Yankees Hold Off Tigers In Tight May Classic
Yankees win 6-4 as Joe DiMaggio Phil Rizzuto and Billy Johnson homer to reclaim the lead Genoa era. Yogi Berra’s seventh inning drive handscuffing error secures the win. Boston pounds St Louis 20-4 as Dobson stars and Shantz shuts out Washington. Brooklyn and St Louis both win as Newcombe dominates Pirates. Giants roll past Chicago 13-4 to stretch hot streak.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
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New York
Red Rolfe
Tigers
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Red Hot
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Yanks
Tommy Byrne
Tiger
Joe DiMaggio
Phil Rizzuto
Bily Johnson
St. Louis
Red Sox
Brownie
Joe Dobson
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Johnny Ostrowski
Irv Noren
Brooklyn
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Don Newcombe
Pirates
Bill MacDonald
Pitsburgh
Stsh Musial
Warren Spahn
Stan
al Brazile
Bob Miller
Terre Haute
Philadelphis Phils
Major League Leaders Overview
Key leaders across leagues include Kell of Detroit leading batting with .385 and Doby of Cleveland at .377. Williams of Boston hits 14 homers. Stephens of Boston drives in 68. Slugger Musial leads NL batting at .389 for St Louis with 67 hits. Gordon of Boston has 12 homers. Pitching notes spotlight Byrne of New York at 61 wins with .857, and Miller of Philadelphia 4 0 4 0 in NL.
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Detroit
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Cleveland
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Boston
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Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Glaviano
Sauer
Chicago
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Slaughter
Ashburn
Gordon
Westlake
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Terwilliger
Roberts
Spahn
Miller
Bankhead
Associated Press
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Stt. Louis
Louis
National League
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St. Louie
Cincinnati
Fisherman Breaks Ankle While Winning Prize Bass
Asbury Park N J Rich ard Hueth a seasoned fisherman hooked a 19 1/2 pound striped bass from an 18 foot sea wall near hare when the line broke he leaped to keep the catch jumping broke an ankle and bruised the other foot He crawled through the surf to salvage the line and was helped from the water He was taken to Monmouth Memorial hospital in Long Branch and ordered off work for three to six months.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Richard Hueth
Hare
Hueth
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
Dodgers rout Pirates as Morgan belts two homers
Bobby Morgan of the Dodgers hits two home runs and drives in four in a 9-0 victory over Pittsburgh. Vic Raschi of the Yankees earns a 5-4 win over Detroit, snapping the Tigers seven-game streak.
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Bobby Morgan
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Vic Raschi
Yankees
Detroit
Purdue Sophomore Skewron Captures 1950 Batting Title
Chicago native Billy Skewron closed his first Big Ten baseball season as the 1950 batting champion with a .500 average in 40 hits in 80 at bats across 110 conference games. He also led in total bases with 35 including two doubles and two triples. Russell Steger finished second with .447, leading hits with 21 and RBIs with 20. Thornton Kipper earned top pitcher honors for Wisconsin with five wins and no defeats.
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Purdue
Billy Skewron
Skowron
Boilermakers
Lee Eilbracht
Big Ten
Silinorer
Russ Steger
Wisconsin
Michigan
Thornton Kipper
Kipper
Bob
Red” Wilson
Dick Hoeksema
Lons
Tnndiana
Jim McGee
Favorites Dominate Trans-Mississippi Women’s Round Two
Polly Riley of Fort Worth defeated Pat Garner of Midland to lead the top match in the women's Trans-Mississippi second round. Riley won 6 and 4 after beating Gene Langkop yesterday, while Garner beat A E Roberts 4 and 2. Betsy Rawls advanced as defending champion, with Betty Dodd pushing her to 21 holes. Marjorie Lindsaybeat Mary Tyson 7 and 6 in another first round match.
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Dallas
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Pat Garner
Midland
Tex
Miss Riley
Gene Langkop
Miss Garner
A. E. Roberts
Lake Charles
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Betty Dodd
San Antonio
M. W. Morgan
Baytown
Nith
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Mary Tyson
Houston
Catholics edge Zion Lutherans in YMCA league opener
In Sunnyside the Catholics defeated Zion Lutherans 8 to 7 while St Pauls Lutheran routed Peace Evangelical 22 to 8 in opening YMCA church league games under new floodlights. Allen allowed five hits for Zion. Ratashak limited Catholics to eight. Danes surged with a total of 18 runs across the fourth to seventh innings.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran
Peace Evangelical
Sunnyside
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Zion
Allen
Retashak
Peace Evangelica
Zellmer
W Christensen
B. & H. Motors
Lenox Postale
Sunnyside Field
H Cohrs
C. Ratashak
Ahrens
Q Aldag
Wiechman
Dohrmann
Havens
Aldeg
L. Ratashak
Dougherty
Ratashak
All Star Coaching Staff Includes Schwartz at Soldier Field
Chicago Marchmont Schwarts of Stanford, famed Notre Dame backfield star, joins the college all star staff for the Philadelphia Eagles game at Soldier Field on August 11. Holy Cross coach Eddie Anderson confirmed the acceptance yesterday, following Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech joining earlier. Pedestrians wearing white are noted in roadside observations.
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Chicago
Marchmont Schwarts
Stanford
Notre Dame
Philadelphia Eagles
Soldier Field
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Schwartz
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Sky Sox fall as Omaha drops fifth in six
Western league action shows Omaha Cardinals losing 4-3 to Colorado Springs while Sioux City tops Omaha 6- run-scoring burst. Des Moines and Denver trade homers as Lincoln snaps skid with 3-2 win over Pueblo and Wichita takes 7-3 at Sioux City.
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Associated Press
Omaha Cardinals
Colorado Springs
Pace Setters
Omaha
Bioux City
Wichita
Des Moines
Denver
Lincoln
Pueblo
Sky Sox
Charlie Frey
Harvey Zernia
Sioux City
Bob Tuttley
Jim Morgan
Bob Balcona
Charley
Puebls
Zavitka
Va Fauth
Moose Womack homer powers Pueblo rally in Lincoln win
Pueblo ties 2-2 in the ninth before Lincoln blows a lead in the bottom half. Billy Shantz drives in the decisive run on Elwood Carey’s sac fly after Shantz’s steal of third, with Bob Gardner delivering a long sacrifice fly to center.
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Ienapolis
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the Birds
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Nsas City
Kalin
Paul LaPalme
Adianapolis
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Pueblo
Lincoln
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Elwood Carey
Shantz
Bob Gardner
Massena Residents Visit Relatives In Midwest
Massena announces travel plans and family visits as Mrs. W R Krause visits her daughter in Des Moines while Mrs. W F Kuesel relocates to Atlantic. Arlene Shielda and Mr and Mrs Roy Mandery of San Francisco stay with Mrs Bertha Shields for a week, with Mr and Mrs Ray Shields due soon. The Hosfelts and their son George drove to Dear Plaines to visit Mrs Hos-
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George
Dea Plaines, I
Felt’s Brother Bryan Messer Returns From Veterans Hospital
Felt’s brother Bryan Messer, ill in a veterans hospital for six years, was visited after returning Tuesday from the facility.
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Felt
Bryan Messer
Veterans Hospital
Ventilators Rule for Basement Space in Old Homes
A basements ventilation rule states ventilation equals a little over two square feet per space for every 25 feet of building circumference below the ground floor.
Poultry Disease Warns Care on Disposal of Birds and Litter
Disease control authorities urge poultrymen to burn or bury all birds that die of contagious ailments and to ensure proper disposal of litter. Careless handling blamed for many outbreaks, with ads in the News Telegraph suggesting remedies.
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