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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1948
Page
3
The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox tied for the pennant after a day of slating. Detroit beat Cleveland 7-1 as Hal Newhouser pitched 21st win and Bob Feller weakened in the third inning. The Red Sox upset the Yankees 10-5 with Dom DiMaggio and Billy Goodman contributing key hits.
Raschi faltered in the sixth allowing four runs as Dom DiMaggio opened with a homer. Pesky and Stephens hit successive long balls, Doers and Goodman added run support, while Earl Johnson earned the win. Joe DiMaggio collected four hits two doubles and three RBIs.
Covington high falters as underdog Lexington knocks them 13-6. Handley’s next three opponents tighten margins in third week. Harrisonburg Blue Streaks roll Clifton Forge 26-6 and Lee high of Staunton defeat Warren County 13-6. Billy Smith breaks hand, may miss rest of season. Judges atop standings after two league wins. Lexington game looms Saturday.
The proper hour to serve breakfast to friends who stayed overnight is typically around 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., allowing a relaxed start after their arrival and ensuring guests have time to wake and dress before table service.
UNC tailback Charlie Justice leads the Southern Conference scoring with 30 points after a 21-14 victory over Georgia. Wake Forest upset William and Mary Virginia Military Institute, Virginia 28-0 over Virginia Tech, and several other conference results followed as Maryland, Duke, South Carolina, and Presbyterian won or drew in varied matchups.
Hal Newhouser of the Tigers hurled a five hit 7-1 win over Cleveland to claim his 21st victory and topple the Indians for the pennant chase. Dom DiMaggio of the Red Sox drove a five run rally with a single and homer as Boston beat the Yankees 10-5 to share the league lead with Cleveland.
National League results include Boston 11 over New York 1 and Philadelphia 4 over Brooklyn 2. Chicago 4 beats St Louis 3, Cincinnati 1 defeats Pittsburgh 0. American League action shows Boston 10 over New York 5 and Detroit 7 over Cleveland 1, Washington 7 over Philadelphia 2. Chicago improves to 10 2, St Louis at 5 2.
Summary of top players across batting pitching and fielding categories with Musial dominating multiple stats for St. Louis and DiMaggio leading in home runs for New York. Also notes New York state fiscal year revenue totaling over 70 million dollars ending March 31, 1948.
New York reports a crowded Midwest college football scene with Notre Dame Michigan Northwestern Minnesota and Ohio State in early strong starts. Northwestern faces Minnesota after a 21 0 win over Purdue while Purdue meets Michigan. Ohio State beat Southern California 20 0 and Michigan defeated Oregon 14 0.
The third annual Atlantic Rural Exposition opened in Richmond with farm products from 13 eastern states and a total premium list of 31,300 dollars. Among 1500 livestock entries is Ravens worth Skylark Johanna, a champion Holstein owned by A. W. Hawking of Culpeper, expected to yield 78 quarts daily and an official May quota of 19.45 gallons in three milkings, a new world record by four gallons.
Democrats announce a meeting in Richmond on Saturday to organize a campaign for the Truman Barkley ticket. The Virginia straight Democratic ticket committee includes Robert Whitehead Martin Hutchinson L M Robi nette Emanuel Embroch Frank Floyd Henry Fowler E H McConnell Francis Miller J Enos Ray and H M Sutherland.
Dr. E T Clark pastor of First Baptist church opened a series of daily meetings at First Baptist in Alta Vista. The event draws participation from all churches in the community during a week of special services.
Funeral services for Owen Lettelle Godlove of Capon Bridge and Hagerstown were held at Andrew K Coffman funeral home with burial at Rest Haven cemetery. He was a construction foreman and member of St Pauls Methodist Church and the carpenters local. Surviving are his widow Dale Arnold Godlove and two sons Dr J Carlton Godlove of Baltimore and Arnold L Godlove of Hagerstown.
Judge John Rice hears cases including Evelyn Ransom and Abner Lee for drunk and disorderly behavior, William Smith and Virginia Carter for drinking and fighting, Luther Simpson for a suspended sentence, Spencer Richie for larceny, and Albert Smith for dis orderly conduct. Multiple defendants face fines and jail terms.
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