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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
19
The West Side Tigers defeated Evans Lumber Co 10 1 at Cabell field yesterday. Four more Tigers games were announced including Davis Creek today and a Sunday doubleheader with the Winifred Lions.
Calvert Distillers Corp of New York City markets Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey with 65 percent grain neutral spirits and 25.8 proof.
The Charleston Senators open a three game series with the Flint Arrows at Watt Powell Park tonight aiming to climb the Central league standings. Skitty Joe Necnou will start for Charleston while Nuxhall is sidelined with a knee injury. Bill Bernhardt returns in left field as the Senators seek to sustain a strong home stand and push toward second place.
Tickets for Watt Powell Night between the Flint Arrows and Charleston Senators go on sale at the Elks Club lobby on Quartier Street today and tomorrow. Elks Secretary Ira D. Maynor says the Elks handle the sale to raise funds for the Watt Powell Memorial Fund.
Flint will host single games on Thu Fri Sat with Jack Knight’s Grand Rapids Jets in a twin bill and single games on Mon Tue Tomorrow night features Watt’s Powell Night as Elks sponsor a full house. Old Cy Young and Central League president Halligan attend with many former Charleston players. A Powell plaque will be unveiled by Mrs Powell as part of pre game ceremonies. Elks drill team performs and funds for Watt Faiwell Memorial Fund are expected to grow.
Southern California’s Trojans and Michigan State Spartans lead contenders for the National Collegiate Track and Field championships this weekend as 75 colleges enter a field over 300. Notable names include Mel Patton and John Montgomery for USC, plus Jack Dianetti Tom Irmen and Warren Druetaler for MSU, with forecasts favoring USC to claim the national title.
Stamford Conn June 15 The sale of the Poughkeepsie franch ise in the Class 8 Colonial Baseball League to a syndicate of Poughkeepsie residents was announced today by League President John A Scalzi.
Chicago infielder CHICAGO June Ja im Cass Michaels tops the All Star balloting with 19,392 votes from 74,702 counted. He leads former favorites Joe Gordon of the Cleveland Indians and Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox, who trail by 3,586 and 5,? respectively, as the season’s polling shows Michaels’ hot hitting drawing national support.
Leigh Quinn a 17 year old from Belmont Massachusetts sailed home ahead of a schoolboy fleet in the first event of the 14th Interscholastic Yacht Regatta preliminaries in Chesapeake Bay. Yachtsmen from 20 Eastern preparatory schools entered the regatta with St. George's Newport last year’s champion.
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