Williams Aims For Second Year Of Sweeping Batting Honors
Terrible Teddy Williams pursues a second consecutive season leading the American League in the four major batting categories. He hit his 20th home run as the Red Sox beat the Senators 12 1 and strengthened Boston by seven over the Yankees. Williams leads in runs batted in total bases while Vernon tops batting average. Dodgers beat Braves 3 1 as Walker delivers for Brooklyn. Phillies edge Giants in 10 innings 7 5 with Seminick homering twice. Browns shut out Tigers 9 0 as Galehouse and Trout duel.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Teddy Williams
Williams
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Foxx
Ruth
Columbia
Lou
Rogers Hornsby
Chuck Klein
Joe Medwick
Boston
Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Red Sox
Washington Senators
Bobby Doerr
Washington
Mickey Vernon
Vernon
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Mickey Harris
Charley Keller
Floyd Bevens
Athletics
Phil Marchildon
Bronz Bombers
Tommy Henrich
Keller
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dixie Walker
Brooks
Vic Lombardi
Cardinals
Howie Pollet
Preacher Roe
Bucs
Pirates
Maurice van Robays
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Andy Seminick
Phillies
Jim Tabor
Eddie Miller
Reds
Hank Borowy
Johnny Vander Meer
Bruins
Denny Gatehouse
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Galehouse
Dizzy Trout
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Suggs Eliminates Babe Meets Berg For Crown
Louise Suggs, 22, upset Babe Didrikson Zaharias to reach the Women's Western Open final against Patty Berg. Berg dispatched Dorothy Kirby in a 1 up finish, with Suggs and Berg set to battle in a 36 hole final.
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Suggs
Babe
Patty Berg
National League Leaders Dusty with Surprising Mix
AAP list highlights Walter Walker of Brooklyn leading NL batting with a .379 average while Stan Musial of St. Louis hits .3862. Run totals show Walker 87 RBIs 51, with Ennis and Holmes tied for doubles at 17. Pitching lists Higbe and Kush both at 5-0 with 1.000ERAs.
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Associated Press
Walker
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Rune — Musial
Cavarretta
Chicago
Slaughter
Hite
Ennis
Philadelphia
Holmes
Boston
Mize
New York
Blattner
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reiser
Hopp
Higbe
Baseball Leaders and Safety Signs on the Highway
The record lists batting leaders Vernon Williams Pesky Doerr and others with Williams leading in runs doubles and home runs while Ruffing Harris and others top pitching charts. A highway safety note emphasizes signs reading Slow Curve Speed Limit and urges obeying them, promoting News Telegraph want ads.
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Vernon
Washington
Williams
Boston
Pesky
Rune
Doerr
Berardino
St. Louis
Spence
Edwards
Cleveland
Lewis
Keller
New York
Greenberg
Detroit
Case
Stirnweiss
Ruffing
Harris
Becker joins Indians after Cubs trade move
Heinz Becker, a Berlin born first sacker who played 68 games for the Chicago Cubs last season batting .286, is now with the Cleveland Indians after starting his career with Milwaukee in 1944. In his last 18 games he has hit at a .369 pace.
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Heinz Becker
Nashville
Cleveland Indians
Becker
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
Cubs
Stolz Gameness Features Bout With Montgomery
The crowd praised Allie Stolz for gameness after his knockout loss to Bob Montgomery at Madison Square Garden. Montgomery, with Ike Williams, claimed the lightweight crown and unified the 135-pound title for the first time since Army service, drawing 10,872 viewers and $61,994 in gate receipts.
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Sid Feder
New York
Allie Stolz
Bob Montgomery
Bobcut
Bob
Ike Williams
Willie
Madison Square Garden
Montgomery
Pennsylvania
National Boxing Association
Williams
Ike
Mike Jacobs
Philadelphia
Stanford Winner NCAA Golf Crown
Stanford reclaimed the national team title with a 619 total over 36 holes, five strokes ahead of Michigan and six under Ohio State. Three Iowa golfers qualified for the individual match play, led by Bohn Jacobs, with Bob Graham and Leo Ganulocher also advancing.
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Princeton
N. J
Stanford
Michigan
Ohio State
Univrsity of Iowa
Bohn Jacobs
Bob Graham
Leo Ganulocher
Road Sign Warnings for Safer Driving
Advice urges drivers to heed road signs to reduce strain and avoid accidents, emphasizing following signals as a simple safety measure.
Three Shutouts Reported in Association Games Friday
Pitchers starred in the American Association with three shutouts. Phil Oates blanked Milwaukee 5-0 for Minneapolis in his second win, Otho Nicholas held Kansas City to seven hits in a 7-0 St. Paul victory, and Paul Derringer tossed a six hitter as Indianapolis won 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. Louisville's Colons fell 5-4 to Toledo as Jerry Witle slugged his 21st homer.
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Associated Press
American Association
Phil Oates
Minneapolis Millers
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul Saints
Kansas City Blues
Otho Niccholas
Big Paul Derringer
Indianapolis
Columbus
Tribe
Toledo
Louisville
Colonels
Jerry Witle
Madhens
Davenport Piles Up Hits To Cut Danville Lead
Davenport unleashed an 11 hit attack to beat the Dodgers 8-7 and trim Danville’s lead to 2 games in the Three-I. Five Davenport runs came in the second inning as Danville fought back with three in the fifth. Springfield topped Evansville 4-3 as Evansville’s errors and runs in the third framed the game. Decatur moved within 8 1/2 games of Waterloo with a 7-3 win and Terre Haute defeated Quincy 6-3 with 15 hits.
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Associated Press
Danville
Davenport
Dodgers
Cubs
Springfield
Evansville
Braves
Decatur
Waterloo
White Hawks
Davis
Hawks
Terre Haute
Quincy
Gems
On Vacation, Don’t Overdo Exercise Sun or Eating
Practical travel guidance cautions balance in activity exposure and meals while on holiday. Recommend moderate exercise, sensible sun protection, and light, regular meals to avoid fatigue and dehydration.
Suggs Leads Berg One Up At Turn In Open
Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Georgia holds a one hole lead over Patty Berg of Minneapolis at the halfway mark of the Women's Western Open 18 hole match at Wakonda Club. Berg tied the match on the 14th after paring the first three holes of the second nine and Berg closed with a six on the 18th to trim the deficit.
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L. E. Skelley
Des Moines
Louise Suppes
Georgia
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Yars
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Miss Suggs
Lithia Springs
Xir
Zaharias
Patty
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Sizzler
Sages
Legion
Marine Corps
Wakanda
Tres Moines
Tune
Louize Sages
Wakonda Club
Louise
Mise Sugges
Miss Berg
Des Moines Centenary Parade Opens State Celebration
Thousands crowded Locust Street in Des Moines as the capital began its centennial celebration with a two hour parade. Airplanes roared overhead including a jet P-80 while historical floats, drum and bugle corps, and an 85 person U S army band led participants. Military units and equipment from World War II era appeared alongside patriotic groups. The centennial program continues next week with fairs, sports, air shows, and national competitions.
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Des Moines
Locust Street
Army
U.S. Army
Wallace Seeks Free Interchange of Students and Ideas
Secretary Wallace urged free exchange of students among Latin America Slavs and Anglo-Saxons to foster international understanding in the nuclear age. He spoke at the University of Iowa predicting a great future for Latin America and calling for an international scholarship committee to promote cultural understanding across three cultures.
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Town City
Latin America
Henry A. Wallace
United States
British Commonwealth
Russia
Wallace
University of Iowa
First recording of centennial Iowa song released
Des Moines, June 29. The first record of Bing Crosby singing the Iowa centennial song "Iowa" was presented to Gov. Robert D Blue by William Gaseman of Decca. A thousand plates flew from New York for Des Moines release during the celebration. The ballad by Meredith Willson centers on the word Tike and its musical usage.
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Des Moines
Bing Crosby
Iowa
Towa
Robert D. Blue
William Gaseman
Chicago
Decca Mistributings Corp
New York
N.Y
Tre
Tawaborn Meredith Willson
Recapture of State Hospital Escapees Near Mt Pleasant
Four escapees from the state hospital near Mt Pleasant were recaptured within an hour. Harold Johnson, 42, was wounded in the arm by Police Chief James Jamison after allegedly threatening officers with a butcher knife and fleeing into a field. The other three surrendered when overtaken, identified as Kenneth Wray, 25, of Clinton County, James Donlan, 16, of Des Moines County, and Jesse Ginn, 48, of Scott County.
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Mt. Pleasant
State Hospital
Harold Johnson
James Jamison
Johnson
Kenneth Wray
Clinton County
James Donlan
Des Moines
Jesse Ginn
Scott County
Body Recovered After Pier 72 Collapse in Delaware River
Philadelphia reports a police harbor patrol recovered a body believed to be one of five men missing after Pier 72 collapsed in the Delaware River. Navy divers continued to search for the remaining missing as the 150 foot pier failure is investigated.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Navy
Four-Leaf Clover No Luck Symbol Tied to Collision
The report notes Louise Ward and Carlene Town send Marshalltown nurses visited Newton to retrieve a car. Miss Ward wandered the Town send lawn while seeking good luck symbol, a four leaf clover. Townsend drove back toward Marshalltown in her own car.
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Newton
Louise Ward
Carlene Townsend
Marshalltown
Miss Ward
Townsend
Miss Townsend
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