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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
5
Clarke County wins 7 5 over Winchester White Sox in Northern Virginia Baseball League action. Hornshell and Pitta combine on the mound for Clarke County as win extends Winchester slump to five straight losses. Clarke County improves to 1 2 1 in league play while White Sox fall to 1 4 0.
The Brooklyn Dodgers moved atop the National League while Ellis Kinder of Boston earned his 18th straight win in relief as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 3-2. Fred Hatfield hit his first homer of the season to snap a 2-2 tie in the seventh. In St Louis, the Cardinals swept the Giants 8-7 and 8-2, with Enos Slaughter and Al Brazie keying late-inning dramatics and relief standout Gerry Staley contributing in game two. The Cubs fell 3-2 to Brooklyn, as Gil Hodges blasted a two-run homer in the second inning. The Braves beat Cincinnati 9-4 in the nightcap after a 1-0 opener, Ed Matthews homering and Warren Spahn winning. Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia 2-1 on Ralph Kiner’s ninth-inning homer. In the American League, Lou Sleater and Ted Gray won for Washington and Detroit as the Senators and Tigers split a doubleheader.
Jolly Cholly Grimm took over as Boston Braves manager amid sudden changes. He announced no immediate shifts, then traded two Braves to Milwaukee and recalled a farmhand, naming Walker Cooper as field captain. Grimm, formerly Milwaukee manager, will lead in a double header series with Cincinnati Reds, after prior stints with the Cubs.
Clair Bee a famed basketball coach, resigns as LIU controller after the school dropped the sport. He seeks a September return to coaching with multiple offers including small colleges and an athletics director post at an army base. Bee, 52, coached at Rider before joining LIU in 1932 and won 86 percent of games plus the 1939 and 1941 NIT titles.
Athletics in Philadelphia and a lone game between the Indians and Yankees in New York are noted as part of a broader schedule. The report highlights a single high profile clash in New York while routing other forthcoming games in Philadelphia.
Washington beats Detroit 4-3 while St Louis hosts Philadelphia in rain postgame delay. New York defeats Brooklyn 7-2 and Chicago 2 Cincinnati 1-4. Boston prevails 5-1 over Philadelphia. Detroit 3 Boston 3. Pittsburgh 2.
Jersey Joe Walcott weighs one pound over the target for his title defense against Ezzard Charles at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium. He plans a workout today to drop the excess weight under watchful commission scrutiny while Charles holds a final sparring session in Pleasantville.
A St. Louis couple bought a refrigerator and stove at an off sale but postponed delivery until home completion. Once ready last month they asked for delivery, were told three days notice was required, and the store sent the wrong refrigerator.
Stephenson Nine defeated Draper Corporation 4 to 3 on their home diamond to share the Northern Virginia League lead. Jack Patton won with a complete game allowing five hits and eleven strikeouts as Hartman led Stephenson with three hits. Jim Hockman hit a pivotal eighth inning homer for Draper, while Stephenson scored three in the first and one in the third.
Cadets at Fishburne Military School organize a crack drill team named Hudgins Ri fles to honor retiring superintendent Col. Morgan H. Hudgins in Waynesboro.
North Mountain defeated Front Royal 2 1 in a tight Northern Virginia Baseball League game. Bailey allowed five hits with six strikeouts and three walks while Pickrell allowed five hits with five strikeouts and no walks. North Mountain scored in the first on Phillips and E Bailey advances, D Bauserman driving in both, and Hurst scored Front Royal’s lone run in the third on a fielder’s choice enabling Calhoun to score. The win creates a three way tie for first in the league.
Massanutten Military Academy sharpshooters finished second in the Second Army area ROTC rifle competition for military schools in Woodstock Virginia. Lt Col John McKean presented medals and the William Randolph Hearst trophy. Cadet Master James A Whorter 18 of Randallstown Fairfax County won top marksman honors with a belt and buckle set.
Grace Bosserman wins at Winchester with 69 after handicap. Wilson Pueh and Kenneth Linebure post 73 and 71. Hogan shoots 71 at Northwood in Dallas as 7,000+ golfers nationwide enter the PGA Life Magazine drive benefiting National Golf and U S O. Medals awarded to all who beat Hogan.
Malcolm U Pitt of the University of Richmond was named Big Six diamond coach of the year by the Associated Press. Pitt led the Spiders to the Northern Division title in the Southern Conference, finishing 13–6 for the season. They lost two conference tournament games in Leigh North Carolina to North Carolina State and George Washington. He was the sole Big Six coach to receive votes in the AP ballot.
Lloyd Mangrum captured the Western Open title at Westwood Country Club near St. Louis with a 274 total, earning a 2400 prize. The Chicago veteran set a course record with a six under 64 in the final round, his seventh birdie on the day, finishing ahead of the rest by four strokes.
Carmi AFL painters completed a city cleanup by painting a one story five room frame house in 30 minutes. The home belongs to Mrs. Dora Hillyard a bedfast widow for over a year.
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