DiMag Hits and Yanks Break Homer Mark in Bronx
In New York the Yankees hit two homers to extend their consecutive-game homer record to eighteen, surpassing Detroit's 1940 streak. Joe DiMaggio joined the party with two hits and his 15th homer, while Red Rolfe homered in the ninth to spur a walk-off win with bases loaded. DiMaggio also pushed his consecutive hitting streak to 35. Indians beat Nats in Washington as Bobby Feller nears 30-win target.
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Phillies trade pitcher Bill Crouch to St Louis Cardinals
Prolated Philadelphia June 22 Phillies announced Bill Crouch right handed pitcher was sold to the St Louis Cardinals. The amount involved was not disclosed. Crouch came to the Phils last fall in the deal that sent Kirby Higbe to Brooklyn and has a two win three loss record for the club.
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Parker Wins National Clay Courts Tennis Championship
Frankie Parker, a former Milwaukееn player from Spring Lake New Jersey, defeated Bobby Riggs of Clinton South Carolina 6-3 1-5 6-8 4-6 6-3 to capture the National Clay Courts title. Parker, nicknamed the mechanical man for his backhand and placement, succeeds Don McNeill as champion and heads to Cincinnati as the top seed in the tri state tournament. The National clay court doubles title went to Fred Schroeder of Glendale California and Jack Kramer of Los Angeles defeating Charleston Olewine and Joseph Hunt 6-4 7-5 6-1.
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DuPont Wins Doubleheader in Kanaqua Park Clash
DuPont swept Webster Springs in a two game set at Kanaqua Park scoring 15-8 and 12-3. Tip Kincaid and Letty Vickers earned their third wins with strong pitching while Stalnaker and Frazier led the offense with multi hit games and several players contributing triples and three hit efforts.
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National League games headlined by New York at Chicago
Schedule lists open date matches in the National League featuring New York versus Chicago Schumacher with a 4-4 mark and Passesa at 6-6, plus Brooklyn visiting Pittsburgh Fitsaim Tons at 2-0 against Butcher or Bauers. American League open date games follow, with SS noted.
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Frankie Stranahan Wins Trans Mississippi Title
Eighteen year old Frankie Stranahan of Toledo Ohio won the Trans Mississippi golf championship by defeating Long John Barnum of STHHES 6 and 5 at Sunset Golf. The weight lifter built youth shot 84 eight under par in the morning round and became the youngest winner in the 41 year history of the tournament.
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Selfe Loses Five Set Marathon In West Virginia Tennis
Deacon Parsons edged Eddie Selfe Jr to win the West Virginia men’s singles title in a dramatic five setter at Charleston Tennis Club. Parsons dominated the final set 6 0 after a tight four sets struggle. Anne Miller Spilman of Charleston won the women’s singles 6 1 6 2 over Lyle Hatcher Bennett. In doubles, B F Arkle and Herb Hiltor of Wheeling defeated Parsons and Gray 6 3 6 1.
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Akron Yanks blank Charleston in doubleheader sweep
In Akron Ohio on June 22 the Akron Yanks defeated Charleston Senators 6-0 in the opener and 7-0 in the nightcap, extending the Yanks’ league lead as Charleston failed to reach base until late. Johnny Orr pitched nine shutout innings for Akron, while Babe Klieman took the loss in the first game. Portner homered and doubled for Akron. Palica started the nightcap for Charleston but was chased in the fifth.
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Hogan Demaret Win Inverness Four Ball with Plus 11
Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret edged to a seven-match route in the Inverness invitational four-ball with a plus 11 score, topping Byron Nelson and Jimmy Thomson by six shots in the rain drenched final rounds. The victory nets top prize of $2,000 to the Demaret Hogan pair, while Mangrum and McSpaden collect $1,200 for second, with other teams earning various prizes.
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Archery Club Interclub Match Ends In Tie Favoring Charleston
PARKERSBURG June 22 The Charleston Archery club and the Wheeling Ogiebay club split results in their second annual inter club event with Charleston men 4337 to 4056 and Charleston women 2081 to 2044. Top male scorers included H C Tustin 1242 Charles Bayless 1085 M E Hitchbrock 1047 Cecil Francisca 383 for Charleston and D R Cochran 1267 Bill Hewetson 1005 J P Hewetson 808 Louis Dieh 758 for Wheeling. Women led by Virginia Tustin 1113 Mery Dieh 1056 Nancy Cochran 995 Edith Henderson 926. Charleston to hold practice shoot Saturday and Sunday.
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Mountain State Saturday Baseball Scores and Standings Update
Results from Mountai n State Saturday show Bluefield 5 Logan 1, Welch 10 Huntington 6, Williamson 7 Ashland 2 with Sunday Logan 7 Welch 5 and Ashland 7 Bluefield 5 Williamson 10 Huntington 3. Standings list Williamson, Bluefield, Huntington with mixed records. Monday games include Welch at Logan and Huntington at Williamson.
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Dodgers Sweep Reds With Double Victory In Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers beat Cincinnati Reds 2-1 and 3-2 at Crosley Field to set an all-time attendance record of 35,792. Kirby Higbe held the Reds to three first inning hits, and Frank McCormick’s double and wild moments in the 11th doomed Derringer in the opener. In the second game Wyatt homered as part of a tight pitching duel, with shifts late by double plays and errors shaping the outcome.
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Chenoweth Edges Loar For City Golf Championship
Chenoweth wins the city wide title sponsored by The Gazette after a hard fought 27 holes at Meadow Brook. Loar counters with accurate iron play and a clutch birdie barrage, forcing a late decider as Chenoweth falters with the putter on a key par three.
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Golf Match Postponed Over Illness of Opponent's Wife
The planned match between Johnny DeVries Johnny Jarvis and Arnold Browning Bill Swing at Kanawhe country club was postponed due to the serious illness of Browning's wife. Darrien cited the health emergency as the reason for delaying today's event.
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State Bass Season Opens on June 28
The bass season opens June 28 with a nine inch limit in parts of the state near the Monongahela National Forest while other areas keep the 10 inch rule. Anglers may also take perch pickerel muskalonge and walleyed pike from that date with the frog season running July 12 to August 18.
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