Ted Williams Faces Slim Chance to Return This Season
Ted Williams, in a hospital bed with a plastered left arm, says he may need a second elbow operation after fracturing his radius in the All Star Game. Doctors caution the odds are against a return this year, though Commissioner Chandler says he could resume left field whenever ready and will not be placed on the disabled list. Williams remains hopeful and jokes with staff while Eyeing a possible comeback in five to six weeks.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Chicago
Joseph Shortell
Ted
Albert B. Chandler
Joe Cronin
Chandler
Sancta Maria Hospital
Williams
Tigers
New York Yankees
Werle Outpitches All-Star Hero in 2-1 Pirates Victory
Pittsburgh lefty Bill Werle outpitched All-Star Game hero Larry Jansen with a two hitter as the Pirates edged the Giants 2-1. Danny Murtaugh hit his second homer and Ralph Kiner drove in the go ahead run, with Monte Irvin’s fourth inning single the Giants’ lone hit.
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Associated Press
Bill Werle
Larry Jansen
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Monte Irvin
Giants
Tookie Gilbert
New York
Gilpert
Gus Bell
Danny Murtaugh
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Flojek
Rigney
Oiopp
Mu'ler
Kbell Irvin
Olvier
Thomson
Westlake
Westrum
Thopson
Murtaguh
Darksso
Turner
Gilbert
Awerle
Hartung
Jansen
A-Lohrke
Hansen
Hopp
Murtaugh
Ho—Jansen
Werle
Robb
Pinelli
Oak Hill Softball League to Play Three Games This Week
Oak Hill Softball League plans three games nightly to correct postponed results. First game starts 8:20 p.m. with 6:45 forfeit deadline. infield practice waved. Schedule lists King Coal, Touche Gelly, Mt Hope, EMGO, Princes, Fayetteville, Lochgelly, Mankin and others amid postponements.
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Register
OAK Hill
Lee Frazier
Frazier
King Coal
Touche Gelly
Mary Frances
Baseball statistics fragment shows league leaders and players
Readable text lists players and numbers from American and National Leagues. Mentions Cleo Gar a Pet Kell Tigers Dodgers Indians Red Sox Giants Pirates and several score figures and RBIs. appears as a partial stat table with runs and runs batted in.
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Layer Ang Cleo Gar
Pet Kell
Tigers
Robinson
Dodgers
Musxiat
Cardinals
Ond Doby
Indians
Dropo
Red Sox
Loexman
Giants
Leag Rosen
Pirates
Willian
Mpanella
Stephens
Snider
Je Jkiner
Sauer
Can
Wallkarts
Jennis
Phillies
Drope
Rec
W Gulf and Lego Split In Doubleheader
Winding Gulf and Lego split a Western Gulf league twin bill with Lego taking game one 9 0 and Winding Gulf winning game two 7 0 Quentin Justice shut Lego to two hits in the nightcap. Lego built a walk off win in the seventh with three runs led by Atkinson England and Canterbury while Murphy and Shrewsbury homered for Lego. Cuthbert and Justice homered for W Gulf.
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Register Stat
Winding
Canterbury
John Cuthbert
Shrewsbury
Lego
Abrho
Abrhoa Danning
Murphy
Fs Agge - Cherl
Atson
Crad
RBI
Smediey
B. Atkinson
P. Atkinson
England
F. Atkinson
Manning
G. Justice
Cuthbert
P. Craddock
Hr—Cutthbert
Sb—Murphy
Smedley
J. Atkinson
Q. Justice
W. Gulf
Rudisill
A—Moye
Amick
Seconn
Maxwell England
Joe Atkinson
Black Sox Face Amiros in Exhibition at Diamond
Helen The Tams Black Sox, a top Negro league team, meet the Amiros of Raleigh County Baseball League at 2 30 p m today in an exhibition at the local diamond. Star pitcher James Ross leads the Negro squad while Buford Lefty Tudor or Albert Crip Shorter the Redbirds pitcher. Ben Parris Jethro McCoy Albert Thomas and Williams Banks pace the Sox offense as they stand 9 15 3 for the year. Redbirds hold five wins four losses in league play.
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Register
Helen
Tams Black Sox
Amiros
James Ross
Sox
Buford
Lefty
Tudor
Albert “Crip” Shorter
Redbirds
Ben Parris
Jethro McCoy
Albert Thomas
Williams Banks
Medalist Hoffer Advances to PGA Final Against Hart
George Hoffer defeated Rut Coffey 4 3 to reach the finals of the State PGA Golf Tournament in Moundsville. He led Loeffler 7 up after nine holes, then closed out Coffey 4 and 3 and set a final with Jack Hart of Parkersburg.
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Associated Press Moundsvilee
George Hoffer
Rut Coffey
Carl Laetiler
Parkersburg
Aus
Jack Hart
Hart
Clem Wiechman
Logan
Jane
Baxter Vance
White Sulphur Springs
Hoffer
Coffey
Loeffler
Hoeffer
Gary Nixon
Vance
Benny Varda
Spencer
Loeffier
Caffey
Hofter
Koster
Mert
Charleston
Associated Press
Methodist
Cee
Ivor Bolgrsky
Ballard Stadium
Yester
Dick Drumhelier
Drumheller
Christians
Lutz
Calvary Baptist
Beaver
Christian OO
Davis
Hawley
Pettry
Wolpe
Cassell
Taxtor
Kidd
Saunders, Calvert and
Calvert
Prosperity
Saunders
Pinecrest
1St Baptist
JS Josale Johnstown
Ik & Presbyterian
Catholic
Calvary
Champs to Defend Titles In Blue Grass Tourneys
Bluefield Amateur Athletic Association announced August 4-6 for tennis and August 11-13 for golf at Mercer County Country Club. Shelton Horseley of Richmond and Posey Isley of Martinsville are slated to defend singles and golf crowns respectively with Isley aiming for a third straight Clyde E. Elliott trophy.
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Associated Press
E. S. Baker
Bluefield Municipal Courts
Currence
Posey Isley
Martinsville
Mercer County Country Club
Isley
Armand E. Fletcher
Princeton
Clyde E. Elliott
Archer
Horsaley
Mike Wiliams
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Eugene Bowler
Charleston
Fred West
Lynchburg
West
Greek Song Wins Arlington Classic In Photo Finish
The chestnut colt Greek Song owned by Donald T. Ross of Wilmington Delaware roared from ninth to first to win the Arlington Classic by a nose Saturday in a finish described as one of the closest in the race’s history.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Donald T. Ross
Wilmington
Del
Whitesville Faces Cabin Creek for Area 8 Honors
Two area teams reach playoff stages in the iState American Legion Baseball Tournament at Oak Hill. Whitesville Post 75, winner of 1175 straight in the south half of Area 8, plays Cabin Creek at 4 p.m. in Pratt Powell Park, Charleston, to open the race for a state tourney berth. Post 18, coached by R. D. Kanon, seeks a fourth straight Area 8 title after three, reporting at Whitesville Legion Hall before departure.
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iState American Legion
Oak Hill
Post 75
Whitesville
South Lern
Area 8
Cabin ‘Creek
Pratt Powell Park
Charleston
R. D. Kannon
Kanon
American Legion Hall
Whitesvile
Raleigh County
Beckley
Swinner
Oak Hil
Welch
Interest in Tri-State Golf Meet At Kingwood This Summer
The Tri State Golf Tournament set for August 18 20 at Preston Country Club will be a 72 hole medal event over nine hole course. Pete Bruno says 100 plus entries expected from Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Former champion F M Tutwiler Jr of Mount Hope leads southern entrants.
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Charles BL Lewin
Associated Press
Kingwood
Preston Country Club
Pete Bruno
the Club
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
F. M. Tutwiler, Jr
Mount Hope
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