Reds edge Giants 1-0 in 12 innings as Landrith homers
Harry Perkowski pitched a 12 inning three hit shutout but Cincinnati won 1-0 thanks to Hobie Landrith's 12th inning homer. The game drew 13,477 at Crosley Field and tied into Cincinnati's series with New York after a rain delay.
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Harryy Perkowski
New York Giants
Hobie Landrith
Cincinnati Reds
Perkowski
Landrith
Crosley Field
Reds
Giants
NEW York
Abrhoa Williams
Ee Sea
Gardner
Liddle
Grissom
Hofman
Corwin
P Ono
Harmon
Ai McMillan
Bell
Kluszewski
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Seminick
Cincinnal
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RBI
Jackman
Irvin
Mc- Millan
S - Me- McMillan
DP - Mueller
Westrum
Klueszewski
L - Corwin
U . Goetz
Cascoli
Warneke
Secory
Middleport Defeats Athens Legion 6-5 in tight game
Middleport edged Athens 6-5 as the Legion suffered its first loss of the season. Athens led early, tied the game in the third and sixth innings, but Middleport scored the decisive run in the bottom of the sixth. The two teams meet again in a best-of-three playoff series beginning Wednesday to determine district champion.
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Middleport
Athens American Legion
Athens
Lancaster
Star Legion
Columbus
Nelsonville
Paul Kasler
Olan Koehler
Koehler
Joe South
Koeller
Joe Vesselle
South Athens
Furgol Enters PGA Championship For Open Champion
Ed Furgol enters the PGA Championship in St Paul as the Open champion chasing America s No 2 prize. He qualified on a rain check and joins 135 players vying for 63 match play spots after 36 holes of stroke play.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Ben Hogan
America
Minneapolis
Eagles Split Two With Oak Hill Nine
Gallipolis Eagles split a softball doubleheader at Oak Hill. In game one Oak Hill won 8 to 6 with Jenkins earning the win and Canaday homering for Gallipolis. In game two Gallipolis prevailed 3 to 2 as Burns homered for the Eagles and Jenkins took the loss.
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Eagles
Oak Hill
Gallipolis
Memorial Field
Jenkins
Canaday
Wallace
Fellore
Saunders
Burns
Fellowcraft Edges Jaycees In Extra Innings
In a City Softball League game Fellowcraft beat the Jaycees 15 to 12 in 9 innings. Dick Essex hit a three run homer and later driven by a late surge, with Essex and C F Berry keying a five run fourth and Don Ellsworth delivering a decisive ninth inning. Norm Hatch and Tom Allen sparked the Jaycees with triples and multiple hits.
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Fellowcraft
Jaycees
Dick Essex
Essex
Art Chiki
Harland Harris
C. F. Berry
Jon Essex
Dick Whitehouse
Don Ellsworth
Norm Hatch
Tom Allen
Joe Vanity
Hatch
Jaycee
Glenn Mingus
Charles Ashworth
Jaycee's
Fellowcr
Whitehouse
Hillyer
Farley
Vanity
Colonels Edge Kansas City 6-1 InAP News
Louisville Colonels beat Kansas City 6-1 to close the gap on the Indianapolis Indians in the American Association. Indians throttled Toledo 12-8 to maintain a 10 game lead. Minneapolis Millers defeated Columbus 6-3 as Bud Byerly pitched a complete game. Ben Downs hit his 12th homer for Toledo and Bill Killinger drove in three for Charleston in a 6-3 win over St. Paul.
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Indianapolis Indians
Kansas City
Colonels
Indians
Louisville
Toledo
Minneapolis Millers
Stu Miller
Columbus
Bud Byerly
Ben Downs
Bill Killinger
Charleston
Senators
St. Paul
Fisher Leads All Stars In Flux As Voting Nears Deadline
Racine’s Ted Fisher remains the favorite at 640 votes for the South squad while Maurice Currens of New Marshfield and Bud Lowry of New Marshfield vie for North leadership. Nelsonville’s Junior Cook, Rod Wilson of Nelsonville, and Albany figures show rising support as ballots pour in with about 36 hours left before the inter league classic in Nelsonville.
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Racine
Ted Fisher
Tedsher
Nelsonville
Fisher
New Marshfield
Maurice Currens
Bud Lowry
Lowry
Currens
Junior Cook
Rod Wilson
Larry Morrison
Albany
Dick Johnson
Athens
Maurice Curren
O Morrison
Ron Nakatsuji
Sam Jenkins
Bill Tewksberry
Court to Rule on Card-Phillies Ruckus After Forfeit
National League President Warren Giles plans a hearing on the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies brawl that led to a game forfeiture. Eddie Stanky Sal Yvars Ellis Deal and Earle Torgeson are suspended pending the hearing while Terry Moore is not. The melee began over close pitches and quickly drew in managers coaches and umpires as police stopped the eight minute fight. The day’s earlier game ended in a 5-1 Cards win amid a riotous scene on Sunday.
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National League
Warren Giles
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Giles
Cincinnati
Cardinal
Eddie Stanky
Sal Yvars
Ellis
Dat
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Birds
Earle Torgeson
Phil
Terry Moore
Johnny Riddle
Cardinals
Redbird
Dick Meyer
League
Stanky
Moore
Yvars
Deal
Torgeson
Lopez Aims for Sweep Over Yankees in Crucial Series
Washington Al Lopez of the Cleveland Indians said a weekend sweep of the New York Yankees is essential as the tribe clings to a half game AL lead. He noted the Yankees are hot but likely to cool, and hinted the rotation could feature Lemon Wynn and Garcia. Lopez rejected predictions about the pennant race while stressing tough play remains needed.
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Washington
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Lopez
Yankees
Cleveland
Lemon
Wynn
Garcia
Yanks
al Andrews
Sauveur Chiocea
Corsica
St. Nicholas Arena
Superior
Wis
Andrews
Chiocca
Fleet Song Wins Feature at Hillards Raceway
Fleet Song a bay filly won the first mile feature trot for 3-year-olds at Hillards Raceway. She earned a share of the $3000 purse, paid $16.60, and clocked 2:10.6. Owned by Wayne Galvin of Lima and Dr. H. K. Bailey of Wilmington, Fleet Song narrowly lost the second dash to Hoot Suite driven by Bill Current, time 2:07.4.
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Columbus
Fleet Song
Hillards Raceway
Wayne Galvin
Lima
H. K. Bailey
Wilmington
Hoot Suite
Bill Current
Cornwell in 2 Hit Shutout for Kiwanis Indians
Blaine Cornwell allowed two hits and shutout the Dodgers 8-0 as Kiwanis Indians won. Thompson and Mitchell had hits off Cornwell while Jones Dorman and Blaine contributed for the winners. Hawk's bases loaded double sealed the margin in a game that featured Morris Rood and McPherson also batting for both sides.
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Nyes
Kiwanis
Indians
Dodgers
Thompson
Mitchell
Cornwell
Jones
Dorman
Blaine
Boyd Cornwell
Hawk
Morris
Rood
McPherson
Encammanant News
Thomp and Saunders
Pony League Tee
Koehler
Sedwick
Fox and Rood
Hunch Winners At Gulfstream Park In 1955 Season
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Florida runs the 1955 racing season from March 4 to April 22. Santa Claus won the Christmas Day handicap, Black Pepper won the Senator Pepper Purse, Irish Sun captured the St Patrick s Handicap, and Sky Ship arrived by air to win the first Florida Derby.
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Hallandale
Fla
Gulfstream Park
Santa Claus
Gulfstream
Black Pepper
Irish Sun
Sky Ship
Mitchell Singles Home Winning Run in 4 3 Cleveland Victory
The White Sox face the Yankees in a seven game stretch over the next 10 days as pennant hopes hinge on this series. Cleveland and New York split weekend sets while Boston could influence the race. Baseball notes include Reed, Mantle, Jensen and Williams powering offense and clutch pitching from Reynolds and others.
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Mitchell
Cleveland Victory
Yankees
White Sox
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Boston
Standings and schedules for major league baseball games
Standings show Keegan and Garcia leading in wins for Chicago and Cleveland. The schedule lists Chicago at New York and Cleveland at Boston at 7 30 p m with various pitchers. Monday results include New York 8 Detroit 0 and Cleveland 4 Washington 3 followed by other box scores. Wednesday games include Detroit at Philadelphia and Chicago at New York with doubleheader times.
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Boston
Garcia
Nixon
Baltimore
Washington
Coleman
Schmitz
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
LGB
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Detroit Onene
Schedule Shows Baseball Matchups Across Cities
New York travels to Cincinnati at 2 p.m with Antonelli facing Fowler. Brooklyn plays Chicago at 1 30 p.m with Palica meeting Minner. Philadelphia hosts St Louis at 8 p.m featuring Simons against Haddix. Final scores Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 1 New York 0 in 12 innings. Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 1. St Louis 5 Philadelphia.
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New York
Cincinnati
Antonelli
Fowler
Brooklyn
Chicago
Palica
Minner
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Tee
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Mays
Bruton
Roberts
Haddix
Standings and results from the American Association
The American Association table shows Indianapolis leading with 65 wins and 33 losses followed by Louisville and St Paul. Latest scores include Charleston 6 St Paul 3 and Minneapolis 6 Columbus 3 with Minneapolis at Columbus and St Paul at Charleston upcoming games.
Pitcher Harry Perkow Blank Giants 1-0 in 12 Innings
In a 12 inning duel, Harry Perkow of the Cincinnati Redlegs allowed only three hits as he shut out the New York Giants 1-0. Mickey Owen of the Boston Red Sox hit a grand slam to cap a six run ninth and power a 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles in game one of a doubleheader.
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Giants
Whitey Lackman
Monte Irvin
Irvin
Lockman
Alvin Dark
Don Liddie
Liddle
Reds
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Senators
al Lopez
Washington
Dale Mitchell
Boston
Baltimore
Mickey Owen
Sox
Jackie Jensen
Ted Williams
Milt Bolling
Jim Piersall
Harry Perkowski
Cincinnati Redlegs
New York Giants
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Montreal bout ends in Greco win over Lauderdale
Johnny Greco outpoints Billy Lauderdale in Montreal while Ramon Tiscareno defeats Mario Trigo in Los Angeles.
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Montreal
Johnny Greco
Billy Lauderdale
Hialeah
Fla
Los Angeles
Ramon Tiscareno
Mario Trigo
Christensen Edges Graham In Brooklyn Welter Bout Split
In Brooklyn at Eastern Parkway Danish boxer Chris Christensen won a split decision over Billy Graham after 10 rounds. Referee Teddy Martin and Judge Dave Stewart split votes 5-4-1 and 6-3-1 while Bert Grant had Graham ahead 5-4-1. Graham, 33 soon, tired and missed often as Christensen fought fast and busy.
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New York
Billy Graham
Chris Christensen
Graham
Rong Rusty
Dane
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Christensen
New Yorker
Kid Gavilan
Teddy Martin
Dave Stewart
Bert Grant
Major Stars Lead Baseball Stats Across Leagues
The season totals name Noren New York 360 runs, Minoso Chicago 74 runs 72 RBI, Fox Chicago 117 hits, Mantle New York 19 home runs, Reynolds New York 101 wins with a .909 ERA, Turley Baltimore 108 strikeouts. A California law notes bullfrogs are fish and require an angling license to catch.
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Noren
New York
Minoso
Chicago
Fox
Vernon
Washington
Runnels
Mantle
Jensen
Boston
Rivera
Reynolds
Turley
Baltimore
California
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H. Koehler
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AP Sports
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