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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1949

Page

3

Indians suffer 1-0 loss as Haefner shuts them out

Washington lefty Mickey Haefner pitched a one hitter to defeat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 in Cleveland. Larry Doby doubled as the lone Indian baserunner, with four walks in the loss. Haefner improved to 16-8 lifetime against Cleveland. The Senators pull even with the Athletics for fourth in the AL.

Joe Reichler Associated Press Bill Veeck Cleveland Indians Early Wynn Mickey Haefner Tribe Washington Senators Haefner Veeck Senators Indians Cleveland Larry Doby Nats Mickey Doby Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Sterling Southpaw New York Yankees Quargin Tigers Allie Reynolds Yanks Tommy Henrich Jackie Phillips Johnny Groth Gerry Priddy St. Louis Brown’s Boston Red Sox Charlie Red) Embree Sox Ted Williams Athletics White Sox

Major League Standings and Tonight's Games

American League leaders include New York 16 5 and Detroit 11 6. National League features New York 13 7 and Brooklyn 11 9. Tonight Pittsburgh visits Brooklyn, St Louis at Boston, Chicago at Philadelphia, and New York at Cleveland in AL action. Yesterday results: New York 6 Detroit 1, St Louis 2 Boston 1, Washington 1 Cleveland 0, Philadelphia 5 Chicago 0. Tomorrow's schedule includes St Louis at Boston and Cincinnati at New York among others.

New York Detroit Cleveland Washington Chicago Boston St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh T. Louis Philadelpphia J. Louis

Winchester Speedway to host amateur and pro TT races Sunday

Winchester Speedway opens Sunday with a field of crack TT motorcycle riders led by last year’s Middle-Eastern TT champion Armin Hostetter. The half mile track on Sulphur Springs Rd hosts nine events starting at 2 p.m including a 16 lap grand final and amateur and novice finals.

Winchester Speedway Armin Hostetter Don Smith Cabin John Hostetter Hanover States District of Columbia American Motorcycle Assn Robert Rudy Washington Winchester Motorcycle Club Dick Boyce

Berryville beats Stephens City 7 0 in Kirby Bowl matchup

Berryville High School logged its sixth win against one loss by routing Stephens City 7 to 0. Bray earned the win on the mound with a four hit shutout as Berryville totaled 11 hits led by Pitta Lake and Wisecarver with key RBIs in the second, sixth and seventh innings. Stephens City managed two hits from Welch and Bailey failed to score.

Berryville High School Stephens City Lacey Bray Berryville Pitta Lake Hardesty Locke Bray Rutherford Wisecarve Fielt Smallwood Carpenter Coates Welch Bailey Ewing Gainesboro Gore Cates Singhas Reardon Gilman Brown

Frederick-Clarke Games Delayed by Rain

Stonewall remains undefeated at 5–0 atop the Frederick-Clarke league as two matches were rained out. Make up games loom including Stonewall vs Gore and Boyce vs Tiddletown with a potential three way tie if Gore wins. District L championship on May 20 at Strasburg looms with Shenandoah Champs awaiting the winner.

Stonewall Gainesboro Gore Post Boyce Tiddletown Gore Strasburg Shenandoah Berryville Middeltown

Wallpaper patterns to alter room perception

To shrink a large room use a large bold pattern in dark warm reds browns or roses. To enlarge a small room choose small patterns in pale blues grays creams or ivory and paint woodwork to match the dominant paper color.

Breadon the Pioneer of Baseball Farm System Dies at 72

Sam Breadon former St. Louis Cardinal owner dies of cancer at St John’s hospital He built a 3 million baseball organization from a 200 start in 1917 guiding the Red Birds to nine pennants and six world championships over 27 years The record notes his sale terms with Robert Han ngan and Fred Saigh in 1947 and Saigh’s later buyout

ST. Louis Sam Breadon David Harum Baseball World St. Louis Cardinal St. John’s Hospital Red Birds Breadon Robert Hannegan Fred Saigh Saigh Hanne

Breadon Elevates Cardinals Leadership In Early 1920s

Breadon became president of the Cardinals in 1920 after buying a majority stake and replacing Branch Rickey who had been president. Rickey continued as manager and later joined Breadon in the front office in 1925, forming a powerful executive team that reshaped the franchise.

Farm System Helped Cardinals Build Strong Financial Footing

The text describes a farm system where minor league clubs received financial aid or were purchased to supply Cardinals with players who carried them through lean years, stabilizing the club financially.

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