Dodgers Take Doubleheader as Cardinals Split
In a tight National League race, the Dodgers win a doubleheader and maintain a three game lead. Cincinnati splits with St Louis after a 5-2 nightcap loss, while Brooklyn thumps the Giants 13-1 in the opener as Kirby Higbe earns his 20th win.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Bill Terry
Brooklyns
Chicago
Cardinals
St. Louis
Dodgers
St. Lou
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Gas Housers
Giants
Brooks
Kirby Highe
Leslie Coon Wins Athens Country Club Championship
Leslie Coon defeated defending champion B. T. Grover 5 and 4 to win the Athens Country Club golf title. Coon controlled the back nine with timely birdies and Grover’s putting woes, sealing the match in the late holes.
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Leslie Coon
Athens Country Club
Mitch
B. T. Grover
Coon
Grover
Baseball standings and results in American and Association leagues
The standings show multiple matchups with scores across teams such as Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn New York St Louis Cincinnati and others. Notable results include Brooklyn New York 4 3 in ten innings and Milwaukee Minneapolis in a five inning game due to darkness.
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Itage
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
National Club
L Pet
Aenes
Cincinnati Oaenenn
Wenn
Chicago Aa
Birds To Play Blues in First Playoff Game
The Columbus Red Birds end the season sourly but prepare to open a four out of seven playoff series against Kansas City. Week three games at Columbus and Louisville will decide who advances to face the International League champion in the Junior World Series.
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Columbus Red Birds
Shaughnessy
The
Birds
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Lou Klein
Redbird
Klein
Lou Novikoff
Milwaukkee
St. Paul
Brewers
Indianapolis
Toledo
Thompson
Ernie Lombardi
Ziggy Sears
Don Padgett
Lom
Johnny Mize
Lombardi
Reds
Harry Craft
Eddie Joost
Mike McCormick
Ernie Kay
Bill Werber
Ray Starr
Cardinal
Elmer Riddle
Cardinals and Reds split in twin bill momentum shift
In Cincinnati the Reds split a Sunday doubleheader with the Cardinals as Brooklyn leading performances loom. The Reds won the nightcap 5-2 after dropping the opener 11-7, moving to 12 of 22 against St Louis this season.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Cards
Gene Thompson
Ray Starr
Bridges Days Spark Indians Rivalry Ends In Detroit Win
Detroit fans witnessed Tommy Bridges pitch six shutout innings as Bruce Campbell drove in all Cleveland runs in a 4 1 victory over the Tigers. The win moved Detroit within a half game of Cleveland while Tomm Bridges Day highlighted Briggs Stadium attendance of 31509.
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Terry Terriers
Whitey Wyatt
Ducky Medwick
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Denny Gatehouse
Tommy Bridges
Bridges
Briggs Stadium
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Athletics
Wallie Eaves
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Casey Stengel
Boston Braves
Boston
Phillies
Philadelphia
Cleveland Indians
Tigers
Indians
Tommy
Bruce Campbell
Bengals
Chubby Dean
Dean
Barney McCosky
Rudy York
Pinky Higgins
Campbell
Higgins
Tebbetts
B. Campbell
Heath
Boudreau
Weatherly
Mack
Grimes
Perry
Meyer
York
Dern
Geisel
Hubbard
Pipgras
Cincinnati
M. McCormick
Wednes Frey
Werber
Washington Lombardice
F. McCormick
Cf Boudreau
Gleeson
Rf Weenons Weatherly
Joost
Ss Heath
Thompson
Turner
Eneenee Keltner
Akoy
Stainback
Padgett
MecCosky
Mize
Oneen
Crabtree
Rf Higgins
Crespi
Ween
Marion
Mancuso
Christonneeeene
Aoe
Gumbert
Lombardi A
Beggs
St. Louis
Lombardi Frey
Craft
Lombardi
Koy
Frey
Crespi Gumbert
Lom- McCormick
Bards Mize
Werber Gumbert
Hopp
St Crespi
Louis
M. Cooper
Starr
Krist Hutchinson
Hutchinson
McCormick
Marion Gleeson
Cincinnati Craft
West
E. Riddle
Breezing With Brietz in Week's Wash
In New York a Dodgers lineup shuffle shows Leo Durocher playing then sitting as he varied through the week. Babe Dahlgren sends a congratulatory wire from the Yankees clubhouse. Philadelphia Eagles may add John Kimbrough if talks with Douglas Hertz progress. Army scouts praise VMI guard Joe Muha as a threat to the Cadets in the season opener. Phil Rizzuto adds playoff pedigree to a pennant winner’s record. Eastern Pennsylvania colleges cancel early games due to infantile paralysis concerns. Cincinnati Times-Star notes Western writers forming an association to fend off college press agents.
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Hugh
Fullerton, JR
New York
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Oight
Yanks
Babe Dahlgren
Army
Joe Muha
Carnegie Tech
Phil Rizzuto
Yankees
Eastern Pennsylvania
Joe Cronin Says Third Base Is a Lazy Job
Cronin jokes that third base is a lazy position and wonders who will bet he becomes a bench manager next season as he comments on fielding bouncers and throwing out runners.
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Joe Cronin
Joe
Riggs Beats Kovacs For National Tennis Crown At Forest Hills
Bobby Riggs defeats Frank Kovacs 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 before 10,000 fans at Forest Hills to reclaim the national title. Coach George Hudson hails Riggs as the sharpest mind in tennis after a dramatic comeback from a first-set loss. In doubles, Sarah Palfrey Cooke wins the women’s title by beating Pauline Betz 7-5 6-2, adding to her eight doubles crowns.
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NEW York
Bobby Riggs
George Hudson
Frank Kovacs
Riggs
Kovacs
Macten Werore
Forest Hills
Hudson
Bobby
Frank
Don McNeill
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Florida
Cooke
Champions Crown Camp Perry Rifle Matches
Camp Perry closes as top national guardsmen crown champions in small bore rifle and pistol events. Winners include Ransford Triggs Madison New Jersey 3189 of 3200 in aggregate, Mrs J W Cole Minneapolis 3177, Harry Reeves Detroit police 1705 of 1800, Lee Echols Nogales 283 of 300, Mrs Mildred McCarthy Allenhurst 1566 of 1600. Triggs edged Jack Lacey New Haven and defning champ Dave Carlson for top honors.
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J. W Cole
Minneapolis
Minn
Harry Reeves
Detroit Police Department
Lee Echols
Nogales
Ariz
Mildred McCarthy
Allenhurst
N. J
Triggs
Jack Lacey
New Haven
Clark hits eight homers as Corsicana routs Texarkana 54 to 2
In a Texas League game on July 14 1902 Nig Clark hammered eight homers in eight at bats for Corsicana as the team crushed Texarkana 54 to 2. Clark delivered a historic power display fueling the lopsided victory for Corsicana.
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Clark
Corsicana
Texarkana
League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Summary
Williams of Boston leads batting with 413 runs and 34 home runs. Reiser of Brooklyn tops national batting with 337 hits and 105 runs batted in. Mize and Reiser share doubles with 37. Gomez of New York leads pitching with 144.
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Williams
Boston
Keller
New York
Case
Washington
Gomez
Reiser
Brooklyn
Camilli
Hack
Chicago
Mize
St. Louis
Murtagh
Philadelphia
Mee
Riddle
Cincinnati
Rams Victors In Season Opener At Rubber Bowl
The Cleveland Rams beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 17 to 14 in the NPFL season opener at Rubber Bowl. Futback Johnny Drake, in his first calling, led the Rams to the win before 23,720 fans.
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Akron
Cleveland Rams
Johnny Drake
Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers
New Southwestern Ohio Pro Football League Forming
Organizer George J. Heitzler announces a new league with five teams signed. Middletown, Dayton Dakotas, Dayton Merchants, Cincinnati Pepsi Colas, and Cincinnati Thomas Athletic Club are listed as current members. more teams may join at a Middletown meeting next Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
George J. Heitzler
Dayton Dakotas
Dayton Merchants
Cincinnati Pepsi Colas
Cincinnati Thomas Athletic Club
Nelsonville Nine Beat Gallians 7-4 in City Playground
Nelsonville All-Stars edged Gallipolis Gallians 7 to 4 Sunday afternoon after rain forced a postponement. Gallians dropped a third strike, allowing four Nelsonville runs in the first inning. Hope Woodson relieved in the ninth as Gallipolis tallied three runs with no outs but could not overcome the early deficit.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville All-Stars
Gallipolis Gallians
City Playground
Nelsonville Eagles
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Newman
Smith
All-Stars
Gallians
Hope Woodson
Gallipolis Gallians AB
Brageer
Cascecen
Gilmore
ucJueios
Cansansan Ea
H. Woodson
Lord A
Hammond
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Associated Press
Mazer
Pesky
Parks
Dene
Vosmik
Andres
Lupien
Morgan
Glenn
Lefebvre
Fleming
Bergamo
Repass
Sanders
Haas
Marshall
Jones
Neidson
aMyatt Eam
Gabler
Dickson
aRan
Felming
Blues
Nahem
Gelbert
Poland
Myatt
Sayles
Hader
Peters
Guthrie
Kelly
Brietz
Nixson Denton
Cincinnati Times-Star
Gay Caballero
Lefty
Caballero
HME
Mary
Chief Bender
Waite Hoyt
Come
Benich
Frank Kovacsta
Camp Perry
Ull
Subila
Justice Beer
Glouster
Pico Wholesale Co. Distributors
the Bruckmann Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
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