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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1944

Page

9

North South Gridders Begin Initial Workouts Today

North and South schoolboy grid stars gather at Camp Lee to launch the charity classic prep for Laidley field Friday night August 18. Coaches Patton and Clark oversee early drills as squads are set, with assistants guiding players and logistics teams handling housing, arrivals, and transportation.

Camp Lee Dunbar Laidley Field Lee Patton Forrest G. Clark Paul Fulks Oak Hill Stanley Huffman Hinton South Tony Folio Clarksburg Washington Irving

Browns sweep Indians with second straight six run sixth

The St Louis Browns won 9-6 and 8-4 against Cleveland in a doubleheader, extending their win streak to eight. Nelson Potter earned the nightcap victory for St Louis, while Denny Gatehouse pitched the first game. Attendance reached 16,955 as the Browns move within one of their season-opening nine straight.

Browns ST. Louis St. Louis Browns Cleveland Indians Nelson Potter Cal Hubbard Denny Gatehouse

Armstrong captures Pequoni Tennis finals on West Side courts

Victor Armstrong wins both the singles and doubles titles at Pequoni Tennis Club on Sunday. He defeats Elmont Al Tom 6-1 8-3 in singles and pairs with Bill Kennedy to beat Ullum and Asa Maness 7-5 2-6 6-2 in doubles. Sue Perry over Marian Welsch 6-2 6-2 in women’s final.

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Cardinals Top Reds In Extra Hard Fought Contest

St Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati Reds 6 to 4 to even the series on a Max Lanier single and Johnny Hopp double in the 11th. Ted Wilks left with an injury after a liner near the end. Mesner and Kurowski figure in key plays as the Cardinals pull even in a tight, crowded game before 14,273 at Cincinnati.

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Phillies End 12-Game Losing Streak With 7th Inning Ramble

Philadelphia Phillies break a 12 game slide by slugging three homers Ted Cieslak Mervin Shea and Coaker Triplett in a 7 1 victory over the New York Giants to split a doubleheader after Giants won opener 6 2. Players and box scores reflect a lively late 1940s era baseball scene with key names and stats.

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Muncrief Leads Browns Past Indians in 9-6 Victory

In St Louis, Browns rally past Cleveland 9-6 as Bob Muncrief wins his 12th game with relief help from George Caster. Klieman suffers his sixth loss. four Cleveland errors, and key hits by Zarilla, Christman, and Muncrief fuel the Browns' offense. Attendance 16,055.

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Giants Beat Phillies 6-5 In Late Rally, Bobby Finley Hurt

New York Giants surge past Philadelphia 6-5 after trailing 5-2, aided by Phil Weintraub and a triple. Pitcher Babe Fischer earns win while Phil catcher Bob Finley is beaned and sent to hospital for X-rays after a ninth inning at bat. Attendance listed as 10,440.

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Tigers Rally Past White Sox 5-3 in Loop Clash

Detroit pitcher Newhouser drew his 17th win as the Tigers defeated Chicago 5 to 3 before 17 257 at the park. The White Sox committed errors that fueled Detroit runs while Newhouser worked the full game allowing 11 hits and four walks amid five doubles by the Sox offense. Johnny Humphries took the loss after replacing Joe Haynes in the ninth.

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Baseball results and standings mixed from National and American leagues

Summary of scattered box score snippets shows National League results Boston 4 stocklyn 4 8 Philadelphia 3 3 New York 1 1. Chicago Cleveland Washington and St Louis entries appear with mixed scores. Some lines mention games and dates with unclear formatting and open date noted for the league schedule.

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Pirates Take Two From Cubs to End 11-Game Streak

Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Chicago Cubs in both ends of a double header, 13-5 and 3-4, before 13,362 fans. The results sweep the day and even the series as Pirates surge with strong hits from Nicholich, Dahlgren, Parke, and Barrett, while Chicago bats are led by Barrett and Pafko.

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Trout Notches 17th and Bengals Win Two Tilts

Detroit swept a double header from Chicago as Pitcher Trout notched his 17th win with a homer and double in a 3-1 opener. Overmire allowed a five hitter while Detroit piled 19 hits. In the second game, Trout’s bat helped key an 8-3 triumph as Monsanto’s Carbide and Highcoal clubs posted wins in the War Industrial league action.

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Reposkey Wins State Open Linka Tourney in West Virginia

Reposkey from Clarksburg resumes golf after two years in the army and wins the West Virginia Open at Preston Country Club with a 383, five over par in 72-hole medal play. Other names appear in scoring, hitting, and baseRunning summaries. unclear details listed for pitchers, umpires, and officials.

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McMillan To Assist Coaches For 1944 Bears Game

Be n McMillan of Indiana University, who coached the College All-Stars to a 28 to 16 victory over the Washington Redskins in 1938, will return this year as an assistant coach in preparing the 1944 squad for its game against the Chicago Bears in August.

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