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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1952
Page
9
The New York Yankees dispatched Frank Shea Jackie Jensen and Archie Wilson to Washington for Irv Noren triggering debate over the swap. Jensen and Shea starred for the Senators in a 2-0 shutout of the Indians while Noren struggled to spark New York.
Bill Friday's results show New York 3 Detroit 2 and St. Louis 2 Boston 1 after 10 innings. Other matches include Washington 2 Cleveland 0 and Philadelphia at Chicago with Brooklyn and Cincinnati games noted. Standings list teams Cleveland Boston New York St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia Detroit and others with varying win totals.
Jackie Robinson offers hitting guidance focusing on personal stance comfort and practice. He stresses following the ball from the pitch and describes bat weight and length, right field aiming at the second baseman, and bunting hand grip with a level bat for contact.
Maryland places 18 men in 60 finals across 10 events at the Southern Conference Track Meet in Chapel Hill. Don Cochran of VPI posted a 203 foot 5 8 inch javelin throw, marking the best Sun Belt bid, while North Carolina led with 16 qualifiers and Duke had 10.
Rocky Castellani of Luzerne and Billy Graham of New York battled to a bristling 10 round draw at Madison Square Garden. Both fighters suffered facial cuts while Castellani weighed 155 and Graham 147 3 4. The decision split with Forbes voting Graham and another judge for Castellani, the AP card agreeing with the official verdict.
Frank Shea sips a two hit shutout against Cleveland with nine strikeouts as Washington tops Cleveland 2-0. Bob Nieman belts a homer and doubles in the tenth to lift St Louis past Boston 2-1.
Randolph-Macon swept Baltimore University to claim a second straight Mason-Dixon Conference baseball crown at Ashland. Ralph Ramer pitched a no hitter in the nightcap, lifting the Yellow Jackets to a 6-0 victory after a 3-0 win in the opener. The wins clinched the series and the championship.
Umpire Kenneth Ashby called off the softball game between Royal Crown and J. W. Arthur at Senseng Park due to unfit field conditions after rain.
Phillips of Novick pitched a 4 1 victory over Berryville at Senseney Park, with Smith of Berryville holding to a 1 hit bid until a late single by Baker broke the no hitter. Phillips fanned five and walked five, while Shirley and Purtlebaugh led Novick with two hits and two runs respectively. Levi of Berryville drew four walks as the team’s best baserunner, though no run followed.
American and National League stat leaders include batting averages hits runs batted in and stolen bases. notable names include Robinson Adams Sauer Ennis Musia Thomson Pafko Jethroe Reese Mays Rizzuto DiMaggio Rosen Lepcio Priddy Simpson Delsing Gromek Reynolds and Maglie with top marks in home runs strikeouts and pitching records.
Newport News High opened strong in the Group I state track meet led by early points from John Marshall and others. The Typhoons hope to clinch the title with key showings in the 440 and 880 yard runs while records fell in the shot put, low hurdles, pole vault, and high jump.
Washington and Lee seeks the 1952 Big Six title by defeating Virginia in Charlottesville. If W L loses, Richmond would claim the crown. Emory and Henry plays Milliga. Randolph Macon wins Mason Dixon. George Washington beats Richmond 8 7 in Raleigh.
Sports Mirror recalls a 1950 transaction where the St. Louis Cardinals sent Irv Dusak and Glenn Nelson to Pittsburgh in exchange for Stan Rojek. The column notes related historical milestones from Belmont wins to pennant races and Yankees streaks across decades.
Mrs. E. W. Lacy, chairman of Women’s Golf Activities, calls a meeting of all interested women golfers at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Winchester Golf Club. Plans for the year’s golf activities will be made at this meet.
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