Indians Take Twin Bill From Red Sox in Cleveland
Al Smith returns with a homer in each game as the Indians beat Boston 2 1 and 6 2 to take a four game AL lead. Rosen returns, Doby drives in runs, Feller and Houtteman win, and Smith adds five RBIs in the doubleheader.
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Cleveland
al Smith
Indians
Boston
Houttéman
Smith
Jim Piersall
Red Sox
Piersall
Grady Hatton
Karl Olson
George Strickland
Rudy Regalado
Larry Doby
Dave Philley
Doby
Strickland
Houtteman
Bob Feller
Giles Puts Finish To Merit Pay
National League President Warren Giles bars bonuses and wagering by managers for on field performances. Leo Durocher Eddie Stanky and Charlie Grimm pledge to comply after the notice. Durocher awarded $100 to Hank Thompson and Bill Taylor for key home runs earlier this season. Stanky had promised rewards for a complete league game by a Cardinal pitcher and a win at Ebbets Field. Stanky also offered clothes for Cardinal players who steal 10 bases. Wally Moon already has seven.
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New York
Warren Giles
Leo Durocher
Eddie Stanky
Oak
Giles
Milwaukee
Charlie Grimm
Durocher
Stanky
Grim
Cardinal
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Cardinals
Gerry Staley
Vic Raschi
Wally Moon
Cin cinnati Cagers Triumph In All Star Contest
Cincinnati area team defeated a state squad 79 to 69 in an Ohio all star basketball game at Xavier Fieldhouse. Jack McCarthy led with 23 points, named MVP for the Cin cinnatians as Owen Lawson shared high point honors with 12.
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Cincinnati
Jack McCarthy
Middletown
Paul Walker McCarthy
Purcell High
Owen Lawson
Lawson
Alex
Boo) Ellis
Hamilton
Eric Back
World's largest arena: Municipal Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
The Municipal Stadium in Rio de Janeiro is described as the largest arena in the world with a half mile circumference and seating capacity of 155000.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Jameson Breaks Tourney Drought in Western Open Victory
Betty Jameson, 37, from San Antonio, defeats Louise Suggs 6 and 5 in the Western Open final to claim the $1000 prize and set sights on the National Open at Salem July 1 to 3. Her win ends an 18 month drought with a return to form after three runner up finishes.
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Waukegan, Ill
Betty Jameson
Salem
Mass
San Antonio
Tex
Louise Suggs
Miss Jameson
Tournaments of hope standout in blind golf and amputee events
Concord International profiles upcoming Blind Golfers Association and National Amputee tournaments with star Charley Boswell last champion and Jack Harrison prior winner. Howie Batzel noted for a 143 yard ace. James highlights courage and skill over adversity at Worcester and Royal Oak venues.
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Concord International
NBA
Blind Golfers’ Association
Worcester
Mass
Royal Oak
Mich
Old James
Charley Boswell
Charley
Jack Harrison
Howie Batzel
Chicago
Silver Lake
Golfers of the Year idea and a race against Stranahan
Cary Middlecoff backs a formal golfer of the year like baseball’s MVP with a minimum tournament count to reward consistency over big wins. Sam Snead’s speed questioned in a Toledo race against Frank Stranahan, who won $20 in a bet. A golf tip notes lie situations, advising two clubs less on clover patches to avoid backspin and errant shots.
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Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
PGA
Sam Snead
Sambo
Sam
Toledo
Frank Stranahan
Senators sign first bonus player Harmon Killebrew in club history
The Washington Senators inked 17-year-old Harmon Killebrew after endorsements from Sen. Herman Welker and farm chief Ossie Bluege. The Idaho semipro batters right and throws right as the club reportedly paid 50 000 dollars for the phenom. Also in sports news Robert Richards set a pole vault record at 15 feet 3% inches in AAU championships, surpassing Cornelius Warmerdam's 1942 mark. Los Angeles AC won the meet title. Pat Lowry defeated Joe Miceli in a welterweight bout. Miceli tasted defeat for the first time this year. Branch Rickey announced spring training would shift to Fort Myers, Florida, with 2000 tickets guaranteed. Gordon Pirie ran Britain’s fastest grass mile, 4 05.2, breaking a long-standing record by 5.6 seconds.
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Washington Senators
Idaho
Herman Welker
Ossie Bluege
Senators
Harmon Killebrew
Robert Richards
Richards
Cornelius Warmerdam
Los Angeles AC
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Fort Myers
Fort Pierce
Florida
Rickey
Gordon Pirie
Britain
Sidney Wooderson
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Snapshot
The standings show Indianapolis leading with a .646 record and 42 wins, followed by Minneapolis Louisville and St Paul in pursuit. Weekend results include Chicago beating New York 3-0, Boston 6 Cleveland 3, and Washington 5 Baltimore 2 with Philadelphia 5 Detroit 4 on Saturday.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Detroit
St Louis Faces New York in Early Season Battle
The schedule shows St Louis at New York at 12 30 with Staley facing Hearn as New York leads 7 6. Subsequent games list Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati and Philadelphia with varied results and a 12 30 m Cincinnati at Brooklyn Milwaukee at New York Chicago at Philadelphia and St Louis at Pittsburgh at 7 30 p.m.
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St. Louis
New York
Staley
Hearn
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pet
Untalkative Furgol Wins U S Open Credit For Arm
Ed Furgol, 37, from Clayton Missouri, wins the U S Open at Baltusrol with 284 strokes one ahead of Gene Littler. His crippled left arm, ten inches shorter than the right, guides his swing as he stays largely silent through the victory. Ben Hogan finishes five behind.
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Ed Furgol
Clayton
Baltusrol
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Calif
Furgol
Hogan
Ben Hogan
Major Baseball Standings and Leaders Overview
The list highlights season leaders in batting pitching and fielding across teams. Notable names include Avila Cleveland Fox Chicago Minoso Chicago Jablonski St Louis Musial St Louis and Haddix St Louis. It details runs hits doubles triples home runs and strikeouts across leagues with several players tied for leading marks.
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Avila
Cleveland
Fox
Chicago
Minoso
Vernon
Washington
Runnels
Rosen
Boone
Detroit
Jensen
Boston
Reynolds
New York
Turley
Baltimore
Snider
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Jablonski
Antonelli
Haddix
J. Louis
Fourth of July Fights Mark Six Heavyweight Championship Nights
Boxing history notes six world heavyweight title bouts on July Fourth and two staged on St Patrick's Day highlighting rare holiday era matchups and notable championship nights.
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St. Patrick's Day
Orioles Fans Boo Team But Pay to See Losses
Baltimore crowds totaling 17,149 pushed total admission past 500000 in 26 dates but voiced boos as the Orioles dropped a doubleheader 7-1 and 7-2 to the Washington Senators. Manager Jimmy Dykes drew ire as the slide stretched to eight straight defeats.
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Orioles
Jimmy Dykes
Washington Senators
Senator
Glasses Don’t Stop Lookouts From Winning Pitches
In Chattanooga the Lookouts of the Southern Association feature three hurlers who wear spectacles. Dick Hyde Ed Moeller and Zeke Zeiss are the top glases wearers on the staff Hyde and Moeller have standout early results with Hyde tossing two three hitters and Moeller working a 12 inning game Zeiss mainly works in relief Hyde laments glasses fogging during games.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga Lookouts
Southern Asia
Dick Hyde
Ed Moeller
Zeke Zeiss
Hyde
Moeller
Zeiss
Reese Runs Wild in Brooklyn Steal Record Feats
Brooklyn fans hail Pee Wee Reese as the top base runner with a 6 of 28 stolen base success in 1953 and a 30 of 35 mark in 1952. From 1947 to 1953 he succeeded on 140 of 175 attempts, shaping a storied running streak for the Dodgers shortstop.
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Brooklyn
Pewee Reese
Dodger
Reese
Saturday Boxing Results From Three Cities
In Toledo Pat Lowry defeated Joe Miceli by outpoint. In Mexico City Orlando Chavarria stopped Guillermo Valero. In Hollywood Willie Vaughan beat Esau Ferdinand.
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Toledo
Pat Lowry
Joe Miceli
New York
Mexico City
Orlando Chavarria
Cuba
Guillermo Valero
Mexico
Hollywood
Calif
Willie Vaughan
Esau Ferdinand
Francssco
Saunders wins match play to defend Gallipolis title
Gallia Star reports Joe Baker Saunders claimed the Gallipolis Golf Club match play title with a 34 32 66 unhandicapped score, beating par by two and two strokes in medal play. Halliday and Willis tied for second at even par with net 68, while Janes and Kroder tied for third and fourth with 69 nets. Par defeated Ed Judy and Walter Vance by two up.
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Gallipolis
Howard
Joe) Baker Saunders
Southeastern Ohio Golf Association
Cambridge
SCGA
Saunders
Ohio
Lancaster
John E. Halliday
Carl Willis
Halliday
Willis
William H. Janes
Rush Krode
Janes
Kroder
Ed Judy
Walter Vance
Judy
Rio Grande College Seeks New Coach After Oliver Resigns
Rio Grande executives will meet tonight to select a successor to Newt Oliver who quit to coach a professional basketball team paying $13,000 annually. Bevo Francis stars on the team. Two candidates remain from an original 26 applicants for the Redmen coaching job.
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Rio Grande
Board of Trustees of
Rio Grande College
Newt Oliver
Bevo Francis
Monmouth Oaks to Run Aug. 7 in Oceanport
The $50,000 Monmouth Oaks will mark its 31st renewal on August 7 at Monmouth Park Oceanport New Jersey. First run in 1871 it is the ninth oldest stakes race in the nation and this year’s edition falls on the meeting’s last Saturday.
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Oceanport
N. J
Racine Tops OVL in Doubleheader Lead
Racine swept a Sunday doubleheader from Middleport to seize the undisputed Ohio Valley League lead. Matt Hendricks and Buck Tennant led Racine with strong hitting as Wolfe and Hall pitched. Athens edged Albany 2-1 in game one, New Marshfield beat Reedsville 5-4, and McArthur won 7-4 over Nelsonville.
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Racine
Middleport
Twins
Rockets
Athens Eagles
Albany
New Marshfield
Reedsville
McArthur
Nelsonville
Matt Hendricks
Buck Tennant
Hendricks
Tennant
Wolfe
Hall
Athens
Lions
Tewksberry
Gibbs
Roback
Poston
Dick Johnson
Berry
McKee
Bud Lowry
Maurice Currens
Junior Spencer
Jim Cecil
Bruce McLin
Jenkins
Millers Vault To 2nd Place In Doubleheader Sweep
The Minneapolis Millers surged to second in the American Association with a doubleheader sweep of Toledo 6-2 and 7-1. Ramon Monzant pitched five hitters in the opener and Jim Constable held to a three-hitter in the nightcap. Eight straight Miller starters have gone the distance as the team also extended its win streak to eight. Indianapolis widened its lead by taking two from Columbus 2-1 and 4-0. St Paul and Louisville split their games, Saints taking 5-4 before a 9-4 loss, and Kansas City defeated Charleston twice 10-7 and 3-2.
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Fred Baczewski
Redleg
Reds
Herm Wehmeier
Phils
Wehmeier
Crosley Field
Bell
Joe Nuxhall
Red
Greengrass
McMillan
Andy Seminick
Bobby Adams
Phillies
Kluszewski
Associated Press
Minneapolis Millers
Toledo
Millers
Ramon Monzant
Jim Constable
Monzani
Constable
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Saints
Kansas City
Charleston
Muskingum names Adams as new basketball coach
Zanesville reports the appointment of Harry C. Adams a Muskingum College grad and former Kent State basketball coach as head basketball coach at Muskingum he succeeds Don Swegan who resigned to join Pennsylvania State University athletics. New Bedford details Ohio State football player Robert Watkins awakening his mother smells smoke he helped seven people escape a two story tenement fire. Bellevue High School names Ray Skinner 28 from Upper Arlington as new basketball coach succeeding Ivan Wilhelm who moved to Peru Indiana.
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Lester Binkley
Toledo Waite High School
Binkley
Superintendent of
Zanesville
Harry C. Adams
Muskingum College
Kent State University
Muskingum
Don Swegan
Pennsylvania State University
New Bedford
Mass
Robert Watkins
Ohio State University
Bellevue
Ohio
Bellevue High School
Ray Skinner
Upper Arlington
Ivan Wilhelm
Peru
Ind
Skinner
Carroll
Castalia-Margaretta
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Art Houtteman
Tribe
al Rosen
Feller
Christy Mathewson
Cincinnati Redlegs
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Victoria
Navy
Hyde Park
Roosevelt High School
Poughkeepsie High
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Hank Thompson
Bill Taylor
Ciney Cagers
Fred Tracy
Kew N.Y
Upstate
Lake Chautauqua
NEA
Jameson
Houston
Stanford University
Jack Westrope
Jim Ryan
Burn
Army Hospital
Camp Logan
Old Sam
Stranahan
Miceli
Minneapolis
Bobby Hofman
Dusty Rhodes
New York Giants
Bob Keegan
Chi
Chicago White Sox
American Association
Link
By Orlo Robertson
Springfield, N. J
Utica
N. Y
Dessa
Littler
Dua
Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles
Bobby Locke
Johannesburg
Tommy Bolt
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Shelley Mayfield
Hamner
Philadelphi
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Oriole
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Minnie
White Sox
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Gallia
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Monmouth Renewal
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