An Old Timer Speaks Up Front Office Baseball Headaches
San Diego July 18. John A. Heydler 81 former National League president speaks on tough front office pressures in baseball and proposes a special committee to manage World Series operations. He recalls Wagner Mathewson and praises Commissioner Chandler while noting health limits and pennant race drama.
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John A. Heydler
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A. B. Chandler
Honus Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Wagner
Iron and Oil League
Balboa Park
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Pointers Finish Season With 8 0 Victory Over Liberty
High Point’s junior Legion team closed its 1950 campaign in Liberty with an eight to zero win powered by Carson Cox a five hit shutout. Cox walked three and struck out six as High Point outhit Liberty eleven to five and turned two double plays turning aside several jams. David Moore and Herman Bunch each had three extra base hits for the winners while Billy Hedrick and Bogie McLendon led Thomasville’s late efforts in the prior night’s action.
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High Point
Legion
Liberty
Carson Cox
Viuyy
Thomasville
Reidsville
Tommies
Memorial Stadium
John Cox
Kington
Greensboro
Madison
Broadus Johnson
Billy Hedrick
Cox
Fettle
David Moore
Herman Bunch
Bunch
Frye
Patrolman Fires Shot Lefthanded Kills Car Stealer
In Shinnston West Virginia state trooper Kit Carson fired his left handed service shot at a stolen station wagon. The car sped away after a report from Robert Hess of near Fairmont. The vehicle crashed near a bridge by Clarksburg and an unidentified youth aged 18 to 22 died from a bullet wound to the head.
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Clarksburg
Carson
Fragmented OCR sports note with scattered city names
Partial OCR text lists teams and cities such as Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Boston. Mentions records or scores like 45 33 29 Pet GB and late notes of gains at Chicago and rain postponement.
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Philadelphia
St. Lous Vecsuses Poco
Brooklyn
Seeeese
Chicabo
New
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Baseball doubleheaders and matchups across four cities
Brooklyn hosts St Louis with Palica facing Brazie. Boston meets Pittsburgh as Spahn opposes Dickson. Philadelphia visits Chicago where Roberts and Church pair against Minner and Rush. New York travels to Cincinnati with Kennedy squaring off against Fox.
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St. Louis
Palica
Brazie
Boston
Pittsburgh
Spahn
Dickson
Philadelphia
Chicago
Roberts
Church
Minner
Rush
New York
Cincinnati
Kennedy
Fox
Carolina League Standings Report
The Carolina League table shows Winston-Salem atop with 68 wins and 21 losses, Burlington 48 39, Greensboro 44 44, Danville 51 39, and Durham 38 51 among others. The group includes Raleigh 35 52 and Fayetteville 24 62 with varying games back figures.
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Winston-Salem
Danville
Burlington
Reidsville
Wssceees
Greensboro
Durham
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Local Baseball Scores Skim Combined Results
Reidsville 4 0 Raleigh 1 12 Fayetteville 6 1 Burlington 0 5 Durham 1 Danville 0 Greensboro 5 Winston Salem 2 Schedule shows Winston Salem at Danville Greensboro at Durham Reidsville at Fayetteville Raleigh at Burlington.
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Danville
Greensboro
Durham
Reidsville
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Burlington
Detroit at Boston in night baseball schedule
Detroit visits Boston with Hutchinson facing Kinder in a night game. Cleveland at Philadelphia features Lemon vs Shantz, while Chicago travels to Washington with Scarborough squaring Consuegra. St Louis meets New York and Detroit leads 8 3 atop standings.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Hutchinson
Kinder
Lemon
Shantz
Johnson
Byrne
Scarborough
Consuegra
Government civilian payroll falls 88,449 in May
The Civil Service Commission reports May civilian federal employment declined by 88,449 to a total of 21,001,954. Only the Defense and Agriculture Departments posted increases, with the Post Office Department showing the largest drop among agencies.
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Washington, D. C
Ice Commission
Defense Department
Agriculture Department
Post Office Department
Local High School Baseball Scores and Matchups
Salisbury defeated HI-TOMS 6 to 3 and Concord won 4 to 2 against Lexington. Statesville routed Mooresville 10 to 3, Landis edged Hickory 5 to 2. Remaining games feature Salisbury at HI-TOMS, Concord at Lexington, Hickory at Landis, and Mooresville at Statesville.
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Salisbury
L Pet
Statesville Eee
Mooresville
NSL
Hi-Toms Eee
S' Landis Ween
Hi-Toms
Concord
Lexington
Hickory
Landis
Statesville
Dummy Grenade Scares Roosevelt Hospital
A hand grenade found atop a Roosevelt Hospital desk caused a scare in the emergency section. Police guarded the scene, the bomb squad disassembled the device, and found the explosive charge had been removed, leaving the origin of the grenade a mystery.
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New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Ace Adams and Lyons Highlight 1917 Major League Feats
Ace Adams of the New York Saints appeared in 70 games in a modern major league record. Seven no hit games were pitched in the major leagues during the 1917 season. Ted Lyons pitched 21 seasons with the Chicago White Sox despite three years in service.
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Ace Adams
New York Saints
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Legion Post Buys Train Frog Horn for Parade
Atlanta Legion Post 49-8 purchases a discarded Southern Railway diesel air horn for 100 Confederate dollars to equip a miniature parade train bound for the Los Angeles national convention. The horn, likened to a steam whistle, is expected to draw crowds and lift hats during the parade.
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Southern Railway System
American Legion
Fulton County
Georgia
Legion Post
Los Angeles
Calif
Southern
Beverly M. Yancey
Atlanta
The
Gion Post
Ernest E. Norris
South
Mr. Norris
Blind man driving truck promotes cautious motoring
A Philadelphia window shade firm uses a truck sign reading caution blind man driving this truck to encourage safe driving. Officials report more motorists grant the vehicle leeway and pass with extra care.
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Philadelphia
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