Browns or Orioles Baltimore Last-Place Club In 1954
Browns and Orioles struggle with last-place status as Orioles suffer nine straight losses, while Browns endure a poor home record. The report notes crowds shrinking and civic pride waning amid a flurry of scores and standings shifts across the American League and National League.
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Orioles
Baltimore
St. Louis
St Loouis
Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Adelphia
Chicago
Washington
Jockey Lead At Hilliards Deadlocked After Night of Wins
In Columbus the Wilmington rider Current tied Urbana’s Seabrook for season driving honors at Hilliards Raceway with 11 victories each. Current, 25, scored three wins including Thunder On and Smart Choice in the fourth to seventh races, while Seabrook’s only in the money was Doug WII second in the third. Paul Jay paid $72 on a mis punched ticket by a mutuel clerk.
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Aen
Wilmington
Ie Hecroon
Urbana
Hilliards Raceway
Seabrook
Castleton Farms
Lexington
Thunder
Smart
Thunder On
Doug Wii
Thunder One
Paul Jay
Indians Win 7th Straight in American Association Showdown
Indianapolis stretched its lead in the American Association to seven straight wins with a 3-2 victory over Charleston. Ted Wilks closed the ninth with two strikeouts after Bill Killinger’s two run homer and Sam Hairston’s single. St Paul beat Toledo 5-2 and Minneapolis 12-5 as Kansas City Columbus won twice 6-5. Ellsworth Vines claimed the 1954 California Open golf title at Fort Washington, Fresno.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Charleston
Indians
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Ted Wilks
Howie Rodemeyer
Wilks
Bill Killinger
Sam Hairston
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Ellsworth Vines
Fort Washington
Fresno
Racehorse My First Bid dies after collapse at River Downs
My First Bid collapsed and died of a heart attack yesterday at River Downs after racing to the middle of the final turn. Jockey Richard Westfall jumped off the 6 year old mare and escaped injury.
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Cincinnati
River Downs
Richard Westfall
Standings and matchups for Tuesday and Thursday baseball card
Standings show Milwaukee at New York Wilson 3 0 facing Gomez 6 upcoming. Chicago visits Philadelphia Pollett 3 3 against Simmons 6 5. St Louis plays Pittsburgh Haddix 11 3 versus Littlefield 3 1. Tuesday results Cincinnati 13 Brooklyn 1 New York 3 Milwaukee 2 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1. Thursday Chicago at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at Pittsburgh rain delays listed.
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St. Louis
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Newcombe
Baseball Scores and Wednesday Schedule Across Leagues
Box scores show Cleveland 4 1/3, New York 1 1/3 in a Detroit win tally while Philadelphia beat Cleveland 4 1. Boston edged Baltimore 3 to 1 over 12 innings. Schedule lists Washington at Chicago 1 40 pm Porterfield to Harshyman. New York at Detroit 2 pm McDonald vs Hoeft. Philadelphia at Cleveland 1 pm Trice vs Lemon. Boston at Baltimore 7 pm Sullivan vs Coleman.
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Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia
Odasen
Baltimore
Chicago
Porterfield
Harshyman
McDonald
Va Hoeft
Trice
Lemon
Boston
Charleston at St Paul and other league games listed
Standings show Indianapolis leading with 44 wins and .657 record followed by Minneapolis 34 29 and 8 games back. Other results include Minneapolis beating Louisville 12 to 5 and Indianapolis defeating Charleston 3 to 2. Remaining schedule lists Charleston at St Paul Columbus at Minneapolis Louisville at Kansas City and Toledo at Indianapolis.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo
Charleston
Redlegs Humber Greengrass drills two homers in win over Dodgers
Jim Greengrass of Cincinnati hit two home runs as the Redlegs extended their winning streak to five with a 13-1 victory over Brooklyn. Steve Gromek of the Detroit Tigers limited the New York Yankees to eight hits for his ninth win in a 4-1 game.
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Virgil Trucks
Bob Keegan
Chicago
Washington
Morrie Martin
Senators
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Steve Gromek
Detroit Tigers
Yanks
Giants
Don Mueller
Willie Mays
Leo Durocher
Irvin Ag
Robin Roberta
Phillies
Smoky Burgess
Jim Greengrass
Cincinnati Redlegs
Redlegs
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
All American college baseball team named by coaches association
The sixth annual All-American team was announced by the American Association of College Baseball Coaches led by president John H. Kobs. The first team features players like Mickey Sullivan of Baylor, Richard Murphy of Ohio University, Charles Heerlein of St. Johns, Paul Ebert of Ohio State, Jerry Schoonmaker of Missouri, Warren Goodrich of Stanford, and Jay Dean of Oregon State. Only two holdovers from the 1953 squad remain, including Tom Yewcic of Michigan State.
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East Lansing
Mich
American Assn
John H. Kobs
Michigan State
Baylor
Mickey Sullivan
Richard Murphy
Ohio University
Cincinnati Reds
Charles Heerlein
St. Johns
Brooklyn
Paul Ebert
Ohio State
Jerry Schoonmaker
University of Missouri
Warren Goodrich
Stanford
Oregon State
Jay Dean
Omaha
Neb
Tom Yewcic
Missouri
Schoonmaker
Field of 90 To Swing Clubs For Ohio's Public Golf Title
Ohio's 24th public links championship unfolds at Dayton Madden Park with 90 entrants. Defending champion John Jesak of Cleveland faces tough match play after 36-hole Friday. Entries from Toledo, Cleveland, Youngstown, Steubenville, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton total 65 with 25 spots still open on a first come basis. The field also targets the state amateur meet July 12 17 at Sylvania Club near Toledo.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Madden Park Club
John Jesak
Cleveland
Lost Nations Club
Euclid
E. O. Gifford
Ohio Public Links Golf Assn
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Youngstown
Steubenville
Akron
Cincinnati
Gifford
Sylvania Club
The
Ohio Golf Assn
James A. Rhodes
Public Links Group
Golf Association
Madden Park
Rhodes
Earl Shock
James (Scotty) Reston
Washington
New York Times
Jack Zimmerman
Purdue Ace Don Albert Opens as Favorite for 1954 NCAA Golf Title
Don Albert of Purdue shot an eight under par 136 to lead qualifying and become a strong favorite for the 1954 NCAA golf title. He posted a 69 Monday as SMU, led by Floyd Addington, claimed the team title with 572, besting North Texas State by one stroke. Honts of SMU tied for second with 73-75-148 while defending champ Stanford finished sixth.
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Don Albert
Purdue
Bryan Honts
Southern Methodist University
Methodists
Floyd Addington
North Texas State
Stanford
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Albert
Colorado Rings
Colorado
Erie Backlund
Hants
Addington
Benny Castreo
North Texas
Rutkoskie wins handicap medal at Athens Country Club
George Rutkoskie captures the medal play handicap in a weekend tournament at Athens Country Club posting a net 165 with an eight handicap. runner up Bob Baur had 86-20-66, Ray Cook 86-19-67, and others including Clarence Starn, Whitey Moore, John Graham, Clarence Flowers and Carl Sims also scored for the field.
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George Rutkosle
Athens Country Club
Bob Baur
Ray Cook
Kermit Blosser
Clarence Starn
Whitey Moore
John Graham
Clarence Flowers
J and Carl Sims
Women's Golf Tourney Boasts New Favorite
GREENSBORO N C The 10th annual women's national collegiate golf tournament opened at Starmount Forest Country Club with Marlene Gesell Minnesota the early favorite after a one under par 76 in qualifying Barbara McIntire Toledo and Pat Lesser Seattle exposed in contention as potential quarterfinal foes. Northwestern Dennehy and others posted scores in the 70s as pairings were announced for Fridays quarterfinals and Saturdays finals.
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Starmount Forest Country Club
Marlene Gesell
University of Minnesota
Barbara McIntire
Toledo
Pat Lesser
Seattle University
Miss McIntire
Virginia Dennehy
Northwestern University
Minnesota
Judy Buicke
Ohio State
Northwestern
Barbara Lichterman
Anne Kelter
Gayle Manuel
Gustavus Adolphus
Pat Rees
Stetson
Barbara Little
Sandra DeWitt
Miami
Ohio
Seattle
Barbara Norman
Miriam Cook
Louisiana State
Beverly Martin
Major Stars National League Baseball Stat Leaders
The list highlights leaders across positions with names such as Musial Snider Schoendienst Hamner Haddix Antonelli and Turley. It notes runs batted in, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases for players from teams including St Louis Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Pitching leaders Reyn olds Turley and others are shown with win loss records and strikeouts.
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Snider
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Jablonski
Hamner
Philadelphia
Schoendienst
Bruton
Antonelli
New York
Haddix
Avila
Cleveland
Fox
Chicago
Minoso
Vernon
Washington
Runnels
Rosen
Boone
Detroit
Sae
Boston
Rivera
Reynolds
Turley
Baltimore
Leo Durocher Tops NL in Senior Manager Tenure
Leo Durocher, in his 15th year as manager of a National League club, stands as the league's senior skipper by years of service.
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Leo Durocher
Rio Grande Cage Coach Herman Bush Named new coach
Herman Bush, 30, named coach at Rio Grande College. He played four years at Kentucky Wesleyan College earning captaincy once. He gained four years of college golf and two years of tennis honors, plus two years physical education and one year history departmental honors. Bush appears in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities 1948. He served as class president all four years and as vice president of the student body.
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Rio Grande College
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Bush
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