New York Teams Rally With Errors For Wins
The Yankees and Giants kept winning as Philadelphia misplays helped Vic Raschi and Clint Hartung beat the Phillies. The Dodgers dropped a 3-0 game to Boston as Bill Voiselle and a Red Sox offense shut out Washington 2-0. Westlake homered twice for St. Louis in a 9-3 night win over Cincinnati while Rip Sewell tops Cubs 8-2 in Pittsburgh.
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Telephone Team Defeats PE Nine in Municipal League
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company softball team beat Potomac Edison 6 to 4 on the bathhouse diamond. Corum, despite three errors, held the Pecos in the pinches. Ideal Farms to meet Uniteds Wednesday. other league teams include Sears Roebuck and Independents.
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Dismissal Of Suit Asked In Baseball Damages Case
New York April 25 Organ ized baseball filed in federal court seeking dismissal of Danny Gardella damage suit for 300000 claiming not interstate commerce Answers filed by Commissioner Chandler Frick Harridge Strautman Giants deny Gardellas damages from five year suspension after he joined the Mexican League in 1946 They say radio and television do not make baseball interstate commerce or fall under anti trust laws Frick also argues reserve clause aims to promote competition develop players and preserve integrity of the game Arguments on Friday and related actions in a separate Lanier Martin suit involve service of Chandler as indispensable party and similar grounds.
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Propaganda Group Formed By Congress
Paris reports 2000 delegates at a World Peace Congress closing session voted to create a permanent worldwide committee to wage propaganda against actions deemed to menace peace. The congress denounced the Atlantic Pact Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan as threats to independence and endorsed a manifesto calling for outlawing the atomic bomb and boycotts of media and personalities seen as promoting a new war.
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Storage Facilities Bill Is Approved
The Senate approved by voice vote a bill giving the Commodity Credit Corporation board authority to establish a nationwide system of storage facilities for farm crops acquired under price support loans or purchased outright. The bill bars refrigerated storage for cotton and tobacco and requires evidence of inadequate existing storage before new facilities are built. The measure moves to the House. The CCC is a $5 billion government corporation implementing the farm price support program. UsaA1
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Brunswick Beats Emmitsburg In Baseball Opener
Brunswick High School routed Emmitsburg 22 to 7 in the Frederick County Interscholastic Baseball League opener on the Railroad diamond. Key hits included two-base and three-base hits by several players, with Phillips earning the win and Troxell taking the loss.
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County League Opens May 7
The revived Frederick County Baseball League will start May 7 with eight clubs and a 56 game schedule, including one open date on June 25. President Harry O. Smith is reelected. The season features Mt Airy Woodsboro Taneytown Union Bridge Thurmont Blue Ridge Summit Middletown and Damascus.
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Rookie Groth Leads Fresh MLB Rookies in Strong Start
New crop of baseball rookies shows top form with Detroit's Johnny Groth hitting 520 with three homers and eight RBIs in the first week. Jaci Graham, acquired by St. Louis Browns, belts three homers in five games. Other debuts include Herb Adams, Gus Zernial, Gerry Coleman, Gene Woodling, Dick Kryhoski, Walt Dropo, Duke Snider, Puddinghead Jones, Stan Lopata, Cal Abrams, and Tommy Glaviano. Several pitchers also debut well, notably Lefty Bull Werle.
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Zernial
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Gene Woodling
San Francisco
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Dropo
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Pudding Head Jones
Phillies
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Jones
Phils
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Belloise Stops Stock In Eighth Round At Paris Fight
New York middleweight Steve Belloise defeated French 160 pound champion Jean Stock in the eighth round of a ten round bout in Paris. Belloise weighed 160 while Stock was 161. Belloise floored Stock twice in the eighth and after a hard right the Frenchman dropped again. Stock rose at eight but signaled surrender as the referee halted the bout at 2:20 of the round.
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West Virginia Pulp and Paper to close Covington mill
Covington Virginia April 25 the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company announced it will close its number one board mill here May 6 due to weak demand for the mill product. The closing duration is listed as indefinite, officials said.
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West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Om Clals
Golf winners honored at dinner meet
Carl Snook won with 73, Bob Harrington earned medalist with 71, and Rene Gibo with Buze Weed erlek also placed. The Ladies' Division saw Delta Vaughn Alma Franklin and Louise Meyers win golf merchandise prizes. Pro Ripos presided over the dinner and prize awards.
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Buze Weederlek
Bob Harrington
Delta Vaughn
Alma Franklin
Louise Meyers
Pro Riposkey
Local Golfers Prepare for Tri-State Prep Match
Catoctin Country Club team of 11 amateurs and pro Joe Riposkey meets Washington in a Sunday prep test ahead of the May 8 Tri-State Golf Association meet at Frederick. Frederick club defends the cup after consecutive 1947 and 1948 wins. Carl W. Snook reselected as captain.
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Joe Riposkey
Washington
Tri-State Golf Association
Frederick
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Carl W. Snook
Catoctin Country Club Golf Affairs
Country Club Golf Comunities
Baseball results and upcoming AL schedule
American League box scores show New York 3 Philadelphia 2 and Boston 2 Washington 0 with Chicago Detroit postponed by rain. Remaining games list St Louis at Cleveland Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston Detroit at Chicago.
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