Burgoo King Wins Preakness Ahead Of Tick On
Burgoo King, bred son of Bubbling Over, wins the 42nd Preakness at Pimlico, defeating Tick On by a nose in a tight stretch finish. Boatswain is a close third as crowd surpasses 40,000, with purses boosting King’s earnings to over $102,000 in eight days.
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Polley Fires First Hole-in-One at Black Knight Club
John Gordon Polley known as Jack joined the Hole-In-One Club after a drive on the No 6 hole at Black Knight Country Club yesterday afternoon. Five witnesses Jumbo Griffith Paul Payne Lou Scherer Bishop Canterbury and Paul Horne attest to the shot’s authenticity. Polley reports it his first hole-in-one in about fifteen years of golf.
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Senators rally past Tigers in eighth to win series
Washington nips Detroit 6-4 after a decisive eighth inning. Myer delivers a third inning homer, Cronin and Myer drive in runs as Uhle falters in relief. Burke earns the win for Washington, Burke the loser for Detroit, in a 1 hour 52 minute game.
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Indians Shut Out Red Sox 6-0 Behind Four-Hit Brown
Boston May 14 Clint Brown pitched a four hitter as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Red Sox 6 to 0. MacFayden gave up three runs in the third and fourth inning, while Bob Weiland and Johnny Michaels kept Cleveland at bay for the rest of the game.
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Michaels Beats MacFayden in Quick 2-Run Win
Michaels 2 scores over MacFayden 6 in 13 innings with ten out in the fourth. Welland goes 4 1 3, Heher Welland and Porter combine in a hit by pitch sequence. Losing pitcher MacFayden. Umpires Mc Gowan Hildebrand Owen. Time 2 04.
Canada Names Boxers In The Olympic Games
The Associated Press reports that Canada named six amateur boxers to represent the Dominion at Los Angeles. The team includes Johnny Keller of Montreal featherweight H Gwynn of Toronto bantamweight Jackie Callure of Hamilton flyweight Tony Mancini of Montreal welterweight L Lavoie of Winnipeg middleweight and F Genovese of Toronto lightweight.
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Battle for first in New River Gulf Coal Field league
Scarbro visits Glen White as Johnny Wright’s Scarbro club seeks upset to topple the league leading Glen White nine. Ronnie Hampton starts for Glen White after three wins two shutouts this season as Payne County’s Payette squad adds Julius Miller and Dave Humphreys while Cody or Craft try to slow the hot rotation. Dean wins for Tams as they duel hot Coal with a chance to move to second place in a shifting standings scene.
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Australia Eliminates Cuba in Davis Cup Play
Australia clinched the Davis Cup tie by defeating Cuba in doubles as Jack Crawford and Harry Hopman teammates beat Gustavo Vollmer and Ricardo Morales 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 4 to seal the series. Crawford faced Vollmer and Hopman faced Morales in tomorrow’s exhibition singles as Cuba’s hopes ended.
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Sophia Back Hot Coal As Home Games Move to Sophia Field
Sophia plans to back the Hot Coal team as future home games shift to the Sophia ball field. Local businessmen pledge moral and financial support and have prepared the field. The Fire co-Lillybrook protest over a Sunday game was overruled and Hot Coal remains in sixth place. A Mullens Sprague duel for fourth place looms at Mullens, with both sides at 2–2 after recent losses. Sprague adds two new pitchers Ashley and Jack Ferguson, while Fireco-Lillybrook signs and Mullens releases players to strengthen the squad.
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Fireco-Lillybrook Strengthened for Home Battle
Dave Lucas lists replacements Hager Brown Hicks and Boggs to fill spots as Sprague plans to send Ashley Hawley. Fireco-Lillybrook adds Roy Hall Frank Hudson and Jack Barnette to the lineup for today on Fireco field against Wyco Amigo. Barnette a Twilight League standout, Hall in left and Hudson or Barnette on mound with Abe Joyce of Wyco Amigo scheduled to pitch.
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Cumberland’s veteran ace shines in Middle Atlantic lore
President Elmer Daily honors Helmick of the Cumberland Colts as a veteran ace in the Middle Atlantic league. Helmick, a stalwart pitcher since 1925 except for 1929, posted a .700 winning percentage with 70 wins and 39 losses across his MA career, aligning him with Tony Cyran as league’s respected elders.
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Chip) Helmick
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Davis Elkins Opens First Football Game September 17
Elkins W Va May 14 Davis Elkins home football season opens September 17 with Rio Grande College of Ohio as the visiting eleven. It will be the first meeting of the teams in many years.
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Braves Win Close Game At Chicago
Boston Braves edge Chicago Cubs 7 to 6 as Dutch Brandt relieves Grimes in the ninth. Urbanski, Berger, and Schulmerich drive in key runs, breaking a five all deadlock. Brav es pull within two games of the Cubs after the series win two games to one in Chicago.
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Parkersburg High wins 11th West Virginia track title
Parkersburg High School’s track team won the 11th annual West Virginia high school meet with 36 3 4 points, edging Triadelphia by 1 1 4. Leonard Barnum led the champs as top scorer with 14 34 points, as Charleston finished third.
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Baseball scores and schedule from national league night
Yesterday results show Cincinnati 5 over Brooklyn 3, Boston 7 over Chicago 6, St. Louis 7 over Philadelphia 4, with Pittsburgh and New York rain. Today’s games include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Boston at St. Louis with several other matchups across cities, pairings listed for today and scores show New York 6 Chicago 0 and Cleveland 6 Boston 0.
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Army Defeats West Virginia University in Dual Meet
West Point May 14 Army defeated West Virginia University in a dual track meet 88 1 2 to 37 1 2 Fraser of West Virginia won both sprints and Anderson took the broad jump for the Mountaineers with 22 feet Army dominated field events and swept the mile runs Hoblitzell of West Virginia outran King and Lonning of Army in the quarter mile while Devers won the two mile in 9 minutes 49 seconds after a stirring finish with Stade of Army
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Clarksburg Wins Close Contest in West Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia, on May 4 captured a tight victory in a close game, edging its opponent in a competitive clash that kept fans on edge until the final buzzer.
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Pipgras Delivers Second Straight Shutout For Yankees
New York May 14 Georges Pipgras veteran Yankee pitcher blanked the Chicago White Sox 6 to 0 in the only game. Pipgras extended a 19 scoreless innings streak as the Yankees won their fifth straight. Earle Combs powered the offense with two home runs and a key RBI single as Pipgras and Jones dueled through six innings. Combs later added another RBI single in the eighth while Pipgras drove in a run with a bunt single. Chicago managed two hits through six before fading late.
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Browns Lose To Athletics In Shutout By Grove
The Athletics defeated the Browns 3 to 0 as Lefty Grove earned his second straight shutout. Grove fanned 10, allowed four hits, and Foxx hit his eighth homer while Cochran added his seventh. LOUIS line shows sluggers Foxx and Cochran delivering early runs, with Hedley, Burns, and Campbeall contributing for St Louis confusion.
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Huntington-Clarksburg game ends 4 3 in final
Huntington wins 5 to 4 with a tight late surge. Haas Vange and Arnold pitched for Huntington while Proctor and Parrish worked for Clarksburg as both clubs produced hit filled innings.
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