Todd Beats Finsterwald in Thrilling Amateur Final
Art Todd, 35, defeated Don Finsterwald, 20, 2 and 1 in a 36-hole final at Scioto Country Club to claim the District Amateur championship. Finsterwald fought hard, delaying the finish with a 21-hole semi, while Todd matched birdies and pars in a tense showdown.
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Art Todd
Don Finsterwald
Athens Star
Scioto Country Club
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Scioto
Don
Railbirds
Danny Carmichael
Major League Baseball scores and homer spree in New York loss
Pittsburgh split a double header with New York with a 5 to 0 defeat and a 36 to 7 thumping in the second game. Chicago and Boston traded blowouts with high run totals as St Louis and Philadelphia posted wins. Cincinnati, Brooklyn, and St Louis also posted wins while Cleveland, Washington, and Detroit fell in various late innings.
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New York
Werle
Pierre
McCullough
Jansen
Westrum
Dickson
Mueller
Magile
Chicago
Boston
Schmitz
Multiple MLB games listed with matchups and times
The schedule shows games today including St. Louis at Philadelphia at 7 p.m. Brecheen versus Heinzelman. New York at Boston at 7 20 p.m. Kennedy against Bickford. Also Columbus at Kansas City Toledo at Milwaukee Minneapolis at St. Paul and Louisville at Indianapolis with none scheduled.
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Cleveland
Byrne
Berra
Iamon
Zolduk
Pieretti
Rozek
Hegan
Murray
Boston
Chicago
Kinder
Tebbetts
Pierce
Haetner
Masi
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Judson
Niarhos
Washington
Detroit
Bearden and Evans
Trout
Swift
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St. Louis
Scheib
Shantz
Tipton
Astroth
Garver
Moss
Columbus
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Brecheen
Heinzelman
Kennedy
Bickford
American Association
Baseball leaders and season totals cross major leagues
The text lists top players and stats across MLB leaders: Musial of St Louis leading batting with 361, Torgeson of Boston 81 runs, Ennis of Philadelphia 9 percent RBIs, Musial 134 hits, Ashburn 12 triples, Kiner ? home runs, Jethroe of Boston 28 stolen bases, Spahin of Boston 15% strikeouts. Pitching leaders Miller of Philadelphia 103 wins with .769? Kell of Detroit .353 batting, Stephens Boston 90 runs, Dropo Boston 106 RBI, Kell 87 hits, Doerr and Woodling 9 triples, Rosen Cleveland home runs, DiMaggio Boston 12 stolen bases, Lemon Cleveland 108 strikeouts, Trout Detroit 82 wins.
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Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Ashburn
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Miller
Kell
Detroit
Stephens
Dropo
Doerr
Woodling
New York
Rosen
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Lemon
Trout
Munsie Captures Sixth Greater Cincinnati Caddie Crown
Larry Munsie, 17, defeated Bill Gerrard, 16, in a 5 and 3 finish to win the 36 hole final and claim the sixth Greater Cincinnati caddie golf title for Norwood. Gerrard hails from Madeira.
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Norwood
Larry Munsie
Greater Cincinnati
Munsie
Bill Gerrard
Byrne Shuts Out Indians as Yankees Dominate 9-0
Tommy Byrne pitched a three hit shutout guiding New York to a 9-0 win over Cleveland. Red Schoendienst fueled St. Louis offense with four singles a double and two runs in a 7-1 victory over Philadelphia in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Yankees
New York
Cleveland
Indians
Red Schoendienst
Cardinals
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Sain
Braves
Cubs
Frank Hiller
Brooklyn
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Ralph Branca
Ewell Blackwell
Dizzy Trout
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Washington Senators
Bengals
New York Yankees
Yanks
Bob Lemon
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Ellis
Kinder
White Sox
Dick Kokos
Owen Friend
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Browns
PGA Names Rhodes to National Advisory Committee
The Professional Golfers Association announced that Mayor James A. Rhodes of Columbus Ohio has been named to membership on the PGA national advisory committee.
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Chicago
The
Professional Golfers Association
James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Ohio
PGA
Reds Return Home Tuesday for Brief Crosley Stand
Cincinnati opens a twilight night double header against the Chicago Cubs at Crosley Field after a rainout. The six game home stretch includes three against the St. Louis Cardinals and a weekend with Stan Musial Enos Slaughter as the Redbirds visit for three night games and a Sunday matinee.
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Crosley Field
Luke Sewell
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Red Bruin
Jupiter Plavius
Pat Lesser Crowned Western Junior Golf Champion
Patricia Lesser of Seattle, 16, won the women's Western junior golf title in Chicago by defeating Virginia Dennehy of Lake Forest 4 and 3 in the 18 hole final. Lesser also captured the approach and putt contest while Barbara McIntire of Toledo won the driving contest.
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Patricia Lesser
Seattle
Miss Lesser
Seattle City
Virginia Dennehy
Lake Forest
Barbara McIntire
Toledo
Starcher Dominates City Net Tournament
George Starcher captured the 15 17 division singles title and teamed with Freddie Stehr to win the doubles. He went undefeated in the double elimination tourney, beating Ralph Nuzum in the singles final and defeating Nuzum and Dick Nellis in the doubles final 6 4 5 7 6 3.
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Fred Stehr
George Starcher
Stehr
Dick Nellis
Nuzum
Messenger Newsphoto
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Starcher
Mals
Orr
Don Tolliver
Nellis
Giants Move Into Contention in NL Race
The New York Giants won 5-0 and 3-0 over the Pittsburgh Pirates as Larry Jansen and Sal Maglie shut them down. The Cardinals split a doubleheader with Philadelphia to tighten the NL race, while Boston closed within three games of first.
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Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Leo Durocher
Larry Jansen
Sal Maglie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Nelsonville Wrestling Show Promises Surfacing Matchups
Nelsonville Veterans of Foreign Wars presents a Monday show featuring Jack Bernard of Zanesville versus Charles Harbaugh of Shawnee in the main bout. Harbaugh has 30 years in wrestling and has beaten Ray Carpenter and others. Semi finals include Young Richards of Detroit and Merle Dolby of Indianapolis. bout starts 8:15 p.m. at the VFW home.
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Nelsonville Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Shawnee
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Charlie Fisher
Newark
Johnny Hurley
Toledo
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Ohio
Dayton
Harold Short
Lima
Young Richards
Detroit
Merle Dolby
Indianapolis
VFW
Nuzums Win Recreation Basketball Honors
Ralph Nuzum led his team to the league championship with seven wins and one loss. Harold Sams’ squad defeated them 57 to 29 in the final game, while Sams’ team finished second at 4-3. Jim Widdoes led scoring with 78 points, Nuzum had 46. The piece also mentions Paul Mitchell and Joe DiMaggio in a separate note.
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Sams
Jim Widdoes
Johnny Smith
Widdoes
Nuzum
Humble Rejoins Browns After Rifle Leave of Absence
Weldon Humble, Browns guard and former Rice star, had planned to skip this season for a Houston bank job but told Coach Paul Brown he would return. He cited Marine duty risk and family ties but expects to stay active after the season. His comeback eases a torn guard situation with Abe Gibron and Alex Agase sidelined.
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Humble
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Wildcats Baseball Sluggers Hit Over .300 in 1950 Campaign
Ten regulars on the University of Arizona baseball team posted batting averages above .300 during the 1950 season. The article highlights the deep lineup and strong hitting across the Wildcats.
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University of Arizona
Wildcats
Bees Surge Past Racine to Halt 5 1/2-Game Lead
Gallipolis Bees defeated Racine 5-4 at Gallipolis to pull even with Hartford for the runnerup spot as Reedsville moved into second with an 8-3 win over Hartford. In other OVA action Syracuse beat Twin Cities 13-4 at Syracuse and Portland outlasted Point Pleasant 14-10 in 10 innings. Evans delivered a bases loaded triple in the ninth to spark Gallipolis, while Diles took his third loss for Racine.
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Dizzy” Trout
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