Drive committee forms to run Merchants Night event
Following endorsement of Merchants Night at R M I park on July 29 the Beckley Mercantile Board convened a 30 member committee to handle ticket disbursement for the Huntington Booster Bees contest. Two hundred fifty books of ten tickets will be sold to raise 2500 tickets with each book priced at five dollars.
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Merchants
R. M. I. Park
Beckley Mercantile Board
Roy Elkins
Merchants’ Association
Huntington Booster Bees
Erskine Caperton
Clayton Garten
J. R. Beaty
W. R. Vanney
Frank Meadows
R. A. Boyd
John Hall
E. J. Fourney
E. D. Armstrong
Albert White
Frank Clark
al Felter
Darrell Lowe
G. A. Mohler Jr
Jack Beard
Merrill Evans
A. K. Canterbury
J. H. Lynch
Cc. A. Byus
Bill Blakely
Roy Huffman
Sid Danbury
June Matheney
Alex Cook
Wade Bailey
D. L. Hill
Carl Drewry
H. A. Sloan
Ned Payne Jr
Jess Richmond
Abe Swillinger
Shorter Track Meets Proposed By The Associated Press
Assistant Coach W. T. Swenson of the University of Iowa proposes a streamlined track program to boost high school dual meets. He suggests dropping the broad jump, 220-yard dash, 200-yard low hurdles, and discus, keeping core events to complete meets in about an hour.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
W. T. Swenson
University of Iowa
Swenson
Akron Yanks Top Charleston 11-10 in opener
Akron Yanks defeated Charleston 11-10 in the Mid Atlantic league opener as Jack Graham hit a go ahead homer in the seventh to break a 7-7 tie. Charleston yielded 10 runs on 13 hits while Akron finished with 11 runs on 9 hits and committed errors.
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Akron
Akron Yankees
Charleston
Yanks
Jack Graham
Stith
Tighe
Peek
Schamp
Cahill
Handrickson
de Phillips
Grays Triumph in 10th Inning Over Williamson
Bluefield Blue Grays broke Williamson’s winning streak with an 11 to 3 victory in ten innings. Cailteaux hit a homer with a man aboard during a wild extra frame as Bluefield pulled away, aided by Steamster Haggerty Beinegar and Connor, in a game that featured eight Bluefield runs.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Bluefield
Blue Grays
Cailteaux
Exra
Steamster
Haggerty
Beinegar
Connor
Bengals Sweep Series As Glen White Defeats Raleigh 5 1
Glen White beat Raleigh 5 to 1 in yesterday’s Softball League game. Roma Hampton led Glen White with a home run and a single, while McVey added two one base hits. Raleigh gathered eight singles but couldn’t convert them into runs.
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Glen White
Raleigh
Roma Hampton
Hampton
McVey
Molish
Yost
Vaulting Stars To Meet Sunday
Bill Sefton, national A. A. U. champion who has broken the pole vault record five times this year, accepted an invitation to compete in the world labor athletic carnival at Randall's Island Sunday. He will face Cornelius Warmerdam of Fresno State College and Oregon's George Varoff, holder of the world record. The trio cleared 14 feet 7 7/8 inches at Milwaukee last week, with Sefton winning the title on fewest misses.
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Associated Press
New York
Bill Sefton
Randall’s Island
Southern California
Cornelius Warmerdam
Fresno State College
George Varoff
Oregon
Milwaukee
Sefton
Williamson Triumphs In Shutout Over Bluefield
Williamson clinched an 4 to 0 victory as Hutt pitched a complete game shutout. He allowed only four singles, two in the ninth, and dominated Bluefield with precise control and timely defense for top place honors.
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Associated Press
Williamson Williamson
Hutt
Bluefield
Colt
Beckley Bengals sweep Welch in 8-3 win with Kemis strong
Beckley pitcher Chip Kemis earned his seventh victory limiting Welch to five hits as the Bengals swept the two game series at Welch. Kilbane was rocked in the seventh as Beckley scored three runs to pull away, with Singleton, Martin and Davis leading the attack. Huffman was injured and out. Mel Ral
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Chip” Kemis
Beckley Bengals
Welch
Williamson
Logan
Bengals
Nat Hickey
Kilbane
Miners
Beckley
Hoffman
Singleton
Martin
Davis
Bengal
Mr. Kilbane
Kemis
Raleigh Singleton
Joe Davis
Red” Martin
Gorseycn
Dave Barkman
Warren Huffman
Huffman
Mercer
Bluefield
Beckley Abrhoa Singleton
Gorseyca Ib
Insley
Franklin
Barkman
Arnez
Mervar
Bono
Waite
Steinbeck
Welch Belusack
Barr Westeades Kilbane
Benet
Johnston
Arnzen
Barr
Mola
Singleton Martin
Gorseyca
Orgin
Bowen
Ores
Kemistelen
Beluscak
Terriers Edge Ducks 7 6 In 10 Inning Club Showdown
Canton Terriers beat Dayton Ducks 7 to 6 in ten innings as a wild throw by pitcher Pough let manager Patterson score the winning run.
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Associated Press
Canton
Terriers
Dayton Ducks
Pough
Patterson
German Louis May Meet Again in Chicago September Bout
Milwaukee Sentinel reports from Illinois boxing chief Joe Tuiner that plans are shaping for a world heavyweight title showdown in Chicago late September between Max Schmeling and Joe Louis. The change in date for Louis versus Tommy Farr to August 26 clears the path for Schmeling vs Louis.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Sentinel
Joe Tuiner
Illinois Boxing Commission
Chicago
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
the Sentinel
Tuiner
New York
Tommy Farr
Louis
Tunner
Veteran Mariner Captain Donald MacPhee Dies at Sea
Newport Rhode Island report notes Captain Donald MacPhee navigator of Endeavor II died yesterday after gastric ulcer surgery. MacPhee, 56, Oban Scotland native, spent 40 years at sea chiefly in square rigged merchant ships while preparing for the America’s Cup defense with Harold S. Vanderbilt’s Ranger.
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Associated Press
Newport
R. I
T. O. M. Sopwith
Donald MacPhee
Endeavor
Mariner
Ranger
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Block Island Sound
Chandler Hovey
Rainbow
Gerard B. Lambert
Yankee
Oban
Scotland
MacPhee
Golfer’s Drive Hits Jackrabbit on Fairway
North Platte Neb Arnold Stumbaugh in a four some drilled a shot toward the green as a jackrabbit bolted from the rough. The ball skimmed the ground and struck the rabbit as it crossed the fairway. The ball failed to reach the green but the rabbit was killed.
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Associated Press
North Platte
Neb
Arnold Stumbaugh
Strumbaugh
Stumbaugh
Mountain State League standings and today's games
Beckley leads the Mountain State League with 35 wins and 18 losses, while Bluefield sits at 31 19 and Huntington 20 36. Today’s matches: Beckley at Williamson Bluefield at Logan Huntington at Welch.
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Beckley
Welch
Bluefield
Williamson
Huntington
Logan
Beckley Welch
Williamsc
Bluefield Huntington Logan
Logan Huntington
Georges Carpentier Now Working as a Hotel Barman
Former European heavyweight boxing champion Georges Carpentier is employed as a barman at a city hotel, shifting from the ring to hospitality work as he new job duties include serving guests and managing bar operations.
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Georges Carpentier
Cubs Tie Historic 8-Game Winning Streak Record
Chicago fans basked as the Cubs stretched an eight game winning streak from May 8 to June 4. An all-time note came when seven different starting pitchers appeared in the first seven games, with six of them pitching complete games. Clyde Shoun faced two outs in the ninth before Charlie Root closed the win over the Giants.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cap Anson
Charlie Root
Tex Carleton
Roy Parmelee
Larry French
Bill Lee
Clay Bryant
Clyde Shoun
New York Giants
Hubbell
Ball Park
Bill Terry
Oklahoma City Club
Schumacher
Castleman
Gumbert
Melton
Giants
Jolson’s Find Kalos Another Armstronge Knockout at MSG
Henry Armstrong in his third eastern appearance fought Al Blatch at Madison Square Garden before about 10 000 fans. Armstrong weighed 132 1 2 pounds and scored a early rally with rights and a sharp finish at 1 21 of the third round. Blatch, lighter by three pounds, was knocked down several times and finally stopped by Referee Billy Cavanaugh.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry Armstrong
Pacific Coast
al Blatch
Madison Square Garden
Armstrong
Blatch
Billy Cavanaugh
al Jolson
Ports mouth outslugs Johnstown in league opener 11 8
Every Ports mouth player collected at least one hit as they beat Johnstown 11 to 8 in a Middle Atlantic league opener. Danaher and James each had four hits in the 18 hit attack against two Johnstown hurlers. James and Silber homered for Johnstown. A line from the box score notes rain-weight conversion: a single inch of rain weighs 113 tons per acre.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Portsmouth
Danaher
James
Johnny Hurlers
Silber
Farmer
Dobbs
Mazza
Nethery
Columbo
White Hope hunt centers on Buddy Baer and Louis clash
Izzy Kline backs Buddy Baer as future heavyweight champion ahead of a potential Louis rematch. Baer, 240 pounds at six feet six, has improved after fighting in England and defeating Jimmy Wilde, with talks of a Baer versus Doyle bout and a possible title shot looming. The piece also notes Max Schmeling’s edge, Farr’s rising profile, and Tex Rickard’s possible England leverage, alongside Carl Hubbell’s pitching struggles for the New York Giants and the team’s bid to defend the pennant.
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Buddy Baer
Maxie
Kline
Buddy
Joe Louis
England
Jimmy Wilde
Jack London
Max Schmeling
Louis
Schmeling
Max
Jack Doyle
Doyle
New York
Tommy Farr
South Wales
Bob Pastor
Pastor
Bob
Natie Mann
Mann
Connecticut
Tex Rickard
Tex
Ballyhoo
Farr
Madcap
Max Baer
Walter Neusel
New York Giants
Carl Hubbell
King Carl
Cubs
Hubbell
Brooklyn Dodgers
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