Hardware Team Halts Leaders In Key Softball Victory
Beckley Hardware defeated league leading Glen White 15 to 10 on the Glen White field to create a two way tie for first. Glen White pitcher held to seven hits as Beckley Hardware rapped 14 against McVey. The game featured seven errors by Glen White and key hits from Hawley Withrow Kitts Adams Long. Barrett and Hampton led the losses with doubles and a home run. Gulf Beats Purcell 5-2 in oil company clash, Covey homering with two on base. Bemeco tops Utilities 11-6 as Nicho ols wins, McVey J Cooper West homer hits highlight the game.
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Lillybrook loses first game after nine straight wins
Lillybrook’s 21 hits power a 19 to 5 victory over Price Hill in the first game of a twin bill at Price Hill, ending Lillybrook’s nine game win streak as Price Hill wins the day 13 to 12 in a tight second game. Walters started for Lillybrook, but Price Hill countered with a rebound effort and Childers fanned the final batter. Nolan and W McGraw homered for Price Hill, while Huffstutter and W McGraw led Lillybrook’s offense.
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Blue Jays Beat Pemberton Twice To Sweep Series
Blue Jays Lumberjacks improved their standing by downing Pemberton twice 10 to 5 and 8 to 3. Paul Shoemaker pitched nine strikeouts and three hits allowed in the opener. Harry Lemon led Blue Jays with a homer triple and double, driving in three and scoring twice. Crawford homered for Pemberton. St Clair started for Pemberton but was shelled in the fourth. Simms and Slaughter fueled the Blue Jays attack. Crawford and Wade paced Pemberton. Simms starred afield.
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Simms
Johnstown Beats Zanesville in Second Win
Johnstown defeated Zanesville 9 5 as Reese allowed 14 hits, many in the third and fourth innings, scoring seven runs for the winners. The game featured strong late offense by Johnstown and Reese took the loss for Zanesville.
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Pressure Too Great For Big Six Group In Baseball Hitting Race
Major league leaders falter under pressure with three of four seen action losing ground. Bill Terry and Billy Sullivan out, Joe DiMaggio slides to .385 after one hit in five at bats. Jordan gains to .375 as Medwick and Lewis drop. standings remain unchanged with Terry and Sullivan leading American and National leagues respectively.
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Pier Games Champion Margaret Lindsay Wins Big
Margaret Lindsay enjoys amusement pier games at the beach and always wins prizes. She is especially skilled at knocking down milk bottles with a baseball and excels at harvesting victories at the seaside stalls.
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Boston Bees Rally Hopeful Spirit Sparks Pennant Chase
The Boston Bees boast new spirit and life under King Bee Bill McKechnie as he praises the team’s energy, pitching, and locker-room chatter after a tougher season, while predicting tough competition among Cubs Cardinals and Giants in the pennant race and noting Hank Gowdy’s bullpen work.
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Wyco Beats Gulf Club 12 to 9 In Sunday Game
Wyco defeated Winding Gulf Miners Sunday afternoon 12 to 9 as late rallies surged past Starr who pitched well until the final frames. Justice of Winding Gulf and Rhodes of Wyco hit home runs. Next Sunday Wyco faces Farley Hill Farmers with ace pitchers E. Thompson and Lefty Gibson likely to duel.
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Bull Of The Pampas Victor By Knockout
In Buenos Aires on May 26 Argentine heavyweight Luis Angel Firpo knocked out Czechoslovakian Ziska Mabarta in the third round of a ten round bout. Firpo, nicknamed Bull of the Pampas, impressed 6000 spectators with right hands and floored Mabarta twice before the stoppage.
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James Dunn joins local airplane firm as test co pilot
James Dunn, noted actor with a hobby of flying, becomes a dollar a year employee for a regional airplane manufacturer to gain test flight experience as a co pilot on test missions.
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A Chance For U.S. Davis Cuppers
In Paris on May 25 Jean Borotra predicts the United States Davis Cup team has a fighting chance to beat England and reach the inter zone playoffs. He cites Budge and Allison as top contenders while noting risks from Australia Germany and a strong England squad led by Fred Perry.
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Johnny Goodman Uses Woman Putter In Open Tuneup
Omaha star Johnny Goodman, left handed but using four right handed clubs from a local donor in early days, relies on a woman’s light blade putter named Never Out for all greens. He also added a pitching niblick to lift and drop shots into the green, aiding his 50 to 100 yard escapes.
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Four Dare-Devils Qualify For Race
Indianapolis May 26 A strong wind made driving hazardous yet four racing dare-devils passed the 25 mile test for the 500 mile race to be run Saturday The qualifiers were Ray Pixley Fullerton Calif Deacon Litz Dubois Pa Harry MacQuain Indianapolis and Roy Painter Detroit This leaves 28 starters with five places still open Entries for the 24th annual speed classic will qualify from four to seven oclock Wednesday afternoon If rain occurs racing officials said drivers may qualify on Thursday
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Harry MacQuain
Roy Painter
Detroit
Puffy Puff Starts To Eat Then Pauses In Surprise
Puffy the crocodile begins to eat but stops when tears fill his eyes. He tells his companion to eat lunch while he resists, lowering his chin in a moment of doubt and emotion.
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Marion Talley Silent Lunches Between Opera And Film
Opera star Marion Talley, now appearing in films, is noted for frugal meals, sometimes eating only two raw carrots with black coffee between scenes. The detail highlights her simple approach to daily nourishment amid a busy performance schedule.
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Cincinnati Cyclist Fined For Dangerous Wheel Maneuver
Evelyn Venable paid a fine in Cincinnati after violating an ordinance that bans taking hands off the handlebars while riding a bicycle.
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Evelyn Venable
Cincinnati
Beckley Bay Breaks Conference Records in Track Meet
Hampden Sydney won the Chesapeake Conference track title from Lynchburg College. Archie Mackey of Fairlawn Avenue scored 11 points, was the meet’s second top scorer, and set two records the 183 feet 14 inch javelin and five feet 10 inch high jump.
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Baseball scores from a day of games
The Pittsburgh nine defeated Cincinnati by 9 to 2 while New York triumphed over Philadelphia 1 to 0 and Boston shutout Brooklyn 8 to 0. St Louis beat Chicago 2 to 1 in a second contest.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis and other MLB games today
Pittsburgh visits St. Louis while Cincinnati plays Chicago and Brooklyn meets New York with Boston traveling to Philadelphia in a set of major league matchups.
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Philadelphia 10 New York 7 Boston 6 Washington 0
Football score roundup shows Philadelphia defeating New York 10 to 7, Boston beating Washington 6 to 0, with no other games scheduled.
Baseball Standings and Results From Sunday
Philadelphia at Washington St. Louis at Cleveland Chicago at Detroit New York at Boston Lillybrook 19 Price Hill 5 Price Hill 13 Lillybrook 12 Layand 11 Crab Orchard 10 Crab Orchard 25 Layand 5 Blue Jay 10 Pemberton 5 Blue Jay 8 Pemberton 3 Woodbay 10 Dorothy 4 Woodbay 9 Dorothy 0
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Flamingo Lays Egg At Hialeah Park In Captivity
Miami Florida May 26 A flamingo at Hialeah Park laid an egg yesterday the first from the 250 birds in five years of captivity General Manager E R Burch said bird fanciers had doubted flamingos would reproduce in captivity The birds with clipped wings inhabit the race track infield as decoration
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Miami
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Hialeah Park
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Huntington Loses to Dayton Outfit in Series Opener
Dayton pitcher Blackwell held Huntington to five hits as Farrotto drove in three runs with a homer and a triple. Dayton defeated Huntington 4 to 1, taking a 2-1 edge in the series. Davis of Huntington yielded seven hits in a losing effort while Lynch contributed for Dayton.
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Akron Canton Terriers Beat Cantons in Low-Scoring Game
In Akron Ohio on May 26 Jim Brown delivered a ninth inning RBI single to lift Akron to a 5 to 4 win over Canton Terriers. Jack Graham homered in the eighth to knot the score as Kubela and Orpheus pitched well until relief. Canton used a quiet start and late rally but fell short.
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Canton
Terriers
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Lomski Rallies To Win In Eight Round Bout
Leo Lomski once known as the Aberdeen Assassin rallied to defeat Eddie Boyle in an eight round Chicago bout. Lomski weighed 184 pounds versus Boyles 175 and scored knockdowns in the seventh and eighth rounds after trailing early to gain the decision.
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Mid-Atlantic Standings and Tuesday Games
Standings show Dayton 4 over Huntington 1 and Akron 5 over Garton 4. Johnstown 9 defeats Zanesville 5 and Portsmouth 8 over Charleston 0. Tuesday schedule lists Zanesville at Johnstown, Canton at Akron, Portsmouth at Charleston, and Dayton at Huntington.
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Boxing Card Ends In Draw At Griffith Stadium
Washington May 26 Harry Dublinsky 143 Chicago and Phil Farr 146 Washington welter weights fought to a draw in a 10 round feature. Jack Duffy 152 Baltimore won a decision over Bobby Wilson 152 Washington in the six round semi final.
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Harry Dublinsky
Chicago
Phil Farr
Griffith Stadium
Jack Duffy
Baltimore
Bobby Wilson
Senior class rings arrive at Woodrow Wilson High School
Rings for Woodrow Wilson High School senior class arrived yesterday announced by C G Peregoy last night. They will be distributed at the high school building this afternoon.
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C. G. Peregoy
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