Brecheen proves day games no longer a jinx for Cardinals ace
Harry Brecheen, the St. Louis pitcher, shut out the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 under a hot sun, earning his 15th win of the year and improving his day games record to 4-2. The Cardinals, marching toward the top, pulled within two games of the Boston Braves as Brecheen outdueled Kenny Raffensberger and struck out seven. Rip Sewell won for the Pirates 2-1 over the Cubs, while the Athletics beat the Red Sox 10-3 to regain second in the American League. the Indians led the league.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Harry
Cat) Brecheen
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Redbird
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Marty Marion
Rip Sewell
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Burkhart
Yankees Rout Senators as Reynolds Shuts Them Down 8-1
Allie Reynolds pitched six solid innings and drove in a two run single as the New York Yankees cruised past the Washington Senators 8-1. Hank Majeski drove in three runs for the victors while Leu Brissie extended his strikeout total to 112. The loss marked Early Wynn’s seventh straight defeat. A Braves Giants game in New York was postponed by rain.
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Major League Boxscores Totals 142713
Box scores show Philadelphia and Boston scoring in a 10-3 Philadelphia win with multiple players collecting RBIs and hits across innings. Fowler, Dobson, Brissie, and Stobbs pitching notes recorded alongside attendance figures.
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Majeski
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Fowler
Dobson
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Johanson
Stobbs
Brissie
Johnson
Doerry Brissie
Lumberjacks Schedule Ten Games for 1948
Richwood High School Lumberjacks under coach Kenneth Hunt unveil a 10 game slate split evenly between home and away. The opener is Sept 10 at home versus Lewisburg followed by a Sept 17 trip to Rainelle and a series through Sept and November including Alderson Gauley Bridge Cenahsoi Webster Springs Marlinton Cowen Summersville with an open date on Nov 29.
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Register
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Richwood High School
Lewisburg
Rainelle
Alderson
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Cenahsoi
Webster Springs
Marlinton
Cowen
Summersville
No 4 Famous Home Run Gesture in Baseball History
The piece recounts Babe Ruth as a foundational figure in modern baseball salaries and off season stories. It notes Ruth signing a St Petersburg contract blind, his 659 career homers in 15 Yankee years, 1927 and 1928 homer tallies, and a 1930 two year deal. It mentions his illnesses and hospital fame in 1925 and a famous 1938 World Series incident with the Cubs.
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Yankees
Lefty Gomez
Lefty
Gomez
Tony Lazzeri
Chicago Cubs
Charley Root
Kenneth Runyon Training with Greensboro Class C Club
Kenneth L Runyon from Lester is in Greensboro North Carolina for a tryout with the Greensboro entry of the Carolina League Class C. Runyon played semi pro ball while with the Army Air Corps in Japan and was recommended by detach ment officers. He attended Trap Hill High School where he played football and baseball and his team reached the 1945 state finals. He also played with the Coca Cola entry in the junior league that year.
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Postponed County B League tilts set Sunday in Raleigh County
Three B League games rescheduled for Sunday affect the race for the fourth playoff berth. Marfork hosts Stotesbury and Edwight visits Slab Fork with two games at Slab Fork. Edwight and Slab Fork must win to stay in contention while Slab Fork tries to sweep both Edwight and Skelton and later add wins versus Eccles and Skelton.
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Mulens
Beckley College and Bemeco win in City Softball League restart
Beckley College defeated the Eagles 7 to 3 while Bemeco routed Universal Supply 18 to 6 behind Eddie Pence’s three hit pitching. The wins lift Beckley reps to a .500 season pace and a tie for fourth in league standings as play resumes with one or possibly two more games on the schedule tonight including Pinecrest versus Elks if arrangements hold.
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Bemeco and B. C. 9s Go to State Tourney
Beckley College and Bemeco softball teams left for Huntington to compete in the West Virginia Softball Championships. Beckley Regional champion College faces Williamson champion tonight at 8 30. Bemeco plays Charleston runner up tomorrow at 2 p m with 14 teams in the event running tonight tomorrow and Sunday.
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Jaycees and Winding Gulf Even Playoff Series
Jaycees defeated Keatley 18 to 4 while Winding Gulf overwhelmed Sophia 13 to 5 in city and county junior league playoff action. West limited Sophia to five hits, while Pulaski earned the win for Sophia. Underwood homered for Jaycees as Baugus Farrow and Harsh paced the winners with key hits.
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