Brooks Hike Lead to 3 Bosox Edge Detroit 9-5
Dodgers extend lead with an eight game win streak as they top the Cardinals 6-2 in St Louis. Red Sox beat Tigers 9-8 aided by Dom DiMaggio and Kell errors. Bobby Del Greco hits first big league homer for Pirates in 3-2 loss to Braves.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Brooks
Charlie Dressen
Dauntless Dodgers
Giants
Dodgers
New York
Cardinals
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Ben Wade
Boston
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Indians
Tigers
Don Lenhardt
Walter Dropo
Johnny Pesky
Dom DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Pesky
George Kell
Kell
Lenhart
Dropo
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ben Thorpe
Jim Wilson
Bobby del Greco
Pirates
Bob Friend
Cloyd Boyer
Peewee Reese
Alpha Brazie
Roy Campanella
Carl
Chapman Rally Wins French Title in Paris
Dick Chapman of Pinehurst North Carolina rallied past Billy Maxwell of Dallas Texas to win the French amateur championship in Paris. The 41 year old former British champion beat Maxwell 4 and 3 after trailing in the morning round. Chapman had previously won the French title in 1939 and earlier lost the British title to Harvie Ward.
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Paris
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N.C
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Chapman
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
Prestwick
Scotland
Maxwell
North Texas State College
Amateur Billy Max to play in 52nd U S Open at Northwood
Dallas report Billy Max will compete in the 52nd U S Open Championship at Northwood Club June 12 to 14. If he wins he becomes the first amateur champion since Johnny Goodman in 1933.
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Dallas
Billy Maxwell
Northwood Club
Billy
Johnny Goodman
Ben Hogan
Texas
Mark Hogan
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Fort Worth
Northwood
Indians Acquire Hank Majeski From Athletics
The Cleveland Indians obtained Hank Majeski from the Philadelphia Athletics for about $20,000 minus no players. Majeski, 35, adds depth at third base and as a right handed pinch hitter while the team remains under the 25-man limit five days before the 1952 deadline. Washington leads the season series over Cleveland three games to two as Early Wynn eyes his seventh win in a possible game tonight. In Reading, Pennsylvania, the Indians' farm team crushed their Class A Eastern League opponents 8 to 1 with Ted Dargiewicz homering and Jim Fridley driving in four.
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Washington
Hank Majeski
Cleveland Indians
Majeski
Boston Braves
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
Morris Martin
Cleveland
Sid Hudson
Nats
Reading
Dick Rozek
Ted Dargiewicz
Jim Fridley
Rozek
Turpin Favored To Lift Cockell's British Title
London sports writers largely back Randolph Turpin to win the British light heavyweight crown from Don Cockell. The bout at Waits City Stadium is billed 175 pounds with Turpin holding the British and European middleweight championships. Odds run about 5 to 1 in his favor.
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London
Randolph Turpin
Don Cockell
Turpin
City
Randy
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s National and American Leagues
National League results show Boston 6 runs to Pittsburgh 5 in a nine inning game with notable performances by Wilson St. Claire and Garagiola. St Louis defeated another team 7 to 2 behind Erskine Black Campanella and Rice. American League action features Detroit 8 Boston 9 in a 11 inning affair with clutch hits from Newshouser White and Ginsberg. American Association games include Toledo 5 Minneapolis 4 and St Paul 7 Columbus 2 plus Louisville 5 Kansas City 4.
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Pittsburgh
Wilson
St. Claire
Friend
Main
Garagiola
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Erskine
Black
Campanella
Boyer
Brazie
Crimiani
D. Rice
Detroit
Stuart
Houtteman
Newshouser
White
Ginsberg
Parnell
Scarborough
Masterson
Delock
American Association
Toledo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Louisville
Kansas City
Baseball Tonight Schedule: 11 Weeknight Matchups Listed
New York Maglie faces Cincinnati Raffensberger and Brooklyn Van Cuyk hosts St. Louis Prekse. Philadelphia Crews meets Chicago Milner and Boston Spahn vs Pittsburgh Kline. Cleveland Wynn at Washington Hudson and Detroit Gray at New York LopAt night. St Louis Garver vs Boston Delock and Chicago Pierce vs Philadelphia Hooper follow. Columbus at Toledo and Indianapolis at Louisville complete the slate.
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New York
Maglie
Cincinnati
Raffensberger
Brooklyn
van Cuyk
St. Louis
Prekse
Philadelphia
Crews
Chicago
Milner
Boston
Spahn
Pittsburgh
Kline
Cleveland
Wynn
Washington
Hudson
Detroit
Gray
Lopat
Garver
Delock
Pierce
Hooper
American Association
Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
Louisville
Lenhardt Drives Five Runs in Slugfest Loss
Don Lenhardt of Detroit drove in five runs including a third grand slam of the season against his former team as Boston topped Detroit 9-8 in a high scoring game. Joe Black earned relief credit for Brooklyn in a 6-2 victory over St Louis.
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Don Lenhardt
Tigers
Detroit
Red Sox
Boston
Joe Black
Dodgers
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Bettenhausen Quits After Fourteen Years Of Racing
Melvin Bettenhausen, famed Chicago racer, announces retirement after fourteen years and twenty serious accidents. The veteran driver steps away from big car competition, ending a long career marked by speed and risk.
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Chicago
Melvin Bettenhausen
Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlight Key Hitter and Pitcher Stats
A summary of top players across leagues including Sauer of Chicago with 66 hits and 14 home runs leading batting, Lockman of New York with 43 runs, and Ernie DiMaggio 343 batting average for Boston. Pitching leaders include Roe of Brooklyn 5-0 and Shantz of Philadelphia 10-1 with strong ERAs.
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Sauer
Chicago
Lockman
New York
Williams
Thomson
Musial
St. Louis
Miksis
Merson
Pittsburgh
Schoendienst
Adcock
Cincinnati
Ennis
Philadelphia
Mathews
Boston
Pafko
Brooklyn
Roe
Milner
Hearn
DiMaggio
Rosen
Cleveland
Avila
Dropo
Detroit
Fox
Simpson
Priddy
Kell
Vernon
Washington
Mullin
Delsing
Shantz
Paige
Jana Marrero
Sam Snead Favored To Win U S Open In Dallas This Week
Hot Springs residents back Sam Snead for the 1949 U S Open at Northwood club in Dallas. The hometown golfer has repeatedly fallen short in prior Open finales, with notable misses in 1938 1947 and a 1949 playoff near the end.
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Sam
Northwood Club
Dallas
Texas
Snead
Homer
Spring Mill
Philadelphia
Lew Worsham
Worsham
Cary Middlecoff
Colonels Edge Brewers 5-4 in A A play thriller
Taft Wright, a former White Sox outfielder, drove in two to spark Louisville to a 5-4 win over Kansas City. Milwaukee and Chicago Cubs played to a 4-3 exhibition victory for Louisville. Frank Baldwin tied a league record with four doubles in St. Paul’s 7-2 win over Columbus. Dutch Houtz won with a seven hitter as Toledo beat Minneapolis 5-4. Tom Scott resigned UNC basketball coach to lead AAU Philips Petroleum team.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee
Taft Wright
Chicago White Sox
Louisville Colonels
Blues
Brewers
Chicago Cubs
Louisville
Colonels
Charley Maxwell
Frank Baldwin
St. Paul
Saints
Columbus
Dutch Houtz
Toledo Mud Hens
Minneapolis Millers
Bob Lendon
Minneapolis
Daily Double Collects $121.80 at Hilliards
Columbus reports W McMillen won two firsts and a second in harness racing at Hilliards Raceway. He scored with Fashion Direct in the eighth and Juggernaut in the second, aided by a daily double that paid $121.80 with Hi Lo's Classy in the first race.
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Columbus
W. McMillen
Hilliards Raceway
McMillen
Juggernaut
Fashion Direct
Hi-Lo
Jarvis and Noble Appointed Pomeroy High Coaches
Rex Jarvis of Pomeroy and D B Noble of Gallipolis were chosen to lead Pomeroy High School athletic programs. Jarvis becomes head football and baseball coach with teaching duties. Noble takes over basketball and assists in football baseball and track while teaching commercial subjects.
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Pomeroy
Rex Jarvis
D. B. Noble
Gallipolis
Pomeroy High
Pomeroy Board of Education
Jarvis
Eugene
Lincoln Heights
Noble
Howard High School
Knox County
Robert Singerman
Nelsonville
Jackson
Middleport
Jim Chenevey
John Abel
Joe Whisler
Gene Slaughter
Buckeye Guard Recovering After Leg Operation
Ohio State guard Louis Fischer 21 from Charleston West Virginia is in fair condition after surgery on his left leg. Team physician Dr Richard J Patton said Fischer had a restful night and showed no risk of losing his foot. Injury occurred at a swimming pool with subsequent infection.
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Columbus
Louis Fischer
Ohio State University
Charleston
W. Va
Fitton
Richard J. Patton
Fischer
Milton barber nets unexpected trout on windy creek voyage
Milton, Pa. barber and sportsman 4-Troy Musser recalls a windy weekend in Northumberland County when his hat blew off and drifted downstream. He followed it to find a 10 inch trout hooked on a fly stuck in the hat, his sole catch of the day.
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Milton, Pa
Troy Musser
Milton
Musser
Northumberland County
Famechon Edges Ankarah To Retain Featherweight Title
In Nottingham France’s Ray Famechon defends his European featherweight crown against Ray Ankarah of the African Gold Coast in a 15 round thriller. A 35 000 crowd roared as referee Andrew Smythe raised Famechon’s hand after a strong finish in the final round. Famechon led early, Ankarah rallied, forcing Famechon to surge in the last stanza to hold the title.
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Nottingham
England
Ray Famechon
France
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Hot Springs
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Samuel Jackson Snead
Colonels Edge Brewers
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Tom Scott
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Philips Petroleum
Oilers
Daily
Hilliards
Jarvis, Noble
Pomeroy High Coaches
Hogan
Ben
Buck Guard’s Condition Fair
Fedor
STROH
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Keck Distributing Company
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