Rival First Basemen Lead Major Batting Totals
John Mize and George McQuinn top the majors in batting through Sunday with averages around .370 and .354 respectively. Harry Walker and Joe DiMaggio trail, while DiMaggio’s feud with photographers ends as he resumes his prewar habit of batting coverage.
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Leskovar Mate Enroll at Kentucky U
FAIRMONT The West Fairmont High School halfback duo Bill Leskovar and Jim Priester will enroll at the University of Kentucky. Leskovar, multi sport star, and Priester plan summer school starting June 16 with freshmen football, aiming for varsity eligibility this fall under prewar rules.
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Major League Boxscores Lead Off in 1949 Season
Summary of early MLB box scores featuring Boston Chicago and Pittsburgh vs Boston, with Chicago and New York performances and notes on players such as DiMaggio Keller and DiMaggio. Details include runs, hits, errors, and attendance. A photo moment follows with a Yankee photographers encounter and game-time context.
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Red Sox topple White Sox 6-2 behind Ferriss's two hits
AP reports Dave Ferriss hit a single and triple, drove in three, and scored once as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2. Bucky Walters struck out 11 Giants in a 9-3 Reds win, his third win of the season and 193rd of his career.
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Star Righthander Heading for 3rd 20-Game Season
Dave Ferriss of the Boston Red Sox, aiming to join Wes Ferrell as one of the few to win 20 or more games in each of his first four majors seasons, pitched well at Comiskey Park in a 6-2 setback for Chicago. Johnny Neun’s Reds toppled the Giants 9-3, dropping New York from sole NL lead. Lefly Howie Pollet paced the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Dodgers in Brooklyn with a tenth inning scoring hit.
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