Major Leagues Face 19-Man Roster Cut to Meet Limit
Major league clubs race to trim rosters to 19 over the next 30 hours as deadline midnight approaches. Several teams including the Dodgers, Indians, Pirates, and Phillies perform large cuts, with Yankees unloading veterans and preparing farm system moves ahead of the season. A single exhibition game between the Dodgers and Braves was postponed by rain.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Phillies
Ashington
St. Louis
Ibs
Cincinnati
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Boston
New York
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Theankees
Dick Akefield
Giants
Mon Irvin
Jersey City
Flyaser
Mike McCormick
Yankees
Billy) Martin
Piter
Duane Pillette
Kan City
Amerin Association
Dodds
Braves
Ady
Local Entertainers in Amateur Finals at Strasburg Club
Four Winchester acts join twenty finalists tonight in the Strasburg Club Amateur Contest with winner to New York for Ted Mack audition. Contestants include Blackie Greene and Helen Dettra, plus Colleen Largent and Betty Ann Tavner among others. Ken Gordon to MC, L. E. Hill to sing.
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Winchester
Apar
Strasburg
Colleen Largent
Ross Junction
Betty Ann Tavner
Boyce and
Benniergent
Bunkerll
Major League Baseball Scores and Schedule
National League results noted with Boston at Brooklyn postponed by rain. Today's games include Pittsburgh at Boston Chicago at New York and Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Tomorrow features St Louis at Brooklyn and Chicago at New York with additional matchups.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Br Klyn
Cc Ago
Court cases heard by Judge John Rice
Police court cases heard by Judge John Rice include Lovess Heltzel driving under influence with 30 days suspended and $104.75 fine David Lee Stultz improper registration $14.25 Raymond Lee Stout disorderly conduct fighting $15.25 Ashley Lee Dodson disorderly conduct fighting $15.25 Hally Martin drunk $10.25 Joe Walker drunk $9.25 Stanley Elliott drunk $9.25 Haddie Wise drunk $9.75 Timothy Messick drunk $9.75 Hugh Eugene Allen petty larceny six months suspended with costs placed on probation one year Jesse F Hockman Winchester
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John Rice
Lovess Heltzel
Marlboro
Joe Walker
Middletown
Stanley Elliott
Haddie Wise
E. Pall Mall St
Timothy Messick
Woodstock Lane
Hugh Eugene Allen
Winchester
Jesse F. Hockman
Muse hosts dinner guests in Gore gathering
Mr and Mrs Robert Muse entertained Sunday with guests including Miss Madaline Muse Mr Brent Gross of Carlisle PA Mr and Mrs Carlton Muse and Miss Ann Muse of Capon Bridge W Va Also Mr and Mrs Wilkenson of Timber Ridge moved to California Mrs Less Lucas hosted the Home Demonstration Club last Tuesday Mrs Myrtle Garvin visited Millbrook with Mr and Mrs Tom Brill over the weekend
Bowling results from Northern Virginia Power Co. league and city youth champs
Jack DuVall led the A League with a 382 total on 135 125 104 plus 18 pins, earning 26.00. Paul Cadwallader totaled 381 for second with 371 scratch, while Bud Miller and others filled the top ten and prize list. Chicadees win Stephens City Girls title with Renner Hermanson Peoples Stiles. Owls and Canaries also feature in standings and individual scores.
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Jack DuVall
Northern Virginia Power Co
Paul Cadwallader
DuVall
O’sullivan Plant
Cadwallader
O'Sullivan Plant
Bud Miller
Miller
Clem Babb
Clevenger
Charles Ebert
Oscar Zigler
Mickey Perry
Ernie Stewart
Pop Carper
Woody Glaize
Jess Kiracore
Charles Lewis
Lester Keller
Wallace Dill
Jack Jones
Bill Shaffer
Kenneth Lake
Bryant Harper
Everett Holsinger
League
Doug Clevenger
Lawrence Grim
Harold Dawson
Stephens City
Orioles
Chicadees
Mary Renner
Betty Hermanson
Shirley Peoples
Rosa Stiles
Miss Hermanson
Libby Courtney
Peggy Hoover
Miss Renner
Canaries
Wrens
Barbara Wolfe
Pat Singhas
Owls
Robins
Cardinals
Blue Jays
Visitors Rise Over Three Day Weekend At Front Royal
Five thousand two hundred fifty five people in fourteen hundred fifteen cars visited Shenandoah National Park through the Front Royal entrance over the three day weekend. The weekend turnout fell by eight hundred fifty two visitors from the prior weekend.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah National Park
Derby Big Three Favored in Preakness Field
In Baltimore the Preakness lineup mirrors the Kentucky Derby order with Middleground Hill Prince and Mr. Trouble as the leading chances. Hill Prince beat Middleground last Saturday in the Withers Mile and both have finished one two in major preps. Mr. Trouble gets a new rider Steve Brooks after Doug Dodson was hurt. trainer Sylvester Veitch predicts a different race and says they will have to beat us.
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King Ranch
C. T. Chenery
Hill Prince
C. V. Whitney
Mr. Trouble
Middleground
Wood Memorial
Trouble
Doug Dodson
Steve Brooks
Sylvester
Veitch
Sports Roundup Highlights Broad College and Pro Prospects
A baseball scout warns of an alarming short supply of young players capable of future pro success. Robert E. Lee from Cicero is speculated as a center candidate for Marquette football against South Carolina. Bradley’s Melchiorre may enter another NCAA tourney as a second baseman. Indiana A halfback John Davis excels at spring practice and scores a 90 yard run. Regina Canada pursues baseball leadership with National Baseball Congress talks. Coach Bibb Falk plans to test Texas U mound staff versus top colleges. Murray Wall and Charley Gorin post 30 victories in 34 Southwest Conference games over three seasons. Nat Fleichers latest boxing book is the Mike Jacobs Story. Bob Peterson, 6-11, leads North South game selections. Mule Staas, once a standout, drives Carolina League at risk of job loss. Gerald Grim of Graham High, Bluefield, Va., recalls a three-hit effort against Pocahontas as a sobering note.
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New York
Carolinas
Robert E. Lee
Marquette
South Carolina
Robert
Cicero
Ill
Gene
Squeaky"’ Melchiorre
Bradley
National Baseball Congress
Tehir
Bibb Falk
Texas U
Bob Peterson
Minneapolis Vocational High
Mule Staas
Fayetteville
Gerald Grim
Graham High School
Bluefield
Pocahontas High
Salts
Graziano Set for tuneup bout in Buffalo ring
Rocky Graziano of New York City enters a 10 round bout in Memorial Auditorium Buffalo against Henry Brimm. The bout is viewed as Graziano’s tuneup for a title fight with Jake La Motta at Yankee Stadium on June 14 with odds from 2 to 1 to 12-5.
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N. Y
Rocky Grazaino
New York City
Henry Brimm
Memorial Auditorium
Graziano
Jake la Motta
New York
Yankee Stadium
Pitcher Trio Struggles In Doubleheader Losses
Ville dropped two to Princeton and Bluefield, losing both as the slate of games unfolded. Don Dempsey, once courted by the San Francisco Seals for 100000, started both ends of a May 7 doubleheader against Los Angeles, lasting two thirds of an inning in each and taking the defeats.
Yale Faces Nine Opponents In 1950 Football Schedule
Yale will meet Connecticut Brown Fordham Columbia Cornell Holy Cross Dartmouth Princeton and Harvard in the 1950 football season.
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Yale
Connecticut
Brown
Fordham
Columbia
Cornell
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Princeton
Harvard
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