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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1949

Page

3

Softball Ceremony Ahead of City Tournament Game Four

Mayor M B Clowe Jr and city officials will lead an 8:45 pm ceremony before the fourth game in the city softball tournament. The event salutes the season and outlines plans for next year as Royal Crown and Rosenberger contend in a 2-1 Battlers lead.

M. B. Clowe Jr Royal Crown Battlers Rosenberger Maurice Blosser W. E Bridgeforth Ellsworth Keller Paul Rosenberger Hoye Riley Clowe J. Thomas Boyd F. B. Oglesby

Vander Meer Subdues Cards for Reds in Brooklyn Win

Lefty Vander Meer pitched Cincinnati to a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Brooklyn. The win kept the Reds within a game of the league-leading Cards as Vander Meer earned his 22nd career win against St. Louis and his third of the year over them.

Ralph Roden Associated Press Brooklyn St. Louis Johnny Vander Meer Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Vander Meer Redbirds Vandy Philadelphia Chicago Dodgers New York Giants Ebbets Field Reds Cardinals al Brazie Vandereer Dave Koslo Giants Preacher Roe Ralph Branca Rex Barney Koslo Roe Roe Branca Bobby Thomson Hank Thompson Roy Campanella Boston Red Sox Ellis Kinder New York Yankees Kinder Sox Johnny Pesky Red Sox Bobby Doerr Ed Lopat Cleveland Indians Yanks St. Louis Browns Mike Gar

Bowling League Opens 1949 50 Season In Local Church Vies

Carson Dettra leads with 139 in a split heavy opener as United Brethren, Catholic, and Lutheran share early top spots. Catholic posts 517 516 in a sweep of Reformed, while Braddock and Market St meet in renewed rivalry. Next week pits United Brethren vs Lutheran and Baptist vs Cork St. Christian.

Carson Dettra Church League Catholic United Brethren Paul Carper Baptist Joseph Heye Fred Sturm Cork St. Christian Lutheran Harold Dawson Gordon Teeple Market St. Methodist Braddock St. Methodist Market St Braddock St Methodist Reformed

Pennant Races At a Glance

The AMERICAN LEAGUE standings show New York at .626 with 23 games to play, Boston .610 and 18 games left, Cleveland .585 with 19, Detroit .580 with 16, plus schedules for home and away games. The NATIONAL LEAGUE shows St Louis .627 with 20 to go and Brooklyn .618 with 18, plus detailed upcoming home and away games by team.

New York Boston Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia Washington St. Louis Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Baseball Standings and Scores From Yesterday and Today

Major League Baseball results recap with standings for the National League teams and yesterday’s games. Includes scores like New York 10 Brooklyn 1 and Cincinnati 6 St Louis 1, plus schedule notes for today and tomorrow and a closing trivia question about Napoleon era horse casualties.

St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago

Handley Scrimmages Under Lights Ahead of Friday Season Opener

Handley shifts its September 17 game to September 16 and will scrimmage under the Falls Church lights at Senseny Road next week. Coach Maddox cites a tough opener versus Martinsburg with a building squad focusing on a T formation and open football.

Falls Church Hunter Maddox Handley Club Senseny Rd. Field Maddex Handley Handley Gridders Martinsburg Maddox Handley Eleven George Crowser Mack Carper Wilbur Kersey George Vaught National Guard Beefy Grove Richard Hart Meredith Boyd Johnny Kaknis Billy Cochenour Donald “Gundie” Seabright

Batting and Pitching Leaders in Major Leagues

A summary listing top players by team: Robinson Brooklyn leads in Runs 345, Hits 115, and Home Runs 183. Reese Brooklyn shows 119 Runs. Kiner Pittsburgh with 4 HR. Williams Boston with 355 Batting and 134 Runs and 179 Hits. Stephens Boston with 145 RBIs. Dillinger St Louis 17 Stolen Bases. Newcombe Brooklyn 124 Strikeouts. Trucks Detroit 137 Strikeouts. Wilks St Louis 113 Pitching with 0.786 ERA. Kinder Boston 19-5 192. The notes also place Williams and others across teams including Brooklyn, Boston, Pittsburgh, and St Louis.

Robinson Brooklyn Reese Kiner Pittsburgh Wilks St. Louis Newcombe Williams Boston Stephens Dillinger St Louis Kinder Trucks Metroit

Church and parish schedule for Braddock Street area

A dense listing details worship services and church school times for numerous denominations across Braddock Street and surrounding avenues. It names churches, pastors, supts, and service times including Sunday masses, communion, evangelistic services, and choir practices.

Church of the Nazarene A. L. Lepley South Braddock St

Bible Class Notices At Local Churches

The Good Samaritan Bible class of First Evangelical United Brethren meets at 9:45 a.m. tomorrow taught by Lewis Fries. Hoover-Kern Bible class at Market St. Methodist worships at 9:45 a.m. tomorrow. Wesleyan Men's Bible class at Market St. Methodist meets at 9:45 a.m. tomorrow. McFaden Bible class at the Presbyterian church meets at 9:45 a.m. tomorrow.

First Brethren Berryville Ave Paul E. Dick Bible School Richard Sudduth A & YF Men's Fellowship Wed., Jr. and Sr WMC First Evangelical United Brethren Carl W. Hiser Market St First Evangelical United Brethren Church Lewis Fries Hoover-Kern Market St. Methodist Church McFaden The Presbyterian Church

Bible Classes Schedule At Braddock Street Methodist

The Comrade and Margaret Collins Denny Bible classes meet jointly at 9 45 a m tomorrow in Braddock Street Methodist church The Golden Rule Bible class also gathers there at 9 45 a m with Mrs Madeline Riley accompanying and Ref R Vernon Whitehurst as guest teacher The Grace Lutheran men's Bible class begins at 9 45 a m Sunday morning.

Comrade Margaret Collins Denny Braddock St. Methodist Church Madeline Riley R. Vernon Whitehurst Grace Lutheran Church

Playoff Baseball Opens With Two Northern Virginia Games

The Northern Virginia baseball league playoffs begin with games at Rouss Park and Front Royal. Winchester American Legion posts face Middletown at Rouss Park while Clarke County meets Front Royal at Front Royal. First pitch is 3 p.m. with Teddy Keller departing for Randolph-Macon after the last game of the season. Les Shickle will start on the mound for both Keller and Johnson.

Rouss Park Front Royal Northern Virginia Baseball League Winchester American Legion Post Middletown Clarke County American Legion Teddy Keller Legion Randolph- Macon Les Shickle Keller Johnson

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