America's Famous Girls Baseball Teams at Bowen Field Tonight
The Springfield Sallies and the Chicago Colleens of the All-American Girls Baseball League play a benefit game at Bowen Field tonight at 8:00 p.m. for the Bluefield Swimming Pool fund. A second game is set for July 7 at the ball park.
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America
Bowen Field
Bluefield Swimming Pool Fund
Ball Park
Blue Gray
Hadden’s
Nelson’s Ladies
Mercer Goods
Angrist Men's
Matz
Bluefield
Jackson’s Drug
Tazewell
Fisher Trenton
Wimpy Jones Cafe
Richlands
Gus Avantaggio
Amateur boxing in Bluefield here to stay says columnist
In Bluefield amateur boxing thrives with crowds enjoying recent cards from Portsmouth Ohio and upcoming Ashland Kentucky events. The sport runs under state deputy commission oversight to protect fighters, with trainers and managers scrutinized to prevent exploitation. Referees Ray Barnett Bill Hoskins and Weenie Barnett ensure safe, competitive bouts at Ramsey auditorium.
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Bluefield
Portsmouth
Ohio
Ashland
Bob Waters
John Buckley
K. M. Buford
L. B. Kinter
Ralph Griffith
Felows
Ray Barnett
Ray
Virginias
Barnett
Bill Hoskins
Weenie Barnett
Ramsey Auditorium
Musial Slumps But Still Leads Batters
Stan Musial drops points to .364 after a 4-for-20 week with Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Jackie Robinson remains top rival at .352, while Duke Snider and Enos Slaughter close in. Jethroe leads runs and steals. Kiner and Campanella pace homers. Spahn tops strikeouts with 70.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Musial
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
Duke Snider
Dodger
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Eddie Stanky
Andy Pafko
Chicago
Johnny Hopp
Pittsburgh
Giants
Whitey Lockman
Dick Sisler
Phillies
Johnny Wyrostek
Cincinnati
Sam Jethroe
Boston
Jethroe
Hank Sauers
Cubs
Gehrmann Poised for Final Wisconsin Mile at Home Meet
Don Gehrmann, the only four time Big Ten outdoor mile champion, runs his last Badger mile at Madison on Randall Stadium track in the Pacific Coast Big Ten inter-conference dual. Possible heat from Jim Newcomb of Southern California, who clocked 4 07.7 for the mile this year, may decide the outcome.
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Wis
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Badger
Gehrmann
Randall Stadium
Jim Newcomb
Southern California
Newcomb
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Don McEwen
Michigan
Jesse Hill
USC
Trojan
Central League Saginaw at Charleston Called Off by Rain
In a weather affected schedule Muskegon defeats Dayton 11 to 1 in the first game while Saginaw at Charleston was postponed due to rain leaving the result uncertain and league standings unsettled.
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Saginaw
Charleston
Muskegon
Dayton
Kell Leads American League Hitters in Batting Race
Detroit's George Kell moved into an 18 point lead in the American League batting race with a .384 average as Wall OE of Boston slipped to .366. Hoot Evers of Detroit rose to third, while Cleve land's Larry Doby fell to fourth. Williams continues to lead in homers with 20 and remains ahead in RBIs with 57.
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Detroit
George Kell
Walloe
Boston
Kell
Cleveland
Larry Doby
Doby
Hoot Evers
al Zarilla
Johnny Pesky
Dom DiMaggio
Johnny Groth
Williams
Red Sox
Vern Stephens
Flyweight Champion Signs For Hawaii Title Defense
Flyweight champion Terry Allen has signed to defend his 112 pound title against Hawaii contender Dado Marino in Honolulu on August 1. Manager John Sharp announced the match as Allen tours Germany for exhibitions for British troops and plans to return to London June 29 before leaving for Hawaii in early July.
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Terry Allen
Hawaii
Dado ‘Marino
Honolulu
John Sharp
Germany
Musial Leads Kell In Voting For All Star Lineup
Stan Musial leads the National League voting for the All Star game with 87,392 votes, surpassing Detroit’s George Kell who has 84,746. The selections will form the starting lineup for the July 11 game at Comiskey Park, with Kell, Evers, and Robinson in strong positions for further spots.
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Chicago
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Detroit
George Kell
Comiskey Park
Musial
Donora
Kell
Cardinal
Hoot Evers
Tigers
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Hank Sauer
Enos Slaughter
Jachym to Sell Stake in Senators Amid Power Shift
Jamestown Post-Journal reports Johnny Jachym plans to sell his 40 percent share in the Washington Senators after being edged out by Clark Griffith. The deal may be announced at a board meeting, with H. Gabriel Murphy as possible buyer and talks of a Philadelphia Athletics bid also mentioned.
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N. Y
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Jamestown Post-Journal
Washington Senators
Jachym
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Washington
Clark Griffith
Frank Hyde
Griffith
H. Gabriel Murphy
Murphy
Hyde
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
New York
The
Post-Journal
Marine Corps
Senators
Frederick J. Ball
Morrow
Ball
Jis
Globe Trotter Boss Buys NBA Chicago Franchise
Abe Saperstein bought the Chicago NBA franchise for about 50 000, acquiring all players and college draftees while the Globe Trotters will operate as a separate unit. The team makes over 100 barnstorming appearances annually. NBA president Maurice Podoloff announced the sale and noted Baltimore Bullets contracts for Harry Boyreg and Dick Mehen.
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Abe Saperstein
Harlem Globerotters
Chicago
National Basketball Association
Saperstein
The
Trotters
Maurice Podokoff
NBA
Globe Trotters
Podoloff
Baltimore Bullets
Harry Boyreg
Dick Mehen
Waterloo Hawks
RBI leaders and key stats from the league season
Shared RBI lead at 65 for two players. Kell tops in hits with 84 and doubles with 19. Doby and Philadelphia’s Bob Dillinger share steals at five. Dillinger also leads triples with nine. Tommy Byrne 8-1 to lead pitchers. Allie Reynolds 69 strikeouts.
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Kell
Doby
Philadelphia
Bob Dillinger
Dillinger
New York
Tommy Byrne
Allie Reynold
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