Lopez Faces Aiming For Second Place In 1954 Indians
The Indians after a four game sweep by the Yankees see their pennant hopes dimming as New York opens a 104 game lead. Yanks win 6-2 and 3-0 with Berra driving in runs and pitchers Kuzava Raschi victory. Browns lose 14th straight. White Sox move to third. Senators rout Tigers. Braves Dodgers race continues. Haddix Mizell duel. Cards win both ends of twin bill.
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Charlie Grimm
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Chicago Cubs
Billy Lees
Joe Black
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Ralph Kiner
Harvey Haddix
Sal Maglie
St. Louis Cardinals
Vinegar Bend
Hogan Rates Ned Over Jones from Sarazen Cruickshank
Ben Hogan’s fourth United States Open victory rekindles talk on who is America’s best golfer. Gene Sarazen backs Hogan while Bobby Cruickshank calls him the greatest. Hogan’s path from caddie to star is outlined alongside scores and top runners of the Oakmont Open.
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Ben Hogan
Little Ben
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Gene Sarazen
Gene
Bobby
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Texas and Lafayette Vie for NCAA Baseball Final
Texas and Lafayette remained in title contention after each winning three and losing one in the double elimination NCAA tournament. Texas meets Lafayette today to decide who advances to face Michigan in the final game Tuesday night.
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Omaha
Texas
Michigan
Lafayette
First light heavyweight champion begins in 1903
The light heavyweight division was created in 1903 with Jack Root as its first champion.
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Jack Root
How To Play Par Golf Sidehill Lies
How To Play Par Golf explains adjustments for downhill lies. Open the stance and place the ball back of center. Use a lofted club and a full upright swing to lift the ball, keeping balance with a flexed right knee. Avoid shortening the swing to prevent topping. stay with the full swing. Next: Sidehill lies.
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Julius Boros
Sidehill
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NAILS STOCK RACE AT LORAIN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Jim Romine of Youngstown won the 200 lap 100 mile late model stock car race Sunday at the Lorain county fairgrounds Buck of Toledo finished second followed by Paul Parks of Columbus and Edenak of Warren.
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Toledo
Paul Parks
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Edenak
Warren
Belsho Earns Two Honorable Mentions in College Baseball Writing
Athens Messenger sports editor Ed Belsho received two honorable mention awards from the American Association of College Baseball Coaches for best writing in college baseball over the past year. The honors cover news reporting and feature or column work for newspapers under 50,000 in circulation.
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Ed Belsho
Athens
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See Durocher Out by 1954
New York Giants manager Leo Durocher remains under contract for 1954 despite rumors of non renewal after his spat with umpires. Giant officials deny any truth to the reports and say Horace Stoneham has not decided next year. Stoneham respects Durocher as the best manager in baseball.
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Leo Durocher
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Warren Giles
Durocher
Giants
Horace Stoneham
Leo
Stoneham
Pro Net Tourney Opens in Cleveland
The world professional tennis championship begins tonight at Lakewood with five singles matches. Top seed Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles and second seed Frank Kovacs of Oakland received first round byes. Opening matches pit Don Budge against Joe Whalen, Carl Earn against Jason Morton, Bobby Riggs against Vic Bradon, A Doyle against George Richey, and Rob Rogers against Don Martin.
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Lakewood
Pancho Gonzales
Los Angeles
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Don Budge
San Francisco
Joe Whalen
Jacksonville
Fla
Carl Earn
Jason Morton
Corpus Christi
Tex
Bobby Riggs
Miami Beach
Vic Bradon
Toledo
A Doyle
New York
George Richey
Houston
Rob Rogers
Hollywood
Don Martin
Newport, R.I
Tom Chandler First Middleweight Champion Defeats Harris
Tom Chandler defeated Dooney Harris in a 23 round bare knuckles fight in San Francisco on April 13 1867 establishing himself as the first American middleweight champion.
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Tom Chandler
Dooney Harris
San Francisco
Reds Rally Confidence After Swing To Philadelphia
Cincinnati returns from a successful road trip with improved pitching. They beat Philadelphia 2-1 in the opener, lost 4-1 in the second game, and finish 8-6 on the trip. Kenny Raffensberger earned his win over Robin Roberts despite Roberts’ 10-4 record. Grady Hatton and Jim Greengrass delivered key hits in the opener, while Philadelphia’s Connie Ryan, Richie Ashburn, Granny Hammer and Ry ans produced runs in the nightcap.
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Kenny Raffensberger
Robin Roberts
Roberts
Jim Greengrass
Grady Hatton
Phillies
Connie Ryan
Greengrass
Richie Ashburn
Ryan
National League Sunday Baseball Results Summary
National League results show Milwaukee 7 to 8 over an unspecified opponent in a late game. Brooklyn and Chicago tied 6 to 6 at nine innings when darkness halted play. St Louis defeated New York 9 to 1 while Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 2 to 1. Tuesday games list Philadelphia at Milwaukee, New York at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Chicago, and Brooklyn at St Louis with listed start times.
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Baseball scores and tonight's AL games listed
American League results show New York 6 Cleveland 3 and 2 0 on separate lines. Boston 0 0, Washington 6 Detroit 1, Philadelphia 4 3, St. Louis 1 1. scheduled games feature St. Louis at New York 7 30 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Chicago at Washington 7 30 p.m. Detroit at Boston 7 30 p.m.
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Ashington
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Chicago
Washington
Columbus Hosts Minneapolis In Midwest Basketball Card
Standings show Louisville 8-5 and Charleston 8-0 with Minneapolis 11-3 and Indianapolis 0-5. Upcoming games feature Columbus at Minneapolis, Charleston at St. Paul, Toledo at Louisville, and Indianapolis at Kansas City.
Yankees sweep Indians with Raschi shutout and Berra power
Vic Raschi limited Cleveland to three hits in the 3-0 win of the doubleheader while New York also took the second game 6-2. Yogi Berra homered with two aboard in the first game and added a run producing triple in the second, driving in key runs.
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Logi Berra
Bob Lemon
Lemon
Mike Garcia
Bob Kuzava
Vic Raschi
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Yogi Berra
Nardi Faces Sabotin in Tampa Boxing Showdown
Florida’s Danny Nardi, 10round light heavyweight, clashes with Lalu Sabotin of Warren Ohio Tuesday night in Tampa Florida. Nardi seeks victory in a televised or local bout likely to boost his regional standing.
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Sabotin
New York
Danny Nardikco
Lalu Sabotin
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Stock Car Race Won by Walter Russ in Burton
Walter Russ of Northfield won the 25 lap stock car race Sunday at Burton beating the field in a tight main event.
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Walter Russ F
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Burton
Pace National and American Baseball Abbreviated Standings
National league leaders include Wyrostek .350 and Bell .332 while Snider and Schoendienst top runs and hits. Mathews and Kluszewski lead home runs. Bruton and Reese steal bases. Pitching leaders include Smith 5-6 and Ford-Lopat 7-0 with 1.000 GAs and Pierce 62 strikeouts.
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Majors Shop As Deadline Hours Away
New York deadline looms for major league trades as clubs seek help but resist high asks. Weekend moves included Virgil Trucks and Bob Elliott to the White Sox for Lou Kretlow Darrell Johnson and cash, and Hal Rice traded to Pete Castiglione. Pirates, Cardinals, and Reds linked in seeking pitchers as trade talk intensifies. Browns and Indians discussed major moves involving Courtney Wertz Cain Simpson Mitchell Doby.
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St. Louis Browns
Virgil Trucks
Bob Elliott
Chicago White Sox
Lou Kretlow
Darrell Johnson
Cardinals
Pirates
St. Louis
Hal Rice
Pete Castiglione
Cincinnati Redlegs
Browns
Cleveland Indians
Clint Courtney
Vic Wertz
Bob Cain
Harry
Two Drivers Burn to Death at Reading Stock Car Race
At the Reading Fairgrounds on Sunday in front of four thousand spectators two drivers died in a fiery wreck during the second annual spring stock car championship. George Lloyd and Robert Rolland, both 27 and from Reading, were killed on the fourth lap of the 50 lap feature as a multi car crash unfolded after David Haldeman of Bechtelsville veered toward the infield and collided with guard rails. Haldeman was hospitalized with possible skull fractures and other injuries.
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Reading Fairgrounds
David Haldeman
Bechtelsville
Community General Hospital
George Lloyd
Robert Rolland
Haldeman
Lopez Holds Major League Catching Record
Al Lopez, manager of the Cleveland Indians, holds the major league lifetime record for most games caught. He set the mark in 1918 after an 18 year career in the majors.
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Cleveland Indians
Lopez
Mark al Lopez
Heiners Breadmen Split Twinbill With Nelsonville
Heiner s S Eagles Hold One Game Edge In Ohio Valley League First Half Race. Bob Fick pitched a three hit shutout to win the opener for Nelsonville. Bill Dempsky’s four hit nightcap helped Heiner s to a 6 2 victory and a split for the day. Jenkins homered twice for Heiner s as the clubs split the two games.
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Bread of
Middleport
Nelsonville
Ohio Valley
Breadmen
Eagles
Bob Fick
Bill Dempsky
Syracuse
Dick Macak
Reds
Albany
Bob Ashley
Lions
Ralph Nuzum
Cottrill
Sam Jenkins
Jenkins
Hocking
Even Stengel Optimistic After Yankees Sweep Indians
Casey Stengel predicted a pennant after the New York Yankees swept the Cleveland Indians, stretching their winning streak to 18 and closing to within 10 percent of first place. He cautioned he did not claim the flu was over and praised the team’s form.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
New Yorkers
Indians
Stengel
Baseball rules and reader questions on foul balls and outs
A sports Q and A series explains that a runner can advance on a foul ball, cites a play where a first baseman makes a diving catch, and notes a baserunning appeal ruling. It also includes trivia on players with full-game appearances, fence measurements, and home run records, plus an appeal on a missed bag rule with no runs scoring.
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Chuck Jaffe
Bill McCarthy
Senators
Eddie Yost
Milwaukee
County Stadium
Greg Conway
Bob McIntyre
Wally Berger
Boston Braves
Ted Stockman
Onions in Milwaukee 1884 Union Association Team
In 1884 Milwaukee fielded a baseball club in the Union Association known as the Onions. The team competed in the era's unsettled professional circuit and carried the city nickname into local sports lore.
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Milwaukee
Union Association
Onions
Colonels Sweep Twin Bill to Narrow Lead in AA pennant race
Louisville defeated Charleston 8-3 and 5-0 to move within four games of the first place Kansas City Blues. Kansas City split with Columbus, St. Paul and Indianapolis also dropped back, while Toledo beat St. Paul twice and Toledo powered past Minneapolis in a separate twin bill. Gene Conley earned his 10th win in the opener, and Murray Wahl pitched a three hitter in the nightcap. Marion Picone threw a one hitter in the first game for Minneapolis, as Freddy Fitzsimmons’ club climbed from last place.
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Ken Holcombe
Bill Kennedy
Senators
Kansas City Blues
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Forest ‘Smith
Mo Mozzali
Jim Neufeldt
Blues
Gene Conley
Murray Wah
Minneapolis
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Millers
Marion Picone
Clint Hartung
Indians
Mantle Tops All Star Poll With Narrow Lead
Mickey Mantle leads the All Star baseball poll in Chicago as the slugging Yankee draws 1936 votes from 4297 counted ballots. Mantle appears on nearly half the ballots in the early results.
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Chicago
Mickey Mantle
New York
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