Blue Grays Rally Twice to Lead Loop With Ashland Sweep
Bluefield defeated Ashland in both ends of a doubleheader at Bowen Field to reclaim the Mountain State League lead by a game and a half. Ritter earned his fifth win with six strikeouts and the Blue Grays plated five in the eighth inning of game one for a 6-1 win. Lefty Wilson earned his first win for Bluefield since joining the club, as the team built momentum in a tense second game, beating Ashland 6-4 and moving atop the standings with approximately 2,200 in attendance.
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Bowman Wins Pitch Duel as Cardinals Top Dodgers in 11 Innings
Brooklyn loses 7 to 5 to St. Louis in eleven innings after Joe Medwick suffers a brain concussion from a first inning beaning by Bob Bowman. Medwick was hospitalized and expected to miss about three weeks. The game featured home runs by Lavagetto and Country, with Enos Slaughter contributing for St. Louis. Bowed by injuries, Brooklyn introduces Curt Paris in a trading context, ending a dramatic, injury‑shrouded clash at Ebbets Field.
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Welch Beat Williamson 15-0 Behind Bickford Two-Hit Pitching
Welch, West Virginia, June 18. Etchison homered twice with one aboard in the first inning as Bickford pitched a two hit game to blank Williamson 15 to 0 in the Mountain State league. Williamson managed only two runs as Welch scored early and cruised to the shutout.
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Logan Indians Hammer Aces in Twinbill Sweep
Logan Indians routed the Aces in a doubleheader by scores of 12-3 and 5-3. Marty Potts scattered seven hits in game one to earn a decisive victory while pitchers Edinton Young and Seidel held Huntington to nine hits in game two.
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Southpaw Smith Baffles Yankees In Chicago Victory
Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4 0 with 14 hits as Smith silenced the Yanks on seven hits. Mike Kreevich and Julius Solters hit homers for Chicago while Charley Keller added a first inning shot for New York. Smith had beaten the Yankees earlier this month in New York.
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Ouster of Ray Blades Faces Mixed Card for Cardinals
Maurice Shelvin of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat argues Blades’ checkerboard handling of infielders pitchers and lineups kept the Cardinals competitive last year but backfired this season. He notes injuries and constant lineup changes eroded team rhythm and fan confidence while Blades was largely absent from the dugout as Mike Gonzalez directed pitchers and coached at third base.
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Nashville 5 vey Srnase J. Knox in second game
A brief score note records Nashville 5 facing Srnase J. Knox in the second game. The result status and key participants are listed, reflecting a compact game update from the period.
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Toledo 9 at Milwaukee Rain Delay
In a sporadic score update from the International League games, Toledo fell 9 to Milwaukee with rain causing delays. Indianapolis posted a 11 to 1 result, and Newark was noted against Buffalo in an ongoing schedule fragment.
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Three Pros Tie Lead In West Virginia Open Golf
Huntington WV June 18 Three pros Weichman Logan Bill Swing and Arnold Browning Guyan Country club Huntington deadlocked at 144 after first round of 72 medal play defending champion led amateurs Steve Jupinko Moundsville Cowley club with 151 Swing 37 36 73 Browning 34 36 70 Swing 36 71 Browning 35 37 72 Jupinko 75 76 151
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Charley Schoew Wins West Virginia Junior Tennis Title
Charley Schoew, 18, won the state junior tennis title in Charleston beating Johnny Jones 6-1 6-3 in the final. Also in Huntington, Jean Wetherall, 15, captured the junior girls championship while Richard Garrett, 14, won the younger boys division.
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Bobby Riggs Triumphs In Rough Second Clay Round Tilt
Bobby Riggs survives a grueling five setter at the National Clay Courts in Chicago to beat William of Los Angeles in four sets 3-6 9-7 6-1. The American field mostly advances as two of three English entrants fail to progress amid strong play from United States players.
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Goddy Strong Boy Faces Chance Despite Harsh Training
A fragment notes Goddy’s strength as a boy and hints at a potential chance or opportunity. The text describes a routine of daily practice with a medicine ball, starting gently and increasing intensity under guidance. It mentions self and MR as observers.
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Washington Wins Poughkeepsie Race
Washington's Huskies win the regatta on the Hudson in semi darkness. They lead nearly all the way, finishing ahead of Cornell with Syracuse still to race as the event continued at the lake.
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Grogan in Last Chance Title Bouts Dirty Tactics
Chuckie Grogan faces Whitey Grove as tensions rise over alleged dirty tactics in the arena. Grogan vows to respond if provoked while promoter and opponents warn of a third man in the ring. The Thursday card headlines Chief Chewicki versus Grogan amid ongoing feud and crowd animosity.
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