Rocky Graziano Zale Bout Stirs Boxing Backers
Rocky Graziano drops Tony Zale in a hard fought title clash as Zale lands the better blows early. New York supporters question a rematch while Gillette sponsors and broadcasters face criticism over on air commercials. Fans call for Corum and Dunphy to handle future telecasts.
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Tony Zale
Gary Steelman
Rocky
Dreamland
Zale
New Yorker
New York Boxing Commission
Befall the Rock
New York
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Bill Corum
Don Dunphy
Bill Sterne
Sam Taub
Adams
Sterne
Jack Dempsey
Eddie Dowling
Adams Hats Enterprises
Taub
Graziano
Corum
Dunphy
Chicago
Johnny Behr
NEA
Yankees Aim For Longer Win Streaks After 19 Straight
The New York Yankees tied the AL consecutive win mark at 19 with a doubleheader sweep over the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland. Bobo Newsom earned his second Yankee win in as many starts, while Vic Raschi posted his second win in a week. George McQuinn led the offense with two hits in each game as New York held an 11 game lead over Detroit.
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Vic Raschi
Portland
George McQuinn
Yanks
Tigers
Bengals
Washington
Baseball doubleheader results and standings snapshot
Scores from multiple games show Boston and Chicago split a twin bill with late runs. Washington defeated Detroit 59 to 39 in a high scoring matchup, while New York beat Cleveland 710 to 26 in a night game. National League highlights include Pittsburgh beating Brooklyn 7 to 18 and St Louis edging Boston 5 to 29 with rain postponements in Chicago at New York.
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Baseball Night Schedule Highlights and Matchups
Cincinnati at New York St. Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St. Louis New York at Detroit scheduled with twilight and night games across the leagues.
Baseball season leaders and top performers listed
The summary lists top players by category for both leagues. Philadelphias Walker hits a .343 batting average and Mize of the Yankees leads with 26 home runs. Key runs and RBIs include Mize with 74 runs and Cooper with 70 RBIs. Baumholtz and Gustine share 105 hits. Pitching leaders include Blackwell of Cincinnati with 162 strikeouts and .889 winning percentage, and Feller of Cleveland with 116 strikeouts.
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New York
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Pittsburgh
Slaughter
St. Louis
Musial
Boxing Cards From Balde Sino to Howie Brodt Fight Results
In Jamestown Balde Sino stopped Al Shelby by TKO in 7 rounds after a 136% vs 1391 fight. In Indianapolis Hubert Hood outpointed Bob Garner in 10 rounds. Huntington Charley Banks outpointed Shamus O'Brien in 10. Utica Howie Brodt defeated Ted Vinci in 8 rounds.
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Niagara Falls
al Shelby
Detroit
Indianapolis
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Chicago
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Louisville
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W.va
Charley Banks
Cincinnati
Shamus O’brien
New York
Utica
Howie Brodt
Chadwicks
Ted Vinci
Rome
English Tosses No Hitter in Softball Showdown
Woody English pitched a no hit no run game in his first start for Bank's Sport Shop as the Shoppers crushed the Elks 17 to 0 to extend their unbeaten streak in City Softball League. Seven hits allowed, six errors fueled the rout and Hutchison collected three of the hits for Sport Shop.
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Elks
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Kuhner
Smiley Quick Skips Publinx Defense. Ex-Champs Dwindle
New York reports Smiley Quick will not defend his National Public Links title at Minneapolis next week as field space shows few former champions. The event draws 180 players headed by Robert Clark of St Paul, the 1940 winner, while many notable publics turned pros. Joe Dey praises the tourney as a favorite, noting low qualifying marks and the shift of many public links graduates toward professional ranks.
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Minneapolis
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St. Paul
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Jimmy Clark
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Bud Ward
Harry Givan
Scotty Campbell
Ed Furgol
Bruce McCormick
Pat Abbott
Les Bolstad
William Welch
Columbus Baseball Camp Hosted by St Louis Cardinals
Columbus Red Birds announce a baseball tryout camp at Red Bird Stadium August 4 to 7 led by Cardinal ace scouts C A Marr George Silvey and Eddie Ries under Al Banister. Ages 16 to 23 invited. players signed may be reimbursed for camp costs. bring gloves and shoes.
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Red Bird Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
al Banister
Columbus Red Birds
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C. A
Runt” Marr
George Silvey
Eddie Ries
Kirk and Hopkins Clash in Ohio Women's Golf Final
Peggy Kirk of Findlay and Jean Hopkins of Cleveland meet in the 36 hole final for the Ohio Women's Golf championship at Portage Country Club Akron. Kirk, 25, led medalist with a three under par 69 on Monday and is favored. both players are in their first Ohio finals.
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Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Jean Hopkins
Cleveland City
Portage Country Club
Miss Kirk
Ohio
Utes Shut Out Salt Lake City in 1947 Big Seven Meet
The 1947 Big Seven track and field meet marked a historic drought for Utah as the University of Utah failed to win a single first place, while Salt Lake City teams dominated events.
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UTES
Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Kell sparks Tigers in doubleheader sweep of Senators
George Kell went six for eight with a single double and triple and even stole home to pace Detroit in a 7-5 opener win and 4-3 nightcap victory. He added three singles in the second game as the Tigers swept the Senators.
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Bobo Newsom
Yankees
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Indians
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Red Reffing
Chicago White Sox
Milner Throws 200 Foot Javelin for Southern California
Doug Milner delighted Coach Dean Cromwell as Southern California defeated California with a javelin throw of 200 feet eight inches the best distance of his career in Los Angeles.
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Doug Miller
Dean Cromwell
Southern California
California
Glouster-Marshfielders Face New Marshfield In HVL Showdown
Glouster the pace setting team in the Hocking Valley League hosts New Marshfield in a key top division game after a 11-4 win over Athens plus a 7-1 prep for the Plains. Nelsonville and McArthur figures loom as rivals as standings tighten. The Plains seek .500 with a win over Buchtel while Athens meets McArthur and other pairings fill the schedule.
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Athens club to field Littler Finsterwald in Zanesville pro am
Athens Country Club will be represented by Pro Bob Littler and Club Champion Don Finsterwald in the $1,200 Zanesville Invitational at Zanesville Country Club on Sunday. They placed fourth in a similar event in Cambridge last week as a big field including stars contests the Columbus Invitation. Tee time is 12 10 p m Sunday.
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Zanesville Country Club
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Cambridge
Flowers Defeats Orr For Net Intermediate Title
Tom Flowers won the intermediate division championship by defeating Charles Orr 6-4 6-3. Senior title play was suspended at darkness with Jack Sharon leading Don Torreson 6-4 4-1. two more sets may decide the champion today. Jack Mahaffey earlier won the junior title. doubles entries are due noon Saturday. Gloucester and Athens Legion clash today at 5 p.m.
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Charles Orr
Jack Sharon
Don Torreson
Sharon
Torreson
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Don Pierce
Messenger Sports Department
Harry Lackey
Glouster
Athens Legion
Browns Sign Negro Players to Open Doors in MLB
The St. Louis Browns signed infielder Henry Thompson and outfielder Willard Brown and purchased a 30 day option on Lorenzo Davis, becoming the third modern major league club to recruit Negro players after Brooklyn and Cleveland. Thompson and Brown came from the Kansas City Monarchs with batting averages of .347 and .333 respectively.
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White Sox
Chicago
Joe Dobson
Philadelphia Athletics
Browns
St. Louis
Henry Thompson
St. Louis Browns
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
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Muddy) Ruel
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Richard Muckerman
Bill Dewitt
Lorenzo Davis
Birmingham
Ala
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Laurel Run 4-H Beats Haydenville 22–11 in Opener
Laurel Run 4-H defeats Haydenville 22 to 11 in the opener. They set up a matchup with Pattonville next Sunday in the next round of the youth league.
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Laurel Run
Haydenville
Pattonville
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