Welch Club Here Saturday Sunday in Williamson series
The Welch Bengals close a four day road trip with a game in Williamson this afternoon then head to Beckley to start a long home stand at R. M. S. park tomorrow. The Welch Miners, tied for second with the Harrismen, open a two game set at 4 15 p m on Saturday and finish Sunday at 3 p m. Huntington Bees visit Tuesday, Logan Indians Wednesday and Thursday. The team, praised as one of the Mountain State league’s best, features strong defense and the powerful batting of the Miners.
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Harrismen
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McDowell
Huntington
Huntington Bees
Kimmel
Bengals
Harrismien
Joe Davis
Logan
Indians
Bert Grimm
Snead Sparks Inverness Round Robin With Par Shattering Play
Jimmy Hines and Sam Snead led a brutal opening by 16 of the nation's top pros in the Inverness Round Robin Best Ball at Toledo. Dutra and Sarazen led the field in money as Armour and Thomson trailed, with Sarazen the notable odd man out not breaking par on any hole. The format uses plus and minus ratings across 18 holes as pairs face each other twice before the Sunday finale.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Jimmy Hines
Sam Snead
Denny Shute
Henry Picard
Hershey
Gerie
Sarazen
Olin Dutra
Dutra
Batting leaders tighten as Lary, Hassett rise
Lynn Lary of the Indians and Beau Bell of the Browns moved into a second place AL batting tie while Brooklyn’s Buddy Hassett climbed to third in the NL. Waner and Cronin went hitless, allowing the trio to gain on the leaders Medwick Walker Vaughan Lary Bell Hassett in the current standings.
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Lynn Lary
Indians
Beau Bell
Browns
Brooklyn
Buddy Hassett
Bell
Hassett
Lary
Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Medwick
Cards
Walker
Tigers
Vaughan
Pir
Dodg
Scarbro Leads Mid-Atlantic Hitters Amid Injury Suspension
Harold Scarbro of Beckley, a Beckley rookie catcher with Zanesville, tops the Mid-Atlantic league batting race with over .400 after about 20 at bats. He serves a 12 day suspension for a broken finger on his throwing hand and plans to rejoin the seventh-place Grays after the ban ends.
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Beckley
Zanesville
Grays
Scarbro
Local Golfers Play Edgewood
Local golfers from Beckley prepare for an Edgewood club match in Charleston on Saturday. The Beckley contingent aims to avenge earlier losses to Bluefield and White Oak, with return matches set for Beckley in the summer. lineup announced by Golfing Committee chair P W Feigley includes C B Sweet E S Pugh Emmet Pugh A A Liggett Jr C W Hogg P P Payne Dr W G Moran Ray Sawyer K D Bowers R S Goldsmith L L Lehberer Robert Ashworth C E Watkins Joe Scales R H Magee C A Hough George Moss Jr H P Meadows C W Lovell D D Ashworth and A R Loyd.
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Edgewood Club
Charleston
Beckley Contigent
Duncheon
Black Knight
Bluefield
White Oak
Beckley
P. W. Feigley
The
Golf
Champion Gets Kayo Over Olin
John Henry Lewis of Phoenix defended his light heavyweight title with a technical knockout of Bob Olin of New York in the eighth round after a burst of rights to the jaw. Referee Walter Heisner halted the fight as Olin struggled to his feet. Lewis weighed 174 pounds while Olin was at 174.5. A separate 10 round bout between Honey Boy Jones and Joey Parks in St. Louis ended in a draw amid fan protests over Jones’s two knockdowns.
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ST. Louis
John Henry Lewis
Phoenix Negro
Bob Olin
New York
Olin
Lewis
Walter Heisner
Honey Boy Jones
Pittsburgh
Joey Parks
Jones
Parks
Central's teams win everything across conference sports
The Central Oklahoma Broncs dominated the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference winning the 1937 baseball basketball track and tennis titles and the 1936 football crown. They have captured the track championship eight straight years and the baseball title five consecutive seasons.
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Edmo
Okla
Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Broncs
Canton Wins Two Games From Ducks
Canton defeated Dayton in a doubleheader 4 3 and 7 3 to move into second place ahead of Springfield. Perkowsky shut down Dayton in the first game allowing six hits while Judge limited the Ducks to eight hits in the second.
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Canton
DUCKS
Associated Press
Dayton
Springfield
Perkowsky
Garchar Rated Good Prospect in Charleroi Baseball
Andy Garchar, 18, from Logan Ohio, emerged as a promising second baseman after joining Charleroi in the Penn State league following a Tigers baseball school. He showed fielding skill and two hits in an exhibition against York, but his bat stood at about .235 while his defensive play drew praise from scouts.
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Logan
Charleroi
Detroit Tigers
Andy
Earl Smith
Smith
Garchar
Campbell, O
Keystone
Short
York
Billy Doyle
Detroit
Tigers
Charler
Borise
Fuchs Homer Powers Chicks to 10-3 Win Over Grays
Fuchs of Springfield hit a bases loaded homer in the fifth as the Indians defeated Zanesville 10-3 in a Middle Atlantic league game. Joyce and Andrews, Smith and Hixson paired for the two teams. The doubleheader is scheduled for today.
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Springfield
Fuchs
Indians
Zanesville
Joyce
Andrews
Smith
Hixson
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
Standings show New York leading with 24 wins 13 losses 649 winning percentage. Cleveland 20 15 571, Chicago 20 17 .545, Detroit 21 19 .525, Boston 16 16 .500, Washington 18 21 .462, Philadelphia 15 18 .455, St. Louis 10 25 .286. Yesterday results include Cleveland 6 New York 2 and Chicago 11 Boston 4. Philadelphia at St. Louis rain.
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St. Louis
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Kelly
Hildebrand
Bonetti
Appleton
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Grove
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Break Used By Pureoil To Win
Beckley Hardware and Supply’s softball game ended 9 to 6 after an umpire reversed a decision. Williams hit a homer that was called out by the batter’s brother umpire. Beckley Hardware conceded the homer and Purcell added three runs in extra innings to secure the victory.
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Pureoil
Williams
Beckley Hardware
Purcell
Golfers Fooled by Tricky Opponents at Course Switch
Marquette University golfers visiting Waukee were misled on a unfamiliar course at the 16th tee. They asked their hosts for directions and both sides teed off in opposite directions, resulting in a strategic gaffe during the round.
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Marquette University
Marquette
Braddock Fined And Suspended By Boxing Commission
New York heavy champ James J. Braddock fined $1,000 and suspended indefinitely by the New York State Athletic Commission for failing to keep his heavyweight title engagement with Max Schmeling. Braddock's manager Joe Gould received same penalties. Schmeling’s reaction ranged from anger to sarcasm as he and his team faced the ruling, while Chicago officials said the suspension would not affect the upcoming bout there.
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New York
James J. Braddock
New York State Athletic Commission
Max Schmeling
Braddock
Joe Gould
Schmeling
John J. Phelan
Chicago
Betwen Braddock
Joe Louis
Detroit
Joe Tuiner
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Cominsky Park
Commission
Phelan
John Reed Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
Table tennis miscue ends in trouser pocket
In Sydney the match saw L. E. King seed, his partner serving. A rally produced a ball that struck King’s hip and vanished. A second serve continued play, and the first ball was later found deep in King’s trouser pocket after the rally.
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Sydney
L. E. King
King
Cubs rely on Root as pitching injuries bite team
Manager Charlie Grimm faced a thinning pitching staff as veterans linger on the hospital list. Charlie Root, age 38, emerged as the Cubs’ top hurler despite years of doubt, forming a feared battery with Gabby Hartnett. Root’s World Series misfortunes contrast with his consistent regular-season success.
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Charlie Grimm
Charlie Root
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
Grimm
Larry French
Curt Davis
Tex Carleton
Root
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs’ Battery
Southern Association Scores From Tie and Wins
Birmingham beat Memphis 4 to 3 while Nashville fell to Knoxville 1 to 2. In the American Association St Paul defeated Louisville 1 to 0 and Toledo outscored Milwaukee 5 to 3.
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Birmingham
Memphis
Nashville
Knoxville
American Association
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