Our Lads Beat Pulaski in Series Sweep
Our Lads toppled Pulaski 5 to 0 in a clean three game series sweep at Pulaski. Harry Whitney starved the league leaders, 5-0, with ten strikeouts and six hits allowed. George Lacy led the offense with four hits as Bud Pennell and Gange drove in two runs each. Two new players, Dobkins and Joslin, joined the Lacymen en route to a three game home series against the New River Rebels tonight.
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Pulaski
Harry Whitney
Harry
Whitney
George Lacy
Big Gange
Bud Pennell
Elizabethton
Lacymen
New River Rebels
Dobkins
Kingston
Ont
John Joslin
Evansville
Pfister
Cook
Whitner
Zunk
Local notes on housing for Al Mean and coaching shifts
Long column notes Al Mean seeking apartment and light housekeeping rooms to reunite with his family, offering to dedicate his next pitching win. Also reports Coach John Carter becomes Welch Miners business manager, Nooky Pugh nominated for sheriff with strong official support, and rumors of Gordon Eiseman or Lewis D Antoni for Concord County coaching jobs amid Blue Ridge league chatter.
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Als
Baby
John Carter
Big Creek High School
Welch Miners
John
Vin Maloney
Nooky Pugh
Davis and Elkins College
Ohio County
Wheeling
Everett Brinkman
Nooky
Brink
Concord Countch
Gordon Eiseman
Glenville
Calhoun
Charleston
Wyoming
Lewis D'Antoni
Dan
Jim Callaghan
Wytheville Statesmen
Blue Ridge League
Pulaski notes ties with Tigers and baseball heartache
A garbled Pulaski column mentions a tentative working agreement with the Detroit Tigers and Tiger Farm Boss Red Rolfe expected soon to review matters. It also recalls Joe Linskey quitting baseball to study piano, and reports on figures like Harley Staggers and Chauncey De Vault, plus the sudden death of catcher Bob Osgood and players’ devotion to the game.
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Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Red Rolfe
Joe Linskey
Pulaski
Linskey
Boston Brave
Hartford
George Lacy
Harley Staggers
Pedre Jackson
Emory and Henry
Congress
Keyser
Emory
Tony Lotito
Chauncey de Vault
Appy
Chauncey
Butch
Welch and Miners rip New River in free hitting clash
Welch pitched for 46 runs allowed in a 12 to 7 defeat of New River by Keow River. Hibberden and Gilbo earned the win and loss respectively as Welch hitters rang 16 hits off three New River hurlers. In Bluefield news, Boston Braves chief Lou Perini sends GM John Quinn to Bluefield to assess the Blue Grays operation amid city leaders calling for better competition and a prompt corrective plan. The mayor A Harry West led a formal letter urging immediate farm system relief.
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Nerrons
Welch
New River
Rebels
Tro
Boston Braves
Bluefield Blue Grays
Lou Perini
Daily Telegraph
John Quinn
Braves
Bluefield
Perini
Blue Grays
Quinn
A. Harry West
T. Courtney Tanner
Tanner
Ball Park
Johnson City Cardinals trounce Elizabethton Cubs in Appalachian League
The Johnson City Cardinals exploded for 15 runs to crush the Elizabethton Cubs 15 to 6 in Elizabethton Tennessee. The win narrows the Cardinals’ gap to within three and a half games of first place as Pu laski Counts also won. The stretch adds to a five game 78 run and 82 hit surge by Johnson City.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Johnson City Cardinals
Elizabethton Cubs
Pulaski
Bluefield Blue Grays
Red Birds
Cardinals
Gies Ad Wilkina
Eer Waee
Record-Setting Eagles Beat Kingsport 14 to 1 in Appalachi
Bristol trounces Kingsport 14 to 1 in Tennessee on June 4 to climb to fourth in the Appalachian race. Shubert Bust led with dominant pitching as Bristol's offense exploded for early runs and never looked back.
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Bristol
Kingsport
Va.Tenn
Little Teyeros
Kherokees
New River
Oleniuak
Shubert
Nebor
Ever
Baseball matchups listed with scattered player pairings
The card lists games between Boston and Pittsburgh and New York against Cincinnati and Philadelphia against Chicago with several players named Barrett Ostermuelier Wenmeier Rowe Erickson Chambers Hemner Lewis Turnor among others. Odds and exact venues are unclear from the fragment.
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Chicago
Washington
Moulder
Winn
Leveland
Philadelphia
Beardon
We Brissie
St. Louis St
New York
Pannin
Beynolds
Ay Fe
Detroit St
Boston—Truck
John Son
Boston
Pittsburgh
Opehe
Pittsburg
Vt Barrett
Ostermuelier
Cincinnati
Lee
Wenmeier
Rowe
Erickson
Chambers
Hemner
Vy Lewis
Turnor
33 Colts To Sprint For British Royalty
At Epsom Downs London on June 4 King George watches the 169th British Derby with 33 colts from Britain France and the United States in the mile and a half classic. Favorites include My Baby The Cobbler Mye Djeddah and Royal Drake as bettors place bets before the post time at 9 a.m. est.
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London
George End
Epsom Downs
My Baby
the Cobbler
Mye
Djeddah
Royal Drake
Jesse Flores Edges Johnny Williams in MSG Bout
Jesse Flores of Stockton California outpointed Johnny Williams of Montgomery Alabama after a seventh round knockdown. Flores weighed 138 pounds for the 10 round decision to Williams 137, in Madison Square Garden tonight.
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New York
Jesse Flores
Danny
Stockton
Calif
Johnny Williams
Montgomery
Ala
Tax receipts rise in Charleston report details gains
C. H. Koontz reports gross sales tax receipts for the first 11 months of the current fiscal year reached 30,831,546 dollars with May receipts totaling 4,777,630 dollars in Charleston West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
C. H. Koontz
Appalachian League Scores and Tonight’s Games
Bluefield topped Pulaski Bristol 14 to 5. Kin Welch had 12 for Welch City? New York Johnston City 15 Elizabethton. Elizabethton visits Kings at Johnson River and Buffalo tonight.
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Sue
Bluefield
Pulaski
Bristol
Kin Ry Welch
New Verk
Johnston City
Elizabethton
Kings
Johnson
Yankees Rally Past Tigers 7-4 In Front Of 64 261
John Lindell homered in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie and New York added two runs in the eighth to defeat Detroit 7-4 before 64 261 fans. Dick Wakefield hit a three run pinch homer for Detroit in the seventh as Yanks pickup win.
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New York
Johnny Lindell
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Dick Wakefield
Tigers
Detroit
New York I
Rho Aj Abrhoa Berry
Brown
Hendck
Kell
Lindell
Wertz
State's Big Towns Schedule Meet To Discuss New League
Representatives from about a dozen West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania cities gather in Parkersburg for a meeting to study plans for a Class C or D baseball league. Dick Jackson of Weirton favors the idea and invites National Association head George Trautman to attend. Parkersburg Charles Scott Weirton Dick Jackson Wheeling Mike Valan Fairmont Fred Doringer and others confirmed.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dick Jackson
Weirton
W. Va
Chancellor Hotel
Jackson
George L. Trautman
Charles Scott
Wheeling
Mike Valan
Fairmont
Fred Doringer
Clarksburg
Harless Clark
Charleston
Watt Powell
Huntington
Duke Ridgley
Beckley
George Springer
Marietta
Clarence Luton
Morgantown
Williamson
Welch
Logan
Bluefield
Martins Ferry
Washington, Pa
Red Sox sweep Browns in twin bill at Fenway
Boston beats St. Louis 10-4 and 7-2 before 17 362 paying fans at Fenway Park. Joe Dobson secures his seventh complete game as Whitey Platt and Les Moss homer, while Denny Galehouse shuts out the Browns in game two with seven hits allowed.
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Boston
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Fenway Park
Joe Dobson
Sox
Whitey Platt
Les Moss
Denny Galehouse
Browns
Indians Rally in 15th to Beat Washington 5–0
Cleveland defeated Washington 5 to 0 in 15 innings to stay atop the American League. Tom Ferrick and Dick Welteroth yielded five runs after Mickey Haefner pitched 12 scoreless innings against Bob Feller before Muncrief finished. Attendance was 29,555.
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Cleveland
Indians
Tom Ferrick
Dick Welteroth
Mickey Haefner
Bob Feller
Bob Muncrief
R’dino
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Sullivan
Keltner
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Robinson
Gordon
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Ferrick
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Heafner
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Moyer
Escarelis
Rommell
Piedmont Seague Narrow Victory Over Newport News
In a tense match Piedmont Seague edged Newport News 4 to 3 while Norfolk posted a 10 to 13 scoreline and Richmond remained in the contest with unclear final result.
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Lynchburg
Newport News
Norfolk
Richmond
State Anglers Forecast Favorable Weekend in West Virginia Waters
West Virginia trout streams are expected to be in good condition this weekend if weather stays favorable. Most counties report favorable conditions, with Wyoming, Wayne and Preston as exceptions. Hatchery official B D Wills notes over 40,000 more rainbow and brook trout released since May 10, plus fingerlings totaling about 800,000 distributed already. Stocking aims to finish by July 1, with remaining fish moved to ponds for next spring.
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Pean Hn Commission
Tony
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Barbour
Tucker
Upshur
Randolph
Webster
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Pendleton
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Berkeley
Jefferson
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Commission
Wills
Demaret Holds One Stroke Lead At Albuquerque Open
Jimmy Demaret shot a 69 to stay one ahead at halfway in the Albuquerque Open. He totaled 134 after a 65 first round on the 6,813 yard University of New Mexico course. Clayton Heafner moved to 135 with a 68 today, while Marty Furgol stood third at 137 after matching 68 and 69.
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N. M
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
University of New Mexico
Clayton Heafner
Marty Furgol
Utica
N. Y
Texas
Jimmy
Open Season Test for Princeton Blues at Home
The Princeton Blues face the Whitethorn Browns at 4 15 p m in their first home game of the season. Manager Johnny Wat plans to start a lineup including Retteine ahine.
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Whitethorn Browns
Blues
Johnny Wat
Giants Edge Reds 5-4 on Kerr pinch hit in eighth
New York Giants top Cincinnati Reds 5-4 as Buddy Kerr delivers a two run pinch hit single in the eighth after Hank Sauer homers twice for Cincinnati. Andy Hanson started for the Giants with Koslo relieving in the third as Peterson took the loss. The game ends with a 5-4 final in Cincinnati.
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Buddy Kerr
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
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Kent Peterson
Hank Sauer
Reds
Sauer
Andy Hansen
Giants
Dave Koslo
New York
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Koslo
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Godden
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UMP
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Reardon
Goetz
Braves Top Pirates 10 7 in Extra Tough Standoff
Boston Braves rallied for seven runs in the seventh to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10 7 before 37 355 at home. Jim Russell homered with two aboard for the decisive blow while Ralph Kiner and Clyde Luttz also homered for Pittsburgh.
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Branca Shuts Out Cardinals In Dodgers 1 0 Victory
Ralph Branca pitched seven strikeouts over nine hits to lift the Brooklyn Dodgers 1 to 0 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Branca overcame tight spots and allowed just one run as Miksis Fu rillo Pollet and other players contributed. Attendance reached 23 023 with Ballanfant Barlick and Bare officiating.
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Ralph Bracha
Brooklyn Dodgers
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al Abrhoa
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West Virginia and Kentucky All Star Cagers Face Off
West Virginia and Kentucky all star basketball teams completed workouts in Huntington W V as coach Stewart Way said his squad is in top shape for tomorrow night’s 8 30 p m tip off The West Virginia lineup features Mark Workman Bob Crum and Mario Varrassi with Don Davis and George Coulter among others Kentucky names Jack Gillespie Jim Jewell Don Miller and Bill Puckett as starters Coaches noted strong form despite minor setback from Harry Moore who will play tomorrow sharing captain duties with George Lambros and Mark Workman The second game is set for next Wednesday at Morehead Kentucky arrives tomorrow afternoon and the event marks the two squads’ clash in a series run by Morehead State College never list the other dates or additional details.
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W. Va
Stewart Way
West Virginia
Kentucky
Way
Ellis Johnson
Morehead State College
Kentucky Aces
West
Morehead
Beca
Jack Gillespie
Junction City
Jim Jewell
Winchester
J. B. Phelps
London
Don Miller
Carr Creek
Bill Puckett
Mario Varrassi
Logan
Don Davis
Huntington East
Mark Workman
Charleston
Bob Crum
Gee Coulter
Princeton
Qualifying Opens For Governor's Cup Golf Event
The Governor's Cup qualifying at Bluefield Country Club runs through June 13. Competitors must register at the golf shop before play. John Gott defends as champion in this men’s handicap event. A 30‑golfer Black Knight club team from Beckley will face Bluefielders in a Sunday team match.
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Bluefield Country Club
Rocky Schorr
Schorr
John Gott
Black Knight Club
Beckley
Bluefielders
Zale Grazieo Bout Forecast Slants To A Short War
Boxing columnist predicts Tony Zale will knock out Rocky Graziano by round four or sooner in their middleweight title clash next Wednesday. If it goes past four, Graziano likely wins. neither expects a 15 round decision. Both men bear scars from prior bouts and face added toll from eight ounce gloves.
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Whitney Martin
New York
Graziano
Zale
Irving Cohen
Daily Doubles Pay 3 Grand To Holders
Two dollar daily double tickets on Sir Nitro and Diannes Pride paid 3 216.60 to their holders at the Aksar Ben racetrack in Omaha. Sir Nitro paid 133.40 to win in the first race and Diannes Pride returned 44.20 for 2 win tickets in the second.
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Sir Nitro
Diannes Pride
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