Red Sox stumble as slump deepens in Major League roundup
The Associated Press reports Boston dropped to sixth in the AL after losing 10 of 12, batting .180. Jackie Jensen homered in a 4-2 loss to Cleveland as Early Wynn earned his first win of the season. Detroit beat the Yankees 7-1 and Washington routed Kansas City 12-1. In the NL, Brooklyn won 2-0 in 12 innings over Milwaukee. Carl Furillo hit his eighth homer. Pittsburgh beat St Louis 5-1.
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Ted Williams
Florida Keys
Boston
Red Sox
Jackie Jensen
Powe
Cleveland
Wynn
Indians
Dave Pope
Detroit
New York Yankees
Yanks
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Washington
Kansas City
Brooklyn
Carl Furillo
Milwaukee
Braves
Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Bob Purkey
St. Louis
Cardinals
Steve Gromek
Jim Delsing
Ferris Fain
Bob Wiesler
Furillo
Gene Conley
Brooks
Carl Erskine
Dodger
Purkey
Kingsport Beats Wytheville In Seven Run Marathon
In a high scoring game Kingsport defeated Wytheville seven to five. Bluefield triumphed over Welch six to four. Johnson City routed Bristol eleven to three. Pulaski edged Salem four to four in a curfew tied end ninth.
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Kingsport
Wytheville
Bluefield
Welch
Johnson City
Bristol
Pulaski
Salem
Major League Standings and Schedule Highlights
MLB standings show Cleveland atop the American League with a 12-6 mark, Detroit 11-6, and Chicago 10-6. Tonight's schedule features Washington at Chicago and Baltimore at Kansas City, plus Boston at Detroit and New York at Cleveland with several afternoon games. Previous results include Brooklyn 2 Milwaukee 0, Pittsburgh 5 St Louis 1, and Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2.
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Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Spahn
Littlefield
Chicago
New York
Rush
Maglie
Or Hearn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Valentine
Wehmeier
Brooklyn
St. Louis
St.Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
McDermott
Or Stone
Fornieles
Palica
Ceccarelli
Delock
Hoeft
Lopat
Garcia
Associated Press
Chicago St Louis
National League Leaders Quiz From The AP
Moon of St Louis and Mueller of New York lead batting with .375. Bruton of Milwaukee tops runs with 18 and Thomson has 22 RBIs. Moon also leads hits with 27 while Hodges of Brooklyn has 6 doubles and Aaron of Milwaukee 4 triples. Furillo of Brooklyn has 8 homers and Boyer of St Louis 4 stolen bases. Erskine of Brooklyn is 4 0 with 1 000 strikeouts by Antonelli of New York. Skowron of New York hits .451 and Carrasquel of Chicago leads runs with 19 while Nieman of Chicago has the top RBI total.
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Moon
St. Louis
Mueller
New York
Bruton
Milwaukee
Thomson
Hodges
Brooklyn
Aaron
Furillo
Boyer
St.Louis
Erskine
Antonelli
Skowron
Carrasquel
Chicago
Nieman
Kuenn
Detroit
Wilson
Kansas City
Fox
Lollar
Minoso
Lemon
Cleveland
Powermen Pinecrest Win Warmup Openers
Intercity League 1955 season opens in Beckley with two one run wins. Pinecrest A and Appalachian topped Sports Center and Oak Hill respectively as William Seco and Naylor starred. Tonight Prosperity meets Army Engineers. Pinecrest A faces Appalachian in the nightcap.
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Army Engineers
Pinecrest A
Appalachian
Jackson
Cox
Powermen
Oak Hill
William Seco
Pinecrest
Naylor
SportsCenter
Pate
O'Neal
Zopp
Fayette
Legion Series Sets Aug 4 6 for Junior Baseball Title
Fairmont's Frank J. Seccuro announced that the state's junior baseball champion will be decided in an Aug 4 6 series at St Marys, with eight regional regular season champions entering two eliminations. Northern Weirton and southern Welch hosts on July 29 31 determine the two state finalists. The 1955 rule adds eligibility for boys born on or after Sept 1 1937.
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Fairmont
American Legion
St. Marys
Frank J. Seccuro
Weirton
Welch
Seccuro
Millers Defeat Senators Again in Minny Ball Clash
Minneapolis Milleres topple Charleston Senators 6 to 3 behind Joe Margoneri fanning 10 and a home run by Bob Lennon. Early Charleston lead wiped by Minneapolis in fifth as Harris singles and Press triples, then Lennon adds insurance in eighth. Winkles drives in two. Castro? No. Kept scoreless late as Margoneri earns win.
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Charleston
Charleston Senators
Minneapolis
al Worthington
American Association
Joe Margoneri
Senators
Ramon Monzant
Millers
Gail Harris
Rance Press
Harris
Bob Lennon
Bobby Winkles
Floyd Melliere
Lepert
Wilson
Vollmr
Harris Ib
Easter
Pless
Antnelo
Lennon
Garcia
Swiskie
Battey
Bissard
Winkles
Mrgonri
Moisan
Margoneri
HO — Moisan
Gumpert
Grimsley
Lo—Moisan
Greenberg Heads for Divorce Suit in Cleveland
Caral Gimbel Greenberg, heiress to a department store fortune, seeks divorce from Hank Greenberg after nine years of marriage. She cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty and seeks custody of three children Glenn 8 Stephen 6 Alva 2 plus alimony. Greenberg, 44, says he is distressed and focuses on the children's best interests.
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Cleveland (Ap
Caral Gimbel Greenberg
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland Indians
Mrs. Greenberg
Bernard F. Gimbel
The
Gimbel Brothers, Inc
Saks & Co
Moore Wins Over Valdes in Title Shot Talk
In Las Vegas Archie Moore defeated Nino Valdes in a 15 round decision to press for a world heavyweight title shot against Rocky Marciano. The bout drew about 10,000 fans and promoter Jack Kearns reported gate of 102608 dollars.
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Las Vegas
Archie Moore
Rocky Marciano
Archie
Nino Valdes
Cuba
Truman Gibson
International Boxing Club
Moore
Marciano
Gibson
New York
Rocky
England
Don Cockell
San Francisco
Valdes
Jimmy Braddock
Heavies
Jack Kearns
Bobby Gleason
Gleason
Nino
Army Program May Give U. S. Strength to Match Reds in 1956 Olympics
University of Michigan coach Don Canham reports Army track clinics in Germany are strengthening US athletes for Melbourne 1956. He cites Willie Holly and Joel McNulty as top prospects and notes Army teams compete in many dual meets and European championships. He adds State Department support and a growing program with about 60 coaches.
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Army
U. S
Ann Arbor
Mich
United States
Don Canham
University of Michigan
Germany
Canham
Willie Holly
Detroit
Joel McNulty
U.S
Melbourne
Australia
Armed Services
Nurnberg
Augsberg
Berlin
Local High School Football Scores Briefs
Seth 2 East Bank 0. South Charleston 13 Huntington 11. St Albans 11 6 Charleston Cath olic 4 8 Clay 6. Charleston Reds 4 Poca 3. Madison 11 Van 3. Huntington East 7 Huntington Vinson 6.
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Seth
East Bank
South Charleston
Huntington
St. Albans
Charleston Catholic
Clay
Charleston
Charleston Reds
Poca
Madison
Van
Huntington East
Huntington Vinson
One II to Pick Teams Tonight
Final tryouts for the American division of Beckley Little League are held this afternoon. Managers, after watching the 11 year olds, will meet with league president Lawrence Pruett at the Elks Lodge to select players for the year. The 11 year old practice session is at 5:30 p.m. at Elks Stadium, and the selection meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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Beckley
Lawrence Pruett
Elks Lodge
Elks Stadium
Week's slate for league play and managers meetings
Tonight features 11s and American League at 5 30 with managers meeting at Elks Lodge at 7 30 to pick teams. Wednesday lists 12s National League at 5 30 with a managers meeting to pick teams pending.
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Elks Lodge
National League tryouts for 11 and 12 year olds
National League scouts tested 11 year olds last night with 12s recalled for another look tomorrow. Pres Sam Cohn will likely set a night for team bosses to meet and pick squads. Little League holds a personnel meeting May 10 at the Elks Lodge to finalize plans for May 16 opening. About 225 boys have been screened by the two leagues since tryouts began last Friday. Managers want teams chosen quickly to assemble for the openers.
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Sam Cohn
Little League
the Elks Lodge
Akins Knocks Delaney Out
Virgil Akins upset Ronnie Delaney with an eighth round knockout at St Nicholas Arena in New York to notch his fourth straight win and third KO. The 25 year old St Louis veteran, a former lightweight now in welterweight, outboxed Delaney 149 to 146 on the cards before landing a picture left hook and right to the jaw at 2 41 of the eighth. Delaney’s first stoppage in 54 bouts ended his career record as only the second defeat. In Brooklyn, Tony Puleo drew with Carmelo Costa after a 10 round war with Costa favored 4-1 as Puleo debuted as a main eventer. Costa weighed 132 to Puleo 134 4.
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Providence
R. I
Jose Contreras
Taunton
Mass
Contreras
Bob Bolton
Rhode Island Hospital
Bolton
Mary
Fall River
New England
New York
Virgil Akins
Ronnie DeLaney
St. Louis
Akron
St. Nicholas Arena
Akins
DeLaney
Ronnie
Ohio
Tony Puleo
Brooklyn
Carmelo Costa
Eastern Parkway Arena
Costa
Puleo
Seth Nine Wins Sixth Straight
Sherman High School improved to 6-3 by defeating East Bank 2-1 on Don Thomas three hitter. Seth scored in the second inning with Sutphin reaching on an error, Keffer singling to drive Sutphin in, and Devers delivering a run producing single. East Bank managed three hits, while Kelly took the loss and Thomas the win.
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Seth
Sherman High School
East Bank High
Don Thomas
Sherman Tide
East Bank
Kelly
Sutphin
Keffer
Junior League Meeting Sets 1955 Beckley Start
The Warren Williams Junior League schedules tonight’s 8 p.m. library meeting at Beckley Newspaper Corp to plan the 1955 season launch. Irvin Goldstein says all managers and officers must attend as entry deadlines loom and Beckley College is expected to secure a franchise. An opening date, schedule, and tryout camps will be discussed amid league progress. Brooklyn bout ends in a draw between Puleo and Costa last night.
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Warren Williams
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Irvin Goldstein
Beckley College
Mothers and Fathers Aid for Babe Ruth League
The Babe Ruth league in Beck ley hosted some of the mothers and fathers of its 1955 players at the Moose Lodge and formed a committee to organize parent clubs. Six fathers and five mothers volunteered to help, while sponsorship was dropped by Silver Brand Clothes for financial reasons. Registrations closed with 169 boys signed, and negro players will be considered next year. Committees for moms and dads were named, team managers announced, and tryouts scheduled through May with workouts and a final managers meeting at the Moose Lodge.
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Beckley
Moose Lodge
John Wright
Silver Brand Clothes
Pres. Wright
Wright
Woodrow Wilson Field
Keatley's
Harry's
Modern
King’s
Woodrow Bates
J. C. Broome
Irvin Mahoney
Roscoe Wikle
Delmas Elkins
Walter Rappold
Alfred Quesenberry
Oval Williams
Clyde Bryner
Irv Ma
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Sports Center
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Beckley Industrial Suing & Loan CO
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