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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1952
Page
5
Major league pitching shines as batters bemoan a less lively ball. In a fast start, 28 shutouts and seven 1-0 games mark early action. Indians, Yankees, Dodgers, and Reds post key wins as teams juggle leads and rallies amid low home-run totals.
AP News profiles Ferris Fain of the Philadelphia Athletics, noting his 300 season and AL leading .344 average. He shares hitting guidance emphasizing patience, choking up on the bat, and aiming for the pitch rather than swinging wildly.
The Associated Press lists American League leaders in batting runs RBIs hits doubles and pitching for the season. Key names include Rizzuto DiMaggio Rosen Simpson Lepeio Rosa Avila Henry Reynolds Kluszewski Musial Pafko Jehtroe Reese and Maglie with top marks across batting runs and pitching.
A series of baseball results includes Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia 4 3 in 10 innings and New York beating Boston 1 0. Other games show Cincinnati 8 St. Louis at 8-2, Pittsburgh 2-1, Cleveland 1-3 St. Louis 0-1, Chicago 6-1 Detroit 5-2, Washington 5 Philadelphia 32 in 11 innings, and New York 1 Boston 0 with rain postponement noted.
Three Northern Virginia League baseball games were postponed due to rain yesterday afternoon. Rescheduled matchups include N. Mountain at Stephenson, Front Royal at Clarke County, and Draper at the White Sox with the latter game set at Rouss Park.
Virginia Tech rebounds to win the state Big Six track meet in Lexington with 54 1 2 points, edging VMI 54 41 1 2 as Stu Johnson wins the 220 and 440 dashes and Johnny Mapp earns multiple top finishes for second place. Virginia slips to third with 32 1 2 points. Other totals: Richmond 14, Washington and Lee 6, William and Mary 5.
Sam Snead shot a four under par 66 in a heavy rain to win the Greenbrier Open at Old White, posting 264 for the 72 holes and $1.80 prize. Ed Oliver finished runner up at 16 under with $1,000, while Dave Douglas and Jim Ferrier tied for third at 271 and 272 respectively.
Joe Adcock homered twice and added a single to spark Cincinnati past St. Louis 8 5. Bob Lemon and Allie Reynolds each delivered two hit shutouts for their teams in separate games.
Snead trailed Oliver for two days but pressed on Saturday and built a three stroke lead to win the Masters. This marks his second tournament victory of the year and a second Masters title.
Jackie Billmyer and Johnny Romick tied for first with 656 aggregate in the Hawthorne tournament at Health Center Alleys. They split first and second prizes of 50.69 and 25.00, each 37.50, as 31 bowlers competed across leagues. Charley Renner and Mickey Perry earned high scratch set and high game prizes.
The three Church league softball games slated for Wednesday will be played Thursday May 15 as noted in the Star issue.
A 1950 Aviation Administration statistics show pilot error accounted for over 70 percent of aircraft accidents across instructional, pleasure, non commercial, and other flying categories, excluding scheduled air carriers and Alaskan irregular operations.
Hampden Sydney’s Tigers eye a decisive Little Six baseball push against Bridgewater after weather plays havoc with earlier games. Rainouts have left Hampden Sydney at 0-0 in the league, while Randolph-Macon leads with 4-0. a clean Tiger sweep today and tomorrow could tilt the title race.
Llangollen Farm Stables won two trophies at the Loudoun Hunt horse Show near here on Saturday. Stable owner Mrs. M. E. Pearson saw Adventure claim the hunter class championship and E. Beaver take the jumper title. Ferncliff owned by William E Howland of Warrenton won the green hunter championship. Make Believes owned by Miss Beverley Bryant of Warrenton won the pony title.
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