Yankees Back on Top as Cleveland Falls to White Sox
The Yankees hold a four game lead in the AL pennant race as they prepare to open a vital three game series with the Red Sox at home. Vic Raschi will start for New York against Leo Kelly for Boston with Lopat and Allie Reynolds also slated for later games. Cleveland drops 3-1 in 11 innings to Chicago, shrinking its hopes as Boston and New York press the stretch.
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Leo Kelly
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Agai Bill Wight
Raynborough
Fenway Park
Courageous Scalper Deserves Reward
Philadelphia on September 5 Michael Collins a 51 year old was freed of ticket scalping charges at a hearing before Magistrate Nathan A Beifel Detective George Barrett testified Collins sold him a 256 ticket to a Yankees Athletics double header for 456 Magistrate said Anyone who can scalp a ticket to an A s game this season deceives a special award Defendant discharged.
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Nathan A. Beifel
George Barrett
Collins
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Tigers Clash With Indians In Cleveland Showdown
Detroit and Cleveland square off in a key late season clash as the Indians host the Tigers for the last home game before a brief finale. highlights include Ed Robinson and Luke Easter homers and a tight pitching duel between Bob Lemon and Sou Ro govor in front of 20 921 fans. In the National League the Dodgers and Giants begin pennant pushes with series at Ebbets Field and Boston.
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Amarillo City Championship Putting Set Friday
The annual Amarillo City Championship Putting Tournament is set for Friday night at the Sunset Golf Course. It is a match play event for men only, single flight, 18 holes. Entry fee is $1.
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Jenkins Stewart Win Putting Title in Amarillo Match
Bill Jenkins and Jimmy Stewart, the Amarillo Country Club assistant pro, defeated Bob Dowell and Jomiap 4 and 3 in the finals of the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association partnership match play putting tournament at the Ross Rogers Course. In the consolation, Jack Bush and Leo Brugette beat J W Worley and Dub Kleinpeter one up after 23 holes.
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Jimmy Stewart
Amarillo Country Club
Bob Dowell
Joe Miap
Amarillco Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Jack Bush
Leo Brugette
J. W. Worley
Dub Kleinpeter
Cantrell Wins 18th for Dukes in tense ninth
Don Cantrell silences Abilene with bases loaded in the ninth, securing his 18th win as Albuquerque defeats the Blue Sox 4-3. Other West Texas New Mexico League results include Amarillo sweeping Pampa 13-0 and 8-5, Lubbock beating Berger 4-1, and Lamesa defeating Clovis 6-1 with strong pitching from Damico and Machado.
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Associated Press
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Machado
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Hinson
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Pennington
Urzetta and Stranahan Seek Amateur Title
In Bethlehem Pa the 1951 US Amateur Golf Championship opens with Sam Urzetta and Frank Stranahan, last year’s finalists, in first round action at Saucon Valley Country Club. Also competing is British amateur champion Dick Chapman of Pinehurst. Fifty-six players, including former champions Willie Turnesa and Charley Coe, receive first round byes.
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Frank Stranahan
Urzetta
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Pinehurst
Saucon Valley Country Club
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Elmsford
Charley Coe
Oklahoma City
Okla
Amarillo junior high football and golf notes
Report covers kickoff drills at six junior highs with Sandies using new Wing-T sets, coach tactics at Horace Mann and Sam Houston, and Panhandle Junior High meeting to set schedules. It also outlines golf rule changes effective Jan 1 195% and common rule misunderstandings highlighted by recent play in Amarillo and Japan’s eligibility gate for new players.
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Horace Mann
Sam Houston
Niewsom
Larry Sanders
Richard Mixon
Beryl Dean Clinton
Bob Avent
A. Sam Houston
Bill Teal
Myri Smith
Pitman
Panhandle Junior High School Athletic Association
Horace Mann Junior High School
Ed Price
University of Texas
Sam Houston Junior High
Price
Teal
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Japan
Two Leagues Open Playoffs in Texas Baseball
The Associated Press reports Gulf Coast and Big State Leagues begin first-round playoff series. Laredo hosts Corpus Christi after Gainesville and Austin clash, while Harlingen faces Brownsville. Temple plays Sherman Denison as series venues and schedule vary, with up to seven games possible.
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Big State
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Brownsville
Gainesville
Austin
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Temple
Big State League
Sherman-Denison
Temple Sherman Schedule Details for Best Four Out Of Seven
The plan calls for two games in Temple, three in Sherman, then two back in Temple. No off nights in either league with games set on consecutive nights, all in a best four out of seven format.
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Sherman
West Texas New Mexico League Scores and Schedule
A fragmentary roundup lists teams and standings across the West Texas New Mexico League and Longhorn League with scattered results. Cities include Amarillo, Pampa, Lamesa, Cleve, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, Roswell, Sweetwater, and others, plus upcoming games in Amarillo Clovis Lubbock Borger Abilene Albuquerque.
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Pampe
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Clovis
Lubbock
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Oklahoma City
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Artesia
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Teague Bis Spring
Sweetwater San Angelo
Vernon
Perez ruled ineligible for Gulf Coast League playoffs
Centerfielder Carlos Perez of the Brownsville Charros in the Gulf Coast League was declared ineligible by league President Howard Green. The ruling bars Perez from playing in the Class B league playoffs opening tonight in Fort Worth.
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Carlos Perez
Brownsville Charros
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Six Man Tag Features Bill Senor Ray Duran and Partners
Six man tag match pits Ray Duran of Puebla George Lopez of Tampico and Rolando Vera of Monterrey against George Drake of Catalina Island Ace Abbott of Abilene and Bill Sledce of Thornton in a 28 minute one fall bout Promoter Dery Dettom announced at Sports Arena. Billy Weidner referees the main event. Also Johns Swift Hebrew Ace Jennings faces Bob Cummings in best two of three falls over 45 minutes.
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Catalina Island
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Bill Sledce
Thornton
Dery Dettom
Billy Weidner
Weidner
Clements
Dory Funk
Swift
Ace Jennings
Bob Cummings
Detroit Upsets Browns in NPFL Exhibition Thriller
Detroit Lions, led by coach Buddy Parker, rallied from behind at Briggs Stadium to beat the defending champions Cleveland Browns 21-20 in a National Professional Football League exhibition. The comeback, powered by a six-minute third-quarter spree, was credited to team spirit and timely scoring by the Lions.
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Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Buddy Parker
Lions
Briggs Stadium
8th Century Byzantine Paintings Found Near Taranto
In a grotto at Ceglio Messapica near Taranto Italian researchers uncovered remarkable 8th century Byzantine paintings depicting Christ St Basil and St Cecilia. The discovery highlights medieval art in southern Italy and may shed light on early religious iconography in the region.
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Italy
Ceglio Messapica
Christ
St. Basil
St. Cecilia
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