Dodgers Snap Cardinals Seven Game Winning Streak 7-3 Victory
Brooklyn Dodgers topple St Louis 7 to 3 in flat night clash at Brooklyn. Enos Slaughter homered for the Cardinals as Campanella hit his 13th homer to lift the Dodgers. Al Brazile and Roe pitched well in relief and the eighth inning rally sealed the win.
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Schoendienst
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Bristol Licks Blue Gray Forces 6 To 4 In II Inning Thriller
Bristol defeats Bluefield 6 4 at Bowen Field in an Appalachian league contest that featured a long Borelli homer in the eleventh and strong pitching mix from Kelly and Barry. Majeski homered for Bristol and Flanagan made a highlight catch as Bluefield rallied.
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Bill Adair
Dick Kelly
Joe Borelli
Bowen Field
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McArdie
Majeski
Barry
Hrovatic
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RBI
Borelli
Canterna
Forsyth
Meeks
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LaSala
Neihaus
Kelly
Taft
Bluefield
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Jethroe Delivers In Ninth Wins for Braves Over Pirates
Sam Jethroe's ninth inning two out single drives in the run that gives Long John Sain his ninth win of the season as the Boston Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 5. Ralph Kiner homers for Pittsburgh in the frame to tie the game at 5 5.
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Sam Jethroe
Long John Sain
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Stiti
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Hartsfield
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Schenz
Pittsburgh
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Queen
Sain
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Een
Boggess
Robb
Pinelli
Giants Beat Cubs 6-1 Behind Don Jones Five-Hitter
Don Jones pitched a five hitter for New York as the Giants defeated Chicago 6 to 1. Henry Thompson homered and Alvin Dark added a double and single to pace New York's nine hit attack. Jones improved to 4-5 while Bob Rush fell to 7-8 as Chicago saw its four game win streak end.
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Sheldon Jones
New York Giants
Bob Rush
Chicago Cubs
Henry Thompson
Alvin Dark
Rush
Paul Milner
Thompson
Dark
Jones
Giants
Cubs
Sherrard Named VMI Wrestling Coach
Robert S. Sherrard former Southern Conference 145-pound champion returns to VMI as varsity mat mentor this fall. He replaces Sam G. Barnes who left for UNC to coach wrestling and study English. Sherrard wrestled for VMI, was conference champion in 1943 and 1947, and served as a paratrooper officer during World War II.
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Robert S. Sherrard
VMI
Sam G. Barnes
University of North Carolina
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Joe Sherrard
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National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Summary
Brooklyn beat St. Louis 7 to 3 and New York won 6 to 1 over Chicago. Boston topped Pittsburgh 6 to 5 while Cincinnati at Philadelphia was rained out.
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St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Today’s Games Feature Baseball Matchups Across Three Cities
St Louis plays Brooklyn Poiret against Newcombe. Pittsburgh faces Boston Chambers or Borony versus Johnson. Chicago battles New York Rush plus Hartung against Cincinnati Philadelphia Blackweil.
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Newcombe
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Boston
Chambers
Borony
Johnson
Chicago
New York
Rush
Hartung
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Blackweil
Teberts
Kingsport Cherokees back Welch 12 1 for third straight win
Kingsport, Tenn June 16 George Diehl worked seven strong allowing six hits as the Kingsport Cherokees defeated the Welch Miners 12 1 for their third consecutive victory Diehl improved to 3 2 with the win Jim Mellinger Johnson City cast off homered and drove in five runs to pace the offense. Pickrell took the loss for Welch with 14 hits allowed and five runs charged.
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Tenn
George Diehl
Welch Miners
Kingsport Cherokees
Diehl
John Pickrell
Welch
Pickrell
Jim Mellinger
Johnson City
Eddie Morgan
Bill Johnson
Fred Weidig
Hogan Comeback Nets National Open Title
Ben Hogan, after a February 1949 auto crash, wins the National Open in a dramatic return. The crowd at Merion watches as Hogan battles fatigue and a 36-hole day, finishing in a three-way tie and facing an 18-hole playoff the next day. Cary Middlecoff aids Hogan, clearing the cup for him as fatigue overtakes the field.
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Ben Hogan
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Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Johnson City Cardinals top New River 7 to 3 for third straight win
Johnson City, Tenn. June 16 The Cardinals use six hits and New River pitcher’s wildness to secure a 7 3 victory. Bastian earns his fifth win as Hepler improves to 5 1. Johnson City scores early with three in the first and leads the rest of the game.
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Elizabethton Tops Pulaski 14 in Wild Appalachian clash
Elizabethton defeats Pulaski Counts 14 to 10 in a high scoring Appalachian league game. Elizabethton pitcher Mac Hodge gets the win while Bill Taken takes the loss after both teams use four hurlers. Hamlin leads the winners with a home run, a triple and a single in six at bats.
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Pulaski
Pulaski Counts
Mac Hodge
Welch Signs Former New River Pitcher Welch
Shannon Hardwick Appalachian league record holder for consecutive wins signed to pitch for the Welch Miners. He was released by the New River Rebels after a . . . Hardwick’s 1946 season featured 19 straight wins and a 24 win total with a .889 winning percentage, a league record.
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Shannon Hardwick
Welch Miners
Eddie Morgan
New River Rebels
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Hardwick
Newhouser Wins For Tigers in 4-1 Victory over Red Sox
Lefty Hal Newhouser pitched and batted Detroit to a 4-1 win over Boston before 54,086 at Briggs Stadium. He allowed nine hits and the lone Boston run in the ninth, struck out eight, and helped his cause with a sixth win via a two-run double in the fifth that scored Dick Kryhoski. Newhouser beat Joe Dobson, who took the loss, as Detroit moved to 6-2 in Newhouser’s starts this season.
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Hal Newhouser
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Newhouser
Boston
Johnny Pesky
Joe Dobson
Dick Kryhoski
Dobson
Red Sox
Indians Stop A's 3-2 Behind Wynn Victory
Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 3-2 as Luke Foster delivers a two run homer in the fifth. Early Wynn allows six hits to earn his fourth win while Kellner takes the loss. RBI by Gordon Dillinger Easter Vale with doubles by Mitchell. Attendance 26,102.
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Luke Foster
Cleveland Indians
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Keliner
Hegan
White Sox rout Nationals 7 in seven-run third inning
Chicago White Sox beat Washington 7-1 behind a seven-run third. Scarborough earned the win, Nagy took the loss, Philley Majeski Fox and Scarborough drove in runs. 24,026 attended at Chicago.
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Scarborough
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Cardinals head Saigh backs TV ban on baseball
Rochester news: Fred Saigh president of the St. Louis Cardinals urges banning all television coverage of major league games next season and beyond. He plans to introduce the measure at the upcoming all star meeting in Chicago or the subsequent winter meeting, arguing telecasts reduce attendance nationwide.
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N. Y
Fred Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
Saigh
Chicago
Cardinals
Ghezzi Retires From Palm Beach Golf Play
New Rochelle New York June 16 Vic Ghezzi of Inwood New York withdrew from the Palm Beach Robin Golf tourney after injuring his side on the second hole at Wyga gy l Country club. Paul Runyan of Pasadena California took his place. Ghezzi shot a one under par yesterday and finished the round seven under.
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N. Y
Vic Ghezzi
Inwood
Wykagyl
Paul Runyan
Passadena
Calif
Ghezzi
National Baseball Tourney Announced
The National Baseball Congress announced playoffs to select 32 teams for the 16th National tournament in Wichita beginning Aug. 18. The World's Inter-Hemisphere championship in Tokyo follows Sept. 9 with zone champions and two returning teams auto qualified.
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National Baseball Congress Today
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Lawson Little Maintains Lead After 54 Holes at Palm Beach Round Robin
Lawson Little of Monterey, California, holds the lead with plus 21 after 54 holes at Wykagyl Country Club. Claude Harmon moves to second with plus 18, Lloyd Mangrum to third with plus 17, Cary Middlecoff fourth with 10 points, while Ben Hogan remains last with minus 24 after rounds of 77 and 70. Paul Runyan posts 71 for plus one as Vic Ghezzi withdraws due to torn ligaments.
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N. Y
Lawson Little
Monterey
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Palm Beach
Wykagyl Country Club
Claude Harmon
Manaroneck
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles
Ill
Cary Middlecoff
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Herman Barron
White Plains
Jack Burke, Jr
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Ben Hogan
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Paul Runyan
Pasadena
Vic Ghezzi
Inwood
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Graziano fractures left hand. title bout in doubt
Rocky Graziano suffered a fractured left hand in training and will miss the June 28 middleweight title clash with Jake LaMotta. The International Boxing Club sought a substitute foe for LaMotta while bickering with Ray Robinson and two European contenders.
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Rocky Graziano
Jake LaMotta
International Boxing Club
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LaMotta
Ray Robinson
Laurent Dauthille
France
Tiberio Mitri
Italy
Robinson
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Robert Villemain
Philadelphia
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Tuzo
Kid Portuguez
Costa Rica
Montreal
Mitri
Joe Rindone
Providence
I.R.C
Graziano
Greenwood Lake
Kerr Wins Minors Trophy For Rookie Batting Lead
William Gene Kerr, 28, outfielder for Asheville in the Tri-State league, wins the Spalding trophy as leading rookie batter of 1949. He hit .401 for Pulaski in the Appalachian league and posted 180 hits in 113 games with 28 doubles 22 triples and 13 homers. He began the year in Newport News before his May sale to Asheville.
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William Gene Kerr
Asheville
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Pulaski
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Ontario
Canada
Newport News
Princeton Rolls Past Amigo In Exhibition Baseball Game
Princeton defeats Amigo 7 to 4 in an exhibition. Glenn Jessinger shines with pitching and hitting. Four runs in the fifth inning fueled the Princetonians' win as Jessinger adds 6 strikeouts and 3 walks. Logan set for Sunday visit in Black Diamond League play.
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Glenn Jessinger
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Newport News Triumph Over Lynchburg In Close Piedmont League Win
Newport News edged Lynchburg 3 to 2 in a Piedmont League matchup while Richmond defeated Portsmouth and Roanoke at Norfolk.
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Portsmouth
Roanoke
Virginia League Scores Report
Emporia defeated Elizabeth City 5 to 1 while Franklin routed Suffolk 9 to 0 and Petersburg beat Hopewell 3 to 1 in Virginia League play.
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Suffolk
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Robinson Named Sports Father Of The Year
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers has been named sports father of the year by the National Father's Day committee. He was lauded for sportsmanship in life and on the ball field and will receive the award at Ebbetts Field tomorrow afternoon.
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Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Robinson
Ebbets Field
Experts Take Boston Red Sox To Clinic
New York reports on June 16 describe baseball experts diagnosing the Boston Red Sox with a season slump. Analysts consider park effects, player form, and team spirit as factors after a Memorial Day double header loss to the Yankees, with individual players like Ted Williams and Vern Stephens cited in debate.
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Vern Stephens
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Dom DiMaggio
Ted Williams
al Zarilla
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Tankee Stadium
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Stephens
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Yankees
Nerhine Wold
Phillies
Washington Crew Favored To Win
Marietta Ohio hosts the 48th Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta with 32 crews amid improved Ohio River conditions. Washington is favored, Cal made strong showings, MIT a top challenger, and Yale Harvard absent. Over 50 000 spectators expected with gate receipts possibly over 40000.
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Baseball scores and standings with mixed league results
In American League action Detroit beat Boston 4-1 and New York topped St. Louis 7-5 while Cleveland slipped 3-2 to Philadelphia and Chicago defeated Philadelphia 7-2. Details include pitching matchups such as St. Louis-Sanford facing Overmire and Feller opposing Hooper. Mountain States show Big Stone Gap 12-0 and several small-town results like Jenkins 5 Newport 2 and Harlan 15 Morristown 0.
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