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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1946

Page

10

Suggs and Kirby Reach Women's Western Open Semifinals

Louise Suggs, 22, Lithia Springs Ga, defeated Phyllis Otto to reach the semifinals and face Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Patty Berg and Dot Kirby also advanced, with Kirby beating Mrs H R Staats 4 3 and Berg advancing as Zaharias wore down Betty Jameson to win 3 2. Semifinals set for 1:30 and 2:00 p m.

L. B. Skelley San Antonio Betty Miss Kirby Miss Berg Little Redhead Mrs. H. R. Staats Davenport Patty Marjorie Row Riverside Ont

Baseball Standings and Tonight's National League Showdowns

Yesterday's NL results Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 3 Boston 1. Tonight's schedule features Boston at Brooklyn Lombardi 7 3 and New York at Philadelphia Rowe 6 3. Also Chicago at Cincinnati Van der Meer 2 5 and St Louis at Pittsburgh Roe 2 5. Cream of AL has no games. tonight Philadelphia at New York Marchildon 2 6 vs Bevins 6 5 and Washington at Boston Wolff 4 4 vs Harris 10 2. Cleveland at Chicago Gromek 3 75 vs Lopat 4 5 and Detroit at St Louis Trout ee vs Kramer 7 12.

Chicago Pitsburgh Brooklyn Boston Foday Lee Lombardi New York Philadelphia Voiselle Rowe Cincinnati Borony van der Meer St. Louis Pittsburgh Pollet Roe Marchildon Bevens Washington Wolff Harris Cleveland Gromek Lopat Detroit Troutee Kramer Brooklyn Vans Cincinnati Ee St. Louis Sae

Playground Standings Burned on Food Stains

A note describes stains from burned foods and pots and pans often responding to household laundry bleach treatment.

Three 25-Game Winners Seen In American League

The American League may boast four pitchers with 25 wins this season while the National League lags behind. Hal Newhouser, Bob Feller, Dave Ferriss, and Spud Chandler each have 10 plus victories before late May, with Newhouser at 13 leading the group. Dodgers top NL race as Behrman and Stanky spark a 3-1 win over Boston. Cubs rally past Pittsburgh on a bases loaded ninth inning hit by Bill Nicholson.

Joe Reichler Associated Press Grover Alexander Philadelphia Dick Rudolph Bill James Boston Jeff Tes Dodgers Dick Whitman Bruce Edwards Ed Stanky Hank Behrman Joe Hatten Braves Cubs Pirates Bill Nicholson

American Legion Jr Baseballers Hold First Practice Session

Raleigh County Post 32 Amer Legion junior baseball team opened with a Woodrow Wilson field practice. Coach Red Martin led batting and infield drills as Roy Elkins processed applications for 14 players. lineup hints include Rifle at first Clay second Weikle short Ailey third and junior McKinney possibly pitching or first base with Ted Lacey at infield.

Raleigh County Post American Legion Woodrow Wilson Field The Legion Roy Elkins Local Post Bob McNeish Sophia Richmond Red” Martin Rilfe Clay Weikle Ailey Junior McKinney Ted Lacey

Three Jr. League Baseball Games Slated Today

With rain postponing Wednesday’s games only one game played so far in Raleigh County Junior Baseball League tonight three games are scheduled at 6 p m Big Stick travels to Sophia Affinity meets Helen and Coal City faces Tams all contests set to start at 6 p m.

Raleigh County Big Stick Sophia Affinity Helen Coal’ City Tams

Raleigh County League Schedule Drawn for Sunday Games

Sunday schedule lists Kopperston at Otsego Mullens Glen Rogers at Helen Sophia at Summerlee Eccles at Amigo with single games. Legion juniors play next week but Elkins cannot finalize a district six schedule until all posts file applications with the State Adjutant in CharlestonBud Tesch.

Raleigh Kopperston Otsego-Mullens Glen Rogers Helen Sophia Summerlee Eccles Amigo Legion Elkins Charleston Bud” Tesch Ekins

British Critics Praise Net Star Upset at Wimbledon

American Tom Brown, 23, from San Francisco, defeated Pancho Segura of Ecuador in four sets to spark fervent British press praise. Headlines in Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Sketch News Chronicle hailed the upset as a landmark shock at Wimbledon with 33 matches scheduled on day five.

Francisto “Panscho Segura Ecuador Associated Press England San Francisco First California Tom Brown Norning Daily Express Pancho Daily Mail Daily Sketch Brown News Chronicle

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