Yankees Lead AL as Slaughter and Boudreau Shine
Attendance nears 1946 marks despite rainouts while major league games spark near record crowds. Yankees beat White Sox 4-3 at night with DiMaggio scoring the decisive run. Dodgers win 2-1 over Cubs on two unearned runs. Cardinals 4-3 over Phillies in 10 innings.
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Raleigh Register
Eckley
W. Va
Tuey
Enos Slaughter
Lou Boudreau
Joe DiMaggio
Phil Rizzuto
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ed Waitkus
Cubs
Dodgers
Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Phils
Sports Roundup Preview From Portsmouth By Fullerton J
Sports roundup by Hugh Fullerton and J. Associated Press from Portsmouth Virginia covers Sammy Snead’s 72nd hole controversy at St Louis, Lew Worsham ties to Virginia, and Tommy Frank Lawrence’s 40 years in banking and baseball. It includes Ernie Landgraf recalling the Federal League’s origins and a lively scene with sportswriters at a hotel.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
Sammy Snead
St. Louis
Sammy
Lew Worsham
Virginia
Ington
Lua
Tommy Frank Lawrence
Portsmouth Cubs
Bass
Tommy Richardson
Dodgers End six-Game Slide With 2-1 Win Over Cubs
Dodger pitching ace Harry Taylor held Chicago to six hits as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs 2-1 ending a five game losing streak. Tommy Henrich supplied the offense for the Yankees with a go ahead triple in the eighth to score two and lift New York to a 4-3 win over Chicago. The rest of the text recounts an unrelated inculpatory quotation and historical remarks about wealth and a league's fate during World War I.
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Associated Press
Harry Taylor
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
White Sox
Girls' Loop To Resume Tonight
The Girls City Softball League will resume play tonight following a League managers meeting led by City Recreation Director Paul Vennari. Lyric Theatre meets Embee's at 6 PM before the men’s games as both teams boast 2 0 records in the circuit.
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Girls City
City
Paul Vennari
Lyric Theatre
Embee’s
Right Couples Seek Permits To Marry In City Examinations
A list of 2 to 3 candidate couples for marriage permits appears tied to a city recorder report. Exam schedules for prospective police new hires include names from Beckley Mab Creek and Coolridge with examinations likely at multiple sites. Attendees will join the eastern regional sales congress of Lincoln National Life Insurance in Bretton Woods from June 24 to 26.
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Aand
William County Clerk's Office
P. Laren
City Recorder
Cao
Irecords
Beller
Thelma
Lucille White
Colcord
Charles Interdo
Denato
Beckley
Mary ‘Partment
Elizabeth Fondale
Mab
Scott
James Martin Sanger, Jr
Janet Gaye Spence
Nation
Crab Orchard
Tom Har
Laren
Gis
Elizabeth Ransom
Coolridge
Ernest Thomp
JSON
Pettus
Charlotte William Klein
will/Long
Packsville
Harvey Foster
Whites Congress
Lincoln Nationalville
Mary Ellen Cantley
Life Insurance Company
Bretton Clear Creek
Harry Rakes
Jon Woods
N. H
Pinecrest Defeats Bemeco 7-3 in Softball Clash
Pinecrest softball toppled Bemeco 7-3 as Jack Fego limited Bemeco to six hits and Pinecrest played errorless defense behind him. Boyd homered for Bemeco. Line score shows Bemeco 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 errors, Pinecrest 7 runs on 7 hits with 1 error. Pack, Hatcher, Feygo, and Daniels noted in the box.
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Pinecrest
Bemeco
Jack Fego
Boyd
Pack
Hatcher
Feygo
Daniels
Hoosman Edges Walker In Close Coliseum Bout
Hoosman of Chicago used reach and boxing to frustrate Buddy Walker of Columbus as the Chicago fighter won a tight decision over ten rounds in the Coliseum. Walker managed to land in rounds seven and eight, opening a cut that produced the bout's only blemishes on Hoosman.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
AL Hoosman
Chicago
Buddy Walker
Columbus
Walker
Hoosman
Permits Issued To Build Two Dwellings
City recorder's office issued building permits for two five room houses yesterday. Cecil L Williamson will build on Westwood Drive at an estimated cost of 6000 dollars. L H Davis will build on Orchard Avenue at an estimated cost of 5000 dollars. Jack Kelly Jr sails from New York to London for the diamond sculls championship. He is a University of Pennsylvania student and son of former world champ John B Kelly.
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City Recorder’s
Cecil ‘L. Williamson
Westwood Drive
L. H. Davis
Orchard Avenue
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jack Kelly
New York
London
University of Pennsylvania
Kelly
Penn
John B
Jack) Kelly
National League results and standings from yesterday play
Yesterday's NL results Brooklyn beat Chicago 2 1 St Louis defeated Philadelphia 4 3 Other games not scheduled Standings list Cubs and Giants battling for top spot with Brooklyn and St Louis in pursuit Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Boston trailing Details include day games and night games with Ericks on and Mun ger starting pitchers and Brontosaurus note ends with a dinosaur fact and no fighting equipment.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Erickson
Schanz
Munger
Barrett
Peterson
Cooper
Ostermueller
Tantroit
Cleveland
Washington
Ferris
Detroit
Benton
Scheib
Feller
Newsom
Boxing results from multiple city bouts listed
Toledo Rocky Graziano stopped Jerry Fiorello in New York. Baltimore Al Hoosman outpointed Buddy Walker in Chicago. Pittsburgh Sammy Adranga outpointed Hee Shans in Carnegie. Washington Archie Moore outpointed Curtis Shepard in Baltimore. Allentown George Laflover stop Frankie Conti in Philadelphia. Stamford Bernie Reynolds knocked out Babe O'Beines in Fairfield. Charlotte Bernie Reynolds kayo pending in Charlotte.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Rocky Graziano
New York
Jerry Fiorello
Brooklyn
Baltimore
al Hoosman
Chicago
Buddy Walker
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Sammy Adranga
Carnegie
Hee Shans
Brawley
Calif
Washington
Archie Moore
St. Louis
Curtis Sheppard
Allentown
George Laflover
Philadelphia
Frankie ‘Conti
Haverhill
Mass
Stamford
Conn
Bernie Reynolds
Fairfield
Babe O'Beiines
Charlotte
N. C
Lanier Returns to Mexican League with Vera Cruz Blues
Former St Louis Cardinals pitcher Max Lanier arrives in Mexico City to rejoin the Mexican Baseball League after settling salary row with league boss Jorge Pasquel. He will report to the Vera Cruz Blues on Thursday.
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Lanier
Associated Press
Mexico City
Max Lanier
St. Louis Cards
Jorge Pasquel
Vera Cruz Blues
Card Outfielder Tops Batting Averages in Leagues
New York Outfielder Enos Slaughter of the St Louis Cardinals led the National League with a .359 average through June 15, while Cleveland’s Louis Boudreau topped the American League at .350. The list ranks ten leading batsmen based on games played through Sunday, noting Slaughter’s continued strong form despite his team's second‑division standing.
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Associated Press
New York
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Louis Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Slaughter
Boudreau
AB Pet
S. Louis
Walker
Phila
Furillo
Brooklyn
Haas
Cincinnat
Elliott
Boston
Mize
Gustine
Pittsburgh
Marshall
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Duke) Landgraf
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Milllionaires
Ergie
League
AF News
Bingham Canyon
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Elmer Knudsen
Jack
Bingham
Davis High
Kaysville
Hoosman Cops
Heber
Beckley, W. Va
Nash
Nash Research and Engineering
Flaash
Stover-Nash Motor CO
S. Oakwood Ave
Branca
Oak Hill
MT. Hope Richmont
Ervice
Vame
Beckley’s
Main St
Ladies’ Furnishings Dept
Children’s Department
Men’s & Boys’ Department
Ke. M. Payne Co
Harry Walker
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