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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1948
Page
12
A fragmentary page features a humorous mix including a reader with a cold joke about a jockey and doctor, a quip about Eisenhower's status, a Caesar Cleopatra hobby line, a stamp proposal for a sports writer, and a note on Professor Vandy Van Dyke. The tone mimics a column of light blurbs and puns from a historical newspaper.
A fragmented 1947 era collection quotes and quips on money, debt, politics, and social musings. It weaves figures about daily spending with lightwise gibes from fictional speakers, including Greek premier comments and humorous lines about wealth and marriage.
In a seesaw game at St Louis, Enos Slaughter belted a grand slam as the Cardinals erased a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-6. Nippy Jones added a two run homer. Whitey Lockman homered for the Giants in a separate 1-0 lead before Stan Musial and stars contributed.
My Love, a French-bred colt, surged early and held on to win the 169th Epsom Derby by a length and a half as a crowd near a million watched. Royal Drake finished second, Noor third, with My Baby fourth and Black Tarquin eighth. The race set a slow time of 2:40, the slowest since 1932, amid a record attendance and a shift to Saturday racing per government order.
The Bluefield camp players through May 30 lead in several departments with Norm Postolese of Pulaski hitting .418 with 40 RBIs, 46 hits and 73 total bases. William Taylor and George Lurber share homers and batting averages, while the Cub second baseman leads stolen bases with 13. Pitchers Wenning and Lane top the mound, Welch and New River hitters show strong averages.
Kentucky jockey Scurlack from Paintsville Ky. suffered rib injuries and shock after a fall on the far turn in the first race at Washington Park. He was taken to St James hospital in Chicago Heights where attending physicians treated his injuries.
STUBBY CURRENCE reports Bluefield Blue Grays defeat New River Rebels 16 to 7 in a high scoring game as Lacy leads with two doubles and a single. Big crowd cheered as Braves officials expressed confidence in Bluefield’s talent and future. The Rebels used four pitchers in a painful second inning blowout. The two teams meet again at 2 15 this afternoon for a doublehead showdown at the apple orchard field.
Joe Walcott and Curtis Sheppard clashed as they sparred in Pompton Lakes New Jersey on June 5 with Walcott knocking Sheppard out of the ring briefly and flooring Billy Norris. Walcott weighed 199 pounds after eight rounds as he trains for a June 23 rematch with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. Louis himself hammered four sparring partners indoors, planning outdoor work for six rounds the next day.
Tony Zale of Gary Indiana drilled seven rounds for his middleweight title tilt with Rocky Graziano in Newark next Wednesday. He shadow boxed two rounds and trained with Roger WhyNott of Valley Stream. Graziano took light exercise at Stillman’s gym and planned similar sessions to Monday and Tuesday.
Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies extended his first year hitting streak to 23 games, potentially setting a new rookie record. The best prior rookie stretch was 22 games by Johnny Mize in 1936, with Dale Mitchell and Jackie Robinson also notable. The major league record stands at 56 games by Joe DiMaggio.
Bristol Virginia Tenn June Norm Postolese rookie outfielder for Pulaski Counts leads Appalachian league battering pace early season setting top marks in four categories and tied for home runs. He averages .418 with 40 RBIs 46 hits and 73 total bases. tied for HRs with Bill Taylor. Context recalls 1945 standards and past leaders in June.
Chicago visits Washington with Moulder Haynes facing Hudson Masterson in Cleveland at Philadelphia Lemoin Gromek versus Fowler Marchisdson St Louis at New York Sanford Zoldak against Reynolds Rasch Detroit at Boston Trucks Houtteman Harris Kinder seek wins
A compact card lists matchups across cities including New York at Pittsburgh with 4-1 records, Hartung 2-1 facing Riddle 5-2 and Singleton 1-2, Brooklyn at Cincinnati with Hatten 4-2 and Parney 1-3 against Raffensberges 2-1 and Fox 2-2, Boston at Chicago-Barrett 2-2 vs Meyer 4-4, and Philadelphia at St. Louis where Heintzel tem 3-0 and Strincevich 10-0 meet Hearn 3-2 and Munger 2-4 or Brazile 2-3.
Columbus defeats Louisville 5 to 2 while Milwaukee falls to Minneapolis 4 to 1. St Paul outpaces Kansas City 10 to 5 and Toledo climbs past Indianapolis 6 to 2. In the International League Rocheaster beats Buffalo and Toronto 10 to 8, Montreal loses to Jersey City 6 to 4 and Baltimore overcomes Jersey City 6 to 3.
Bristol attempts fall back in the standings as Bluefield’s shock rise shifts the league. Johnson City Cards post a league record by scoring 78 runs while holding opponents to 12 in five games. Pulaski clings to first with Welch series ahead as Bristol, New River, and other clubs jostle for position across a busy schedule.
Tri-Angle Gun Club hosted a windy Saturday shoot with Bint Skewes top in trap at 48 of 50 and David Skewes leading skeet at 46 of 50. Other scores included C G Soar 24-25 in trap and C W McGlothlin 45-50 in skeet amid low overall totals.
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