Ambitious 20-game winner chase sparks AL pace
American League may boast four 20-game winners this season as Hal Newhouser Bob Feller Dave Ferriss and Spud Chandler reach double-digit victories early. Brooky n Dodgers extend NL lead with 3-1 win over Braves and Cubs rally to topple Pirates 6-5 with a ninth-inning rally led by Bill Nicholson.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Paradise
Grover Alexander
Philadelphia
Dick Rudolph
Bill James
Boston
Jeff Tesreau
New York
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Dave Ferriss
Boston Red Sox
Spud Chandler
New York Yankees
Newhouser
Johnny Sain
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Dick Whitman
Bruce Edwards
Ed Stanky
Hank Behrman
Joe Hattan
Braves
Cubs
Pirates
Bill Nicholson
Danville Dodgers surge to 6 1 win over Davenport
In a league clash at Danville the Danville Dodgers beat Davenport 6 to 1 behind Condit as Terre Haute climbs from last to threaten Quincy with a 7 to 0 win over the Gems at Terre Haute. Evansville nips Springfield 5 to 4 in ten innings, while Decatur edges Waterloo 2 to 1.
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Associated Press
Danville
Davenport
Dodgers
Cubs
Terre Haute
Quincy
Gems
Evansville
Springfield
Decatur
Commies
Waterloo
Condit
Kunz
Linderman
Braves
Ortiz
Dunker
Major League Leaders in the National League and American League
The compiled 1940s style leader list shows leading NL batters Walker Musial and Doerr and Williams in various categories. It notes run totals for Musial and Williams, hits by Bernardino and Williams Doerr, and home run figures for Williams Mize and Greenberg with accompanying pitching leaders Ruffing and Highe Rush.
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Associated Proos
Walker
Brooklyn
Musial
S. Louis
St. Louis
Cavarretta
Chicago
Rune
Slaughter
Holmes
Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Blattner
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reiser
Hopp
Highe
Rush
Brown Upsets Segura at Wimbledon in four sets
Tom Brown of California stunned Francisco Segura of Ecuador in a Wimbledon upset, dropping the first two sets 1 6 6 8 and winning 6 3 6 3. British critics praised the American’s performance and Segura’s gracious reaction as day five featured 55 matches and several mixed results.
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Wimbledon
England
California
Tom Brown
Francisco
Pancho” Segura
Ecuador
Segura
San Francisco
Jack Kramer
U. S
Yaroslav Drobny
Czechoslovakia
Geoff Brow
Australia
Enrique Morea
Argentina
Pauline Bells
United States
Joy Gannon
Fights Last Night Across Cities Featured Knockouts and Decisions
Indianapolis bouts featured Chaney and Bell in TKO style wins, Graves outpointed Virgin in Austin on a 10 count, Welch won a decision over Simms in Portland, Jones outpointed Rose in Fall River, Alvarez defeated Morlin in Brooklyn, and Zivic of Youngstown with Birksovich match postponed due to rain tonight.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Colton Chaney
Shelton Bell
Youngstown
St. Paul
Jackie Graves
Austin
Boston
Buddy Rose
Tampa
Fla
Brooklyn
Roman Alverez
New York
Jorge Morlin
Mexico City
Charlaw Zivic
Mike Birksovich
Suggs Rally Sets Up Western Open Semifinal Match
Lou ise Suggs and Dot Kirby upset top contenders to reach the Women s Western Open semifinal against Babe Zaharias and Patty Berg. Suggs rallied from a deficit to beat Otto, while Kirby defeated Staats as Zaharias wore down Jameson and Berg defeated Row. Semifinals scheduled for 2:80 and 2:00 p.m.
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L. E. Skelley
Des Moines
Georgia
Patty
Minneapolis
Louise
Phyllis Otte
Atlantic
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Betty
Miss Kirby
Miss Berg
Little Redhead
Czech netster upsets Kramer at Wimbledon
Jaroslav Drobny of Czechoslovakia defeated America's No 1 hope Jack Kramer in a five set match 2-6 17-15 6-3 3-6 6-8 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
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Wimbledon
Jack Kramer
America
Jaroslav Drobny
Czechoslovakia
Kramer
Race Driver Killed at Gilmore Stadium Collision
Hollywood mourns 20 year old Einar Lindskog nicknamed Swede after a midget auto racer crashed into a wall at Gilmore Stadium. The vehicle struck a rut, overturned three times, and Lindskog died of injuries sustained in the night’s race.
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Hollywood
Einar T
Lindskog
Gilmore Stadium
A and P Beat Sidles to Stay Shared Lead in City League
A and P softballers edged Sidles Trojans 10 to 9 in seven innings to maintain a share of the lead in the YMCA city league. Pressnall earned the win on nine hits and three strikeouts as Saemisch allowed 14 hits. Key moments included a first inning run, Sidles’ fifth inning surge, and Robinson's doubled in the final frame scoring Armstrong and Biggers.
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VFW
Ymca City
Jeague
Sidles Trojans
Pressnall
Bob Saemisch
Bob Hockom
Gustason
Powell
Armstrong
Girard
Ham
Meyers
Trojans
Zeke Newman
B. Andersen
Newman
Mickey Andersen
Sidles
del Girard
B. Anderson
Robinson
D. Armstrong
Bigiers
Methodists
Trent’s
Trent's
Adair
Bob Pigsley
G. Hockom
B. Carey
B. Young
B. Marshall
Saemisch
M. Anderson
W. Williams
Tao Girard
B. Hockom
O ' Powell
Mueller
Knop
Kunze
Rhe Sidles
Biggers
Sammisch
Al Mazar Struck by Indians Rally in Losses and Wins
Al Mazar exited in the fifth as Columbus yielded four runs and Indianapolis rolled to a 14 to 6 victory. The Indians swept the doubleheader behind a 5 to 2 opener win and extended their deficit to four games in the American Association standings. Rex Cecil toppled the Birds with five hits in game one. Other results: St Paul beat Kansas City 3 to 2 in a tense ninth, Louisville topped Toledo 5 to 3, and Milwaukee won 11 to 8 before a split with Minneapolis.
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Associated Press
al Mazar
Indianapolis
Mazar
Columbus
Wayne McLeland
Indians
St. Paul
Rex Cecil
Birds
Kansas City
Saints
Blues
Louisville
Toledo
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Millers
Science Finds No Defense Against the T Formation
Detroit scouts report no effective counter to the T formation after trials by Coach Charte and staff. experiments tested two ball handlers and timing devices to slow the offense, but found the T formation accelerates beyond defensive shift speed unless ball handling and center snap timing are flawless.
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Detroit
Rai
Ooffees
Baier
Sone
On Pest
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Pacs
Batep
Tha Torr
VFW and Cumberland Battle in Baseball Return Game
The Atlantic VoL edged Cumberland to even the series, 19-6, on Cumberland field. Spud Murphy pitched the win with seven hits allowed while Denham, Princeton, and John Jacobs of Town contributed with a drive and a strong defense in a rough interleague matchup. In golf, John Jacobs shot a 7s hole round in the T2-hole medal play National Collegiate Golf tournament, while Blackie Dahlberg led with 69 and Rob Graham opened with a 71 for Iowa in the town's annual event.
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Atlantic Vol W
Oit
Cumberland
Cub
Spud Murphy
Denham
Princeton
Jonn Jacobs
Toreesuyet Pay
Hush “Blackie? Dahlberg
Texas
Rob Graham
Iowa
Dune 27 protest over horse hitching and park meters
Sonora Calif stockmen protest proposed park ordinance meters that would bar hitching horses on streets. Cattlemen warn it could drive horses off the road while highway signs urge drivers to slow, pass safely, and avoid accidents for a safer tomorrow.
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Sonora
Calif
Eddie Stanky Draws Passes Aces Hurlers In Huge Season
Eddie Stanky of Brooklyn emerges as a selective hitter drawing many walks and limiting free passes to pitchers. The article notes his reform impacts by focusing on patience at the plate, his growing threat to hurlers, and comparisons to past stars while highlighting the evolving approach to offense.
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Raschall
Eddie Staiky
Eddie
Pitelen
Ooniteli
Jonelle
Sheckard
Cocenrom
Hatte Co
Boston
Stankex
Benio
Stanky
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