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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1948
Page
3
National League games include Boston at St Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago. American League features St Louis at Washington as tonight’s schedule.
Handley football team loses two veteran players from early practice as Brown plans to enroll at Woodberry Forest and Blackburn relocates with family to Keyser West Virginia. Barr Studio supplied photos.
Vern Stephens powered the Boston Red Sox to a 9 8 win over the Cleveland Indians with a dramatic ninth inning homer with one aboard. The victory, in front of 34 172 fans, moved Boston one half game ahead of Cleveland as they stretch a late-season surge.
In a back and forth game at Cleveland, the Indians led 8 6 entering the ninth before Boston tied it with two runs and hit a game winning sequence. Don DiMaggio and Ted Williams sparked a late push, while Boston’s Braves strengthened first place with a 9 3 victory over St Louis and Sain earned his 16th win.
North Mountain baseball team defeated Winchester Business College 12 to 8 in a game marked by numerous errors. Ashwood led with three singles and a double, Long added two doubles and a single, while D Bauserman earned a triple and two other players added multiple hits. D Bauserman and Rickard pitched for North Mountain, Omos and Cooper for Winchester. North Mountain next plays Mt Williams and Star Tannery on the upcoming weekend.
The Stephenson baseball club won three decisive games over the weekend behind strong pitching from Donald Duvall who held Strasburg to three runs until the eighth inning. The team also blanked Middleway for the season’s first shutout and routed Woodstock Independents in a doubleheader.
Alcoholics Anonymous chapter in Boyce invites attendees to an open Thursday meeting at 7 30 p m in the parish hall to hear members from another group. Last week two new members joined and four Boyce members will speak at Front Royal.
All Stars co manager Ed Lee says the Clarke County and Avisco teams meet on Park diamond at 3 p m EST with a possible trip to a Parkersburg W Va tournament Sept 10 12. Buckner and Eddins will pitch while Pierce may back up Buckner if needed. The series precedes a three game set with the Conrad Hoover American Legion post.
Yesterday's results show National League gaps with Pittsburgh defeating Brooklyn 9 to 1 and New York topping Chicago 7 to 4. Boston routed St Louis 9 to 3 while Chicago beat St Louis 6 to 3. In the American League Boston 9 tied with Cleveland 6, New York 5 edged Detroit 7 to 4, and Philadelphia fell to Detroit 4 as Washington defeated St Louis 4.
Vern Stephens hit his 27th homer with one on in the ninth to power the Red Sox past Cleveland 9-3 and place Boston a half game up on Cleveland. Bob Chesne allowed only four hits as the Pirates beat the Dodgers, securing a strong showing on the mound.
Mr and Mrs Holmes Allen return to Richmond after visiting at Glen Owen with Mr and Mrs David H Allen. William B Stalnaker of Cumberland weekended at the local home. Virginia Page departs Sunday for Washington and Rockport Mass to visit aunt Mrs Frederick Whitehead. Smith Thomas of Norfolk visits brother George B Thomas and sisters. H S Thomas Jr of Washington guest at the Thomas home. Henry Kerfoot and children from Arlington visit Miss Sarah B Crown as Rev and Mrs Muller return to Richmond. John W Olcott Miss Jean Bowers and Miss Agnes Shirley attend extension service conference at Blacksburg this week. Mrs Rosa Tricker has returned.
The record lists visits and travels of several residents. A party travels from Colonial Beach to see relatives including M C T Hall and Miss Alice Grubbs. Guests at the Hall home include George Hall and children Creigh ty and May of Falls Church. Additional travelers include Eleanor Dorsey Josephine Drury Freddie Drury Stella D Moore and Phil Slagle on a motor trip to Williams burg and Cape Charles.
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