Olympic stars arrive today in New York
The article reports on the return of Olympic athletes aboard the S S President Roosevelt, noting family disputes and governance tensions. It highlights Eleanor Holm Jarrett, omitted Jewish sprinters, and clashes with A A U leadership. Roy Davis cites possible collusion affecting boxing results, naming several boxers as victims.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
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Alfred Masters
Stanford
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Olympic Vollage
Roy Davis
Chicago
United States
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Johnny Behr
Chester Rutecki
Jimmy Clark
Jamestown
Jack Wilson
Cleveland
Andrew Scrivani
Home Run Standing and League Totals From Yesterday
The Associated Press notes yesterday’s home run leaders with Trosky and Averill tied for Indians at the top with 36 and 22 respectively, Gehrig and DiMaggio among Yankees and Red Sox stars also listed. Indians, Yankees and Browns show strong totals in the league race with several players posting multi homer days.
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Indians
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Chapman
Senators
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Hemsley
Browns
Gehrig
Yankees
Poux
Red Sox
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Dimaggio
Yanks
Berger
Bees
Anda Gosum
Tivets
Senators Defeat Akron Club 4-3 in Slugfest
The Charleston team beat Akron 4-3 as manager Iggy Walters delivered a two-base hit with the bases loaded in the third inning driving the ball deep to right field. Final score shows Charleston 9 runs to Akron's 3 with Stith Hancken Brown and McCullough listed in the lineup.
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Associated Press
Akron
Iggy Walters
Charleston
Stith
Hancken
R. Brown
McCullough
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
National League results Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 3 Chicago 1 Philadelphia 0 Boston 1 St. Louis 0. New York 74 46 St. Louis 72 80 Chicago 50 Pittsburgh 63 60 Boston 64 Cincinnati 64 Philadelphia 41 79 Games Today New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St. Louis Boston at Chicago American League Philadelphia 5 Chicago 2 New York 7 St. Louis 1 Detroit 4 Boston 2 Cleveland 10 Washington 9 10 innings Standings New York 80 42 Cleveland 55 53 Detroit 55 58 Chicago 65 59 524 Washington Boston St Louis Philadelphia 45 79 363 Chicago at Washington Detroit at New York St. Louis at Boston Only games scheduled.
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Softball Series Continues Today In Beckley League
The Beckley Softball league championship series between Glen White and Beckley Music resumes at Woodrow Wilson field at 6 p m. Admission funds aid playground equipment. Game one at Glen White ended 6 to 5 in two extra innings after a late comeback by Koppers. The setup at Woodrow Wilson field aims to boost fan interest with five games weekly, attracting larger crowds.
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Beckley Music
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson Field
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Woodrow Wilson Athletic Field
Flying Eagles
Baseball batting leaders shuffle in national league race
Paul Waner of the Pirates raised his NL average to .362 with two hits in three at bats as Ducky Medwick slipped to .367 and Johnny Mize dropped to .363. Earl Averill and Lou Gehrig stayed atop the American League with healthy numbers while Weatherly and other leaders held steady.
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Associated Press
Paul Waner
Pirates
Ducky Medwick
Johnny Mize
Earl Averill
Indians
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Gehrig
Umpire Finances Prank Ends in Suspension
In Jacksonville Florida manager Babe Ganzel of the Sally league club paid 2000 pennies as fines for Tar players. Umpire Red Jones treated it as a joke until he fined Ganzel and suspended him three days for making him work overtime.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Babe Ganzel
Red Jones
Jones
Winning Combination of Granville and Stout at Saratoga
Pop jockey Jimmy Stout stayed with Granville through the season's big races, delivering a Travers win and a near-miss in the Belmont and Suburban. Granville, a Gallant Fox colt, battled muddy tracks and persistent fouling by rivals, prompting calls for steward discipline and stricter whip rules.
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Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Stout
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Wood Memorial
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Warren Wright
Teddy
Saratoga
JJ Dandy
Stout Granville
New York Plans Olympic Parade
New York officials aim to keep arriving American Olympic athletes in the city until the S S Manhattan reaches port next Thursday for a Broadway parade and welcome at Randall's Island stadium. About 54 track and field team members and several others expected to land aboard the President Roosevelt, with medals to be presented by the city.
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Associated Press
New York
S. S
Roosevelt
S. S. Manhattan
Manhattan
Broadway
Randall’s Island Stadium
Johnstown Wins Doubleheader Over Huntington
Johnstown Pennsylvania edged Huntington in a twin bill, taking game one 13 to 5 and game two 5 to 3. The opener saw 11 runs in the first inning amid eight hits, two walks, three errors and a hit batter, with Johnstown scoring five in the fourth inning of the second game. Pitchers Quante Lynn and Lynch, Ble then and Ridell contributed to the wins.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Jowns
Huntington
Lynn
Rampola
Farmer
Dubois
Lee and Riddell
Quante
Lynch
Blethen and Ridell
Frisch to Remain Cardinals Manager for 1937
St Louis Cardinals president Sam Breadon announced Frank Frisch will stay as manager for the 1937 season after the club’s fourth straight defeat at Sportsman’s Park. Breadon praised Frisch’s leadership and noted no salary terms were revealed.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Frisch
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Cardinals
Sportsmans’ Park
Frisch
L. S. A. Over Vanderbilt in SEC Picks by Meagher
Auburn coach Jack Meagher names LSU Vanderbilt and Alabama as his top three in the Southeastern Conference. He predicts LSU to win with Vanderbilt second and Alabama third in the final standings.
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Tenann Poly
Louisiana State
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Atheist and religious speakers address crowds at Franklin statue
Daily gatherings form a steady rotation of speakers at the Benjamin Franklin statue opposite the mayoral mansion in New York, outlining secular and faith perspectives to passersby and visitors.
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Benjamin Franklin
Mayor's Mansion
New York
Zanesville Falls to Dayton Again in Slow Ball Game
Dayton routed league-leading Zanesville 13 to 3 in Dayton Ohio. The Greys committed six errors three by catcher Hahn as Zanesville slid to within a half game of the leaders. Zanesville 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Dayton 2 0 5 1 0 0 3 2 x 14 1
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Associated Press
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Camps Raleigh and Cranberry Play Tomorrow
The championship baseball series of the Lewisburg Sector of the CCC resumes tomorrow at R. M. I. Park with Camp Cranberry vs Camp Raleigh Cavaliers. Raleigh leads 1-0 after an 8-9 win last Sunday. winner heads to Charleston for a playoff. Thorn starts for Raleigh, Oxley for Cranberry. Red Wilbur and Marshall Simms key players. Cobley debuts for the Cavaliers. Scarbrough to bat, Bostick at bases. Robinson arrives tonight, a former New River State College lineman.
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Camp Cranberry
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Charleston
Thorn
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Red Wilbur
Marshall Simms
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Elmer Bostick
Charles C. Calhoun
John H
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Robinson
New River State College
Langley Field
Beckley
Irish Welcome for Dan no O Mahoney in Cork
Thirty thousand Irishmen greeted wrestling champion Dan no O Mahoney on his return from the United States. A city procession to the public hall followed by a banquet and dance honored the husky star as the Lord Mayor drove beside him. In two years in America he won 178 contests and lost only one.
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Associated Press
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O'Mahoney
Mid-Atlantic standings update with game results
Charleston edges Akron 4 to 3 while Johnstown sits 13-5 and Dayton shows 13 wins. Huntington is 3-3, Zanesville at 3, with other teams not yet played this period.
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Huntington
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Johnstown at Charleston Akron at Huntington Canton at Dayton
A regional set of matchups lists Johnstown visiting Charleston Akron traveling to Huntington Canton hosting Dayton and Portsmouth playing Zanesville in a slate of games. Teams are shown as pairs with local venues implied and no scores provided.
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Washington Man Reaches Finals in Mountain Lake Park Tennis
Harry Heffner of Washington advances to the boys final at Mountain Lake Park defeating Jack Hoyt and David Johnson to set up a title clash with J Arnold of Keyser. Betsy and Clara Weber of Oakland vie for the girls title with Betsy ousting Martha Jane Legges and Genevieve Murphy en route. In SEC coaching moves Major Neyland returns to Tennessee, Josh Cody named at Florida, Red Dawson hired by Tulane.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Harry Heffner
Washington
Dark Horse
Mountain Lake Park
J. Arnold
Keyser
W. Va
Betsy
Clara Weber
Martha Jane Legges
Cumberland
Genevieve Murphy
Arnold
John Spangler
Morgantown
J. Eber
Weber
L. Shipkey
Heffner
Jack Hoyt
David Johnson
Johnson
Atlanta
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Bill Britton
Josh Cody
Florida
Dutch Stanley
Thowell
Red)Dawson
Minnesota
Tulane
Ted Cox
Rain Delays Fifth Blue Grass Tennis Tournament
Rain washed out the initial round of the Bluegrass tennis event in Bluefield as seed players from Virginia and West Virginia waited. Defending champion Sam Cohn of Beckley and two time winner Paul Pollard of Lynchburg, Va., top seeds, prepare for today’s first round while several Virginians and locals advance or suffer upset amid ongoing delays.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Sam Cohn
Beckley
Paul Pollard
Lynchburg
Landon Buchanan
Roanoke Va
Willie Jons
T. W. Scovil
Bones Coconuts Used by Golfers
A humorous report from Howard T Graber Jr describes 16 college students on a Caribbean cruise turning a Bahama island shore into a golf course. Shark jaw bones served as clubs and coconuts as balls in a playful improvised game suiting the Junior District Golf association tale.
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Howard T. Graber, Jr
Junior District Golf Association
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Bahama Islands
Caribbean
Great Abeaco Island
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