Sain Hurls 3-Hitter And Braved Defeat Pirates 5 Tol
Boston Braves beat Pittsburgh 5-1 as Johnny Sain allowed three hits in nine innings. Pirates pulled the first NL triple play of the season in the eighth, Ed Stevens driving a key double play after Masi’s bunt. Kiner homered in the ninth for Pittsburgh’s lone run. Sain earned his fourth win.
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Johnny Sain
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Ed Stevens
Bert Saccone
Hag
Phil Masi
Alvin Dark
Bier
TTT
Masi
Stan Rojek
Torgeson
Pirates
Ralph Kiner
Lomberfil Porte
Gore T
Raschi Wins Sixth Straight For Yankees 1-0 Over Tigers
Vic Raschi pitched the world champions to a 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers before 17,143 at New York. He allowed five hits and helped his own cause with a lead off eighth inning single and run scoring on a Lindell double. Charley Keller broke bones in his left hand making a shoestring catch and will be sidelined for 3 to 4 weeks.
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Art Houtteman
Tigers
Detroit
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Charley Keller
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Yankees
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RBI
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Brown
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Houtteman
Mayo
UMP
Grieve
Berry
McKinley
Hurley
Baseball Night Matchups Across The League
GAMES TORAY Cleveland at Washington night Feller nich versus Hudson or Haefner Chicago at Philadelphia night Waller or Wight versus Savage Detroit at New York Henhouser versus Lopat St Louis at Boston Riscan or ramer.
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Igbe
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Brooklyn Bee
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Ve Lopat
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Vel ¥Ramer
Pocahontas Plans Junior Ball Team
Pocahontas to form a junior ball team to play in local Legion league at 7:30 p.m. All boys not yet reached age limit in Bluefield Tazewell Richlands and nearby areas invited to join. Community notice from Lake Success area indicates ongoing fundraising and plans.
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Bluefield
Tazewell
Richlands
West Virginia Tossers Accept NCAA District Playoff Invite
West Virginia University will join a district baseball playoff at Easton Pennsylvania next week after a council poll confirmed readiness of most players. The Mountaineers, 16 wins in 21 games, plan to report Sunday and depart Monday. They will face Lafayette, Navy, and Rutgers in the district with the winner advancing to the NCAA eastern regional in Winston-Salem June 15-18.
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Steve Harrick
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Chi Sox Sign Kid With 5 No Hitters
Jerome Dahlke, a Wausau high school pitcher with five no hitters this spring and seven no hitters over two seasons, has signed to join the Chicago White Sox system. He is assigned to Muskegon in the class A Central League and will report immediately. Dahlke turns 18 next Tuesday and stands six feet tall at 165 pounds.
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Jerome
Joe) Dahlke
Wausau High School
Chicago White Sox
Dahlke
Muskegon
Mich
Young Dahlke
Huffman to resign Hinton post for Burlington NC high job
Hinton West Virginia June 2 Coach Stanley Huffman head football coach at Hinton high school announced he would resign to accept the gridiron coach position at Burlington North Carolina high school. Huffman has served as coach of all sports at Hinton.
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Stanley Huffman
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Beckley
Burlington
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Huffman
Leaksville Franchise Forfeited By Blue Ridge Leaguers
In Roanoke Va on June 2 Blue Ridge directors ruled the Leaksville franchise forfeited after minor league commissioner George Trautman banned owner Ed Weingarten for life for alleged involvement in fixing a game. Reidsville pitcher-manager Bernard Deforge admitted throwing May 14 game for 300 dollars. Weingarten denied wrongdoing and planned an appeal while the league planned to run and dispose of Leaksville under league president Stanley Radke.
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Blue Ridge Baseball League
Leaksville
Stanley Radke
Radke
Columbus
Ohio
George Trautman
Ed Weinsgarten
Baseball For Life
Trautman
Bernard Deforge
Reidsville
Greensboro
Weingarten
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
Winston-Salem
N. C
John Gold
North Carolina
Gold
Barney DeForge
George Traut
DeForge
Frank Littlejohn
Charlotte
Littlejohn
Phil Howser
Ramblin Reds Rout Princeton Ball Club in 10-1 Win
Bluefield College’s Ramblin Reds defeated Princeton Joker 10 to 1 at Princeton. Scotty Duncan allowed eight hits but three double plays helped escape trouble. Gilmore drove in four with a mix of hits as Bluefield posted 13 hits to extend their season victories.
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Princeton
Collegians
Scotty Duncan
Reds
Gilmore
Bluefield
al Femble
S. Duncan
C. Duncan
Hudaah Arnold
Ball
Waltall
Jersey Joe Walcott Lets Louis Prepare For June Fight
Grenloch N J June 2 Jersey Joe Walcott said he is glad Louis is in good shape and wants him strong for a few rounds before Walcott ends the bout. He noted Louis weighs just one pound over his target for the Yankee Stadium rematch on June 23. He added he does not intend to knock him out immediately to satisfy paying customers.
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Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
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Saldy
Cousins Sold to Wytheville Sica Arrives as Part Swap
Our Blue Grays were rained out last night and now plan to play Pulaski tonight and Friday before hosting New River's Rebels. Ed Cousins has been sold to Wytheville in Class D and outfielder Joe Sica from Wytheville joins Bluefield as part payment. Sica can be returned if he fails to meet expectations. Cousins sale allows Zejac to return to station. Several players go on the disabled list, while Lacy plays through a sprained thumb. Johnson City thumps Kingsport 12 to 2 at Cardinal Park in a game halted after seven innings due to rain.
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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
Les Zorge
Bill Holt
Holt
Pennington Gap
Lacy
Welch
Earl Hill
Pannell
Cooney
Cooke
Karpinski
Pottinger
Bill Brady
Richmond
Ind
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Mean
Lane
Fasulo
Whitney
Bradford
Wenning
Dougherty
Jette
Johnson City
Tenn
Kingsport
Cardinal Park
Red Birds
Cherokees
Tribe
Permbloner
Russ
Joyce and
Ker
Bristol and Elizabethton Split Nightcap at Shaw Stadium
Bristol Bears edged Elizabethton 5-3 in seven innings in the opener while Elizabethton bounced back to defeat Bristol 5-2 under the lights. Costes Johnston Floro Spencer Janell Mammeyer featured in the games with pitching and batting highlights.
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Wilkins
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Jannell
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Pat's Hubby Says French robbed Her
Patricia Todd's husband Dick claims she was denied a second French tennis title after a vanishing opponent. He says Paris officials backed Mrs Landry, but later changed their ruling while Mrs Todd remained missing. Piedmont League scores listed Norfolk 3 Roanoke 2 Richmond 6 Portsmouth 2 Newport News 12 Lynchburg 2
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Dispatches
Paris
Suggs Reaches British Amateur Final In Scotland Lassie Match
Louise Suggs of Atlanta advances to the 36 hole final of the British women’s amateur championship at St Anne’s Lytham. She faces Jean Donald of North Berwick, Scotland, after defeating Dorothy Kirby and Dorothy Kirlty in wet tough conditions. Donald defeated E M Hartley and Maureen Ruttle to reach the final.
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Tiny Louise Suggs
Atlanta
United States
Jean Donald
Royal ‘Lytham
St. Anne’s Links
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Louise
Dorothy Kirby
Dorothy Kirlty
Los Angeles
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Miss Kirby
Miss Donald
North Berwick
Scotland
E. M. Hartley
Maureen Ruttle
Jean
Suggs
Britain
Babe
Watt Powell Hopes For Class A Outfit
Watt Powell, head of the prewar Middle Atlantic club, said Charleston may join the six-team Class A Central league next year. The circuit now includes Flint, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Fort Wayne, and Dayton. Franchise allocation hinges on completion of a new ballpark funded by a February bond issue approved by Charleston voters.
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Watt Powell
Central Baseball League
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Muskegon
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Mich
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dayton
We Co
One Guy Pays 1500 For Hoss That Is Dead
Fred Perry paid 1500 for a dead horse at Charles Town race track today. He held a claim on Henry J. Jones' Jable in the last race after the horse broke a leg and unseated jockey Clarence Wright who escaped harm. The horse was destroyed but Perry's claim stood under the rules.
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W. Va
Fred Perry
Perry
Henry J. Jones
Graziano Zale Set For New Jersey Title Showdown
Boxing officials clear the cards for Rocky Graziano to defend his middleweight crown against Tony Zale at Ruppert Stadium in Newark. The bout will use eight ounce gloves and no judges with the referee sole arbiter, while New Jersey does not employ a scoring system or eight count rules.
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National Boxing Association
Sam Pian
Art Winch
Graziana Camp
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Winch
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