Slaughter fuels Cardinals in 9-3 win over Reds
Enos Slaughter powered the St. Louis Cardinals with two home runs and six RBIs as they beat Cincinnati 9-3 to stay tied for first with Brooklyn. Slaughter, 33, a veteran outfielder, extended his hot streak with a .331 average and key takes advantage of seven walks. Don Newcombe notched his 11th win for the Dodgers in a 2-1 defeat of the Giants.
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Ted Press
Enos Slaughter
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Jackie Robinson
Enos
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New York Giants
Howie Pollet
Kent Peterson
Country
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Big Don Newcombe
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Reds
Don Newcombe
Ball Point Ink Use Estimation
A ball-point pen lays down about one fiftieth as much ink as a conventional pen. Ball point inks vary widely.
Eight men to face court after Top Hat riot in Virginia Beach
Norfolk August report says police will bring eight men to Virginia Beach police court August 16 on charges tied to a Sunday night riot at the Top Hat beach dine and dance spot. R. L. Hanrahan, a Little Creek sailor, was reportedly badly injured. others sustained lesser injuries. Cited for trial are Melton E. Wilson, manager of the Top Hat, and H. L. Spangler, one of its owners.
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Norfolk
Virginia Beach
R. L. Hanrahan
Little Creek Amphibious Base
Melton E. Wilson
Top Hat
H. L. Spangler
Novick Breaks 23-Game Losing Streak With 5-4 Win
Novick defeats Jewel Box 5-4 to end a 23 game drought. Lane Reed braces a 2 run triple in the fifth with Marshall Novick and G Anderson aboard, then Reed scores on Dave Tavenner’s single. Jewel Box answers with a homer from Rickard in the fourth, but Novick holds on for the victory.
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Jewel Box
Reed
Marshall Novick
G. Anderson
Dave Tavenner
R. Guard
Heitz
Rickard
C. Anderson
Singhas
Clevenger
Dodson
Whitacre
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City Softball Presbyterians vs Highland 6 15 on Field 1
Episcopal faces Braddock Street under lights in a late evening matchup.
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Highland
Episcopal
Braddock St
Virginia Ranks Third in Liquor Monopoly Profits
The Census Bureau reports 16 states operating liquor monopolies earned 167.343 million dollars in the year ending June 30 1948 from 852.561 million in sales. Pennsylvania led with 38.205 million profit on 189.368 million sales, Michigan was second with 29.153 million on 129.658 million, and Virginia ranked third with 17.64 million on 90.807 million. West Virginia had 9.657 million profit on 45.236 million sales.
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Pennsylvania
Michigan
Virginia
West Virginia
Dog Evicted Over Hair Allergies in San Francisco
A landlord obtained a court eviction against Patty a 12 year old dog in San Francisco. Municipal Judge John J Mc Mahon ruled Patty must leave the owners apartment because her hair aggravates the asthma of the landlords 12 year old son.
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San Francisco
Patty
John J. McMahon
Williams and Dillinger Tie for AL Batting Lead
Ted Williams of Boston ties Bob Dillinger of St. Louis for the American league batting lead at .345. Don DiMaggio holds third at .343, with Kell Mitchell and Sievers at .339 to .322. In the National league, Stan Musial climbs to the top ten with a .313, 49 points behind Jackie Robinson's .362.
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Chicago
Ted Williams
Boston
Bob Dillinger
St. Louis
Williams
Dellinger
Don DiMaggio
George Kell
Detroit
Dale Mitchell
Cleveland
Roy Sievers
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Musial
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
Enos Slaughter
Slaughter
Marshall
New York
Schoendienst
Lockman
Confederates Seek Special Postal Stamp After Union Issue
Senator Stennis of Mississippi asked the Post Office Department for a commemorative postage stamp marking the reunion of Confederate veterans as the United States issues a Yankee stamp. The request indicates ongoing wartime era commemorations and calls for national recognition of Confederate veterans.
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Stennis
D-Miss
Post Office Department
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