Welch Leads Miners Past Our Lads In Skunking Bluefield
Welch homered as the Miners beat Our Lads 7 to 0 at Bowen Field. Dobcie Giusti pitched well through six, with Bob Manczak and Dolci driving in runs as Welch added late insurance. Greenfield Bluefield failed to score, while Mannzak and Dolci produced key hits in the seventh and ninth innings.
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Mike Gongloff
Star Portsider
Bowen Field
Blue Grays
Ernie White
Clayton Taylor
McDowell Mountains
Bobby Giusti
Dobcie
Lewison
Bob
Giusti
WELCH
Bluefield
E—Cooper
Roddin
RBI
Dolci
McNemer
Acems
Gonloff
Camerotea
Echternach
Gruber
Johnson City shuts out Bristol 5 0 in rain shortened game
Melvin Greer righthander blanked Bristol as Johnson City held a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth before weather ended play. Beavers and Garone hit homers for Johnson City, Littledave took the loss, For syth was ejected after a dispute.
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Tenn
Melvin Greer
Bristol Twins
Bunker
Clifford Littledave
Greer
Bristol
Twins
Littledave
Harley Beavers
Garone
Adamcewicz
Beavers
Umps
Ted Forsyth
Forsyth
Hearnsberger
Ask Extension Of Farm Price Supports
Des Moines June 13 Truman administration leaders urged another year of wartime farm price supports to let voters weigh the Brannan farm plan in 1950. Democratic national chairman J Howard McGrath and Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan framed the pitch at a midwest conference. They warned that without action the Aiken long range law would take effect next year.
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Des Miones
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Charles F. Brannan
McGrath
Truman
Republican Congress
Congress
Conviction Of Film Writers Is Upheld
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld the conviction of screenwriters Dalton Trumbo and Howard Lawson for contempt of congress. The court ruled Congress committees may remand witnesses to state if they are or were Communists. The writers were convicted last year for refusing to answer whether they were members of the Communist party.
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Washington
Congress
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Committee of Congress
Dalton Trumbo
Howard Lawson
Supreme Court
House
American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Central League and NCAA Eastern Playoff Baseball Summary
Dayton and Muskegon games halted by rain in the Central League. Flint, Charleston, and Saginaw also affected by rain with incomplete results. In NCAA Eastern playoffs St Johns defeated Boston College 7 to 3.
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Flint
Charleston
Muskegon
Saginaw
St. Johns
Boston College
Cubs Change Managers Help Franchise Mood Lifter
Frankie Frisch mourns Giants fate as he joins the Cubs coaching staff in Chicago. The Cubs show a sagging record prompting owner Phil Wrigley to reshuffle, moving Charley Grimm upstairs. Frisch figures the change may spark the team despite not solving on field pitching.
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Frankie Frisch
Polo Grounds
Frankie
Giants
Chicago
Cubs
Charley Grimm
Phil Wrigley
Grimm
Grimm Replaces Frisch As Cubs Manager In Major Change
Tribune reports the Chicago Cubs appoint Casey Stengel style manager as Grimm replaces Frisch, with Wrigley noting Grimm will linger in front office due to health concerns. Stan Hack is seen nearby amused as team moves forward, promising resilience after recent struggles.
Locals Beat Kingsport 8 5 In Shrine Game Throne
Elizabethton Locals defeated Kingsport Cherokees 8 to 5 before about 3,000 fans in Kingsport. Elizabethton scored six runs in the third inning off pitcher Joe Palcek, knocking him out of the game for his sixth defeat. Dick McCullum pitched the rest, limiting Kingsport to five hits and eight strikeouts.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Elizabethton
Joe Palcek
Dick McCullum
McCullum
Carter
Palcek
Hough
Ballot results due June 28 for state teachers board post
Charleston news notes the lone teachers retirement board race will have official canvass results released June 28 during the board's summer meeting. Executives say voting closed May 10 with three candidates vying for a five year term. The new member joins four ex officio state officials and existing board member Herbert Schupbach.
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Charleston
W. Va
Teachers Retirement Board
Richard E. Hyde
Hyde
Cross Examination Jolts Mrs Chambers in Hiss Trial
In New York on June 13 a rapid-fire cross examination unsettled Mrs. Whittaker Chambers as she recalled seeing Alger Hiss last. Judge Samuel H Kaufman paused the hearing to let her think. Chambers had testified to events in 1937 including a December wedding anniversary and a New Year’s Eve party, dates critical to Hiss’s statement he did not see Chambers after January 1, 1937.
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New York
Hiss
Chambers
Musial To Receive Landis Plaque As Outstanding Player
The St. Louis Cardinals said Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler will present Stan Musial with the Kenesaw Mountain Landis plaque in St Louis on June 26. Musial led the National League with a .376 batting average and was named MVP last season.
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St. Louis Cardinals
A. B. Chandler
Stan Musial
Chandler
Boston Braves
Cardinals
Musial
Appalachian League Results From Last Night
Elizabethton defeated Kingsport 8 to 5 while Welch pounded Bluefield 7 to 0. Johnson City shut out Bristol 5 to 0 in five innings due to rain. Pulaski and New River games were rained out. Tonight Welch visits Bluefield Bristol visits Johnson City and Pulaski goes to New River Elizabethton hosts Kingsport.
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Kingsport
Welch
Bluefield
Johnson City
Bristol
Pulaski
New River
Bluefield Eee Ewane
Games Today South Atlantic Baseball Pairings
Boston and Pittsburgh clash with Hall facing Chesnes in a night game. New York meets Cincinnati with Hartenburg opposing Erautt. Philadelphia visits Chicago as Meryer faces Muncrief. Brooklyn travels to St Louis with Roe up against Pollet in the night slate.
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Philadelphia
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Cincinnati
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Chesnes
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Erautt
Chicago
Meryer
Muncrief
St. Louis
Roe
Pollet
Baseball lineups for tonight's Major League games
St Louis at Washington features Kennedy against Haefner. Detroit at Philadelphia pits Trucks against Fowler. Chicago at New York has Wight facing Raschi. Cleveland at Boston offers Feller versus Dobson in night games.
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Philadelphia
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Chicago
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Kennedy
Haefner
Trucks
Fowler
Wight
Raschi
Feller
Dobson
League Scores Across Cities Highlight Strong Play
In the International League results Toronto defeated Jersey City 10 4, Buffalo beat Newark 7 1, Rochester lost to Syracuse 3 8, and Montreal edged Baltimore 10 9. Strong offense and pitching marked a busy day across multiple matchups.
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Jersey City
Buffalo
Newark
Rochester
Syracuse
Montreal
Baltimore
Virginia Sales Tax Debate at 68th Virginia Pharmaceutical Meet
At Roanoke June 13 the opening session of the 68th annual Virginia Pharmaceutical association convention drew sharp critique of a proposed state sales tax. Charles M. McFee Jr of the Virginia Retail Merchants association urged consolidating tax divisions and warned that a no sales tax state is a strong advertising tool while government tax bureaus spend unwisely amid a heavy tax burden.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Charles M. McFee, Jr
Virginia Retail Merchants Association
Harris And Mele Go To Senators
Boston June 13 The Washington Senators acquire Walt Masterson 43 68 mark in 10 seasons for Mickey Harris and Sam Mele as Red Sox farm system signs and costs loom large in the deal Manager Cronin notes market value and prior injury history as McCarthy battles pitching gaps with Stobbs and Quinn in relief efforts
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Boston Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Walt Masterson
Mickey Harris
Sam Mele
Joe Cronin
Griffith
Masterson
Red Sox
Harris
Mele
Senators
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Tigers
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U. S. Army
Sockers
Cronin
Joe McCarthy
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McCarthy
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Chicago
Maurice McDermott
Louisville
McDermott
Colonels
Indianapolis
Larry Woodall
Mel Parnell
Jack Kramer
Tex Hughson
Dave Ferriss
Chuck Stobbs
Frank Quinn
Branch Rickey Honors Hall of Fame Plaques Ceremony
Branch Rickey presided at Cooperstown praising baseball as a road to peace while five bronze plaques were unveiled for Mordecai Brown Charles Nichols Herb Pennock Charlie Gehringer and Harold Traynor. Ruth estate gifts included trophies a glove and a shoe cast in bronze as work began on a Hall expansion.
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N. Y
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
National Baseball Hall of Ame
Hall of Fame
Mordecai
Peter Brown
Charles A
Kid) Nichols
Herbert J. Pennock
Charles I. Gehringer
Harold J
Pie) Traynor
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Pennock
Gehringer
Nichols
Traynor
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Rickey
Herb Pennock
Pittsburgh Pirate
Kid Nichols
Babe Ruth
America
Senators Down Pirates In Exhibition Game at Cooperstown
The Washington Senators beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8 to 7 in an exhibition at Cooperstown New York. Dick Weik pitched steady for the winners as Wally Westlake Dixie Walker Eddie Beckman and Clyde Vollmer homered to provide most of the scoring. A crowd of about 6500 gathered for autographs between innings in the historic ballpark.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dick Weik
Wally Westlake
Dixie Walker
Eddie Beckman
Clyde Vollmer
Sugar Ray Robinson Accepts 10 Round Bout with Cecil Hudson
Sugar Ray Robinson welterweight champion accepts a 10 round match against Cecil Hudson set for June 20 in Providence Rhode Island. Matchmaker Johnny Attell announced. Robinson continues training for his title fight with Kid Gavilan at the Philadelphia Municipal Stadium on July 11. Gavilan, fresh from a two round KO of Cliff Hart at Syracuse, is resting before training next week in Summit New Jersey.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Cecil Hudson
Providence
R. I
Johnny Attell
Robinson
Kid Gavilan
Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
Gavilan
Cliff Hart
Syracuse
N. Y
Summit
N. J
Indians Top Bums In Exhibition Tilt
Rookie Roberto Avila drove in the decisive run in the eighth inning on a double by Ken Keltner as the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 in an exhibition game tonight in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Roberto Avila
Ken Keltner
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cronin Targets Rae Scarborough in Senators Trade Clash
In a tense preface to spring, Cronin pursues Rae Scarborough the Senators ace, facing firm refusal from Scarborough’s kin, signaling a clash over pitching control in the minors.
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Sters
Cronin
Rae Scarborough
Senators
Giants Trade Catchers With Cincinnati Shifts Amid Rumors
New York Giants send catcher Cooper to Cincinnati in exchange for Ray Mueller as part of a quiet deal with no cash. Mueller back with Reds since 1943, batted .274 this season. Cooper, 34, struggled at the plate and has been in manager Leo Durocher’s doghouse. Trade could unfold as Giants open series in Cincinnati with Reds, while other trade chatter swirls around McCullough and Livingston.
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New York Geente
Cincinnati
Werner Conger
Ray Mueller
Gunn
Giants
Wiedes Leelee
New Yorkers
Gere
Cvlee McCullough
Chicago White
Livingston
Cooper
Pittsburgh
Roy Hamey
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McCulloush
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Leo Durocher
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Navy
Mueller
Reds
Mucet
Wiechman And Guyer Lead In Oak Hill Golf Meet
Oak Hill West Virginia June 18 pro Wiechman and amatuer Harry Guyer of Charleston posted a best ball 64 to win the pro am event. Wiechman and Wil son Mobley tied for second with 67, while Cunninghem and Tutwiler also posted 67 to share second. Tutwiler won sweepstakes with a 70 low medal. Guyer had 71 for second. Third place at 72 included Jules Blanton, Cunningham, and Tutwiler.
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Oak Hill
W. Va
Larry Wiechman
Harry Guyer
Charlestes
Wiechman
Wilson Mobley
Logan
Dave Cunnigehem
White Oak Clubee
M. Tutwiler, Jr
Mount Jane
Turnesa predicts strong British fight for Walker Cup
New York June 13 Willie Turnesa returned from England and predicted the British Walker Cup team will put up a good fight against the American side at Winged Foot He noted Britain has improved greatly since the war and cautioned Americans to adjust to the new conditions in New York Elmsford star Turnesa spoke after losing to Sam McCready of Ireland in the British amateur final.
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New York
Willie Turnesa
England
Sam McCready
Ireland
Fragmentary OCR Note From Unknown Source
The readable fragments describe a terse, unclear note with partial names and places. The text is garbled, offering no distinct event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item.
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