Giants Lead National Race as Cards Rally Behind Musial
In a tight pennant chase the St. Louis Cardinals surge from seventh to fourth, winning 11 of 13 in two weeks. They beat Boston 8-1 as Al Brazle notches his sixth win and Stan Musial hits his ninth homer, while the Giants regain first after Jansen’s two run homer spurs Cincinnati.
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Standings and Results From Yesterday’s Major League Games
National League games saw Pittsburgh defeat Brooklyn 5 4 and St. Louis beat Boston 8 1 New York topped Cincinnati 6 1 and Philadelphia 7 7 Chicago 2 8 American League results had New York 6 6, St. Louis 4 7, Philadelphia 3 4, Cleveland 0 2, Boston 5 5, Detroit 3 11, Washington 7 4, Chicago 6 5 Batting star Eddie Joost homered in both Philadelphia Athletics wins over Cleveland 3 0 and 4 2 Pitcher Boby Shantz and Charley Harris combined for two shutout wins in the doubleheader tonight’s games feature Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Philadelphia at Cleveland tomorrow’s schedule lists NL Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and AL Boston at St Louis Washington at Cleveland New York at Detroit.
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Moorefield Falls 3-5 in West Virginia Finals
Moorefield high school nine reached the final of the West Virginia scholastic tournament in Charleston but lost 3-5 to Huntington East. Huntington East claimed the title while Moorefield finished runner up in a hard fought baseball final.
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Softball Champion State Dates Set
Richmond will host the 1949 State tournament for men's district softball champions on August 13 and 14. District playoffs are set for July 30 and 31 at Arlington Winchester Norfolk Portsmouth Richmond Salem Fox Hill and Danville.
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Delegate Fights Phone Rate Boost
In Richmond on June 6 a petition by Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Co. of Charlottesville for rate increases faced strong opposition at a State Corporation Commission hearing. Delegate E. O. McCue of Charlottesville spoke for residents of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, saying the company may not be run properly and that taxpayers are not getting their money’s worth.
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Pence's Twirling Ties N Va League Lead
The American Legion post baseball club beat Front Royal 5-2 to move into a first place tie with Clarke County All-Stars in the Northern Virginia league. Davy Pence allowed five hits and struck out 11 as Patton and Keller sparked the offense with timely hits and scoring runs. Teddy Keller made a key defensive play and led Legion hitters with 2 of 4. game preview noted Sunday’s matchup versus Middletown with Pence set to start.
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Chandler Offers Reinstatement to Mexican Jumpers
Baseball Commissioner A Chandler proposes reinstatement to players who joined Jorge Pasquel’s Mexican league three years ago. He invites them to apply to Ford Frick and Will Harridge, while Minor League Boss George M Trauttman says he will reinstate four or five affected players.
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Baseball players listed with ages and teams
The report names players with ages and team affiliations including Mickey Owen 33 and Olmo 29 with Roland Glady 6, Roberto Ortiz 32 and Chile Gomez, Murray Franklin 33, Rene Monteagudo 34, Chico Hernandez among others from the Senators Athletics Tigers Cubs lineups.
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Crosby and Hope in close duel at Washington championship
Hope fired 73 for a two day total of 147 finishing two strokes ahead of Bing Crosby in the official Washington championship. Frank Pace captured the event with 77 78 155 while Gen Omar Bradley and Gen Hut Vanderberg posted 161 and 162 respectively.
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Hope Tops Crosby In Celebrities Golf
Sam Snead won the National Open celebrities title while Bob Hope earned honors in the event held in Washington. Snead had previously held Masters and PGA titles and added the celebrities trophy to his collection.
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Always replace the receiver after each call
A speaker notes a party line issue after discovering a telephone receiver left off the hook. A telephone company worker explains that one receiver off the hook disables the whole line, prompting the speaker to plan a bold sign reminding users to return the receiver to the hook.
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