Bluefield Beats Kingsport 13-10 in Ninth Inning Rally
Bluefield over Kingsport 13 to 10 as Pennell and Joslin drive late scoring. Joslin singles home Pennell for the winning run after Zejac and sacrifice plays set up the finishing frame.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Joe Demasi
Cherokees
Bluefield
Pennell
Zejac
Cavaula
Biue
Joslin
Bluefield Club
iHugherss
Gresnes
Ptting Ts
Opeed
Oparese
Zeise
Zerge
Jeach
Waning
Howell
Brier
Oleniezakp
Desliz
Hr— Bugher
Fuss
Sh—Parese
Sabin
Grbntine
Rooney
Kaelin
Hughey
Smercey
Bos
Zorge
Wenning
Bradford
Ibach
Oleniczak
Wennings
Imnings
Bowell
HBP
Jostin
Keelin
Wild P
Bredford
Russ
Olenirak
UMP
Gale
MrGeary
Dietrich And Potter Hired Dietrich And Potter Hired
Philadelphia Athletics owner-manager Connie Mack fired Nelson Potter and released Bill Dietrich after a clubhouse incident and a poor performance against St Louis. Mack cited mistakes by both pitchers and questioned his own personnel moves as he faced a depleted staff with five healthy arms remaining.
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Pittsburgh
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Nelson Potter
Bill Dietrich
Potter
St. Louis Browns
Dietrich
Connie
Athletics
Russ Christopher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
Mack
Mt Morris
Lefty
Lou Brissie
St. Louis
A's
Joe Schultz
Paul Lehner
Ray Coleman
A’s
Christopher
Cleveland Indians
Beavers and Princeton Lead Class A Bid In County Battle
The state association splits Mercer county into Class A and Class B paths with Beaver and Princeton contesting the Class A sectional title for a spot in the regional. Other McDowell area teams move to Class B while Welch Gary Big Creek Saeger and Northfork join five McDowell schools in Class A. Regional pairings by section and region are outlined with Gary Big Creek Northfork Welch Mullens Princeton Bluefield and others. All details come from the association secretary Bill Fugitt bulletin.
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State
High School Athletic Association
Beaver
Princeton
Mercer County
Morgantown
McDowell
Welch
Gary
Big Creek
Saeger
Northfork
Elkhorn
Williamson
Jaeger
Mullens
Bluefield
Clendenin
Elkview
Clay
Charleston
South Charleston
Madison
St. Albans
East Bank
Dupont
Seth
Stonewall Jackson
Dunbar and Nitro
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Ceredo-Kenova
East Huntington
Barboursville
Logan
Wayne
Man
Guyan Valley
War
Williamson and Saeger
Welch and Mullins
Bill Fugitt
West Virginia Association
Betsy 8 Rebels 7 in tight Narrows baseball clash
Elizabethton surge spans four runs in the fifth inning to overcome New River 8 to 7 at Narrows. Poveromo Taylor and Trabucco homered and Elizabethton racked 14 hits, with strong early support from New River’s four first-inning runs.
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Betsy
Rebels
Narrows
Elizabethton
New River
Cubs
Poveromo
Taylor
Trabucco
i—Forcea
Knaub
E—Doyle
Povermo
Smith
RBI
Trabusco
Coates
King
Edwards
Lurber
Rosenblatt
Trebucco
Bristol 5 Welch 2 ends series with decisive seventh
Bristol Twins rally from 2-2 in the sixth as Romeo singles then scores on a bunt sequence. Gentry belts a long homer in the seventh to seal a 5-2 win over Welch with Spencer striking out two and allowing only two hits after the fifth. E-Musselman Tamborski Carlin Shu beck RBI totals and defensive plays noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Welch
W. Va
Juhe
Bristol Twins
Romeo
Gentry
Alexander
Spencer
Bristolians
Bristol Welch Abrhoasa Abrh Oa
Carlin
Hoffner
M'Rota
E—Musselman
Tamborski
Shubeck
RBI
Cammeyer
Roatche
Whitehead
Musselman
Hoffmer Carlin
Hr—Gentry
Wheaton
Bob—Spencer
Gilbo
Ump— Dee and Holloway
Baseball Leaders By The Associated Press
The American League leaders include Williams of Boston in batting with .398 and 55 RBIs 45 runs and 70 hits. Keltner leads home runs with 14. Raschi of the New York Yankees tops with 71 wins and .875. In the National League Musial of St Louis leads batting .376 with 44 runs and 73 hits. Sauer of Cincinnati has 19 home runs and 48 RBIs. Jansen Branca lead strikeouts with 34. Wehmeier and Peat top pitching with .833 in the NL.
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Associated Press
Williams
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
DiMaggio
New York
Keltner
Coan
Washington
Brissie
Philadelphia
Raschi
Musial
St. Louis
Sauer
Cincinnati
J. Louis
Wits
Russell
Ashburn
Jansen
Branca
Brooklyn
Wehmeier
Peat
Sunday baseball results across four towns
Bluefield defeated Kingsport 11 to 1 while Pulaski routed Johnson City 12 to 3 Welch beat Bristol 3 to 0 and New River downed Elizabethton 5 to 3. Tonight four games feature Bluefield at Bristol Pulaski at Elizabethton Johnson City at New River and Kingsport at Welch.
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Bluefield
Kingsport
Pulaski
Johnson City
Welch
Bristol
New River
Elizabethton
Pe Pulaski
Johnson My
Eereee
Eee
Eevees
Rival Pro Baseball Lineup Digest
New York at Chicago Embree 4 1 facing Wight 2 5. Washington at St Louis Haef mer 2 5 vs Sanford 15 5. Philadelphia at Detroit Cole man 7 2 vs Houtteman 11 8 or Hutchin son 3 3. Boston at Cleveland Parnell 1 4 vs Gromek 1 0.
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New York
Chicago
Embree
Wight
Washington
St. Louis
Haefmer
Sanford
Philadelphia
Detroit
Coleman
Houtteman
Hutchinson
Boston
Cleveland
Parnell
Gromek
Wweet
Cleveland Sedevesseeces
Sesees
St. Louis Kagone
Baseball Standings Update From Recent Games
Team records show St. Louis at 7-3 and Chicago leading Brooklyn at 1 in their series. Boston stands 8-10, Cincinnati 7-5, Philadelphia 8-2, and Pittsburgh 7-9 after latest results with new rates of play noted as 8-2 for some matchups.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Games Today Card of Night Matchups Across Leagues
Chicago plays Boston with Meyer facing Sain in a night contest Cincinnati visits Brooklyn featuring Wehmeier against Taylor St Louis meets Philadelphia Brazie faces Simmons in a night game Emame travels to New York Olson Mueller battles Hartung in a night clash
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Chicago
Boston
Meyer
Sain
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Wehmeier
Taylor
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brazie
Simmons
Emame
New York
Ostermueller
Hartung
Toy whistle removed from girl in Welch clinic
Nine year old Aileen Pruett had a toy whistle removed from her stomach at Stevens Clinic Welch after magnet attempts failed at Bluefield hospital. Doctors say she is recovering nicely following the operation. The object had lodged in her throat and was forced into her stomach where surgeons retrieved it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
Aileen Pruett
Stevens Clinic
Bluefield
Truck registration envelopes delayed in Charleston
Motor vehicles commissioner Don McClaugherty announced that envelopes for mailing truck and other non passenger vehicle registration forms have not yet been received from the mill. He said forms will be mailed as soon as they arrive, in anticipation of the new license year starting July 1.
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Charleston
W. Va
Motor Vehicles
Don McClaugherty
McClaugherty
Last Rites Set for Robert Q Gracie in West Virginia
Pittsburgh confirms a funeral service planned for Robert Q Gracie 22 in Pughtown Hancock County West Virginia. Gracie died from automobile exhaust fumes in a Mt. Lebanon Pennsylvania garage and left two death by own action notes per Coroner William D McClelland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pughtown
Hancock County
W. Va
Robert Q. Gracie
Mt. Lebanon
William D. McClelland
Gracie
Thieves Ransack Store As Fire Devours Tourist Home
West Union West Virginia police report thieves ransacked Markeys Clothing store while a $10,000 fire destroyed a nearby tourist home owned by Mr and Mrs Earl Kinney. Firefighters from Salem and Pennsboro helped contain the blaze to the Kinney residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
W. Va
Markeys Clothing
Salem
Pennsboro
Earl Kinney
WVU Adds Tailoring Course For Summer Study
West Virginia University will offer a tailoring course during the July 15 to August 25 period for high school instructors. Prof. Ruth D. Noel heads the home economics division and Dorothy Stofler of the University of New Mexico will conduct the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WVU
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Ruth D. Noel
Home Economic Division
Dorothy Stofler
University of New Mexico
British private giant plane under construction in Britain
A giant four engine double decker airliner named the Universal is being built by General Aircraft at Southampton as a private venture and is expected to fly next year. It will be the second largest land plane in Britain with 30 seats on the upper deck and 60 on the lower deck while the Brabazon, an eight engined craft, nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Southhampton
General Aircraft
Boy Drowns While Swimming In Tug River
Williamson West Virginia June 14 Halford Evans twelve year old of Sprigg drowned after going beyond his depth while swimming alone in the Tug river yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lad
Williamson
W. Va
Halford Evans
Sprigg
Tug River
Potter's Story: Potter Defends Efforts After Mack Dismissal
Mt Morris Illinois June 14 Pitcher Nelson Potter says Connie Mack overreacted to a loss and that he did his best in the New York series and Detroit. Potter, fired in Philadelphia, says the action was a release and he remains hopeful for further major league opportunities while continuing his printing trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Mt. Morris
Ill
Nelson Potter
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Mack
St. Browns
Detroit
De Masi Named Playing Manager for Kingsport Club
Chicago officials announce Joe De Masi a 26 year old Brooklyn born outfielder will serve as playing manager of the Kingsport Tennessee club in the Apalachian league. He replaces Red Mincy who resigned after transferring from Muskegon Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe de Masi
Kingsport
Tenn
Johnny Rigney
Chicago White Sox
de Masi
Muskegon
Mich
Red Mincy
Judge frees Reds pitcher for jury duty
In Houston on June 14 Judge Langston King ordered Harry Gumbert, a Cincinnati Reds pitcher and Houston winter resident, to jury service but no one appeared. The judge remarked that Cincinnati needed him more than Houston.
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Houston
Tex
Langston King
Harry Gumbert
Gumbert
Cincinnati Reds
Shoog Puts His Crown On Line
Chicago June 14 Bernard Docusen of New Orleans meets champion Sugar Ray Robinson for the welterweight title at Comiskey Park. Docusen, 21, is a rising challenger with 48 wins in 50 fights and a knockout-heavy early record, facing a Robinson who has lost only once in 83 fights. Robinson calls Docusen fast and clever and cites Jersey Joe Walcott as a cautionary example for upsets.
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Chicago
Lean
Bernard Docusen
New Orleans
Sugar Ray Robinson
Comiskey Park
Docusen
Joe Louis
Tony Zale
Jersey Joe Walcott
Gus Lesnevich
Robinson
Dookusen
Joe
California
Phillipino
Gene Burton
Eddie Lee
Houston
Tex
National Boxing Association
Joe Walcott
Bobby Riggs Triumph Opens Third Straight Title Bid
Bobby Riggs of Alta Loma California, top seed, opened his bid for a third straight title with a straight-set 6-1 6-1 6-2 victory over Ernie Koslan of White Plains New York at the national professional tennis championships in Forest Hill New York. Other seeds advanced including Jack Kramer Frank Kovacs Don Budge Welby Van Horn Wayne Sabin and Elwood Cooke with varied scores. American Association results Milwaukee 7 Columbus 2 Kansas City 11 Louisville 4 St Paul 10 Indianapolis 9. Blue Ridge League Radford 13 4 Mount Airy 2 10
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Forest Hill
N. Y
Bobby Riggs
Altadena
Calif
Riggs
Ernie Koslan
White Plains
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Robert Stubbs
Scarsdvale
Kramer
Frank Kovacs
Bob Harman
Don Budge
Hollywood
West Side
George Hudson
Welby van Horn
Wayne Sabin
Elwood Cooke
van Horn
Germantown
Johnny Nogrady
New York
Sabin
Bretton Woods
N. H
Harold Baluer
New York City
Dick McKee
Miami
Fla
Dinny Pails
Australia
George Seewagen
Jackson Heights
Fransico
Pancho) Begura
Carl Farn
Baseball Ace Pro For 2 Years At George Washington
Joe Wapinsky catcher for George Washington admits he already was a professional two years after tournament loss to UNC. He played 57 games for Oil City in the Middle Atlantic league hitting .243 before being bought by Buffalo. Washington officials react with shock and promise talks with Wapinsky.
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Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte News Today
Joe Wapinsky
George Washington University
Wapinsky
George Washington
University of North Carolina
Buffalo
Oil City
Washington
Max Farrington
Bison agreement dispute over George Washington catcher Wapinsky
Buffalo Bi sons deny holding a current contract with Joe Wapinsky of George Washington University. The Charlotte News reports he claims two years as a professional, with Buffalo stating scouts may sign him. Wapinsky played for GW in NCAA District III finals, amid prior dealings with Oil City and recalls.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Bisons
Joe Wapinsky
George Washington University Baseball Nine
Andes
Charlotte
N. C
News Today
Wapinsky
Joe Brown
Bison Club
St. Clair
Bisons
Hagerstown
Brown
Bison
Phillies Dodgers Stage Wacky Deal Over Clyde King
In Philadelphia on June 14 the Phillies and Dodgers engaged in a bizarre transaction over pitcher Clyde King. The Dodgers had placed King on waivers, the Phillies claimed him for 10000, then waived him again and the Dodgers reclaimed, returning 10000 to the Phillies. King did not appear in a Phillies game after the sequence.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Clyde King
Dodgers
Kine
Phillies
Toronto
King
Cincinnati
Predict big attendance at West Virginia fire school
Morgantown WV June 14 sponsors predicted at least 250 firemen will attend the 18th annual fire service extension school set for July 26 to 29. The course serves municipal and industrial departments and is sponsored by West Virginia University, the state fire marshal's office and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
State Fire Marshal’s Office
New Classification System To Change Scholastic Sports Pro
Charleston West Virginia June 14 As the new classification system for setting up A and B schools in the state stands an enrollment of 115 boys in the upper three grades puts a school in the A group The bulletin explains that A schools with 100 to 114 may elect A group enrollment 90 to 99 may submit prior records for upper classification The division line will apply to all sports except baseball and wrestling The line was previously 150 and will guide 1948 football playoff planning The list of schools likely to enter class A or B includes Warwood New Martinsville St Marys Elizabeth Mannington Monongah Masontown Franklin Sutton Ansted Gauley Bridge Fayetteville Ceredo Kenova Milton Hurricane Northfork Saeger and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State High School Athletic Association
Board of Appeals
Huntington
W. R. Pugitt
Fugitt
Ments
Warwood
New Martinsville
St. Marys
Elizabeth
Mannington
Monongah
Masontown
Franklin
Sutton
Ansted
Gauley Bridge
Fayetteville
Ceredo-Kenova
Milton
Hurricane
Northfork
Saeger
Final Day For Filing Legion Baseball Forms
Charleston West Virginia June 14 The American Legion posts must send entrance forms for the junior baseball tournament to state headquarters by midnight tomorrow. 67 posts plan teams to challenge Morgantown for the state crown and regional play August 23 26 in Parkersburg. The Parkersburg site returns after Hagerstown failed to host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
American Legion
C. A
Bud) Teshh
Morgantown
Tesch
Maryland
District of Columbia
Delaware
Parkersburg
River City
National Headquarters
Hagerstown
Manchester
N. H
Legion
Palestine Front Enjoys Respite On Quiet Day
The front lines in Palestine were quiet as the first peaceful day in six and a half months occurred. The Israeli government said it would obey four week armistice terms while debates over food convoys to Jerusalem’s 90 000 Jews continued. Bernadotte planned talks in Rhodes Cairo and Tel Aviv as Arab leaders met in Cairo to set positions for forthcoming negotiations. He would decide if Arabs and Jews would proceed through him to Rhodes for talks. Neither side showed willingness to compromise on the issue of a Jewish state and future immigration. No truce violations were reported at Bernadotte’s Rhodes HQ during the day.
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Cairo
Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Truce Commission
Holy City
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Bab el Wad
Bernadotte
Rhodes
Tel Aviv
Israel
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