Giants Win With Giants Bats Lead NL Race
Giants explode for three homers at the Polo Grounds to beat the Cubs 8-3 and claim sole first in the National League. Dodgers dust Pittsburgh in a doubleheader to climb to third as Braves shut out by Cardinals. Yankees topple Tigers 3-0 to trim Detroit’s AL lead. Browns rally past Athletics 3-0. Night games rule across the schedule.
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New York Giants
Ott
Johnny Mize
Mize
Babe Ruth
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Polo Grounds
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Ebbets Field
Pirates
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Reds
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Comiskey Park
Baseball schedule and results from today's games
Eastern Time slate lists NL matchups Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston and NY at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis. night games noted. Yesterday's results show Brooklyn 11 Pittsburgh 6, New York 8 Chicago 3, St Louis 3 Boston 0, Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 1, New York 3 Detroit 0, St Louis 4 Boston 3, Washington 6 Cleveland 5.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Clevelatia
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Pittsburgh Philadelphia
Yesterday's batting and pitching stars shine in wins
Joe DiMaggio collected four hits in five at bats, drove in a run and scored, leading the Yankees past Hal Newhouser and the Tigers 3 to 0. Frank Papish scattered three singles and did not allow a runner past second as the White Sox shut out the Athletics 3 to 0.
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Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Frank Papish
White Sox
White Box
Athletics
Major League Leaders and Pitching Highlights
Summary of AL and NL season leaders with totals for batting hits home runs and runs batted in. Notable leaders include Mize and Mize reaching top in home runs and RBIs while Spahn and Newhouser lead in pitching and strikeouts. Stolen bases and triples also identified for multiple players across teams.
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Associated Press
Walker
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Ruins
Torgeson
Boston
Baumholtz
Cincinnati
Slaughter
St. Louis
Oubles — Ennis
Cooper
Robinson
Brooklyn
Blackwell
Cincin
Fiat
Spahn
Ie — DiMaggio
Buins—Kelter
Dillinger
Bles —Mullin
Detroit
Tes ‘Philley
Chicago
Lehner
Keller
New Xox
Or Louis
Newhouser
Shea
Illinois seeks shape for NCAA baseball playoffs
In a round up of college and minor league activity, Illinois schedules games with semi pro clubs after May 17 to stay sharp for the NCAA playoffs while Texas also keeps teams active for sectional play. Alabama Auburn Clemson and Virginia prepare for next week's District 3 elimination series as the era of a national playoff begins to take form. Also details of a Wichita Falls Spudders game reveal a pinch hitter Albert R McCarthy making a dramatic debut with a home run, and Notre Dame style lines mixed into Packers and Rockets formations for the upcoming season.
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New York
University of Illinois
Texas
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Auburn
Clemson
Virginia
Austin
Wichita Fall
Wichita Falls Spudders
Amdire Berry
Albert R. McCarthy
Jonesboro
Ark
Eddie Storenski
Ump
Berry
Mccarthy
Jimmy Crowley
Green Bay
Wis
Notre Dame
Packers
Chicago Rockets
Walker Sparks Phillies With Key Series Batting Rise
Harry Walker, 28, Leeds Alabama, centers field for the Phillies, increasing his batting to a 364 mark after a 1947 season shift from St. Louis. Once a minor leaguer then Cardinal outfielder, he developed a new stance from Dixie Walker and hit .412 in the 1946 World Series. The Cardinals traded Walker and Fred Schmidt to Philadelphia for Ron Northey and cash, as Cincinnati fell to the Phillies 4-1 with Walker contributing baserunning and a notable triple.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Qustion
Harry Walker
Leeds
Ala
Walker
St. Louis Cardinals
Dixie
Brooklyn
Harry
Cardinals
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Fred Schmidt
Phillies
Ron Northey
Northley
Redbirds
Phils
Cincinnati
Vane
May traffic toll hits thirty year high in West Virginia
West Virginia State Police report 39 fatalities in May, raising the year total to 150 and marking the worst 30 days since September 1946. Fairmont Broadcasting Co wins FCC approval to build a 250 watt radio station at 1490 kc with unlimited time. Army tests in Alaska show ice forms on inner tubes in sub zero weather causing flat spots, tires inflated using moisture removed air.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Washington
Fairmont Broadcasting Company
Fairmont
W. Va
Federal Communications Commission
U. S. Army
Alaska
Two Americans At Last sent Out Bobby Locke
New York June 4 Bobby Locke the links invader from South Africa finished behind two American pros in the pro amateur medal play tournament at Meadow Brook club. Jimmy Demaret led the field with 69 and Dick Metz was second with 70 while Lockecarded 71 and three others matched his score.
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Bobby Locke
South Africa
America
Jimmy Demarot
Dick Metz
Arkansas Traveler
Locke
Meadow Brook Club
Demaret
Metz
Lloyd Marshall Knocks Out Fred Mills Last Night
Lloyd Marshall, a Cleveland negro, knocked out British 175 pound champion Freddie Mills in the fifth round in London. Marshall, faster and never troubled, aims for Gus Lesnevich’s world light heavyweight title as Mills appears out of contention after his defeat.
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Lloyd Marshall
Gus Lesnevich
Freddie Mills
Mills
Britain
Bruce Woodcock
Joe Baksi
Lesnevich
Marshall
Musical instrument catalog featuring Baldwin Wurlitzer pianos
Catalog entry highlights new Baldwin and Wurlitzer pianos along with Magnavox and RCA Victor radio combinations. Conn and Holt instruments and Gibson guitars are also offered, promising a complete range to meet all musical needs.
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RCA Victor
Conn and
Holto
Gibson
The U S federal park system in 26 parks and more
Fragmented data lists the U S federal park system including 26 parks and 50 parks with various percentages and items such as monuments battlefield sites recreation areas and cemeteries. The text mixes food production metrics and memorials with unclear counts.
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U. S
Rules Clinic To Feature Program At Annual Game
A 1947 high school football rules summary joined by motion pictures will headline the annual rules clinic. West Virginia Officials' Association and WVU School of Physical Education sponsor the session at Laidley Field the day before the North-South game. A. R. Hutchens will discuss college rule changes and officiating mechanics. H. V. Parter will summarize high school rules.
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West Virginia Football Officials' Association
West Virginia University School of Physical Education and Athletics
Laidley Field
A. R. Hutchens
Lake Wales
Fla
H. V. Parter
Burnsville High picks Beymer coach amid WVU grad note
Braxton county boards appoint Richard Beymer of Sandyville a June WVU graduate as Burnsville High school coach. Inglewood racing news reports Honeymoon sets a new world record for seven furlongs at Hollywood Park, closing a summer debut with a dominant victory. A stray Psalmic line about famine and locusts follows, referencing nourishment as mere calories and Venus brightness.
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Calif
Honeymoon
Harry L. Warner
Hollywood Park
Fedak Signs Contract With Pittsburgh Pirates
Wellsburg 18 year old southpaw Fedak who helped Charleston win the state scholastic title says he has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and will move this week to the Pirates farm club at Keokuk Iowa in the class C Central Association. He met Pirates officials in Pittsburgh after talks with Smoky City and Boston Braves representatives during the high school season.
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Fedak
Charleston
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirate
Keokuk
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Wesleyan Huntington hires Marshall college former dean
President Arthur E. Beckett of the West Virginia Wesleyan Alumni Council announced the appointment of Dr. E. V. Bowers as an instructor of psychology at the Methodist Institution Wesleyan. The article notes national telephone usage and skim milk nutrition comparisons as contextual trivia.
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Huntington
Arthur E. Beckett
West Virginia Wesleyan Alumni Council
E. V. Bowers
Marshall College
Methodist Institution
Classified ad rate notice for Sentinel publication
Sentinel classified ads outline pricing 2.5 cents per word for first insertion and 1.5 cents per word for each additional insertion. Minimum charge 55 cents. Ads must be prepaid, placed in proper class, and errors reported immediately. Initials and figures count as words. No phone submissions accepted.
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For Sale Classified Items Listing 1935 Oldsmobile Coupe
FOR SALE 1935 Oldsmobile Coupe phone 1087 R. Also for sale a new large baby bed and mattress a used dining room suite a library table. D O Baker Route 4 Grafton West Virginia opposite Cozy Rest on Route 50. 49 31
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D. O. Baker
Grafton
W. Va
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