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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
12
Fragmented text mentions teams like Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates with stray names. No coherent event or outcome emerges, and many words are garbled. The readable bits hint at a sports context but lack specifics to form a clear summary.
The Hermitage Country Club in Richmond will host the 109th Prefectional Golfers Aster America tournament. A $30,066 bid was accepted today by Tom C. Utterbach, chair of the club’s roif committee, after notification from the PGA executive committee in Detroit. The event, jointly sponsored by Hexmutsge and the Boergmen’s club of Richmond, will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 25 to 28, as part of a push toward a near two million attendance goal.
Bolden Company softball team travels to Crescant field to face Appalachian today at 8 p.m. All Bolden players are asked to be ready to leave Dunbar at 5:05. The team aims to cap a strong showing on the diamond.
Yesterday's lone entrant was Charles Green of Baltimore. Richmond entries were wired to Catherine Wolf, tournament director, at noon today. The draw was to be conducted this morning with play starting at 2 p.m. Thursday sees other rounds and matches as scheduled.
A three day baseball school starts tomorrow at Kanawha Park, sponsored by the Boston Braves. Jack Beider, Braves territorial scout for the area, leads the program with assistants L. Doringer and Byrle Eichmond. Any youth hoping to reach the majors is invited to attend from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, with lunches provided, bringing a strong arm and speed.
In St Louis, Peter Reiser of the Brooklyn Dodgers indicates he plans to join the club Sunday after recovering from a right ankle injury. The veteran, treated this spring by Dr Hyland, is ready to return to field action.
Sam Zoldak pitched the Cleveland Indians to a 5 2 victory over the New York Yankees in his first Cleveland appearance since joining from the St Louis Browns. The win stretched Cleveland's lead in the AL pennant race to three and a half games over the Yankees, with Joe Gordon and Larry Doby delivering key early runs. DiMaggio hit his 16th homer, tying the league lead, while Stan Musial added another strong finale in Boston.
State officials led by W R Fugitt protest high field and ticket charges for Kanawha park used for the annual baseball tournament. City seeks 10 cents per adult ticket and 5 cents per student, amounting to about 10 percent of the tourney proceeds. Last year’s field rent was 246 dollars, this year near 280 dollars, fueling debate on location and costs amid other protests over North South football and WVU Washington and Lee game fees.
In a downpour Harry Guyer shot five under par 65 to lead the Meddow Brook Golf Club city-wide qualifying, tying Joe Rue for top honors as Gordon Murray and John Chenoweth close behind. Over 80 locals entered. 64 low scores advance to three rounds with championship finals Sunday.
Readable fragments show a list of pairings and names including Beaker, Greenest rack Get, Barry, and Schmader along with numbers and partial notes. The text appears as a garbled sports or event pairing page with multiple individuals listed alongside cryptic terms and figures.
A blind bowling contest scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Dunbar Bowling Center was announced by Harry Blackwell. Bowler visibility will be blocked by a curtain as pins are counted aloud by a sighted scorekeeper. Each entrant bowls three games and winners are based on highest totals. Entry fee is not specified.
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