Boston Red Sox Triumph Over Tigers In High-Scoring Win
Jimmie Foxx drives Boston to 11-8 victory over Detroit, strengthening their hold on first place in the American League. The 32-year-old slugger belted a bases-loaded homer and helped the Red Sox outslug Detroit with three other home runs. George Selkirk and Charley Keller powered New York’s 10-2 win over Cleveland, as McCarthy restored the series lineup, while Chicago edged Washington 9-8.
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Judson Bailey
Asociated Press
Boston
Detroit i
Red Sox
Foxx
Detroit
Indians
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
George Selkirk
Charley Keller
Joe McCarthy
Tribe
al Milnar
Eifhe
Owever
Chicago
Nnte ‘Sox
Senators
Kuhel
E Tun
Brooklyn Beats Chicago Four Three
Yesterday's National League results show Brooklyn defeating Chicago 4 to 3 while remaining games were postponed due to rain and grounds. Standings list teams by percentage with Hubbell at 2-2 and lighter details for Philadelphia Mulcahy Migburgh Brooklyn Kling er Fitzsimmons as presented.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Hubbell
Philadelphia
Mulcahy
Migburgh
Klinger
Fitzsimmons
Early Baseball Scores And Probable Pitchers
American League results show New York 10 over Cleveland 2 and Boston 11 over Detroit 8. Chicago 9 beats Washington 8. Philadelphia at St Louis with rain delays. Probable starters listed: New York at Detroit Pearson 2 vs Newhouser 2 2. Boston at Cleveland Oster 0-1 vs Harder 0-1. Washington at St Louis Chase Kremer 1-1. Philadelphia at Chicago Caster vs Elmth 4.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York St
Pearson
Newhouser
Ostereller
Harder
Lashington
St.Louis
Chase
Kremer
Ladelphia
Caster
Emlth
Cuure
Sleveland Uw
Ashington
Louis
Baseball night in review with rainouts and clutch finish
In the American league only two games were completed as rain wiped out the Philadelphia against St. Louis in the fifth. The National league saw Brooklyn beat Chicago 4-3 to end a three game slide with Dolph Camilli driving in the winning run with the bases loaded in the ninth.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dolph Camilli
Snead Skips Met Tourney As He Prepares For Nationals
New York May 22 Sam Snead is skipping the Met opening to concentrate on road work for the national tournament. Baseball notes discuss no-fly rules for Dodgers rivals and fight odds on Garcia Overlin bout. Mentions Gabby Street in St Louis broadcasting, Tony Galento training plans, Larry MacPhail at Brooklyn Day, and golf records set by Gene Root and wife at Border Texas course.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Sam Snead
Dodgers
al Weill
Lou Ambers
Joey Archibald
Arturo Godoy
Joe Louis
Cross-Our-Hearts
Zeke
Bonura
Washington
Col
Terry
Smart Money
Broadway
Garcia-Overlin
Garica
Gabby Street
St. Louis
Frankie Frisch
Galento
Tony Galento
Down South
Harry Mendel
Herman Taylor
Max Baer
N.Y
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn
Gene Root
Border
Tex
Huber Club
Spencer Seeks To Form State Pro Golfers Unit
FAIRMONT May 22. Regie Spencer leads a drive to form a West Virginia unit of the PGA with a Wheeling meeting set for Friday. He left the state Professionals' association last month, and Dave McKay of Pittsburgh has authorized the new organization steps. Nine West Virginia members remain in the national PGA, mainly in the northern area.
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Fairmont
Regie Spencer
West Virginia
Professional Golfers Association
Wheeling
Spencer
Charleston
Dave McKay
Pittsburgh
PGA
Tri- State
Norther
Yesterday's Stars in Major League Baseball
Dolph Camilli of the Dodgers hit a bases loaded single in the ninth to beat the Cubs 4-3. Marius Russo of the Yankees allowed only three hits to halt the Indians and end the champs losing streak. Jimmie Foxx of the Red Sox homered with the bases loaded for the second straight day, powering an 11-8 win over the Tigers. Joe Kuhel of the White Sox had a five for five day with a home run and two doubles as Chicago edged the Senators 9-?
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Dolph Camilli
Dodgers
Cubs
Marius Russo
Yankees
Indians
Jimmie Foxx
Red Sox
Tigers
Joe Kuhel
White Sox
Chicago
Senators
Fights Last Night in New York Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
George Abrams outpointed Augie Arellano in New York while Gus Dorazio defeated Wild Bill Boyd in Pittsburgh. Billy Maher secured a points win over Tony Morgano in Philadelphia in a card featuring several expected bouts.
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New York
George Abrams
Washington
Augie Arellano
Pittsburgh
Gus Dorazio
Philadelphia
Bill Boyd
Another Star Is Made Over By Seal Club
San Francisco Star Ted Jennings is groomed as a third baseman by the Seals, a club famed for turning players into major leaguers. The manager Charles Graham has long reshaped talent, converting versatile players like Paul Waner and Joe DiMaggio’s peers, boosting careers and profits. Jennings has surged to near .390 after a brief rise toward .400, underscoring the Seals’ talent pipeline.
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Buss Newland
San Francisco
Ted Jennings
San Francisco Seals
Greenbacks
Jennings
Seals
Charles Graham
Graham
Joe
Maggio
Yankees
Mits
Dominic
Boston Red Sox
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Pa Eee Iinet
Half Moon Racing chartered in Brooke County
The Half Moon Racing corporation of Brooke County with $1 020 000 capital received a charter from Secretary of State W S O Brien authorizing 100 000 Class A shares at ten dollars and 200 000 Class B shares at ten cents. The firm aims to operate a jockey club and racing corporation while its plant location was not disclosed. Headquarters listed as the William Penn hotel in Pittsburgh. Dummy incorporators named as Robert W Lawson Jr W S Wunschel and W E Miller of Charleston Steptoe and Johnson of Clarksburg listed as attorneys. Backers declined to disclose information at present. Additional charters: Nelson Theater Co Fairmont capitalization 25 000 incorporators George H Nelson Thomas I Monroe of Fairmont and Samuel A Philips of Morgantown. Turkey Run Development Co Weston oil and gas capital 25 000 incorporators Louise Wohine Louie Weber and Mabel Tutty of Weston. Drowning death in Huntington: Mrs Margaret Thompson 31 drowned in the Ohio River near her home, Cabell County, first local swimming fatality.
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Charleston
Half Moon Racing Corporation
Brooke County
W. 8. O'Brien
Jockey Club and Racing Corporation
Nelson Theater Company
Fairmont
George H. Nelson
Thomas I. Monroe
Samuel A. Philips
Morgantown
Turkey Run Development Company
Weston Oil and Gas Concern
Louise Wohine
Louie Wéber
Mabel Tutty
Weston
Dorazio Defeats Boyd For Another Title Shot
Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia defeated Wild Bill Boyd of New York by decision in Pittsburgh on May 22, earning another non title shot at light heavyweight champion Billy Tenn. Dorazio, 188 pounds, will meet the winner here in late June or early July after a prior bout in Philadelphia ended in a technical knockout for Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gus Dorazio
Philadelphia
Billy Tenn
Wild Bill Boyd
New York
Conn
Dorazio
Leaders Win On Home Runs In Mountain State League
Bluefield Blue-Grays rallied from behind with eighth and ninth inning home runs to beat Ashland 11-5. Williams and Iaeanes McNalty homered with men aboard. Welch tied the game at 3-3 in the fourth and sparked the win. Logan Indians edged Huntington 6-3 as Eddie Hock collected three hits. Welch starts a two-day stand in Bluefield with Logan at Williamson and Ashland at Huntington.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Colonels
Williams
Iaeanes McNalty
Welch
Williamson
Logan Indians
Huntington
Aces
Eddie Hock
Aes
Bluefield
Logan
Vet Queen of Links Winner Triumphs in Dixie Golf
Mrs. Dave Gant of Memphis wins the southern women's tournament while Jane Cothran is favored in a hard par 75 course. Gant parries a late comeback, remarking on her joy and thrill at beating the rising youngsters. The day highlights Gant’s long career and a famed niblick stymie shot.
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Felix R. McKnight
Fort Worth
Tex
Dave Gant
Memphis
Robert Mansted
Jane Cothran
Greenville
8. C
Cothran
Overlin Set to Challenge Garcia for Middle Title
New York May 22. Ken Overlin meets Ceferino Garcia in a Madison Square Garden title bout promising a swift clash between a sharp boxing technician and a feared slugger. Overlin, a peripatetic challenger with about 200 fights, must cope with Garcia's bolo punch to claim the world middleweight crown. Garcia brings a knockout record and a cane-field origin tale, while Overlin has won 16 of 20 since 1939 with three draws, across a wide tour.
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Sid Feder
New York
Madison Square Garden
Texas
Lew Jenkins
Lou Ambers
Overlin
Ken Overlin
Decatur
Ill
Washington
Norfolk
Oswego
Australia
California
Ceferino Garica
Freddie Steele
Garcia
Garica
Phillipines
Henry Armstrong
Portland
Houston
Plan Tourney in Badminton at Lawson Center Gym
Recreational staff of the Works Progress Administration will hold a badminton elimination tournament at the Lawson Community Center gymnasium starting at 4 p m tomorrow. The event spans two days with many entries expected during open house week. Officials Carl Shaw and Albert Syd McKeen will oversee the tournament.
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Works Progress Administration
Lawson Community Center
Carl Shaw
Albert
Syd) McKeen
Great Cole Bros Circus Comes to Clarksburg May 24
Great Cole Bros Circus, augmented by Ken Maynard and his riders, performs two shows at Nixon Plaza Showgrounds in Clarksburg on Friday May 24 at 2 and 8 pm. The rebuilt show features new wagons, canvas, and animal dens from India Africa and the US. Notable acts include Escalante aerialists, Loyal Repenski bareback troupe, Arabian horse display, five herds of elephants, fifty dancing horses, and stars Frank Shepherd Cyse O'Dell and The Skating Rockets from Oslo. The circus band led by Victor Robbins will perform before the start.
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Cole Bros. Circus
Ken Maynard
Congress of
Clarksburg
Nixon Plaza
India
Africa
America
Escalante
Repenski
Europe
Adolph Delbosq
Kentucky
Frank Shepherd
Cyse O'Dell
Skating Rockets
Oslo
Norway
Cole Bros
Victor Robbins
For Sale Pianos and Plants in Morgantown and Thornton
Classified Advertisements list stereo pianos and small grand with move date June 1st. Also tomato plants 35 cents per hundred. Pianos offered at small sums with weekly terms, details by mail to O. B. Fawley Music Co. Morgantown West Virginia and Arthur C. Livick Burketown Virginia.
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Our City
O. B. Fawley Music Co
Morgantown
W. Va
James DeMoss
Thornton
Arthur C. Livick
Burketown
Virginia
Celene
Grand Entrant Moment Before Show Amid Fairyland Tent
Minutes before the performance the scene hums with prep as musicians tune and performers enter the grand entry. A parent with a wardrobe over forty thousand dollars exudes style while massed bands, singers, animals, and novelties transform the big tent into a veritable fairyland for this lavish extravaganza before each show.
Byrnes Plans Lindy Answer On National Air Defense
New York May 22 A reply to Col Charles Lindberghs Sunday night radio address will be aired tonight on WABC CBS by Senator James F Byrnes. Byrnes leads the Senate appropriations committee unit on naval expenditures and will speak at 9 30 p m matching Lindberghs times.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wabc-Cbs
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lindbergh
Europe
WEAF
NBC
CBS
MBS
Wjznbc
Nbc-Chains
Weaf - Nbc
Northen Baptist Convention
Plantation Party
Fred Allen
Kay Kyser College
Sgov
James
Burns and Allen
Ben Bernie
Dr. Christian
Theatre of Stars
Sen
Styles Bridges
WJZ
Prairie Folks
Frank Black
NBC Symphony
Sheep and Goats
Roosevelt
Rep
W. H. Barber
WPA deadline tighten questioned in Kentucky school fight
The piece notes a $50,000 WPA contribution to non federal projects and argues for extending the completion deadline to next July 30. House appropriations committee limits relief labor that could shift funds from national defense and other WPA projects, while John Carmody asks Congress to add a year to finish WPA projects threatening 339 plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEA
House Appropriations Committee
House
John M. Carmody
Federal
Congress
Carmony
Radio Schedule Fragments From West Virginia Station Listings
Fragmented listing shows WMMN and NBC WEAF CBS NBC programs with sports news and dramas. It mentions Captain Tim Healy reviews, The Lone Ranger, Burns and Allen, Amos n Andy, The Green Hornet, Rhythm Caravan baseball scores, and various regional station IDs and times.
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WEAF
Tim Healy
CBS
Paul Bullivan
NBC
WJZ
KDKA
Jack Hollister
Lowell Thomas
MBS
Nbc-Weaf
Paul Douglas
WMMN
the World Today
Amos 'N Andy
Fred Wering
Lanny ‘Ross
NNBC
Mr. Keen
Nbc-Weap
Europe
Dee
Burns and Allen
Nbc-Wiz
Bill Johnson
Mes
Edea
West Virginia
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Andia
SNEAD
Sammy
Pro Golfers Unit
Seal Club
Chunky Teed Jennings
Half Moon Corporation
Cabell County
Margaret Thompson
Ohio River
Ome
Boyd
Queen OF Links
Ceferino
Bob Punch
Skaggs and Company
Blueville
Gwner Ust
Walnut St
Parrish “Agency, Inc
Cole Brothers Railroad
Sentinel
Bath
Addison Street
Berkshire Boat Service
Joseph Keleher
Grafton
Byrnes
Lindy
Mrs. Roosetalk
H. V. Kaltenborn
N. Y
Jame Hynd
Cbs-Chain
Kate Smith
Bob “Edge
U.S. Marine Band
Grafton Drag and Chesal Company
Gan
Wem
Poworful
WLW
Ted Steele
Hollywood Playhouse
Wsc-Wiz
the Lads
Mb&—Sheep and Goats Club
Sam
Nbc-Kdea—Bay ‘Shields Revue
Nbc-W3z
Northwestern ‘Univ
Wen ‘Weber
HDEA
Nbc-W
Daries Arch
Oes Measner
Edwin C
Tor
Ator
Newa
Cs Bey Duchin
KDEA
Tommy
Sleepy Hall
WJ2
Woody Herman
Wamav-Ces
Ammr
Bamniny ‘Waye
Kdeaal Maces
Wlw—Sporte
Doctor Christian
NBC- Bc-Weaf
Orch
Dariner Benedict Axch
Nature Ray
Earid Tube Headquarters
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