Williams Hurls 6-Hitter As Blue Grays Win 6 To 3
Williams pitched six strong innings guiding the Blue Grays to a 6 to 3 victory over the Bristol Braves. Outlasting the Bucs 8 to 6, the Blue Grays moved into the loop lead.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
6
Williams pitched six strong innings guiding the Blue Grays to a 6 to 3 victory over the Bristol Braves. Outlasting the Bucs 8 to 6, the Blue Grays moved into the loop lead.
Stan Musial powered the St Louis Cardinals to a 6 3 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers lifting the Cardinals from a 3 2 deficit. Musial hit two homers driving in three runs cited with Palica and Wilks securing the late relief.
A questionable network telecast plan for Notre Dame football stirs opinion. Fans fear losing in-game loyalty while smaller schools worry about financial impact and arena attendance. The piece notes weather and scheduling could influence viewing choices and revenue.
Fragmentary text mentions a crowd of 678 and a game with teams or players named Gee Goat and Berherr. Details are garbled with many misspellings and no clear dates, places, or outcomes.
New York Giants erupt for seven runs in the seventh inning to overcome a 4-4 tie with the Chicago Cubs. Whitey Lockman opened the scoring binge with a double and later scored on Sid Gordon's run scoring single. Gordon tripled home Lockman to break the tie as Thomson and Waddell contributed before the rally ended.
GAMES TODAY Pulaski versus Johnson City Bristol faces New River Elizabethton confronts Bluefield Welch meets Kingsport Pittsburgh travels to Boston in night game Bonham against Spahn St Louis plays Brooklyn at night Newcombe 11 0 Staley 2 1 Chicago visits New York Leonard Jones duel Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia Ref fensberg 4 3 Roberts 4 3
New York at Chicago Lopat 5 0 v Gumper 4 3 Washington at St Louis Scar borough 3 3 v Starr 0 6 Roston at Cleveland night Kinder 4 2 v Lemon 2 1 Philadelphia at Detroit Brissie 4 3 v Grey 4 2
Huntington East Highlanders beat Moorefield 5 3 to win the West Virginia high school state baseball title. Harold Mays drove in two ninth inning runs on a single after King and Hoskinson scored on his hit. Mays limited Moorefield to five hits and struck out 16 as Huntington erased an early Moorefield lead.
Chicago outfielder Gus Zernial may miss nine weeks with a fractured collar bone and a shoulder injury from a diving attempt against Cleveland. At Mercy Hospital his right arm was in a tension band after a bullet wound. His return depends on healing, with Steve Souchock and Farrel Rapp rotating in left field unless a trade adds an outfielder.
Mickey Harris pitched Boston to a 3 1 win over Cleveland and Bob Feller in a game noted for two infield runs, a walk, and an error in the second inning. Feller, returning from a two week break, took the loss while Harris got the win.
Detroit Tigers edge Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3 in ten innings to move into fourth place in the American League standings. Key contributors include Majeski, Suder, and Trucks with late runs securing the victory. Coleman took the loss for Philadelphia.
Tommy Henrich hit his 10th home run of the season as the Yankees shut out Chicago 3–0 in front of 30,371 at Chicago. Raschi won while Judson and Shean split relief duties for New York, with Raschi striking out six.
Bruce Woodcock faces Freddie Mills in a 15 round White City bout to challenge for European and British Empire heavyweight crowns. Mills defends little, while Woodcock aims to stop him early as writers favor Mills for a knockout victory. The winner earns a shot at Lee Savold for the world title.
Richmond dispatch reports Sam Snead amid fans at the White Sulphur Springs course during the 31st PGA Championship. The crowd pressed for autographs while Snead, focused on play, brushed off questions and moved through the round despite curiosity about his mood and demeanor. The champion defeated Johnny Palmer 3 and 2, earning about $2000 as he wrapped the day.
Stewards at Washington Park in Chicago disclosed a doping case involving trainer J P Beck and groom Alfred Cockman after saliva tests showed stimulant coramine in horses War and Main Bet. Hard War owned by W W D Whitehouse paid a $194 wager. River Divide and Parms finished out of the money. Rollie Shepp, trainer of Main Bet, faced penalties and a hearing to occur next Tuesday.
Welterweight bout details remain unclear as the card references several fighters including Bear Robinson and Chief Gavien with disrupted phrasing. The event is noted to occur in July but concrete results and participants are not clearly stated.
Reports indicate baseball player Earl Torgeson will rejoin the lineup on July 18 after an injury sidelined him since the prior week. The Dodgers team and coaching staff confirmed his gradual return to full activity and game duties.
A summary notes W M College announces a 22 game basketball schedule featuring matchups with beat teams including Wake Forest, North Carolina State and Roanoke among others. The card highlights southern conference involvement and regional rivals.
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