Broker's Tip Wins Derby In Close Two Horse Finish
Churchill Downs May 6 Broker's Tip upset Head Play to win the Kentucky Derby by a nose. Jockey Herb Fisher protested a foul but the ruling stood. Charley O and Ladysman followed, with a very near finish and a crowd of 34 000. Broker's Tip pays 14.80, Head Play 6.28, Charley O 8.
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Associated Press
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Broker
Edward Riley Bradley
Toney- Fortieresse
Charley O
Ladysman
Herb Fisher
Don Meade
Fisher
Meade
R. MM. Eastman
Ladysman Star
W. R. Coe
New York
Charley
Ladysnan
Whiskery
Osman
Colonel Gradley
Astate Master
Idle Hour Farm
Lexington
Kentucky
Sir Barton
Bradley
Willie Crump
Nashville
Tenn
Silas B. Mason
Ard
Sutin
Post Firae
United States
Head Play
Home Run Standings From Yesterday Top Players List
The Associated Press reports yesterday’s homer leaders across leagues with Gehrig and Ruth of the Yankees among the top totals. Berger and Walker each hit key add ons for the Braves and Tigers, while Hartnett of the Cubs also contributed.
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Associated Press
Higgins
Asthetics
Goslin
Senators
Ferrell
Browns
Greenbers
Tigers
Hartnett
Cubs
Gehrig
Yankees
Ruth
Berger
Braves
Walker
Lazzers
Nartnett
Guby
Rational
Knights Face Zanesville For Home Stand Opener
Beckley hosts the six game home stand at RoMMbo Park starting this afternoon at 2 30 against the Zanesville Greys. Zanesville aims to back up its opening day win while Frank Demani cor and the Huntington Boosters visit later in the week. Manager Harris relies on Kelsey Jennings, Farrell, Woodard, Robertshaw, Milner, Bell and Martin to back the Knights in their bid for a strong start.
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Charleston Senators
Black Knights
Beckley
Ro Mmbo Park
Zanesville Greys
Ohio
Knights
Greys
Johnny Stuart
Huntington Boosters
Zanesville
Frank Demanicor
Black Knight Moundsmey
Tontington
Grey's
Harris
Senators
Martin
Kelsey Jennings
The
Farrell
Woodard
Robertshaw
Milner
Bell
Mackmen Win at St. Louis
Athletics pitcher Lefty Grove was knocked out in St Louis as the Mackmen toppled the Browns. Four runs crossed in the third inning for Philadelphia. Browns pounded Grove for seven hits in five innings, driving in several runs despite walks and misplays.
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ST. Louis
Grove
Athletics
Ateceilie Brees St
Brown
Ferrer
Melillo
Chaneus
Yanks Lose to Indians in Tight May Game
Cleveland tops New York 7 to 6 as Hal Averill leads the Indians with three RBIs on 14 hits combined by the teams. George Pipgras struggles while Wiley Moore and Walter Brown yield key runs, placing Cleveland in second while the Yanks fall to a half game back.
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Algomateyy Press
Cleveland
New York
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
Averill
Stu
Cleveland Shaw P
County Loop Sees Eight Junior Senior Games Today
Raleigh County junior and senior divisions schedule eight games with Tams vs Glen White and Ameagle aiming for first in the senior circuit. Helen plays Ameagle while Sprague tackles Scarbro and Beckley meets Glen Rogers. Glen Heurick faces Skelton and Dorothy hosts Woodbay.
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Helen
Ameagle
Sprague
Scarbro
Beckley
Glen Rogers
Glen White
Tams
Rob Oanua
Sophia
Stanaford
Crab Orchard
Lillybrook
Glen Heurick
Skelton
Dorothy
Woodbay
Sims
Raleigh
Tobin
Duncan
Miller
I Tancock Ib
Reid
C. Grosse
Karbonil
Lilly
Capt.Blackburn
J. Sloboda
Grosse
E. Rice
Milam
Hampton
Merritt
Helen J
Helen Combine
Stanajford
County Loop
Lillybrook O
Fireco
Stan- Lafond
Woodhay
Jeanysanager
Doyalhy
Big Stick
Glen Fedrick
Montreal Defeats Baltimore In Rain Affected Latin Cup Match
Rain disrupted plays as Montreal beat Baltimore 4 3 while Albany and Newark games were postponed. Milwaukee and Jersey City also faced postponements with cold wet grounds. Minneapolis routed opponents 11 0 and Indianapolis routed Louisville 3 0 in other scheduled ties.
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Montreal
Baltimore
Albany
Buffalo
Newark
Rochester
Jersey City
Toronto
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Baseball Standings and Results From Yesterday
National League results show Chicago beating Boston 9 to 6 in 13 innings. Pittsburgh and Brooklyn games were rained out along with Cincinnati at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia. American League results include Washington 6 over Detroit 2 and Cleveland 7 over New York 6 with several rainouts.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston-Chicago
W. L
Helroit
ATV
Philadelphia Vests
Louis
Huntington 9 Zanesville 3 in Middle Atlantic Games
Yesterday Huntington defeated Zanesville 9 to 3 as rain caused all other games to be postponed. Schedule notes show Charleston at Huntington Zanesville at Beckley Johnstown at Springfield Wheeling at Dayton postponed.
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Huntington
Zanesville
Charleston
Beckley
Johnstown
Springfield
Wheeling
Dayton
L Pet
High School Sectionals Qualify 162 For State Track Meet
Weather hampered performances as rain and mud slowed events. Charleston sectional led with 38 state entries, Wheeling 30, Clarksburg 30, Oak Hill 23, and Martinsburg and Elkins 18 each. Winners totals: Charleston 64, Wheeling 69.12, Martinsburg 62, Clarksburg 75, Oak Hill 66, Elkins 7.
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Charleston
W. Va
Morgantown
Samrday
Wheeling Secional
Clarksburg
Oak Hill
Martinsburg
Elkins
Triadelphia
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Oak
West Virginia Loses Home Golf Meet to Carnegie Tech
In Morgantown on May 6 West Virginia faced Carnegie Tech in the sole home golf match of the season and lost five to four. Mountaineer captain Jack Hobbell led with a 76, defeating Tech’s McKenzie five and three in the twosome.
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Associated Cross
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Carnegie Tech
Jack Hobbbell
Mountaineer
McKenzie
Tech
United States Davis Cup Team Beats Mexico in Doubles
United States Davis Cup team defeated Mexico in the North American zone first round as George Lott and John Van Ryn beat Eduardo Mestre and Afonso Anda 6 3 7 4 in doubles. The U S won both singles matches yesterday.
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Associated Pyers
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
George Lott
John van Ryn
Eduardo Mestre
Afonso Anda
Hel
Oak Hill Hill Winner In Track Meet
Oak Hill Red Devils dominated the sectional track and field meet at Oak Hill, finishing with 66 points while Ansted, Pax, Smoot, Marsh Fork, Fayetteville, and Hin ton followed. Rain and a heavy track affected times. Oak Hill advances 12 athletes to state meet at Morgantown with four more qualifiers from Ansted Pax Smoot and Marsh Fork.
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Oak Hill
Neale
Morgantown
Seth
Ansted
Pax
Smoot
Marsh Fork
Beckley
Atkins
Blake
Cole
Trigg
Dix
Catham
Goodwin
Herndon
Grigg
L. Martin
T Herndon
Farrell
Lege
Davis
Winhee
Dolson
Franzelle
Burgess
O. Ho
Townsend
James
Lafferty
Jh. Mumphreys
Axa
Mason Selly
Jaiute
McClung
Csmoot
Pole Vanl—t
Webb
Sevard
Huntington Wins 9-3 Over Zanesville In Muddy League Game
Huntington beat Zanesville 9 to 3 in a soggy Mid Atlantic League contest. The Roosters erupted for four runs in the third inning on a hit two walks and an error, added two more in the fourth before Brant left for Haas. Batteries Brant Haas and Jackson for Huntington Spencer Rangnow for Zanesville.
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Yonss
Mountaineers Defeat Pitt Tracksters 68 to 67
West Virginia edged Pittsburgh 68 67 in a rain dampened meet. final pole vault event produced a three way tie at 11 feet 4 inches with Woodford and Keller among top vaulters. Keller’s dash win in 11 seconds highlighted the day as Pittsburgh’s star Woodford led WVU’s charge.
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West Virginia
Mountaineers
Woodford
Heal Keller
University of Pitsburgh
Sharan
Washington Beats Tigers in First Game of Series
In Detroit May 6 Earl Whitehill out pitched Carl Fischer as Washington defeated Detroit 6 to 2. Whitehill allowed 12 hits, Goslin and Greenberg homered. Buddy Myer was carried from the field after being struck beneath the left temple. he remained conscious at Providence Hospital for observation.
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Detroit
Earl Whitehill
Tate
Tigers
Carl Fischer
Whitehill
Washington
Fischer
Sorrell
Wyatt
Herring
Greenberg
Senators
Goslin
Buddy Myer
Providence Hospital
Hoken
Manush
Walker
Rogells& Vo
Sal Harworth
Op. Weal
Pe Erring
Sehuble
Mhiel
Keiber
Sis
Fisener Drh
Terclug
Detroit Si
Wesleyan Track Team Beats Glenville Boys
In a drizzle Wesleyan's track team defeated Glenville 93 11 to 43 28 today at Buckhannon West Virginia Wesleyan won 13 events with Glenville taking three first places Combs the Glenville standout equaled the track record in the 100 yard dash and was the high scorer for Glenville.
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Associated Press
Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan
Glenville
Combs
Local Golfers Lose To White Oak Players
Black Knight Country Club golfers faced White Oak Country Club on the latter's course yesterday afternoon. The visitors won the inter club matches by a 1 to 2 and 1 to 2 score after nine foursomes. Ned Payne Jr and C B Sweet led the locals in the featured mintes, losing 24.2 to 1-2. This marked the first inter club contest of the season for the locals.
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Black Knight Country Club
White Oak Country Club
Ned Payne Jr
C. B. Sweet
Vaughan
Trump
White Oak Club
Yale Wins Regatta in Blackwell Cup Sweep
Yale swept all four races in the Blackwell Cup regatta at Conn today. The varsity two mile climax saw Yale defeat Pennsylvania after a late surge, completing a flawless chape. Columbia finished third as a notable upset by a trailing crew faded in the final stretch.
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Associated Press
Herby. Conn
Yale
Pennsylvania
Siice
Columbia
Cubs Defeat Boston in Long Extra Inning Clash
May 6 Boston. Lynn Nelson rookie for the Chicago Cubs delivered a key relief and later a double to spark a 9 to 6 victory in 15 innings over the Braves. Nelson held Boston to two hits across six innings and drove in two runs with a fourth inning single. Frank Demaree and Gabby Hartnett contributed key hits as Chicago prevailed after a back-and-forth game that featured Demaree, Stephenson, and Hartnett among the RBI-makers. Eddie Fallenstin took the loss for Boston with Frankhouse pitching the final outs in a marathon that lasted 3 hours 7 minutes.
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Associated Press
Boston
Lynn Nelson
Chicago Cubs
Gabby Uartnett
Chicago
Hetrick
Jack Quinn Signs With Reds At Advanced Age
The Associated Press reports that Jack Quinn, a veteran spitball pitcher, was released by Brooklyn and signed by Cincinnati. If he succeeds with the Reds he will cap nearly 30 years in organized baseball, after debuting in the majors with the Yankees in 1909 following five minor league seasons. Ross Pedersen aims for West Point appointment as Washington gains a premier sprinter and backfield stalwart.
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New York
Jack Quinn
Yoletin
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati
Odl
Reds
Yankees
Ross Pedersen
West Point
University of Washington
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