Stephenson Beats White Sox in Northern Virginia League Opener
Stephenson defeated Winchester White Sox 7 to 1 at Rouss Park to open the Northern Virginia League season. Tommy De Haven earned the win with five innings, Alfred Armel finished, while Shrodes took the loss. De Haven and Armel combined for the pitching, with De Haven delivering a three-base hit for Stephenson and Phillips contributing a White Sox double. Other NVL games saw North Mountain top Clarke County 6-1 and Front Royal beat Draper 12-5.
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Stephenson
Virginia
Rouss Park
Stepenson
Tommy DeHaven
Alfred Armel
DeHaven
Armel
Shrodes
Phillips
North Mountain
Hartman
Shirley
Carper
Rs Wisecarver
Colaw
P. Purtlebaugh
Smith
Jenkins
Pete Purtlebaugh
Garver
Coffelt
I& J
Virginia Won't Play Freshmen In 1952 53
Virginia will not use freshmen on varsity teams for the 1952 53 term Athletic Director Gus Tebell announced Freshmen will play on separate teams in all sports Scheduling is expected to be easy and most state and Southern Conference schools use B teams for freshmen Virginia will not seek conference membership at the league spring meeting in Richmond this weekend
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Gus Tebell
Tebell
Virginia
Cavalier Athletic
Richmond
Ex Yankees Put Senators In Thick of Pennant Race
Ex Yankees Archie Wilson and Jackie Jensen led Washington in a doubleheader sweep of the St Louis Browns as the Senators moved into third place behind Boston and Cleveland. Porterfield and Ferrick earned wins while Harris eyes further dividends from the Yankees trade that also brought Spec Shea and Jerry Snyder.
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Associated Press
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Clevland
Washington
St. Louis Browns
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Boston Red Sox
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Jackie Jensen
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Tommy Byrne
Porterfield
Tom Ferrick
Harris
Frank ‘Spec! Shea
Shea
Jerry Snyder
Jensen
Irv Noren
Tommy Upton
Upton
Kansas City
William and Mary names two football assistants
New William and Mary head coach Jackie Freeman announced the addition of Tom Mikula and Eric Tipton as football assistants for the coming season.
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Williamsburg
Tom Mikula
Eric Tipton
College of William and Mary
Jackie Freeman
Pitching and Batting Spark Phillies and Reds Games
Frank Smith pitched hitless relief across two appearances to save both games as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 5-4 and 8-7. Hank Majeski drove in four runs in the Phillies 10-6 opener against Detroit and hit a bases loaded single in the ninth of the nightcap to seal a 6-5 victory for Philadelphia.
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Noren
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Tom Morgan
Sox
Bill Miller
Syracuse
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Indians
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Eddie Joost
Hank Majeski
Philadelphia Athletics
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Bobby Shantz
A's
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Hank Thompson
Davey Williams
Hoyt Wilhelm
Carl Erskine
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ted Kluszewski
Frank Smith
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Gerry Staley
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Redbird
Harder
Alpha Brazie
Sam Jethroe
Ed Matthews
Braves
Associated Press
Reds
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Richmond Spiders Face GW in Key Southern Conf Tilt
The University of Richmond Spiders aim to regain the Northern Division lead in the Southern Conference as they meet the frontrunning George Washington Colonials at Washington. Coach Mac Pitt may start Paul Vinky Loehr or Carl Carnes on the mound in a crucial matchup amid other college games today.
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VMI
Hampden-Sydney
Emory and Henry
East Tennessee State
Bridgewater College
Shepherd College
Richmond
Virginia
G. W
Bridgewater
Lynchburg College
Randolph Macon
Vort
Eustis
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Wasp Nears Port New York
The damaged aircraft carrier Wasp is expected to arrive here tomorrow, a Navy spokesman said today.
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WASP
Port
New York
Navy
Hill Gail Aims at Preakness Belmont Crowns
Hill Gail, the Calumet Farm colt, eyes the Belmont Stakes after a strong Derby showing. Jockey Eddie Arcaro noted the colt’s eagerness to run, while trainer Ben Jones weighs targets including the Preakness at Pimlico on May 17 and the Belmont.
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Belmont Crowns
Calumet Farm
Eddie Arcaro
Hannibal
Whirlaway
Calumet
Ben Jones
Baltimore
Pimlico Track
New Pole Vault Record Set In State Prep Meet
Char le Yarborough of Woodberry Forest set a new state prep meet pole vault record at 11 feet 10 1 2 inches and also won the broad jump at 21 feet 4 inches helping Woodberry Forest lead with 52 points. Joe Savoldi Jr. of Staunton led scorers with 17 points winning high jump and high hurdles and placing in other events.
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Charlottesville
Charle Yarborough
Woodberry Forest
Woodberry
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Staunton Military Academy
St. Christopher's Academy
Fork Union Mary Academy
Hargrave
Randolph-Macon Academy
Virginia Episcopal
Yarbrough
Joe Savoldi Jr
Staunton
Berryville Softball League Signups Due Wednesday
Berryville Softball Commission sets Wednesday evening as the deadline to sign up a team for the Berryville Town League. Interested parties must contact Earl Crosen or Elmo Smith, both of Berryville, before the deadline.
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Berryville
Stephenson, Front Royal and North Mountain Lead Loop
The Northern Virginia Baseball League opened with three games under clear skies. Stephenson beat Winchester White Sox 7 to 1 while Front Royal defeated Draper 12 to 5 and North Mountain beat Clarke County 6 to 5. New entrants Draper and Clarke County replace Middletown in the loop.
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Front Royal
Clarke County
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Middletown
Stephens Ity
Il Pet
Stephenson Cipeers & Ossruue
Front Royal Costa
North Mountain
White Sox
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Woo Clarke County
Union Theological Player Outstanding In Tournament
James Fraser Miller 22 of Clarkton NC first baseman for Union Theological Seminary champions was named outstanding player in the Virginia Softball Association intercollegiate tournament. Miller tied 10 hits in 12 trips over three games and played flawless first base as UTS defeated Randolph Macon 6 3 in the finals at Byrd Park with Davis Thomas winning on the mound.
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James Fraser Miller
Clarkton
N. C
Union Theological Seminary
Virginia Softball Association
Davidson College
UTS
Byrd Park
Union Theological
Herb Meze
Tampa
Fla
Randolph Macon
Davis Thomas
Tom Sawyer Escapes Injury After Midget Racing Spill
Norfolk driver Tom Sawyer escaped serious injury after a spill in a midget auto race at Strawberry Hill track. Sawyer struck the guard rail on the third turn, his racer flipping several times before he was treated at the Medical College of Virginia emergency room and released.
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Tom Sawyer
Norfolk
Strawberry Hill Track
The
Medical College of Virginia
Sawyer
Middletown Edges Luray Stanley 3 2 In Massanutten Loop
Middletown Minks beat Luray Stanley 3 2 as Lawrence Buckner pitched a complete game allowing six hits and eight strikeouts. Errors aided the Middletown win while Painter took the loss and Middletown stays around .500 with Linville rising next Tuesday and Friday.
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Luray-Stanley
Lawrence Buckner
Minks
Middletown
Painter
Luray- Stanley
Massanutten
Linville
James Wood Nine Seeks Revenge at Harrisonburg
James Wood Nine travels to Harrisonburg seeking revenge after a 5 2 setback earlier in the season. Coach Stan Koontz fields a lineup led by ace Athander Ben Rogers with Funk Dorsey and Brannon in the batting order as Richard Dex may rejoin after an ankle sprain.
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Harrisonburg
Earlly
Colonels
Ae ’ Bure
Cajon Bridge
Fairfax
Tyr
Stanly Koontz
Ben Rogers
Rogers
Aye Funk
Dorsey
Biggert
Kliné
Brannon
L. Hodegan
Bailey
H. Hodgson
Tevonty
Richard Dex
Zaharias Captures Fresno Open Title
Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the 54 hole Fresno Open to add to her record and she heads toward Seattle as the favorite in upcoming cross country events.
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Calif
Bootnifz
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