Dodgers Move Back Into Second Place In National League
Brooklyn star Hermanski delivers clutch hitting to power the Dodgers past the Cardinals and into second place by a slim margin. Erskine, aided by six fielding errors, earns his third win as Brooklyn closes within four and a half games of the Braves.
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Yale lands Herman Hickman as head football coach
New Haven Aug 6 insiders reveal Yale’s football advisers finally secured Herman Hickman Army line coach with a March signature after a long pursuit. The move follows prior talks with Lou Little of Columbia and Hickman’s own reluctance to lead elsewhere.
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West Virginia Faces Backfield Losses and Coaching Shifts
West Virginia's Dud DeGroot navigates the loss of Tom Keane and Rex Bumgardner to pro ranks amid a backfield search for a standout runner. The coach remains cautiously optimistic, noting spring drills built a solid but inexperienced squad. Nearby, bi state league hiring updates place Charles Fields at South Charleston Bears and Logan's Rink Hefner as evaluator, while Lefty Byrd shines in Morgantown sandlot baseball with two no-hit games.
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Associated Press
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West Virginia University
Tom Keane
Rex Bumgardner
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Bob Higgins
Penn State
Jim Tatum
Maryland
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Shorty) Fields
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Leland Byrd
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Freese Leads MARL Baseball With 382 Average
George Freese, Wheeling athlete and ex WVU football player, has moved at top speed in baseball. He leads the class Middle Atlantic league with a .382 average, six hits for Johnstown, Pa., at midseason, playing second base and surpassing others in percentage points.
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Buddy) Freese
Wheeling
West Virginia University
Freese
Johnstown
Brownie runs win on Pesky hit as Hughson racks relief
In Wheeling, Tex Hughson spun three scoreless innings to gain the victory after two unearned Brownie runs produced the decisive run via a single by Johnny Pesky. The feature at Wheeling Downs is The West Liberty handicap, a one mile sixteenth race named for the West Virginia town with a $1,000 purse.
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Tex Hughson
Wheeling
Fred Burton
Wheeling Downs
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Merchants Wheeling Meeting Braves Lumberport Tomorrow
The Grafton Merchants plan a 3:00 pm gathering at the Chevrolet garage end of Beech Street bridge for transport to Lumberport to face the Coal Chiefs and later Mingo County rivals. Manager Ross Gerard aimed to secure two wins to push his eight and ten record into the Central League first division.
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Notice to creditors in the Robinson estate
Legal notice to creditors and beneficiaries of May A Robinson deceased to present all claims with vouchers by January 31, 1949 at the Parrish Building Grafton WV. Beneficiaries must attend. Issued July 30, 1948 by John K Burdett Commissioner of Accounts. J 20-A6-13. Also for Floyd Edwards estate with deadline February 1, 1949 and notice to beneficiaries. J. Guy Allender Commissioner of Accounts. aa-LEGAL NOTICE. Francis A Reed disclaims debts. July 30-Aug. 6-13.
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May A. Robinson
Parrish
Grafton
West Virginia
John K. Burdett
Taylor County
Floyd. Edwards
Floyd
E. Edwards
West Main Street
J. Guy Allender
Francis’ A. Reed
North-South Football picks full roster for Charleston game
The 25-man roster for the South team to meet the North in West Virginia's famed North-South Football game in Charleston on Friday night August 20 was announced. Chosen were T Tommy Thompson Huntington East Guard Floyd Davis Logan and Back James Rowe Huntington Central.
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Charleston
Tommy Thompson
Huntington East
Floyd Davis
Logan
James Rowe
Huntington Central
Rooms and Bath for sale on 16 E Wilford
Excellent location near school church and business. Six rooms and bath offered with loan options and terms arranged. Price listed at 3500.
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Construction of the average small house items
The fragment notes a rough figure of about 30,000 components in typical small house construction and mentions produce like tomatoes and strawberries. It also references growth excess affecting vitamin C value related to an individual named Jose.
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