger of Brooklyn in a 12 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Krieger, middleweight champion per the National Boxing Association, vows to knock Conn out, while Conn, heavy favorite at 172 pounds, aims to extend his win streak after beating Fred Apostoli. Third meeting between the rivals promises a bloodthirsty scrap with high stakes for both fighters.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Brannigan
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Solly Krieger
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
Solly
National Boxing Association
Conn
Krieger
Fred Apostoli
Garden
al Hostak
Apostoli
Ward
Mello Bettina
Bluefield Grabs Key Win Behind Mitchell's Big Night
Centerfielder Mitchell powered the Bluefield Bluegrays to a 9-6 victory over William son with two triples including a bases loaded hit. Both teams had 12 hits as Bluefield tightened its hold in the Mountain State league and Huntington trailed in second place.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Mitchell
Willamson
Bluegrays
Huntington
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
National League results Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3 New York 4 Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 6 Boston 2 St Louis Philadelphia rain Standings show Brooklyn 8 Boston 9 Chicago 0 New York 11 Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 1 Today's NL games St Louis at Cincinnati Philadelphia at New York Brooklyn at Boston AL results Chicago 3 Boston 2 New York 10 St Louis 8 Washington 4 Detroit 2 Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 0 Cleveland at Chicago Detroit at St Louis Other games not scheduled
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Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
L. St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Stes
V. Pet
Pitcher Patterson Leads 14-6 Win as Ashland Beats Welch
Patterson struck out 15, held Welch to six hits in a 14-6 victory. Bob Duncan, Huntington centerfielder, homered in the second with two aboard. Ashland. loop cellar club, won 8-2 over Logan. Bluefield at Williamson, Ashland at Logan, Welch at Huntington Friday.
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Patterson
Welch
Miners
Bob Duncan
Huntington
Loop
Ashland
Logan
Bluefield
Williamson
Tony Galento Plans to End Drinking Before Louis Fight
Tony Galento, nickname Tony the Terrible, says he will quit beer and cigars starting tomorrow though he has postponed it repeatedly. He vows to KO Joe Louis on June 28, claims better stamina and guts, and tonight fights Ralph Johnson in a four round exhibition in Pittsburgh after a beer-filled stop with Orange N J tavern owner Frank Maddus.
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Pittsburgh
Tony the
Galento
Orange
N. J
Joe Louis
Frank Maddus
Weirton
W. Va
Ralph Johnson
Louis
Rouis
Roller Derby Planned At Pittsburgh Garden
Pittsburgh plans a first annual International roller derby starting May 30 at the garden venue. The event runs until June 24 with two teams of five girls and five boys racing each evening in separate events.
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Pittsburgh
Barclay on Bridge Authority Explains Safe Contracts
In this 1939 King Features Syndicate column, Barclay analyzes a bridge hand where North opens and the table tests three no trump versus spade-dominated play. The piece discusses counting cards, the risk of overreaching with bids, and optimal defense including finesses and discards, noting how East’s distribution and the remaining suits influence the made contract.
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West
East
North
South
Jed
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Non Stop Auto Marathon Drama Continues On Road
A railroader seeks AAA sanction to set a new endurance marathon record, driving 30 days straight with three cal men timing. He plans to beat the 440 hour Indianapolis mark, while Weaver tends meals from a roadside cabin as tire repair duties fall to a jack and spare setup and a back compartment refueling platform aids the trek.
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AAA
Indianapolis Speedway
Weaver
Man pleads guilty in shooting death case in Charleston
Charleston May 12 report by Charles W. Riley details the case of 68 year old Sion resident Py Charles W. Riley who pleaded guilty to no manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Vide Bell Pats. The trial ended with a deadlocked jury after Riley claimed the shooting was accidental and the sentence is months in prison.
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Charleston
Charles W. Riley
Sion
Shi
Vide Bell Pats
Riley
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