Dope-ster and Bomber Clash Loom After Schmeling KO
AP report from New York outlines fallout from Max Schmeling's 12 round knockout of Joe Louis. Key points: Schmeling to fight James J. Braddock for the world heavyweight title likely late September at Yankee Stadium. uncertainty over MSG promotion between Schmeling and Braddock under Mike Jacobs. Schmeling to travel to Germany aboard the Hindenburg then attend the Olympic games in August. Braddock leads the division after dethroning Baer. Louis plans a comeback by August aiming to reclaim the title by 1937. A round of promoter talks failed to set a clear path for Schmeling Braddock bout.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press Spors
New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
James J. Braddock
United States
Braddock
Louis
Max Baer
Germany
Uhlan
Joe Jacobs
Associated Press
Experts Uphold Schmeling Victory Amid Louis Upset Rumors
New York June 20 experts who predicted Joe Louis would win against Max Schmeling faced ridicule after Schmeling’s surprising victory. Reports from the Hotel party praised Schmeling, while writers from multiple papers offered mixed views on the fight outcome.
Hard Games Face Softball Teams
Beckley league action heats up with three top teams Glen White Bemeco and Beckley Music vying for first half lead while Gulf trails. Six games set this week at Woodrow Wilson field starting 6 pm with free admission and fans urged from Beckley and nearby towns.
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Beckley
Glen White Bemeco
Beckley Music
Gulf
Glen White
Bemeco
Woodrow Wilson Field
Stamford
Abilities
Woodrow Wilson
Purceil
Sprague
Steve's
Sportsmen
Fairgrounds
Beckley Hardware
Beckley Alusic
Purcoil
Wits
Cranberry
Shop
Fair
Stamford Ve Sportsmen
West Virginia Sports Parade Update and Planting Plans
The report notes weather and local sports events in West Virginia, with mentions of Skeet and Trap club plans at Pownite Sulphur Springs and Barboursville and Mitten High schools. It cites millet, tanne, buckwheat and other plants for game birds this winter as part of county activities.
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Barboursville
Mitten
Trojans win NCAA meet amid world marks at Stage Field
USC swept 14 of 16 events to win the National Collegiate track and field championships at Stage Field with 10413 points, led by Jesse Owens of Ohio State who won four events for 40 points. Ken Carpenter set a new discus mark, Archie San Romani took the 1500 meters, as Don Lash faded in two miles but roared to victory in the 5000 meters.
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Associated Press
Chicago
University of Southern California
Stage Field
Trojans
Ohio State
Jesse Owens
Indiana
Stanford
New York
Uncle Sam
Owens
Ken Carpenter
California
Archie San Romani
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Kan
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Don Lash
Lash
Iron Man
Local Champion To Meet Ohioan In Fairmont Card
Aubrey Kid Martin of Beckley WV, lightweight champ, returns to face Jess Calhoun of Cincinnati in a 10 round bout at Fairmont tomorrow night. The card features Martin brothers in knockouts, with Buster Bell and other locals in preliminaries as the Ohio bout and past rivalries shape the event.
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Aubrey
Kid
Martin
Beckley
West Virginia
Ring Warfare
Fairmont
Jess Calhoun
Cincinnati
Ohio Battler
Freedy Miller
Portsmouth
Ack Martin
the Kid
Ecard
Beeting
Jimmau McNamara
Miami
Fla
Mickiey Brown
Stotesbury
Buster Bell
Ohio
Fairamont
Martin Brothers
Bible School to Open at Crab Orchard Baptist Church
A two weeks' vacation Bible school opens tomorrow at Crab Orchard Baptist Church. All programs run Monday morning from 9 to 12, enrolling children ages 1 through WS years.
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Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Land claim by Herman Kmicding rejected after fifteen years
Herman Kmicding’s bid to twelve blocks of property in Chi-90, now hosting several shore hotels, was dismissed after a 15 year legal battle. The land is valued at 100 million.
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Herman Kmicding
Chi- 90
Virginia and Bluefield gunners at Roanoke state shoot
Virginia and Bluefield gunners will compete at the Virginia state shoot in Roanoke, Virginia, on June 3 and 4.
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Bluefield Gunners
Roanoke
New Marbles Champion Crowned in Tri County Tourney
Jesse Crozier, 13, of Prosperity, won Raleigh Register Third Annual marbles title beating Seibert Warren Jr of Stotesbury. Crowning rounds showed Crozier besting Drumheller and Meadows before final 1 7 3 4 7 5 scoreline. Crozier to Ocean City NJ as newspaper guest to chase national title.
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Jesse Arthur Crozier
Raleigh Register
Ocean City
N. J
United States
Seibert Earl Warren Jr
Stotesbury
Mark Twain
Crozier
Warren
Beckley Junior High
Jesse R. Crozier
Calloway Heights
James Quintana
Dick Drumheller
Killarney
Emmett Meadows
Central
Sam Laturce
Helen
Meadows
Fred Hilbert
Johnstown
Lincoln School
Hilbert
Carl Edwards
Sprague
Leo Lares
Seibert Warren
Fernando Rodriguez
Jack Williams
Cittsville
Page Ott
Lincoln
Eugene O'Neil
Donald Browning
Kingston
Earl Mullins
Boxing Banned As School Sport In Raleigh County
Raleigh county board of education voted Friday night to abolish boxing as a school activity. Board member K O Green introduced the motion, saying schools should not train prize fighters and that it moves away from educational fundamentals. The measure, passed unanimously, applies to interscholastic and intramural boxing and entries were recorded as a formal resolution.
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Raleigh
County Board of Education
K. O. Green
Green
Miles C. Rochenderfer
Stoco High Schol
Roy Stephens
Golden el, Meadows
Former Local Athletes Take Coaching Posts for 1936 37
Two former Woodrow Wilson athletes and a Davis and Elkins graduate will join Raleigh County coaching staff as the 1936 37 term opens. Robert French and Carl Neff, class of 1932, become assistant coaches at Central Junior High and Shady High, while Miles C. Kochenderfer, formerly state forester at Camp Raleigh, is tentatively named to replace Roy Stephens at Stoco High. Kochenderfer must renew a teaching certificate after four years in forestry service. French, son of R. Moss French, graduated at 16 and later starred in basketball. Neff earned four monograms in football and basketball at Concord. Kochenderfer, under Cam Henderson at Davis Elkins, was a guard on the Elkins team that won 33 straight, and made West Virginia conference all-star twice. He coached four years at Calhoun County High before joining the state conservation commission staff in 1933.
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Woodrow Wilson
Davis and Elkins College
Raleigh
Robert French
Carl Neff
Central Junior High
Shady High
County Board of Education
Miles C. Kachenderfer
Camp Raleigh
Roy Stephens
Stoco High School
Kochenderfer
Stonecoat
State Forestry Service
French
R. Moss French
North Kanawha Street
Concord College
Athens
Neff
Concord
Leach
Cam Henderson
Davis Elkins
Ursinis
West Virginia
Elkins
Calhoun County High School
Grantsville
State Conservation Commission
Gatewood News Highlights Local Visits and Church Plans
Gatewood, West Virginia reports visits from Eva Epperly, nurse at Coal Valley Hospital in Montgomery, and Mrs. Thomas Alli¢ returning from McKendree hospital. The Ladies Mission Society of Gatewood Baptist met at Mrs. Molly Summerfield’s home June 10, with a guest Rev. B. L. Jones. A special church business meeting discussed plans for a new church building, appointing five members to draft proposals for presentation to the church. Nearby residents including Mrs. James Sharon, C. A. Conley, P. H. Brazle, and J. C. Hurt were noted visitors and locals hosted relatives and friends over the weekend.
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Eva Epperly
Coal Valley Hospital
Montgomery
Thomas Alli
McKendree Hospital
Ladies Mission Society
Gatewood Baptist Church
Molly Summerfield
Carl Michael
Albert Tilley
Homer Rodes
Ira Rodes
Jack Hart
Ed Epperly
Ben Jennings
Trevy
Marlin
J. A. Amick
Jyma Summerfield
Harlow Ward
Emma White
Day
Feazell
Hazel Rodes
Lara Mitchell
Bobby Bess
B. L. Jones
Beckley
George Bocock
Helen Henley
Paul Edward
Beacher Ingles
Homer Henley
Pinecrest Sanitarium
O. W. Hanson
Carl Jones
James Sharon
Browns
Gatewood
C. A. Conley
Gauley Bridge
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the Beckley Drug Co
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Victor
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Eighth Avenue
49Th Street
Max Schrueling
Yankee Stadium
Joe Wiliams
New York World- Telegram
Schmeline
Austin Lake
Boston American
Bill Henry
Los Angeles Times
Schmelsing
Caswell Adams
New York Herald-Tribune
Sehmeling
Levis
Man Gould
Ina
Bera
Virginia Market
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Cunard
Sprague Park
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Steve
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Spartemen
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Jane
Southern
Kid” Martin
Bible School
Virginia
Jesse Crozier
New Marbles
Champ
Tri-County
Prosperity Lad
Edwards
Ott
Drumheller
L. Meadows
Browning
H. P
Chas. F. Swartz
Raleigh Steam Laundry
Gatewood, W. Va
P. H. Brazle
J. C. Hurt
Fayetteville
Barney White
Caperton
Audrey Flint
Lookout
Cabell Henson
Banks Likens
Liles ‘Ens
Massey
Eddie Duval
Sun
M. L. Wickline
Fred. Buckland
Howard
Lacy Shockey
Dwinn Lee
Brooklyn
Automobile Life and Fire Insurance
A. J. Britton Lilly Bldg
Beckley, W. Va
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P. Tragey CO
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Quarrier St
Charleston, W. V
Keyser Funeral Home Funeral Directors
Oakwood Ave
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Intelligent Service
Chapin
TNT Et Tltt
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