Conner Elected President of Northern Virginia League
Conner chosen president of the new Northern Virginia base league at Winchester meeting. Officials set May 15 opening and Sept 5 closing games with 17 open playing days and a 22 delegate assembly from Winchester Clarke Middletown and Strasburg. By laws impose no pay, fixed boundaries, no home umpires, police protection, and scheduling rules for postponements and Sundays play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Base League
Winchester Legion
A. Ryand Conner
E. Monmouth Jt
Bill Ortner
Berryville
Yal
Rappahannock County
Winchester
Clarke
Middletown
Rasburg
Priday
Ken Front Royal
Conner
Laboray
Roundup of Rumors and Notes From Baseball and Football Circles
Sports gossip from New York to Wisconsin covers umpire chatter about Joe Papparella and Bill McGowan, Stuhldreher’s job hopes, 20 000 Citations at Hialeah, Tomball park plans for the Cardinals, Bobby Why to challenge Roger Whynott, and Peleaz brothers making all tournament teams. Also Branch Rickey leads a coaches clinic, Howie Schultz shifts toward basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerto
New York
Joe Papparella
Joe
Bill McGowan
Senators
Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldreher
Citation
Hialeah
Browns
Cardinals
Sportsmans Park
Uy Louis
Eddie Dyer
Texas
Eddie
Cy Shaw
Tomball
Lee Boren
California
Bobby Why
Santa Barbara State College
Roger Whynott
William and Mary
Don Chambers
Jefferson, Township High School
Indiana
Peleaz
Peleaz Boys
Moundsville
W. Va
Alderson Broaddus College
West Virginia
Anderson
Softball Schedule Meeting Tonight
A church softball league meeting to arrange schedules and register teams will be held at 7 30 p m tonight in the Recreation office. Representatives from churches planning teams and softball umpires are expected. the meeting is open to the public.
Winchester Legion to Review Rules at Berryville Meeting
Ensogna of the Winchester White Sox and Marvin Cook, Charles Carter, Charles Foster and David Corbin of Flint Hill gather with league officials for a 7:30 p m meeting in Berryville to discuss rules adopted last night. Members of the Winchester Legion post team will meet at 7:30 p m tomorrow in the post home.
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Alough
Pat O'Leary
Uthpaw
Middlen
Middletown
Winchester Legionist Club
Midetown
O’leary
Lastight
Conner Werebert Bergey
Strasburg
Earl Williams
Oe Woolfson
Ill
Ensogna
Winchester White Soe
Marvin Cook
Charles Carter
Charles Foster
David Corbin
Flint Hill
Rappahannock County
League
Berryville
Winchester Legion Post
Post
Cardinals Pack Pennant Punch, Manager Says
St Louis manager Eddie Dyer plans a stronger 1949 lineup led by Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter with Harry Brecheen on the mound. Dyer cites Reiser’s return, Kurowski’s health, Northey’s field bid, and potential shifts in the infield as key to a tougher race with Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, and Boston in a stacked National League.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan Musial-Enos
Harry Brecheen
Red Birds
Eddie Dyer
Brooklyn
Eddie
Boston
Pete Reiser
Dyer
Braves
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh
Murry Dickson
Bob Muncrieff
Hugh Casey
Terry Moore
Whitey Kurowski
Grand Jury Called In Culpeper Murder Case
A special grand jury is ordered to convene in Culpeper county circuit court March 23 to consider the murder charge against Thomas Brown a Federal parolee accused of killing James Gilbert Brown 25 a tenant farmer Brown was ordered held for the grand jury hours after his arrest on March 8 at Culpeper Virginia
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Culpeper
Culpeper County
James Gilbert Brown
Thomas Brown
Mort Cooper Hunts Comeback With Cubs Diet Plan
Los Angeles dispatch reports Mort Cooper, 35, aiming a return with the Chicago Cubs after a troubled final years with the Braves and Giants. He followed a strict Spartan diet shedding over 25 pounds to reach 205, passed a medical and earned a Cubs contract. Cooper starred for St. Louis from 1942 to 1944, winning 22, 21, and 22 games and earning MVP honors in 1943.
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LOS Angles
Mort Cooper
Chicago Cubs
Charlie Grimm
Cubs
Boston Braves
New York Giants
Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants Rush Rookies Face Season Ambition
Training camp notes spotlight three rookie Giants outfielders Gail Henley Bill Milne and Hal Bamberger as they challenge Bobby Thomson Willard Marshall and Whitney Lockman for opening roster spots.
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Phoenix
Ariz
New York Giants
Gail Henley
Bill Milne
Hal Bamberger
Bobby Thomson
Willard Marshall
Whitney Lockman
National Cage Favorites Fall to Outsiders in Upset
Four underdog teams stunned the field in the National Invitation Tournament quarter finals at Madison Square Garden. Loyola of Chicago defeated Kentucky 67 to 56, Bowling Green beat St. Louis 80 to 74, Bradley toppled Western Kentucky 95 to 86, and San Francisco edged Utah 64 to 63 on Frank Kuzara’s last second 35 foot shot.
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New York
Loyola of Chicago
Bradley University
Bowling Green
Ohio
San Francisco
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
St. Louis University
Utah
Western Kentucky
Loyola
St. Louis
Kentucky Wildcats
Bradley
Frank Kuzara
Cardinals fall in grapefruit league as Braves win 5-0
St Louis struggles for its first win in spring training with only one run in 24 innings. Del Rice suffers a right wrist fracture and will miss about two weeks. The Cards prepare to face the Yankees, while the Browns plan a rematch with the Cubs following a 12-11 ten inning victory in Los Angeles.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla.p
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Birds
del Rice
New York Yankees
Burbank
Calif
Dick Starr
Ned Garver
Bill Kennedy
St. Louis Browns
Chicago Cubs
Los Angles
Browns
Cubs
Pitcher Scarborough Drops Wide Curve Picks Speedier Overhand
Washington's Ra Scarborough, a 15 game winner, abandoned his old jug handle curve after coach guidance. He embraced a sharper curve that lands over the plate more consistently and resembles a slider, boosting his effectiveness and fastball timing.
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Orlando
Fifa
Scarborough
Washington
Griffith
Clark Griffith
Joe Kuhel
Clyde Milan
Scarborough Key Pitcher Behind 1940s pennant Race
Scarborough emerged as a top right hander with a 2.82 ERA one of the league’s best, defeating contending teams. He beat Joe Dobson at Fenway to derail Boston’s pennant, earning multiple offers that owner Griffith resisted, keeping the veteran through several mediocre years before his first real winning season. He progressed from Chattanooga in 1942 to the majors and never returned to the minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Williams
Dimaggio
Scarborough
Red Sox
Joe Dobson
Fenway Park
Boston
Griffith
Griff
Rae
Chattanooga
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Ports Conner
Northern Virginia League
Whitey
Kurowski
Ron Northey
Ron
Musial
Enos Slaughter
Northey
Ed Sauer
Cincinnati
Hank
Los Angeles
Sauer
Spartan
West Palm Beach, Fla
Brooklyn Dodger
Barney Shotton
Hary Taylor
Allie Reynolds
Ray Scarborough
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Phillies
Lotpoint
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
N. Cameron St
Dacre
Rca-Victor
A. Music Appuance Center
W. Boscawen St
RED Seal
Motorola
Molden Electric CO
Loudoun ST
Luey Road
T Lincoln
Comopolitan
George Washington Garage
North
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