Fayete County A Division Playoff Hopes Hit Two Games
Scarbro moves toward the championship playoff by defeating Sprague on the Scarbro diamond at 5 30 today with Staton facing Hawley. Fayete county boys rose to challenge last Sunday by beating Lillybrook 4 3. Second half of the county league opens Sunday and B league games proceed with postponements.
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Portsmouth Wins Game On Errors
Portsmouth defeated Springfield 5 to 4 helped by six Springfield errors. Danaher hit two home runs for Portsmouth while Scalzi and Stoeber homered for Springfield. Farmer allowed 20 hits but struck out 19, with Blaze Smith and Hixson handling the mound duties.
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Portsmouth
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Golf and Tennis Schedules at White Sulphur Springs Aug
West Virginia Sport Parade previews a busy summer at Old White in White Sulphur Springs. July features the state amateur golf championship with Tom Brand defending, while August brings two golf tours and the Virginia Seniors championship August 16 to 21. Also planned are tennis championships, mixed doubles at Robert E Lee week, the Mason and Dixon women’s golf championship August 30 to September 4, plus Greenbrier polo and shoot events. Patty Berg is expected to defend her 1936 Presidents trophy. Kent Darling won 1936 branch trophy.
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Bell Joins Big Six In Batting Leaders For Browns
Roy Beau Bell of the Browns collected four hits in five at bats against the Yankees, lifting him into the top tier of batting. He moved from fifth to third with a .359 average behind Gehrig and Walker as Medwick held a .414 pace in the NL. The report also notes Gehrig’s .385 and Medwick’s .414 marks alongside Hassett and Vaughan. A separate line recalls that Emperor Augustus paid 20,000 crowns for a talking crow that saluted him after defeating Marc Antony.
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Beau) Bell
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Joe Medwick
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Marc Antony
State Tourneys Will Be Staged In 48 Regions
Honus Wagner, high commissioner of semi pro baseball, announced that 48 state champions will be decided in July tournaments across 30 regions, with visiting teams receiving mileage allowances. Regional playoffs lead to a 32 team bracket for the national title, featuring Duncan Halliburton Cementers and Buford Bona Allens as prior champions.
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Senators Break Losing Streak in Double Header
The Charleston Senators ended a seven game slide by winning 5-3 over Dayton in the first game, then were shut out 5-0 in the nightcap. Willard Day pitched five hits allowed in game one, while Eddie Amend limited Dayton to five hits in game two.
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Charleston
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Dayton
Willard Day
Hurler
Eddie Amend
Major League Standings Reported Scores
Pittsburgh tops Boston 8 to 5 while St Louis beats Brooklyn 3 to 2 New York defeats Chicago 8 to 4 and Philadelphia outscales Cincinnati 3 to 0 in the latest standings update.
Wednesday Games Feature Castle and Weiland Showdowns
New York travels to Chicago with Castle facing French. Brooklyn visits St. Louis as Frank faces Weiland or Ryba. Boston plays Pittsburgh with Fette opposing Lucas or Smith. Philadelphia meets Cincinnati where Johnson squares off against Derringer.
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Scores from baseball games show mixed results
Chicago 2 Philadelphia 0 in the opener. St. Louis 6 New York 3. Boston 6 Detroit 5. Washington 14 Cleveland 5.
St Louis at New York Hogsett in key showdown
In a stacked schedule St Louis faces New York Hogsett while Cleveland clashes with Washington Har der and Detroit meets Boston Auker. Chicago plays Philadelphia Lee against Kelley as teams vie for position.
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Weed Eradication Plan Aimed at Bindweed
Midwest public weed enemy No 1 bindweed can be eradicated by summer tillage at under ten dollars per acre says Dr. F D Keim Nebraska Agricultural College agronomist.
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Nebraska Agricultural College Agronomist
Beckley Bengals Take Control in State League Victory
Beckley Bengals defeated the Logan Indians 9 to 5 at R M I Park, moving into the lead in the Mountain State circuit. Raleigh Singleton and Warren Huffman led Beckley with three hits apiece, including Singleton’s leadoff triple, as Keaton and Davis added key runs. Buck Henninger pitched seven solid innings for the win while Logan’s Bert Grimm struggled through two.
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Johnstown Edges Canton 8-7 in Tight League Game
Johnstown defeated Canton 8-7 in a Middle Atlantic league contest. Nethery and Bardino homered for Johnstown while Canton rallied with four runs in the seventh before falling short. Kerksieck and Lacy pitched for Canton, Nethery and Radulovich for Johnstown.
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Stool Pigeon Wins Third Straight at Charles Town Race Meeting
Charles Town horse Stool Pigeon owned by Hugh C Vaughn of Bel Air Md won the Baltimore Day handicap in 49 35 for four and one half furlongs, three lengths clear. Jockey Gene Terhune was suspended for rough riding after Timber Lady ride. Longshots paid in early races with Clymene Adriatic Kyoto Channing and Green Water delivering payouts.
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Southern Association Scores From Night Games
New Orleans defeated Chattanooga 9 to 4 while Birmingham beat Atlanta 2 to 3. Nashville won 1 to 6? Memphis tops 6 to 2 and Knoxville heads to a night game at Little Rock.
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International Night Games Tonight Across Leagues
International schedule lists Newark Syracuse and Toronto Rochester as night games. Buffalo Montreal game postponed to a later date, with teams preparing for travel and broadcast plans.
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