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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1948
Page
5
The piece highlights Virg and Red Kearns in the Industrial Baseball league as strong in catching and base running roles. Scout Buzz Boyle and Ed Halli assist Cincinnati scouts, with small turnout due to weather and a large youth turnout expected. Also mentions Lou Boudreau and Dewey politics analysis with period commentary and headlines.
Second seeded doubles team Jack Kramer of Los Angeles and Francisco Segura of Ecuador advance to the semifinals of the National Professional Tennis championships with a 2 6 2 6 3 victory over unseeded Carl Earn and Bob Harman. Dinny Pails and Pierre Pellizza also reach semis after defeating Wayne Sabin and Elwood Cooke. Bobby Riggs and Don Budge remain top seeds after beating Mickey Gornto and Robert Stubbs 6 3 11 9.
A speaker recalls his father as a devoted, hardworking man who disliked gossip and valued youth. He worked 70 to 75 hours weekly for self-employment, feared aging after 40, and died in 1937 at 48. The speaker notes the father’s lasting presence beyond a Kansas City phone book.
Bill Cassity, 152, of Charleston knocked out Guy Brown, 170, of Asheville in the sixth round of a ten round main event. Ian Harner, 143, also of Charleston, extended his win streak by stopping Doc Campbell, 144, of Asheville in the fifth round of an eight round semi final bout.
Edgewood hosts EMI and Charleston Junior Qualifying with semifinals set across divisions. Howard Allum defeated Bert Wolfie 6 0 6 2 to reach the men’s singles semis and will meet Harry Moore while Eugene Bowler faces Ivor Bolarsky in the other semi. Catherine Wolf announced today’s schedule including junior and senior play and the remaining quarterfinals and semifinals across singles doubles and mixed events.
The Gazette announces the 17th annual City Wide Golf tournament at Meadow Brook Golf Course with 36 hole qualifying over two days. Murray defends, aiming to win three in a row. field includes past champions Blizzard Rugel Hutchinson Chenoweth and Brawley with 64 qualifiers shaping three flights.
Abbreviated MLB box score fragment shows Cincinnati and Boston with scattered line scores and player notes. Key names include Hatton, Corbitt, Vander Meer, Blackwell, Peterson, Schultz, Holmes, Heath, Musial, Northey, and Kurowski amid a jumble of infield and pitching shorthand. The text lists partial batting totals, positions, and RBI tallies, but the overall game details are obscured by OCR garble.
Baseball standings and scheduled games with probable pitchers for the day. Teams include New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Washington with listed records and staff such as Lopat, Webmeier, Rowe, and Kramer.
The City Girls' Sofitel league games scheduled for last night were postponed to Monday at 7 p m due to wet grounds at Owens-Illinois Field.
The St. Louis Cardinals fought off the New York Giants 12-8 in a game that featured seven homers hit by both sides. Joe Garagiola, Marty Marion, Ron Northey, and Stan Musial homered for the Cardinals, while Bob Thomson and Marshall added four-baggers for the Giants. Lewrey pinch hit for a late contribution.
The Cincinnati Reds camp was washed out by a morning downpour. A second day proceeds as scheduled with a larger turnout expected. Eligible players must be high school graduates under 22, bring gloves uniforms and shoes. Reds provide bats and balls, costs refunded for those signed to a minor league contract.
The Charleston Red Sox, managed by Willie White, host the Madison State Liners at Kanawha Park Sunday at 2 p.m. James Stoney earned the win in a 2-1 victory over the Liners earlier this season, and James Johnson is slated to start Sunday.
Martin's Branch Independents meet Flatwoods on Sunday at 2 p m at Flatwoods on Teler Mt. Contact Manager Ivan Adkins Rt four Charleston for game inquiries.
Former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Billy Herman is named to pilot the Minneapolis Millers for the remainder of the baseball season in the American Association. He takes the helm as the team seeks to improve its standings in league play.
The Hurricane baseball club plans two July 4 5 games and invites interested teams to write to Shorty Billups at Hurricane or call Hurricane 373 to arrange a matchup.
In South Charleston city softball, Marines and Esso each finished the first half with 11 wins and 3 losses. They will start a best two of three playoff Sunday at 1 p.m. at Armour Park. The second game is slated for Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the same field, with a possible third game to follow. Belle Juniors host Cinco next, Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
A compact guide describes how the various irons serve different distances and shot types. The author notes experience varies by day and emphasizes visual aids from a left-hand illustration to clarify club functions for readers.
Bobby Locke fired a six under par 65 to set a 36 hole record of 130 in the Chicago Victory Open at Midlothian. He required 25 putts today and led by nine strokes over Clayton Heafner who shot 69 to reach 139.
The Gazette takes first place after defeating Daily Mail 6-4 at Legion Field. Bert Walden pitched for the Mail, allowing five hits, while Homer Haid and Robert Miles sparked the Gazette offense. Frank Blankenship hit a two on homer and two runs scored as the Gazette surged to the top. Thompson's Insurance forfeited a Senior league game, giving Bostponed from May Town Tops a third win of the season.
Park Tire, after 11 straight losses, upset league leader EMCO 4 to 3 at Kanawha Park in a tense game. Bob Johnson held EMCO to seven hits while Park Tire capitalized on seven EMCO errors and timely two runners in the seventh. Clarence Parsons and Al Davidson each had two hits for EMCO while Bus Brown and C. F. Calvert supplied two apiece for Park Tire. A ninth inning miscue by Park Tire nearly handed EMCO the win. Park Tire’s winning runs came with no hits in the seventh. Ward Juniors seek local baseball games. call Junior Pritt for scheduling.
State stream conditions vary as the 1948 bass and frog season opens. Conservation commission reports show waters improving in Monroe, Greenbrier, Pendleton, Mineral, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson, Fayette, Monongalia, Wetzel, Ohio, Brooke, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Randolph, Webster, Nicholas and Pocahontas counties. Kanawha streams are clear except the Poca river. Elk is milky. New River at Prince in Fayette above normal and muddy. Gauley one foot above normal in Nicholas, ideal for lure fishing.
A standout girl pitcher from the Huntington Hershey softball team headlines Saturday at St. Albans. In the Nitro Softball League Irving faces the Moose at 6 30 p m and Viscose meets Hershey in the second game at 7 30 p m.
Morgantown reports Otterbein will not fill the September 25 open date for West Virginia's next fall football schedule. Athletic director Roy Hawley aims to find a replacement, with Waynesburg possibly moving up from September 18 to avoid a vacant weekend.
The report lists several amateur sport results with team names and scores including Bi. Albans 10 over Belle AL, Top Hat 4 over Acee 1, Kanawha Golfball 11 over Appalachia 7, and additional items noting regional clubs and carbide institute references.
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