Woodwardoff Wins Derby In Wet Kentucky Classic
William Woodward’s Omaha son of Gallant Fox wins the 61st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs amid rain and a 50,000 crowd. Roman Soldier finishes second, Whiskolo third, Nellie Flag fourth after early interference. Omaha pays 10 to win, 5 to place, 3.80 to show. total purse $49,950 with Roman Soldier earning 6,000.
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Louisville
William Woodward
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Roman Soldier
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Plat Eye
Commonwealth
C. V. Whitney
Col. E. R. Bradley
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Belair Stud
Earl Sande
Willie” Saunders
Bozeman
Montana
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Old Kentucky
Halma
Alan A Dale
Bradley
Bubbling Over
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Flambino
Whiskole
Nellie
West Virginia University Beats Wesleyan 5–4 to Stay Undefeated
The West Virginia University tennis team overcame West Virginia Wesleyan 5 to 4 in Morgantown to preserve its undefeated record. The match, reported by The Associated Press, occurred on May 4.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
West Virginia Wesleyan
Dodgers Lose to Pirates in Pitcher’s Duel 1-0
In Brooklyn, Darrell Blanton and Arky Vaughan starred as Pittsburgh edged the Dodgers 1-0. Blanton allowed three hits and fanned six for his fourth straight win, while Vaughan hit his fourth home run of the season on the first pitch of the ninth.
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Pittsburgh
Darrell Elijan
Cy) Blanton
Floyd
Arky) Vaughan
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Tom Zachary
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Pie Traynor
Tony Cuccinello
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Tiayhof
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Brookly
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Zachary
Suhr
Koenecke
Lopez
Lestie
Quigley
Sears
Pfirman
Walker Defeats Boston Braves in Three-Hit Protest
Bill Walker, slim lefty of the world champion St Louis Cardinals, pitched a fine three hit game to day and led a 3 to 0 victory over the Boston Braves in the delayed series opener. He allowed only one man past first base, in an acci dent during which he had no part. The game featured a duel that widened in the seventh as the Cards pulled away.
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Joe Coscaratt
Coscarat
Pinky Whitney
Les Mallon
Jim Collins
al Spohrer
Ben Cantwell
Bill Urbanski
Cantwell
B Loop Schedule for Raleigh County Baseball League
The first half schedule for the B division lists May and June fixtures with doubleheaders on May 12 and June 2, plus a July 4 slate. Teams include Woodbay Mabscott Sinclair Cranberry Raleigh Blue Jay Mabscott Pemberton Crab Orchard and Cranberry.
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Mabscott
Sinclair
Crab Orchard
Blue Jay
Cranberry
Raleigh
Pemberton
Cranbery
College Baseball Scores From Various Matches
Mt. St. Marys beat Mass State Teachers 10 to 0. Villanova defeated Fordham 5 to 2. Illinois edged Michigan 1 to 0. Washington College won 7 to 1 over St Johns Wooster, Baldwin Wallace 0. Kent State 5 Toledo 4. Army 5 Temple 4. Dartmouth 4 Yale 3 in 10 innings. Ohio State 10 Notre Dame 9. Western Maryland College 9 Loyola of Baltimore 2.
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Mass
Villanova
Fordham
Illinois
Michigan
Washington College
St. John’s
Daily Expects Good Season In Middle Atlantic
Windber Pa May 4 Ready for another pennant campaign the eight clubs of the Middle Atlantic baseball league open next Wednesday President Elmer Daily from Windber predicts a very good season. Akron and Portsmouth join the loop replacing Wheeling and Springfield with Charleston Huntington Beckley Johnstown Zanesville and Dayton remaining. Night games at parks except Sundays. The league uses a split schedule with a year end pennant series. Daily to open Portsmouth game to dedicate new ball stadium. Major league backing supports most teams with Akron owned by Yankees and Huntington by Cardinals.
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Elmer Daily
Windser
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Portsmouth
Wheeling
W. Va
Springfield
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Huntington
Beckley
Johnstown
Zanesville
Dayton
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Milton
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Boone Camp Marbles Tournament Postponed to Sunday May 12
Ross Irle, director of The Raleigh Register's second annual Marbles Tournament, announced the change from today to Sunday May 12 at Camp Boone near Edwight. Locally, he began a series of junior high games. Earl Mullens has already taken the fourth grade division lead at Central Grades. The Beckley meet winner on May 25 earns a paid trip to Ocean City New Jersey in June, while the finalist becomes Irle's guest at Glen Daniel summer boys camp for a week.
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Elkins High School Wins Big Ten Track Meet
Elkins High school captured the big ten track and field meet at Clarksburg with seven first places and several seconds and thirds. Elkins totaled 79 1 5 points, followed by Fairmont East Side 56 1 5, Washington Irving 52 2 5, Morgantown 46 1 5, and Grafton. Goldberg led Elkins with 16 1 4 points after winning the 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash and javelin.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Elkins High School
Elkins
Fairmont East Side
Washington Irving
Morgantown
Grafton
Goldberg
David Frost Wins In Collins Marble Meet
David Frost a nine year old second grader won the Collins Elementary school marbles tournament completed on Wednesday He will represent that school in the finals at Beckley May 25 where the lucky youngster will be picked to accompany Ross Irle to Ocean City New Jersey in June Frost was praised by principal Bernard W Cook and Coach Lester Ingram for his skill and seriousness He defeated Kenneth Cole a ten year old third grader in the final round.
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Beckley
Ross Irle
Ocean City
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Bernard W. Cook
Lester Ingram
Kenneth Cole
Chicago Beats Washington Nationals in ninth inning rally
Rip Radcliff hit his third homer of the season with a man on in the seventh to give Chicago a 5 4 win over Washington. Bump Hadley took the loss as Tietje earned his first victory, keeping the White Sox perfect at home. The game featured Hafey’s earlier lead and solid relief from Wyatt.
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Rip Radcliff
Washington Nationals
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Bud Hafey
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Whitlow Wyatt
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Stone
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Simmons
Bonura
Cesvosve
Apouae
Haas
Chicato
Appling
Powell
Hadley
Sewell
Hopkins
Ansted Runners Sweep Triangular Meet Wins
Ansted track and field dominated the triangular meet with Pax and Fayetteville yesterday afternoon. Highlanders scored 58 points to Pax 34 and Fayetteville 614. Event winners included Dotson and Painter in sprints, Cole and Dever in field events, and Little and Dever sharing distance titles, with multiple ties across events.
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Pax
Fayetteville
Highlanders
Pirates
Dotson
Painter
A. Mann
Legg
Cole
Little and Dever
D. Mann
Humphreys
B. Skaggs
Dever
Little
Track Event for 70 Schools at Beckley Meet
Beckley hosts the group six track meet at Woodrow Wilson High School on May 11 to select entrants for the 18th annual state meet at West Virginia University May 17 and 18. About 70 invited schools will send athletes, with Oak Hill Beckley East Bank and Shady High fielding large contingents. Preliminary heats begin 1 pm, finals and field events at 2 pm. winners earn state qualification and team points.
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Morgantown
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Jerome R. van Meter
John Estes
Oak Hill
D. C. Lynn
East Bank
Shady High
van Meter
Syracuse Triumphs Over Cornell in Quadruple Rowing Race
Cambridge May 4 Syracuse coach Jim Ten Eyck fielded a rebuilt varsity eight after a last minute shake up and produced a decisive victory over Cornell in a mile and three quarters race. Harvard and MIT did not figure in the result.
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Cambridge
Mass
Jim Ten Eyck
Syracuse
Orange
Cornell
Harvard
Fox and Pax Nets Lead Scorer With 22 Points
Time 24.1 seconds shows Pax star Dotsen as top scorer with 22 points. Fox A played a key role, clock highlights reflect a fast pace and balanced scoring across the team.
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Pax
Fine Trophy Offered By Elks For Mid Atlantic Title
May 4, 1924 in Winner Pennsylvania The Middle Atlantic league will award a nearly life size baseball player trophy to the champions. The Elks club of Charleston West Virginia offered the gift. President Elmer Daily called it a fine gesture for the game and said the trophy will be displayed at league parks and handed to pennant winners after the season.
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Elmer Daily
Elks Club
Charleston
W. Va
NANDIVG BINDS NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS AND WEATHER
Yesterday's baseball results show Pittsburgh defeating Brooklyn 1 to 0. St. Louis topped Boston 3 to a runless game while Chicago faced Philadelphia in a rain affected matchup. Cincinnati lost to New York in cold conditions.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
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Games Today Pittsburgh at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston
A full slate of baseball games features Pittsburgh visiting Brooklyn and St Louis traveling to Boston while Chicago meets Philadelphia and Cincinnati clashes with New York in a busy schedule today.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Washington at Chicago and New York at St. Louis
Pair of baseball matchups listed with four teams. Washington faces Chicago while New York meets St. Louis. The next line includes Boston versus Detroit and Philadelphia versus Cleveland, indicating a doubleheader style schedule.
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Chicago
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pennsylvanians Win Crew Race at Blackwell Cup
University of Pennsylvania, led by Lloyd Saxton, upset Yale and Columbia to capture the Blackwell cup on the Schuylkill. The Penn crew finished in 6:21 over a mile and five sixteenths, three seconds behind last year’s Adams cup record, with Yale at 6:24 and Columbia at 6:31.
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University of Pennsylvania
Yale
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill River
Lloyd Saxton
Bath
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Penn Shell
Penn
Home Run Leaders and Standings Across Teams
Yesterday’s baseball notes highlight home run leaders including Foxx of the Athletics and Paes and Camilli of the Phillies and White Sox players such as Bonura and Veisevetees. The report names J Moore and Vaughan among top hitters with scattered odds and batting context.
Raleigh County League Opens Home Schedule With Eight Contests
Raleigh County baseball opens home season across eight teams with Edwight away and seven at home. Key matchups include Glen White versus Scarbro on Scarbro field and Mabscott hosting Woodbay. Promising battles loom as defending champs Cranberry face Blue Jay and Pemberton hosts Raleigh in a bid to grab first win.
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Mullens
Tams
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Scarbro
Glen Rogers
Layland
Woodbay
Mabscott
Sinclair
Crab Orchard
Blue Jay
Cranberry
Raleigh
Pemberton
Koppers
Buster Staton
Fayette
Roy Gray
Roma Hampton
Tobin
Fireco
Mack Shumate
Lumber Town
University of Pittsburgh ties up win against WVU tracksters
Pittsburgh dominated West Virginia in a dual meet tied to the Pitt Interscholastic Championships. Final score 92 to 41 for Pitt with Godwillis taking mile and two mile firsts, and Arvel Fleming sweeping the 100 220 and 220 low hurdles. Pitt freshmen beat Mountaineer yearlings 63 to 52 in the prelims.
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University of Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pitt
Becke ley Visitors Noted By Colcord Residents
Mr and Mrs Herbert Chambers of Colcord visited Becke ley yesterday as local residents reported a casual call and social call in the area.
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Beckeley
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