Weston Mer-Inds and Grafton tie in 14 innings under rain
The Central League game finally ends in a 1 to 1 draw after fourteen innings halted by rain. Weston’s Stolzenfels vs Grafton’s Mitchell delivered a pitchers’ duel as Riley and Miles drove in runs in the opening frame and Henderson scored for Grafton in the third. League rules require a finish at a later date, starting from the 14th inning position, with both clubs set to replay the unfinished game.
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the Sentinel
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Weston
Riley
Pitchen
Miles
Carp
J. Henderson
Mitchell
Skaggs
Henderson
Central West Virginia
Rosemond
Clarksburg
Goodrich
Muntzing
By & Ett
Girich
Sqlem
Heale Ee 2 Mie County
Rosemont
Merchants
Skages
Moran O
Hamric
F. Henderson
Ley
Grafton Ib
Stolzenfels
Etryck Gutty
Landsbury
Mountaineers Leave for Easton NCAA Playoffs
Mountaineer baseball team departs Morgantown for Easton, Pa., for a district NCAA tournament first round against Lafayette after a regular season victory. Coach Steve Leftyart Doug Ritcher leads 15 players as Burton Lamp cannot travel. The district winner advances to the eastern finals in Winston Salem, N C, the next week.
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Morgantown
Mountaineer
Simmer
Easton
Goach
Steve Leftyart
Doug Ritcher
Tomor
Lafty
West Virgi Tory
Lafayette
Navy
Rutgers
Winston Salem
N. C
Ufteen
Burton Lamp
Harrick
Cawley
Marietta
Roord
E. M.putwiler, Jr
Mount Hope
Tutwiler
West
Local golf club holds tryouts at Park Club Course
A garbled note from June at Loundsville Country indicates Ray Weaber and others involved in a golf event. The text mentions a tryout and a Park Club course, with unclear surrounding details.
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Areer Sue
Loundsville
Emesis
Seoveeeat
Ray A
Bee
Sisler Puts Phillies Past Cardinals in Soaring Fashion
Dick Sisler, former Redbird, cracked two home runs and drove in four as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5 1. His home run barrage helped knock the Cardinals from the NL lead while Bobby Thomson and Jim Russell sparked others for the Giants and Braves respectively. Ned Garver earned his first victory of the season for the Browns in a 5 3 upset of the Yankees as rain halted several other games.
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Associated Press
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Redbird
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Phillies
Ralph LaPointe
Nipby Jones
George Sisler
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Russell
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New York Yankees
Yankee Sta
Johnny Lindell
Phil Rizzuto
Yankees
Paul Lehner
Browns
Frank
Spec) Shea
Clevland Indians
Senators
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Washington
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Brooken
Cincinnati
Jiméoy Russell
Braves
Boston
New
Chicago Cubs
Dutch ‘Leonard
Philadelphia
Stanusias
Tyrart Lake
NATIONAL LEAGUE BOSTON 9 CHICAGO 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS
Baseball scores, standings, and schedules from a late 1920s era recap. Boston trails Chicago 9 to 5 in the NL with New York and Pittsburgh on top. American League games include St Louis 5 New York 3 and rain-delayed plans for Detroit and Boston. Also notes home burns at Princeton and Tygart lake fishing under official guidance.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pet
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Princeton
Charleston
Mary
Tygart Lake
Littlesburg
E. A. Seaman
Seaman
Stroit
Joston
Prizes Awarded For Best Lake Tygart Catches This Summer
Local sportsmen show strong interest as the Tygart Lake Development Corporation announces monthly prizes for largest catches during summer. June prize from Mt State Sports Center. July prize from Malone's Drug and Chemical. Catches are weighed and graphed at the docks, with rods and reels for June and July winners. A grand prize awaits, with many local businesses contributing monthly prizes. Dock improvements and 72 boats currently anchored, with a lunch stand now serving at the development dock.
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Tygart Lake Development Corporation
Tygart Lake
Paul E. Malone
Mt. State Sports Center
Malone
Thost
Harold Kemple
Development Corporation
SOE Ca
Nine FFA Members Graduate At GHS Farewell to Class of 1948
Grafton High School honors nine Future Farmers of America members from the 1948 graduating class. Robert Bartlett, president, led in achieving a 942.11 pupil labor income over three years with crops and livestock including corn potatoes soybeans oats pigs a dairy cow and chickens. Other top earnings holders Jack Bradley Gilbert Robinson Milford Freeze Floren Warder Allen Watson Clyde Brown and William Taterson are noted for their farming enterprises and future plans while Floren Warder and others await final enterprise returns.
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Grafton
Future Farmers of America
Grafton Senior High School
F. C. Waggoner
William Tatterson
Lawrence Satterfield
Gilbert Robinson
Allen Watson
Milford Freeze
Clyde Brown
Robert Bartlett
Jack Bradley
Floren Warder
FFA
National Honor Society
Bartlett
Ona Highet i
Bradley
Warder
Ohio State
William Taterson
Sports Roundup Highlights and Shifts Across Leagues
A collage of notes covers Citation at 1 to 10 odds and Belmont stakes, Dan Partner recruiting at Colorado, and Warren Wright seeking about $80 000. Brooklyn and Dodger shifts draw fan chatter while Lou Boudreau and Joe McCarthy adopt similar tactics elsewhere. Bobby Spears switches allegiance to Yale. Piggy Lambert exits as NBA commish to scouting for the Yankees. Alabama’s two nonlocal players sit out NCAA district title plans. Boxing coach Billy Cavanagh joins a Central Valley self-study program. lacrosse rules curb undergraduate all stars. Pudgy Pat Seery joins White Sox with No 5.
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Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Dodger
Lou Boudreau
Joe McCarthy
Bob
Little Doc) Spears
Dartmouth
Staunton Va
Military Academy
Yale
Piggy Lambert
National Basketball League
New York Yankees
Alabama
Coal Ops Seek Halt to Pension Plan Under Taft-Hartley Law
Federal district court will hear Van Horn's suit to stop payments under a miners welfare and pension fund plan, alleging bankruptcy risk and noncompliance with Taft-Hartley rules. Trustees Lewis Bridges and Styles Bridges, on a $100.8 million elderly miners pension initiative, face claims the plan could cripple the fund. Justice T Alan Goldsborough to hear arguments June 19.
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van Horn
Miners Welfare and’ Pension‘ Fund
Lewis
Styles
Bridges
Vani ‘Horn
T. Alan Goldsborough
Honeymoon Story fragment from page notes
A chaotic diary style item describes a long honeymoon and a newborn bride with a complicate intrusion. A property owner reports a break in on Sunday night and notes the couple has not been seen since their arrival, suggesting a missing or troubled situation. The piece uses fragmented phrasing and unclear specifics about persons and places.
Connie Mack upbeat on A's after slump
Philadelphia June 8 Connie Mack said the Athletics are not tired despite a nine game stretch with only two wins. He blamed injuries to Valo and McCosky and pitching troubles for the skid, noting McCahan should be ready for relief and hoping warm weather helps Marchildon and Fowler.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Mackmen
New York Yankees
Yanks
A's
Mack
Valo
McCosky
Elmer Valo
St. Louis
Nand
Homey McCosky
Bill Mccahan
Dick Miller
Phil Marghildon
Sbokinig
Mark
McCahan
Marchildon
Fowler
Major League Leaders and Batting Rankings List
The list shows Williams of Boston leading in runs and hits with 63 and 63 respectively and 991 RBI. DiMaggio of New York tops RBI with 47 and Musial and others lead NL batting. Other leaders include Boudreau, Keltner, Coan, Ashburn, and Wehmeier with notable stats. coal note appears at end.
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Associated Press
Williams
Boston
RBI
DiMaggio
New York
Boudreau
Cleveland
Wertz
Detroit
Platt
St. Louis
Dean
Washington
Keltner
Cleve
Coan
Wash
Lemon
Raschi
Holmes
Musial
Lockman
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Schenz
Chicago
Waitkus
St. Lews
Sauer
Cincinnat
Phila
Jansen
N.Y
Wehmeier
Cincinnstt
Snead Shines On Riviera 7020-Yard Open Test
At Riviera the 7020-yard layout draws attention as the longest Open course yet. Sam Snead and Ted Rhodes posted early sub par scores with 67s as practice winds down. Snead’s driving stuns with woods while Rhodes, LA Star instructor to Joe Louis, eyes a strong round in the 72-hole race.
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Los Angeles
Riviera
Fort Worth
Tex
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ted Rhodes
Joe Louis
Snead
Senate Debates Civil Rights Amendments Through Night
Senate leaders expect a long session with seven amendments pending including one by Senator Russell touching race. A modified civil rights amendment outlawing the poll tax for federal election voting by servicemen passed 37 to 35 after Southern Democrats argued briefly. The vote followed hours of debate as Southern opponents questioned wartime suspensions still in effect in seven states.
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Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services
Langer
R-Sd
Taft denies GOP draft bill agreement charge
Senator Taft of Ohio, chairing the GOP policy committee, rejected a charge by Senator Lucas that Republicans violated an agreement. Lucas claimed senators favored shelving the seven civil rights amendments proposed by Langer to avert a Dixie filibuster.
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Taft
Ohio
GOP
Lucas D-Ily
Lucas
Langer
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