Dodgers Clip Braves to Gain on Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers move within one game of St Louis as Don Newcombe wins 10-2 over the Boston Braves. Newcombe improves to 15-6, the Dodgers win their 13th of 17, while the Braves suffer a seventh straight loss.
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Listi
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Hodees
Seinson
Hodets
Bist
Ure
Fletcher
Sis
Voiselle
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Antonelli
Newcombe
Pennant Races at a Glance
Teams list current home and away records for leading baseball pennant races. Cities mentioned include New York Boston Philadelphia Washington St. Louis Cleveland Detroit Chicago and Brooklyn with remaining schedules shown for home and away games. Individual franchise counts and matchups are summarized without narrative.
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Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
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Detroit
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Reds win in 10th as Pirates blown from lead 6 3
Reds erupt in the 10th to beat the Pirates 6 3 in Pittsburgh. Kiner hits his 43rd homer off a late start, while Johnny Wyrostek drives in two with a two run triple. Blackwell opens the 10th with a single and finishes with a strikeout of Kiner as Reds take the win before 11 797 fans.
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Peanuts Lowrey
Jim Walsh
Demons Rally to Beat Brenham in League Semifinal
La Grange Demons defeated Brenham 8 to 4 in the South Central League semifinal with Jack rinkley collecting three hits. Wallace Jarl and William Oerth contributed two RBIs each as Blume pitched eight innings for the Demons.
Georgia Rookie Placed in Dons Waiver List
Los Angeles Dons of the All America Football Conference placed Georgia rookie halfback Johnny Donaldson on their waiver list after Tuesday night action.
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Matadors Open Against Tigers
Seguin Matadors start the 1949 season Friday night at Floresville against the Floresville Tigers in a non district game. Coach Vetter reports a veteran loss but hopeful depth with back Sam Moore George Fisk Raymond Downs Wilkie Holmes ends Duane Rutherford Joe Dibrell and others ready to compete. The squad opens District 28A play versus the Gonzales Apaches in Seguin on October 7.
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George Fisk
Raymond Downs
Wilkie Holmes
Duane Rutherford
Joe Dibrell
Charles Briesemeister
Dave Schawe
Eddie Forshage
Jesse Gonzales
Lenard Kutac
Gonzales Apaches
Two Shutouts Highlight Fall Softball Schedule
Two shutouts were recorded Tuesday night in fall softball. Pleasant Hill pitcher John Depew blanked Hyde Park Baptist 7-0 on one hit, while Cox Sinclair’s Jim Henry limited Lee’s Tackle to four runs on two hits. Hyde Park beat St Luke 8-6, Sports rumbled over Austin’s Aggies 13-4, West Austin Baptist edged Tarrytown Methodist 5-4, and the Junior Merchants won by forfeit from Marine Corns Reserve.
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Hyde Park Baptist
Cox Sinclair
Jim Henry Calcming Lee
Hyde Park
St. Luke
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Aggies
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Tarrytown Methodist
Marine Corns Reserve
Battle for Quarterback Position Pleases Cherry
Coach Blair Cherry expresses pleasure at the Texas Longhorns quarterback battle among Campbell Lee Allen and Tompkins. Campbell and Lee lead after five days of practice with Allen slowed by a broken finger and Tompkins lagging on experience. The team resumes work after a media day session with a scrimmage planned at Memorial Stadium ahead of the September 17 opener versus Texas Tech.
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Paul Campbell
Bobby Coy Lee
Bill Allen
Ben Tompkins
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Cards benefit from Mexican League reinstatements and trades
The piece notes the impact of the National League pennant chase with Cardinal players Lanier Martin and Klein returning from the Mexican League and helping win doubleheaders. It also covers Yankees adding Hugh Casey and Porterfield, Bert Sheeton’s antics with the Dodgers, and Rocky Graziano’s publicity for a Graziano Fusari bout while commenting on Mills versus Graziano for future titles.
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A. B. Chandler
Commissioner
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Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Myers Wins Two Falls In City Coliseum Match
Myers defeats Rito Romero in two of three falls to claim the top bout at Herman Grunwoldt promoted card before about 1500 fans. He uses a new atomic dropkick to seal the victory while Al Lovelock edged Duke Keokuma in the semifinal. Cowboy Ray Clements opened with a one fall win over Roger Mackay using a stomping hammerlock.
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al Lovelock
Duke Keokuma
Cowboy Ray Clements
Roger Mackay
Stingarees Hopeful With 22 Lettermen for Victoria Season
Victoria Stingarees coach Bull Durham counts 22 lettermen as a sign of improved prospects. Don Glass Charley Wilkes Billy Nichols lead passers while Billy Nichols may move up to varsity. Schedule includes El Campo Ricebirds Friday and district games versus Austin Corpus Christi Kerrville Laredo with cautious expectations.
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Grady Reynolds
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Corpus Christi
Kerrville
Laredo
National League Scores and Texas League Results
Brooklyn routed Boston 10 to 2 while Philadelphia beat New York 4 to 1 and Cincinnati defeated New York 6 to 2. Pittsburgh won 3 to 6. In the American League no games were scheduled. Texas League saw Beaumont 8 San Antonio 5 and Shreveport 13 Houston 5 with Oklahoma City 14 Tulsa 7 Fort Worth 2 Dallas 0.
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Wednesday's Schedule in Big State League Matches
The schedule lists Austin at Texarkana, Waco at Wichita Falls, Boston at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Chicago at St. Louis, Boston at New York, Washington at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Chicago, Cleveland at Detroit, Dallas at Port Worth, Oklahoma City at Tulsa, Houston at Shreveport, and Beaumont at San Antonio with various night matchups and player pairings noted.
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Workers Dinner Friday To Boost Baylor Stadium Drive
Edwin R. Nash, chair of the Waco campaign, announced a victory dinner for stadium supporters. With $433,151 raised toward a $1,500,000 project, organizers expect to top the goal by Friday as 100 Baylor friends in other cities and over 500 Waco businessmen are invited.
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Mercedes Wins ASA Regional Title In 14-Inning Finale
Mercedes G E Watson Vegetable Company earns Texas spot in the ASA world tournament in Little Rock Arkansas starting Sept 15 by defeating Nixon Clay Business College Austin 4-2 in 14 innings. Lefty Krieg pitched most of the 18 games and helped Austin reach the final. Four Austin players made the all tournament team.
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Buffalo Wins International League Pennant Over Montreal
The Buffalo Bisons clinched their first International League pennant since 1936 by defeating the Montreal Royals 11 to 5 Tuesday night. The Rochester Red Wings split a twin bill with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the same action.
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Franklin Invades Duckpond Friday
District 21 A football opens Friday with Taylor facing Franklin at the Duckpond. Franklin is a green, developing squad amid cautious optimism from coaches Dan Hannan and Gilbert Conoley as Belton, Cameron, Georgetown, Killeen, Gatesville, and Caldwell also schedule openers with Hearne, West, McGregor, and Rosebud.
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