Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
The report lists yesterday's scores with the National League results including St. Louis 3 Brooklyn 3 and Cincinnati 3 New York 0. The American League shows St Louis 2 3, while New York 3 Chicago 2 and Philadelphia 5 Detroit 3. Dom DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 25 games.
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Softball title chase in Virginia state meet heats up
Two Winchester teams won while two lost as Rosenberger and Bell Clothes drew notice in the Virginia State championships. Rosenberger defeated Ole Enterprise 11-6 and faced Donahoes Florist Front Royal. Bell Clothes routed Republic Oil Berryville 11-3. Warren Quality Shop edged Plumly 10-9 in extra innings and faces Bell Clothes next.
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Virginia
Richmond
Winchester
Front Royal
Harrisonne
Berryville
Bell Clothes
Rosenberger
O le Enterprise
Donahoes Florist of
Winchester Royal Crown
Republic Oil
Plumly
Warren Quality Shop
Diamond
Rosenberger Club
Dodgers and Cards Tie Again in Hot Fight for Flag
Brooklyn and St Louis battled to a 3-3 nine inning tie at Sportsman's Park as curfew halted extra innings. Roy Campanella walked, Marv Rackley singled, and Eddie Miksis scored the tying run. Wehmeier pitched a shutout for the Giants in another NL game while Pittsburgh and Boston saw a rain-shortened night affair.
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Sportsman's Park
Dodgers
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Roy Campanella
Marv Rackley
Pee Wee Reese
Eddie Miksis
Campanella
Miksis
Chuck Diering
Reese
del Rice
Diering
Howie Pollet
Nippy Jones
Marty Marion
Carl] Furillo
Jackie Robinson
Gil Hodges
Brooks
Ted Wilks
Gene Hermanski
Cards
Wes. S. Louis
Herm Wehmeier
Cincinnati
New York
Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Farber Field
Front Royal edges Plumly Lumber in district softball tourney thriller
Warren Quality Shop of Front Royal beat Plumly Lumber 10 9 in a nine inning district playoff. Plumly surged with a seven run first frame but Front Royal answered with a six run third and the decisive ninth inning, as Greg ory and Wood delivered key hits and late scoring plays.
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Warren Quality Shop
Front Royal
Cross
Plumly Lumber
Plumly
Seldon
Haymaker
Clark
LaVecchia
Lamb
Duvall
Jackson
Baker
Gregory
Wood
Woods
White
Casarotti
Jenkins
McFall
Bornscheuer
Ball
Lamet
Boxwell
Saas
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Duvall If
Jackson Poole
McFall If
Rosenberger Beats Harrisonburg in 1948 District Championship
Rosenberger dominates Harrisonburg in a fast paced game 11 to 4. Levi leads with early offense and Keller, G Hart, Grim, and Tillotson contribute key hits as Rosenberger pulls away by the fifth inning. Dale Enterprise scores late but cannot overturn the early Rosenberger surge.
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Rosenberger
Dale Enterprise
Harrisonburg
Keller
Levi
Smith
Pingley
G. Hart
Grim
B. Hart
Messall
Tillotson
Til- Jotson
J. Rhorer
Heatwale
Rhorer
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Seit G. Miley
Sea Ek
Kline
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W. Showalters
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G. Molly
Rosenberger Levi
Secanek Smith
Reet Grim
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Buckner
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Renner Rf
Estep Rf
Croson If
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Potts
Wisecarver
Ouo Carter
Gillman
Bell Emmart Cf
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Hin Ee Lee
Whitlock P
Slonaker
Elf
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Patton
Curry
Luby
Roel Ee
Cara
Piedmont Faces Wheeling in West Virginia Tournament Opener
Piedmont booked to play Wheeling in the West Virginia tournament opener. The Piedmont conqueror of Martinsburg claims the District 10 title as junior legion baseball proceeds with its first start in the state event.
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Piedmont
Martinsburg
Drew Wheeling
W. Va
Whitlock's Hitting Helps Bell Defeat Berryville 11-3
Bell Clothes capitalized on eight Republican errors to win 11-3 over Berryville. Whitlock led with a double and two singles in three trips, scoring four times as Bell built an early 8-0 lead and held off late Berryville threats. Levi, Feltner, and A Carter contributed key hits for Berryville.
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Lee Ebert
Bell
Whitlock
Slonaker
Burch
Feltner
Lewis
Lee
Berryville
Levi
A. Carter
Carlisle
Potts
Republic Oil
Crack Motorbike Racers Set For Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway opens tomorrow with a strong East field led by 1940s Middle Eastern TT champion Armin Hostetter riding an English AJS. The half mile track has been dust conditioned since 1941 for TT racing. Contenders include Ed Albright Ray Angstadt Leon Applegate Bill Balderson Ted Boyd Joe Burroughs Jimmy Chann Stuart Dayhoff and many more from Baltimore Washington D C and surrounding states. An additional 125 CC class event is on the card with British French and American bikes. Sundays races start at 2 pm EST with two elimination heats amateur and novice finals and a sixteen lap grand final for the top prize.
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Winchester
Armin Hostetter
Ed Albright
Baltimore
Ray Angstadt
Limekiln
Leon Applegate
Trenton
N. J
Bill Balderson
Ted Boyd
Joe Burroughs
Alexandria
Jimmy Chann
Deerfield
Stuart Dayhoff
Dick Fox
Cumberland
Bob Hawker
Wheeling
W. Va
Co. W. Hemmis
Red House
Geo. Becraft
BB Smith
Bob Wells
Ardell Hale
Schanberger
Bill Donavan
Washington, D. C
John Croneburg
Leon Blickenstaff
Frederick
Miller McDonald
Paul Waters
Hagerstown
Bob Lyons
Vienna
Walter Troxel
Ephrata
Bill Fritsch
Pepula
Geo. Sabine
Gaithersburg
Paul Imbach
Brunswick
Motrcycle Assa
Complete Assortment of Boys and Girls Bicycles
Advertising blurb touts a full range of bicycles for youngsters. It promotes healthy exercise and fun, inviting readers to come and see the complete selection of youth bikes.
M Fadden Forecasts Rosenberger Win in District Tourney
Veteran critic Elbows McFadden backs Rosenberger Lumber Corp entry to clinch the Northern Virginia district baseball tournament title. He praises Levi at first, Grim at second, Keller at short, and Smith behind the plate.
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McFadden
St. Louis Cardinals
Rosenberger Lumber Corp
Rosenberger
Levi
Bodie Grim
Outfield praised as best by unnamed player. Keller praised as brains
McFadden credits the outfield as the best and adds manager Keller has the brains, highlighting confidence in both players and leadership.
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Keller
McFadden
Strasburg Fire Carnival Opens Week of Fun
The Strasburg fire company carnival opens Monday for a week, highlighted by a parade at 7 p.m. Friday. Proceeds from the activities will go toward the building fund.
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Strasburg Fire Company
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