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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1949

Page

9

Red Sox Move Up With Twin Wins Over Senators

Boston's Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 15-7 and 13-11 to climb into second in the American League, five games behind the Yankees and a half game ahead of Cleveland. Bearden took the loss in relief for Washington while Gumpert earned his 10th win. A crowd of 31,424 saw the White Sox surge in the fourth and sixth innings as Johnny Ortrowski drove in the first four runs.

Boston Red Sox Cleveland Washington Senators Sox Yankees Indians Adams al Benton Steve Souchock Pierce Gene Bearden Bearden Randy Gumpert White Sox Johnny Ortrowski Keeslo Keeslo (7-6) and Ees 12) We. Roest Chicago Bers Pet O Overashington Philadelphia Veland New York Pasnasiokte Reschi Ve. Fowler Welk Kin¢er Gray Detroitt Fort Worth Oxlahome City Antonio Oy Ouston Aumont

Eagles trounce College All-Stars 38 to 0 in Soldier Field

Philadelphia Eagles dominated the College All-Stars at Soldier Field with five touchdowns and a field goal in a 38 to 0 rout before 93 780 fans. Steve Van Buren opened the scoring as the professionals outgained the Collegians 228 yards rushing to 116 and 130 to minus three in the air, while multiple Eagles shared the scoring duties.

Eagles College All-Stars Soldier Field Philadelphia Steve van Buren Charles “Bud” Wilkinson Collegians George Taliaferro Sean’ Bill Russ Craft Ee Patton

Cards Retake Ist by Walloping Bucs 8 2

St. Louis rallies to win 8 2 over Pittsburgh as Gerry Staley allows six hits and Stan Musial and Joe Garagiola hit three run homers. Musial belts his 19th homer to cap the big night, lifting the Cardinals into first in the NL pennant race.

Staley ST. Louis Gerry Staley Joe Garagiola Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Stan Joe Redbirds Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Smoky City Tom Saffell Stan Rojek Pirates Ernie Bonham Pittsburgh Bonham Red Schoendienst Lou Kiein Musial

Braves Edge Dodgers 5 3 in Brooklyn showdown

Tom Holmes and Jeff Heath hit two run homers as the Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3. Nelson Potter went the distance for Boston, allowing seven hits in the Friday night game.

Brooklyn Tommy Holmes Jeff Heath Boston Braves

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Temple Eagles Sweep Texarkana Bears In Friday Wins

Temple's last place Eagles defeated Texarkana's league leading Bears 4 0 and 8 3 in a doubleheader Friday night in Texarkana.

Texarkana Temple Eagles Bears

Texas League Results Se Two EEWL State Reece Series

Readable scraps report results from a Texas league event and EEWL state series with brief outcomes. Names, dates, and places are unclear in the fragment, but it notes score-like figures and competition context in a sports brief style.

Eewl State

White Sox Edge Indians in Ninth Inning Thriller

Herb Adams delivered a bases loaded two out single in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians. The Indians tied it in the eighth with three runs including a two run homer by Larry Doby and added another in the ninth.

Cleveland Aus Herb Adams Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Indians Larry Doby Ford al Lawrence Gil Castillo Mane Ny Mantaras Suares Castillo Twins Moore Rafael Sangli Flis Ed Sheeats Don Stokes Dean Stafford Stokes Bob Clodfelter Suarez Stafford Clodfelter Bell Fred Ralph Kennedy Felter Wade Tate Bachmann Austin Fashioned Sons Ey Clodfelter Tate Ed Berendrain Lawrence Pete Mayer Raymond Roger Brown Reendrain Campbell

Bidding Opens Soon For Baylor Stadium Project

Baylor Stadium directors directed the architectural engineer to advertise immediately for bids on excavation grading drainage and site prep for the new 1 500 000 stadium to be ready for the 1950 football season. The committee includes D Moreland and a member from Austin.

Waco Baylor Stadium Corporation Ee Ee D. Moreland and Oe of Austin

Byrne Steadies, Defeats A's 7-3

Byrne hurls four-hit ball over the last eight frames as New York beats Philadelphia 7-3 Friday night.

New York Philadelphia

Sherman Twins Win 8 7 Over Austin in Big State League

In Sherman on Friday night the Sherman Denison Twins defeated Austin 8 to 7 in a Big State League game. It was the Twins' straight win.

Sherman Sherman-Denison Austin Twins

Spudders Explode for 20 Hits in 15-5 Win

Wichita Falls roughed up the Majors scoring 15 runs as the Spudders piled up 20 hits in a decisive game. The offensive outburst highlighted the day with strong hitting across the lineup.

Spudders

Gainesville Slugs Waco Pirates 5 1 in State series opener

The Gainesville Slugs defeated the Waco Pirates 5 1 Friday night to take a 1 0 lead in a two game State series. Gainesville built a big lead with seven runs across the seventh and sixth innings while Moore departed in the fifth. Clodfelter and Tate contributed key RBI hits as the Slugs pulled away.

Umpire Reverses Call in Braves Dodgers Controversy

Umpire changes decision after Brooklyn manager protests a 5-3 Braves win over the Dodgers. Shotton attacks a misplay by Sallee and a triple with one out fuels the dispute. Snider’s drive features in the ruling conflicting with an earlier call as the game remained 5-3.

Shotton Tadae Sallee Snider

White shoots 65 to lead O Shanter in tight round

White fires a 65 to grab the early lead over O Shanter with a 135 total as a quartet of challengers cluster around 137. The detail mentions a playoff loss to Nelson in 1943 and notes White’s 28 putts, the round’s best, as Mangrum matches the round with a 65 while Palmer leads the money standings for the season.

Whites White Nelson Palmer

Australians Gain 1-0 Lead in Davis Cup Final

Australia took a 1-0 lead over Italy in the inter-zonal final after a rain delayed singles match. Billy Sidwell played two and a half hours with a long delay, during which he warned he might break an ankle on the turf. Del Bello and Sidwell carried the match to a late finish as weather disrupted play.

Rye. N. YY Australia Italy Inter-Tome Billy Sidwell Ram del Bello

Trucks' 2 Hit Victory Tops Tigers Open Series

Virgil Fire Trucks pitched a two hitter to defeat the St. Louis Browns 4-1 in Detroit. The win opened a three game series with Detroit collecting the early advantage as Hogue Titty managed the Tigers to the victory.

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Lieutenant Faces Major In Golf Tourney Finals

In 64 degree heat at San Antonio the defending champion Lt Willard M. Mens of Fort Worth and the Second Army advances to the finals of the worldwide all Army golf championship. He will meet Maj Lawsos Magruder after a decisive victory, with the fourth Army team also contending.

San Antonio Teweh Tome Fourth Army Willard M. ‘Jeck Fort Worth Second Army Lawsos Magruder

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