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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1948

Page

2

Legionnaires Fall Short in 7th In 3 2 Loss to Athletics

Lester Shickle pitched well but walked five as the Legionnaires lost 3 2 to Martinsburg Athletics at Park Diamond. Tederick opened scoring for West Virginia with two runs, while Spurs and Catlett contributed early offense for the visitors. The Legionnaires rallied in the seventh with three consecutive hits but failed to overtake the lead.

Lester Shickle Legion Post Park Diamond Martinsburg Athletics Tederick West Faulkwell Lewis Boyd Catlett Legionnaires Spurs Teddy Keller Shickle Keller Bailey el Keller Ashton Kilmer

Eight-run Rally Gives Sox 12 11 Win Over Sheperdstown

Winchester's White Sox staged an eight run rally in the last of the eighth to beat Sheperdstown Red Birds 12 to 11 on Senseng Road. Eight of the visitors' runs came in the early innings as S Purtlebaugh earned the win with 10 strikeouts.

Winchester White Sox Sheperdstown Red Birds Senseng’Rd Diamond Purtlebaugh

Sales Directory July 3 and 10 am and 2 pm listings

July 3 10 am sale by E. R. Ryan one mile northwest of Cross Junction Whitacre Road for household goods farm equipment and tools. July 3 2 pm sale by A. R. Mayhew North Mountain Service Station nine miles west of Winchester for furniture and other household items. July 10 1 pm sale at 1018 S Kent St Thomas D Cain for household effects. July 24 1 pm sale by Mrs B S Green 22 E Cork St for household goods.

E. R. Ryan Cross Junction Whitacre Road A. R. Mayhew North Mountain Winchester S. Kent St. Thomas

Dizzy Baserunning Shocks Shibe Park in Double Play Oddities

Heat and odd base running marked a double header between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. Bert Haas and Hal Jeffcoat figure in complex middle innings as Haas makes both putouts on a double play while Mauch and Waitkus suffer unusual baserunning. Richie Ashburn and Johnny Blatnik also pull off a wild sequence on the bases in the fourth inning of the second game.

Philadelphia Shibe Park Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies Curt Simmons Phillies Gene Mauch Eddie Waitkus Hal Jeffcoat Mauch Simmons Bert Haas Waitkus Haas Granny Hamner Dick Sisler Jeffcoats Phils Richie Ashburn Johnny Blatnik Dick Culler Ashburn Culler Andy Pafko Blatnik

City Softball League set for three way tie chase

Opening night of the second round sees O Sullivan versus Virginia Woolen on Diamond 1 while Royal Crown meets the Elks on Diamond 2 and Red Wing faces Winchester News on Diamond 3. Bell Clothes joins and reshuffles the schedule as Royal Crown and Virginia Woolen lead the first half with 7 1 records. Rosenberger sits 6 1 with a shot at a three way tie with a postponed game win.

O'Sullivan Virginia Woolen Royal Crown The Elks Red Wing Winchester News League of Bell Clothes Rosenberger O’sullivan

Middletown Minks Edge Berkeley Springs 3 2

In a tight midseason game the Middletown Minks defeated Berkeley Springs 3 to 2 at Middletown. Clem and Joudy led a strong Middletown pitching effort with multiple strikeouts while Rinker and Cooley shared catching duties. Tommy Long collected two singles in his first game of the season for Middletown.

Middletown Minks Berkeley Springs Middletown Minks Clem Joudy Rinker Cooley Middletown Fire Co Tommy Long The

Wildlife Assn to Sponsor Clarke County Shooting Matches

The Clarke county Wildlife Association will host weekly shooting matches at the John Millison farm near Berryville on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. EST. Proceeds benefit local game and fish improvements. prizes awarded for shotgun and rifle winners. First contest saw Grove and Feltn er win cash prizes with .22 rifles. Glascock took a shotgun thermos.

Clarke County Wildlife Assn John Millison Berryville Charles Town Road The Wildlife Assn Clarke County Associaton George Grove Tim Feltner Harold Glascock

William and Mary win 1948 intercollegiate tennis team title

Harry Likas of the University of San Francisco ruled today as the national intercollegiate champion. The William and Mary duo Fred Kowalski and Bernard Bartzen won the doubles title. William and Mary took the team championship.

Los Angeles Harry Likas University of San Francisco William and Mary Fred Kowalski Bernard Bartzen William and Ary

Wells rolls perfect 300 game behind curtain

Al Wells of S. Charleston bowled a perfect 300 game in Dunbar West Virginia while hidden behind a curtain that blocked the pins. It was his first ever 300.

Dunbar W. Va al Wells S. Charleston Wells

Answers to Daily Quiz

The page lists quiz answers: 1 Drew Pearson. 2 Two less than par on any hole more than three par. 3 Clinton P Anderson, Claude R Wickard and Henry A Wallace. 7 Seven. 5 Eighty one years old. 6 Erich Maria Remarque. 7 Are not permissible. 8 Bird. 9 True. 10 dilemma.

Drew Pearson Clinton P. Anderson Claude R. Wickard Henry A. Wallace Erich Maria Remarque Bird True

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