Dodgers Power Edges Braves For Eighth Straight Win
The EF Dodgers powered past the Boston Braves 12 to 3 to extend their lead to four games over idle St Louis. Kirby Higbe claimed his eighth win as the Dodgers pounded out two big innings, building on a fourth straight victory in a busy stretch.
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Dunbar Scene Sets For Midget Auto Races Today
Charleston fans pack the Four H Fairgrounds half mile oval for seven West Virginia Midget Auto Racing events promoted by J Coleman Enterprises. A 20 lap feature tops the card with drivers from Virginia West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio chasing over $2000 in prize money. State champion Charley Stewart of Charleston enters confident he will defend his title while rivals include Kerns Roush and Gene Comstock among others.
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Pequont Team At Huntington Tennis Match Set Today
The Pequont Tennis Club of Charleston travels to Huntington for six singles and three doubles matches in the season opener. Key players listed include John Sintrock, Bill Armstrong, Mur Asa Maness, Clyde Preston, and Denzil Freeland, with Emerson Salisbury possibly joining. Huntington may counter with Jim Gray and others as a return match is planned later in the season.
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Lennart Strand to End Americas Tour at New York Meet
The National AAU announced a Tuesday twilight track meet in New York where Lennart Strand of Sweden will conclude his Americas tour. Gate receipts over expenses will benefit Greece through the athletic equipment fund. Ordinary trees receive about 90 percent of their nutrition from the atmosphere with the rest from soil.
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Cedar Grove Leads Valley Baseball Clash at Marmet
Cedar Grove faces Marmet in a seven inning game at Marmet starting 5 PM as part of Valley Baseball League day. Loudendale and Mammoth open a doubleheader at Mammoth from 1 30 PM, Handley at Kayford for a single. Winfield and Shrewsbury not scheduled. Standings show Cedar Grove atop with 7 wins, Loudendale 7, Marmet 4, Mammoth 3, Kayford 4, Winfield 2.
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Georgia golfer Hamer wins National Collegiate golf title
Georgians Hamer, a six foot two inch sophomore, surged in the final rounds to win the National Collegiate A A individual golf championship by four strokes with a 286 total. Lind of Denver finished second at 290, Coe of Oklahoma was third at 298, Whiting of Notre Dame 301, Houdry of Princeton 303, while Stanford’s McCann withdrew after morning play.
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Babe) Lind
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Capitol Wins Lead Capitol Softball League Keeps Stride
Capitol school leads Charleston Junior Playground Softball League with four straight wins. Director Clyde Hutson released standings showing Capitol atop the table. Schedule includes games Tuesday and Friday at Legion Field with matchups Lions vs Leagion, Robins vs Horace Mann, and Lincoln vs Smith. Contact Cleon Farrell at 5585 to schedule a Point Lick baseball game.
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Rat Coffey dominates State Open and Pinehurst qualifiers
Rat Coffey won the State Open at Logan with a stellar score, drawing notice for his fast greens play and earning praise from golfers in Est Virginia. He led National Open qualifiers in the Pittsburgh district with 69 at Oakmont, while Roy Buzzard posted 268 in the Gazette City Wide finals. Other notes include Don Roberts shooting 65 at Meadow Brook, Johnny Thomas returning to Edgewood, and John Wondrum Jr entering the State Open with a strong start.
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Junior Tennis Revival Planned at Edgewood Country Club
West Virginia completes a junior tennis revival at Edgewood starting July 10 to 12 with two divisions for players under 18 and under 16. Entry fee is 1 dollar per player or per doubles team, and winners advance to Mid-Atlantic eliminations in Norfolk July 19 and Kalamazoo for nationals starting July 27.
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Phillies Hit All-Time Home Attendance Mark
The Philadelphia Phillies drew 106,599 for today’s game against the New York Giants, boosting the season total to 476,035 at Shibe Park. Last year’s total was 466,796. Tomorrow’s Giants doubleheader is sold out, and good weather could push the year to a half million. Umpire signing news follows.
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Williams Takes Batting Lead as Red Sox Pound Nationals
Tenacious Ted Williams overtook Mickey Vernon in the American League batting race by going two for two and driving in three runs with a triple and a three‑run double as the Red Sox defeated the Washington Nationals 12 to 8. Williams boosted his average to .361 and extended Boston's lead over the Yankees to eight games while Tex Hughson won his eighth decision. The Sox also extended their dominance over Washington with an eighth win in nine meetings.
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Cummings Set With Italian for Gruelling Armory Bout
In a two out of three falls 90 minute match at the Armory Sgt Hob Cummings Jocat Legionnaire and Angelo Martinell will meet in Baltimore. They wrestled a 180 pound pair last week in a gripping hour long draw. Whitey Walberg vs Bill Jazzell from Laredo Texas and Juan Hernandez from Juarez face Bobby Blake in the opening 30 minute half hour.
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