RC Tops Arthur 5-4 in Ninth in City Softball Tourney
Lee Fawcett powered Royal Crown to a comeback win over Arthur 5-4 in nine innings. Cork Street blanked Montague 18-1 as Church Loop swept Montague Avenue Methodist 18-1. finals resume tonight with Royal Crown or Cork Street closing their series.
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Fawcett
Pope
Swisher
Messall
Sour
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Bill Bailey
Richard Clark
Montague
Clark
Davy Rickard
Bowling A League Opens With Close Scores At Health Alleys
The A League opener at Health Alleys featured tight matches as Buncutter Tire Co edged Sarah Zane Fire Co 3 0 with a 1674 series led by Jack Jones 359 and Willie Slonaker debuting with a 367 series. L & M Buses swept O Sullivan Office while Otts Bakery dominated Home Beneficial Life Insurance and Elliott Motor Lines defeated Lions Club in two.
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L& M Buses
Elliott Motor Lines
Buncutter Tire Co
Orts Bakery
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Jack Jones
Bobby Lee
Buncutter
Jack Boyd
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Willie Slonaker
Sarah Zane
Slonaker
Turk Wingfield
Ralph Lamp
Gene Kight
Otts Bakery
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
Cecil Brown Roll
Frank Cooper
L & M Buses
O'Sullivan
O’sullivan
Virginia Power Co
Bug Miller
Joe Allder
American Legion
National Fruit
Elliott Motor
Lions Club
Louie
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pennant chase tightens as Yankees and Red Sox surge
In a tight pennant race the Indians slump after a four game skid to the Browns. The Yankees split a doubleheader with Ed Lopat and Ed Ford leading the sweep while Jackie Jensen hits his first major league homer. Philadelphia leads the NL race with a ten game stand as Brooklyn and Cincinnati contest for position.
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Football Camps Open as Colleges Prepare for Season
Associated Press reports Rube McCray at William and Mary laments ragged play amid two hour drills before September 23 opener with Virginia Military Institute. Tom Nugent at VMI says readiness is near as Portasi k and Chumbley return. Virginia teams prune defense and figure out halfbacks as coaches praise linemen and captains.
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Rube McCray
William and Mary
Virginia Military
Roanoke
Indians
McCray
Lexington
Tom Nugent
Nugent
William
George Chumbley
Charlottesville
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Cavaliers
Art Guepe
Gerald Furst
Bob Tata
Jimmy Ashwell
Joe Palumbo
Virginia Ch
Bob McNeish
Sterling Wingo
Dick Hiler
Ladies League To Roll Tomorrow
Members of the Ladies Commercial League are reminded the league will start bowling Wednesday September 13 at 7 30 PM. At the end of the first night a vote for officers for the coming season will be conducted.
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Charles Kernan
McNeish
Bob Wachter
Ron Casto
John Thomas
Doug MacLachlan
University of Richmond
Spiders
Roy Paulette
Washington and Lee
George Barclay
Dick Schaub
Bridgewater
Ladies Commercial League
California tale recalls a USC alumnus office confrontation
A Southern Cal alumnus visited coach Jeff Gravath to praise a service footballer. Gravath asked Jim Hardy, recently out of uniform, about Charley Justice. Jim dismissed him with three words too many, and the moment became a notable anecdote.
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LaMotta Set for Title Bout with Dauthuille in Detroit
Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta meets France’s Lau Dauthuille in Detroit for a headline title fight. Dauthuille, noted for a stiff right hand, previously beat LaMotta in Montreal on February 21, 1949. LaMotta promises to stay on his feet and defend his title.
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Laurent Dauthuille
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Montreal
Favorites Enter City Tennis Third Round at Winchester Park
Three favorites advance to the third round in the City Tennis tournament at Winchester Park Courts. Jack Knode, 1948 champion, fell to Don Mitchell 6-0 6-1, Fritz Briggs recovered to beat Dr. Leon Slavin 6-4 6-3, and John Ritter defeated Eustace Florance 6-0 6-1. Mixed doubles opened with Howard Holland and Bobby Conrad defeating Arthur Og and Julia Snyder 6-4, with Holland Conrad to face Knode Schiemm next.
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Winchester Park Courts
Jack Knode
Don Mitchell
Handley High School
Fritz Briggs
Leon Slavin
John Ritter
Eustace Florance
Howard Holland
Bobby Conrad
Arthur Og
Julia Snyder
Holland
Miss Conrad
Mary Schiemm
Boyce
Hilma Lillis
Schiemm
Polly Riley Meets Miss Agnes Wall in Amateur Round
At East Lake Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas defeated Allee Chatham 8 7 in the first round. The match pits Riley against Mary Agnes Wall a veteran from Michigan as the Women's National Amateur Golf tournament opens.
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Atlanta
Polly Riley
Mary Agnes Wall
Miss Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Menominee
Polly
Crackerland
East Lake
Allee Chatham
Greenwood
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Seoul City Sue: Woman Radio Propaganda In Korea Urges End to Fight
A female broadcaster in Korea is delivering antiwar messages to American soldiers on the radio. Her nickname among American listeners is Seoul City Sue. The existence mirrors World War II Tokyo Rose as a propaganda parallel.
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F. M
Seoul City
Sue
Major Leagues Standings and Upcoming Games
American and National Leagues show race figures with team records and win percentages. Schedule items include Pittsburgh at New York and Chicago at Boston along with postponement notes for Brooklyn at New York due to rain.
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New York
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Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
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Cleveland
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