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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1952

Page

6

Whitlock Tosses 3-Hitter As Arthur Tops Novick 7-1

Alonzo Whitlock fired a three hitter to beat Novick 7-1 as J V Arthur closed within one game of league leader Plumly. Keller and Swisher drove in runs while Whitlock added three RBIs and Arthur benefited from timely hitting and solid defense at Sen Seny Park.

Whitlock Arthur Novick Alonzo Whitlock J. V. Arthur Senseny Park Plumly O’sullivan Phil Purtlebaugh W. Slonaker Purtlebaugh R. Barker D. Sheetz Hap Spurs Teddy Keller B. H Arthur Swisher G. Hart Spurs Mike Hartman Keller B. Hart Swisher Whitk John Funk Beand Barka Nar Dwelling Royal Crown

Musial Leads National Hitters as DiMaggio Tops AL

Stan Musial repeats as National League batting leader at .330 for St Louis. Hank Sauer drops to sixth after a 29 point slide despite 18 homers and 59 RBIs. In the AL, Dom DiMaggio falls 11 points but stays ahead of Al Rosen at .342 and .330 respectively. Rosen and others pace RBIs with 38, tied for homers with Walt Dropo and Vic Wertz at 11.

New York Stan Musial St Louis Cardinal Hank Sauer Chicago Sauer Dom DiMaggio O Boston Cleveland al Rosen Little Professor Red Sox Rosen Indians Detroit Walt Dropo Vic Wertz

Opequon Edges Highland 14-10 in Church League clash

Opequon beat Highland 14 to 10 at Senseng Park in a seven lead change contest. Richard Dick homered and doubled for Opequon while L Hodgson had three hits and B Driver plus H Hodgson two each. W Driver led Highland with three hits as the two squads traded runs throughout the nine innings.

Senseng Park Opequon Cork Highland Barcol Swanson Richard Dick W. Driver L. Hodgson B. Driver H. Hodgson Smallwood

Cork Triumphs Over Episcopal To Remain Unbeaten

Cork Street defeats Episcopal 20 to 3 at SenSenY Park to stay atop the Church League. Jimmy Carroll earns the win with five hits allowed while homer, double and two singles pace his five plate appearances. Episcopal drops to 0-6. Cork improves to 6-0 led by Hockman Bailey Diebler Shank and Oates with multiple hits.

Cork Street Episcopal Senseny Park Jimmy Carroll Cork Carroll Wes Diebler Jim Hockman Bill Shank Alan Oates Cork Hockman Bill Bailey J. Cather R. Holliday Pope and Hart

Missouri Holy Cross Clash For NCAA Baseball Crown Tonight

Missouri and Holy Cross meet in Omaha for the National Collegiate Baseball Championship. Holy Cross beat the Big Seven champions 7 3 last night after a five run sixth inning. Missouri faced elimination and had not yet lost in the double elimination format.

Missouri Holy Cross Omaha Tigers

Pirates Sign Duke Star Groat In Rumored 75000 Deal

General Manager Branch Rickey signed Dick Groat from Duke University for a rumored 75000 plus prize package. Groat, from Swissvale Pa, may join the Pirates lineup tonight at the Polo Grounds against the Giants. Meyer plans to start him at short with potential shifts to second if needed.

Pittsburgh i Generale Branch Rickey Pittsburgh Pirate Dick Groat Duke University Swissvale New York Giants Polo Grounds Billy Meyer Rickey Groat Duke Meyer

Boros Invited To The PGA Championship

In Louisville Julius Boros, a quiet Connecticut pro at Mid Pines North Carolina, received a special invitation to play in the PGA Championship starting tomorrow. The PGA Executive Committee reversed tradition to offer him the spot, though he won’t be eligible for PGA membership for three more years.

Louisville Eolf Julius Boros Mettie Boros Connecticut Mid Pines North Carolina PGA

Berg Wins Weathervane Cross Country Golf Match

A year ago Patty Berg defeated Babe Didrikson 75 76 to win the $5,000 Weathervane Cross Country Golf Tournament. A 36 hole playoff decided the title with Berg emerging champion amid strong rivalry.

Patty Berg Babe Didrikson Boston Red Sox St. Louis Mort Cooper New York John F. Collins Marty McManus

Girls Softball Make-up Games Schedule

The postponed Girls League games are listed with dates and matchups. Lionettes play National Fruit on June 26 at 6 15 at diamond 1 and July 1 at 6 15 at diamond 3. June 27 they meet Friendship at 7 00 on diamond 2. July 4 National Fruit vs Friendship at 6 15 on diamond 1.

Lionettes National Fruit Friendship Diamond

Army of four hundred thousand well trained men

An estimated army of about 400000 disciplined soldiers is described as an excellent fighting force.

Batting and Pitching Averages Requested by Friday

City, Church and Girls League managers are asked to submit names and weekly leading hitters and pitchers to the Sports Editor at the Winchester Evening Star. These statistics, while not official, are the teams’ responsibility.

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