Sain Hurls 3-Hitter as Braves Top Pirates 5 to 1
Boston pitcher Johnny Sain fires a three hitter to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1 in front of 25 710 at Forbes Field The Pirates execute the season’s first triple play in the eighth when Ed Stevens spears two on a bunt and doubles Masi then throws to nab Torgeson Kiner hits his 12th homer but the Pirates fall as Sain earns his fourth win against four losses
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Pittsburgh
Johnny Sain
Toomight
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Ed Stevens
Earl Torgeson
Phil Masi
Alvin Dark
Stevens
Masi
Stan Rojek
Torgeson
Pirates
Ralph Kiner
E Sain
Boston Pitteburrh
Abrhoeo Brhoa Bolmes
Mojek
Stenky
Gustine
Russel
Hopp
Elliotts
Kiner
Heath
Walker
Dart
Kluttz
Wilson
Grege
Lombardi
Boston
Sain
Stranahan Credits Team Behind British Amateur Victory
The British Amateur winner credits Will ie Turnesa, Vic Ghezzi, Henry Picard, Armour, and others for mental and strategic support. He praises their tips on match play and shot planning, and notes overtraining adjustments before facing Mario Gonzalez. He heads to Los Angeles for the National Open, aiming high but not claiming the grand slam.
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Rank Stranahan
Willie Turnesa
Vic Ghezzi
Henry Picard
Stranahan
Toledo Kid
Ghezzi
Henry Cotton
Mario Gonzalez
Picard
Los Angeles
Bobby Jones
Baseball Scores and Tonight's Lineup Across the League
Results yesterday show Chicago 7 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 3 Boston 1 Washington 1 Cleveland 1 New York 1 Detroit 0. Tonight Cleveland visits Washington with Feller facing Hudson and Chicago at Philadelphia or Wight. Detroit travels to New York with Howhouser opposing Lopat. St Louis visits Boston with Riscan facing Kramer.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Troit
Feller
Hudson
Wight
Detroit
Howhouser
Lopat
Riscan
Kramer
Dodgers Rally To Beat Cardinals 5 3 For First Win Over Redbirds
Gil Hodges delivered a two run double in a 5 3 Dodgers victory at St Louis. Brooklyn costly sixth defeat for the Cardinals drops them a game and a half behind in the NL title race while the Dodgers climb to sixth.
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St. Louis
Gil Hodges
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodger
Redbirds
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooklyn St. Louis
Dusak
Renen
Ice
Lund
Giants Begin West Invasion With 7 4 Victory Over Reds
New York Giants led by Larry Jansen defeated Cincinnati 7 to 4 as Jansen held the Reds to four runs. Jansen drove in three runs for the Gaints while Corbitt Stallcup and Lamanno added key RBIs securing the win at Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
New York Giants
Larry Jansen
Cincinnati Reds
Totes
Cotais
Lamanne
Cress
Hughes
New York
Mar- Beer
Sealege
Oe Ee
Tk Ump
Goetz
Conlan
Cubs edge Phillies 2-1 in 11 inns in Chicago home win
Eddie Waitkus begins 12th with a single then scores on Phil Cavarretta single after a Seminick passed ball and wild throw to lift the Cubs over Philadelphia 2-1 in 11 innings. Dobernic earned the win with 1 inning of relief. Attendance was 8,131.
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Eddie Waitkus
Andy Seminick
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phil
McCullough
Philadelphia
Caballero
Sh—Culler
Accel Culler
Waitkus
Pafko
Verban
Miller
Sisler
Philadelhia
Bob—Leonard
Mcall
Dobernic
Leonard
McCall
Seminick
UMP
Boggess
Henline
Sterrart
Pocahontas Plans Junior Baseball Team
Pocahontas Virginia organizers schedule a meeting at the local American Legion to form a Junior baseball team for players under seventeen. The team will compete with Bluefield, Princeton, Tazewell, Richlands, Bland and area clubs. Contact H. H. Cassell Jr. for game scheduling. Dominic Lotito to coach.
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American Legion
Tas
Legion Ts
Bluefield
Inceton
Tazewell
Richlands
Bland
UN Fund Grows as Appeal Collects in Nations
United Nations appeal for children reports 14000 dollars raised in 13 nations as of June 2. The fund aims to aid humanitarian relief and child welfare programs worldwide.
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UN Fund
United Nations Appeal For Children
National League Standing and Today's Baseball Schedule
National League standings and games today list matchups including Boston at Pittsburgh with Voiselle facing Higbe, New York at Cincinnati night game, Philadelphia at Chicago with Simmons against Rush, and Brooklyn at St Louis with Roe opposing Brecheen.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Voiselle
Higbe
New York
Cincinnati
Newsom
Blackwell
Philadelphia
Chicago
Simmons
Rush
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Roe
Brecheen
Ween
Pet
Esteer
West Virginia Accepts NCAA Playoff Bid
Morgantown June 2 West Virginia University accepted an invitation to participate in a district NCAA baseball playoff at Easton Pennsylvania next week. Coach Harrick reported most players available and the Mountaineers with a 16 21 season record prepare to travel Sunday for Easton and practice before the Wednesday start. If West Virginia wins the district Lafayette Navy and Rutgers await in the eastern tournament Winston Salem N C June 15 18.
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W. Va
West Virginia University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Easton
G. Ott Romney
Athletic Council
Ephone
Oach
Steve Harrick
Mountaineer
Mountaineers
Harrick
West Virginia
Lafayette College of Pennsylvania
Navy
Rutgers
Lafayette
Winston- Salem
N. C
Chi Sox Sign Kid With Five No Hitters
Jerome Dahlke, 17, star pitcher for Wausau high school, signed to play in the Chicago White Sox system. He is assigned to Muskegon in the class A Central League and will report immediately. Dahlke has seven no hitters and a 15 2 record over the last two seasons.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Jerome
Joe) Dahlke
Wausau High School
Chicago White Sox
Dahlke
Muskegon
Mich
Huffman Resigns Hinton Post to Coach Burlington NC High School
Stan Huffman will quit his Hinton West Virginia position as football coach after leading the minor high school teams in all sports. He accepts the gridiron coaching job at Burlington High School in North Carolina, leaving Hinton with a strong season behind him.
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Stan Huffman
Hinton
W. Va
Stanley Huffman
Hinton High School
Beckley
Burlington
N. C
Huffman
Raschi Earns Sixth Win as Yankees Top Tigers 1-0
Vic Raschi pitched six innings of five hit ball and drove in the decisive run as the World champion New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 1 to 0 before 17 143 fans. Raschi, with his sixth win and third this year against Detroit, aided his own cause with a leadoff eighth inning single and scored on a Hart Rizzi double as Johnny Lindell drove in the lone run. Charley Keller broke two bones in his left hand on a shoestring catch and will miss three to four weeks.
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Vic Raschi
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Raschi
Art Houtteman
Tigers
Detroit
Johnny Lindell
Charley Keller
Yankee
The
Yankees
White Sox Beat A's 7 3 to Narrow Pennant Gap
Chicago White Sox pound Bill Dietrich and Nelson Potter for 11 hits to defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to 3 in Philadelphia. Cass Michaels hits his second homer, and Weigel, Kennedy, Kolloway, Weight, York, and Joost contribute RBI. Att 11,531.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill Dietrich
Nelson Potter
Cass Michaels
Sox
Jeff Potter
Baker
Joost
Philley
White
Lupien
Cosky
Wright
Fain
Weigelc
Haynes
O'Gerra
Sucer
Dietrich
York
Potter
Harris
Coleman
Fanks
Hr—Michaels
Sb—Philley
Bob—Dietrich
Lo—Dietrich
Browns Beat Red Sox 3-1 Behind Sanford Strong Pitching
Bob Dillinger drove in two with a two run single and Les Moss hit a homer to back Fred Sanford as the Browns defeated Boston 3-1 before a 34,303 crowd. Sanford limited the Red Sox to seven hits and received solid run support in this American League clash.
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Bob Dillinger
Les Moss
St. Louis Browns
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Gio
Stevens
Odman
Priddy
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Zarilla
Moses
Platt
Mele
Lehner
Spence
Parnell
Jones
Hitchcock
Tebbetts
Farnell
ST. Louis
E—Goodman
RBI
Dillinger
Moss
DiMaggio
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So—Sanford
UMP
McGowan, Hubbard and
Paparella
Leaksville Franchise Forfeited By Blue Ridge Leaguers
Roanoke Va June 2 Directors of the Blue Ridge baseball league forfeited the Leaksville franchise after a board meeting. League president Stanley Radke said the action followed a Columbus Ohio ruling banning owner Ed Weingarten for life for his involvement in a game throwing scheme tied to Ed Deforge who admitted fixing a game for $300 with Winston Salem May 14. Weingarten denied any part and planned an appeal. The league will operate the club while it seeks a new owner with Radke to supervise upcoming arrangements.
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Blue Ridge Baseball League
Leaksville
Stanley Radke
Radke
Columbus
Ohio
George Trautman
Ed Weingarten
Baseball For Life
Trautman
Bernard Deforge
Reidsville
N. C
Winston-Salem
Weingarten
Deforge
Blue Ridge League
Baseball Executive Committee
Greensboro
McWaters
Sam Griggs
Hubert White
Galax
Tal Pierson
Larry Moore
North Wilkesboro
Mikey Winters
Wytheville
John Spiers
Southall Jordan
Radford
Otis Oliver
Carl Thomas
Mt. Airy
Gambling syndicate eyed NC games tied to fix scandal
Police chief John Gold said evidence points to a gambling ring aiming to throw games in three North Carolina cities. Bar ny DeForge and Ed Weingarten were banned for life after DeForge admitted throwing the May 14 Reidsville Winston-Salem game for 300 dollars. Weingarten denied ties.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
John Gold
North Carolina
Gold
Barney DeForge
Reidsville
Leaksville
Littlejohn
Charlotte
Phil Howser
Ramblin RedsBeat Princeton in 10-1 Victory
Bluefield College defeated the Princeton Joker 10-1 at Princeton. Scotty Duncan allowed eight hits but the Ramblin Reds turned three double plays to escape jams. Gilmore drove in four runs with a double and a single as Bluefield ran their season wins to 13.
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Princeton
Collegians
Scotty Duncan
Reds
Gilmore
Bluefield
S. Duncan
C. Duncan
Hudgine
Arnold
Ball
Walta
Scarborough, Senators Topple Indians 2-1 In Pitcher's Duel
Washington pitcher Ray Scarborough defeats Cleveland ace Bob Lemon 2-1 as the Senators push across runs in the fourth inning and hold on at Griffith Stadium before 20,405. Washington ends Lemon’s 28 scoreless innings streak with a fourth inning run and capitalizes on five hits across two innings.
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Ray Scarborough
Bob Lemon
Senators
Cleveland Indians
Lemon
Cleveland
Mitchell
Yost
Dobey
Kozar
Judnich
U’reau
Stewart
Keltner
Vernon
R’b’son
Wooten
R'Dine
Hegan
Walcott Seeks Full Battle Readiness for Louis Bout
Jersey Joe Walcott praised Joe Louis’s strong condition ahead of their Yankee Stadium rematch on June 23. He aims to drag the fight to several rounds and avoid an early knockout to satisfy paying customers, noting Louis is just one pound over the preferred fighting weight.
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N. J
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Walcott
Cousins Sold to Wytheville and Roster Moves Shift Blue Grays
Bluefield Blue Grays suffer rainouts and roster churn as Ed Cousins is sold to Wytheville in a Class D deal with a conditional buyback. They acquire outfielder Joe Sica from Wytheville to bridge the loss, and Zejac is slated to return. Lacy injures a thumb but plans to play. Mean, Lane, Fasulo, Whitney, Bradford, Wenning, and Dougherty remain among seventeen active players.
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Pulaski
New River’s Rebels
Bluefield
Ed Cousins
Wytheville Club
Blue Ridge
Blue Grays
Joe Sica
Sica
Wytheville
Cousins
Zejac
Lester Leland
Mt. Vernon
Sammy Webb
Bluefield Boy
Les Zorge
Bill Holt
Holt
Pennington Gap
Lacy
Welch
Earl Hill
Pannell
Cooney
Cooke
Karpinski
Pottinger
Bill Brady
Richmond
Ind
Chib
Hill
Mean
Lane
Fasulo
Whitney
Bradford
Wenning
Dougherty
Jette
Johnson City Crushes Kingsport in Three Straight
Johnson City mauled Kingsport 12 to 2 at Cardinal Park in a game shortened by rain after seven innings. The Red Birds swept the Cherokees in three consecutive nights with a 56 to 5 series total, following 24–0 and 20–3 routs. See and Russ. Joyce and Ker.
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Tenn
Kingsport
Cardinal Park
Red Birds
Cherokees
Tribe
See
Russ
Joyce and
Ker
Bristol and Elizabethton split twin bill at Shaw Stadium
In Bristol Tennessee Elizabethton defeated Bristol 5-3 in seven innings as Elizabethton won the opener. The nightcap saw Bristol rebound to a 5-2 victory behind Coates Johnston and Floro with Spencer Janell Mammeyer in relief.
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Va.Tenn
Elizabethton
Shaw Stadium
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Twins
Elston
Wilkins
Peffers
Jannell
Byisgo
Coates
Johnston
Floro
Spencer
Janell
Mammeyer
Pat Hubby claims French robbed her tennis match
Patricia Todd's husband Dick says her chance for a second French title was thwarted by a vanishing opponent. He cites a back and forth over match timing with Mrs. Nelly Landry and a later official reversal leaving Landry’s claim upheld. Also notes Piedmont League results Norfolk 5 Roanoke 2 Richmond 6 Portsmouth 2 Newport News 12 Lynchburg 8.
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Calif
Patricia Todd
Dispatches
Paris
Norfolk
Roanoke
Richmond
Portsmouth
Newport News
Lynchburg
Suggs Reaches British Amateur Final Against Scottish Opponent
Louise Suggs of Atlanta defeats Dorothy Kirby and others in heavy rain at Royal Lytham to reach the 36 hole final. She will face Jean Donald of North Berwick in St Anne’s on Sea England for the title as Didrickson Zaharias did a year earlier.
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Tiny Louise Suggs
Atlanta
United States
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Royal Lytham
St. Anne's Links
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Louise
Dorothy Kirby
Dorothy Kirlty
Los Angeles
Miss Suggs
Miss Kirby
Miss Donald
North Berwick
Scotland
E. M. Hartley
Maureen Ruttle
Jean
Watt Powell Seeks Class A Franchise For Charleston
Watt Powell head of the prewar Middle Atlantic club says the Class A Central league, now with six teams in Flint Muskegon Grand Rapids Saginaw Fort Wayne and Dayton, is considering adding Charleston and another city next year. Franchise depends on the new ballpark bond issue approved by Charleston voters in February.
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Charleston
W. Va
Watt Powell
Flint
Muskegon
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Mich
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dayton
One Guy Pays 1500 For Dead Horse at Charles Town
Fred Perry paid 1500 dollars for a dead horse at Charles Town race track. The 17 year old horse broke a leg on the far turn, unseating jockey Clarence Wright who was not hurt. Perry’s claim on Henry J. Jones' Jable remained valid under rules despite the destruction of the animal.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Fred Perry
Perry
Henry J. Jones
Jable
Clarence Wright
Decks Cleared for Big Fight Between Graziano and Zale
Newark boxing officials cleared the decks for a title bout at Ruppert Stadium a week from tonight with Rocky Graziano defending his middleweight crown against Tony Zale. The match will use eight ounce gloves and no eight count, with the referee the sole judge if the fight goes the distance.
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New Jersey
Rocky Graziano
Tony Zale
Rock
Ruppert Stadium
Zale
Graziano
Chicago
New York
Abe Green
National Boxing Association
Sam Pian
Art Winch
Pian
Winch
Greene
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