High School Sport Programs Close With Weeks Activity
Local diamond team ends year. Woodrow Wilson and Oak Hill seniors headline track entries with six and five athletes respectively. Stan Huffman’s Eagle nine set for final baseball game against Stoco Indians. Reginald Knight seeks fourth straight win on mound as seniors chase last wins in a brisk closing week.
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Red Sox Rally In 10th For Win Over Senators
Boston wins 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 in 10 innings as Pete Fox drives in the decisive run after Partee draws a base on balls. Dobson and Mertz toss strong relief, Fox and Lake among the key contributors, attendance about 5 000.
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Roy Partee
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Track meet results from Oak Hill Gauley Bridge
Reported times and participants from a regional outdoor track event at Oak Hill and Gauley Bridge. Events include shuttle hurdle relay Medley relay high hurdles and field events with athletes from Beckley Oak Hill Gauley Bridge Bluefield and other local schools, with distances and times noted.
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Braves Edge Dodgers 3 to 2 in 1943 debut game
Boston Braves edged Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 2 as the new 1943 baseball bats produced limited offense. Joe Burns and Hugh Poland homered? actually doubles led the Braves with two extra-base hits, while Paul Waner doubled for the Dodgers, and Durocher was ejected in the eighth.
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Boston
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Braves
Joe Burns
Hugh Poland
Dodgers
Paul Waner
Dixie Walker
Kirby Highe
Red Barrett
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Lou Tost
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Homers Help Giants Beat Phils
The New York Giants defeated Philadelphia 7 to 4 as Maynard hit two home runs. His first came with the bases empty in the first inning, and his second, with Bill Jurges and Johnny Budd on base, in the ninth. The long balls traveled an estimated 344 feet.
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Bowling Thursday Major League Matchups Listed
The card names four lanes and teams competing on Thursday. Major League Modern faces Mack-Drak Quality Lumber, Palace General stares Raleigh Smake legs, with each bout shaping standings and potential high scores.
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Mack-Drak Quality Lumber
Palace General Stares
Raleigh Smakelegs
Crescent Grocery Firm Dissolved
Baseball score and field events fragment from a New York vs Philadelphia game. Includes player names Adams Murtaugh Wardell Fuchs Autaury Maynard and Jukes with errors, hits, and strikeouts. Attendance 1,908. Pole vaults and broad jump results noted among Bluefield athletes.
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Yanks Drop Their First Home Game
New York Yankees lose at home as Philadelphia Athletics back Russ Christopher with a seven hit effort and power in a 9 to 4 victory. Christopher holds Bill Dickey and other Yankee hitters, while Milkman Jim Turner allows late runs.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Russ Christopher
Athletics
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Yankee Stadium
Christopher
Bill Dickex
Mackmen
Alley Donald
Jim Turner
Bill Johnson
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Johnny Lindell
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Charleston Emerges as Track Contender in State Qualifiers
Charleston Mountain Lions led West Virginia sectional track qualifiers, posting a dominant 87 point win to secure 14 athletes for the state tournament in Charleston. Huntington Central and Stonewall Jackson followed in team points as Parkersburg topped the Clarksburg sectional with 195, while Martinsburg led the Martinsburg section with nine individuals and two relays.
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Charleston Mountain Lions
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Huntington Central
Stonewall Jackson
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Stephens Leads Browns To Win Over Indians In St Louis
Junior Stephens powered the Browns with three hits including a solo homer to lead a 3 2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in St Louis. A Hollingsworth and Ray Mack pivotal plays aided by a seventh inning error, with Sundra and Shoun handling pitching duties, secured the win as Stephens drove in runs and Clifton provided the fourth inning scoring spark.
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Reds Rally In Ninth To Edge Cubs 6 5
Cincinnati Reds pull off a dramatic ninth inning rally scoring five runs with two out to beat the Chicago Cubs 6 to 5. Lon Warneke and Clyde Shaute duel before the late surge as Eddie Miller Max Marshall Frank McCormick Gee Walker Bert Haas Biram Bithorn and Len Merulo are among the key contributors in a tense finish.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Lon Warneke
Clyde Shaun
Reds
Lonnie Frey
Eddie Miller
Max Marshall
Frank McCormick
Gee Walker
Marshall
Bert Haas
Biram Bithorn
Warneke
Eric Tipton
Ray Mueller
Heinz Becker
Len Merullo
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Errors and double plays marred the game with late rallies
Merullo and Becker turned a double play in the field while Stanky and Warneke drove runs as Tipton and Tipton base runners featured in the effort. Heuser earned three strikeouts, Warneke fanned four, Shoun nine in eight innings. Heusea won the pitcher’s duel against Riliaan Ampnes. Attendance reached 1,494 with a two hour six minute game time.
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Today’s Pitchers in the Major Leagues Tomorrow’s Starters
National League showdowns feature New York at Philadelphia Feldman and Wittig facing Rowe and Kraus while Brooklyn meets Burton Wyatt and Melton against Andrews and Tobin. St Louis meets Pittsburgh with Cooper and White opposing Herbert and Klinger. Chicago at Cincinnati pairs Derring and Keeey against Riddle and Walters or Starr. American League games include Philadelphia at New York Flores and Wolff versus Chandier and Botany C11. Boston at Washington Harris and Chase against Leonard and Carrasqtuel. Cleveland at St Louis Rugby and Milnar against Niggel and Muncrief or Hallingsworth. Detroit at Chicago Trucks and Trout against Dietrich and Smith.
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Minor League baseball results recap across leagues
Scores show American League games with Philadelphia beating New York 9 to 4 and New York topping Philadelphia 7 to 3. Boston edged Washington 1 to 2, Chicago defeated Cincinnati 6 to 5, St Louis 3 Cleveland 2, and Brooklyn 2 Poston 3. Postponements listed include Chicago and St Louis Pittsburgh and related matchups.
McCarthy Faces Challenge With Rebuilt Yankees
AP Features Sports Editor Dillon Graham notes Joe McCarthy must prove he can win with a redesigned Yankees lineup lacking stars. He details a wholesale turnover, new infield and outfield players, and the manager’s test against critics as spring training reveals understated strength and potential pennant contention.
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New York
Joe McCarthy
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Capacity Crowd To Be On Hand For Charles Town Meet
Charles Town prepares for a 28 day racing meet opening with a capacity crowd and 709 horses expected. Stables and overflow housing are filled. Post time is moved to 1 15 p m daily to fit train and bus schedules for Washington and Baltimore patrons. Half the net proceeds from charity days go to the National War Fund with the rest split among eight West Virginia charities.
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