Winchester Entry Ready to Bowl in Blue Ridge Group
Peoples Cleaners leads the Blue Ridge major league bowling opener at the Palace in Martinsburg as eight teams enter the loop. Representing Hagerstown Martinsburg Waynesboro Walkersville Md and three Frederick squads compete in a season running through April.
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Winchester
Blue Ridge
Peoples Cleaners
the Palace
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Walkersville
Frederick
Apri
Major League Standings Snapshot
Rustic Tavern leads with 3.0 points, Kern Motor Co tied for second at 2, Piccadilly Soda Shop at 0. Individual games show Kiracofe and Keiter near 146 144, with Kiracofe 390 and Rhea 398. Team totals list Kern Motor Co 582 and Rustic Tavern 564. team sets place Rustic Tavern 1667 and Kern Motor Co 1650.
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Rustic Tavern
Garber
Kern Motor Co
Piccadilly Soda Shop
Auftie Kiracofe
Lester Keiter
Artie Kiracofe
Troy Rhea
Braves and Pirates Face Key Two Game Set
Boston seeks a two game sweep over Pittsburgh to tighten its grip on the pennant with Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn set to pitch. Vic Lombardi would start for the Pirates as both clubs chase crucial wins to narrow the gap to the Dodgers and Cardinals.
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Boston
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
Right
Johnny Sain
Warren Spahn
Pirates
Mir
Stain
Vic Lombardi
Buccaneers
Billy Meyer
Tribe
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Handley Gridders Open Season vs Falls Church
Handley high school begins 1948 grid campaign at 2:30 p m tomorrow against Falls Church eleveators in a opener marked by Maddox optimism. He notes a strong veteran core, few injuries, and a demanding 10 game schedule with no easy games ahead.
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Handley High School
Falls Church Eleveators
Hunter Maddox
Maddox
Lamb
Crim
McKee
Blackburn
Keyser
Teddy Keller
Haymaker
Bush
Grove
Solenberger L. E
J. Sempeles L. T
Lake L. G
D. Semples
R. G. McIntyre L. H
Lawrence R.H.B
M Semples
Backfield
Wolverton
LaVecchia Boxwell
Barr
Anderson
Jine-Burkhart
Cochran
Weatherholtz
Lee
Hart
Brown
Faggitt
John Leys
Carl Campbell
Kenny Rentch
Ray Garrabrandt
American Flag Race Tightens as Fannin Humbles Boston Sox
In a tense AL race Boston drops a 3-1 to St Louis as Cliff Fannin dominates, reducing Boston’s lead to one game over New York. Dewitt rehires Zack Taylor while Fannin earns a rare win against top rivals, highlighting a pivotal shift in the pennant chase.
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Fannin
Boston Sox
Associated Press
St. Louis Browns
Boston
Red Sox
New York
Bill Dewitt
Browns
Dewitt
Zack Taylor
Cliff Fannin
St. Louis
Sox
Junior Stephens
Jack Kramer
Ellis Kinder
Billy Hitchcock
Cliff
Yanks
A’s
Indians
Games Tonight and Yesterday's Scores
American League games include Philadelphia at Chicago tonight. Yesterday Detroit 2 4 New York 1 8 St. Louis 3 Boston 1 Cleveland 6 Washington 3. National League Pittsburgh 10 New York 6 Brooklyn 12 Cincinnati 6.
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Wa. L. Pet
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Sacred Heart Tops Loudoun St. In Church League Final
Sacred Heart Catholic overcame a five run deficit to beat Loudoun Street Presbyterian 9 to 6 in a church league playoff. Dicks homered in the fourth, and the schedule for remaining games was thrown into chaos by players football conflicts and field ceremonies.
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Sacred Heart Catholic
Loudoun St. Presbyterian
Presbyterians
Handley
Market St. Methodist Church
Virginia Woolen
Rosenberger
Recreation Department
Hugh Henry
Yesterday's Stars Shine in Cleveland Win and Browns Victory
Larry Doby hit a bases loaded homer in the first inning as Cleveland beat Washington 6-3. Cliff Fannin hurled seven hits and six strikeouts to stop the league leading Boston Red Sox 3-1.
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Don Lund
Whitey Platt
Mel Parnell
Cleveland
Boston
Tribe
Washington
Larry Doby
Yankees
Chance Doby
Indians
Sid Hudson
Doby
Detroit
Tiger
Freddie Hutchinson
Vic Raschi
Joe Dimaggio
Dimag
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
Mel Ott
Roger Hornsby
Hank Greenberg
Chuck Klein
Dimaggio
Jimmy Outlaw
Tommy Henrich
Johnny Lindell
Joe Page
Yanks
Dizzy Trout
Page
Allie Reynolds
Cliff Fannin
Browns
Boston Red Sox
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the All-Purpose Vehicle Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Chrysler Town & Country
Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen St
Boston Braves
Brakeblok
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock ‘St
Haldeman’s Milk
Rhodes Jewelry CO
Towle
Falls Church
New York Yankees
Birdie Tebbets
Pellagrini
Firestone
N. Braddock St
Sacred Heart Trips
Kaiser - Frazer
St.Joseph
Caldwell Sites CO
S. Loudoun St
Molden Electric CO
Memoriam
Ray Robinson
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
O. R. Aranholt
Middletown, Va
Shenandoah
Chia ‘Abel
Rayon Setin
DIAL
Bate Cen
Leggett
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