Indians Rally Behind Feller Seeks AL Pennant Lead
Cleveland’s Bob Feller pitches effectively as the Indians beat Philadelphia ax hits. Ken Keltner and Joe Gordon homer for Cleveland while Red Sox take command of the AL by routing Detroit 10 1. Yankees edge Browns 5 4 with Henrich key double in ninth. Dodgers beat Cubs 6 1 as Vander Meer wins. Braves split with Reds after a 11 1 win in the nightcap.
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Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Feller
Bob Lemon
Indians
Peller
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Gordon
Carl Echeil
Barney McCosky
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Fenway Park
Jack Kramer
Berra
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Tommy Henrich
Cliff Mapes
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Browns
Ritter
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Forrest
Thompson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Johnny Schmitz
Cubs
Chicago
Braves
Fee Paints
Brooklyn
Felay
Reds
Cincinnnati
Johnny Vander Meer
Warren Spahn
Brooks
Tvatone
Schmitz
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Dodgers
Piltabureh Pirates
Philadelphia
Phils
Eer Ourhpaw
Monte Kennedy
Pirates
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Gerald
Giants
Ernie
Bon
Orm
Sid
Gordon
Rennother
Baytown Plans City Improvements Survey Ordered
Baytown moves to upgrade infrastructure with a survey by J. J. Rady Company of Fort Worth. Raymond Jennings arrived to advise on drainage and other local needs as City Manager Bill N. Taylor called for prioritized improvements. In Moscow a local cartel shifts from batteries to tin soldiers, failing after demand waned.
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Baytown
J. J. Rady Company
Fort Worth
Raymond Jennings
Bill N. Taylor
Moscow
Moscow UP
SOX FACE DUKES IN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TIE SET
The eighth annual Tri-State Open begins at 9:00 a.m. at Ellwood and Memorial parks with about 75 players. Notable entrants include Lou Ann Perry Ida Thomas Gwen Martens Carmen McGee Nell Quattlebaum and M C Hopper who is sidelined by finger injuries. Eight players seeded men's singles with first round matchups listed. doubles also underway.
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The
News-Globe
Ellwood
Memorial Park Courts
Lou Ann Perry
Fort Worth
Ida Thomas
Gwen Martens
Carmen McGee
City
Nell Quattlebaum
Colorado
Amarillo
Ledger
M. C. Hopper
Hopper
Tourney
Brant E. Smith
Frank Mehner
Glyndon Riley
Jake Brokles
Ray McSpiden
Glen Ivey
Jack Hays
Dereck Burlinson
Boreman
Glyndon
Riley Bar Medignanee
Mencey Sak Jers
George Smith
James Utterback
Bye
Johnny Allen
Dick Hardin
Bud Bussard
Alfred Nimmo
Jake Broyle
Ellwood Park
Davis Cup Draw Set for Forest Hills Matches
New York reports an official Davis Cup draw set for this afternoon. Expected US singles players include Frank Parker and Ted Schroeder with Billy Talbert as alternative, while Gardnar Mulloy teams with Talbert in doubles. Australia likely to field Adrian Quist and Billy Sidwell in singles with Sidwell and Colin Long in doubles.
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Pope
United States
Australia
Frank Parker
Ted Schroeder
Forest Hills
Mont
Parker
Schroeder
Los Angeles
la Crescenta
Cal
Tf Schroeder
Wil
Billy Talbert
Newport
Gardnar Mulroy
Miami
Fla
Eteran
Adrian Quist
Billy Sidwell
Sidwell
Colin Long
Quist
Long
Fall training opens at Hardin-Simmons with 41 prospects
Fall training began at Hardin-Simmons University as 41 football prospects reported to coach Warren Woodson. Newcomers include Bob Surratt tackle Nolan Tiger halfback from Cemron Oklahoma Taylor tackle from San Antonio Junior College and Coleman Bridges from San Mateo California.
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Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
Warren Woodson
Bob Surratt
Nolan Tiger
Cemron
Oklahim Tayior
San Anejo
Coleman Bridges
San Mateo
Cal
Caddies Finish First Round in Match Play
First round of match play concludes with caddies noting Thursday completion before the second round on Sept 8. Medalist honors recorded. details of results not provided in the fragment.
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Ted
Fix
Southwestern AAU Swimming Meet Opens at Tyler
The Southwestern AAU Swimming and Diving championship opens Saturday at Pan Forest Pool Tyler with about 80 entries from Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana. Bill Ward of Raleigh NC the NCAA 100 meter freestyle record holder is entered. Preliminary heats start 12 30 PM and finals at 7 PM.
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Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Bob Shelton
Bill Ward
Raleigh
Pan Forest
Midland and Vernon Battle For Third In Longhorn League
Midland defeated Balinger 11 to 1 to stay a half game ahead of Vernon which won 1 to 0 at Big Spring. Odessa beat Del Rio 7 to 2, 10 to 9 in a doubleheader, and Sweetwater defeated San Angelo 10 to 5 in other games.
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Midland
Vernon
Amateurs Battle for National Amateur Crown
In Memphis the 48th National Amateur Golf Championship narrows to four semifinals as veterans Chuck Kocsis and Bud Ward join Stranahan and Turnesa in the quarterfinals. Gene Dahlbender upsets defending champ Skee Riegel as Boros faces Coe and Carothers meets McGonagil in fifth-round play.
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Associated Press
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Charles Dudley
Greenville
Memphis
Tenn
Hanasome Rranx
Stranahan
Chuck Kocsis
Royal Oak
Mich
Memphis Country Club
Marvin “Bud” Ward
Spokane
Wash
Willie Turnesa
White Plains
Ward
Albert Stone
Jackson
Turnesa
Robert W. Knowles, Jr
Brookline
Mass
Gene Dahlbender
Atlanta
Skee Riegel
Dahlbender
Louis Cass
Hollywood
Cass
Howard Zacritz
Overland
Julius Boros
Bridgeport
Conn
Charles R. Coe
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ham Carothers
Greenwood
Miss
James McGonagil
Shreveport
Driving Tourney Ends Thursday at Sunset Range
The three day driving tournament will wind up Thursday night. The total distance of three balls determines the divisions for men women and juniors under 16. Owner Dwight Nance will award trophies to first and second place in each bracket. Third place winners receive golf balls.
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Sunset Range
Tornament
Dwight Nance
State rules on Antelope Hunt set permits and limits
The State Game Fish and Oyster Commission limits antelope hunting to 43 animals for the season with one permit per hunter. Landowners receive 149 permits, while 700 applicants compete for 594 remaining permits, issued first to first timers then by drawing from repeaters. A separate note mentions the 1872 Boston fire destroying 776 buildings valued at 75 million.
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Boston
County Jury Dismissed After Slow Court Day
A county court session was dismissed by Judge E. O. North early Thursday with no cases docketed for trial. Proceedings were cut short with the docket empty and the jury unavailable.
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Otter County
E. O. Northcutt
Jacksonville and Austin to meet in American Legion finals
In Charleston South Carolina Jacksonville Florida and Austin Texas reach the championship game of the American Legion section baseball tournament. Austin upset North Carolina 10 to 5 to reach the final while Jacksonville beat Hickory 3 to 2 to advance.
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Jacksonville
Austin
Charleston
Fla
American Legion
Hickory
Linksters Progress in Western Amateur Quarterfinals
Eight top girl golfers advanced to the quarterfinals of the 198 Western Women’s Amateur in San Francisco. Dot Kielty and Dorothy Kirby, pre-tournament favorites, faced each other in the next round while Kirby beat Marjorie Lindsay and O’Neal defeated Traung. Other matches saw Bauer, Diringer, Riley, and Gunther winning to set up today’s remaining quarterfinals.
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Dot Kielty
Long Beach
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Miss Kielty
California
James Ferrie
Miss Kirby
Alice O’ Neal
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ferrie
Marlene Bauer
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Lindsay
Olympic Club
Lakeside
Patricia McPhee
San Mateo
Miss O'Neal
Dorothy Traung
Alice Bauer
Mississippi
Port Worth
Carol Diringer
Tiffin Ohio
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Miss Bauer
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Miss Riley
Frank Ingersoll
Miss Diringer
Betty MacKinnon
Texarkana
Ark
Miss Gunther
Iowa
Mary Cordingley
Des Moines
Lone Star Loop Playoffs Dates Set by Directors
The Lone Star League announced opening playoff date Sept 8 with three of four spots decided. Henderson leads fifth place Bryan by 2.5 games after a 5-4 win over Tyler. Bryan edged Marshall 8-7 ending Marshall’s six-game win streak.
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Tyler
Marshall
Gladewater
Kilgore
Longview
Lufkin
Johnny Stone
John Chorley
Jess Landrum
Hardin Gridders Open Practice in Wichita Falls
Hardin College opened its 1948 football practice with fifty candidates, including 27 lettermen, under new coach Billy Stamps who came from Cameron Junior College. The Indians were co champs of the Texas Conference last season and will play East Texas State on Sept 18 in their opener.
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Wichita Falls
Din College
Indians
Billy Stamps
Cameron
Okla
Texas State
News-Globe
Fat purse awaits winner of Southwest mat tourney
Promoter Cory Detton presents a two hour best two of three falls main event at Pair Grounds with Boston Billy and Ray Clements battling for a 2000 dollar prize and a shot at the Southwestern junior heavyweight title. Acc out of town wrestlers and a windup eight man wrestle royal precede the bout.
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Billy We
Lubbock
Ray “Big
Clements
Pair Grounds
Wayne Martin
Tulsa
Okla
Weidner Victor
Cory Detton
Welder
Boston Billy
Jack Wentworth
George Curtis
Gil Knutson
Weidner
Ace Abbott
Abilene
al Getz
Pittsburgh
Rod Fenton
Edmonton
Canad
Gorilla Poggs
Argentina
Sammy Kohen
New York
Jack Carter
Auckland
New Zealand
Karl Gray
Milwaukee
Rex Mobley
Berger
Georg Lopes
Tampico
Mexico
Texarkana Bears edge Greenville in tight finish
Texarkana snapped a losing streak as Vernon Washington hit a three run homer and D Miller drove in the winning run in the eighth. Other Big State League games saw Wichita Parls win 9-6 over Austin, Waco 8-5 over Gainesville, and Sherman-Denison 9-2 over Paris.
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Strenx
Bears
Greenville
D. ©. Miller
Wichita Parls
Austin
Waco
Gainesville
Sherman-Denison
Paris
Vernon Washington
Texarkana
Jim Matthews
Tommy Encinas
Pirates
Harry Minor
Tommy Finger
Shereman-Denison
Twins
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