Braddock St Tops Market St in 12-0 Softball Victory
Braddock Street Methodist ran to a 12-0 win over Market Street Methodist. Donald Anderson pitched a shutout allowing three hits as Braddock St collected 14 hits led by Johnny Gregory with a three run triple and Jack Barnhart with a double and a single.
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Braddock St. Methodist
Montague Ave. Methodist
Market St
Jack Barnhart
Braddock St
Anderson
Billmyer
Schroeder Rallies To Open Clay Courts Win
River Forest Illinois top seed Ted Schroeder the nations no 1 amateur edged Dixon Osburn 6 1 6 4 in a hard fought opening round at the National Clay Courts Tennis Tour Schroeder a Davis Cup veteran from La Crescenta California recovered from a rough stretch to secure the victory.
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River Forest
Ill
Ted Schroeder
Schroeder
Annapolis
la Crescenta
Calif
Dixon Osburn
Macas
Texas Christian Star
Softball District Draw Sets Round One Matches
Hoye Riley and Otis Snag of the softball commission oversaw last night’s draw at the Police Station for the Northern Virginia District Western Half tournament. O Sullivan Rubber Co gets a bye. Novick Transfer meets Dale Enterprise at 6 p m. Royal Crown Cola vs Republic Oil All Stars at 7 45 p m. Plumly Lumber Co vs J W Arthur Insurance Co at 9 p m. Semi finals on Saturday with O Sullivan vs Friday winner at 3 30 p m. RC Berryville and Plumly-Arthur winners at 2 p m. finals 8 30 p m. winner advances to State tourney August 12-13 and Regional September 2-4 in York, Pa.
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Softbal Nanagers
Hoye Riley
Otis “Snag
Softball Commission
Sargent
Northern Virginia
O'Sullivan’ Rubber Co
Novick Transfer Co
Dale Enterprise
Harrisonburg
Royal Crown Cola
Republic Oil All Stars
Berryville
Plumly Lumber Co
J. W. Arthur Insurance Co
O'Sullivan
Rc-Berryville
Plumly-Arthur
York
Winchester
Bell Clothes
Rosenberger Lumber Co
Richmond
Howard Holland
A. C. Long
Snag” Sargent
Ed Keller
J. W. Arthur Insurance
Maurice Blosser
Royal Crown
Wilbur Feltner
Berryville All Stars
Bill Baker
Dick Rhodes
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Kermit Bolen
Boxing title clash hinges on Robinson Lamotta fate
Ray Robinson may face Jake Lamotta for the middleweight title in September if Lamotta clears a welterweight program and Basora is beaten. Abe Green says a next contender would be recognized if Lamotta declines. The Pennsylvania Commission’s stance was dampened by stripping Lamotta.
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Hugh Fullerton JR
New York
Ray Robinson
Jose Basora
Scranton
Ray
Jake Lamotta
Robinson
Charley Fusari
Basora
Lamotta
Pennsylvania
Jake
NBA
Tiberio Mitri
Abe Green
Two Berryville Girls Set Semi Finals In Inter-City Tennis Tourney
Berryville players Camille Wisecarver and Mrs. Helen Enders advance to today’s park court semi finals to face Eliza beth Massie of Winchester Tennis Club for a place in the 1950 final. Massie defeated Nancy Lee Allen 6-2 6-1 while Wisecarver beat Janney Lupton 6-4 6-0. Enders advanced by default.
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Elizabeth Massie
Winchester Tennis Club
Camille Wisecarver
Helen Enders
Wisecarver
Janney Lupton
Enders
Mary Schlemm
Boyce
Evelyn Levi
Miss Wisecarver
Julie Snyder
Winchester Park
Miss Lupton
Dot Baldridge
Winchester Country Club
Miss Grim
Billie Criger
Massie
Bobby Conrad
Levi
Gretchen Byrd
National Skeet Championship Draws Record Entries
About 600 shooters—ages eight to 80—from all states plus Alaska Hawaii Canada Mexico and Puerto Rico and Guatemala are expected for the National Skeet Shooting Association event in Dallas July 31 to August 6. Col E F Sloan says 450 entries are already on the line with economy shaping final numbers.
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E. F. Sloan
National
Alaska
Hawaii
Canada
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Braves Wallop Pirates 11-3 and Cards Beat Brooklyn 5-3
Braves beat Pirates 11-3 as Warren Spahn earns his 11th win with nine strikeouts. St Louis defeats Brooklyn 5-3 behind Al Brazle, ending the Dodgers’ recent surge and forcing a triple tie in the National League race.
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Associated Press
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
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Braves
Johnny Cooneyee
Bac
Southworth
New York Giants
Sid Gordon
Buddy Kerr
Willard Marshal
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St. Louis
Warren Spahn
Johnny Sain
Vern Bickford
Spahn
Pirates
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Southpaw
Ford Frick
Brooklyn
Carl Furillo
Jackie Robinson
Phillies
Chicago
Cubs
Bill Serena
Minner
Rokie Bubba Church
Sugar Ray Robinson Fined by Pennsylvania Commission
Scranton Pa Sugar Ray Robinson faces about six thousand dollars in penalties after the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission fined him one thousand dollars and ordered reimbursement to promoter Ernest Gennell for canceling a 15 round title defense with Jose Basora The commission also suspended him until he meets the Basora engagement and Robinson plans a welterweight title defense in New Jersey on August ninth for Damon Runyon Cancer Fund with most of his purse donated.
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Scranton
Sugar Ray Robinson
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
Commission
George J. Jones, Jr
Ernest Gennell
Pennsylvania
Jose Basora
Gennell
Robinson
Leonard M. Freda
Sugar Ray
Jones
Charley Fusari
Jersey City
N. J
Damon Runyon
Lake Titicaca: Peru’s High Altitude Largest South American Lake
Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, located in Peru and Bolivia. It sits about 12 608 feet above sea level and is a prominent geographic feature in the region.
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South America
Lake Titicaca
Peru
Shorty Bowers Promises Fast Auto Racing at Speedway
Shorty Bowers of Hagerstown Maryland, a crowd favorite at Winchester Speedway, competes in next Sunday's race. He holds track records at Airport Speedway until eclipsed by Flash Gordon and Harry Ebert. he drives the No. 45 and is known for a lead foot style. Time trials begin at 1:30 pm.
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Hagerstown
Winchester
Peerae
Airport Speedway
Flash Gordon
Harry Ebhert
Shorty
Speedway
Ande
Gasher
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