Wimbledon doubles upsets highlight 1947 playday
At Wimbledon on June 25 Billy Sidwell and Tony Mottram upset Tom Brown and Budge Patty 6-2 2-6 7-5 4-6 8-4 in a five set men's doubles match. Top seeds Kramer Falkenburg and others advanced as British and Australian players dominated early rounds. Shiela Summers routed Nina Hamilton in straight sets in a notable women’s singles victory.
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England
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Oak Hill All Star Game Set for July 4
Final plans near completion for the Fayette County League All Star baseball game to be played at Oak Hill on July 4. Ernie Bragg announces a crowd over 2,000 is expected for the second county league classic with 22 players per squad plus a manager and two coaches. Herb Jones will manage the South. Carl Cutright will lead the North. North rosters feature Brooklyn and Kaymoor while the South highlights Kingston and Minden.
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Major League Standings and Weekend Schedule Review
The article lists current standings with Detroit 4-3 and New York 4, Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 4, and St Louis at 22-30. It notes National League leaders Boston and Brooklyn and provides game previews for Boston at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at St. Louis, Chicago at Cleveland, and Philadelphia vs Chicago. It also covers mixed doubles results and notes players from Baseball’s Big Six with various team leaders and statistical highlights.
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Cincinnati Reds Open Kanawha Park Tryout Camp Friday
The Cincinnati Reds announce a two day tryout camp at Kanawha Park in South West Virginia led by two veteran major league scouts and Reds minor league chief Freddie Fleig. Open to boys 13 to 21 who have finished high school, with gloves shoes and uniforms urged to bring. Balls bats and catching gear supplied. Sessions start at 10 p m running into noon.
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DuPont Beats Sox 3-0. Gazette tops in catchup race
Virgil Kearns led DuPont nine to a 3-0 win over the Anchor Red Sox at Kanawha Park aided by seven enemy errors. The result drops the Sox to second place as Ed Hall's idle Viscose gains the lead and DuPont sits one game back in the Industrial league.
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Gazette Trims Tom's Ties for Second Place
A cluttered sports page item notes Tom's ties in second place after recent results. Mentions Carbide vs Viscore at Nitro at 6 p.m. and various team standings with partial scores and names such as Jordan Pennington Chapman and Fleetwing.
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