Yankees Take First Place in American League Race
Yankees move to sole first in the American League after a 7-5 win over the Browns as Indians fall 7-2 to the Red Sox. DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 37 games in a 13th win in 16. Other scores include Grove winning for the Indians, White Sox 2-0 over the Senators, Athletics 5-4 over the Tigers, Cardinals 6-2 over the Braves, Dodgers 5-4 over the Pirates, Giants 4-1 over the Cubs, and a Reds doubleheader sweep of the Phillies 8-3 and 5-1.
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al Brancato
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Ernie White
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New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Hank Danning
Bob Carpenter
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Phillies
League Leaders in American and National Baseball
American leaders include Williams Boston for batting and J DiMaggio New York for home runs with 16. Heath Cleveland leads hits with 91 while Keller New York and York Detroit top RBI with 59. Feller Cleveland 15-3 leads pitching. National leaders feature Reiser Brooklyn 252 hits, Moore St Louis 55 runs, Nicholson Chicago 57 RBI, Slaughter St Louis 88 hits and 17 home runs by Ott New York with Frey Cincinnati 9 stolen bases. Riddle Cincinnati 7-0 in pitching.
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Washington Huskies win Intercollegiate Regatta at Poughkeepsie
The Huskies of Washington dominated the four mile Derby Route in 18 minutes 53.3 seconds defeating California and other rivals including Cornell Syracuse Princeton Wisconsin Rutgers MIT and Columbia. It marked the eighth win in nine years for the Pacific sailors.
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Kansas City Blues Regain Lead in AA Baseball
The Kansas City Blues move back into first in the American Association after beating St. Paul 5 to 4 with three decisive ninth inning runs. Milwaukee Brewers, under new manager Charley Grimm, defeated Minneapolis 7 to 5 to clinch their win, while Louisville and Toledo posted 6 to 1 and 13 to 3 wins respectively.
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Joe Just
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Mrs. Comer Wins Golf Tournament at Country Club
Mrs. Art Comer won the Medal Play Handicap for women at the Country Club with a net 38. Mrs. Mike Heaney was second with 41 and Mrs. Charles Cornwell won the least putts prize. Twenty seven golfers signaled for the North British Trophy handicap event set for two days. Public invited to visit Sunday to view activities.
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Charles Cornwell
North British Rubber Company
Washington Al Aldrickson linked to Yale bid in rowing talk
The week’s chatter in New York and Poughkeepsie centers on Washington’s Al Aldrickson possibly joining Yale to replace Ed Leader. Eli alumni debate Harvard’s recent string of victories and whether Aldrickson should face the Crimson in Poughkeepsie.
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Standings Recap Of Early Baseball Results
Cincinnati tops Philadelphia 8 to 3 and again 5 to 1 as New York and Chicago tally wins. Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, St Louis and Boston also post victories in a busy set of dates. Louisville, Columbus, Toledo, Indianapolis and others show results across the circuit.
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Indians Call On Feller To Stop Losing Streak
Cleveland needs a win to salvage the Boston series as Bob Feller, 15–3, faces lefty Mickey Harris. The Indians dropped two in Washington and two in Boston, with Jim Bagby losing in his start while Grove guided the Red Sox to a 7–2 victory. Attendance 11,000.
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Playground Teams Start Playball Action Ends In 10 7 Victory
B Wakefield's team defeated J Wakefield's squad 10 to 7 in a high school playground baseball action. The piece notes open enrollment for more players and lists partial box score details for both Wakefields and several teammates, while a closing quote credits hitting prowess to natural talent and rigorous coaching.
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Farm work helps Carl Hubbell shape a great pitcher
Carl Hubbell credits farm life with building his pitching muscles and stamina. He recalls loving baseball as a child and notes milking cows, fieldwork, plowing and chores strengthen arms legs and wrists, contributing to his later success in the major leagues.
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Stanford Dominates Field In College Golf Meet
Stanford's four man team led the field in the 44th national intercollegiate golf championship as 16 players from 11 schools remained. Warren Berl and others faced top contenders such as Yale’s A C Williams and Illinois’ Alex Welsh, with semi finals set for Friday and the championship Saturday.
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If a Man Had Batlike Arms Reach 30 Feet
A scientific note argues that if a man possessed arms and fingers proportionally as large as a bat relative to his size, his reach would extend about 30 feet fingertip to fingertip.
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