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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1949
Page
3
Max Lanier of the Cardinals faces the Brooklyn Dodgers in a pivotal NL race game at Ebbets Field. Lanier seeks his first win after eight starts as St Louis, who had taken first place with a three game win streak, tries to avert a bullpen collapse.
Gifford Morrison will face Bill Hatcher and Dick Hotle meets Bob Hammer in the semi finals of the Washington golf and country club tourney. Morrison beat Lee Horton to reach the semis while Hatcher defeated Leonard McKune. Rob Hammer and Ted Bailey also won quarterfinals and meet Ted Hotless in the semis.
Belgium’s Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak is shown during a Strasbourg session of the European Assembly Conference. Western European democracies attend the historic talks to map future security against potential aggressors.
John Mize, 36, moved from the New York Giants to the Yankees in a straight cash deal reportedly between 50 000 and 75 000. He arrives with 18 homers and a .265 average this season and mixed feelings about leaving Giants manager Durocher. Casey Stengel says he will assess Mize before lineup decisions, not moving Tommy Henrich from first base.
No games yesterday. Tonight features New York at Detroit Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis Washington at Cleveland Boston at Brooklyn Pitsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Brooklyn in two games.
The heat pump gathers heat from a source like earth water or air and delivers it at a higher temperature. It raises temperature by compressing a gas after it circulates through coils. It can be installed to reverse for summer cooling.
Washington softball opened with the Bums defeating the Kubs 14 to 9 and Columbus Junction girls beating Maybelle's All Stars 12 to 10. YMCA junior teams played a three inning game with Bloodhounds over Cubs. Rums and Rubs led the opening five inning affair with multiple errors and late scoring, while Columbus Junction and Maybelle's All Stars produced a six run sixth and a five run late surge before the visitors held on.
Washington's 113th AAA Battery A softball team claimed the battalion trophy after going undefeated in four games against Mt. Pleasant. Bloodhounds won YMCA junior league. Cubs finished second, earning the season’s second trophy as Bat A teammates and other squad members competed for refreshments and crowd support.
The article notes that pitchers once stood 45 feet from home plate and pitched underhand. It states the distance now is 60 feet six inches and the pitcher can throw freely. It mentions that the spitball licorice ball and emery ball were banned in the 1920s.
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