Bluefield Grays rally for 11-3 win over Welch Miners
Our Lads beat Welch 11 to 3 behind a big five run fifth inning and a strong pitching start by Lefty Guard. Clifford and Moore led a lengthy attack as Lacy's squad moved into fifth place in the league standings and prepared for three games in Elizabethton.
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Johnson City
Aloop
Lacy and Company
Welch
Blue Grays
Vaur
Pulaski
Raymond Guard
Turner
Guard
Lefty
Mebber
Lacy
Elizabethton
New River Rebels
Clifford
Lefty Pree Smith
Shrader
Baseball News
Miners
Buckholtz
Tanner
Koelmer
Umstead
Buck
Homer Moore
Ashley
Tufano
Saunders
McLaughlin
Carlin
Welch Boys
Steel
Moore
Baldwin
al Orlando
Tally Moore
Orlando
Homer
Frank Baldwin
Frank
Ash
Frankie
Bluefield
New River
Bluefielders
Rebels
Revels
Blue Gray
Benedicts
Richards
Mgr
Bill Cousins
Cardinals Crush Giants in 14-Hit Win and Musial Leads
St Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 8 to 7 in a 14 hit battle. Stan Musial collected four hits and drove in three runs while Harry Brecheen earned his ninth victory. Jolt by Del Rice and Joe Medwick highlighted the scoring as Mize and Walker Cooper also homered for the Giants.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Joe Medwick
del Rice
Cards
Johnny Mize
Walker Cooper
Giants
Mize
Stan Musial
Harry Brecheen
Rigney
OlGch
Witek
Moore
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W.cooper
Slaghter
Marshall
Medwick
Gordon
Northey
Kerr
Marionis
Koslo
Ricec
Trinkle
Brecheenp
W. Cooper
Schoendienst
Musial
Kurowski
Rice
RBI
Marion
Hr—Medwick
New York
Bob—Koslo
Brechéen
Brecheen
UMP
Kingsport Cherokees Rally For 4-3 Win Over Twins
In Kingsport Tennessee on June 20 the Cherokees trailed late but rally in the ninth to defeat the Bristol Twins 4-3. Lee Dick Bass earned win credit for his eleventh straight outing as the league leaders fell in a thrilling game with late drama.
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Kingsport
Bristol
Tenn
Kingsport Cherokees
Innning
Bristol Twins
Lee Dick Bass
Nate Siesey
Norman
Bluefield Beats Totals In Low-Scoring Run
The Bluefield baseball team defeats Totals 11 to 3 after a 2 run inning and a late surge. Key players include Koellmer Saunders Turner and Buckholth with 3 hits for Bluefield, while Turner and Denone lead on the mound with solid performances.
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Welch
Bluefield
R—Buckholtz
Tanner
Umstead
Ashley
Moore
Baldwin
Orlando
Tufano
E—Mclaughlin
Turner
Rbil
McLaughlin
Saunders
Koellmer
Pierre
Buckholth
Ashlee Bluefield
Wild Turner
Turner Koellmer
Uard Kakareka
Wavareke
Turners
Eee
Stanley
Denone and Webb
ATT
American tennis stars reach London finals at Queens Club
California players dominate as Margaret Osborne and Louise Brough advance in women’s singles. Osborne narrowly defeated Doris Hart 4-6 10-8 7-5, while Brough beat Patricia Canning Todd 6-0 6-3. Bob Falkenburg beat B. C. Misra 6-1 6-3 in men’s action.
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London
California
Sunshine State
Queens Club
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Bob Falkenburg
Los Angeles
Colin Long
Miss Osborne
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Miss Brough
Patricia Canning Todd
Hidden Valley
Falkenburg
8. C. Misra
India
Suggs Beats Berg To Reach Western Open Final
Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Ga defeats Patty Berg Minneapolis one up to reach the finals of the 18th Western Open. She will face Dorothy Kirby Atlanta in a 36 hole playoff after Kirby ousted Grace Lenczyk. Suggs and Berg dueled to the 18th green with Suggs clinching a birdie on 18.
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Atlanta
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Oneup
Dorothy Kirby
Miss Kirby
Miss Suggs
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
Suggs-Berg
Sugg
Georgia
Miss Bere
Baric accepts teaching post at Penns Grove High School
West Virginia basketball icon Rudy Baric announced he will teach next fall at Penns Grove High School in Penns Grove New Jersey. Baric led WVU to the 1942 National Invitation Tournament title and later coached the Mountaineers. He is completing a master’s in education.
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Charley Jockenberry
W.V.U
Welch High
McDowell
Tennessee
Bernard Sizemore
Princeton High Eleven
Bill Leskovar
Fairmont
Kentucky
West Virginia
Jim Walthall
Bill Cousins
Blue Gray
Holy Cross
Harvard
Municipal Recreation Department
Tony Lotito
Bluefield Amateur Athletic Association
Princeton
Bluefield Amateur Ass’n
Lotito
Recreation Dept
Bluefield Amateur Athletic
Timmy Auer
Japan
Lee Patton
Big Creek High
Morgantown
Ray Shaffer
Blue Grays
Boston Braves
W. Va
Rudy Baric
West Virginia University
Penns Grove
N. J
Baric
Mountaineers
WVU Cagers
University College of Education
Margaret Gunther Captures Probasco Cup Again
Miss Margaret Gunther won the Tennessee state women's golf championship for the third straight time at Holston Hills Knoxville defeating Mrs Emmet Vaughn 6 and 5 in the 18 hole final. The Memphian, 24, played one under par through 18 holes to seal the victory.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Margaret Gunther
Tennessee
Emmet Vaughn
Holston Hills
Local Gun Club Holds All Day Shoot This Afternoon
The Tri-Angle Gun Club will conduct its weekly shoot this afternoon with all traps in good working order. The club plans an all day event for the coming day, with details to be announced and handouts available for planning.
Golf Tourney To Be Held In Bristol
The annual invitational golf tournament at Bristol Tennessee will be held at the Bristol Country club July 10 11 and 12. Qualifying rounds of 18 holes take place Thursday July 10 with medalist positions decided that day. entrants pay 5 dollars for play from July 6 through the tournament.
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Bristol
Tenn
Bristol Country Club
American League Standings And Pitchers Today
League standings and scheduled games with pitcher listings for St Louis Washington Chicago Philadelphia Detroit New York Boston and other clubs. Notable matchups include Savage Overmire Trout Chandler Reynolds and Feller with varying win loss marks.
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Cleveland
Boston
New York
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Potter
Heatner
Chicago
Philadelphia
Papish
Ve Savage
Trout
Overmire
Chandler
Reynolds
Feller
Pet
CORR
Games Tonight Matchups Across Leagues
Bluefield visits Elizabethton and Kingsport plays New River while Pulaski hosts Bristol Johnece City meets Welton Philadelphia faces Pittsburgh Hughes against Bagby Brooklyn travels to Cincinnati Taylor versus Vandermeer at Chicago Sain against Lade New York battles St Louis Hartung and Pollet scores listed.
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Bluefield
Elizabethton
Kingsport
New River
Pulaski
Bristol
Johnece City
Welton
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Hughes
Bagby
Brooklyn
Cincinnnati
Taylor
Vandermeer
Chicago
Sain
Va Lade
New York
St. Louis
Hartung
Pollet
Appalachian League
Boston Torr Er Ene
Bristol L Pet
Wee Pr
Theese
New
Chicago Eee
MS Iver
Ween
Cincinnati
Poughkeepsie Regatta Returns To The Hudson
The 45th Poughkeepsie regatta resumes on the Hudson at twilight with 11 varsity crews. An expected crowd of up to 100000 will watch from both riverbanks as favorites include California Washington Cornell Navy and Princeton with a Penn dark horse. Washington is favored by last year’s winner status and many coaches hail from the Seattle influence.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
America
Hudson River
Asa
Bushnell
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Columbia Boathouse
mid-Hudson
California
Washington
Cornell
Navy
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Huskies
Hiram Conibear
Seattle
Hubert Gendon
Columbia
Buckwalsh
Ned Ten Eyck
Syracuse
1947 Sees Athletics Rise After Drafts and Trades
Philadelphia June report says the Athletics, previously counted out, surged to the top half of the standings after Connie Mack overhauled the roster. Key moves included Ferris Fain, Eddie Joost, and Mike Guerra, adding youth and grit. The club vaulted from last season’s doubts to a pennant chase.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
Connie Mack
A’s
Mack
Tuck Stainback
Joe Berry
Gene DeSautels
George McQuinn
Ferris Fain
Pacific Coast League
Eddie Joost
Fermin
Mike) Guerra
Patton Equals World Century Mark In 100 Yard Dash
Mel Patton of USC unofficially tied the world record in the 100 yard dash with a 9.4 second heat win at the NCAA track preliminaries in Salt Lake City. Officials cited a 4.1 mph tailwind. Patton had previously matched the world record twice this season with favorable wind conditions.
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Salt Lake City
Mel Patton
University of Southern California
Patton
Williams Knocks Out Larkin in Garden Bout in Fourth
Ike Williams, the lightweight champion from Trenton, halted Tippy Larkin in the fourth round at Madison Square Garden. Williams, weighing 136 1 4 pounds to Larkin’s 141, dominated from the third round and finished with a decisive series of punches culminating in a knockout at 1 minute 44 seconds of the round.
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Ike Williams
Kayoes
Tippy Larkin
New York
Madison Square Garden
Williams
Larkin
Garfield
N. J
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Trenton
Tippy
Ike
Eddie Joseph
Favorites Wallop Into Pro Semi Finals
Forest Hills N Y June 20 Defending champion Bobby Riggs and two leading challengers advanced to the national professional tennis semi finals with easy wins. A late rain disrupted quarter finals but did not stop Riggs from beating Elwood Cooke in straight sets while Kovacs defeated Faunce to face Riggs. Budge also advanced by defeating Sabin in straight sets.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Bobby Riggs
Fred Perry
Welby van Horn
Riggs
Elwood Cooke
New York
Ferndale
Ee Cooke
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
John Faunce
Los Angeles
Don Budge
Kovacs
Wayne Sabin
Reno
Nev
Southern Association Scoreboard Report
Rain affected games as Mobile hosted Memphis while Atlanta beat Chattanooga 7 6 and Birmingham defeated Little Rock 9 New Orleans results incomplete but noted.
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Mobile
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
All Star Vote Is Fast Race In Major League Balloting
The national league leads to a tight finish in the all star poll with six days left. Key battles include third base between Elliott, Gustine, and Kurowski and shortstop among Miller, Marion, and Kerr while Hack and Reese follow. In the American league Mullin rivals Lewis for right field, with Kennedy in third.
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Chicago
Wrigley Field
Bob Elliott
Boston Braves
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh Pirates
George “Whitey” Kurowski
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Miller
Cincinnati
Marty Marion
Cardinals
Buddy Kerr
New York Giants
Stanley Hack
Chicago Cubs
Harold “Pee Wee” Reese
Brooklyn
Elliott
Gustine
Miller
Reds
Marion
Pat Mullin
Deetroit Tigers
Buddy Lewis
Washington Senators
Mullin
Senators
Bob Kennedy
Chicago White Sox
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Cincy Reds
Sam Mele
Cincy
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Associated Press News
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Tgepress
Baney Cerpene
Criple
Southern Golf
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Hudson
Southern Association
Sporting Goods Co
Dial
Bluefield, W. Va
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