Senators Divide Bill With Birds Clash at Kanawha Park
Portsmouth Red Birds split with Charleston Senators as Clem Drieswerd held the Birds to five hits in a 2-1 nightcap win, after Steve Mlinarsik shut out Portsmouth in the opener. Haas and Schmidt led the Charleston offense, while Kosinski and Sweetko drove runs for Portsmouth in a rugged doubleheader.
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Biruck
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Wild Mitch
Feller Routs Chisox and Rolfe DiMaggio Spark Newark
Highlights from a baseball doubleheader and a late game synopsis. DiMaggio drove in multiple runs and Rosar, Dahier, and Chandler contributed key hits. The Tigers beat the Browns in the nightcap called for darkness, while Detroit and St. Louis details appear in box-score fragments.
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Junior Senators sweep Huntington in twin 6 3 and 3 1 wins
Gene McDonough led the Junior Senators to a doubleheader sweep of Huntington American Legion juniors, winning 6-3 and 3-1. George Corns threw a two hitter to take the opener while Art Green impressed with six hits allowed in the second. Robinson homered and drove in two in the second inning. Deadline for entry in the state junior baseball tourney is tonight at 12 with entries to be filed at American Legion headquarters.
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Gene McDonough
Senators
Huntington American Legion
George Corns
Art Green
Jee
Robinson
American Legion
Baseball's Big Player Clan TAB Danning
Reading shows scattered box score style lines with player names and team affiliations. It lists Red Sox Radcliff Browns McCook Tigers Walker Dodgers Guitow Pirie with numbers indicating hits or stats, reflecting a late 1940s to early 1950s style recap.
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Clan Tab Danning
Gieats
Finney
Red Sox
Radcliff
Browns
McCook
Tigers
Walker
Dodgers
Guitiw
Pirie
State Amateur Stars Drill at White Sulphur Springs
Rain soaked courses hinder practice as contenders for the state amateur tournament prepare for Monday start. Defending champ Ed Tutwiler 74 at Willow Wood and rivals from Ke Nawa Charleston show form while several women’s title holders and former champs, including Ann Hoblitzell and Fritz Stifel Quarrier, plan to compete amid uncertain results.
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Ed Tutwiler
Mt. Hope
Avear
White Oox Country Club
Kenawha Country Club
Charleston
Rest you Hver with Phalen
A fragment describes a remedy claim for detoxifying blood and relieving fatigue and aches. It mentions constipation and headaches as symptoms and positions the product as restoring vitality through a cleansing action. The text reads like an old advertisement for a tonic.
Battlefield State Park Draws Visitors For History And Scenery
The park, renowned for cool summer breezes and mountain views, attracts increasing numbers of tourists and vacationers. It commemorates the 1863 battle between Union troops led by General Averell and Confederate forces, marking a pivotal moment in West Virginia history with the battlefield located near the Little Levels region surrounded by towering mountains.
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Mauntain Battlefield State Park
Clood Stream
Ilving
Cohen Drug Store
Unio
Averell
Fehels
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Wire Simia
West Virginia
Andrew Price
Marlinton
City-Wide Tennis Tourney Opens Entries This Month
The Gazette sponsors the Pequoni Tennis Club event inviting local players within 10 miles of Charleston to enter. Mail 50 cent entry to Denzil Freeland at Woodrum Home Outfitting, Charleston, by July.
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Pequoni Tennis Club
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Woodrum Home Outfitting Company
Charleston
Williamson Routs Aces In 7-4 Baseball Victory
Williamson wins 7-4 as third baseman belts a double triple and homer in four at bats. Huntington contributes four hats to Williamson’s run total and Paul Atwater’s big hit drives the Red Birds ahead. Belle American Lemon hosts Dunbar at the Fairgrounds and Bet club members meet at Huff's store in Levi.
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Huntington
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Paul Atwatec
Red Birds
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Sharp
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Dunbar Tday
Fairgrounds
Bete Club
Huff
Levi
Smukler Quits Football Controversy In Army Enlistment
The report notes Smukler quitting football amid a clash over his enlistment. It claims he paid a bribe to secure a contract and argues the husky squad should join the Lions rather than the army. Smukler trains at Fort Stacum before headed to Hawaii for cast artillery duty. Army officials say he must serve at least a year of his three year enlistment before possibly buying his way out.
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Eagles
Smukler
Detenit
Fort Stacum
Hawaii
Army
Dave
Cale
Canton and Akron Dominoes Match Weathered by Rain
Middle Atlantic results list Canton defeating Dayton and Charleston 3 0 while Portmount fell 0 2. Akron and Youngstown games postponed by rain with Charleston at Youngstown and Canton at Portmount as rain persists today.
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Dayton
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Portsmount
Akron-Youngstown
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Youngstown
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Akron
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Wwe
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Portsmouth
Mountain State Football Scores and Schedule Update
Mountain State recap lists Welch 7 Ashland 7 Huntington 4 Logan 6 Bluefield 5. Today's games include Logan at Bluefield and Ashland at Welch with Huntington at Williamson.
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Southern West Virginia Soap Box Derby Date Set
The fourth annual Southern West Virginia Soap Box Derby will be held Saturday July 27 attracting 20 000 spectators. Derby officials planned the site with Patrick Street or Kanawha Park Way bridges under review and ramp costs considered to limit speed. Past winners Higginbotham Harris Harmen will attend as honored guests.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
Patrick Street
Kanawha Parkway
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Holstein
Earl Bastian
Rhodes-Walker Maine Company
South Charleston
H.W. Lewis
McMillian
Charleston
Lewis and Bashan
Prove Committee
Akron
Johnny Harris
Henry Higginootham
Warren Harmen
Cold Dome Triumphs in 20th Straight Softball Win
Cold Dome secured its 20th consecutive victory by defeating Shepherd Chapel 4 to 1. Milley pitched a two hit gem to earn the win in the division showdown.
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Trovnying
Shepherd Chapel
Milley
Tigers Face Deco In Charleston Doubleheader
The Charleston Tigers host the Devote Giants in a two game set starting at 1: A.M. Welock. The twin bill highlights this afternoon sports action with both teams seeking a win.
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Charleston Tigers
Levi
Major Leagues Scoreboard Across Leagues and Cities
National League results show Cincinnati 4 Chicago 1 and Brooklyn 10 Boston 4. New York 5 Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Bauls rain. American League games include Cleveland 2 Chicago Detroit 3 New York 12 Philadelphia 3 Washington 9 Boston 7.
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Detroit
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Thompson
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St. Louis
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Hamlin
Casey
Hubbell
Dean
Pearson
Beck
Incomplete Baseball Pairings Face Off Across Multiple Cities
The scorecard lists matchups in Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Detroit with pairs of players and their records. The chaotic page shows alternating teams and player lines including several misprints and unclear names.
Reds Junior Reds schedule at Legion Field this week
The Charleston Junior Reds led by Frank Polk play Mount Carbon Monday at 5 PM at Legion Field South Charleston. They host Belle Tuesday and the Junior Senators Thursday all at Legion Field with further games Wednesday against Belle.
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Frank Polk
Charleston
City Net Event Opens Thursday Tennis Tourney
The 1940 City Wide Tennis Tourney begins Thursday at Pequoni Tennis Club Central Avenue courts Charleston with 31 entries and 50 more possible. Defending champs are vacant with Bob Brosius absent and Ann Miller winning county finals with Radcliffe Edmonds. Betty Lee favored in women's singles and a strong men’s field includes Kraus Swarts Usham Pugh Terrie Brooks. Deadline for entries is Tuesday midnight.
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Treworks
Central Avenue
Pequoni Tennis Club
Gazette
Charleston
Bob Brosius
Radcliffe Edmonds
Lille
Ann Miller
David Swarts
Bill Rice
Dunbar
West Virginia University
J. B D. Treanor
St. Albans
Max Kite
Southpaw
Andy Bela
Nitro
Percy Grove
John
Andy White
Do S. L. Bivens
Paul J. Kaufman
Billy Pugh
Henry L. Terrie, Jr
Charles Brooks
Charlotte Cavender
Jennie Dennis
Wilbur F. Kraus
Bob Josius
Howard Usham
Pequoni
Henry L. Terrie
Wilmer Hines
Pugh
Betty Lee
Betty B. Lee
Lisa Spilman
Caroline Friel
Huntington
Miss Lee
Margaret Zahatis
Morris Harvey
Willa Gentry
Paul Groves
Asa Maness
D. V. Moses
Denzil Freeland
Woodrur
Isolator Dominates Aqueduct Brooklyns Handicap
Isolator, owned by William Woodward and trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, won the 62nd Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct with a 2:03 time on the rebuilt track. Eight Thirty carried 130 pounds and faded to fourth while Can't Well finished a half length back in third as the field chased the colt to the wire.
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Pilate Dinher
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Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Myron Selznick
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Archery Club to Hold City Tourney Today
The Charleston Archery Club will stage its annual city tournament at its Kanawha City range. Leading entries include H. C. Tustin RB Griffith Newell Casdarph W. E. Morris Friz Randolph Virginia Tustin Virginia Casdarph Dordéthy Hitchcock and Ted Griffith. Matches cover men women and juniors with sign ups at 2 o clock.
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Kanawha City
H. C. Tustin
Griffith
Newell Casdarph
W. E. Morris
Friz Randolph
Virginia Tustin
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Dordéthy Hitchcock
Ted Griffith
Dizzy Deanheads North Stars in North South Texas League vote
Dizzy Dean led the North team with 27 235 votes after returning from the Chicago Cubs to Tulsa Oilers. Rob Munerici of San Antonio sparked the South with 35 143 votes. Rogers Hornsby will manage the North and Eddie Dyer the South for the Fort Worth July 1 classic.
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Chicago Cubs
Tulsa Oilers
Latals
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Rob Munerici
San Antonio
Rams
Rogers Hornsby
Oklahoma City
Eddie Dyer
Houston
Welch Tops Ashland In Mountain State League Thriller
The Welch Miners came from two runs down in the eighth to beat Ashland 7 to 5. Tex Stuart delivered the tying run with a single and Frank Stapski drove in the winner as Welch rallied after Ashland led 5-3. Ashland’s outfielder hit two homers in the fifth. Line score shows Ashland 030 176 ODN-S 12 0 Welch 001 100 14x-7 13 1.
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Welch Miners
Askland
Miners
Tex Stuart
Frank Stapski
Ashland
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Malaney
Wooldridge
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T. Tine
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Joe Kosinski
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