Gran Hamner Leads Phillies To 4-3 Victory
Gran Hamner hit an eighth inning homer to lift the Philadelphia Phillies past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3, ending a five game losing streak. Eddie Waitkus and Smoky Burgess also homered for Philadelphia as Enos Slaughter drove in all Cardinals runs with a circuit shot. Hamner was stripped of captaincy after an owner led clubhouse rebuke and a manager imposed meeting before the game.
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Portsmouth Club Cuts Salaries and Slashes Admission
Portsmouth Virginia June 7. The Portsmouth club in the Piedmont League cut player salaries and lowered admission to 80 cents per seat due to dropped attendance. Owner Frank Lawrence urged fans to support baseball, warning the team may quit the league if interest does not rise. The club sits fourth, 13 games behind Norfolk, with average attendance under 1,000.
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Monk wins Dunbar Speedway 25-lap feature in dramatic crawl
Clifford Monk of Charleston roared from last to first in a 17-car field at the Dunbar Speedway 25-lap feature before 2,000 fans. He seized the lead on lap 24 from Keith Birthisel who wrecked. nine finishers. H. H. Johnson of St Albans and Robby Robertson of Marietta followed. Consulation winner Harry Leedy and Australian Pursuit victor Birthisel were also noted. Eliminations honors went to Clifford Monk EH H Johnson Russell Adkins Dick Foburg and Tom Asbury.
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Amvets and EMCO Win In Kanawha Junior League
Amvets defeated Gazette 4 to 1 and EMCO beat Charles Young 9 to 5 in Kanawha Junior Baseball League play. Standings show AMVETS and J EMCO atop the American and National divisions with multiple upcoming games and a full schedule through the week.
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Jean Foutche Favored To Keep County Crown
Jean Foutche of Kanawha Country Club remains the favorite to defend the County Women's Amateur title as qualifying opens at Kanawha Links this week. A field of 15 in with several former champions and notable players compete, with scores and matches reported after the qualifier.
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Fain to Become Yank in Trade Talks
Philadelphia Athletics discuss trading first baseman Fain plus outfielder Cerv, Collins and pitcher Morgan to the Yankees for front line talent and cash. Rumors center on Shantz and Carey joins if included. Athletics push for youth while denying financial distress. Greenberg previously eyed Fain with offers of Reiser Brissie and others.
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