City Softball Yard Party Plans Plate Lunch and Double Header
Hoye Riley chairs the arrangements committee for an August 20 softball yard party at Senseny Rd field, with Pey ton Marshall as co chair. A cold plate supper will run 5 to 7 p.m. and spectators get hot dogs and drinks during games. Proceeds go to improve diamonds and facilities. Royal Crown Cola and Rosenberger Lumber Co. teams from Winchester will face Garvin's Grill girls from Washington in a 7 p.m. and later game under lights.
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Hoye Riley
Senseny Rd
Peyton Marshall
Corporation
Maurice Blosser
Gus Bornscheuer
Lee Ebert
Julian Armel
Otis Sargent Finances
Howard Holland Entertainment
Leonard Newcome
Norval Hottle Table
Arlie Long
P. H. Gee
Winchester
Garvin’s Grill
Washington
Winchester City
Royal Crown Cola
Rosenberger Lumber Co
City Softball Standings and Tonight’s Doubleheaders
Prepared by Frank Bailey the standings list Highland Lutheran Montague Presbyterian Baptist Braddock St Episcopal Market St and others with records. Tonight Jewel Box meets VFW and Plumly faces on field 3 at 6 15 Rosenberger.
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Frank Bailey
Highland Lutheran
Montague Presbyterian Baptist
Braddock
Dodgers Rally To Throttle Phillies 10-7 For Lead
Batting star Pee Wee Reese hit a two on home run as Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 10-7 to take sole first place. Bob Feller earned his fifth win in relief, allowing one hit in two innings as Cleveland edged Chicago 6-5 in 12 innings.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Pee Wee Reese
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Bob Feller
Indians
Canada Confident Of Its Progress
Toronto August 12 Dr Benard K Sandwell author and educator states Canada’s century has arrived. He cites industrial and agricultural achievements making Canada a vital economic reservoir for western democracies, while promising unity among diverse populations as a model of fairness and tolerance.
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Toronto
Canada
Benard K. Sandwell
Three Games Carded In N. Va. League For Sunday Play
Northern Virginia league action sets Winchester American Legion hosting Middletown at Rouss park while White Sox visit Strasburg and Clarke county plays Front Royal. Legion leads by two games and faces Middletown with Pence poised to return from injury.
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Winchester American Legion
Middletown
Rouss Park
White Sox
Strasburg
Clarke County
Front Royal
Winchester Legion
Middletown Minks
Legion
Lefty
Davy Pence
The
Les Shickle
James Judy
Pat O’leary
Ralph Judy
Keller
Johnson
Lefty Davy Pence
Bailey Is
T. Keller
E. Burch
L. Fawcett
Leon Popelb
H. Sours
E. Kellers
H. Patton
D. Pen
Berkeley Springs Youth Wins Prize in 1949 Craftsman Guild
Edgar C. Fearnow 2d of Berkeley Springs won the $150 first prize for West Virginia in the 1949 Craftsman’s Guild competition. His winning car featured a novel air conditioning system and white rubber rub rails as chrome substitutes, highlighting reduced repair costs and preserved style lines. Fearnow, a Berkeley Springs High School senior, previously won the Eastern Panhandle Soap Box Derby at Martinsburg in 1947 and plans to study engineering at West Virginia University.
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Edgar C. Fearnow
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Craftsman’s Guild
Young Fearnow
Martinsburg
West Virginia University
Bell Clothes rely on Whitlock for Richmond bid
Bell Clothes softball hinges on Alonzo Whitlock as pitcher and slugger with 10 homers and a .360 average. The Winchester star leads strikeouts in the city league and owns two no hit games this season. Bell faces Portsmouth Eagles in Richmond with Larrick and Lake among visitors and a full squad set for travel.
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Bell
Richmond
Alonzo Whitlock
Whitlock
Baltimore
Winchester
Ed Burch
Bill Lee
Novick
O’sullivan
J. Donald
Portsmouth Eagles
West Cary St. Merchants
Indians Rally in 12th to Beat White Sox in Overtime
Cleveland survives a 12 inning marathon as Johnny Berardino scores on an error in the 12th and Bob Feiler gets the win. The Indians now stand four and a half games behind the Yankees who lead the pennant race.
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Cleveland Indians
Tribe
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Bobby Doerr
Ted Wiliams
New York
Sox
Joe DiMaggio
Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Chicago
Cass Michaels
Johnny Berardino
Bob Feiler
Brooklyn
St. Louis
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Philco
Anderson
E. Boscawen St
Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Rosenberger
Royal Crown
Senseng Road
Bell Clothes
AATEC
Watermelons Homes
Ostermoor
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
America
N. Va
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Ili
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock
Jack Larrick
Andy Lake
Willard Slonaker
Ed Burdiss
Boney Patton
Jack Lewis
Frit Emmartef
Chick Curry
Harold Hensley
Ernest Davis
Allen Gaunt
S. G. Shendon
Charles Ritter
Jack Stern
Newport News Moose
Roanoke Scrappers
South Norfolk Red Raiders
Schoolfield Motors
Yeatman’s Sport
Arlington
Peters
Hugh Peters
Joe Reichler
Associated
Press Sports
Williams
Bosox
Cardinals
New York Giants
Boston Braves
St.Joseph Aspirin
New Holland Way
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Baby
Ana Styte
Polly Parrot
Nash
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