Dodgers Climb Toward Pennant Hope After St Louis Win
Brooklyn pitchers pace a 5 3 win at St Louis lifting the Dodgers to sixth in the NL race five games behind the Giants as Hatten goes the distance again. Jansen of the Giants wins in Cincinnati while Pirates fall to Braves. Indians stay ahead in the AL after 2 1 loss to Senators. Browns beat Red Sox. Yanks top Tigers. Cubs edge Phillies in 12 innings.
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Indians
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Nelson Potter
Philadelphia
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A's
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Sox
Mel Parnell
Tigers
Yankees
New York
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Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
American League leaders include Williams of Boston leading in batting with .384 and RBIs with 43. He also tops runs with 35 and hits with 56. Boudreau and Zarilla share doubles at 12. Wertz and Platt lead triples with 5. Keltner tops home runs with 130. Dillinger and Coan steal bases with 8. Lemon has 43 strikeouts. Fowler wins 3-0, 1.000. National League leaders show Holmes of Boston batting .398. Muglar leads runs with 34, Musial and Muglar share hits at 58. His tires were thin his speed was rent.
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Cleveland
Zarilla
St. Louis
Wertz
Detroit
Platt
Keltner
Dillinger
Coan
Washington
Lemon
Fowler
Philadelphia
Holmes
St Louis
Muglar
Muslal
Major and Semi Pro Baseball Roundup Collide in Summer Talk
In New York on June 3 a minor league manager and club official were barred for life amid rambling dealings and game fixing questions. Western league players earn about $10 extra per game beyond top clubs, while Eastern Conference limits summer play. Fordham’s Coffey cites a $170 monthly contract just for expenses as players drift between farms and semi pro circles. Western Michigan’s team tops five straight, NCAA playoff in sight. Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale buy Gary and Brooklyn houses, while Bobby Lane declines pro offers to finish college in Texas before Bears.
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New York
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DesMotes Register
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Big Nine
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Rocky Graziano
Gary
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Rocky
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Lubbock
Tex
Texas Trek
New Football Bears
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Baseball Results
Yesterday's results show New York edging Detroit 1 0 while St Louis defeated Boston 3 1 Washington beat Cleveland 2 1 Chicago swept Philadelphia 7 3 and 2 1 with Brooklyn and St Louis games noted. Pitching highlights include Raschi's sixth win and Hodges driving in three Brooklyn runs.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Vic Raschi
Yankees
Philadelphia New York
Coaching Summer School Underway at Morgantown
Morgantown dispatch notes a six week coaching summer program for coaches and physical education instructors. Football classes led by Dudley Degroot run June 3 to 9, basketball by Lee Patton June 10 to 16, track and baseball by Art Smith and Steve Harrick June 17 to 23, with later weeks on training injuries and athletic administration. Courses offer graduate college credit and feature WV diversity coaching staff plus guest specialists.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Dudley Degroot
Lee Patton
Art Smith
Steve Harrick
Criminal charges faced by baseball manager in Winston-Salem
In Winston-Salem on June 3 a former Satolina baseball team manager Bernard Deforge faced bribery charges amid a broader inquiry into game fixing. Police reported the arrest as part of a probe into gambling and bribery that led to life bans for Deforge and Tri-State Blue Ridge league official FA Weingarten.
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Satolina Baseball Veamie
Nolice
Spagne
John’ Gold
Bernard Deforee
Reidsville
Belpeau
Deforns
FA Weingarten
Tri-State
Blue Ridge
Tis Reviow
Gears M. Trrautman
National Revetation of
Trautman
Deforge
Sinsing Salem
Tatesville
Junior Blaney Upholds Norths Pitching Part
PARKERSBURG June 3 Two squads with players from across the state meet in a north south all star baseball game. Junior Blaney of Morgantown pitched for the north while Jim Waugh of Huntington Vinson High school started for the south.
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Parkersburg
Jim Waugh
Huntington Vinson High School
Junior Blaney
Morgantown
Taylor County Junior Baseball Season Opens Monday
Taylor County's four junior teams begin a round robin schedule at G H S Athletic Field under local volunteer oversight. Shaky Paugh supervises Fet Term an, Dick Williams handles Central, Harley Dunham runs West Side, and Randall McKinney guides Webster. Games start June 8 with a schedule through August 18, shaping talent for Taylor County Post No. 12 and future national junior championships.
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Grafton
American Legion-Ford Motor Co
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Dick Williams
Grafton Merchant
Harley Dunham
West Side
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Webster Club
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Rand McKinney
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Angott to Fight Miles in Huntington Card
Former lightweight champion Sammy Angott has signed to meet Buster Miles of Indianapolis in the main 10 round bout at Radio Center on June 11. Angott now fights as a welterweight. Red Bineyard of Wheeling and Arthur Brownie of Cincinnati are set for the eight round semi final.
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Sammy Angott
Buster Miles
Indianapolis
Radio Center
Dick Deutsch
Angott
Red Bineyard
Wheeling
Arthur
Brownie
Cincinnati
Hegro
Mountaineers Enter NCAA Tournament Bid From Easton Playoffs
West Virginia University received an NCAA region invite to Easton, Pennsylvania, for the Region 2 playoffs against Navy Rutgers and Lafayette, with the winner advancing to Winston-Salem for the eastern tournament. Coach Harrick said most players were reachable and excited about a postseason run after a 16 win season in 21 games.
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West Virginia University
G. Ott Romney
The
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Kalamazoo
Steve Harrick
VPI
Virginia
Waynesbuto College
Suggs Captures British Women's Golf Title in England
Louise Suggs of Atlanta defeated Jean Donald of Scotland 1 up after 36 holes at St. Annes to win the British Women's title. Suggs, already U S champion, led 3 up after 18 holes but trailed late, finally clinching at the 86th tee. Strong wind and rain marked the match, only the second time an American won the title across the Atlantic.
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ST. Anne's-On-The-Sea
England
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Jean Donald
Scotland
Denver
Babe Didrikson
U.S
Atlantic
Tragedy in woods: boy wounded by accidental gunfire
Taylor, 24, of Winthrop and another man walked near Middlesboro Kentucky on May 25 when the youth reportedly tossed a gun that went off striking him below the knee. He tore his shirt for a bandage and asked for a doctor or a bus to Indianapolis.
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Winthrop
Middlesboro
Lucky
Indianapolis
Tire care advice warns of heat and speed dangers
The piece warns that automobile tires aged by heat and summer stress may fail. It stresses checking tires now and avoiding excessive speed, noting that high speed with thin tires becomes a dangerous, self-inflicted risk.
Joe Louis Weakens On His Last Fight Stand
Joe Louis is weakening in his determination to retire after the Joe Walcott fight June 23. If he wins and continues, the likely September bout would be against Gus Lesnevich, the light heavyweight champion from Cliffside Park New Jersey. The champ concentrates on Walcott and dispels retirement rumors as observers note his 216 pound frame and rising anxiety.
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Jack Hand
New York
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Joe
Gus Lesnevich
Cliffside Park
N. J
Walcott
Blueville
Son Drowns at Ivyside Pool in Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania a mother learned her son had drowned at Ivyside swimming pool. The 15 year old James Sisgo was found beneath the water after diving and striking something. Police recovered the body hours later as investigators continued to probe the tragedy.
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Altoona
Jung
Louis Goodfellow
Louis
James
Judge orders hold in murder case at McDowell County
Magistrate Tonnie Mitchell, after grand jury action, holds Ruth Stevens, 38, and wife of physician W. Ricard Stevens, without bail on a murder charge in the slaying case. Details show the McDowell County context and the case’s status.
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