Regional High School Baseball Champs Decided Today
Six of eight regional titles will be settled in West Virginia as weather allows. Pennsboro and Parkersburg duel for region 3 in Parkersburg. Madison hosts region 6 with Madison and East Bank. North Fork versus Mullens in region 8 at Princeton. Tridelphia and Weirton meet in a Moundsville regional semi so the winner faces Moundsville tomorrow. Other today’s games include Moorefield Martinsburg Romney and Capon Bridge Wardensville winner. Buckhannon clinched region 2 over Morgantown. Huntington Central beat Matewan for region 7.
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Parkersburg
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Matewan
Pirates Fall to Phillies 3 0 in Philadelphia
Pirates were blanked 3 to 0 as Philadelphia collected four straight hits including two triples. Dick Whitman started the scoring with a single, Mike Goliat hit a triple, and Andy Seminick added a triple and two singles. Bob Miller took the loss for Pittsburgh while Seminick led the Phillies with three hits.
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Mike Goliat
Andy Seminick
Goliat
Seminick
Bob Miller
Danny Murtaugh
Johnny Hoppe
Pirate
Phillie
New Charge Questioned in Hess Strangling Case
John R. Albert, seen in a police car after pleading guilty to intent to peddle obscene postcards, is linked to a strangling case involving Lorraine Hess, 17, of Millville New Jersey. Authorities say the charge was kept to "keep a string" on him while Albert claims he was at home. He notes a Boston phrase for house as salt-box.
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Millville
N. J
John R. Albert
Albert
Joseph Kelly
Bowery
Cubs Not Likely To Win Pennant This Season
The Cubs are unlikely to win the National League pennant this year as Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals appear strong. Frankie Frisch has shaped a fighting Cubs lineup from raw youngsters and cast-offs, with Andy Pafko perhaps the only potential star, though the team remains far from a standout.
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Blastin for Braves Cubs infield shows early promise
Alan Mayer notes the Cubs young infield worth watching as Wayne Terwilliger Roy Smalley Preston Ward Bill Serena Randy Jackson and Bob Ramazotti form a promising defense. Smalley heads the group with real major league experience, while Ramazotti blends Dodgers and Cubs time in 70 games. Ward had a brief Dodgers stay. Terwilliger Serena and Jackson first reached the majors when promoted late in the season.
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Preston Ward
Bill Serena
Randy Jackson
Bob Ramazotti
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Night court in Foley Square shines for the failed
MEL HEIMER reports on a New York Night Court scene near Brooklyn Bridge where dark streets, coffee aromas, and stage whispers frame a nightly cycle of drunks vagrants and petty offenders. Judges laugh softly as minor crimes yield small fines and brief detentions, revealing a blunt urban theater of justice.
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Golf Fans Eye British Meets Then National Open at Merion
The world’s golf audience shifts from St Andrews to Philadelphia’s Merion for the Golden Anniversary National Open. Merion has hosted Bobby Jones in 1916, 1924, and 1930, where his national and open triumphs and grand slam were realized, cementing its place in golf lore.
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Philadelphia
Merion Golf Club
Merion
Dodgers Edge Cubs In Brooklyn Thriller
The Dodgers edged the Chicago Cubs 5 to 4 at Brooklyn with Gil Hodges hitting a homer and Duke Snider driving in the winning run. Roy Campanella homered in the fourth, Geo. Shuba also homered in the first, and Carl Furillo doubled in Snider on the first inning. Preacher Roe pitched the complete game for Brooklyn as Bill Voiselle took the loss. Hank Sauer homered for the Cubs, driving in two runs in the fourth.
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Roy Campanella
Carl Furillo
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Major League Baseball National League results and standings
National League results Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 3 to 0 Brooklyn beat Chicago 5 to 4 St Louis won 7 to 5 in 13 innings Standings show Brooklyn 20 11 .645 Philadelphia 19 12 St Louis 17 13 Boston 16 14 Pittsburgh 16 17 Chicago 13 15 New York 10 16 Cincinnati 8 2 Today's games Brooklyn at Boston Chicago at Pittsburgh St Louis at Cincinnati Also American League results Boston routed St Louis 15 12 New York beat Detroit 6 4 Philadelphia over Chicago 6 1 Cleveland over Washington 3 0
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Relict from pain claims cure for rheumatism and neuritis
A fragmented notice offers an “absolute proven remedy” for rheumatism and neuritis. It promises relief with a single trip and asks disabled individuals to send a reply to a street address in Uniontown by a specified date. The readable parts suggest a mail solicitation with limited contact details.
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Dally
Sunently
Night baseball slate opens with NY at Philadelphia and more
New York faces Philadelphia with Lopat against Brissie in a night game. Detroit hosts St. Louis with Newhouser matching Gray and Ostrowski. Cleveland visits Chicago to meet Feller and Cain. The text notes a pine tree stereotype about pinon pine as a Christmas tree and its aroma.
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Brissie
Detroit
St. Louis
Twinight
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Ana Gray
Fannin
Ostrowski
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Conned in 1867 and Ice as Anesthetic Found
A fragment notes 1867 as the year of a notable con and reports surgeons using ice as an effective local anesthetic in amputation cases, with a brief reference to the establishment of Illinois Territory in 1805.
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Illinois Territory
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