Cardinals Dodgers Open Crucial Three Game NL Series
The St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers start a pivotal three game NL series in St Louis with two games to be played today and the third under the lights tomorrow. Don Newcombe faces Max Lanier in the day game and Roe opposes Brecheen in the night game while Stan Musial battles an injury amid several Cardinal lineup woes.
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Baseball pennant chase tightens in St Louis series
The National League race heads to a decisive three game set in St Louis as the Cardinals contend with the Dodgers for the pennant. In the AL the Yankees and Red Sox wage a two team battle while Cleveland fades after a loss to Lefty Mel Parnell.
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Kiner’s bid to break Babe Ruth homer record at Crosley Field
Cincinnati notes a three game Reds versus Pirates series with Ralph Kiner chasing Babe Ruth’s all time home run mark. The visit to Crosley Field is highlighted as a historic challenge given Kiner’s limited success there since 1947. The set opens with a ladies day game and closes with the season’s final Crosley doubleheader.
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UCLA Pass Play by Red Sanders Uses Clever Fake
A 1940s UCLA football trick play described by Red Sanders centers on a fake pass to lure defenders, with Ernie Johnson as primary passer and Don Hunt as the receiver. The sequence features blockers, decoys, and a late backhanded pass to Hunt for a scoring chance against Vanderbilt in 1946 and 1948.
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Cerdan Knocks Out Zale To Claim World Middleweight Crown
Marcel Cerdan of France knocked out Tony Zale in the 12th round to win the world middleweight championship, a decisive victory highlighted in Sports Mirror Today.
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Muddy) Ruel
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Redmen Prepare For Marietta After Ashland Loss
Rio Grande College Redmen suffered a 38 to 0 defeat to Ashland in the opener and face a tough test vs Marietta. Coach Christy Arnold plans heavy practice this week with scrimmages and drills while co captain Walter Brown returns and Dan Murphy joins the squad to bolster the line.
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New Marshfield Downs Rome Canton 14-0 in Fall League
Southpaw Jim Pinney pitched a two hit shutout as New Marshfield defeated Rome Canton 14 to 0 in Ath ens County fall baseball. Pinney struck out one and allowed a man to reach third once. McFadden and Stright each had three hits to lead Waterloo. Rome’s Goodfellow and Radcliff had Rome’s only hits. Waterloo meets Ames Bern Friday at 2 p.m.
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Sky Line Gun Club Shootin Gallery at Athens Skeet Range
A series of photos captures active Sky line Gun Club members in action at the Athens skeet layout. Images by HO McCaskill showcase shooters in stance, aiming and firing during practice sessions and club events.
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Yesterday's baseball results across leagues with playoffs noted
Cubs, Red Sox, and Dodgers highlights from scores across the American and National Leagues. Cleveland beat Boston 8 to 7 in a late inning rally while Detroit toppled Philadelphia 6 to 8. New York routed Chicago 33 to 1 and St Louis edged Washington in a low scoring affair. In the National League Brooklyn defeated Chicago 9 to 5 as Philadelphia won 5 to 2 and St Louis triumphed 7 to 4. Milwaukee swept St Paul 15 to 6 to take the series 4-3. Indianapolis and Minneapolis tied their series 3-3 with a 7 to 6 finish.
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Sievers Leads Browns Subdue Washington In Lopsided Win
Roy Sievers belted a homer two doubles and a single and drove in six as St. Louis defeated Washington 15 to 6. Jack Banta pitched Brooklyn to a 5 to 0 win over Chicago with five hits allowed, five strikeouts and no walks.
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Stars line up for fourth annual National Open in golf
Defending champion Babe Didrickson Zaharias leads a star field at Prince Georges Country Club in Landover Maryland for the four way battle in the Women’s National Open. Top contenders include Dot Kielty Marlene Bauer Dot Germain Porter and Louise Suggs with amateurs Peggy Kirk and Carol Diringer among the field. The 6892 yard par 75 layout tests the fame and form of these women in a marquee event.
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Daily Major League Baseball Schedule Highlights
The card lists games today featuring Chicago at New York and Philadelphia in doubleheaders with pitchers and records noted. Detroit travels to Philadelphia while Cleveland visits Boston and St Louis plays Washington. Brooklyn and St Louis host two games with key arms, and Boston meets Pittsburgh as New York visits Cincinnati.
Williams leads batting and runs in the season totals
The season lists Williams of Boston atop batting with 350 runs and 144 runs scored plus 40 home runs and 188 hits. Robinson of Brooklyn leads hits with 195 and has 346 batting runs batted in combined with Kiner of Pittsburgh for 119 RBIs. Spahn of Boston tops strikeouts with 134 and Trucks of Detroit has 141.
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Hurricanes repeat as U S Open polo champions at Meadow Brook
Westbury New York. The Hurricanes defeated El Trebo of Argentina 10 to 4 to claim their second consecutive U S open polo title. Cecil Smith led with a 10 goal performance as about 12 000 spectators looked on.
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Nats Clinch Last Place by a Disgraced Season
Washington Senators clinched last place with a 15 to 6 loss to the St Louis Browns. They finish with 45 wins and cannot match the 56 win marks of 1919 or 1948, sitting at one of the worst seasons in 40 years. Their farm clubs also finished last.
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Notable boxing results from several cities headline card outcomes
In Providence Charles Lewis defeated Jackie Weber on points while Luther Rawlings stopped Pedro Ortega in Chicago. Joe Dominic outpointed Tami Maureille in Holyoke and Willie Pep stopped Eddie Compo in Waterbury. Wallace Smith halted Dan Bowman in Cincinnati and Danny Ruggerio stopped Johnny Black in Jacksonville. Babe Neff Ortiz outpointed Peewee Swingler in Albuquerque.
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Cathey) Lewis
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Bud” Smith
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Phoenix Ramblers Repeat as WAA Softball Champs
The ramblers from Phoenix Arizona returned home with the Women's Amateur Softball Association national championship trophy, adding another title to their achievements and proving their dominance in the tournament.
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