Red Sox Rally Past Indians as McCarthy’s Bet Pays Off
Boston carves through Cleveland after Bobby Doerr’s 20th homer sparks a comeback. Vern Stephens, Doerr and BJ Goodman drive in key runs to tie and take the lead, while Philadelphia and New York falter, widening Boston’s edge in the standings amid a day of big-league upsets.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Joe McCarthy
Cleveland
Bobby Doerr
Boston
Tee Williams
Vern Stephens
Doerr
BJ Goodman
Fatehel Paige
Red Sox
Philadelphia
New York
A’s
Detroit
Tigers
Gorge Vico
Vic Wertz
George Kell
Kelly
Chicago
New York Yankees
Taft Wright
Tommy Henrich
Bucky
King LutlrTse Harris
Karl
Winnie
Frank Biscan
Barry Wynn
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Harry Breecheen
St. Louis
Braves
Johnny Suin
Pittsburgh
Bob Chesnes
Gene Hermanski
Ralph Branca
Branca
Max West
Clyde
Klutta
Wally Westlake
Monty Basgall
Hugh Casey
Giant
Jack Conway
Les Layton
Sheldon Jones
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholas
Conway
Elove
Layton
Pafko
Cub
Jones
Giants
Andy Seminick
Eddie Sawyer
Phils
Cincinnati
Tennis finals played today in West Virginia closed tourney
Wheeling reports finals in the West Virginia closed tennis tournament with defending singles champions facing challengers. Eugene Bowler of Charleston meets Charles Front of Wheeling while Mrs. Ann Spilman of Charleston defends against Mary Ewing of Wheeling. Both matches slated for 2 p.m. EDT.
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Wheeling
West ‘Virginia
Eugene Bowler
Charleston
Charles Front
Ann Spilman
Mary Ewing
South Carolina
Sports Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
A roundup recalling 1920s boxing careers and eras, noting Gene Tunney’s retirement near 1928 and Joe Louis’s era as a looming retirement. It cites Dempsey’s return, Loughran and Schmeling, and early match obstacles, then pivots to F S Myerscough selling Phoenix the Irish Derby winner as a profitable stud venture and hints at football and baseball notes including Garrard Ramsey’s All-Star runs and Al Dark’s Boston tie-in if the Braves win the pennant.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
Joe Louis
Jack Sharkey
Young Stribling
George Godfrey
Pauline Uzendun
Johnny Risko
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Loughran
Dempsey
Loughran
Godfrey
Max Schmeling
Germany
Sharkey
F. S. Myerscough
Phoenix
Myerscough
Hirsch Jacobs
Garrard Ramsey
William and Mary
Chicago Cardinals
Knox
Los Angeles Dons
Braves
al Dark
Boston
Louisiana
National League results and leaders from yesterday
The Associated Press reports NL results with Boston beating Pittsburgh 2 to 1 and Philadelphia topping Chicago 7 to 4 among others. Standings feature Musial leading batting with .389 and 79 RBIs while Kiner tops home runs at 28.
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Associated Press
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Musial
St. Louts
Mize
Ennis
Hopp
Kiner
Ashburn
Branca
Dickford
Wildfowl Hunting Rules Announced for 1948 Season
Regulations issued by the West department of the interior set daily bag limits for Virginia watersfowl including eight ducks with limits on wood ducks mergansers and geese. Seasons run December 10 to January 8 and September 1 to October 30. A separate Beckley vote approved about 80,000 for hospital access roads.
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Washington
West Department of the Interior
Virginia
Beckley
America Wins First Four Golden Medals
On opening day of the 1948 London Olympics, the United States captured four gold medals. Wally Ris led swimming with a 57.5 in prelims, Bruce Harlan topped springboard diving, and Emil Zatopek dazzled in distance running while U.S. high jumpers faltered at 6 feet 6 inches. Basketball, water polo, fencing, pentathlon, and wrestling results followed as U.S. teams posted wins and close tests.
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Olympic Pool
Wembley
England
Wally Ris
Chicago
Bruce Harlan
Ohio State
United States
Olympic Stadium
Harrison Dillard
Roy Cochran
America
Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakia
Zatopek
John Winter
Australia
University of Town
Keith Carter
Purdue
Alex Jang
France
Alan Ford
Yale
Bruce Harlow
Ohio
Sammy Lee
Pasadena
Calif
Joaquin Capilla
Mexico
Miller Anderson
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Brenda Hesse
Los Angeles
Switzerland
Alex Groza
Kentucky
U.S
Peru
Uruguay
Canada
G. B. Moore
U. S. Army
William Grut
Sweden
DeGroot to Lead North-South Coaching Clinic
Dudley DeGroot WVU head coach and H R Red Sanders Vanderbilt chief mentor will speak at a coaching clinic in Charleston August 18-19. Directed by Morris Harvey College staff led by Athletic Director Eddie Kine, the event precedes the North-South game and its rules discussion on August 20.
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Charleston
Dudley DeGroot
West Virginia University
H. R. ‘Red Sanders
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Morris Harvey College
Eddie Kine
Frank Knight
Horses Arrive in Force for Wheeling Downs Meet
Wheeling Downs opened weekend activity with nearly 300 horses on the grounds for the five day meeting starting next Saturday. Among arrivals Monday was Ralph Koonoe bringing twelve head from Randall including Sashay Moon and Spectator, both of which performed well here last season.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Downs
Ralph Koonoe
Randall
Moon
Spectator
Tourney Of Champions Heads Brooklyn Boxing Doubleheader
Promoter Andy Niederreiter announced a September boxing event in Brooklyn featuring Freddie Mills against Gus Tesnevich and Tony Zale versus Marcel Cerdan at Ebbetts Field. The dates listed are September 23 24 or 25 with the 23rd favored.
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Murray Rose
New York
Tournament of Champions, Inc
Brooklyn
Freddie Mills
England
Gus Tesnevich
Tony Zale
Marcel Cerdan
France
Andy Niederreiter
Ebbets Field
State Fair To Exceed Last Years Exhibits
Lewisburg reports the State Fair Cattle Show expected to surpass last year’s “Million dollars worth of cattle” with Morlunda Farms poised to exhibit about 18 Herefords Morlunda is owned by Oscar Nelson Sr and Jr and led by manager Col A W Hamilton. The fair runs August 16 to 21 between Lewisburg and Ronceverte.
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Lewisburg
C.T. Snydenstricker
Ronceverte
Morlunda Farms
A. W. Hamilton
Mgr
Morlunda
Oscar Nelson, Sr
Oscar Nelson, Jr
Greenbrier
Morlunda Domino
Morlunda Donette
Beauty Pageant Parade Will Be Brilliant Event
MOUNDSVILLE July 31 An August 7 Miss West Virginia Pageant Parade will feature ten contestants plus Miss America 1947 and other pageant figures. At least nine bands and a Drum and Bugle Corps will headline, with floats, a Pepsi-Cola sponsored scholarship float, and a special Miss West Virginia of 1900 feature. The Wheeling American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps will lead the march.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
Pepsi-Cola Company
Drum & Bugle Corp
American Legion of
Wheeling
Notice to creditors in Taylor County estates
Commissioner of Accounts John K. Burdett and Richard B. Bord publish legal notices for the Dollie Wilmoth and Rossie Bonner estates in Taylor County West Virginia. Creditors must file verified claims with vouchers by December 18 1948 for Wilmoth and January 20 1949 for Bonner, or lose legal rights. Beneficiaries must appear on the deadline dates to protect interests. Both notices dated July 16 and July 17 1948 respectively.
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Dollie Wilmoth
Hioshrducm
Parrish
Grafton
West Virginia
John K. Burdett
Taylor County
Rossie Bonner
Gratton
Richard .B. Bord
Rainfall updates and Look Magazine suit news
Rainfall from this afternoon through tonight will be followed by cooler and fair conditions tomorrow. Look Magazine has answered a $200 000 damage suit by actress Hedy Lamarr, denying disparagement of her looks and noting she knew of the article. A city petition outlines street lighting ordinance and utility duties. Liberia’s population includes about 12 000 descendants of freed slaves. Liberia and Haiti remain the only independent Negro nations. The Trumpeter Swan is the largest flying bird at about 35 pounds.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Look Magazine
Hedy Lamar
Look
Hedy
Liberia
Western Africa
United States
Haiti
For Sale Good 6 Room Home at 16 E Wilford
Property listing notes a six room house at 16 East Wilford in an excellent location near facilities. Owner will arrange terms with a price of 3500 dollars.
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W. Main
Wilford
M.ifor
Sentinel
Miss West Virginia Contestant From Parkersburg
Eighteen year old Pat Summers of Parkersburg will appear in the 1948 Miss West Virginia Pageant in Moundsville on August 7. A Stephens College student with two years completed, she is a Parkersburg High School graduate who trained at Mallon-Priel Modeling School in Chicago. If she wins the $2,000 Pepsi-Cola award she plans training in radio production and dramatics and will share her life philosophy during the talent show.
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Moundsville
Pat Summers
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Stephens College
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