Musial Slaughter Power Cardinals Past Reds in Split
Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter starred for the St. Louis Cardinals, splitting a double header with the Cincinnati Reds 15-4 and 7-3 to pull within a half game of the Dodgers. Musial collected eight hits in 10 at bats and lifted his average to .369 while Slaughter drove in seven in the opener and added key runs in the nightcap.
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Racing: Blue wins Princess Pat Stakes at Washington Park
Blue, owned by Mrs. Albert Sabath, won the Princess Pat Stakes at Washington Park by three and a half lengths in 1 13, earning $50,275. Stymie won the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, pushing his career earnings to $360,710, as the fifth richest money winner in racing history. Spangled captured the New Hampshire handicap at Rockingham Park. War Allies and Indian Watch dead-heated in the Bing Crosby handicap at Del Mar.
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Sunday Baseball Scores and Schedule Across Leagues
Results include Boston 7 1 over New York 5 9 and Detroit 0 3 while St Louis leads with 15 7 in a tight NL. American Association shows Minneapolis 7 1 and St Paul 5 12 with Columbus 1 0, plus pairings for night games across multiple cities.
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Finsterwald Named Umpire for College All Star Game
R W Finsterwald of Athens was approved as umpire for the College All Star game on August 23 at Soldier Field. Tom Dowd of Boston, a five year NFL official, was named referee. This marks the 13th meeting between the College All Stars and the NFL champions.
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Bo) McMillin
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Record Field Gathers For 46th Women Western Amateur
A massive 190 players tee off in Cleveland at The Country Club seeking 32 match play berths. Notables include Phyllis Otto Louise Suggs and Babe Didrikson Zaharias as officials race to complete 18-hole qualifying before nightfall on the 6,500 yard course. The format runs 18-hole qualifiers, then 36-hole final rounds across two days with the top survivors advancing.
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Shirley Fry Set to face Mrs Kovacs in finals
Shirley Fry of Akron will meet Mrs. Virginia Kovacs of San Francisco in the Eastern Grass court championships final at Orange Lawn Tennis Club. Kovacs upset eighth ranked Mrs. Mary Arnold Prentiss of Los Angeles 7-5 6-2 and earned the final berth while Barbara Scofield of San Francisco pushed Fry to 6-4 3-6 7-5 in a stubborn semifinal bracket battle.
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Fullerton's Roundup by Sid Feder hits 1947 outlooks
Commentary notes rising friction between Mexican ballplayers and major leagues as well as NFL and the new All-American Conference. Boxing punchlines predict Joe Walcott's path toward Louis. Other tidbits mention a $10,000 prize in a national semi pro tourney, Red Smith moving to Merchant Marine football, a Dodgers victory dinner, Saratoga's seven-figure betting day, and oddball sports anecdotes from college to birthday milestones.
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Feller Yields One in Relief as Indians Beat Browns
Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller made his second relief appearance in as many days to help save a 4 3 win for the Indians over the St Louis Browns. The Browns led 4 1 late, but Feller’s one pitch ended the rally and kept Reynolds’ victory intact. Armchair humor from Bing Crosby aside, the Tribe continued its midseason surge as Detroit looms next.
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Leaders Win To Continue AA Loop Tie
Louisville and Indianapolis swept doubleheaders to keep a share of the American Association lead. Louisville beat Kansas City 3-1 and 3-0 with Otie Clark and Ali Widmar strong on the mound. Indianapolis edged Milwaukee 3-2 and won 6-5 in the afterpiece as Roser and Riddle figure prominently. Toledo defeated Minneapolis 3-1 after Minneapolis won 7-6 in the opener. St Paul swept Columbus 5-1 and 12-0 to push Columbus to last.
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Hogan Takes Canada Pro Golf Crown
Little Ben Hogan the 1946 money leader with $29 500 aims for the U S PGA title after winning the Canadian Professionals Open by one stroke over Dick Metz of Arkansas City Kansas Hogan shot 68 on the final round to edge Metz who had defeated George Fazio in a prior playoff Snead and Elsworth Vines finished tied for third at 283 one stroke behind Metz 282
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Thistle Down Track Closed By Dispute
Thistle Down race card was canceled as horsemen protested the rule against also eligible entries. The dispute over lifting the restriction left Thistle Down and nearby North Randall uncertain for tomorrow’s program as racing entries remained short.
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Frank Stranahan Wins Western Amateur Title
Toledo sailor golfer Frank Stranahan won the Western Amateur title after a 38 hole battle with Marvin Ward of Spokane. Stranahan, noted for bad play and good putting, seeks further wins including the Toledo District Amateur. He plans to enter the Great Lakes tournament in Chicago later this month.
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