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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1947
Page
7
Sam Snead finished runner up to Lew Worsham in the national open while Ed Porky Oliver and South African Bobby Locke tied for third after 72 holes with scores of 285. Oliver and Locke extended their American stay to compete.
The section lists players Litwiller Culler HR Comelli DP Scheffer Dick and Ashley Sisti and F McCormick LOB Boston 8 Bluefield 5. White Lanfranconi Shaeffer Smith with White 11 Lanfranconi 4 Shaeffer 1 Smith 1 and White 3 in 6 innings.
A partial box score fragment lists pitchers White Shaeffer McNabb and Puckettt with innings and an umpire note. Time 1:35. The fragment mentions Shaeffer and Lanfarneon with unspecified teams and outs. The text is incomplete and lacks full context.
Bluefield defeats Elizabethton 8 7 in the first game as Baldwin and Lotz drive runs and Holsclaw earns the win. In the nightcap Elizabethton wins 6 3 behind Pelickas and Warren, with Wilkins driving two RBIs and Badger hitting a homer.
Brackens posts five runs in five innings with Pollock contributing four hits in three at bats. Brunson and Misho add two runs each, Patrick contributes one, while Shepherd and Seaman combine on the mound for the two of two. HP Swedarske cited in scoring.WP Brackens. LP Patrick. Umpires Shepherd and Seaman. T-2.10.
The Princeton Jokers defeated the Bluefield Rebels 6 to 5 at Glenwood Park to tighten their hold on the top round. Ralph Ball struck out 14 in a six inning stint, with Roy Ballard, Ball, White and Shug Walthall contributing two hits each and Ballard driving in two runs.
New River tops Johnson City 7 to 4 in a tense game with key RBIs from Lurber Davis and Weigle. Notable pitching saw Daniels, Brackens and Patrick contribute while Callison and Brunson handled late duties. LOB totals stayed high for both sides.
Scattered box score text lists players ts Newsome Schultz Heintseiman Hearn Schmidt Dickson Judd and Donnelly with innings pitched and pitching decisions. Mentions WP Heintzeiman LP Schmidt and umpires Stewart Ballanfant and Magerkurth. Time 2 42 attendance unknown.
A fragmentary box score mentions three runs and two doubles, with Friday Barrett posting a double and a single in four at bats. Other lines appear garbled with mixed team initials and incomplete inning scores, making a coherent result impossible from readable text.
Ceres claimed undisputed second place in the Triangle league with a 5 to 4 victory over Elk Horn Indians. Hall and Collins starred on the mound and at the plate as the Cerers outhit their rivals and edged the close game.
Bluefield Flying Eagles surged with seven runs in the sixth inning to erase a 2-2 deadlock and defeat Anawalt 9 to 4 as J Sarver Stevens and teammates contributed during the rally.McDowell defeats Bramwell 10 to 3 for first Triangle league win.
Dur ing this week DiMaggio slipped 23 points to fifth place. George McQuinn boosted his average to 348 for second. Sten Spence, George Kell, Ted Williams and Charley Keller hold top spots in runs and hits. Lehner leads double-hitters as Mullin remains beside.
The report notes Henrich of New York as top hurler with seven five triples and Bobby Feller excelling in pitching with eighty seven strikeouts. Yankees freshman Prank Shea contributed outs in a key game.
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