Six Diamond Clashes Over Memorial Day Weekend
The Northern Virginia League schedules six games over Memorial Day weekend. Key matchups include Legion post vs Winchester White Sox at Rouss Park on Monday, Clarke County All Stars vs Winchester White Sox Sunday, and Winchester Legion vs Strasburg Sunday at Klinefield. Middletown hosts Front Royal Monday, with the mayor or a congressman delivering the first ball after a 2:30 address pushes first pitch to 3:30.
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Legion Post
Winchester White Sox
Rouss Park
White Sox
Clarke County All- Stars
Clarke Club
Legion
Winchester American Legion Post
Strasburg
Klinefield
Fewcett
Shickle
Royal
Warren County
Middletown
Coopy” Goodwin
Front Royal
U. S
Burr P. Harrison
C .L. Wright
Light From Distant Visible Universe Takes 900000 Years
Light reaching Earth from the farthest visible point takes about 900000 years to arrive. This record notes the immense scale of the cosmos and the time delay inherent in observing distant objects with the naked eye.
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Earth
Winchester Leads Tri-State Golf League After Tight Win
Winchester tops six teams in the Tri-State Golf League with 1015 points to grab the lead from Frederick who held a half point edge after opening match May 8. Martinsburg and Front Royal tie for third with nine points each. Frederick 814 Purcellville 8 and Fairfax shut out. Next match June 12 at Purcellville.
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Winchester
den Milcoerick
Martinsburg
Front Royal Sedaceteccens
Frederick
Front Royal
Purcellville
Sluggers Hold Pirates 13-6 as Musial Slaughter Lead
St Louis returns to form, Musial batting .316 with 3 homers and Slaughter hitting .352 for home stand. Cardinals rally from 4-0 early deficit to beat Pittsburgh 13-6, Wilks earns third win after Higbe and Gregg walk bases loaded. Slaughter adds third homer, keeping Cards within reach in pennant race.
Bearden Struggles as Senators Rally Off Bearden
Gene Bearden, a 1948 world series hero, faltered allowing five runs in under three innings. Larry Doby hit his sixth homer in the first to give Cleveland a two run edge before Mickey Haefner slowed the Indians with seven hits in seven innings for his fourth win. Al Evans led the Senators with four singles.
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Gene Bearden
Knuckler
Larry Doby
Mickey Haefner
Indians
Tribe
al Evans
Senators
Ladies Doubles League Scores Highlight 237 Team Record
Dorothy Lofton and Winnie Oates led Over the Headpin in a clean sweep over South End as Lofton-Oates posted a team-game 237. Patsy Clevenger and Virginia Leach led individual scores with 418 and 409 in a busy league evening featuring multiple two game totals and standings shifts.
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Winnie Oates
South End
Mary Runyon
Betty Cline
Patsy Cleven Ger
Bernice Hudson
Lenora Anderson
Bertha Muse
Irginia Leach
Jenny Fox
Jewel Box Girls
Evelyn Richard
Alice Lake
June Lemonis
Janet Lambert
Betty Ryan
Pearl Lake
Hilda Johnson
Johnson-Carson
Ann McKee
Sue Breeden
Helen LaFollette
Loretta Sutler
Elsie Milburn
Betty Miller
Miss Miller
Ryan P. Lake
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Lofton-Oates
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Moorefield Defeats Star Tannery 15-4 in Bi-State League
Moorefield took a 15 to 4 victory over Star Tannery. Star Tannery pitcher K Peer allowed 13 hits and 3 strikeouts while Whetzel limited Star Tannery to 8 hits with 5 strikeouts. Star Tannery’s Jones doubled for the lone extra base hit. Moorefield's Newhouser Van Meter Miller and Slonaker supplied much of the offense with nine of 13 team hits.
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Whetzel
Jones
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van Meter Miller
Slonaker
Miller
Major League Standings and Last Night Scores
The American League standings show New York leading with 22 wins and 10 losses, followed by Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Detroit, and Cleveland. In the National League Boston and New York top the table with Brooklyn and Cincinnati close behind. Yesterday's results include St Louis defeating Pittsburgh 13-6 in the NL and Boston beating St Louis 7-5 in the AL. Batting standout Al Evans of Washington had four hits in a 5-4 win over Cleveland. Pitcher Ted Wilks of the Cardinals shut out Pittsburgh for seven innings after relieving in the second. Tonight's games feature Boston at Brooklyn, New York at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, and St. Louis at Detroit.
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Enos Slaughter
Red Birds
Musial
Slaughter
Sportsman's Park
St. Louis
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
Kirby Higbe
Hal Gregg
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Gregg
Marty Marion
Jim Hearn
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Pirates
Ted Wilks
Wilks
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Philies
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Mel Parnell
Ex Hughson
Browns
Ted Williams
Ned Garver
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
al Evans
Senators
Schedule Showdowns Highlight 2 Leagues
Tomorrow's baseball slate features National League games Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St Louis and American League matchups Saint Louis at Detroit Chicago at Cleveland with noted pitchers and records for each matchup.
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Hutchinson
Chicago
Wight
Cleveland
Benton
Philadelphia
Coleman
New York
Lopat
Washington
Scarborough
Boston
Kramer
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston
Two basketball matchups listed with teams Philadelphia versus New York and Washington versus Boston. Details on dates venues or outcomes are not provided in the readable text.
Kenamond Elected President of County Historical Society
A. D. Kenamond of Shepherdstown, a teacher at Stephens City High School, was elected president of the county historical society.
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A. D. Kenamond
Shepherdstown
Stephens City High School
The
County Historical Socciety
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