Blackwell No-Hitter Elevates NL Ace to Top Pitcher
Cincinnati’s Ewell Blackwell hurled a no hitter against the Boston Braves to cement his status as the National League’s premier pitcher. The 6-0 win marked his third shutout of the season, extending his personal win streak to eight straight victories and helping the Giants recapture a lead spot in the standings.
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Wing Commander Named for Civil Air Patrol West Virginia
General Fred eric H. Smith Jr announces Dr. L. B. Farnsworth of Huntington WV as Wing Commander CAP West Virginia with rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Farnsworth succeeds James Hubert Bowers of Elkins WV who resigns to return to active U S Navy duty.
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Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
American League leaders include Batting Boudreau Cleveland .348 Runs Williams Boston 43 RBI DiMaggio Keller New York and Williams Boston 36 Hits McQuinn New York 66 Doubles Mullin Detroit 17 Triples Henrich New York 6 Home Runs Keller New York 13 Stolen Bases Dillenger St Louis 18 Strikeouts Feller Cleveland 96 Pitching Kinder St Louis 4 0 1.000 National League leaders show Slaughter St Louis 254 Batting Mize New York 52 RBI Mize NY 48 Hits Baumholts Cincinnati 15 Triples Slaughter St Louis Edwards Brooklyn and Cooper New York 4 Home Runs Mize New York 17 Stolen Bases Robinson Brooklyn 8 Strikeouts Blackwell Cia 6 Pitching Rowe Philadelphia 8 1 .889
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Baseball Schedule and Result Recap
Today MLB games feature Chicago at New York Cleveland at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia Only games scheduled include New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati Yesterday Boston defeated St. Louis 6 to 5 in 15 innings.
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PGA Roundup and Pro Football Notes From Detroit
Golfers Jimmy Demaret Claude Harmon 69s and Clarence Doser 67 headline a Detroit PGA round. Bobby Locke and replacements added drama while Al Watrous 71, Jimmy Thomson 72, Reggie Myles 73, and Jim Nichols 81 battled. Freddie Mandel touts 13 draft picks signed by Lions but laments George Ratterman moving leagues. Also a Virginia junior chamber protest to Sam Breadon over a Cardinals farm club.
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No-Hit Reds Top Boston 6-0 Behind Blackwell
Reds batter Babe Young belts two homers with two on base totaling six RBIs as Ewell Blackwell dominates Boston in the season's first no-hit, no-run game. Blackwell walks four and fans three. other notes highlight Nigeria with 30 airports and 3000 miles of roads.
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Phillies Indians to Hold Tryout Camps for Youth
In Parkersburg on July 16 to 18 the Philadelphia Nationals sponsor a talent tryout camp for youths 16 to 21, excluding American Legion junior players. A Cleveland club camp follows July 24 to 26. The event aims to discover rising players for major league affiliations. The note ends with a Hebrew word meaning blessed.
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Snead Cards One Under Par 71 In National PGA
Detroit report notes Clarence Doser, a 38 year old pro from Hartsdale New York, tops the field with a 67 in the opening round of the National PGA championship. Claude Harmon and Jimmy Demaret sit one stroke back as 138 pros compete for match play. Sam Snead and Lew Worsham also post 71s as weathered conditions and early leaders shape the qualifiers.
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Porky) Oliver
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Shonk Resigns Va Job to Join Morgantown Football Staff
Johnny Shonk resigns from the Veterans Administration after a year, signaling a move toward end coach duties at West Virginia University. Reported to be considered by a new athletic council, his departure follows similar resignations from Marietta College’s Feets Barnum and West Virginia Tech’s Steve Harrick as potential staff changes. The item notes a historic railroad excursion in May 1870.
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Feets) Barnum
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Early bowlers add pin to play tenpins after ninepin ban
After ninepin games were forbidden in early day New York, bowlers added one extra pin to the rack to legally continue playing what became known as modern tenpins. This adjustment allowed the sport to persist under new rules while keeping the core scoring intact.
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Institute Plants Sold To Carbide And Carbon
War assets administration approved the sale of two surplus Institute, West Virginia chemical plants to Carbide and Carbon Chemicals for 9 million 350 thousand dollars. The plants built during wartime for butadiene and styrene will be repurposed.
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Wallace Stebbins Company withdrawal notice WV
The Wallace Stebbins Company states it will apply to the Secretary of State of West Virginia for a certificate of withdrawal to hold property and transact business in the state as of June 30 1947 or thereabouts.
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Leahy Named Top Coach for Notre Dame All Star Game
Frank Leahy athletic director and head coach at Notre Dame is chosen to lead the college all star squad versus the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on August 22 in Chicago. The surplus of seasonal fruit and evolving farming practices are noted in brief market and agricultural snippets.
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