Beckley Miners Plan Boosters Night Double Bill
Local fans organize Boosters Night at R M I Park with two games on Thursday featuring the Akron farm team of the New York Yankees. One game will be a postponed playoff from the Little Yankees swing, as supporters push to keep the Middle Atlantic League franchise in Beckley.
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Nce Rawlins
Boosters
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Smokeless Coal ‘Athletic Association
Johnstown
Portsmouth
Pirates
Akron Yankees
Miss Marie Massie
Browns Counted Out as Washington Wins 11 to 3
Washington overwhelms the Browns 11 to 3 in a one sided opener before 2500 fans on Ladies Day. Washington’s lineup features multiple hitters with most players hitting safely while St. Louis struggles in the series debut.
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Browns
Beckley Miners Lose Asbell to Major League Rules
Judge Landis rules Beckley Miners left fielder Jim Asbell ineligible to play with Beckley due to major league control. Giants manager Bill Terry orders Asbell to Portsmouth, Virginia, for Piedmont league play. Beckley adds infielder McGhee from Harrisburg for today’s game with Johnstown.
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Giants Rally To Down Cardinals In Series Opener
The New York Giants erased a one run deficit in the eighth inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 5. Mark Koenig sparked the rally with a bases loaded single as Hank Leiber and Travis Jackson scored, Gus Mancuso added on Delancey error.
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National League results and today’s schedule summary
Yesterday results list Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 6 to 5 and Chicago defeated Brooklyn 9 to 4 with New York 7 over St Louis 5. Cincinnati and Boston rain delayed. Today Pittsburgh visits Philadelphia and Cincinnati goes to Boston with Chicago at Brooklyn and St Louis at New York.
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Middle Atlantic League Yesterday and Today's Schedule
Yesterday Huntington beat Charleston 12 to 1 and Akron defeated Dayton 8 to 3 with weather delaying Portsmouth Beckley and Johnstown Zanesville games. Today Akron visits Charleston Johnstown travels to Beckley Zanesville plays Dayton and Portsmouth meets Huntington.
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Dayton
Portsmouth-Beckley
Johnstown
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Beckley
Portsmouth
Zanesville Seveesee
Wssessee
Lovelock Wins Mile In Historic World Record Pace
John Edward Lovelock of New Zealand wins the mile at Palmer Stadium Princeton on June 15 in a legendary performance. He defeats Princeton’s Bill Bonthron by ten yards with Glenn Cunningham third, before about 35,000 spectators.
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New Zealand
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Jack) Lovelock
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Home Run Leaders and Standings From Yesterday
The list shows notable home runs by players including Camill of the Phillies with 2, Holbrook of the Senators with 2, Foxy of the Athletics with 1, Berger and ale of the Indians with 1 each, and Gehringer of the Tigers with 1. Additional players from the Tigers, Cardinals, Cubs, Pirates, and Giants posted single homers, while Ott, Bonura, Moore, Camilli, Foxx, and others added multiple blasts among league leaders.
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Gehringer
Rothrock
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Suhr
Pirates
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Braddock Celebrates Title Win Amid offers and plans
New heavyweight champion Jimmy Braddock and manager Joe Gould work through a flood of offers from promotions and appearances. Gould rejects a 200000 dollar Berlin bout as Braddock ponders England Ireland tours in August. Braddock and Gould plan Madison Square Garden title defense next summer.
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Max Schmeling
Germany
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Jimmy Bronson
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Ernie Schaaf
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West Virginia Tennis Championship Sparks in Charleston
A wide open field gathers at Charleston Tennis Club starting June 19 for four days of West Virginia closed tennis championships. Defending singles champ Eddie Bickle may not attend. notable contenders include Jimmy Allen from the Capitol, Horace Orser from New York, top entrants from Cabell and Beckley, and WVU players among others. The first round begins June 19 with men's finals set for June 23 and women's singles and mixed doubles finals possible June 22.
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Charles Gore
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Ken Thorne
Clarksburg
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Mose Brown
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Scott Camp
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Tom Falconer
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Red Birds trounce Charleston in Mid-Atlantic game
Huntington Red Birds hammered Charleston pitching for 18 hits to win 12 to 1. They erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning and added four more late as Quante dominated with six hits allowed.
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Defending Champion Triumphs In State Open Golf
Rider Jewett staged a strong comeback to defend his state open golf title. He retained the crown on his home Cedar Rocks course in Wheeling after a steady front nine and solid back nine, despite a late slump from the challenger in the closing round.
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Tigers Sweep A’s With Double Victory in Detroit
Detroit Tigers defeat Philadelphia Athletics in a twin bill score 10 to 1 in game one and 11 to 3 in game two. Elden Auker allowed few hits while Johnny Marcum struggled for Philadelphia. Jimmy Foxx hit his eleventh homer as Alvin Crowder sealed the nightcap for Detroit.
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Phillies halt Pirates rally in ninth for 6 5 win
The Phillies edged the Pirates 6 to 5 as Dolph Camilli hit homers in the fourth and fifth and Cy Blanton took his fifth loss. Mill run came in the ninth after relief pitcher Blanton allowed three straight hits to turn a tied game into a Phillies victory.
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International League Scores Report
Newark blanked Rochester 3 0 while Montreal defeated Albany 12 0 Baltimore beat Buffalo 9 5 and Toronto 3 Syracuse 0.
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American Association Scores Quick Doubleheaders
Baseball scores show Columbus 6 over Toledo 3, Minneapolis 3 over St Paul 1, Kansas City 8 over Milwaukee 4, Indianapolis 8 over Louisville 7.
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Raleigh County Scouts Plan Inclusive Swim Meet and Camp Events
Raleigh County Scouts invite every troop to a noncompetitive Swim Meet at Scoutdale Pool Beckley on June 19 at 7 PM with diving events, sprints, a fifty foot breast stroke, a relay, and a diving exhibition by Bill Watts. A Tug O War to rip official breeches offers extra prizes. Also announced is the Second Annual Patrol Camporall at Four-H fair grounds Dunbar June 27-29, plus a Scout training course in Sophia starting June 24 for six Mondays, with a National Council certificate.
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National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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Southern California Defeats Ohio State in Track Meet
Southern California defeated Ohio State 9 to 6 at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. Roy Staley and Phil Cope tied the world record in the 120 high hurdles in a dead heat. USC’s mile relay team ran 3 minutes 12.4 seconds, beating Stanford’s 1931 mark. Jesse Owens won four events but did not spark a win in the high hurdles.
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al Fitch
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