Braves Exhibition Glows in Blue Grays Tilt and Appalachian Notes
The Sporting News quotes Boston Braves manager Billy Southworth praising a standout exhibition against the Blue Grays. Notes include Appalachian league attendance, potential league reorganization, official changes, and mentions of Loop Proxy Carl Jones and Rick Edgeman. Also covered are Bluefield Welch minor league ties, West Virginia college connections, and golf updates from the PGA championship with Jim Ferrier and Harbert advancing to the final rounds.
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Billy Southworth
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Blue Grays
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Elliott
Hopp
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Welch
Mountain State League
New River
Tennessee
Carl Jones
Carl
Ross Edgeman
Jones
Johnson City
League
Edgeman
Yanks Clinch Lead With 8-5 Win Over Indians
New York defeats Cleveland 8-5 as Tom Henrich hits his second double of the day to cap a four run eighth inning. Joe Page earns the win while injuries slow both teams in a high scoring affair. Berra homers for the Yankees and Fleming drives in three for Cleveland.
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Tommy Henrich
Bob Lemon
Cleveland
Boston
Floyd Bevendl
Dop Black
Joe Page
Charley Wensloff
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Boudreau
Ed Klieman
George Stirnweiss
Les Fleming
Yogi Berra
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Berra
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Gordon
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Keller
Eman
P E
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Lemon
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Metkovich
Peck
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Stirnweiss
Henrich
McQuinn
Johnson
RBI
Lindell
Page Conway
Rizzuto
Bob
Wensloff
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Page
Black
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Grieve
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McGowan
St. Louis
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Slaughter
Red Munger
Braves
Munger
Dick Culler
Barrett
Johnny Hopp
Our Blue Grays Fall to Rebels in 8-4 Sunday Clash
New River Rebels beat Blue Grays 8 to 4 at Bowen Field before 1500 fans. Homer Moore powered the winners with a long homer and a triple as Lefty Frank Smith started for Our Boys, who later turned to Lefty Guard. Keehane Saunders and Dick sparkled in the field as Lacy shuffled the lineup, while Stoecker's injury reshaped the defense.
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Newver Rebels
Lacy and Company
Bowen Field
Homer Moore
Frank Smith
New River
New River Valley
Frankie
Bluefield
Warren DeSaulnier
Boston College
Our Boys
Crosswhite
Lefty
Lacy
Emil Stoecker
Orlando
Stoecker
Short
Keehane
Gene Shrader
Shannon Hardwick
Hard Rock
Richards
Lou Tulane
Fleet
Moore
Tufane
Baldwin
Daniels
Sker
Baldwin Inter
Weigle
DeMenna
Boyle
Tufano
Homer
Rebels
PeSaulnier
Lurber
Davis
Taly
Ea:ly
Saunders
Charles Badger
Mount Vernon
Ill
Tom Brown Opens Wimbledon Bid With Narrow Win
Tom Brown, a law student and top seed, edged Eric Sturgess in five sets 7-5 5-7 6-2 2-6 8-6 to reach the Wimbledon second round. Defending star Jaroslav Drobny advanced as other seeds Kramer Bromwich Petra and Don Butler also won their opening matches.
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Tom Brown
University of California
Prance
von Petra
San Francisco
Eric Sturgess
Brown
Jack Kramer
Bob Falkenburg
Los Angeles
Jack Bromwich
Dinny Pails
Geoff Brown
Jaroslav Drobny
Petra
Don Butler
England
Kramer
Bill Moss
Bromwich
Jost Spitzer
Switzerland
Drobny
Ecuador
Francisco
Pancho
Results Yesterday and Tonight's MLB Schedule
Yesterday results show St. Louis defeated Boston 6 to 2 and Chicago beat New York 6 to 3. Tonight Brooklyn faces Pittsburgh Branca against Ostermueller, Philadelphia meets Cincinnati Heinzbelman against Peterson, New York visits Chicago Koslo versus Wyse, and Boston meets St. Louis Spahn against Brahe.
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Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Branca
Ostermueller
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Heinzbelman
Peterson
Koslo
Wyse
Spahn
Brahe
New York Teen
Chicago St Louis
Richmond Golfer Wins Medal Title In Virginia Play
Mrs. James W. Reynolds of Glenwood Country Club Richmond shot 78 at Ingleside to win medalist honors in the Virginia State Golf Association women’s championship. Among 16 qualifiers for match play Reynolds led a field including Mrs. Cralle of Monterey and Mrs. Allen of James River.
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James W. Reynolds
Richmond
Glenwood Country Club
Ingleside Country Club
Virginia State Golf Association
J. B. Cralle
Monterey Country Club
Roanoke
Reynolds
Cralle
H.N. Allen
James River Club
Newport News
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Country Club of
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Ingleside Club
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Llewellyn Miller
Farmington
Gordon A. Griffin
Oficers Club
Norfolk
Julia Bailey
Country Club
Robert Schlesinger
Sterling Cannaday
Hiram Smith, Jr
Hermitage
Smith
Basil Coale
Baseball Matchups From Night Card Standings
Chicago at Washington features Lopat facing Masterson in a night game. St Louis visits Philadelphia with Muncrief versus Marchildown. Cleveland travels to New York to face Seen or Shea with uncertain line. Boston hosts Newhouser against Sameet in a night game.
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Philadelphia
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New York
Seen
Shea
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Newhouser
Sameet
Eeee Eenneeses
Eee Eenenee
Eee
Eewenee Oy
Detroit
Eteue
Fine Matches In Club Golf Governor's Cup
The Governor's Cup at the Country Club saw 32 players create their own first round matchups with deadlines met. Second round games must finish by June 30 with many close results highlighted by Mason Claytor over Pete Murray and Billy Williams Jr. over H C Lazenby.
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H. C. Lazenby
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Elliott Blaydes
C. A. Joyce
H. D. Andersen
Joe Rangeley
Roy Eades
George Foresman
J. C. Buckley
Dark Horse
Ralph Mitchell
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R. O. Lawrence
Mort Eagner
J. P. Lacy
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R. R. Stuart
J. M. Claytor
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H. M. Noel
Elliott Blay
W. O. Kaylor
Man
L. J. Sculler
R. H. Mitchell
Ralph Bratton
George Mann
G. H. Foresman
W. O.akylor
Legislation Controls Moving Of Game Fish Across States
In Washington on June 23 the senate sent to the house a bill to make transporting game fish taken illegally across state lines a federal offense. It broadens a 1926 law that applied to black bass and caps penalties at 200 dollars or up to three months imprisonment.
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Piedmont League Scores From Newport News Roanoke and More
Newport News defeated Norfolk 13 to 6 while Richmond beat Lynchburg 4 to 3 and Roanoke won 9 to 6 over Portsmouth in Piedmont League play.
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Norfolk
Richmond
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Cooper Fails Again as Giants Fall to Cubs in Seventh
Chicago beats New York 6 to 3 as a four-run seventh inning sinks the Giants. Mort Cooper allows two runs through four innings while Chicago builds its lead with doubles by McCulloch and Sturgeon and a Wrigley Field rally.
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Chicago Cubs
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Peewee Awew
Clyde McCullough
Eddie Waitkus
Bob Sturgeon
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Sid Gordon
Jack Lohrke
Paul Erickson
New York
Charley Grimm
Erickson
Russ Meyer
Bruins
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O Walthus
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Lohrke
M. Cooper
Mize
Kerr
Bob
Mee
Trinkle
Rigney
Gore Jane
Batlick
Riggs And Budge Win National Pro Doubles Title
In Forest Hills New York on June 23 the second seed duo Bobby Riggs and Donald Budge defeated defending champions Frank Kovacs and Fred Perry to win the national professional tennis doubles crown in four sets 7 5 9 7 4 6 11 9. Riggs also held the singles title by beating Budge in the prior final.
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Tri County All Star Game Set For July 1
The Tri County League All Star game will be played in Princeton on July 1 at 3 oclock. The game features the American League versus the National League with Wilbur Fisher of Pageton managing the American side and Eddie Keiser of Northfork or Vaughn Smith of Princeton set to manage the Nationals if Princeton wins the league.
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Wilbur Fisher
Pageton
Eddie Keiser
Northfork
Vaughn Smith
Nationals
Former MS Loop Ump Changes Coach Jobs
Shelbyville Tennessee June 23 George Red Swing coach at Central high school for three years will be head football coach at Fort Myers Florida high school next year Swing an umpire in the South Atlantic and Appalachian leagues in off season revealed today he had accepted the Florida coaching post
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Salem College
Waynesboro
Kanawha County
Bluefield College
West
Ray Barnett
Lou Tufano
Lou
Bluefield
Shrader
Blue Grays
Chattanooga
Bill McNeish
Concord
Saturday Evening Post
Bill
Glen Rogers
Shelbyville, Tenn
George
Red
Swing
Central High School
Fort Myers
Fla
Florida
Appalachian League Scores and Schedule Report
Last night Bristol defeated Johnson City 15 to 11 while Elisabethton beat Kingsport 11 to 9 and Bluefield topped New River 8 to 4. Sunday results show Elizabethton 6 bluefield 5 Bristol 6 Johnson City 0 and Welch 2 New River 7. Tonight Welch faces Pulaski Elizabethton meets Jussela New River plays Blue Bristol hosts Johnson City.
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Jussela
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Welch Wees
Elizabethton Saeeteeaness
Slaughter Climbs Into Leadership Of National League
Slaughter leads NL batting with .343 after week, Haas and Mize shine in runs and RBIs. Elliott, Furillo, Ennis, and Robinson push averages and steals, while Blackwell tops wins with 11 2. Boudreau paces AL batting at .343 as DiMaggio, Kell, and Dillinger share hits and runs leaders.
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Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Bird Haralker
Philadelphia
Bert Haas
Cincinnati
Slaughter
Boston
Bob Elliott
Carl Furillo
Brooklyn
Johnny Mize
Baumholtz
Red
Phils
del Ennis
Bruce Edwards
Walker Cooper
Jackie Robinson
Ewell Blackwell
Trippi Named Outstanding Italian-American Athlete of 1946
Charley Trippi, ex University of Georgia star and Atlanta Crackers outfielder, earns the 1946 Italian-American athlete award. He will receive the Dr Nigro trophy in Minneapolis on July 6 after already winning the Maxwell trophy and Walter Camp Memorial award. Trippi, property of the Chicago Cardinals, stars as a top base runner and hitter in the Southern Association and hit .426 in the Southeastern Conference before turning pro.
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Charley Trippi
University of Georgia
Atlanta Club
Southern Association
United States
Trippi
Maxwell
Robert W. Maxwell
Chicago Cardinals
Pittston
Crackers
Earl Mann
Stephenson Denies Grades Ousted Him
Charleston report quotes Dave Stephenson denying he was dropped for scholastic deficiencies at Tennessee. He claims he quit to enroll elsewhere and cites a registrar letter that his grades were satisfactory. He says many players must make up work this summer to stay eligible while seeking an education.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dave Stephenson
University of Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Knoxville
Stephenson
Charleston High School
R. F. Thomason
Tennessee
Bewitch Breaks Arlington Park Track Mark
Calumet farms unbeaten two year old filly Bewitch won the Pollyana stakes at Arlington Park to extend her unbeaten season to five and set a track record for five furlongs clocking 1 04, beating Crowning Glory's 1932 mark by one fifth of a second.
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Calumet Farm
Bewitch
Arlington Park
Bull Lea-Patheen
Grid Ace Raklovits Enrolls At Kentucky
Kentucky coach Paul Bryant announced that Richard Raklovits a top Midwest scholastic player and Chicago Fenger high school triple threat quarterback has enrolled at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
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Kentucky
Paul Bryant
Richard Raklovits
Chicago
Fenger High School
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University of Kentucky
Baseball's Big Six Leaders Flash In Early Lists
The Associated Press tally shows top hitters and run producers in both leagues. Notable figures include Boudreau and Slaughter leading batting, Mize and Dimaggio topping RBI, with Mize and Dimaggio among league run and home run leaders.
From where I sit A self discipline tale among sheep
One Thad Phibb’s sheep turns red after tipping paint in a toolhouse. The herd shuns the red sheep, implying natural self discipline. The speaker links this to human society and the Brewers Program of Self-Regulation, noting tavern keepers are warned by the Brewers when standards slip.
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