Cards And Soos Sweep To Doubleheader Wins
Omaha's Cardinals and Sioux City's Soos expanded leads in the Western league by sweeping Sunday doubleheaders. Omaha beat Denver 17-7 and 11-5, Pueblo fell 11-2 and 14-5, Sky Sox won twice at Colorado Springs 8-7 and 5-3, Lincoln shut out Wichita 7-0.
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Omaha Team Edges B and H 6-4 In Softball Clash
Corn State Scrum of Omaha defeated B and H Motors 6-4 Sunday night on the Sunny Side diamond. Curan led Omaha with a homer and a double in three trips, Hill added a four-bagger, Lampe and Hamilton doubled for extra-base hits, while Struble fanned five Omaha batters. B and H collected five hits, scoring in the fifth and sixth frames.
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Hogan Wins 50th National Open At Merion
Ben Hogan returned with two sound legs and a precise game to win the 50th National Open at Merion East, a dramatic playoff run finishing one-under-par 69. Lloyd Mangrum, 35, faltered with a 98 after a two-stroke penalty, while George Fazio shot 75.
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Chandler denies contract demands in grapevine report
St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports editor J Roy Stockton cites a grapevine claim that Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler seeks a seven year contract but he denies the report saying he knows nothing about it. He says his present contract runs until April 1952 and cannot be renewed until 18 months before expiration.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Recent Games
National League standings show St. Louis ahead with a 30 17 record and Brooklyn at 28 19. Yesterday St. Louis beat New York 6 5 and Philadelphia swept Pittsburgh in 12 innings. American League notes Detroit leads with a 32 14 mark. New York 44 15. schedule includes New York at Chicago 7 40 p.m. tomorrow.
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Saigh bows to NL rules on Sunday game
St Louis Cardinals president Fred Saigh eases stance and may cancel a Sunday July 18 game with the Brooklyn Dodgers if National League rules require it.
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Major League Leaders Across Leagues
The American League leaders include Kell Detroit batting .381 and Williams Boston 66 runs. Williams and Stephens tie for 61 RBIs. Kell Detroit leads with 75 hits. Encompassing pitchers, Byrne New York tops with a 1.69 ERA and .876, with Stobbs and McDermott Boston at .800. National League highlights show Musial St Louis batting .384 and 39 RBIs, with Kiner Pittsburgh 13 homers.
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Tigers Edge Red Sox In 14th InningPlay Triumph
Vic Wertz belted a two run homer in the 14th to lift Detroit over Boston 9 6 after the Tigers won the opener 8 2. Vic Raschi limited the Browns to three hits as the Yankees took a 1 0 win and added a 4 2 victory in the second game.
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Open Day at Atlantic Golf and Country Club Scheduled
The Atlantic Golf and Country Club will hold an open day on Sunday July 9. Wally Powell, the club pro, says pairings and tee-off run 7 30 to 9 30 a m. The event features a 27 hole championship flight and medal play with a 75 iron prize for first.
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Fontana Scores In North South All Star Game
Fontana of Fontana era star at Ankeny Indiana did not score as the North team defeated the South 58 to 49 in the all star high school basketball game held Saturday.
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Newhouser and Gray lead Red Sox in doubleheader loss
In a doubleheader Boston Red Sox fall to Detroit 6-2 and 8-6 as Hal Newhouser and Ted Gray dominate. The Sox drop to third place six games behind the Yankees with a fourth straight defeat. Detroit’s win, aided by Fred Hutchinson and Vic Wertz homers, shores up its pennant challenge.
Baseball Roundup From May Games Across American Leagues
Yankees pitcher Raschi blanked the opponent for his first shutout and seventh win. Bob Lemon earned his seventh victory for Cleveland. Al Rosen and Jim Hegan homered for the Indians. Chicago’s double win ends Washington’s seven game streak. Ray Scarborough allowed 11 hits but won his fifth in the nightcap. Howie Pollet and Alpha Brazie led St Louis to a 10th straight win over the Giants before 33,868 at the gate. Don Newcombe collected his sixth win for Brooklyn. Ewen Blackwell secured his fourth in the nightcap after Cincinnati’s six run seventh. Hank Sauer hit a decisive fly for Chicago past Boston in the opener. Ron Northey homered as Bob Rush beat Warren Spahn in the second game.
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Leaders Cop Twin Bills Sunday in Association Play
The American association's top four clubs swept Sunday doubleheaders to keep the race tight. Minneapolis leads Louisville by 2½ games, with Indianapolis seven back. St. Paul and Columbus sit further behind as Minneapolis, Louisville, and Indianapolis posted wins.
Michigan State coach gives up hypothetical sportsmanship trophy
Milwaukee considers a non existent award as Michigan State coach Karl Schiademann leads the Spartans to a comeback win that ties Michigan Normal for the team title in the silver anniversary 8-0 track meet. A coin flip would have decided possession of the Knute K. Rockne trophy, which State previously won twice, but the trophy is presented to Normal coach George Marshall as a gesture of sportsmanship.
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Ypsilanti School Captures First Crown in 26 Years Meet
Wisconsin’s Don Gehrmann set a sensational mile mark at 4:10.2 winning by 40 yards. Michigan State’s Warne Druetaler clocked 9:12.3 in the two mile as two old distance records and two new field event standards fell amid the meet’s chaos.
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Lindsay Wins Trans Mississippi Golf Championship
Daline Marjorie Lindsay, 25 year old from Decatur Illinois, defeated Gracie De Moss of Corvallis Oregon 7 and 6 to win the women’s Trans Mississippi championship at Lakewood Country Club. Lindsay heads to Denver for the Western Open and believes strong play could yield the title. She shot 37 36 73 over 6836 yards, dominating both women’s and men’s par.
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Elk Horn Maintains Unbeaten West Iowa League Run
Allen Jacobsen starred on both ends of a no hitter as Jacksonville beat Kirkman 2 to 1 in an Iowa Western league game at Jacksonville. Jacobsen pitched six hitless innings before an unearned run scored. he then replaced as catcher after Everett Greeves injured a finger. Harvey Greves shut Kirkman down the rest of the way. Elk Horn stayed unbeaten in the southern division by edging Portsmouth 13 to 12 behind Kirk Hansen with a homer and three singles. Mel Buck hit a grand slam for Portsmouth in the eighth. Earling and Westphalia remained tied for the northern division lead with separate victories.
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Earling and Westphalia claim baseball wins in region games
Earling defeated Vail 5-2 after a late collision halted play. Westphalia beat Panama 3-0 with homers from John Wageman Mike Goets and Nicky Gabbela. Gene Klein led Defiance past Irwin 8-5 with a homer and three singles. Thompson allowed five hits as Kimballton shut out Harlan 11-0. Minden beat Perala 11-1 and Manning downed Panama 11-8.
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Audubon Humbles Sunday Night In Reunion Game
Audubon-Audubon beat Schaller 12 to 9 in a reunion of ex Western league stars. Pete Leonetti started for Schaller and yielded eight runs in the first inning before Sam Eatock relieved. John Rennicke homered with a man on in the fifth and added two singles. Audubon heads on a four day road trip to Mason City Bancroft Estherville and Fonda.
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