White Sox Top Indians 4 1 to Narrow AL Gap
Chicago White Sox halts Cleveland streak with a 4 1 win as Lefty Billy Pierce and Dick Rozek combine on 12 hits. Bob Lemon allows four runs while White Sox batters including Bob Dillinger Eddie Robinson and Gus Niarhos pace the attack. The victory narrows the AL scramble and places Chicago within a half game of idle New York.
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Minoso Faces Silence After Fast White Sox Debut
Orestes Minoso, the Cuban Comet, quickly proves his pace with the White Sox after arriving from Cleveland. He asks Doc Cramer if he made mistakes and learns from the coach that he has done nothing wrong. Pancho Gonzales began tennis ten years ago at age 12 with a 1 cent racket.
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Indians' Box
Bridgeport Connecticut baseball team in the Colonial League completed the 1949 season without a nickname.
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OVA All Star Tilt at Syracuse July 15
The OVA All Star game returns to Kings Park on Sunday July 15 with an Ohio side featuring Gallipolis Traders Reedsville Racine Syracuse and five Ohio clubs against West Virginia selections from Hartford Ravenswood Point Pleasant. Voters submit ballots by noon June 12 to The Messenger Athens.
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Baseball slate features pairings across the league
A crowded American League slate lists matchups including New York at Brooklyn with Maglie and Koslo facing Paci a and Branca, Philadelphia at Boston with Roberts and Church against Nichols and Bickford or Cole, and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh with Blackwell and Ramsdell against Friend and Werle. Other games include St. Louis at Chicago with Chambers and Poholsky versus Klippstein and McLish, Washington at New York with Sanford and Haynes against Raschi and Morgan, Boston at Philadelphia with McDermott and Nixon against Scheib and Zoldak, Chicago at Detroit featuring Gumpert and Dobson against Newhouser and Trout, and Cleveland at St. Louis with Wynn and Gromek or Brissie versus Widmar and Starr.
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Baseball Scores and Box Scores from Today's Games
Boston tied a late rally with a 15-4 win over Washington as Scarborough Rosar and Grasso starred. Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 5-1 in a low scoring affair. Brooklyn topped Boston 7-4 in a pitchers’ duel while Philadelphia routed an opponent 8-2. Johnson Konstanty led a 9-2 split for St Louis as Jan sen earned the win and Westrum the loss.
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Michalec brothers face off as Pilots host Cards
Boise Pilots pitcher Vic Michalec started against the Pocatello Cardinals with brother Jim Michalec on the mound for the Cards. Neither pitcher went nine innings as Vic exited in the first inning and Jim left the game in the fourth due to a sore arm.
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Monmouth Park installs pylons to mark turf turns
Oceanport New Jersey General Manager Edward J Brennan of Monmouth Park places runner pylons in the center area to mark turns for turf racing and for hurdle racing set to return in July at the New Jersey track.
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Alleys To Open At Pomeroy
POMEROY The opening of a ten pin bowling alley here early in September was announced by Fred Crow Jr at a banquet at the Rivervue Restaurant. The building will house six alleys and Crow will head the local group operating the new facility. Trophies were awarded to league champions and top players including J E White and Albert Coates who had the year’s high 299 game.
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Tom Matthews
J. E. White
Renzo Menchini
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Floating Dream Wins Ladyship Stakes at Goshen
Floating Dream, top early three year-old pacing Derby favorite, captures the $10,952 Ladyship Stake in two heats. Owned by McKinley Kirkland and R. H. Vallery of Washington Court House, with Kirk driving. Monmouth Park opens with records. 19,645 attendance, $1,207,013 parimutuel handle.
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Snead Captures Third PGA Crown Over Burkemo
Sam Snead defeated Walter Burkemo 7 and 6 at Oakmont to win his third PGA Championship. Snead built a five hole lead after a quick start and sealed the match with birdie putts on 19 and 20, collecting $3500 while Burkemo earned $1500.
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Records Fall In Qualifier At British Open Portrush
Antonio Cerda of Argentina led 98 qualifiers at Portrush with a 69 total 138 after two rounds. Bobby Locke shot 67 to reach 139 and Jack Hargreaves fired 66 for 142. Frank Stranahan paced the Americans with 146 after a 72 and 74.
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Veeck Closes Browns Deal With Fireworks Planned
Bill Veeck clinched the St. Louis Browns purchase Tuesday reaching the required stock stake to reorganize the club under Missouri law. He expected to close by Thursday and planned a July Fourth celebration with a fireworks display at Sportsman's Park as fans awaited his takeover and a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians.
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