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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1947

Page

9

Gore In Second Place In Hot Bi- State League Race

Lost City holds first in Bi State League as North Mountain, Star Tannery and Gore vie for position. North Mountain upset Star Tannery 14 12 in extra innings while Wardensville visits Strasburg and Star Tannery hosts Gore. Rickard led with a homer a triple and two singles. Bailey Renner made key fielding plays.

Gore Star Tannery North Mountain Strasburg Wardensville Lost City North Mountain Club Clem White Rickard Renner Melwee Peer Bailey

Yesterday's Stars in Baseball Appearances

Batting sections highlight Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees who beat Hal Newhouser and the Tigers 2-0 with four hits in five at bats, one RBI, and a run scored. Frank Papish star for the White Sox who shut out the Athletics 3-0, allowing only three singles.

Joe DiMaggio Yankees Hal Newhouser Tigers Frank Papish White Sox Athletics

Clarke Nine Moves Toward First in Blue Ridge League

Clarke Nine rises to second in the Blue Ridge League standings and hosts Paris Sunday after beating Hamilton 11 to 10. Berryville-Millwood pounded two pitchers in a high scoring win while Upperville defeated Paris 5 to 3.

Clarke Blue Ridge Berryville-Millwood Paris Upperville Berryville - Millwood Hamilton Hamilton AB R H

Royal Crown Dons New Uniforms

The Royal Crown softball team unveiled new uniforms and routed the Winchester Elks 17 to 6. Pope led at the plate with a homer and two doubles in four trips while Huyette added a homer and a double. A separate war department note mentions a required general military subjects test before promotion to private first class and competitive examinations for future promotions.

Royal Crown Winchester Elks Pope Huyette War Department

Army plan offers new education and advancement paths

Army enlisted personnel will, starting early next year, gain eligibility for specialized schooling and faster advancement in grade. The program also opens paths to commissioning in both the Officers' Reserve Corps and the Regular Army under a new career plan for enlisted personnel.

Army Officers’ Reserve Corps Regular Army

Homers Keep Giants On Top In Loop Race

The New York Giants surge to first place driven by Mel Ott and Johnny Mize. Giants slug 48 home runs in 39 games while Mize leads the majors with 14 as they beat the Cubs 8-3 at the Polo Grounds. Dodgers win two at Ebbetts Field to move to third after Boston’s 3-0 loss to St. Louis. Philadelphia climbs to sixth past Cincinnati after a win.

New York Giants Mel Ott Ott Johnny Mize Ruth Mize Babe Ruth Giants Polo Grounds Chicago Cubs Dodger Pittsburgh Ebbets Field Pirates Boston Braves St. Louis Cardinals Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati

Baseball Scores Narrow AL Lead As Reds and Yankees Win

The Reds beat Philadelphia 4-1 while the Yankees led by Joe DiMaggio shut out Detroit 3-0 to cut the AL first place margin to two games. Washington edged Cleveland 6-5 in Cleveland as St. Louis Browns defeated Philadelphia 3-0 at Comiskey Park. Most games were night contests except Dodgers vs Pirates and Yankees vs Tigers.

Reds Philadelphia New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio Detroit Tigers Bengals Washington Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Indians Cleveland St. Louis Browns Comisky Park Dodger-Pirate Yankee Tiger

Children’s Day Program Sunday At Mt. Pleasant

Mt. Pleasant West Virginia evangelical United Brethren Church will observe Children’s Day at 10 a m on Sunday Recitations will be given by Ronald Collins Thelma Pitzer Charles Brown Jack Benner Thelma Taylor and Mikie Pitzer.

Mt. Pleasant W. Va Evangelical United Brethren Church Ronald Collins Thelma Pitzer Charles Brown Jack Benner Thelma Taylor Mikie Pitzer

Planned exercises and vocal duets for program

A program lists several exercises and vocal duets. Performers include Misses Ruby Puffinberger June Brown Mesdames Aldus Cooper Roy Benner and Mrs Mervin Hardy with Aldus Cooper. The choir and juniors will also provide music.

Ruby Puffinberger June Brown Mesdames Aldus

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