Meyer Blanks Braves in 1-0 rain soaked win
Meyer pitched seven innings of shutout ball in Milwaukee as Brooklyn beat the Braves 1-0. He drove in the game's only run with a single in the second, while Billy Cox was intentionally walked to load the bases. Pierce also blanked Washington 1-0 for Chicago, Nuxhall beat Pittsburgh 5-0 for Cincinnati, and St. Louis beat Philadelphia 8-3.
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Ben Phlegar
Steve O'Neill
Russ Meyer
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Braves
Phillies
Meyer
Milwaukee
Dodgers
Lou Perini
Boston
Earl Torgeson
Jim Pendleton
Rocky Bridges
Bridges
Cincinnati
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee Board of Strategy
Billy Cox
Lew Burdette
Jack Dittmer
Washington
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Johnny Schmitz
Senators
Joe Nuxhall
Redlegs
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Phils
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Brownies
Pierce
Tom Wright
Jerry Snyder
Snyder
Cardinals
Jim Konstanty
Wilmer Mizell
Connie Ryan
Yankees
Whitey Ford
Lees
Surkent
New York
Chicago
Maglie
Rush
Face
Callum
P.m. Roberts
Staley
Deusenberg Driver Rejoins Race After Devastating Crash
Indianapolis racer Wilbur Shaw recalls a dramatic 1931 500 mile crash where his Deusenberg failed. Despite losing a prized car worth thousands, team owner Fred DeS'eneberg places faith in him and reinstates Shaw in Gleason's car, restoring his confidence as he returns to competition.
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Deusenberg
Shaw
Wilbur Shaw
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Fred Deusenberg
Fred
Gleason
En- Deusenberg
Schoendienst Extends Lead In Batting Race
Red Schoendienst of the St. Louis Cardinals boosts his batting average to .315 and takes a nine hit advantage in the National League race after a strong return from injury. Monte Irvin remains at .335 in second place while Mickey Vernon and Minnie Minoso lead the American League at .325. Mathews tops NL home runs with 33 and Rosen leads AL RBIs with 91.
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New York
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Red
Monte Irvin
New York Giants
Monte
Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
Chicago
Minnie Minoso
George Kell
Boston
Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee
al Rosen
Cleveland Indians
Toledo Leads By 2 Games In American Association
The Toledo Sox beat the Kansas City Blues 4-1 to extend their lead to two games. Louisville lost to Indianapolis 11-9, leaving them in a near tie for second. Columbus defeated St. Paul 5-3 while Minnesota-Charleston was rained out. Sam Jethroe hit his 19th homer as part of early offense, and George Estock pitched a seven-hitter for the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Sox
Kansas City Blues
Louisville
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneba
Sox
Sam Jethroe
George Estock
Wil Pet
Toledo
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Charleston
Swearingen's Win Sparks City Softball Victory
Swearingen's Sport Shop defeated The Plains VFW 10 to 1 in the City Softball League. Delbert Hayes allowed three hits while getting support from a 15-hit attack led by Mulligan Berry and Cooley Engh and Hayes with four singles each Nuzum added a home run. Bolger Adams and Parsons accounted for all three VFW hits.
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Swearingen
Sport Shop
The
Plains Vfw
Delbert Hayes
Mulligan
Berry
Cooley
Engh
Hayes
Nuzum
Bolger
Adams
Parsons
VFW
the Plains
Hutchison
Sams
Johnston
Smith Seeks Carter Bout After KO Win
Bud Smith of Cincinnati, fresh from a six round technical knockout of Cal Coates in Baltimore, hopes to meet lightweight champion Jimmy Carter in a fall bout. Promoters Sammy and Ben Becker of Cincinnati have offered a sane guarantee to stage the Carter Smith fight in October or November.
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Brooklyn
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Cincinnati
Cal Coates
Baltimore
Eastern Parkway Arena
Jimmy Carter
Vic Marsillo
Sammy
Ben Becker
Carter
Smith
Pace Majors 377 Batting Figures Highlight Stalwart Season
A historic stats snapshot shows Vernon Washington and Minoso Chicago leading with batting averages around .325. Rosen Cleveland drives in 91 runs, Kell Boston belts 31 doubles, and Piersall Boston plus Fox Chicago share seven triples. Home runs go to Rosen 27, with Lopat New York 10-2 pitching. Musial St Louis 31 doubles and Mathews Milwaukee 38 home runs cap notable seasons. Burdette Milwaukee 2-2 aids the staff.
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Vernon
Washington
Minoso
Chicago
Rosen
Cleveland
Kell
Boston
Piersall
Fox
Rivera
Boone
Detroit
Philley
Philadelphia
Lopat
New York
Schoendvnst
St. Louis
Campanella
Brooklyn
Musial
Bruton
Milwaukee
Gray
Raschi
Pillette
McDermott
Fornieles
Byrd
Garcia
Porterfield
Pilots Host Point Tonight In Ohio Valley Softball League
Cheshire Pilots under Billy Cremeens host Point Pleasant Somerville in a key Ohio Valley Softball League game. The two teams and Lakin are tied for second with five wins and three losses in the second half, three games back of leader Philip Sporn Lakin facing Holsum at Middleport Tuesday. Cheshire beat Appalachian 5-4 Friday.
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Gallipolis
Billy Cremeens
Cheshire Pilots
Point Pleasant
Somerville
Lakin
Philip Sporn Lakin
Holsum
Middleport
Cheshire
Dykes To Rest Bobby Shantz For Arm Concern
Philadelphia manager Jimmy Dykes said pitcher Bobby Shantz may not be used again until his arm is fully sound after stiffening in the fourth inning against Cleveland. Shantz, 27, has won only five games this season and Dykes indicated his immediate pitching future is uncertain.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmy Dykes
Bobby
Cleveland Indians
Cornell sprinter ties world 440 yard hurdles mark
Charles Moore of Cornell matched the world record with a 51.9 second run in the 440 yard hurdles. The note recalls this achievement from a year ago in a sports mirror recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moore
Cornell
Giants
Cardinals
Smallest Daily Double Payoff at Atlantic City Track
On September 28, 1946 at Atlantic City N J the horses Ex citement and Erie won the opening two races and produced a seven dollar seventy cent daily double payoff.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Excitement
Erie
Stanky Signs Three Year Pact With Cardinals
Ed Stanky received a three year contract from St Louis Cardinals president August A Busch worth about 40000 dollars a year. The deal surprises as it locks in a long term plan though the team sits in fourth place and another year remained on his prior agreement with Fred Saigh.
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ST. Louis
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis Cardinals
August A. Busch
Redbird
Stanky
Cardinals
Busch
Fred Saigh
Newport Chief Extends Win Streak in $30,000 Stakes
Newport Chief, owned by Newport Stock Farm of South Plainfield New Jersey, extended his winning streak to four by capturing the $30,000 Village Farm Stakes for 3 year old pacers at Roosevelt Raceway. The pace lasted 2 02.2 with Newport Chief paying 3 50 as the favorite led from gate to wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury
N. Y
Newport Stock Farm
South Plainfield
N. J
Roosevelt Raceway
Newport Chief
Tonto Hatchery Boosts Trout Output in Arizona
The Tonto hatchery in Arizona reports a 50 percent increase in trout production after a water wheel supported refrigeration for ten tons of fish food. Output now reaches 52,000 eight inch trout in the basin.
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Tonto
Ariz
Athens Drops Opener Faces Holgate In Tourney
Ohio American Legion junior baseball tourney second round opens with Cincinnati Bentley Post and Columbus Scioto Post. Bentley Post beat Akron 10 3 to stay hot while Columbus edged Celina 1 0 in 12 innings. Other pairings listed include Massillon Neffs Holgate Athens Chillicothe Celina Akron Euclid Springfield Newark Warren Sycamore.
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Columbus
Ohio American Legion
Cincinnati Bentley Post
Columbus Scioto Post
Cincinnati
National Legion
Akron
Celina
Joe Rotonda
Massillon
Neffs
Holgate
Athens
Chillicothe
Euclid
Springfield
Newark
Warren
Sycamore
Baseball Card: National League Matchups and Scores
Monday results feature New York 11 St. Louis 8 and Chicago 1 Washington 0. Pitching notes highlight Billy Pierce for Chicago and Red Schoendienst keying St Louis offense. Also shows numerous midweek games across six clubs with several pairings and times.
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New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Otto Graham Concentrates on Serious Training in Browns Camp
HIRAM Ohio veteran quarterback Otto Graham 31 says he is knuckling down to training as he gains more focus. Coach Paul Brown notes changes in signals and classroom work with Graham turning in thorough tests and neat notebooks as he commits fully to the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram, Ohio
Otto Graham
Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown
Otto
Brown
Graham
Stars Open Drills In Canton For All Star Game
The cream of Ohio high school football begins twice daily drills in Canton to prepare for the North South scholastic All Star game set Friday Aug 14. Forty six players from both squads passed physical examinations yesterday.
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Canton
Ohio
Bidwell Pirates Await New Coach Decision
GALLIPOLIS The Bidwell Springfield Local Board of Education offered the coaching job to Charles R. Ratliff of Russell Kentucky. Ratliff, with three years of coaching in four years teaching, attended the board meeting and said he would consider the offer and respond in a few days. His predecessor was Howard Brown who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bidwelll Porter High School
Pirates
Bidwell-Springfield Local Board of Education
Charles R. Ratliff
Russell, Ky
Ratliff
Henry Skidmore
Howard Brown
Florida Gators to overhaul tactics for 1953 season
Gainesville Florida. The Florida Gators must reorganize their football approach for 1953 with no player handling both offense and defense in 1952. This marks a complete position shift and new strategy for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Fla
Florida Gators
Gator
Mangrum Eyes World Pro Title After All American Triumph
Mangrum leads the World Pro field after winning the All American with a 275 total, three ahead of Sammy Snead and Ted Kroll. He tops earnings this year at 18,786 and aims for the 25,000 World Pro prize. Phil Rackets and Burkemo alsoplace high as Patty Berg seeks another World title.
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Chicago
Lloyd Mangrum
Tam O'Shanter
Mangrum
Tam
Sammy Snead
Ted Kroll
Ben Hogan
George S. May
Julius Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Boros
Middlecoff
Kroll
Snead
Walter Burkemo
Patty Berg
Miss Berg
Louise Suggs
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Golf Trail
White Sox Fain Sued For 50000 After Fracas
James Judge, 28, claims Ferris Fain struck him at a Maryland inn after a disputed dance. Judge seeks 50000 in federal court, noting Fain suffered facial injuries and left Washington for Philadelphia before papers were served. Attorney Toomey said the altercation began when Judge tried to cut in on a dance with a woman Fain was with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ferris Fain
Chicago White Sox
Federal District Court
Fain
Philadelphia
James Judge
Maryland Inn
James C. Toomey
Toomey
Eastern Event In 2nd Round Eastern Grass Championship
In South Orange New Jersey the Eastern Grass Court Championships reach the second round with top seed Vic Seixas of Philadelphia facing Jacque Grigry of Alhambra California after Seixas defeated Jacquin Reyes Mexico 6 1 6 3 and Grigry beat Cal MacCracken Tenafly New Jersey 6 4 6 4 Gardnar Mulloy Miami meets Richard Doss Los Angeles after Mulloy beat Jack Frost Monterey 6 4 6 2 Tony Trabert Cincinnati plays Alstair Martin Glen Head Illinois in the second round after a 6 1 9 7 win over Seth Peterson San Francisco No 1 Rosewall Australia meets Pablo Eisenberg Millburn New Jersey in the foreign bracket.
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South Orange
N. J
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Jacque Grigry
Alhambra
Calif
Seixas
Jacquin Reyes
Mexico
Grigry
Cal MacCracken
Tenafly
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Richard Doss
Los Angeles
Mulloy
Jack Frost
Monterey
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Alstair Martin
Glen Head
L. IL
Trabert
Seth Peterson
San Francisco
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Pablo Eisenberg
Millburn
Don Zimmer Returns Home After Skull Injury
Cincinnati reports 24 year old Don Zimmer star shortstop of the St. Paul Saints arrived home convalescing from a skull fracture. He had been hospitalized in Columbus after being struck by a pitch from Jim Kirk of the Columbus Red Birds on July 7.
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Cincinnati
Don Zimmer
St. Paul Saints
Zimmer
Columbus
Jim Kirk
Columbus Red Birds
Lackey and Rose claim horseshoe crowns in Springfield
Ralph Lackey of West Middletown captured the Class A title in the southwestern district by winning 11 straight games in a row. Ulyses Rose of Clayton also went 11 straight to take the Class B crown.
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Springfield
Ohio
Ralph Lackey
West Middletown
Ulyses Rose
Clayton
Wyant Emerges as Scout Favorite from WVU Football Star
Freddy Wyant, former WVU quarterback, attracts baseball scouts while playing for Clarksburg in the West Virginia semi pro league. He is batting .409, drawing strong attention for his all around hitting ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Freddy Wyant
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Lefty Streak Continues as Nuxhall Shuts Out Pirates
Cincinnati pitchers dominated Pittsburgh with Joe Nuxhall’s 5-0 shutout boosting the left handed win streak to four. Hornsby praised the lefties while Nuxhall limited the Pirates to one run in his last three starts. The Reds built a 4-0 lead early on errors and hits, Seminick homering, and Roy McMillan adding a later RBI single.
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Cincinnati
Rogers Hornsby
Joe Nuxhall
Pittsburgh
Plasoon
Hornsby
Rhinelanders
Paul LaPalme
Bobby Adams
Gus Bell
Ted Kluszewski
Toby Atwell
Ted
Bell
LaPalme
Greengrass
Andy Seminick
Willard Marshall
Seminick
Roy McMillan
Roy
Collum
Pittsburgh Abrhoa Apres
O'Connell
Cmiimudninhaine
Thomas
DR Ccanceeunee
Ee B. Oben
Janowilez
Tors -Diagnoes
Hetki
Hall
Oocsnane
Adams
Kluszewski
Marshall
McMillan
Atwell
RBI
E. O’brien
Bridges
E. O'Brien
Cole
Smith
Nuxhall
We Nuxhall
L—Lapalme
U—Dascoli
Goetz
Secory
Robert
U S Wallops British Girls In Net Series
Great Britain’s women suffer a 7-0 sweep by the United States in the Wightman Cup at Westchester Country Club. Miss Connolly and Miss Hart win singles. the U S seals its 17th straight victory and 25th against four losses.
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U.S. Wallops
Rye
N. Y
Great Britain
United States
Col
Duncan MacAvary
Britain
Maureen
Little Mo) Connolly
Doris Hart
Westchester Country Club
America
Connolly
Hart
Miss Connolly
San Diego
Cal
Helen Fletcher
Miss Hart
Angela Mortimer
Miss Mortimer
Miss Fletcher
Shirley Ig
Akron
Ohio
Jean Quertier Rinkel
U. S
Fry
Rinkel
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Interference ruling on intentionally screening shortstop
In a play with runners on first and second and a ground ball to the shortstop, the umpire may call an out if a runner from second intentionally Screenes the shortstop’s vision even without touching the ball. The ruling rests on umpire judgment.
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Tom Kent
Ansewr
Luke Adams
Jake Early
Giants
Benny Kauff
Allen Melton
Worcester
Providence
Ruth
Yankees
Dan Clements
Lambeau Plans 35th Season With Occidental Redskins
Earl L. Curly Lambeau, coach of Occidental College Redskins, prepares for his 35th season after forming his first professional football team. His career includes six world championships and a lifetime record of 247 victories and 134 losses for a .648 percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Occidental College Redskins
Earl L
Curly) Lambeau
Lambeau
Notre Dame
Fights Last Night in Brooklyn and Boston
In Brooklyn Wallace Bud Smith beat Carl Coates by knockout in the 140th round 3 4, at Baltimore following 139 4 rounds. In Boston Tony Demarco defeated Terry Young by stoppage in the 139th round 8 4, with Demarco earning the win in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Wallace Bud Smith
Cincinnati
Carl Coates
Baltimore
Boston
Tony Demarco
Terry Young
New York
All-White Deer Seen Near Roundup
Biologist Brown reported an all-white albino deer near Roundup Montana while surveying antelope for the Montana Fish and Game Department. It was the first such sighting in two years.
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Mont
Brown
Montana Fish and Game Department
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Meyer Blanks
Adcock
Torgeson
Pendleton
Cantlon
Red Shafer
Freddie Winnai
Ralph Hepburn
Ralph
Schoendienst
Seeks Carter
Mathews
Burdette
Point Tonight
Sports Mirror
Baylor University
Walter Hagen
Inverness
Arizona
Yancy
Marino
D. White
Tolson
Hi-Lo
Forbes
Henry Clukey
N.Y
Meadow Rice
Cards
American Association
Bidwell
Bill Bruton
Jim Greengrass
Johnny Podres
Harvey Kuenp
Lain
Sid Feingold
Will Grimsley
Beans Reardon
Sammy Vick
Wally Scott
Greyhound
Fapress
Washington, D.C
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Greyhound Terminal
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