Reds win doubleheader at Brooklyn to run win streak
Cincinnati Reds take both ends of a Brooklyn doubleheader to stretch their streak to seven victories. Blackwell hits first career homer as Reds win opener 5 2 and rally for a 6 5 finale win despite lateBrooklyn surge led by Reese and Hatton with Pramesa Usher Adams and Wyrostek contributing key hits. Indians split with Nationals as Gromek and Garcia win game each. Cleveland kept three of their four aces in reserve for Boston series.
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Whitfield Breaks Japanese 800m Record in Tokyo
Mal Whitfield, once with Ohio State, ran 800 meters in 1:52.8 in Tokyo to surpass Japan’s 1:54 record set in 1934 by Y. Mouroya. Warren Duretzler, ex-Michigan State, finished second and K Aochi of Japan was third as the U S Air Force athlete won a meet against Japan.
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Bridge family repeats ace on No 10 hole at Norfolk CC
Norfolk Neb residents recount a family ace on the No 10 hole at Norfolk Country Club. Bob Bridge of Norfolk and an Iowa State College student recently scored a hole-in-one. Earlier years saw brother Don and uncle G Donald Bridge achieve aces on the same hole.
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Big Gate Seen For Title Fight At Forbes Field
Pittsburgh promoter hopes for clear skies and a new attendance record as heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles defends his title against aging Jersey Joe Walcott in a 15 round bout at Forbes Field. Charles, a merciless infighter, predicts a knockout while Walcott, despite four prior title losses, seeks an upset undercard odds favor Charles.
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Ageleas
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Baseball daily results from American League and National League
Results show both leagues with multiple games including New York and Detroit contests. Notable line scores feature shutouts and extra innings and list pitchers and key batters such as Berra Hutchinson and Rosar. Additional NL action includes St Louis Philadelphia and Pittsburgh versus New York with varied pitchers and scoring outcomes.
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Trabert Captures National Clay Courts Title in Thrilling Rally
Tony Trabert, 20, of Cincinnati and UC, rallies from two-set deficit to upset top seed Art Larsen of San Leandro, Calif., off Larsen’s lobs with powerful serves. Trabert wins 6-4 6-3 8-6 after losing 8-6 6-2, claiming the national clay court crown and doubles title with Hamilton Richardson edging Straight Clerk and Hal Burrows 3-6 8-6 6-2 6-2.
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First Rate Pitchers Win For Second Division Clubs
Ned Garver and Sam Zoldak star for second division clubs as Garver wins 12th for the Browns, beating the Red Sox 3-1. Hooper and Zoldak dominate for the Athletics in doubleheader wins. Carrasquel sets shortstop fielding record as Yankees, Pirates, and Giants split outcomes with highs and lows across the league. Musial powers the Cardinals with two homers as Spahn shuts out the Cubs then Cubs rebound over the Braves.
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Baseball scheduled intercity matchups across a busy Sunday card
The day’s fixtures feature Chicago at Boston and Philadelphia at Chicago with pitchers Ner ner and Shantz listed alongside Branca Branca and Dobson. Other confrontations include Cincinnati at Brooklyn with Perkowski facing Branca, St Louis at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at New York, New York at Detroit, Boston at St Louis, Washington at Cleveland.
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Baseball League Totals From A Readable Clip
Batting leaders include Musial of St Louis with 373 at bats and Ashburn of Philadelphia with 121 RBIs. Hodges of Brooklyn leads runs with 73, while Williams of Boston adds 78 RBIs and DiMaggio catches 111 hits. Minoso of Chicago doubles the triples tally with 12. Busby of Chicago swipes 17 bases. Kinder of Boston tops pitching with 50 wins and McDermott of Boston along with Raschi of New York share 85 strikeouts.
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Don Quayle Appears in Relief For MSU Versus Western Michigan
Michigan State left hander Don Quayle pitched in relief against Western Michigan, retiring three batters with three pitches. The appearance added depth to the MSU bullpen as the game progressed.
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Don Quayle
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Yesterday's Stars Rally Reds and A's in Twin Bill Wins
Connie Ryan of the Reds doubled and homered driving in two runs in a 5-3 first game win over Brooklyn. A late seven inning rally produced a 6-5 second game victory as Ryan added power. Sam Zoldak of the Athletics held the White Sox to one hit in a 5-0 third inning shutout, Carrasquel delivering Chicago’s only hit. The A's also won the opener 8-1.
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Sam Byrd Active in Oil and Aluminum Ventures
Detroit financier and former New York Yankees shortstop Sam Byrd, a partner in a local oil drilling firm and owner in aluminum interests, recently participated in the U S Open golf championship. His opening round began poorly as his ball wedged in a sand trap on the 18th hole forcing a back-to-tee play.
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Ohio Edges West Virginia In OvA All Star Contest
Ohio All Stars rallied for three runs in the eighth to beat West Virginia 4 to 2 in the Ohio Valley Association All Star game. Gene Weatherholt Emil Thomas and Babe Adkins drove in the decisive runs after a walk and sacrifice. West Virginia threatened in the ninth but could not cross more than two runs.
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Lions Eagles Chauncey Win Big in Hocking Valley League
Chauncey, Albany and Nelsonville Eagles dominated Sunday games in the Hocking Valley League. Canter struck out 10 and walked none to blank Athens 13-0 as Chauncey rocked in the eighth for seven runs. Albany beat New Marshfield 7-2 and Nelsonville Eagles beat Nelsonville Vets 8-5.
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Ohio University grad wins Northeastern Ohio tennis titles
Akron’s Bob Niehausen beat Harper Ink of Canton 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-2 to retain the Northeastern Ohio Tennis Championship. Cleveland’s Ruth Haberacker upset defending champ Mrs. Ann Millis in women’s singles 7-5 0-6 6-3, Haberacker a Ohio University graduate.
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Jimmy Pollock Wins District Amateur Title
Jimmy Pollock of Duke University and Minervake Golf Clubs defeated Danny CarMichael of Columbus Country Club 1 up in 39 holes to win the Central District Amateur golf tournament in Columbus. Pollock advanced to the finals with a 2 and 1 win over Earl Davis Jr. of Athens and Ohio University.
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Proximity Night Set At Roosevelt Raceway
Proximity the greatest trotting mare in harness racing leaves Victor New York for Roosevelt Raceway where a giant Proximity Night marks her retirement. With earnings of 252,929.67 dollars she set 10 world records during her career and is the all time high money winner.
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Happy Leaves For Kentucky Happy Leaves For Kentucky
Reading Pennsylvania dedicated Municipal Memorial Stadium at $650,000 as A B Happy Chandler resigns as Baseball Commissioner He tells 3000 attendees he may return to baseball but gives no details He heads to Kentucky by way of Philadelphia planning to fish and his term ends in 1952 with full pay listed at $65,000 annually
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Citation Wins Hollywood Gold Cup in Million Dollar Victory
Inglewood California Big Cy surged to win the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths, lifting his lifetime earnings to 1 085 769 dollars. The six year old horse added the 100 000 purse to his career highlights after earlier triumphs including the Kentucky Derby prize. Sammy Baugh suffered an injury on his first professional game play.
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Mantle Demoted To Minors To Groom DiMaggio Replacement
Detroit AP report says 19 year old Mickey Mantle, rookie star with a .403 average in spring, is optioned to Kansas City in the American Association. Art Shallock to start today against Detroit while Mantle will study center field, with Bob Cerv shifting positions.
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