Dyer Sees Cardinals Ready To Move Up Now
Eddie Dyer praised the St Louis Cardinals after an 8-3 win over Philadelphia moved them from last to seventh, within five games of fifth place. The Giants led the NL with a 12 inning win over the Pirates as Dodgers split with Cincinnati and Boston edged Chicago. In the AL, Detroit stayed top with a 5-3 win over Chicago while Philadelphia beat Boston 9-8. Billy Pigney starred for the Giants with a key squeeze bunt and a homer in the fifth.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Bt. Louis
Eddie Dyer
Redbirds
Phillies
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
New York
Dyer
Pirates
Brooklyn
Boston
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Cubs
New York Yankees
Detroit
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Bengals
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Senators
Billy Pigney
Lloyd Gearhart
Buddy Kerr
Top Flight College Baseball Headlines Stirred by Alumni Prospects
Roundup notes four Southern schools begin sectional eliminations in the National Collegiate tournament with Alabama set as the benchmark. Mentions players such as D J Gambrill Joe Hickland Willard Nixon Joe Landrum Joe Hazle Chuck Noe and a host of scouts and college stars. Also references Bryan Stephens Pete Cawthon and Al Lolotai and a light jab at Ring Lardner and Dad De Groot.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Southern College
Alabama
Joe
Luke Sewell
Riggs Stephenson
Dan
Ike Boone
D. J. Gambrill
Joe Hickland
Bitcher
Auburn
Willard Nixon
B.C
Spud Chandler
Georgia
Brooklyn
Clemson
Joe, Landrum
Joe Hazle
Virginia
Chuck Noe
Herschel Schooley
Ring Lardner
Yack
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Bryan Stephens
Cleveland
Judge Landis
Detroit
Pete Cawthon
Detroit Lions
Galveston
al Lolotai
Los Angeles Rams
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Dad de Groot
Samoa
Major League Standings and Leaders Highlight National and American Leagues
The Associated Press compiles key stats with leaders in batting runs hits and pitching. Slaughter Mize Boudreau DiMaggio Keller and Shea pace the lists across the National and American Leagues with notable figures from St Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Chicago Detroit and others.
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Associated Press
National League
Slaughter
St. Louis
Mize
New York
Endinsta Eno
Steinweiss
Keeller
DiMaggio
Millin
Dtroits
Philley
Chicago
Lehner
Keller
Newhouser
Detroit
Shea
Giants nipped Pirates 3-2 in 12 innings on Rigney’s homer
Yesterday’s batting star Billy Rigney led the Giants with a homer for the Giants who edged the Pirates 3-2 in 12 innings as Ewell Blackwell of the Reds secured his sixth straight win with a five-hit 3-1 victory over the Dodgers.
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Associated Press
Billy Rigney
Giants
Grove
New York
Pirates
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
Dodgers
Baseball schedule and results for the Eastern day league
Today’s baseball schedule lists Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at Cleveland Washington at St Louis New York at Chicago Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New York. Yesterday’s results show New York 5 Chicago 3 Boston 3 Cleveland 2 St Louis 2 Washington 1 Philadelphia 9 Detroit 8.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Merchants Postpone Game With Sox Tonight
Grafton Merchants will not play the Philippi Red Sox tonight in a return game originally set for Philippi. The team resumes action Sunday at Norton after rain and field conditions canceled a prior home game. Pitching duties may fall to Chub Stolzenfels, with Bobby Cleer and Stolzenfels as the leading candidates following Harley Dunham’s departure.
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Philippi
Philippi Red Sox
Grafton Merchants
Norton
Randolph County
Merchants
Little Coaltown
Sox
Jimmy Skaggs
Mercigants
Harley Dunham
M.C. A
Dunham
Alderson-Broaddust Battlers
Chub Stolzenfels
Bobby Cleer
Dick Williams
Handerson
Stolzy
Babe Zaharias Reaches British Amateur Final
Babe Didrikson Zaharias of Denver defeated Jean Donald of Scotland 7 and 5 to reach the British Women's Amateur final at Gullane Scotland. Earlier she beat Frances Stephens 3 and 2 in the quarter finals. Zaharias led four up at the turn after teeing off at 34 and clinched the win on the 13th green with a par three.
Charles Town Horse Show Opens With Draft Classes
Charles Town hosts the 35th annual Charles Town Horse Show Association event at Taco track grounds. Today judges assessed nine heavy draft horse classes. tomorrow nine more for thoroughbred and half bred horses. The event runs with Charles Town Jockey Club and features eighteen major commercial products derived from apples per regional lab reports.
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Charles Town
Charles Town Horse Show Association
Taco
Charles Town Jockey Club
Fastern Regional Laboratory
Historic 12-inning Mets? scores from early baseball games
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 5 to 3 in a 12 inning stretch. Boston beat Chicago 2 to 1. St Louis defeated Chicago 8 to 1. Philadelphia and New York played to a 3 to 3 tie. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 2 to 1 in extra innings.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Murphy to Attend West Virginia University This Fall
Bridgeport reports halfback John Murphy, captain of last year’s second all state scholastic football team, has a summer job with Harrison county board of education and plans to attend West Virginia University this fall. His mother says rumors he went to Knoxville for a Tennessee freshman practice are untrue.
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Bridgeport
John Murphy
Harrison County Board of Education
West Virginia University
Cecil R. Murphy
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Expect Record Automobile Registration In State
Charleston June 11 Ralph Ballard assistant registrar of motor vehicles for the State Road Commission said West Virginia’s 1947 48 license year registrations will likely break records With up to four mailbags of license requests daily the commission continues issuing tags as motorists rush to complete registrations before June 30 More than 40000 people have already received tags for 1947 48 while about 360000 were issued for 1946 47 year
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Charleston
Ralph Ballard
State Road Commission
West Virginia
Commission
Ballard
Tennis Courts Begin Play Here After Layoff
The Y M C A on the Wabash Right-of-way land at Maple avenue started play on the first rebuilt court with Harley Dunham stating work will continue on the two others to expand space for local players eager to revive tennis in Grafton after the war. Alden Beagle of Beasie Country Club also began restoring two courts at his facility, once used heavily but fallen into disuse during wartime.
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Maple Avenue
Grafton
Harley Dunham
Maple Avenues
Alden Beagle
Beasie Country Club
Local Hams To Attend Cooper's Rock Field Day Meet
Morgantown officials say more than 30 amateur radio operators from Morgantown Fairmont Clarksburg Grafton and nearby areas will join this weekend's field day at Cooper's Rock under the Mountain Amateur Radio Association. Operators will test contacting other amateurs worldwide and handle messages from the public to any point without charge.
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Morgantown
R. Warde
Cooper's Rock
Mountaineer Amateur Radio Association
Wardle
Morsontown
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Grafton
Snead's clubs found improperly scored at national open
In St Louis on June 11 the U S G A inspected 40 sets of clubs for the National Open. Most clubs had grooves too wide or too close, boosting spin. Sam Snead and Skip Alexander had all clubs ruled out. Mangrum and Locke fared better with few issues.
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Pi—Golf
U.S. GA
Lloyd Mangrum
Boby Locke
South Africa
Sam Snead
Skip Alexander
James Stanish
Detroit
Richard Tufts
Pinehurst
N. C
Tufts
Fire destroys Honolulu airport hangar and planes
A roaring fire at Honolulu airport last night destroyed the main hangar and two transport planes. Unofficial estimates put losses at $1,000,000 or more. Flames damaged equipment and plane parts including a Navy C-54 Skymaster and a Trans-Pacific DC-3. One firefighter was treated for minor injuries.
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Honolulu
Trans- Pacific Airlines
Pope names Merling auxiliary bishop in Kansas City
The very Rev. Joseph M. Merling born 1904 in Centralia Braxton County West Virginia was named auxiliary bishop in Kansas City Missouri by Pope Pius XII. The announcement was made by Archbishop Ameto Cicogani the apostolic delegate to the United States. Sauerkraut and witch hazel passages appear as miscellaneous notes in the clipping.
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Washington
Joseph M. Merling
Centralia
Braxton County
W. Va
Kansas City
Ameto Cicogani
United States
Coal Operator Pursglove Dies After Illness in Morgantown
Samuel Pursglove 72 a retired coal operator and pioneer who opened Scott’s iron field near Morgantown died last night of a heart attack while dining with his wife and stepson in a downtown restaurant. He had suffered months of heart trouble but no doctor could be summoned in time.
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Morgantown
Samuel Pursglove
Pioneer Coal
Scott’s Jron
Here
Pursglove
Father's Day Proclaimed by Governor Meadows
Charleston dispatch reports Governor Meadows designated June 15 as Father's Day to honor the father child bond praised as a divine kinship. The item blends ceremonial framing with scattered unrelated editorial lines about heat and moisture safety for serving dishes, reflecting a mixed, imperfect clipping.
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Charleston
Meadows
Island Creek Coal sells Holden No 5 houses to Aldredge land firm
Deeds filed reveal Island Creek Coal company selling Holden No 5 houses and associated mines to Aldredge land company for 358000 dollars as tax stamps reflect. The record notes sale details and ownership transfer.
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Logan
Island Creek Coal Company
Holden No. 5
Aldredge Land Company
Fire Devastates Cabin Creek Junction Buildings
Charleston June 11 The two principal business buildings in Cabin Creek Junction about 15 miles east of here were reduced to wreckage after a fire. Charleston Fire Captain Charles H. Jones said the blaze caused about 100000 dollars in damage, starting in a truck in the Pelfrey Motor Company garage and spreading to adjoining brick buildings housing a grocery store department store and restaurant and several offices.
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Charleston
Cabin Creek Junction
Here
Charles H. Jones
Pelfrey Motor Company
Land
Lovejoy divorce suit seeks nonresident defendant appearance
In Taylor County West Virginia a chancery court order in 1947 requires Clyde H Lovejoy to appear within one month after first publication to proceed with divorce from Lenora I Lovejoy VI. Attorney Francis L Warder files the case as a general relief action with clerical notices.
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West Virginia
Taylor County
Lenora I. Lovejoy
Clyde H. Lovejoy
Clyde H. Anted
Lovejoy
Carpenter
W. Merle Bailey
Francis L. Warder
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