Veterans Steal the Show As Majors Open Season
Opening day baseball featured seasoned veterans overpowering rookies in key games across the league. Preacher Roe, Early Wynn, Ned Garver, Hank Sauer and others led late-inning performances while 24 rookies saw action, with 34-year-old stars delivering decisive moments for Boston, Cleveland, St Louis, and Cincinnati.
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Boston
Preacher Roe
Braves
Brooklyn
Dodger
Billy Reed
Eddie Mathews
Reed
Chicago
Wynn
Cleveland
Windy City
Billy Pierce
Indians
White Sox
Tuesday's Results in Baseball Standings
Boston defeated Washington 3 0 Cleveland beat Chicago 3 2 St Louis topped Detroit 3 0 New York at Philadelphia postponed due to rain teams and scores listed without innings or dates
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Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Phila
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Valley Distributors Lead Valley Fruit in B League Play
Valley Distributors topped Valley Fruit & Candy in three games for a 1719 team set as they push their B League lead to four games. Briscoe Ginn and Pete Anderson paced the leaders with 133 and 130 highs while Lee Allen led Valley Fruit with 128. Elks Club posted a 566 team game as Arthur Gilkey struck 142 in a sweep over Va Woolen Co. and Glaize & Bro. won easy over Dr Pepper. Bell Clothes Stores won two games from Barliss Patterson but lost the final by two pins. Eight teams enter Winchesterity tournament next Tuesday night.
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Valley Distributors
Valley Fruit & Candy
Bell Clothes Stores
Briscoe Ginn
Pete Anderson
Lee Allen
Arthur Gilkey
Elks Club
Va. Woolen Co
Red Baker
Dave Falinestock
Woolen
Glaize & Bro
Dr. Pepper
Jim Fiddler
Jack Billmyer
Glaizemen
Bell Clothes
Bob Yerby
Nooky Shendon
Barliss & Patterson
Chauncey Snapp
Bill Boden
Garland Carlisle
Clearbrook Woolen
Columbia Baking Co
Ed Shiley
Coca Cola
Miller & Anderson
Harold Stickley
Dick Renner
Renner
Clearbrook Woolen Co
Bayliss & Patterson
Glaize
Lions Club
No. Va. Power Co
Bill Bridgeforth
Mehrle Slifer
Lions
Allen Hawthorne
Slifer
Kenneth McDonald
Bridgeforth
Roland Bush
O'Sullivan Office
American Legion
Rebels
Yankees
Tigers
Boyce
Yankee
Giants
R. B. Pyle
Garland Brown
Pyle
Browne
Brown
Yanks
Arthur Galloway
Lewis Hudson
Hudson
Bill Glascock
Thelma Lanham
Bobbie Pope
Alma Gardiner
Helen McDonald
Keen Glasscock
Keglers
Buncutter Tire Co Rolls Season High 650 in A League
Buncutter Tire Co led by Jack Jones 121 Russell Bayliss 130 Julian Buncutter 126 Richard Buncutter 142 and Mickey Perry 131 posted a season high 650 game and 1790 team set in the A League as Home Beneficial Life Insurance trailed with 1635. O'Sullivan Plant won three straight over Elliott Motor Lines and Lions Club split two of three with No Va Power Co. Winchester City Tournament entries due Thursday.
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Jack Jones
Russell Bayliss
Julian Buncutter
Richard Buncutter
Mickey Perry
Buncutter Tire Co
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
Buncuttermen
Home Beneficial
Buncutter
Winchester City
Vbgkig
Shrdlu
Lions Club
Jucveone Ae
Snow White Grilleyee
No. Va. Power Co
O'Sullivan Plant
National Fruit
O'Sullivan
Buncutter Tire Co. Jones
Bayliss
J. Buncutter
R. Buncutter
Perry
TV Worries DiMaggio Sees TV Career Ahead
Joe DiMaggio worries about television as he shifts from Baseball Hall of Fame star to NBC TV host. He notes high pay, travel, and the challenge of pregame interviews and player stats while planning guests and hoping to avoid awkward on air slips. Season opens April 18 at Yankee Stadium.
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Newsfeatures
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Bob Feller
DiMaggio
The
Yankees
Dizzy Dean
Dean
California
Casey Stengel
Tom Meany
Stengel
Meany
NBC
Jackie Farrell
Yankee TV
Yankee Stadium
Alcohol factors in motor deaths per National Safety Council
The National Safety Council reports from 22 states in 1950 show 17 percent of drivers and 22 percent of pedestrians killed in motor vehicle accidents were drinking. The data include cities and teams listed in the source.
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National Safety Council
First to Say All Men Are Born Free and Equal
The M E A notes that the phrase appears in the 1780 Massachusetts Constitution which declares all men born free and equal with certain natural rights. The Declaration of Independence presents a similar idea in a different form.
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Massachusetts
Dodgers Rally To Edge Braves In Slugfest
Roy Campanella collected three singles including a third hit driving in two runs in the fifth inning to propel the Dodgers past the Braves 3 to 2. Mel Parnell pitched shutout ball as Boston blanked Washington, earning his 15th win in a row over the Senators while the Red Sox beat the Nationals.
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St. Louis
Red Schoendienst
Redbirds
Pittsburgh
Gerry Staley
Alpha Brazle
Pirates
Cards
Ralph Kiner
Bucs
George Metkovich
Washington
Walt Dropo
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Senators
MclParnell
Sterling Southpaw
Cincinnati
Chicago
Hank Sauer
Gene Hermanski
Cubs
Reds
Hermanski
Ransom Jackson
Dutch Leonard
Roy Campanella
Dodgers
Braves
Mel Parnell
Red Sox
Nats
Radioactive materials naturally present in the human body
The human body contains several naturally occurring radioactive substances. Specifically carbon 14, potassium 41, idium, and uranium are present under normal conditions. These elements contribute to background radiation within the body.
Yanks and Rebels Share Lead in Boyce Bowling League
In the Boyce League, the Rebels and Yankees each won twice, tying for first after the Rebels defeated the Tigers 3–0 and the Yankees beat the Giants twice. Pyle and Browne led the Rebels with strong sets while Galloway and Hudson starred for the Yankees.
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Boyce Loop
Cubs Star Eddie Miksis Out Ten Days With Pulled Leg
Eddie Miksis, Chicago Cubs second baseman, will miss about ten days with a pulled muscle in his right leg. He aggravated the injury yesterday in the Cubs 6 to 5, ten inning win over the Reds in the season opener. manager Phil Cavarretta says rest is the remedy.
Largest earth dam in the world named Fort Peck
The Fort Peck Dam at the headwaters of the Missouri River in Montana is described as the largest earth dam in the world. It contains about 125 627 000 cubic yards of earth 4 000 900 cubic yards of gravel and over 1 000 000 cubic yards of rock.
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Fort Peck
Missouri River
Montana
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