Our Lads Triumph Over Bristol Twins In Nightcap
Bluefield defeated Bristol 12 to 2 as Ariful Al Mean pitched well and Marie Gange Lacy led with four hits including a homer. Zejac shone at short, Pennell drove in runs, and Bristol protest over a dead ball misplay highlighted a one sided game in which Our Lads built a big lead by the fifth.
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Bristol Twins
Bluefield
Porter
Nebors
Rovac
Ariful al Mean
Buptiv
Marie Gange Lacy
Gawege
Lacy
Z2'acz
Zejac
Mean
Bristol
Cammeyer
Cameyyer
Ump
Green
Gentry
Lee
Blue Grays
Pennell
Bud
Cooney
Pottinger
Sabatino
Meau
Caliente
Rothe
Tamborski
Manney
Bob Wenning
New River
Bristol Bluefield
Gentrylf
Charpinskill
Posenane
Romeo
Tikecs
I'm'rski
Dioue
Nebor
White Sox Acquire Seerey From Indians In World Series Style Trade
The Chicago White Sox obtain outfielder Pat Seerey from Cleveland, a power hitter who struggles with a .222 career batting average yet belts home runs at a high rate. The piece compares Seerey to Ruth, Kiner, Greenberg and other sluggers, noting ongoing trends in home runfrequency and season pace.
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Chicago White Sox
Pat Seerey
Cleveland Indians
Seerey
White Sox
Pat
Ralph Kiner
Kiner
Babe Ruth
Hank Greenberg
Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Gordon
Charley Keller
Johnny Mize
Bill Nicholson
Bobby Thomson
Babe
Hank Sauer
Reds
Ken Keltner
Stan Musial
Three Baseball Players Offer Help For Blue Grays Save Bid
Mayor A Harry Vest received letters from three players in Jacksonville Peoria and New Haven offering services to lift the Bluefield Blue Grays from last in the Appalachian league. The Peoria pitcher Carl Stephenson describes his control speed changeup and curve and offers help for a price.
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A. Harry Vest
Bluefield Blue Grays
Vest
Louis Perini
Boston Braves
Bluefield
Jacksonville
Fla
Peoria
Ill
New Haven
Conn
Car
Streamline
Stephenson
Blue Grays
Braves Defeat St Louis Cardinals in 11-5 Victory
Boston Braves toppled the St Louis Cardinals 11 to 5 as Warren Spahn allowed three runs in the eighth but backed by 15 hits. The Braves built a six run second inning and held on for the night game win in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Howie Pollet
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Tonigt
Warren Spahn
Redbirds
Boston St. Louis
Abrhoa
Dusak
Holmes Rf
Burkhart
Moore
Staley
Medwick
Papai
Lang
Hearn
ST Louis
Papal
Slaughter
Jones
Sisti
Spahn
Torreson
Russell
Holmes
Rice
Poillet
Jorda
Gore
Robb
Pinelli
Atteendance
CUBS
Giants
New York
Chicago
New York Giants
New Yorkers
Braves
Sid Gordon
Ed Waitkus
Peanuts Lowrey
Ken Trinkle
Mickey Livingston
Waitkus
Gubs
Washington
Wynn
St. Louis Brown
Gil Coan
Senators
Cliff Fannin
al Widmar
Frank Biscan
Sam Dente
Eddie Yost
Fannin
al Kozar
Coan
Ed Stewart
Browns
Jerry Priddy
al Zarilla
Stewart
Vernon
al Evans
Dillinger
Yost
Stevens
Kozar
Priddy
Lehner
Annin
Widmar
Biscan
West Virginia Falls to Lafayette in NCAA District 2 Meet
Lafayette 8 West Virginia 0 in second NCAA district doubleheader game. Fred Robbins pitched a one hit shutout for Lafayette as Navy advances after beating Rutgers 3-2 in the first game.
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Easton
Fred
Perk) Robbins
Lafayette
West Virginia
Maroon
Mountaineers
Navy
Middies
Rutgers
Tigers Rally to Defeat Athletics 7-4 in Philadelphia
Detroit overcome a three run first inning to topple the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to 4. George Kell hit his first homer of the year with two on in the sixth as Dizzy Trout earned the win in relief, helping the Tigers snap a losing skid.
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BUCS
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Brooklyn
Rip Sewell
Brooks
Kirby Higbe
Rojek
Reese
Gustine
Hopp
H'm'nski
Kiner
Furillo
W'stlke
Ward
Whitmen
Luttz
Barney
Fitzgeralde
Palica
Sewell
Vaughan
Higbe
Hatten
Philadelphia
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
George Kell
Athletics
Kell
Dizzy Trout
Ferris Fain
Nelson Potter
Carl Schieb
Trout
Art Houtteman
Counts Halt Elizabethton Streak In One-Run Win
Pulaski Virginia. Counts top Elizabethton 9 to 8 to stop a losing skid. Final line shows Elizabethton 012 000 221 for 8 runs on 10 hits with one error. Pulaski 300 221 001 for 9 runs on 15 hits with four errors. Players Smith Napier Johnston Floro Wilkins Cincotta Pfister contributed offensively.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Berry
Joost
Lake
Kell
M’cosky
Evers
White
Cico
Rosar
Swift
Suder
Scheib
Wagner
Potter
Trow
Savage
Franks
Harris
E—Berry
Trout
Fain
RBI
Wakefield
Chapman
Houtteman
Trout Rosar
UMP
Boyer
Passarella
Rommel
Elizabethton
Pulaski
Smith
Napier
Johnston and Floro
Wilkins
Cincotta
Pfister
Phillies Rally Past Reds 3 2 In Piney Park Showdown
Philadelphia 19-year-old portside pitcher Curt Simmons earned a 3 2 win over Cincinnati as Dick Sisler belted a three run homer. Ewell Blackwell took the loss after seven innings, leaving the mound with five hits allowed. Attendance reached 28 423.
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PHILS
REDS
Cincinnati
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia
Portsider
Cincinnati Reds
Dick Sisler
Phillies
Ewell Blackwell
Redleg
Blackwell
Abrhoa
Ashburn
Stek
Walker
Corbitt
Rowel
Hatton
Sisler
Sauer
Ennis
Beminick
Schultz
Miller
Stallcupss
Hamner
Lamanno
Simmon
Adams
Gumbert
Zientara
E—Ennis
Stallcup
RBI
Litwhiler
Gisler
Stalkcup
Bob—Simmons
Soc—Simmons
UMP
Stewin
Henline
Three Favorites Bow Out Of South Tennis Tourney
Memphis report on day three of the southern tennis tournament where Bitsy Grant loses to Jimmy Evert 6-4 6-3, Jack Teagle falls to Bo Roddey 7-5 6-4, Dan Canale drops to Glen Gardner 6-3 13-11 6-3, and Marta Barnett opens with a straight-sets win.
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Grant
Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Bitsy Grant
Jimmy Evert
Notre Dame
Jack Teagle
Bo Roddey
Charlotte
N. C
Teagle
Dan Canale
Glen Gardner
New Orleans
George Pero
Miami
Fla
Pero
Harcourt Waters
Tulane University
Marta Barnett
Ann Marie Newton
Phil
Baba” Lewis
Tulsa
Okla
Martha Williamson
Pat Card
St. Louis
Barbara Becker
Peoria
William Macassin
Martin Bloomquist
Sam Atcheson
R. L. Williamson
Welch Moose Edged 4-3 by Bluefield College
Bluefield College captured its 14th win of the season by beating Welch 4-3 at Welch. Scotty Duncan pitched seven hits allowed, aided by three double plays started at short. Bluefield scored three runs in the top of the ninth to erase a deficit and seal the victory.
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Bluefield College
Welch Moose
Welch
Scotty Duncan
Reds
Bluefielders
Bluefield
S. Duncan
Hudgins
Pitesa
Lowe
Hartley to Propose GOP Labor Platform Planks
Chairman Hartley of the House labor committee says he will propose two GOP labor planks for the 1948 platform. One protects the nation against industry wide strikes and the other guarantees law and order in industrial disputes. He favors curbs on labor but says the Taft Hartley act has done the job with room for potential changes.
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Washington
Hartley
House Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
Congress
N and W petition to drop Riverside agency station
The Norfolk and Western Railway petitions the State Corporation Commission for permission to abandon its Riverside agency station in Rockbridge County. The SCC set the matter for hearing July 22.
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Richmond
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
State Corporation Commission
Riverside
Rockbridge County
SCC
Summer session enrollment at West Virginia Tech
Dean Paul H. Renton announced 253 students enrolled for the first five week session of the West Virginia Tech summer school in Montgomery West Virginia. The program runs through July 3.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Paul H. Renton
West Virginia Tech
WVU Prof Abroad to Lecture at University of Copenhagen
Associate Prof. Torkel Holsoe of West Virginia University forestry division, a Denmark native, will lecture at the University of Copenhagen this summer and return for the fall term. Southern Association scores: Birmingham 6, Little Rock 2. Atlanta 8, Memphis 5. Mobile 13, Nashville 7. New Orleans 11, Chattanooga 1.
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WVU
Morgantown
W. Va
Torkel Holsoe
West Virginia University Division of Forestry
Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Southern Association
Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Red Yancey Returns As Milligan Coach
Red Yancey returned as athletic director and head football coach at Milligan college in Johnson City Tennessee. The announcement came from Dr Virgil Elliott president, who had just resigned and was to resume duties after last Saturday.
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Johnson City
Tenn
W. H
Yancey
Milligan College
Virgil Elliott
Milligan
Ellott
Early AL Games Preview with Key Pitchers Listed
Today's American League schedule features Chicago at New York Papish against Hiller. Cleveland visits Boston Feller facing Dobson. Detroit meets Philadelphia Trucks with Coleman. St Louis plays Washington Nyght Sanford against Haefner.
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Chicago
New York
Papish
Hiller
Cleveland
Boston
Feller
Dobson
Detroit
Philadelphia
Trucks
Coleman
St. Louis
Washington
Sanford
Haefner
Cleveland Cone
Nee
St Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Lee
Meyers
Taylor
Bonham
Sam
Dickson
Rete
Ween
Bere
Reese Renee
Appalachian League Results and Tonight's Games
Last night Pulaski defeated Elizabethton 9 to 8 while Johnson City beat New River 10 to 4 and Bluefield topped Bristol 12 to 2. Tonight Elizabethton visits Pulaski Welch meets Kingsport New River travels to Johnson City and Bristol hosts Bluefield. In the International League Toronto beat Newark 3 to 2 and Buffalo won 3 to 1 while Baltimore edged Rochester 4 to 3. Only games played.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Gene Maurer
Johnson City Cardinals
Red Birds
New River
Appalachian Lea
Pulaski
Elizabethton
Kingsport
Welch
Bluefield
Bristol
Toronto
Newark
Buffalo
Syracuse
Baltimore
Rochester
Pet
Wel
Oeeres
Ween
Blurfield
Big Shots Of Golfdam Tune Up For U S Open Meet
The nations leading golfers gathered at Riviera Country Club for final practice before the 48th U S Open. A 171-player field includes defending champion Lew Worsham and favorite Ben Hogan with icons like Sam Snead Gene Sarazen Tommy Armour Chick Evans and Jimmy Demaret among contenders. Opening round pairings featured Hogan Mangrum and Bud Ward. Worsham Bar on and Alexander led a top field.
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Los Angeles
Riviera Country Club
Willie Dunn
Yonkers
N. Y
Lew Worsham
Ben Hogan
Guy
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
Chick Evans
Philadelphia
Worsham
St. Louis
Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Bobby Locke
Claude Harmon
Porky Oliver
Johhnny Palmer
Stranahan
Bill Nary
Phoenix
Eric Monti
Hogan
Mangrum
Bud Ward
Spokane
Oakmont
Herman Barron
White Plains
Skip Alexander
Lexington
N. C
Demaret
Vardon
Lawson Little
Willie Hunter
Toney Penra
Mulloy Wins Way Into Kent Final
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami Florida reached the semi finals of the Kent Lawn tennis championships by eliminating Alejo Russell Argentine Davis cup player 6-4 6-0. Dilip Bose of India defeated A Osorio of Brazil 6-1 6-0 in a second round match. Enrique Morea of Argentina ousted B C Philips of Britain 6-1 6-2. Piedmont Seagle Newport News 3 Norfolk 2 10 Portsmouth 4 Roanoke 0 Richmond at Lynchburg postponed.
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London
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Alejo Russell
Dilip Bose
India
A. Osorio
Brazil
Enrique Morea
Argentina
B. C. Philips
Piedmont
Newport News
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Roanoke
Richmond
Lynchburg
Kentucky Cagers Edge West Virginia All Stars In Tight Game
Kentucky All-State team rallied from behind to defeat West Virginia All-Stars 55 to 51 in Morehead. Puckett led Kentucky with 16 points as Sturgeos Moore and Jewell paced the late run to a come-from-behind win. West Virginia led at halftime and earlier trailed but the Bluegrass squad held on in the final minutes.
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Morehead
Kentucky
West Virginia
Bill Puckett
Clark County
Mario Varrassi
Logan
Don Miller
Carr Creek
Ed Moore
Catlettsburg
Mountain State
Mark Workman
Charleston
Puckett
Gus Sturgeos
Maysville
Don Davis Huntington
W. Va
Moore
Aagin
Sturgeos Moore
Jim Jewell
Jack Gillespie
Junction City
Workman
Fort
Holmes
Sturgeos
Davis
Gillespie
Varrassis
Jewell
Lambros
Coalter
Phelps
Miller
Repass
Robbins
Pucketty
Crum
Patrolmen Chide Jaywalkers At Joliet Intersections
Two Joliet patrolmen stop traffic to escort pedestrians who jaywalk across midblock to corners. Officers Laurence Ruddy and Michael Boles enforce safe crossing by signaling with a whistle and guiding pedestrians to cross at intersections.
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Joliet
Laurence Ruddy
Michael Boles
Graziano Zale Scrap Delayed By Rain In Newark
Rain postponed the Graziano Zale light heavyweight title clash at Ruppert Stadium in Newark New Jersey to tomorrow night Promoter Andy Niederreiter delayed weigh ins and said the gate should benefit Graziano edged by odds despite the postponement Both fighters returned to New York to await a new ring date and possible further weigh in weather eyes remain on the heat and field conditions plus American Association games in Kansas City Milwaukee and St Paul scores listed
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N. J
Rains
Rocky Grajziano
Tony Zale
Ruppert Stadium
Jersey Meadows
Andy Niederreiter
Tournament of Champions, Inc
Graziano
Zale
New York
Rock
Lower East Side
Chicago
Tony
Rocky
Yankee Stadium
Chicago Stadium
Niederreiter
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Bluefield, W. VA
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