Twelfth Annual West Virginia High School Track Meet Opens
Morgantown May 17 With the largest field of entries ever assembled for a West Virginia scholastic track meet the twelfth annual event began on Mountaineer field. Thirty three teams qualified for the championships as preliminaries set for today and semi finals tomorrow morning with finals tomorrow afternoon. Charleston high was favored to win with Huntington or Parkersburg as runners up. Notable contenders include Fraser Charleston Bruha Wheeling Hamilton Washington Irving Clarkshire and Martin Elkins for high scoring honors. A dual meet between West Virginia university freshmen and University of Pittsburgh plebs accompanies the final. A banquet at the First Methodist Church tomorrow evening will award the honors.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Mountaineer Field
West Virginia University Athletic Department
Charleston High
Huntington
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Elkins
Washington
Irving
Oak Hill
Fraser
Charleston
Bruha
Hamilton
Clarkshire
Martin
West Virginia University
University of Pittsburgh Plebs
First Methodist Church
Braves Top Giants In Tight Twin Bill Win In Back Bay
Braves beat the New York Giants 4 to 3 and 5 to 4 in a back bay doubleheader as Emil Fuchs teaches the club the art of winning close games. Jim Bottomley homered for St Louis in a 10-9 win over Pittsburgh as the Cardinals take the league lead. The Robins lost to Philadelphia 7-4, while the Browns and Tigers won against western foes. Alvin Crowder edged Walter Miller 1-0 in St Louis and Owen Carroll beat Al Thomas 4 to 0 at Detroit.
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Emil Fuchs
John McGraw
Giants
Cardinals
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Browns
Tigers
Alvin Crowder
Walter Miller
St. Louis
Owen Carroll
al Thomas
Whiteox
Detroit
Glenna Collett Leads British Final at St Andrews
Glenna Collett American title holder leads Joyce Wethered British star by two holes at the halfway mark of their 36 hole final for the British championship at St Andrews Scotland on May 17.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Glenna Collett
Joyce Wethered
Woman and five sons are expert fencers
In Brookline Massachusetts Mrs Dieanor Baldwin Cass has trained her five sons to master fencing. Her eldest John studies at Harvard, Leo and Yale medical school, Robert in Washington, Francis Leo and Edward at Boston College. She has helped spread fencing to about 40 Boston schools and girls colleges, framing a moral and social benefit through the sport.
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Brookline
Mass
Dieanor Baldwin Cass
Sheigh
America
John
Yale Medical School
Robert
Washington, D. C
Francis
Leo
Edward
Boston College
Gass
Boston
Itley Square
Pyle Rejoins Bunion Boys for Colorado Derby Run
Sweetwater Texas May 17 rejoined by C C Pyle after arm injury. Bunion derby field headed for Colorado after a 56.2 mile lap won by Salon from Anson in 7 35 40. Leaders Gavuzzi England Salo Passaic Umeri Italy Simpson Burlington Richman New York Granville Hamilton and others listed with times.
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Sweetwater
Tex
C. Pyle
Colorado
Pete Avusai
England
Johnny Sdlo
Passaic
N. J
Salon
Anson
Gavuzzi
Sam Richman
New York
Pete Gavuzzi
John Salo
Giusto Umeri
Italy
Paul Simpson
Burlington
N. Cc
Phillip Granville
Hamilton
Ont
Tm.b
McNamara
Australia
Harry Abramowitz
U S Net Stars Go Strong in Davis Cup First Round
Montreal May 17 United States won the first two singles matches in the Davis Cup first round American zone defeating Canada. John Hennessey of Indianapolis and John Van Ryn of East Orange won for the United States with Van Ryn beating Willard F. Crocker in straight sets and Hennessey losing a set before victory. A doubles win or another singles victory on Saturday would seal advancement.
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Montreal
United States
France
Dominion
Stars and Stripes
John Hennessey
Indianapolis
John van Ryn
East Orange
N. J. van Ryn
Willard F.crocker
Whigger
Hennessey
Jack Wright
Boxing Rematch Set At Madison Square Garden Next Thursday
New York report notes Jack Berg English lightweight and Bruce Flowers of New Rochelle to meet at MSG. Berg previously defeated Flowers in a close New York bout last week. London dispatch reports British titleholders in three divisions lost their grip as Cuthbert, Baldock, and Harvey captured featherweight bantam and middle titles respectively. New Broom, bought for 75000 by Cushman, sustained training injuries. Chicago note mentions Purdue Caraway leading in batting pace.
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New York
Jack Berg
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
Madison Square Garden
Berg
Flowers
London
Johnny Cuthbert
Harry Corbett
Teddy Baldock
Kid Pattenden
Len Harvey
Alex Ireland
Florida to Host Oregon in 1929 Football Finale
University of Florida Athletic Director Bachman announced that Oregon will meet the Gators in the season’s final football game at Gainesville. Earlier, ten baseball race context shows a .609 season average with Langenburg as the nearest rival. In New York, Taberski leads Greenlee in a pocket billiards match by blocks, with Taberski winning the latest block 125 to 63 and pursuing a four-block win.
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Langenburg
Minnesota
Gainesville
Fla
Charles W. Bachman
University of Florida
University of Oregon
Gators
Chicago
Frank Teberski
Schenectady
Ralph Greenlecf
New York
Taberski
Turnesa Leads Field in Thousand Guineas Semis in England
Joe Turnesa of New York advanced to the semifinals of the Thousand Guineas professional golf tournament in Moortown England by defeating J J Taylor of Great Britain five and four. Leo Diegel fell to Charles Whitcombe. Turnesa is the solitary American remaining. George Duncan lost 1 up to W H Davies. Herbert C Jolly defeated Archie Compston 1 up at the 21st hole. Semifinal pairings set Turnesa vs Whitcombe and Jolly vs Davies.
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Moortown
Eng
Joe Turnesa
New York
J. J. Taylor
Great Britain
Leo Diegel
Charles Whitcombe
George Duncan
W. H. Davies
Herbert C. Jolly
Bittall
Archie Compston
Turnesa
Whitcombe
Jolly
Davies
Borg breaks world 700 yard swim record in Santa Maria
Arné Borg, Swedish distance swimmer, shattered the world record for 700 yards at the Santa Maria municipal pool last night. His time of minutes, two and three-fifth seconds surpassed the former mark by 27 seconds, as clocked by three AAU timers, with Ray Ruddy of the New York Athletic Club the previous record holder.
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Santa Maria
Cal
Arné Borg
Santa Maria Municipal
Ray Ruddy
New York Athletic Club
Convicted on intoxication for 46th time to jail six months
New York reports Josepine Peterson, 50, jailed for six months, her twelfth year behind bars after a long record of intoxication convictions since 1913. Other items note Liaison talk on gang peace, Capone tale of attempts to leave rackets, and odd travel gossip from New York to Paris.
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New York
Josepine Peterson
Major League Leaders May 15 1939 overview
National League leaders include Stephenson Cubs with a .418 batting average and Douthit of the Cardinals on 27 runs. Bottomley of the Cardinals drives in 26, while Frisch and Douthit tie for 41 hits. Grubbs? Grimes edges Pirates with 5 wins in pitchers’ column. American League leaders show Gehringer Tigers with 31 runs and 44 hits, Hellmann Tigers 29 RBIs, Stroman? Averill, Johnston, Blue, and others contribute steals. Alie Tigers 6 wins in pitching.
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National
Stephenson
Cubs
Douthit
Cards
Bottomley
Frisch
Grantham
Pirates
Frish
Ott
Giants
Swanson
Rede
American
Jamieson
Idlans
Gehringer
Tigers
Hellmann
Alexander
Kamm
White Sox
Blue
Browns
Gehrig
Yanks
Averill
Indiabe
Johnston
Alie
Yost
Capone Held on Bail After Hearing at City Hall
Capone was given a hearing and held in 35000 bail for the grand jury. He and his body guard were searched at city hall and Capone yielded an 11 carat diamond valued at 25000. They claimed to be traveling from Atlantic City to Chicago and were sent to Moyamensing prison after sentencing.
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Chicago
Atlantic City
Capone
Palm Island
Pla
Scarface al
City Hall
Cline
Caponey
Moyamensing
Sears 40 000 Feet Venerated Press Photo Lieut Apollo Soucek
Naval aviator Lieut Apollo Soucek is believed to set an altitude record near Washington as a barograph shows a new peak of around 49 000 feet on a pressed photo feature.
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Apollo Soucek
Washington
Regie Igbo
Flashes of Life Engaged Couple Share Surnames
Miss Annifiser Dibbs, sharing a surname with her fiancé and her mother, is engaged to Alexander D. Dibba. Her mother and father likewise bore the surname Dibbs, linking family names across generations.
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New York
Annifiser Dibbs
Alexander D. Dibba
Dibs
Chaos in Florida Street Mob Clash Ends With Fatal Shooting
A Florida grocer’s sidewalk dispute escalates as Mrs Romey allegedly fires three shots at Officer Baker, wounding him. Baker returns fire and wounds Romey five times, with Romey dying later. Romey’s jailed, coroner’s jury summoned, sheriff involved in a jailbreak. Facts on the peace pact remain unclear.
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Baker
Romey
Babe” Douglas
Romney
Capone
Public Safety
Direc
Schofield
Boots
Chicago
Standings and Results From The Aus League
Standings show St Louis and Chicago tied at 16 wins, 85 losses, Boston 5 50, Pittsburgh 5 50, Cincinnati 4 78, Philadelphia 4 50, New York 8 9, Brooklyn 12 78. Yesterday Detroit beat Chicago 4 3, St Louis defeated Cleveland 1 0. Today Chicago visits Detroit and Cleveland hosts St Louis while Boston faces New York and Philadelphia visits Washington.
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Ingersy
New York
St .Fo
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Gaines Tortay
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
W. Ok
Detroit
Cleveland
Phila
Washington
Mid-Atlantic League Scores and Weather Update
Yesterday results show Jeannette seven to nine and Scottdale eleven to one with Cumberland ten to six over Clarkburg amid scattered reports. Today Fairmont faces Charleroi while Wheeling visits Clarksburg Scottdale travels to Jeannette and Cumberland to Johnstown. Obscure obituary note mentions Betty Catherine Duftis in Charleston with infant coma concerns.
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Gaines
Fairmont
Charleroi
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Scottdale
Jeannette
Cumberland
Johnstown
Betty Catherine Duftis
Charleston
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