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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1949

Page

5

DiMaggio Homers Again as Yankees Beat Red Sox

Joe DiMaggio belts a three run homer in the seventh, boosting the Yankees to a 6-3 win over Boston. DiMaggio, back after 65 games, posts five hits in 11 at bats across three games with four homers, as New York strengthens its lead near midseason.

Jack Hand Associated Press Joe DiMaggio Joe Fenway Park New York Yankees Red Sox Lou Boudreau Brooklyn Lou Ted Williams Tommy Henrich Dominic DiMaggio DiMag San Francisco St. Louis DiMaggio Boston Joling Joe

Sound carries better before rain

An ancient belief holds that sound travels farther before a general rain. Several factors—air humidity, temperature, and wind—combine to improve sound propagation in advance of rainfall.

Lewis in Line For State Rifle Championship

The Winchester Gun club lines up practice at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Rouss Park ahead of the July 7-9 state rifle shoot in Roanoke. Defending champ Carl Renner of Winchester will miss the firing line, joined by Bud Lewis Ruth Cuthbert E. E. Cuthbert Willis Anderson and newcomer Johnny Chapman as the public is invited to attend the fireworks.

Winchester Rouss Park Roanoke Carl Renner Bud Lewis Ruth Cuthbert E. E. Cuthbert Willis Anderson Virginia Johnny Chapman

Six Games Carded In N. Va. League

The Northern Virginia Baseball league schedules six games this weekend with Sunday matchups Clarke County at Middletown Front Royal at Strasburg and the Legion against the White Sox at Rouss park. Monday features Strasburg Clarke County Middletown vs the White Sox at Rouss park and the American Legion at Front Royal. Game time is 3 p m. Legion pitcher candidates include Shickle Pence and S Purtlebaugh for the White Sox with details on recent results and standings.

Northern Virginia Baseball League Clarke County Middletown Front Royal Strasburg Legion White Sox Rouss Park American Legion Shickle Pence S. Purtlebaugh Davy Pence Clark County Keller Bailey T. Keller E. Burch L. Fawcett L. Pope H. Spurs T. Brown H. Patton

Braddock St. Methodists crush Lutheran 9-1 in rout

Braddock Street Methodist baseball trounced Lutheran 9-1 behind a 3 hit game by Anderson. Braddock St. scored 1 in the third, 5 in the fourth, and added 2 more in the fifth and 1 in the sixth. The Lutheran lone run came in the sixth.

Braddock St. Methodist Lutheran Anderson Braddock St

O'Sullivan Beats Rockingham 14-4 In City Softball

O'Sullivan defeated Rockingham 14-4 to earn its second win while Rockingham remains winless at 0-13. J Donald allowed four hits and four runs as O'Sullivan surged with six runs in the third, five in the fifth, and three in the sixth. Sam Purtlebaugh had three hits in four at bats and J Bailey went two for three.

O’sullivan Rockingham O'Sullivan J. Donald Sam Purtlebaugh J. Bailey J. Donad

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