Tribe Triumphs Over A's in Doubleheader Split
Cleveland Indians win both ends of a twin bill against Philadelphia to extend their East win streak and keep pace with the Yankees. Dale Mitchell belts a double, triple and two singles in the opener and the nightcap, raising his Eastern-trip average to .489 with a 15-game hitting streak.
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Reds Fall Behind to Dodgers in Crosley Field Thriller
Brooklyn jumps ahead with a 9 8 win as Campanella and Schmitz power a late surge. Cincinnati rallies from 9 3 deficit but Adcock turns a double play for the final punch, Erskine and Raffensberger split a doubleheader loss.
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Kiner Ties Hodges at 31 Home Runs in NL Race
Big Ralph Kiner of the Pirates matches Gil Hodges of the Dodgers with 31 homers after a three homer game against the Phillies. Hodges and Kiner share the NL lead while Monte Irvin tops the RBI column with 79 for the New York Giants.
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Strader Fired as Coach of New Yanks Football Club
Norman Red Strader announced his departure after serving as head coach of the New Yanks since 1946. A former St. Mary's College player and coach, Strader led the team in the National Professional Football League.
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Brooks, Tribe In Exhibition
Cleveland hosts the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibition billed as a World Series preview with about 60 000 expected. Proceeds go to the Cleveland Baseball Federation for amateur teams equipment and injury funds. Dodgers likely start Irv Palica. Indians start rookie Bob Chakales.
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Patty Added To Davis Cup Team Ahead Of Canada Tie
Patty with 1950 Wimbledon title joined the United States Davis Cup squad for the American zone final in Montreal. The team also includes Dick Savitt Tony Trabert and Art Larsen as they aim to form a strong doubles pairing with Patty. The U S reached the finals by sweeping Mexico 5 0 while Canada defeated Cuba to reach the series.
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Red Sox Buy Robinson From Tigers
The Boston Red Sox announced the purchase of catcher Aaron Robinson's contract from the Detroit Tigers. They also sent pitcher Paul Hinrichs to Kansas City of the American Association.
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Will Red Blaik Quit Or Accept Challenge At Army
WEST POINT N Y The question of whether Col Earl Red Blaik will resign as Army head football coach followed the dismissal order for 90 cadets many of them star players for cheating in examinations Army refuses to name names but reports say 40 or more football players are among the cadets involved Blaik built his offense around his son Bob Blaik declined to say if he was involved while calling we not notify our parents all over the country Army will keep its in person game schedule Blaik has avoided comment and some sports voices think he will stay to field a presentable team with the remaining players
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Doc) Blanchard
All American Tourney Won by Middlecoff
Cary Middlecoff won the All American top prize, finishing at 274 with two 34s, defeating Fred Hawkins who shot 66 for 276. Ted Kroll was third at 279, with Skee Riegel and others close behind. The field moves to the World Championship with a $50,000 purse.
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Big Problem Awaits New Baseball Czar
New York report says a new baseball commissioner will face major challenges. He must represent baseball in Washington investigations, decide on the reserve clause, shape TV and radio policy to please the minors, and address calls to make the Pacific Coast League a third major league. Top candidates include MacArthur Farley Frick Giles and Trautman.
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Baseball season leaders stray into midseason stats
The snippet lists American and National League leaders in batting runs and hits with names like Minoso, Williams, DiMaggio, Musial, Ashburn and Newcombe. It highlights leaders for batting average, runs, RBIs, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and strikeouts.
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Chandler Opens Probes on Organized Baseball in Congress
A. B. Chandler returns to Capitol Hill to open the second week of House Judiciary Subcommittee hearings on monopoly power in Organized Baseball. The panel considers bills to exempt organized sports from anti trust laws. Price of Illinois argues the reserve clause may violate anti monopoly law and urges action to legalize it.
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Graziano Favored Over Hunter In Boston Bout
Rocky Graziano of New York is favored to defeat Chuck Hunter of Cleveland in a 10 round feature at Boston Garden. A win would set up a meeting with the winner of the Randy Turpin Sugar Ray Robinson title bout.
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Boudreau Out Three Weeks With Hand Injury
Boston Red Sox star Lou Boudreau will miss about three weeks due to a fracture in his left hand from a Virgil Trucks pitch. The injury occurred in Detroit during yesterday's nightcap doubleheader as he raised his hand to block the ball.
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Walters Sets Ohio Valley Strikeout Record in 21-K Game
Dick Walters struck out 21 as The Traders beat Pt Pleasants 10-2 at Point Pleasant to break the OVA single game mark. He allowed five hits in the record performance, eclipsing the previous 17 set by Mosser, Hart, and McFann. The day also saw Hartford Tigers win 7-1 behind Russell Roush, Ravenswood sweep Reedsville 4-0 and 3-2, and Racine spoil a no homer bid by Syracuse pitcher Richardson with a late Eddie Moore shot.
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Talbert Triumphs In Eastern Grass Court Title
Bill Talbert, thirty, one of America's top players, won the Eastern Grass Court championship by defeating Gardnar Mulloy 6 4 6 4 6 1 in the final. Talbert had earlier knocked off Tony Trabert in the semifinals. In doubles, Sedgman and McGregor beat Talbert and Mulloy 4 6 6 3 6 2 9 7.
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Baseball Standings Tighten as Yankees Lead. Indians Rally
The Yankees and Indians both win pivotal games as Cleveland sweeps the A’s to run 11 straight against them and close the gap to a half game. Boston stumbles, Detroit and Chicago gain ground while the Dodgers extend their NL lead with wins over Cincinnati.
Yesterday's Baseball Scores From Detroit and Allies
Reported results across leagues show Detroit multiple games with high scores. Highlights include Detroit routs Boston, St. Louis and New York clusters with dominant pitching and offense, plus American Association standings showing Kansas City Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Indianapolis St. Paul Louisville Minneapolis in tight races.
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Hart Is Top-Seeded In Women's Invitational
Wimbledon champion Doris Hart of Jacksonville tops a 46 player field at the Essex County Club in Manchester Massachusetts as the opening round begins. Shirley Fry is ranked second with Nancy Chaffee third and Maureen Connally fourth, shaping a strong American line up for the event. First Fiddle is the only horse to win the $50,000 Massachusetts Handicap.
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Washington at New York 7 30 Johnson versus Morgan clash
Basketball schedule lists Washington at New York at 7 30 p m with Johnson and Morgan as the featured players. Other games include Chicago at Detroit at 8 30 with Dobson facing White. A night game Paul at Indianapolis is noted as the only scheduled matchup.
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Campanella homer spree powers Dodgers past Reds in opener
Roy Campanella slugged two homers including one with the bases loaded to lift the Dodgers to a 9-8 win over Cincinnati in game one. Brooklyn completed the sweep with a 2-0 victory in the second game.
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Brewers Lead By 7 Games in Midseason Surge
The Milwaukee Brewers dominated a doubleheader against Toledo 10 0 and 15 2 as they extend their lead. They have won 19 of 21 games while Kansas City split with Columbus and fell seven games back. St Paul fell to Indianapolis in both games while Louisville passed Minneapolis after sweeping the Millers.
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Athens Shooters Edge Parkersburg in Intercity Skeet Meet
The Skyline Gun Club of Athens won the first inter-city skeet event by seven points over Valleyview Gun Club of Parkersburg. Final aggregate scores were Athens 619, Parkersburg 612. Frank Rauch and Howard Mills of Athens and Ron Pfala graf and Harold Salsbury of Parkersburg were the only shooters to break 25x25. A return match at Athena is planned for October.
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Derby winner Albert Johnson trains at Hollywood Park
Jockey Albert Johnson who guided Morvich to the 1922 Kentucky Derby victory is now a trainer at Hollywood Park. Morvich remains the only California bred horse to win the Derby.
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