Red Sox Run Past Browns 12-2 For Fifth Straight Win
Boston ambushed St Louis Browns with 14 hits behind Joe Dobson as Dom DiMaggio tops AL batting with 347 average. Sox jump to four runs in first, sweep three game set, Williams Dobson go deep in rostered win. Browns scoring limited to ninth inning homer by Roy Sievers.
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Detroit
New York
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Sox
Browns
St. Louis
Red Embree
Bill Kennedy
Tom Ferrick
al Papai
Dobson
Roy Sievers
Ted Williams
Dom DiMaggio
Bob Dilinger
DiMaggio
Wiliams
Williams
Swede Ahtman Offered US Scholarships for Jumping Fame
Swedish track star Arne Ahtman, aged 24 and Olympic hop and jump champion, received free tuition and board offers from Bradley University in Peoria and another American university. John Heintzman and Ralph Colson reportedly facilitated the offers as part of a touring American team in Europe. Ahtman weighed the Bradley proposal as his preferred option.
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Stockholm
Stockholms-Tidningen
Arne Ahtman
John Heintzman
Oslo
Altman
Bradley University
Peoria
Ralph Colson
Boston
Europe
Ahman
London
Bradley
Ahbman
Ring Insurance Plan Set Up in New York
New York August 4 A plan requires every boxer appearing in New York State after September 1 to have group insurance. It covers up to 500 for treatment and hospitalization if injured and 2500 for dependents if killed. Colonel Eddie Eagan, chair of the State Athletic Commission, says New York is the first state to require such protection. Promoters must pay 2 per boxer per bout to the insurer.
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New York
New York State
Eddie Eagan
State Athletic Commission
Moaning Luke Appling Near Shortstop Record
Sean Luke Appling, known as The Moaner, delays matching Rabbit Maranville to 2,153 games as White Sox shortstop after rain postpones on Aug 4 in Philadelphia. At 2,152 games, the 39-year-old veteran eyes a Friday night showdown in Washington, boasting a .305 average, strong defense, and a lifelong run of durability with Chicago.
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Sean Luke Appling
Chicago White Sox
Rabbit Maranville
Philadelphia Athletics
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White Sox
Maranvile
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Luke
Comiskey Park
Charles Comiskey
Oklethorpe University
Atlanta Crackers
Onslow
Sox
Newark Bears outfielder Thurman eyed as Yankees first Black player
Bob Thurman, left handed slugger for the Newark Bears, has drawn attention after seven games in the Class AAA International League. His powerful home runs, including a 415 foot shot, sparked talk he could become the Yankees first Black player if promoted.
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N. J
Bob Thurman
Newark Bears
New York Yankees
Thurman
Bears
Kansas City Monarchs
New York
Yenks
Giants
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Don Newcombe
Henry Thompson
Five Notre Dame home games sold out before season start
Notre Dame ticket manager M. Robert Cahill said five of ten fall games are sold out more than seven weeks before kickoff. Tulane on October 15 and Southern California on November 2 are already exhausted, with other sellouts at Washington, Michigan State, and SMU noted as the heaviest early demand Cahill has seen.
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Ind
Notre Dame
M. Robert Cahill
Tulane
University of Washington
Michigan State
Southern Methodist
Cahill
Notre Dame Football Team Receives Third Irish Setter Mascot
Chicago businessman James McGarraghy presented Shannon View Mike I to Notre Dame football on Thursday. Co captain Jim Martin accepted the mascot for the squad. Shannon View Mike I is Notre Dame’s third Irish Setter mascot, following Clashmore Mike I in 1935.
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Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
James McGarraghy
Chicago
Fighting Irish
Shannon
Mike I
Jim Martin
White Sox Trade for Ostrowski in Bobby Rhawn Swap
The Chicago White Sox acquire Johnny Ostrowski from Los Angeles in exchange for Bobby Rhawn who refuses to report and plans to return home to Danville Pa Rhawn may face suspension. The deal also includes cash as Ostrowski joins the team in Washington Friday night. Ostrowski is 28 and batted 225 with 32 homers and 91 RBIs for the Angels.
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Chicago White Sox
Johnny Ostrowski
Ls Angeles
Bobby Rhawn
Rhawn
Sox
Danville
Frank Lane
New York Giant
Giants
Los Angeles
Ostrowski
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Washington
Angels
Cooperstown Pro Ball Franchise Considered for Shrine Site
Cooperstown eyed as a potential site for organized baseball with a plan to subsidize a pro club. Albert S. Houghton told reporters he discussed the idea with George M. Trautman and Robert Quinn, noting Quin n supports it and that major league and minor league bodies might share costs three ways if a franchise arises.
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N.Y
National Association of Minors
Albert S. Houghton
George M. Trautman
Trautman
Robert Quinn
Cooperstown
Quinn
Houghton
Oneonta
Quebec
Gloversville
Rome
Pittsfield
Amsterdam
Three Rivers
National League
Association of Minors
Detroit Edges Yankees 3 2 in 11 innings
Tigers outlast Yankees 3 2 as Pat Mullin delivers the winning hit in the 11th with Eddie Lake scoring from third after two outs. Vic Raschi loses again for New York, bolstering Detroit's advantage with momentum toward pennant race implications.
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Yankees
Raschi
New York
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Pat Mullin
Yankee
Eddie Lake
Tiger
Matlin
Fred
Redinsen
New York Rissu
Keller
Detroit Mt
Henrich Keller
Lipen
Kollowaya Kei
Hutchinson i Pe
British Champ Shaken Up In Truck Mishap
Bruce Woodcock the British heavyweight champion survived a truck accident near Doncaster with no broken bones. He was unconscious briefly, taken to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, and doctors doubt he can train soon. His Sept six title bout with Lee Sevold remains doubtful. Promoter Jack Solomons noted all 40 000 seats were sold.
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England
Bruce Woodcock
Woodcock
Lee Sevold
Englewood
N. J
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Jack Solomons
London
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