Majeski’s fly ball lifts Indians past A's 5-4
Cleveland wins final eastern tour game 5-4 over Philadelphia as Hank Majeski delivers a long RBI fly in the ninth. Doby and Strickland drive runs, with Giordano and Yale adding hits. Houtteman earns the win, Martin takes the loss, in a game with 12 Cleveland LOB.
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Friday Baseball Results and Standings Highlight
A partial standings table shows New York leading with 98 wins, Cleveland 87, Chicago 84, and Washington 75. Friday’s results include St Louis 7 New York 1, Boston 2 Detroit 1, and Philadelphia 5-4. Facing schedules note Washington at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Detroit Saturday. Ted Williams hits 13th homer with men on, Bob Porterfield of Washington earns 21st win.
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Feller Aims To Pitch For Indians Three More Seasons
Bob Feller, set to turn 35, says he can pitch for Cleveland for at least three more years if the Indians want him. After a win in Philadelphia, he notes he is a better pitcher and has developed a sinker that eases his arm. He sits at 248 career wins and could reach 250 with two more victories.
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Redlegs Earn Notoriety as Graveyard for Managers
The Cincinnati Redlegs dismissed manager Rogers Hornsby, the fourth in six seasons, amid a pattern of short tenures that kept the club in the NL's second division since 1944. General Manager Gabe Paul seeks a new skipper before the World Series and will interview numerous candidates as Buster Mills leads the team in Milwaukee.
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Widdoes Leads Golf Roundup at Athens Country Club
Mrs. Carroll Widdoes led the Ladies Roundup at Athens Country Club with low gross while Mrs. Russell Hall posted the low net. Other top scorers included Mrs. Don Jacobs and Pat Williams with low putts, Mrs. Edward Sprague closest approach, Mrs. John Mc Cleary poker hands, and Mrs. Sol Rosenberg blind bogey. Al Lopez as Cleveland Indians manager drew recurring speculation about his future. Vic Janowicz wears No. 31, the same number from his Ohio State football days.
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Campanella Joins NL Elite With 100 RBIs In Two Seasons
Roy Campanella of the Dodgers becomes the first catcher in National League history to knock in 100 or more runs in two separate seasons, marking a rare offensive milestone for the position and era.
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Rookies Upset Amateur Championship Field in Semis
In Oklahoma City two young college players Bruce Cludd and Don Albert stand between seasoned pros and the 53rd Amateur Championship final. Albert, 21, Purdue junior and Big Ten champion, and Cludd, 20, Portland University sophomore, headline a rookie quartet. Arnold Palmer and Ray Palmer were eliminated, San tilI fell to More in later rounds.
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Williams stops Zimbardo in Newark boxing bout
Ike Williams, 150, of Trenton, stopped Dom Zimbardo, 155, Union, in Newark. In Columbia eight rounds Danny Nardico, 185, Tampa, defeated Harris, 174, Asheville. In Louis Jimmy Welch, 167, Columbus, outpointed Irish Bob Murphy, 166, San Diego.
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