Clarke County Clinches Loop Hitting 4-0 Over Stonewall
Clarke County Consolidated High School virtually clinched the Clarke Frederick baseball pennant with a 4-0 win over Stonewall, moving eight and two with two games left. Preston Pitta earned the win, while Bill Buckner and Feagan provided early scoring. Stephens City edged Middletown 4-3 in a separate night game.
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Stonewall High School
Clarke
Clarke-Frederick
Winchester Evening Star
James Wood High School
Clarke County
Gainesboro
Middletown
Stonewall
Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Strasburg
Gore
Pitta
Preston Pitta
Tommy DeHaven
Bill Buckner
Locke
Cunningham
Bill Feagan
Wisecarver
Feagans
Stephens City
Bailey
Funk
Coates
B. Rogers
L. Clarke
O Sullivan Rubber Tops Softball Standings With 7 5 Win
O Sull ivan Rubber Co won its second straight game to move into first in City Softball after beating J V Arthur 7 5 in two extra innings. Plumly Lumber routed Novick Transfer 29 - a slugger's day with 23 singles and 14 by Novick.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Rubber Company
J. V. Arthur
Bill Plumly Lumber Co
Novick Transfer Co
Plumly
Novick
Bobby Jackson
Barcol
Waldo
Eaton
Arthur Insurance
O'Sullivan
Messall
Hart
Swisher
Virgil Spurling
Herbie Copenhaver
Jesse Donald
Alonzo Whitlock
Pete Purtlebaugh
Dick Boyd
Baptists
Montague Ave
Cork St
First Brethren
Memorial Day Rites Slated for Sunday at Mt Carmel
Memorial Day services will be held Sunday at Mt Carmel Cemetery in Middletown at 2 PM with J Frederick Larrick delivering the address. The event is a community observance featuring local organizations and officials, hymns, cornet music, and Taps at conclusion.
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Middletown
Mt. Carmel
J. Frederick Larrick
Winchester
Strasburg
Middletown Lodge of Odd Fellows
Raymond Carper
Noble Grand
Middletown Volunteer Fire Company
T. Ainsworth Sperry
Fire Company
Louise Mo
Wm. R. Campbell
Middletown State Bank
Messrs. Wright
Campbell
Robert E. O'Neil
Stephens City
Tigers Defeat Senators as Newhouser Outpitches Scarborough
Hal Newhouser pitched eight hits allowed to beat the Washington Senators 5-1 for Detroit. Don Newcombe also allowed eight hits in a 5-1 Brooklyn win over Cincinnati. Kryhoski and Lipon sparked Detroit with a three run homer and four hits from Tiger shortstop.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Hal Newhouser
Don Newcombe
Newhouser
Detroit
Washington Senators
Tigers
Newcombe
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
Burt Shotton
Don
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Peanuts Lowrey
Eddie Miksis
Dodgers
Howie Fox
Harry Perkowski
Jackie Robinson
Cary Furillo
Gil Hodges
Fox
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Phils
Merrill Combs
Sherry Robertson
Eddie Yst
Washington
Sam Dente
Dick Kryhoski
Johnny Lipon
Ray Scarborough
Mickey Harris
Kryhoski
Tiger
Lipon
Scarborough
Mt. Gilead
N. C
Vic Raschi
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Raschi
Indians
National League Standings and Schedule
Brooklyn leads the National League with 18 wins and 10 losses. Philadelphia 17 3 0 7 1 St. Louis 15 13 536 3 Boston 15 13 536 3 Pittsburgh 15 15 500 4 Chicago 12 13 480 4 12 New York 10 14 417 6 Cincinnati 6 20 273 9. Tonight’s games include Chicago at Brooklyn and St. Louis at New York among others.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Broklyn
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Boston at St. Louis 8 30 p m
Boston meets St Louis at 8 30 p m while New York plays Detroit at 3 00 p m and Washington visits Cleveland at 7 30 p m with matchups listed.
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Boston
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Weekend Visits Across States Highlight Local Families
Brucetown residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Alexandria couple Mr. and Mrs. Lee Collins spent time with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Jobe. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bowman of Cumberland Maryland and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Buckbee of Romney West Virginia visiting local hosts.
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Brucetown
Lee Collins
Alexandria
F. W. Jobe
Roy Bowman
Cumberland
J. B. Snapp
Merle Buckbee
Romney
W. Va
Denver Shields
Calvin Cain
Gary
Wally
Sharon Rae
Greensprig
Ross McKee
White Hall
Andy Whitacre
Herbert Fisher
J. B. Bradley
Washington
Doby Stretches AL Lead With .415 Average
Cleveland slugger Larry Doby topped the American League batting list last week after a four game binge yielding six hits in six at bats. through Sunday he had 34 hits in 82 at bats for a .415 average, four points ahead of Paul Lehner .411 of Philadelphia. Boston rookie Walter Dropo slipped to ninth with .346. Top ten also included Sam Mele .389 Phil Rizzuto .368 Tommy Henrich .364 Johnny Pesky .342 and Ed Stewart .342 from Washington. Boston continued to dominate.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Larry Doby
Doby
Philadelphia
Paul Lehner
Walter Dropo
Boston
Red Sox
Sam Mele
Washington
Phil Rizzuto
New York
Tommy Henrich
Johnny Pesky
Ed Stewart
Dom DiMaggio tops the bracket with 31 runs
The record shows Dom DiMaggio leading with 31 runs while Ted Williams tops RBIs with 36 and homers with 11. Vern Stephens gathers 41 hits, forming a standout split of the season’s batting leaders. The excerpt notes the horizon as the apparent circle where sky meets earth, defining the sea horizon at sea.
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Dom DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Vern Stephens
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Globe Brewing CO
Bolnmore, Md
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Mich
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Pine Motor Company
S. Braddock St
Dodge
Major
Valley Ave
R. E. Buncutter
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