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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1948
Page
7
Winchester tops the Tri-State League at Front Royal with 84 points led by Bruce Gibson who scored 12. Frederick second with 81, Martinsburg 56, Front Royal 48, Purcellville 31, with playoffs set for August 15 at Bedford Springs.
Moorefield West Virginia Legion nine tied for first in Interstate League after a 5-0 shutout at Park diamond. Lee Fawcett doubled for one of three hits while Harold Fawcett started on mound four innings before Leon Pope pitched. Kessel pitched all nine for the winners.
In Cumberland Maryland during a July race at the Fairgo half mile track Alpine Boy bolted injuring jockey Benny Leggett who died from injuries. Dr. W E Trussell of Charles Town WV, veterinary chief, confirmed Alpine Boy is blind and was barred from Charles Town last year and remains so.
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Buckner pitched Clarke County All-Stars to a 12 0 win over Middletown Minks on Strasburg diamond allowing two hits and no walks while striking out 10. He also drove in six runs as every Clarke County player got a hit led by Emmart with three and Estep with four. Shiley started for Middletown and was relieved by J Judy.
Winchester tennis club defeated O'Sullivan in yesterday's match with a 5-0 score. Players included Charles Marks and John Ritter 6-4 6-4 over D M Kremer and Oscar Zigler. Frank Anderson and Jack Knode 6-0 6-4 over Vern Childress and Woody Glaize. Jack Knode 6-2 over Vern Childress. Waet Burner 6-2 6-4 over Glaize. Frank Kellam Jr. 7-5 1-6 6-3 over Rudy Evans. The islands of the Philippine archipelago are largely volcanic.
Hagerstown Fair Assn gears up for a ten day meet starting August 3 with over 500 thoroughbreds on a fast track and a top condition plant. Gen. Manager Roger C. Hershey says the event will surpass prior sessions and offer more than $80,000 in purses the largest yet. Eight races daily begin at 2 15 p.m. DST.
Joe DiMaggio collected two home runs three singles and a double in seven at bats to power the New York Yankees to a 5-3 and 7-3 double header sweep of the Chicago White Sox. Joe Dobson pitched six-hit shutout ball against the Cleveland Indians for his 13th win and fourth shutout to put the Red Sox atop the American League race.
Winchester News won both ends of a Saturday doubleheader at Senseny Rd diamond. Jackson pitched a 6-2 opener win, Donald stopped Stephens City 15-11 in the nightcap. Shifflet charged with both losses as Rosenberger beat Berryville All-Stars 6-3 in Berryville. Larrick went four for four with four hits and four strikeouts. Carrolly delivered nine hits with three walks.
Baseball results recap with NL games Chicago 6 New York 3 Brooklyn 6 4 Pittsburgh 5 7 St. Louis 6 6 Boston 5 8 Cincinnati 11 9 Philadelphia 8 and AL New York 5 7 Chicago 3 3 Boston 3 Cleveland 0 Washington 5 4 St. Louis 1 6 Philadelphia 4 2 Detroit 6 1.
Joe McCarthy's Boston Red Sox surged to first place in the American League by defeating the Cleveland Indians 3 0 for their 12th straight victory. The win moved Boston four points ahead of Connie Mack's Athletics while the Indians dropped to third. Joe Dobson earned his 13th win with six hits allowed in a complete game shutout.
The Winchester Junior Legion baseball team, sponsored by Shenandoah Ford, lost 6 4 to Shenandoah Junior Legion in the first of a best two out of three series. The decisive game resumes at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Park Diamond with Foltz starting for the home side.
The team played from 11 to 3 and yielded to Bill Bailey. The locals failed to hit with men on base, exposing weaknesses in clutch handling and situational hitting.
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