DiMaggio Hitting Streak Drives Red Sox Pennant Bid
Dominic DiMaggio extends his 30 game hitting streak since June 29 to bolster Boston’s pennant hopes. He needs 26 straight to tie Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game record. Boston also features Ted Williams leading batting and a strengthened pitching staff led by Ellis Kinder.
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Shafers Upset Dean Nine In Softball Clash
Reba Shafers led the Shafers to a dramatic 11 to 6 win over Roger Deans in a five run fourth inning highlighted by Holly’s home run. Macak added three hits for the winners while McFadden had three for Deans as seven Shafers hits fueled the upset.
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Browns Cut Rice Rookie Huey Keeney From Squad
Bowling Green report says half back Huey Keeney a highly touted rookie from Rice Institute was released from the Cleveland Browns football squad.
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Baseball scores and standings from American and National Leagues
A compact recap of MLB results with runs by inning across the American League and National League. Highlights include Philadelphia beating Chicago, Boston and Detroit split results, and rain postponement cited for Cleveland at Washington. various box scores show pitchers and late runs.
Duke Snider Pace Dodgers Past Pirates with Five RBIs
Batting star Duke Snider drove in five runs with a homer a double and a single to power Brooklyn’s 10 to 5 win over Pittsburgh. Pitching by Ken Raffensberger and Ellis Kinder highlighted the day with Raffensberger blanking the Phillies 2 to 0 and Kinder fanning 14 as the Red Sox beat the Browns 9 to 3.
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White Misses No Hit Game In Mud Hens Victory
Hat White, Toledo lefthander and former Detroit Tiger, nearly pitched a no hitter as he limited Minneapolis to one hit and a late rally yielded a 4 to 1 win for the Mud Hens. Maguire sparked the Millers with a first-inning single and scored on a misplayed ball. In the second game, Vernon Kennedy held Toledo to five hits as Minneapolis won 11 to 0. St Paul beat Indianapolis 8 to 5, leaving the Saints 2 1/2 games back. Columbus edged Kansas City 1 to 0 behind Krieger. Louisville topped Milwaukee 6 to 5 on Hartington’s fourth hit. TM CURLEY named captain-elect of Syracuse cross country. Michigan State football averaged 16 first downs and 35.9 points in 1948.
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Baseball night slate features multiple interleague matchups
Detroit visits New York as Hutchinson aims for 8-4 against Raschi 15-5. St Louis plays Boston while Embree 3-12 faces Dobson 8-8. Chicago at Philadelphia showcases Haeftner 5-6 or Kellner 14-6 against Fowler 10-6.
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Baseball season leaders shown in scattered ledger style
The clipping lists top players across teams with batting and pitching stats including Williams Boston 98 runs 107 RBI 128 hits 28 doubles 26 HR and 7 am notes, Robinson Brooklyn 365 hits 84 RBI 84 runs, Kiner Pittsburgh 27 HR, Sewell Pittsburgh 51 strikeouts and Spahn Boston pitching. The fragmentary data names many players and teams.
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Clevelander Leads In Archery Tourney
Clevelander Russ Reynolds led the men with 279 hits and 1745 points at the halfway mark of the National archery tournament in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Jean Lee of Springfield Massachusetts held the top spot among women as two rounds of firing concluded with Reynolds first and Doug Perry of Cuyahoga Falls second in points and hits.
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Hardwares Rally Past Upholsters to Clinch Softball Half Title
Carpenter Hardwares defeated last place Upholsters 8 to 4 to secure the second half championship in the City Softball League. Bert Barnes and Jim Allen combined on the mound as Hardwares built a four run first inning and a three run seventh to pull away. Cavanaugh led Upholsters with two hits in a losing effort.
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Sky Line Gun Club Athletes at Skeet Layout Action
A sequence of pictures shows active Sky line Gun Club members in action at the Athens skeet layout. Photos credited to H. McCaskill capture shooters in stance and focus during targets.
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Dykes Discovers Talent on A's Farm Tour
Philadelphia Athletics first base coach Jimmy Dykes is sent to scout farm teams in the Middle Atlantic League at Youngstown Ohio and other clubs. Manager Connie Mack ordered the talent hunt to uncover potential big league material.
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Illinois approves night racing for thoroughbreds
Springfield Illinois Gov Adlai E Stevenson signed into law a bill allowing night thoroughbred horse racing in Illinois. The legislation enables evening race programs and regulatory framework for tracks to operate after dark with state oversight.
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