Detroit Tigers Struggle Without Hank Greenberg
Tigers slide further as Hank Greenberg misses big bat leading to 10th straight loss. Red Sox beat Detroit 8-2 at Fenway while Yankees, Indians, White Sox win, Cardinals crush Braves, Cubs topple Cooper Giants in a day of tight NL and AL standings shifts.
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Greenberg
Tigers
Detroit
Hal‘Newhouser
Lede, Plade
Boston Red
Fenway Park
Denny Gale‘house
St.‘Louis Browns
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Yankee Stadium
White Sox
Washington
Bob Kennedy
Broklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Mort Cooper
Giants
Tun
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists leaders across the leagues. Baumbholtz joins Cincinnati with 78 hits while Mize leads with 18 home runs in the national league. DiMaggio shows 71 hits for New York, Williams tops runs with 73 for Boston, with several pitchers highlighted. Results include Chicago over New York and St Louis over Boston in the National League. American League games feature New York heaving 8 to 5 over Cleveland and Detroit at Boston as night contests.
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Associated Press
National” League
Walker
Phila
Mize
New York
Baumbholtz
Cincinati
Baumholtz
Cin
Slaughter
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Amietic
Cleveland
Williams
Boston
DiMaggio
Johnson
DiMageglo
New ‘York
New “York
Mifflin
Detroit
Heltith
Keller
Dillinger
St. Louis
Stukedolts Feller
Kinder
Associated Préss
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Louis
St Louis
Washington
Gatts
Golf Match Scheduled Friday At Country Club
The Beagle Country Club hosts its first golf match of the season on Friday June 27 with Owens-Illinois of Fairmont captained by John Hess fielding 10 players. Vic Ringler leads the Grafton team with several local players named. The 18 hole match starts at 10 am as course improvements continue including reseeded green No 1 and grass transition on green No 7. A doubles tennis court will be ready within 30 days and the club invites regional golfers to use its facilities.
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Beagle Country Club
Owens-Illinois
Fairmont
John Hess
Grafton
Vic Ringler
Joe Waters
Paul Simons
Clyde Collier
Roy Nestor
Wheeler Bachman
Paul Warden
Paul Malone
Merle Watkins
R’ Paul Hood
Alden Beagle
Beagle
Dr. Beagle
Golf and baseball chatter from Detroit sports roundup
Detroit sports round up notes Cali fornia faces Yale for the NCAA title in Kalamazoo. Boby Layne, Texas pitcher, fits in a tough Western playoff loss in ninth, weather blamed for the series. Wisconsin fans plan gift car for Johnny Schmitz, who cannot drive. Ted Williams receives shotgun from Boston fans. asks where Boudreau is. Jim Ferrier shifts to pro golf after book on golf. Art Bell recalls past action. Byron Neton dismisses return to competitive golf. experts expect George May’s cash at stake.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Detroit
Denver
Kalamazoo
California
Yale
Boby Layne
Texas
Layne
Relef
Wisconsin
Johnny Schmitz
Cubs
Johnny
Boston
Ted Wiliams
Ted
PGA
Jim Ferrier
Australia
U. S
Ferrier
Art Bell
Jim
Presidio
Bell
Byron Neton
WVU hosts 40 graduate PE coaches from nine states
West Virginia University welcomes 40 graduate physical education coaches this summer, including 65 in the record class with attendees from New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The group comprises four college coaches, 36 high school mentors, and 25 high school teachers and principals.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Dean G. Ott Rom‘ney
New Mexico
Iowa
Michigan
Virginia
Ohio
Mary
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Wilford Wilson
Fairmont State
Sam Gwosdon
Salem
Frank
Horse) Lough
Muhlenberg
William Whetsell
Marietta
Ralph Tasker
Layington
N. M
Glenn Forsythe
Odebolt
Angelo Vassallo
Kingsley
Mich
Albert Radd
South Norfolk
Jack Springer
Fishburne Military
Robert Mutton
East Liverpool
Woodrow Warner
Shadyside
Robert Pence
Cumberland
Jony Loone
Penns Grove
N. J
George Whitacre
Guy] McCarrol
Washington
George Brady
Rostraver
Max L. Zaninelli
Marion
Diamond Personalities in Major Leagues
AP notes performances from DiMaggio Williams Mize Musial and others across Yankees Indians Giants Red Sox and Cardinals. DiMaggio went 0 for 4 with defenses and the Yankees beat the Indians 8 to 5 while Mize homered and drove in a tying run for the Giants in a 6 to 3 loss to the Cubs. Williams had two RBIs in the Red Sox 8 to 2 win over the Tigers and Musial contributed a run on a walk and single as the Cardinals won.
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Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Yankes
Yankees
Indians
Johnny Mize
Giants
Cubs
Ted Wiliams
Red’ Sox
Virgil Trucks
Fred Hutchinson
Red Sox
Tigers
Williams
Stan Musia
Cardinals
Cards
Ferrier and Harbert reach National PGA final round
Detroit June 24. Jim Ferrier and Chick Harbert won decisive semi finals in the National PGA championship to reach the 36 hole final. Ferrier, blond Australian, had a 10 and 9 victory over Art Bell after 27 holes. Harbert, a native American, defeated Vic Ghezzi 6 and 15 to join Ferrier in the title bout.
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Frank Kennelson
Detroit
Jim Ferrier
Mein
Chick) Harbert
Brunet
Ferrier
Art Bell
Colma
Calif
Harbert
Vic Ghezzi
Kansas City
Kas
All-America League In Conference Today
All American professional conference officials met in Baltimore for a three day policy focused session ahead of the August 29 season opener. Leaders voiced optimism about a united approach to forthcoming issues as they prepare for their second year in major league football.
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John Chandler
Baltimore
Yesterday's Batting and Pitching Stars in MLB Action
Tommy Henrich of the Yankees doubled with the bases loaded in the eighth to drive in three runs as New York defeated Cleveland 8-5. Denny Gatehouse, back with the Red Sox, held the Tigers to six hits and beat them 8-2.
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Associated Press
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Cleveland
Denny Gatehouse
Red Sox
Tigers
France uses broad support despite opposition to measure
France's Popular Republican Movement joins the two largest blocs to back the measure while Communists and PRL oppose. Parliament delays work as Communist congress opens in Strasbourg and banks strike, stores shut, clerks demanding higher pay. A “guillotine committee” is formed to trim government payroll with a three month report. Braves 6-2, Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenberg not involved.
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Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Assembly
PRL
Communist Party
National Congress
Strasbourg
Braves
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Hank Greenberg
Pirates
Major League Standings Russia Declaims on Contributions
A Soviet delegation challenges the comparable contributions principle proposed by the United States Britain and other nations. They warn it could create a division among the Big Five with some countries supplying most air forces others most sea or land forces, upsetting equal status in the Security Council permanent members.
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Russia
U.S
Britain
Security Council
Soviet Tankers Contain Oil Tied to Amtorg in Coast Trade
Weichel said six West Coast tankers under Soviet flag are owned by Amtorg Trading Corp the Soviet purchasing agency. The ships formerly bore U S names and were built in the United States during the war years when shipping was government property. An extension bill is pending in Congress. The note mentions that the U S auto industry used about a quarter of sheet and strip steel production before the war and briefly notes Hawaii’s early visitors and its nonvoting delegate in Congress.
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Congress
Weichel
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Soviet Purchasing Agency
Ge United States
United States
U. S
Hawaii
Harbert Leads Ferrier In PGA Final At Pam Hollow
Detriot June 24 Chick Harbert Northville Mich holds a one up lead over Big Jim Ferrier San Francisco former Australian champion after three holes of the 36 hole final for the PGA championship at Pam Hollow Golf club Harbert won holes one and two Ferrier captured three with a birdie and each player traded positions on the early holes Harbert used a 12 foot putt on hole two while Ferrier chipped from under a hedge on hole one and two. Ferrier later sank a 20 foot putt on the third after Harbert failed to hole a 40 footer FAIRMONT June 24 Aron T Satterfield 94 died at home near Mannington Marion county. BLUE SULPHUR SPRINGS June 24 Funeral services will be held for George Hamilton Buster 79 longtime farmer and merchant in Greenbrier county.
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Detroit
Chick Harbert
Northville
Mich
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Pam Hollow Golf Club
Harbert
Ferrier
Chick
George Hamilton Buster
Greenbrier
Notice to creditors of estate of George Wilson Foster
Commissioner of Accounts J Guy Allender issues a creditors notice for the estate of George Wilson Foster of Grafton West Virginia. Creditors must present verified claims with vouchers by December 30 1947 or lose rights by law. Beneficiaries must attend to protect their interests. June 1 1947.
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George Wilson Foster
West Main Street
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
J. Guy Allender
Tenement Collapse Spares Families in New York
Passersby alerted James Day a clerk for Consolidated Edison to a widening crack in the rear wall of a four story tenement at 636 Second Avenue. He warned 120 occupants to flee just before the building collapsed, sparing many as brick rubble toppled into the street.
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New York
Mes
James Day
Consolidated Edis Company
Secot Avenue
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