Red Sox Power Fails to Lift Them from Third Place
The Boston Red Sox, despite five regulars in the league’s top ten batters, remain in third place. George Kell leads the batting race at .381, just ahead of Walt Dropo, with Doby and Evers also near the leaders. Williams holds the HR and runs lead, while Kell tops hits with 75. Doby and Dillinger share steals, and Tommy Byrne leads pitching at 9-1.
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Musial Extends Lead In National League Batting Race
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals holds a 37-point edge in the NL batting race with a .384 average after about one third of the season. Jackie Robinson, moving up from Hopp, is .347, while Duke Snider climbs to third with a .344 average three points behind Robinson.
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Catholics Edge Danes 12 10 for Loop Lead
The Catholic softball team moved to first in the church league by defeating the Danes 12 to 10 at Sunnyside. Pitchers Preston and Allen held the Danes to eight hits while Tom Dougherty led Catholic with a double and a homer in four at bats. Petersen hit a homer in the fifth and a single in the sixth. The Danes scored four in the first, then two in each of the third fifth and sixth. Wednesday will pit the Methodists against Zion Lutherans for second place.
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Basketball Standings And Tomorrow's Schedule From AP
The Associated Press previews the NBA standings with teams such as Detroit New York Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago Philadelphia St Louis and more. It lists win loss records and percentages and outlines tomorrow’s key matchups including New York at Chicago Yaelon at St Louis Philadelphia at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland.
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Neola Elks Midgets top Atlantic with ten to three win
Neola Elks Midgets defeated Atlantic 10 to 3 after eleven hits and seven errors by Atlantic and two errors by Neola. Foeht and Scknster pitched for Atlantic and Neola respectively, each with five strikeouts. Neola loaded the bases in the first inning and added runs in the second fourth and fifth, finishing with a three-run sixth.
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Soos gain on Omaha with 8 6 win over Pueblo
Sioux City Soos win 8 6 over Pueblo in Western league action while Denver edges Omaha 8 7 in ten innings. Soos collect 11 hits eight for extra bases and sit five and a half games behind Omaha after the night’s results. Des Moines and Lincoln also win as Des Moines tops Colorado Springs 13 7 and Lincoln beats Wichita 7 5.
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Yanks Worry Over Tigers Look for Pitchers
The New York Yankees seek pitching help before the Thursday deadline as Detroit's bounce back and road prowess put them as the team to beat. Trading away players could augment a depleted staff while brokers scout for arms amid a tight standings race across the league.
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Twin Cities Home Run Duel Ended by Rain
Rain halted a St Paul Minneapolis game after 3 1 8 innings of a home run frenzy. The Saints led 11 7 when play stopped with seven homers already belted, three short of the AA record. Louisville closed to two games back in the standings amid the stoppage.
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Maxim Offered Title Bout With Robinson In Talks
Chicago light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim and welterweight king Ray Robinson may meet for the title if money and clearance align. Ted Brenner offered Maxim 26 000 to defend or 40 percent of net gate, with venues in Brooklyn Ebets field or Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City. Robinson’s side offered 20 percent of net gate and his manager accepted. Maxim’s camp seeks more than 25 000 guarantee.
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