Feller’s 101st strikeout fuels 9-3 win over Chicago
Bobby Feller, now with 101 strikeouts this season, drove in three runs and added a double in Cleveland’s 9-3 victory over Chicago. Spud Chandler beat the A’s, while Carl Scheib lost as the Yankees won 7-1. Detroit and Brooklyn posted wins as pennant races tighten.
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Major League Leaders And Standings Snapshot
Major League leaders across batting runs and hits are listed with players from the Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati clubs. Notable lines include Mize leading NL in homers with 19 and Cooper in RBIs, and Williams and Dillinger among AL leaders. Yesterday highlights feature Skeeter Newsome’s grand slam and Bobby Feller’s 10th win.
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National College Baseball Said To Overhaul System
Kalamazoo reports debate in the NCAA as preliminary round results spur calls to reform district alignments. Navy’s exclusion from district two invites highlights schedule geography issues affecting tournament access and gate receipts. High school nominates hard luck champ Dick inson, and Notre Dame scout Lavele attends West Point commencement amid coaching moves.
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Local teams set for away games tomorrow on mixed weather
All area baseball squads travel to foreign fields for tomorrow’s matchups. The Grafton Merchants head to Weston at 2:30 PM amid soft ground concerns. Beaumont Tigers, reorganizing, may face Flemington in a prep test, weather permitting. American Legion Juniors of Grafton await confirmation of tomorrow’s opponent and venue.
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Twelve Crews Enter Lake Washington 2000 Meter Sprint
Twelve top college crews contest the second annual Lake Washington regatta for the unofficial American sprint championship. Harvard leads favorites with Bolles coaching the eight and Sanford’s Corner shell, while Navy and Cornell seek upset. Other contenders include Washington, California, Princeton, Penn, MIT, UCLA, Syracuse freshmen, Wisconsin, and Columbia in a wide field.
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Baseball Matchups and Results Across Cities
Yesterday's scores show Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 12 to 8, Brooklyn beat Boston 8 to 5, Philadelphia topped New York 6 to 5, St Louis won 6 to 5 over Cincinnati in 11 innings, Washington lost to Boston 3 to 0, Detroit beat St Louis 11 to 2. Today schedules include Brooklyn at Boston, Philadelphia at New York, Pittsburgh at Chicago, Cincinnati at St Louis, New York at Philadelphia, Boston at Washington, Chicago at Cleveland, and St Louis at Detroit.
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Keener and Clelland Lead First Day Bass Catch
Keener and Clelland reported the first good bass catches at Grefton Dam on opening day of the 1947 season. They wore a string of four bass totaling two large fish, one at 19½ inches and about four and a half pounds, plus other sizable catches. Early reports indicate frequent strikes with more misses than keeps, and Keen er’s big bass stands as the season’s largest so far.
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Snead Dominates Early Round in Chicago Victory Golf
Sammy Snead the 35 year old Hot Springs, Virginia star headed Toward the finals of the $15,000 Chicago Victory National Golf tournament at Westward Ho. After 36 holes Snead led with 130, 12 under par, three strokes ahead of George Payton of Hampton Virginia. Ben Hogan stood four back at 134, with Herman Keiser Al Smith Ea Furgol and Lawson Little within striking distance.
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Larned Faces Seixas For Collegians Tennis Title
In Los Angeles on June 28 Gardner of William and Mary and Victor Seixas of North Carolina clash for the 1947 National Tennis championship. Seixas defeated Fred Kovaleski in a five set semifinal to reach the final, while Larned, the 1946 finalist, seeks another chance at the crown after a narrow loss last year to Bobby Falkenberg.
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Philadelphia
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West Virginia sports writers meet Beckley for annual gathering
Members of the West Virginia Sports writers association and the newly organized state Sportcaters association will assemble here for the annual business meeting of the scribes and a golf match between the two groups. The season continues through Monday when the sports writers will elect officers.
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Armed Goes In Equipoise Mile At Arlington Today
Calumet Farm’s Armed races in the $30,000 added Equipoise mile at Arlington Park to boost his money earnings in pursuit of a world record. If all 13 nominees run, the winning prize climbs to $24,150 as Armed’s career total nears $488,000.
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Bill Karr Joins Federal Alcohol Tax Unit Force
William M. Karr former WVU grid star and Chicago Bears back in the NFL from 1933 to 1938 has joined the Federal Alcohol Tax Unit Staff in Charleston. In Princeton breeders receive invitations for the 17th annual Fox Hound Bench Show, hosted by the Mercer Fox and Game Protective Association, on July 19 at Princeton.
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State Boy Wins National Marble Title in Wildwood
Benjamin Buddy Sklar aged 12 from Pittsburgh defeated Ralph Brunty also 12 from Huntington to win the National Marble Championship in Wildwood New Jersey on June 28 in a hard fought match reflecting a spirited youth event.
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Buddy” Sklar
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Notice of estate claims and deadlines in Grafton WV
Commissioner of Accounts of Taylor County WV announces that creditors and beneficiaries of the estates of John A Springer and Leroy S Keener must present claims with vouchers by December 30, 1947 and December 16, 1947 respectively. Office locations: Taylor County Bank Building and Parrish Building 207 West Main Street. Public notice dated June 1947.
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Truman Invited to Lilly Reunion at Flat Top
President Truman and Chief Justice Vinson were invited to speak at the Lilly family reunion at Flat Top August 16 and 17. A. A. Lilly said Kilgore indicated Truman was seriously considering the invitation. The reunion drew up to 40 000 attendees in pre war years.
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