Blue Gray baseball faces rainouts and injuries in Bristol
Blue Grays were rained out of a Bristol twin bill and rescheduled for a doubleheader. Pitcher Dick Kelly suffered a severe ear injury but manager Adair hopes he can pitch today. Palazzini and Pelosi are hurt, with Pelosi out at least two weeks. A July 3 Firecracker Night tickets go on sale. Knot Hole Night will attract 500 youngsters with buses from playgrounds. Sunday games shift to 2:30 and 1:30 for doubleheaders.
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Dick Kelly
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Richlands
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Spangler
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Doby and Robinson Lead Batting Race Amid Slumping Musial
Larry Doby ties George Kell for AL batting at .366 as Kell, Evers, and Zarilla fill the top ten. Williams leads RBIs with 70, homers with 21, and runs with 63. Kell tops hits with 89 and shares doubles with Zarilla at 20. Robinson overtakes Musial for NL batting crown at .369, Snider and Wyrostek rise, Kiner leads homers with 18, Jethroe eyes runs and steals, and Spahn dominates strikeouts.
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Washington Senators
al Zarilla
Boston
Johnny Lipon
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Johnny Pesky
Paul Lehner
Philadelphia
Ted Williams
Williams
Vern Stephens
Kell
Zarilla
Bob Dillinger
Dom DiMaggio
Tom Byrne
New York
Allie Reynolds
Simon shines as New River tops Johnson City 6-2 in Narrows
Jerry Simon allowed five hits and struck out nine in a six inning win for New River over Johnson City. Jack Harvey fueled the Rebels with two doubles and drove in two runs in a three run third. Jim Grieve added an RBI groundout as New River pulled away, 6-2, at Narrows.
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Jerry Simon
Johnson City Cardinals
New River
Simon
Jack Harvey
Rebels
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Tollar
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RBI
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Kanavage
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Marsalisi
Partin
Kremer
Dixon
Kirkpatrick
J City
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Clark
Earner
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Dugan
Locals and Counts split doubleheader in Elizabethton
Elizabethton defeats Pulaski 3 2 in game one while Pulaski wins 5 4 in game two. Lex Mead scores the winning run on a Bor ing triple in the first game as Doug Clark notches his 12th win. In the second game Foreman leads off a Pulaski rally and Bob Westfall singles home the winning run.
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Pulaski
Lex Mead
Boring
Doug Clark
Foreman
Bob Westfall
Wolfe
Wallace
Mastkowski
Clark
Gatts
Games Tonight Across Tri Cities Schedule
Bluefield visits Bristol while Pulaski plays Elizabethton and Kingsport hosts Welch Second game. Johnson City travels to New River for a regional matchups tonight with multiple teams in action.
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Elizabethton
Pulaski
Bluefield
Bristol
Kingsport
Welch
Sereseees
Mt Airy Downs Wytheville In Blue Ridge League Play
Elkin beats Galaxy 8 to ? Radford edges Wilkesboro 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Blue Ridge League results show Mt Airy 9 Wytheville 2 and Radford 4 Wilkesboro 3 in extra frames.
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Elkin
Galaxy
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Wilkesboro
Veep casts deciding vote to boost farm price supports
In Washington on June 26 the senate approved a bill to raise farm price support funds by 2 billion to a total of 6.85 billion dollars. The 36 to 35 tally hinged on Vice President Barkley’s tiebreaking vote, sending the measure to President Truman for signature.
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White House
Truman
Agriculture Department
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Delaware
Magnuson
McFarland
Arizona
United States
Senate-House
Morse
State Department
India Plans Electric Crematorium in Bombay
India to open its first electric crematorium in Bombay to burn bodies in minutes rather than hours. Gandhi supported electric incinerators but many Hindus prefer wood or charcoal with cow dung. City foresees use due to roadside deaths and the high cost of wood.
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India
Mahatma Gandhi
Must Have The Tube Tel Aviv Israel
In Tel Aviv Israel the Tube policy requires returning used toothpaste and shaving cream containers. The salvage control section of the ministry of supply and rationing pushes austerity measures to save every possible item.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Ministry of Supply and Rationing
Lightning Fatality Strikes Woman in West Virginia Home
Mortuary attendants say Mrs. Sylvester Rossey, 57, was struck by lightning during weekend storms in central West Virginia. She stood in her kitchen holding a metal pan when the bolt struck.
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W. Va
Sylvester Rossey
West Virginia
Kiner Tops Williams in Homer Contest Before Pirates Red Sox
At Pittsburgh on June 26 Ralph Kiner and Ted Williams battled in a home run derby before the charity game. Kiner hit six homers into the stands and two over the scoreboard to edge Williams who cleared four, with Wally Westlake adding four for the Pirates and Walt Dropo six for Boston. Williams struggled in the late innings of the exhibition.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Kiner
St Gardens
Williams
Wally Westlake
Walt Dropo
Willams
Hamilton And Spencer Clash In Virginia State Amateur Golf
Hamilton and Spencer renew their rivalry at Hot Springs for the Virginia State Amateur four day event. The 36 hole finals are set for Tuesday July 4 amid an entry list featuring Newport News players and a Virginia West Virginia team match preceding the tournament.
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Jack Hamilton
Wynsol Spencer
Hot Springs
Cascades
Virginia Hot Springs Golf and Tennis Club
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Spencer
James River
Newport News
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James River Club
Downing Wynsor
Lynchburg
George Payton
Hampton
Ginia
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Benno Janssen
John S. Battle, Jr
Frank Sutton
Charlottesville
George Fulton, Jr
Roanoke
J. B. Hall, Jr
Mrs Hazel M Scott Reported Improved During Europe Tour
Dr Charles M Scott of St Luke's hospital said from Zurich that his mother Mrs Hazel M Scott is progressing favorably after a serious illness during a three month European tour. He flew to her bedside to be with her.
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Charles M. Scott
St. Luke’s Hospital
Zurich
Switzerland
Hazel M. Scott
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