Giants Crush Brooklyn and Yankees Drop Twin Bill
Washington swept a doubleheader from New York 4-0 and 5-4 as Porterfield Schmitz and Snyder, ex-Yankees, helped the Senators. Billy Pierce blanked Cleveland 4-0 for Chicago and Detroit took both ends from St Louis 10-7 and 7-1. Brooklyn was crushed 20-6 by the Giants as Hank Thompson drove in seven runs with two homers.
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Yankees
Chicago
Cleveland
Billy Pierce
Indians
White Sox
Harry Dorish
Boston
Mel Parnell
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Tigers
Kell
Minoso
Mantle
New York
Rosen
Kuenn
Fox
Rivera
Vernon
Jensen
Washington
Doby
Lopat
Pierce
Breadmen and Eagles post double wins in Ohio Valley League games
Heiner's Breadmen defeated Syracuse 7-2 and Reedsville 7-3 while Nelsonville Eagles beat New Marshfield 4-3 in ten innings and crushed Syracuse 14-0. Johnny Kelly and Emil Thomas helped the Breadmen rally in the tenth. Jack Dane earned his third win for Nelsonville as Bob Fick struck out nine in the longest game of the day.
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Bread
Nelsonville Eagles
Syracuse
Reedsville
Eagles
New Marshfield
Nelsonville
Breadmen
Johnny Kelly
Emil Thomas
Kelly
Diles
Johnny Lee
Lee
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Dupler
Jenkins
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Jack Dane
Brooks
Mel Cook
Max Dawley
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G Ruth
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Woody Call
Dinty Moore
Jennings Wayland
Russel Roush
Ike Wilt
Vern Evans
Jim Ervin
Don Manley
Dave Diles
Gene Hesson
Bill Dempsky
Wayne Hutchison
Phillips
Terry Dane
Billlinignan
Cook Sam Jenkins
Sanborn
Carl Dishong
Floyd Champs
Jim Stimmer
Ken Dane
Voting Opens in Ohio Valley League North-South Clash
Voting begins for a North South clash in the Ohio Valley League this week. Nelsonville New Marshfield Albany face Heiner's Bread Syracuse Reedsville area teams with eight starters to be chosen and hurlers named by managers and coaches for the July 19 game at Syracuse.
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New Marshield
Albany
Heiner’s Bread
Syracuse
Reedsville
Scotty Willock
Darsel Rieber
Owl All Star Ballot Receives Ballot Mail Instructions
Ballot form instructions ask voters to fill the Owl All Star ballot and mail it to the Sports Editor at de Messenger in Athens Ohio. Voters are instructed not to name pitchers on the ballot.
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OWL
de Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Campbell Leads Youngsters In AAU Decathlon Sweep
Nineteen year old Milt Campbell scored 7235 points to rank among the all time decathlon leaders at the National AAU meet. Bob Richards placed second with 6456 points as Joel Shankle and Aubrey Lewis also impressed in their debuts.
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Rip Watson
Plainfield
X. Jy
United States
Jim Bausch
Uncle Sam
Bob Mathias
Milt Campbell
Mathias
Glenn Morris
Bob Richards
Long Calif
Campbell
Richards
AAU
Bugs
Joel Shankle
Duke
Aubrey Lewis
Montclair
N. J
Jud
Lewis
Girls Tourney Opens in Western Junior Tennis Event
Twenty two top junior netters from four states begin today in Middletown for the under-18 championship of the Western Junior Girls tournament and 20 compete for the under-15 crown. Twenty six singles matches are on tap today with doubles to start Tuesday as quarterfinals are planned for Thursday.
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Middletown
Thursy
Bastian Triumphs At Flora Invitational Tennis Finals
Indiana’s Bob Bastian won the Flora Invitational singles title defeating Harper Ink of Canton 2-6 6-1 6-1. Ink and Paul Mathey beat Bud Little and Steve Morgan 6-1 6-4 to take the doubles championship.
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Flora
Iil
Bob Bastian
Indianapolis
Harper Ink
Canton
Ink
Paul Mathey
Bud Little
Champaign
Lil
Steve Morgan
Mattoon
OU Stars Lead 1953 MAC All Conference Baseball Team
Ohio U outfielder Dick Murphy and Western Michigan third baseman Dave Gottschalk head the 1953 Mid-American Conference all star selections as coaches vote. The first team includes three Bobcats and three Broncos with two teams, plus a reserve pitcher and a fourth outfielder.
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Dayton
Ohio University
Western Michigan
David E. Reese
Bobcats
Broncos
Ohio
Dick Murphy
Dave Gottschalk
Kluszewski, Mantle Top All Star Balloting in Poll
Ted Kluszewski leads the National League first basemen with 1,652,803 votes and will start at first for the NL in Cincinnati July 14. Mickey Mantle tops AL voting with 1,413,938 and will start in center field for the AL. The Chicago Tribune counts 4,430,338 total votes cast for the 22 day poll, with managers to name mound selections soon.
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Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati Redlegs
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Kluszewski
Mantle
Chicago Tribune
Casey Stengel
Charley Dressen
Bell Heads For Redleg RBI Record
Centerfielder Gus Bell in his first year with Cincinnati looks to set a new team RBI record with 68 by late season as the Redlegs split a doubleheader with Chicago 8-4 and 8-6. Hank Sauer had 97 RBIs in 1948 for Chicago.
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Gus Bell
Redleg
Cincinnati
Hank Sauer
Bell
Pittsburgh Pirate
Ted Kluszewski
Redlegs
Indians sweep two from Toledo as lead stays strong
The Indianapolis Indians beat Toledo 6-4 and 2-1 to widen their margin atop the American Association standings. Al Smith hit a grand slam in the first game while Wally Post homered in the second. Bob Hoch earned the Columbus Charleston opener win in a seven inning nightcap.
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Cincinnati
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Hobie Landrith
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Herm Wehmeier
Chicago
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Church
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Howie Pollett
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Indians
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al Smith
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Baseball rules and player nicknames Q and A column
A compilation of baseball rule clarifications and trivia. It covers live ball status after the fourth ball, runner advancement rights, top all time NL shutouts leader Grover Alexander with 90, Fred Hatfield’s Scrap Iron nickname origins, Johnny Mize batting title lead, batter interference on a dropped bat, ball in play time in a 2 hour 42 minute Cubs vs Phillies game, and Ted Williams nickname origin by Johnny Orlando.
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Buster Hill
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Fred Hatfield
Scrap Iron
Hank Meyer
Detroit
Johnny Mize
Max Hunter
Cardinals
Henry Swanson
Jim Hart
Cubs
Phillies
Ted Williams
the Kid
Dick Webber
Johnny Orlando
Red Sox
Williams
Kid
Baseball Standings and Week Schedule in Early Season
The IDNINGS STAN shows New York leading with 50 wins, Chicago 45, Cleveland 44, and Boston 41. Monday games include New York at Philadelphia with pitchers Sain Raschi and Martin Bishop. Sunday results list Washington, Detroit, Cleveland wins and Chicago defeat. Tuesday schedules pair Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, New York across cities with 8:30 or 7 p.m. starts.
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Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
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Sain
Raschi
Martin
Bishop
Delock
Lane
Gromek
Cain
Rogovin
Garcia
Tueasday
Baseball Scores and Schedule for Brooklyn Milwaukee Pits Philadelphia
Standings show Brooklyn 45 28 616 0 Milwaukee 45 31 595 1% Tle 48 32 673 8 x-Philadelphia 40 30 571 8% New York 86 36 .500 814 Cincinnati 34 41 .452 12 Chicago-2% 46 361 18% a-Pittsburgh 27 52 .342 21 x-Does not include suspended game to be completed Aug 11. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh 7:90 p.m Meyer 6-3 vs Lindell 8-9 or LaPalme 3-8. Philadelphia at New York 12:30 p.m Crews 6-6 or Konstanty 10-4 vs Worthington 0-0. Cincinnati at Chicago 1:30 p.m Podbielan 5-6 vs Rush 4-7. Only games scheduled. Philadelphia 2-0 Pittsburgh 0-7 First 10 innings second suspended end of 6th by curfew law. New York 20 Brooklyn 6 Milwaukee 4-1 St Louis 0-4 Chicago 8-6 Cincinnati 4-8. TUESDAY S SCHEDULE Brooklyn at Pittsburgh 12:80 and 2:30 p.m Philadelphia at New York 4:30 pm and 6:30 p.m Chicago at Milwaukee 9 p.m St Louis at Cincinnati ? p.m
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Tle
Philadelphia
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Lindell
LaPalme
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Worthington
Podbielan
Rush
St. Louis
Basketball Standings and Schedule for Indianapolis League
The table shows team records with Indianapolis at 50 W 82 L 610 GBI leads Toledo 49 36 576 Kansas City 44 35 557 Louisville 41 38 519 and others. Upcoming games include Indianapolis at Toledo Columbus at Charleston and Minneapolis at Charleston.
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Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Columbus St
Charleston
Columbus
Giants Rout Dodgers 20-6 as Thompson homers twice
Hank Thompson powered the Giants with two home runs including a bases loaded shot and seven RBIs in a 20-6 rout of Brooklyn. Warren Spahn blanked St. Louis on three hits for his 29th career shutout, 4-0, in game one of a doubleheader.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Hank Thompson
Ralph Branca
Sal Maglie
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Warren Spahn
dJohnony Logan
Fd Mathews
Red Schoendienst
Giants
Braves
Virgil Trucks No-Hitters In Major League Play
Virgil Trucks of the Chicago White Sox has pitched six no hitter efforts since entering organized baseball. Two of these came in the major leagues, both occurring in 1952.
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Virgil Trucks
Chicago White Sox
Trabert and Long Rule Tri-State Tennis Tournament
Tony Trabert wins his second Tri-State men's singles title with a 10-8 6-3 6-4 final victory over Hamilton Richardson. Thelma Long of Sydney defeats Anita Kanter 7-5 6-2 for the women's crown. Thelma Long and Anita Kanter join Trabert and Richardson to win the doubles crowns, as top seeds.
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Thelma Long
Sydney
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Hamilton Richardson
Baton Rouge
Anita Kanter
San Francisco
Richardson
Mrs. Long
Miss Kanter
Ryder Cup rule sparks Harmon protest amid PGA semis
In Birmingham Michigan four home pros reach PGA semi finals as Harmon protests the automatic Ryder Cup selection rule. He argued a match win should not determine team inclusion, noting Open champions are not auto-picked. Burkemo and Torza win key rounds while Isaacs shines as an unknown contender.
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Professional Golfers Association
Walter Burkemo
Claude Harmon
Felice Torza
Jack Isaacs
England
PGA
Harmon
Bill Nary
Nary
Navy
Burkemo
Birmingham Country Club
Isaacs
Henry Ranesom
Hogan Tops Field As Open Championship Opens At Carnoustie
Ben Hogan leads a 160 man field at the British Open on the Carnoustie links amid festive scenes. The United States Open and Masters winner eyes steady long hitting as favorites include Roberto De Vicenzo, Dai Rees, Lloyd Mangrum and defending champion Bobby Locke.
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Ben Hogan
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British Isles
Hogan
North Sea
Roberto de Vicenzo
Argentina
Dai Rees
Wales
Lloyd Mangrum
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Toledo
Frank Stranahan
Baseball Leaderboard Highlights From 195? Season Averages
Major leaders include Schoendienst of St Louis with 351 batting average and 64 runs, Bell of Cincinnati with 54 runs and 68 RBIs, Kluszewski also with 68 RBIs, and Mathews Milwaukee with 24 homers. Bell tops hits with 112 and doubles with 19. Burdette Milwaukee and Smith Cincinnati each 7 0 1.000 in pitching.
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St. Louis
Baumholtz
Chicago
Bell
Cincinnati
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Snider
Reese
Brooklyn
Mathews
Milwaukee
Kluszewski
Thomson
New York
Musial
Bruton
Burdette
Smith
Roberts
Philadelphia
Sports Mirror Today A Year Ago
Gerry Priddy of the Tigers broke his leg sliding into home plate against the Browns. Stella Walsh led AAU Women's track qualifiers with a record broad jump. Lefty Gomez was released by the Washington Senators. The American League All-Stars defeated the National League 4 2 at Comiskey Park before 50 000 fans.
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Tigers
Browns
Stella Walsh
Lefty Gomez
Washington Senators
Comiskey Park
Longest Gloves Bout Records Set By Bowen Burke Fight
The April 6 1893 bout in New Orleans between Andy Bowen and Jack Burke lasted 110 rounds over 7 hours and 19 minutes and ended in a draw.
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Andy Bowen
Jack Burke
New Orleans
Doby Ties MLB Record with Shinny Camas Feat
Cleveland Indians pitcher Larry Doby ties a major league record in a 1948 game at Camas, matching a notable achievement in a single game.
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Doby
Larry Doby
Cleveland Indians
Camas
Braves Manager Grimm Holds Long-Running Fielding Record
Charlie Grimm, manager of the Milwaukee Braves, holds the major league record for most seasons leading his league's first basemen in fielding average with nine.
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Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Braves
WVU basketball trio resumes graduate study after playing careers
Eddie Beach, Dave Wilson and John Fox of West Virginia’s 1946 48 basketball teams are back working on graduate degrees at the University.
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Eddie Beach
Dave Wilson
John Fox
West Virginia
Dizzy Dean's All Star Game Wins and Losses
Dizzy Dean pitched in the 1936 All Star game as the winning pitcher and in 1937 he took the loss, marking two contrasting showings in consecutive midsummer showcases.
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Dizzy Dean
West Virginia Center Recruited at 212 Pounds
The 212 pound center Donaldson once weighed 118 pounds and could not make the high? ponent squad.
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Chick Donaldson
West Virginia
Ohio Amateur Golf Championship Qualifier Draws Ex-Champs
A field of 150 to 175 entrants including four former winners and the State Public Links champion begins the 36 hole qualifier at Pine Ridge. 129 entries received by Friday with delays due to July Fourth. 18 hole qualifying Tuesday and Wednesday. Top 63 advance to match play Thursday facing defending champion Francis Cardi.
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Fritz Howell
Cleveland
Pine Ridge
Bill Margraf
Columbus
Ohio Golf Association
Simon Pyres
Ohio
Francis Cardi
Ohio State
Johnny Jendrasak
Lost Nation
Pat Schwa
Dayton
Fee
Cardi
John Florio
Tom Jones Jr
Youngstown
Fd Preisler
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