Yankees Edge Tribe 3-2 as Garcia Homers in 8th
New York's Mike Garcia, seeking another jinx break, homered in the eighth to lift the Yankees over the Indians 3-2 at Cleveland. Raschi earned the win for New York while Woodling and Mize contributed homers for the Yankees and Avila driven in both Tribe runs.
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Mike Garcia
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Steady Lopat
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Garcia
Municipal Stadium
Lopat
Yankee Stadium
Akron
Johnny Mize
Vic Raschi
Gene Woodling
Gil McDougald
Woodling
al Rosen
Luke Easter
Bill McKinley
Wynn
Easter
Bill McGowan
Amps
Mize
Roberto Gonzales
Avila
Rosen
Ray Boone
Raschi
Yogi Berra
Berra
Tribesmen
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Mitchell
Doby
Yanks
Indians
Cleveland AB. R. H. C
Stirnweiss
E- Avila
Enweeeen
Anne
Simpson
McCoskey Wynn
Ceneen
McDougald
Mene
Ana Neee
DiMaggio
Cf Ceee
Enn
Collins
Ereeneoon
Bob
U—Mcgowan
McKinley Honochick
Soar
Hank Schenz May Play For Giants In Suspended Game
Hank Schenz could appear for both teams in the June 17 suspended game between the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. If he plays for the Giants, he would be listed on the Pirates side of the box score, with his future Giants lineup determined by Leo Durocher. The game was tied 6-6 in the eighth inning when suspended.
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Pittsburgh
Hank Schenz
Schenz
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Pirates
Leo Durocher
Brown Counts on Willis For Speed on Defense
Browns coach Paul Brown drills 40 yard sprints at training camp with Bill Willis, who clocks 5.2 seconds in his heat and shaves a tenth second in the final. Willis’ speed helped stop Giants’ Gene Roberts on a late drive in a 8-3 title win. Brown says the world champions must stay vigilant and be accepted as the top team in the NFL.
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Bowling Green
Bill Willis
Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown
Cleveland
Willis
Browns
New York Giants
Gene
Choo- Choo) Roberts
New York
Coach Brown
City Doubles Tourney Reaches Final Round Tonight
Fred Collins and Ralph Dunbar face Dick and Al Nellis at 6 p.m. on Ohio University courts as the City Recreation Doubles Tourney advances to the final round. Winners meet Maurel Hawkins and Don Torreson Friday for the title after Collins Dunbar beat Wurstner Starcher 6 0 6 3 and Hawkins Torreson defeated Kules Collins 6 0 6 2.
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Fred Collins
Ralph Dunbar
al Nellis
Ohio University
City Recreation
Maurel Hawkins
Don Torreson
Collins
Dunbar
al Wurstner
George Starcher
Hawkins
Torreson
Stan Kules
Pat Collins
Pacer White Mountain Boy Sets Dual Track Records
The roan pacer White Mountain Boy became the first horse to set race records at both Roosevelt Raceway and Yonkers. At Roosevelt he timed a mile in 2.00 3-5 last year, and this season he posted 2.02 4-5 at Yonkers, marking a record-tying performance.
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New York
White Mountain Boy
New York City
Roosevelt Raceway
Yonkers
Roosevelt
Cubs Star Frank Baumholtz Loves Dodgers Rivalry
Former Cincinnati product and Chicago Cubs outfielder Frank Baumholtz thrives against the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the first 11 meetings this season he hit .409 with 18 hits, seven for extra bases, in 44 plate appearances.
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Chicago
Frank Baumholtz
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooks
Cincinnati
Ferrier Seeks Third Victory At St. Paul
Jim Ferrier of San Francisco and Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs lead final practice for the St. Paul Open at Keller Municipal Golf Course. Ferrier seeks a third win and more prize money, aiming to match Harry Cooper’s three titles. Ferrier tops the summer money list with $16,795.83, barely ahead of Lloyd Mangrum by $97.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Keller Municipal Golf Course
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Sam Snead
Harry Cooper
Hawaii
Ferrier
Cooper
Snead
Lloyd Angrum
Chicago
Milwaukee
Mangrum
Dairymen Blast Guards In City League Softball Game
Lowman's Dairy crushed Swat Wilson for 13 hits including three homers as they defeated Ohio National Guard 14 to 8 at the Easton high school field. Showalter Patrick and Lowmans teammate Showalter homered with one on. Charley Abraham hit a seventh inning homer for the Guardsmen in a brief rally.
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Lowman’s Dairy
Swat
Wilson
Ohio National Guard
Easton
Patrick
Showalter
Dairymen
Charley Abraham
Guardsmen
Lowmans
Jones Market
Daft
Brown
Columbus Drops Saints Into Second Place
Columbus rose from last to second in the American Association with a doubleheader sweep of St. Paul, 12-6 and 5-3, pulling one and a half games behind Milwaukee. Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 4-2 for a seventh straight win, while Toledo edged Minneapolis 3-2. Kansas City halted a six game slide with a 110-8 win over Louisville.
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Columbus
American Association
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Saints
Red Birds
Indianapolis
Toledo
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
USAFE Champion Nine Paced by Area Hurler
USAir Force Corporal William Thompson, 22, a Cleveland farm system right-hander with Rhein-Main Rockets, sparked USAFE to consecutive championships in 1949 and 1950 and remains a top prospect despite 3000 miles from Cleveland. Thompson, from The Plains, Ohio, has 7–2 in Europe with 88 strikeouts, and his career includes Daytona and Illinois leagues before service in 1948. He was to pitch in a New York service contest canceled by Korea, now touring Spain on a ten day trip with hopes for relief pitching.
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
William Thompson
U.S. Air Force
Germany
Rhein-Main Rockets
Thompson
the Plains High
Earl P. Thompson
the Plains
Cleveland Club
Laddie Placek
New York
Spain
Bradley Cagers Charged In Major College Scandal
By JERRY LISKA Peoria, Ill. Five Bradley University players face charges for accepting bribes in a national college basketball betting scandal that stretched from New York to Bradley. Names include Gene Melchiorre and four teammates. payouts ranged from 500 to 2,000 dollars for games against Washington State and Oregon State, with Chicago and Peoria noted as payoff sites.
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Jerry Liska
Peoria
Ill
New York
Bradley University
Frank S. Hogan
Here
Vincent A. G. O’connor
University of Toledo
Peoria County
Michael A. Shore
Melchiorre
Mann
Grover
Preece
Kelly
Chicago
Bradley
de Paul
Spahn Guides Braves To 6-1 Win Over Reds
Boston’s Warren Spahn earned his 11th win with a complete game effort beating Cincinnati 6-1. Johnny Logan doubled twice driving in runs as Roy Hartsel and Sam Jethroe fueled a seven run seventh inning. Wehmeier exited early after Jethroe’s three base hit, while Ted Kluszewski’s ninth inning double was all Cincinnati could muster. The two teams set to resume the series Thursday.
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Beantowners
Reds
Portsider
Warren Spahn
Boston
Herm Wehmeier
Braves
Johnny Logan
Spahn
Roy Hartsfield
Rhinelanders
Bobby Adams
Connie Ryan
Johnny Wyrostek
Virg Stallcup
Walker Cooper
Logan
Cooper
Sam Jethroe
Earl Torgeson
Invaders
Wehmeier
Jethroe
Ted Kluszewski
Baseball schedule and pitching matchups recap
National League games listed include Brooklyn at Chicago with Roe facing Rush at 1 30 p m and Philadelphia at St Louis with Roberts opposed by Lanier at 8 30 p m plus New York at Pittsburgh at 12 30 p m. American League features Cleveland at New York 1 30 p m Chicago at Boston 1 p m Detroit at Washington 1 30 p m St Louis at Philadelphia 7 p m and additional American Association and other league games among Minneapolis Toledo St Paul Columbus Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville.
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White Sox
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American Association
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Schmitz
King
Campanella
Minner
Kelly
Burgess
Owen
Maglie
Westrum
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LaPalme
Friend
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Heintzelman
Hansen
Thompson
Konstanty
Seminick
Wilber
Brecheen
Crimian
D. Rice
Sarni
Hudson
Dorish
Gungpert
Masi
Kiely and Evans
Washington
Stuart and Robinson
Porterfield
Harris
Kluttz
Debut Smash in Singapore by 380-pound Swedish Angel
The Swedish Angel, a 380-pound wrestler from Europe, debuted in Singapore with a resounding crash. He toppled Charlie Gammage within minutes of the opening bell, sending Gammage to the hospital with injuries.
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Angel
Europe
Charlie Gammage
Gammage
Maxim to Defend Title Against Murphy at MSG
World light heavy champion Joey Maxim of Cleveland will defend his title in a 15 round bout against Irish Bob Murphy of San Diego at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday August 22.
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Maxim VS. Murphy
New York
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
Bob Murphy
San Diego
Calif
Madison Square Gardens
Yankees Top Indians 3-2 Behind Mize Seventh Homer
Johnny Mize and the Yankees edged Cleveland 3-2 as Mize belted his seventh homer with two outs in the eighth for the winning run. Leo Kiely scattered four hits for the Red Sox in a 2-0 victory over the White Sox since his Louisville promotion.
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Johnny Mize
Yankees
Yanks
Cleveland
Leo Kiely
Red Sox
White Sox
Louisville
Baseball Statistical Leaders from the Era
A compilation of league leaders including Minoso and DiMaggio for runs and hits, Noren and Wyrostek for doubles, and Hodges and Ashburn for runs and hits. Pitching leaders feature Kinder, Roe, Raschi, Wynn, and Newhouser with top win totals and strikeouts.
Dayton Youth Wins Tourney
Dayton youth Pat Schwab a June grad of Dayton Fairmont High School shot a five under par 139 to win the Ohio Junior Amateur Golf Title at Madden Park Municipal Course. Schwab and two other locals earned spots for the National Junior Amateur Golf Tournament in Durham North Carolina August 11 to 18.
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Pat Schwab
Dayton Fairmont High School
Ohio
Madden Park Municipal
Circleville
Schwab
Durham
N.C
Bob Benning
Dayton Chaminade
George Frankenfeld
Ted Leach
Mel Woelfling
Ashland
Leach
Woelfling
Ronnie Bell
Lima
Allen Vlerehome
Lancaster
James Mitrione
Hamilton
Eugene Sowards
Portsmouth
Eugene del Garbino
Warren
Robert Keller
David Lemaster
Jim Mills
Bowling Green Names New Freshman Coach Forrest Creason
Forrest Creason was named freshman football coach at Bowling Green State University today. He succeeds Bruce Bellard, who moves to the varsity as an assistant under Head Coach Robert H. Whittaker. Creason previously led basketball and assisted football at a Tampa high school since 1949 and earlier coached football at Bowling Green High School for six years.
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Frosh Acker
Bowling Green
Forrest Creason
Bowling Green State University
Bruce Bellard
Robert H. Whittaker
Creason
Tampa, Fla
Bowling Green High School
Fixers Out-Fought Bowling Green in NIT Battle
Bowling Green State University defeated Bradley University 82 to 77 to secure third place in the National Invitational Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 1949. New York police alleged Bradley players Eugene Melchiorre and William Mann attempted a payoff of $500 to fix the outcome, but the game spiraled beyond control.
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Bradley
Washington State College
Oregon State
New York
Nicholas
Anthony
Brooklyn
Bowling Green
Madison Square Garden
Bradley University
Bowling Green State University
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Frank Hogan
New York City
Eugene Melchiorre
William Mann
Hogan
Bradley Proxy Sees Scandal Beyond Belief
Mackinac Island reporter quotes Bradley University president David Blair Owen expressing disbelief over bribes paid to five Bradley basketball players. He warns city gamblers can reach talented youths, urges safeguards and notes Bradley’s next season and National Campus Cage Tournament were planned with integrity in mind.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
David Blair Owen
Bradley University
Bradley
Big City
Owen
Ohio State Tennis Tourney advances to fourth round
Fourth day of the Ohio State Tennis Tournament in Middletown sees no upsets among seed players. Notable results include second round wins by Jim Johnston and Norman Appel in men’s singles and first round wins in men’s doubles by Glen Johnson with Joe Carabin, while women’s doubles saw Jean Ingram and Jean Stille of Cincinnati defeat Rena Bronson and Nancy Gregg of Toledo.
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Don Kaiser
Louisville
Jim Johnston
Hamilton
Co. H. Symington
Detroit
Norman Appel
Dayton
Reed Needles
Glen Johnson
Joe Carabin
Cincinnati
Bill Edmonds
Joe Manschott
Milwaukee
Bill Pend
Granger
Ind
Don Hackney
Fred Weinman
Jean Ingram
Jean Stille
Rena Bronson
Nancy Gregg
Toledo
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