Central League Opens 1949 Season With Big Name Debuts
Flint Arrows defend title as Grand Rapids Jets visit in front of about 10 000 fans. Muskegon vs Dayton clash follows. Charleston debuts in new park against Saginaw with Joe Beggs managing. Frank House begins organized ball with Flint. Moe Savransky starts for Charleston. Red Ruffing leads Muskegon.
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Charleston Debut Set in Watt Powell Park Opening
A crowd of 13 000 is expected tonight as professional baseball returns to Charleston for the first time since 1942. The Charleston Senators face the Saginaw Bears in a Class A Central League opener at the new Watt Powell Park. A 8 p.m. start, pregame ceremonies include Governor Patteson tossing the first ball and bands from Charleston and Stonewall Jackson high schools. Construction delays from a city strike threatened the opener, but workers returned to complete the $300 000 park on the former Ka nawha site.
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Baseball scores and schedule from major leagues
Yesterday's results feature National League games Philadelphia 12 New York in innings. Brooklyn and Boston combined 9, Cincinnati at St Louis rained out. American League results include New York 5 Philadelphia 4 and Detroit 6 7 with Chicago 2 5 in 10 innings. Multiple games listed with pitchers and matchups across divisions.
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Dodgers Regain NL Lead with 5 2 Win Over Braves
Dodgers move a half game ahead of idle Pittsburgh and the Giants after Preacher Roe allowed seven hits in seven innings to beat Philadelphia 5 2. Gene Hermanski homered and contributed a key triple play in the win at Ebbets Field.
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Scholastic Baseball Scores From Various Venues
Baseball results from multiple schools and towns including Parkerburg 8 Spencer 4 Charleston S. 4 Stonewall Jackson 2 Huntington East 7 Nitro 1 innings Garnet Charleston 2 Aracoms 1 Logan 0 Negro Point Pleasant 4 Pomeroy Wash Dis 6 Duval Griffiths ville 3 11 innings Frankford 14 Renick 4 Pineville 14 Oceana 7 Stoco 8 Hinton 3 Kingwood 8 Terra Alta 0 Masontown 7 Bruceton Mills 6 Arthurdale 6 Fellowsville 5 Newburg 10 Tunnelton 4 Morgantown 5 Clay-Battelle 0 Univ Morgantown 5 Rowlesburg 2 Buckhannon Upshur 10 Shinn aion 9 Clarksburg Victory 20 Westof T Lumberport 11 West Union 2 Bridgeport 1 St Marys of Clarksburg 3 Wash London 10 Bolling Lewisburg 0 Negro Huntington Central 12 Charleston 10.
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Ex-Champ Zale Retires From Boxing After Cerdan Bid
Former middleweight star Tony Zale announces retirement ending his long, brilliant career after giving up a 60 000 guaranteed return bout with Marcel Cerdan. Zale says age and past peak prompted the decision while planning to coach Chicago youths and remain in boxing circles.
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Salem Boxers Zale Retires Health Fears Prompt End
Veteran middleweight champion Barney Zale is urged to retire for health and family reasons. The piece recalls Zale’s long title run 1930 to 1948, a 1947 loss to Graziano, and a June 10 comeback win over Rocky in Newark. Also covered are college and baseball notes from Salem and surrounding teams.
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Tennis bracket details from Findlay and Rutland
In the upper bracket Pegay Kirk of Findlay Ohio faces Miss Woodward in the lower half Mae Murphy of Rutland VI meets Mrs Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill.
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Pennies Rain Down On Ring After Drawn Prelim
In an Olympic Auditorium bout two Los Angeles lightweights Al Berns and Manuel Hernandez fought to a lively draw. As fans clamored for a decision coins rained from all sections including nickels dimes quarters and halves. The Ritz brothers helped pick up coins and returned them to the fighters amid the surprised crowd.
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Moore in Line For L H Scrap
Archie Moore is one bout from a light heavyweight title shot after a unanimous 10 round win over Harold Johnson in Philadelphia Convention Hall. The victory earns Moore a chance against the May 23 winner of the Maxim Lesnevich bout in Cincinnati, with the victor to be the No 1 light heavyweight challenger to Freddie Mills. Johnson, 21, entered with a 3–0 record, while Moore, 22, displayed seasoned power in a decisive win.
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Knights of Columbus State Bowling Tourney Set in Parkersburg
The sixth annual State Bowling Tournament of the Knights of Columbus proceeds in Parkersburg this Saturday with singles doubles and five man team events. Fourteen teams are entered including five from Parkersburg four from Fairmont two from Charleston and Huntington and Wheeling. Defending doubles champions are George Joyce and Desmond Ruppel of Parkersburg who have won the title in five straight years.
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