Pulaski Tops Blue Grays 7 to 3 at Bowen Field
Pulaski defeats Bluefield 7 3 at Bowen Field as four runs in the first inning set the tone. Key hits include Cocquyt and Rudisill for the Counts while Orlando belts a two run homer for Bluefield. Shaeffer allows one run through six, with late rally thwarted by Kinzer’s sensational catch.
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Ralph Griffith
Blue Grays
Bowen Field
Pulaski Counts
Elizabethton Cubs
Lefty Smith
Aifsurance
Apple
Ray Shaeffer
Bluefield
Ashley
al Orlando
Kinzer
Cocquyt
Pulaski
Linskey
Rudisill
Henson
Badger
Shaeffer
Homer Moore
Orlando
Rock Saunders
George Lack
Clifford
Lacy
O’neil
Griffin
Saunders
Lecy
Oneill
R—Cloquoyt
Rudsill
Moore
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Flint
Rbi
Leviefle
McCluskey
Baldwin
Ashey
Giants Rally to Top Pirates in Ninth Inning Slugfest
Walker Cooper's two run homer in the bottom of the ninth capped a dramatic finish as the New York Giants erased an early 8-1 deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 13 to 10. Mickey Witek tied the game with a ninth inning homer before Cooper delivered the deciding blow.
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New York
Walker Cooper
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Kirby Higbe
Giants
Pirates
Hank Greenberg
Wally Westlake
Eddie Basinski
Mickey Witek
Johnny Mize
Willard Marshall
Billy Herman
Art Herting
Jim Bagby
Cooper
Cox
Greenberg
Beggs
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Kiner
Mauch
Gustine
Basinski
Lohrke
Witek
Thomson
Thompson
Trinkle
Jansen
Higbe
Bahr
Behrman
Merring
Bagby
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Boggess
Jorda
Barr
Bluefield Golf Team Tops Beckley in Southside Match
Bluefield Country Club golfers beat Beckley’s Black Knight team 34 to 10 on the Southside links in the season opener. Ed Tutwiler Jr and John Gott led Bluefield with 73 and Abe parred the front nine in 35. Results list players and pairings from the day with mixed team scores and individual highlights.
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Bluefield Country Club
Black Knight Club
Beckley
Ed Tutwiler
Blue Grass
Chhampion
Black Knight
John Gott
Bluefield
Abe
Seveties
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Tf. Schorr
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Hugh Short
B. Tomkin
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Carlyle Cole
Roland Hudson
W. A. O'Dell
W. Reynolds
H. C. Lazenby
Jim McMullin
Cecil Wolfe
B. Boyd
Mark Gillespie
Denny Shuff
Ralph Keener
Bud Forsyth
G. R. Walker
Victor Baker
C. Bridge
H. J Hants
Kyle Bruce
Bill McCue
I. Lynch
Mit Lewis
Tri County Box Scores Highlight Team Totals
Score by innings shows Princeton and NDere contributing RBI by Tito Mariotti Thorn and Cattaruze with Bradley Crotty and Tito tallying two runs each. Thorn earns the win, O Dudley takes the loss as 2B hits and errors appear in the box.
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Mariotti
Thorn
Cattaruze
Taylor
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Maritto
G. Dudley
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Owaleski
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Chitmar
Chigmar
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Pageton Gilliam Abroa
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Prillman
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Whitehead
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Martin Calfee
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Im Moore
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Adkins A. Se
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International Bosses Delay Action On Issue
The IAAF postponed final decision on Russia’s membership until after the 1948 Olympics and on the broken time pay issue. Lord Burghley urged a reasonable view and a clean slate for Soviet amateur status, allowing entry with fresh terms if they agree to the amateurism rules.
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London
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Russia
Iaaf Council
Lord Burghley
Results Last Night and Games Tonight Across League
The Roanoke area scores show Pulaski beating Bluefield 7 to 3 and Bristol routing eee 18 to 3 while Johnson City defeated New River 9 at Welch. Tonight Elizabethton faces Bristol, Johnson City meets Kingsport, Welch hosts New River, and Bluefield travels to Pulaski.
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Bluefield
Bristol
Eee
Johnson City
New River
Welch
Elizabethton
Kingsport
Iedmont
Roanoke x Lacent
Portamouth
Eeetes
Fitzsbeihien
Babe and American Gal Buddies Move Along in England
In Guilane Scotland on June 9 1948 three American women golfers led by Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias Helen Sigel and Ruth Woodward reached the third round of the British women's amateur title Zaharias defeated Enid Sheppard of England while Sigel crushed Phillipe Eloy of Morfontaine and then beat Mrs J N Duncan former Scottish champion to keep hopes alive for an all American final
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Guilane
Scotland
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson Zaharias
Denver
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Ruth Woodward
Fall River
Mass
Miss Sigel
Helen
Enid Sheppard
England
Sigel
Phillipe Eloy
Morfontaine
France
J. N. Duncan
Princeton, Bramwell, Elkhorn Win Sunday
In the Triangle league Bramwell won 6 to 0 over the Flying Eagles in game one of a doubleheader. Elkhorn followed with a 6 to 2 win over Anawalt in the second game. Ceres fell to Princeton 6 to 2 as Princeton scored five runs in the first inning off Bill Lavender before being held to one more run.
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CARDS
PHILS
Philadelphia
del Ennis
Emil Verban
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Cats
Andy Seminick
Phillies
George Munger
Lynwood
Rowe
Stan Musial
Tommy Hughes
Ron Northey
Kenny Raffensberger
Blix Donnelly
Cub
Barrett
Boston
Amn
Holmes
Page Fen
Princton Visdvesesaes
Peweee
Bramwell
Elkhorn
Ceres
Anawalt
Flying Eagles
McDowell
Princeton
Bill Lavender
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Baseball Matchups Highlight Daily Interleague Card
Chicago faces Boston with Gehmite and Sain on the mound in a doubleheader style tilt. Cincinnati sends Blackwell or Walter against Brooklyn and Taylor with Barney. Pittsburgh visits New York at night featuring Roe and Marting while adelphia hosts a late game with Dude in action.
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Chicago
Boston
Gehmite
Ve Sain
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Blackwell
Walter
Vander Meer
Taylor
Barney
Pittsburgh
New York
Roe
Marting
Adelphia
Dude
Golden Era of Sports remembered by local writer
An old timer recalls the early 1920s Golden Era of sports and names top figures in baseball boxing golf polo racing football and tennis. He highlights Babe Ruth Jack Dempsey Bobby Jones Man o War Red Grange Bill Tilden and others while noting humorous and odd sports anecdotes from the era.
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Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Manassa
Georges Carpentier
Boyles
Bobby Jones
Bob Jones
Walter Johnson
Jack Dempeau
Welter
Hagen
Tommy Hitchcock
Man O' War
Red Grange
Haute Rockne
Bill Tilden
Sonny Boy
DiMaggio And Boudreau Share Batting Lead In AL
New York's Joe DiMaggio and Cleveland's Lou Boudreau top the American League batting race with identical .356 averages. George McQuinn falls to fourth at .335, while Spence of Washington trails by 17 points. Keller leads homers, runs, and RBIs as DiMaggio overtakes Dillinger in hits amid Yankee dominance. Frank Shea strengthens as pitching leader at 7 1 record.
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Chicago
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
George McQuinn
Yankees
Spence
Washington
Boudreau
Charley Keller
DiMaggio
Bob Dillinger
St. Louis
Dillinger
Mullin
Paul Lehner
Dave Philley
Frank Shea
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Yank Gals Triumph in Cricket Then Fall in Rounders Rivalry
The Cambridge US team defeated Oxford girls in cricket amid cheers and taunts, then lost 14-9 in the rounders game described as a children’s variation. Players include Hartley Rogers Jr and Quentin Keith for America, with Sharman Douglas pinch hitting in the third inning.
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Cambridge
England
United States
Oxford
Sharman Douglas
Lewis W. Douglas
Locke Returns to Battlefield for U S Open
Bob Locke arrived in St Louis for the U S Open golf championship and tied for fourth with 273. He spoke of little sleep since leaving Washington and carried a ukulele, saying he plays it occasionally to relax.
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St. Louis
Bobby Locke
Washington
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