Belmont Stakes crowns Count Fleet with sixth triple crown
Count Fleet wins the Belmont Stakes completing the triple crown in the 75th running. He sets records with a 2 28 1 5 time and the highest single-race bet total in New York history while Fairy Manhurst secures second and Neseronto finishes third. Whirlaway scratches due to a tummy ache.
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League Managers Set For Raleigh Baseball All Star Plans
Managers of seven Raleigh County teams gather at Raleigh Register office Thursday at 7 30 pm to finalize plans for the All Star Raleigh Clippers benefit game on June 20. Key item is selecting an all star squad to face the Clippers with several pitching options discussed for the Helen Raleigh contest.
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Brownies Defeat Yankees 3 To 2 In 10 Innings
The St Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 3 to 2 in ten innings as Johnny Niggeling held the Yanks to five hits. Charley Keller tied it with an eighth inning homer but St Louis escaped in the tenth on a misplayed ball and a run scoring single by Chet Laabs. Browns pitcher Niggeling struck out eight and received key support from four Yankee errors.
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Grin and Bear-UT Tickets For Raleigh County All-Star Game
Gene Burke leads a Sunday June 20 doubleheader benefit for Beckley Service Center. Tickets reach Raleigh county coal towns with no rainchecks. All-Star selections by county league managers precede a Negro and White junior league game, with strong attendance expected at R. M. I Park.
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Transfer to Air Corps Brings Cooper White Home on Furlough
Cooper White known locally as a boxer and Army sergeant arrived on furlough to learn he would transfer from the regular army to the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. He will train as a flying soldier while keeping teaching duties alongside Bobby Kent who returns with sergeant stripes after serving as corporal. Woody Adams, from the armed divisions, stops by on furlough before heading to California.
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Playoff showdown in Raleigh county league baseball clash
Helen and Raleigh duel at R M I this afternoon to lead Raleigh county league after Raleigh seeks revenge for a 19 to two loss. Helen counters with George Brumfield and Joe Thorn while Raleigh fields Eddie Brogan Steve High School ace Arnold Yoss and Sy Mullins. Game at 2 30 draws top teams and decides standings.
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Eddie Brogan
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Roanoke
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Monteval
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Fayette County
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Sumnerlee
Renee
Raleigh County Baseball League
Joe Thorn
Steve High School
Arnold Yoss
West Virginia Sets Three Football Games for Fall Schedule
West Virginia University announced three 1942 football games with at least four more expected. Oct 16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Charleston, Nov 13 Kentucky at Morgantown, and Nov 20 Michigan State at East Lansing. Hawley noted VPI fills the gap left by Washington & Lee’s suspension.
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Charleston
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Texington
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Fred Morecraft
Spartans
Charley Bachmann
Notre Dame
Navy Ensign Shatters World Discus Mark in Meet
Ensign Hugh S. Cannon, 20, former Brigham Young athlete, shattered the world discus mark with a 174 feet 10 1 8 inches throw at the Metropolitan AAU championships on Randalls Island. He had never thrown beyond 154 feet previously and now serves as assistant supply officer at the Navy Section Base, Staten Island. The official world record remains contested, with Archie Harris’s 174 feet 8 3 4 inches from 1941 and Ernest Lampert’s 175 feet 5 1 2 inches cited as competing standards.
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Hugh Ss. Cannon
Randall Island
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Germany
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Thornton Lee Beats Boston to give White Sox third straight win
Chicago White Sox beat Boston Red Sox 4 to 1 in Boston. Lefty Thornton Lee held the Red Sox to six hits, with Don Kollo contributing hits and Luke Appling driving in the final run. Tony Lupien hit Boston’s lone homer in the ninth.
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Don Kolloway
Chicago White Sox
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Luke Appling
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White Meadows Final Showdown in Spring Golf Clash
Judge Clarence Meadows and P. White of Oak Hill reach the championship match at Black Knight country club set for 1:30 PM. White beat defending champion B. Wray in the semis. Meadows defeated J. S. Trump.
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Hubbell Pitches One Hitter to Earn 250th Win
Carl Hubbell, 39, hurled a one hit game against the Pirates to notch his 250th career victory for the New York Giants. Elbie Fletcher homered off him in the seventh, while Hubbell’s win snapped Pittsburgh’s five game win streak and the Giants’ six losses in seven games. The veteran’s performance featured three first inning runs and two in the second, with Lanning driving in two and Witek, Jurges, and Fletcher among others contributing. Attendance logged at 186. game time about 1 hour 59 minutes.
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Chalky Wright Delivers Stoppage Against Terranova at MSG
In a heated Madison Square Garden bout Chalky Wright overwhelmed Phil Terranova, flooring him in the second round and stopping him in the fifth after a ruthless assault that left Terranova bloodied and unable to continue. The match moved Wright closer to another shot at the featherweight title.
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Senators Whip Tigers 6 To 3
Washington Senators defeat Detroit Tigers 6 to 3 to move into second in the American League Marty Wight earns his fourth straight win while Hal Newhouser takes the loss Haefner relieves in the eighth and the game features several key RBIs and stolen bases including Case Higgins Cramer and Priddy left on base totals Detroit errors and multiple pitching changes marked the contest Time of game 2 18 attendance 3 530.
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Nieman's Ninth-Inning Triple Wins It for Braves over Reds
Butch Nieman, ex Jayhawk, delivered a ninth inning triple for Boston to defeat Cincinnati 7 6. Lonnie Frey mishandled a double play ball setting up the deciding hit. Boston rallied with four runs in the fifth including singles by Harmes and McCarthy and a Workman double, Nieman drove the ball to right field for the decisive score.
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A's Rally to Beat Indians 6 5 in 13 Innings
The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 6 to 5 after 13 innings. Elmer Vale hit a late homer to finish the scoring as Jim Bagby started strong for Cleveland but gave way in the seventh. Bobby DeVito? No, not present. Final line shows Stoud'au and Cullen contributing, while Arntzen pitched 13 innings in relief for Philadelphia.
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