Braves Lead in Standings as Sain Shines for Braves
Braves pitcher Johnny Sain surpassed past stars by reaching the halfway mark in his bid for a 20th win, yielding four singles in a 4-1 victory over the Giants and expanding Boston's lead over the Cardinals to 2.5 games. Chicago Cubs beat St Louis 4-3, with Andy Pafko driving in all Cubs runs. The Pirates moved within a half game by defeating the Reds, while the Phillies beat the Dodgers to narrow the gap. In the American League, the Athletics beat the Senators as the Indians lost to the Tigers, keeping the pennant race tight.
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Cleveland Beats Detroit In High-Scoring Tilt
In a wild game the Cleveland lineup tops Detroit 13 to 12 with Newhouser winning for Cleveland while Voldak takes the loss. Key hits include Mitchell, Lemon, and Westlake contributing multi base hits and home runs by Gordon and Mullin. Attendance reported at 5,602.
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State Amateur Golf Opens with West Virginia entries
West Virginia amateurs led by Governor Clarence Meadows tee off to decide men’s and women’s state championships at White Sulphur Springs. Defending champions Fred G. Barrerot Jr. and Ann Cochran return, while 1940 winner E. M. Tutwiler Jr. enters late. Sally Carroll of Wheeling shines with a 72 on the Greenbrier par 70 course as women’s title foresees a strong field.
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Charleston
Ann Cochran
Parkersburg
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Mount J Hone
Sally Carroll
Wheeling
Greenbrier
Early Egyptian ceramists date back to ancient Nile Valley
The earliest known ceramists in Egypt's Nile Valley predate modern pottery by an estimated 2 000 to 18 000 years. Their forerunner crafts laid foundations for regional tile and pottery traditions.
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Universal Supply and Pinecrest post opening night wins
Universal Supply defeated Pinecrest 18 to 8 in a high scoring Legion Baseball opener. Feggo earned the win with four hits allowed and three runs batted in, while Pinecrest faded after a two run third inning. Stanley and freal led Universal with key hits as the teams combined for 12 hits.
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Beckley Legion Posts Win Tight Openers in Area League
Beckley Post 32 and Post 70 won to stay unbeaten atop the Area league standings. Post 42 beat Princeton 6 to 2 behind Carl Legurski as Post 70 rallied with three eighth inning runs to defeat Welch 6 to 5.
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Huntington Golfer Leads Americans An British Open
Britain’s veteran Henry Cotton held a four stroke lead at the halfway mark of the British Open in Scotland as Americans faltered. Cotton carded a 66 to reach 137, with Arthur Clark the nearest American at 145 and several others at 146 to 148.
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Northern Team Adds Back and Guard for North South Game
Morgantown fused news: The North team adds two players for the 25th North South game on August 20. George Hott of Moorefield High School and Gene Manzo of Walkersburg are selected by Homer Fizer, Morgan town University High coach, as back and guard respectively. Hott weighs 183 pounds and was among the eastern panhandle’s top backs last year. Manzo, 170 pounds, made the third all state team.
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Baseball Highlights From Early Season Box Scores
Key players like DiMaggio and Musial top the box scores with home runs and RBIs while St Louis and Philadelphia show multiple players with runs, doubles and stolen bases. The fragment lists names including Coan Lemon Sauer Ashburn and teams New York Cincinnati St Louis Philadelphia in a busy stat recap.
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