Ulrich Sizzles in First Round at National Open
Sam Snead led the 51st United States Open with a 71 one over par as 162 players faced Oakland Hills. Ben Hogan and other champions trailed among a crowded leader board with scores from 73 to 76 and 13 at 74. Ulrich fired 38 36 to sit tied in the mix amid a star-studded field and a brutal early test.
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Ulrich Fires
Jerry Liska Birmingham
Mich
Samuel Jackson Snead
Snead
Oakland Hills
Merion
Philadelphia
al Besselink
Blond
Husky
University of Miami
Fla
Chandler Harper
Bobby Locke
Dutch Harrison
Denny Shute
Paul Runyan
Johnny Palmer
Smiley Quick
al Brosch
Sam Byrd
Sam Bernardi
Charles Klein
Gene Sarzen
Frank Stranahan
Harvey Ward
Ben Hogan
Lawson Little
Craig Wood
Lew Worsham
Cary Middlecoff
Kansas City Blues Seize AA Lead With Doubleheader Sweep
Kansas City swept two from Indianapolis to stay atop the American Association, erasing Milwaukee’s one game edge. Don Bollweg, Clint Courtney, and Keith Thomas homered in the 3-1 opener, with Bollweg driving in the deciding runs.
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American Association
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Louisville
Indianapolis
Brewers
Blues
Don Bollweg
Clint Courtney
Keith Thomas
The
Tribe
Citation Wins Century Handicap At Hollywood Park
In Inglewood California Citation won his first race since June 3 1950 beating his former conqueror Fleet in the $15000 Century handicap over a mile at Hollywood Park clocked in 1 35 4 5. He earned 8250 boosting his career earnings to 052 710.
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Calif
Citation
Fleet
Hollywood Park
End of Line for Chandler
A. B. Happy Chandler’s term as baseball commissioner nears end as War ren Giles of the Reds travels to relay that severance conditions are accepted. Chandler may set his resignation date and will receive 65,000 dollars annual pay through April 30 and protection from liability for related lawsuits.
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A. B
Happy
Chandler
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Giles
Cincinnati
Versailles
Knoxville
Tenn
Baseball
Westlake and Chambers Traded to Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent third baseman Wally Westlake and pitcher Cliff Chambers to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Howie Pollett Joe Garagiola Bill Howerton Ted Wilks and Dick Cole. No cash changed hands as Branch Rickey finalizes the deal.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wally Westlake
Cliff Chambers
St. Louis Cardinals
Westlake
Chambers
Pirates
Howie Pollett
Joe Garagiola
Bill Howerton
Ted Wilks
Dick Cole
Pirate
Branch Rickey
Bucs
Rickey
New York
Dodgers edge Cardinals 2-1 as Hodges homers in ninth
New York Dodgers beat St Louis 2-1 in St Louis. Gil Hodges hit a two out ninth inning homer to seal the win over Joe Presko who held the Dodgers to four hits before Hodges run. Roy Campanella threw out two baserunners and Garagiola failed to score on a grounder in the fourth. Giants beat Reds 11-6 behind Jansen’s 7th win with Mays and Thompson driving in three. Phils top Cubs 11-3 as Meyer improves to 4-0 and Pirates win 9-4 behind Westlake’s 4 RBIs and 16th homer.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Cards
St. Louis
Joe Garagiola
Garagiola
Hodges
Stan Musial
Campanella
Joe Presko
Duke Snider
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Larry Jansen
Hank Thompson
Willie Mays
Packers power past Waseca to lead pen nant race
Emil Scheid's Austin Packers move two games up in the Southern Minnesota league pennant race with an 8-1 win over Waseca. Gordy Giebel and Sam Sporn homer for Rochester and Albert Lea. Arnie Giebel suffers 16 stitches after being hit in the face. Pete Deem breaks a finger.
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Waseca
Rochester
Royals
Aces
Sam Sporn
Don Turk
Bill Queen
Gordy Giebel
Owatonna
The
Arnie Giebel
DeRose and Packers Pound Waseca 8 1
Carl DeRose fired six hits allowed and three strikeouts over nine innings to beat the Waseca Braves 8 to 1. Roy Gilmore hit a third inning homer driving in three as Austin plated five runs in that frame. DeRose added a single, improving his record to 11-3 with 44 strikeouts in 72 innings.
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Waseca
Austin
Dick Janasky
Packers
Arleigh Kraupa
George Zelm
Mueller
Younghans
Froehle
Sack
RBI
Lindgren
Gilmore
Rediske
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Rase
Olive
Raso
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Janask
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Zelmie
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Kuhlman Becomes Father as Pitcher Joins Family
Bob Kuhlman of the Austin Packers welcomed a seven pound baby boy born at 6 10 a m today at St Olaf hospital The pitcher had helped his team defeat Mankato 8 5 in a Southern Minnesota league game Tuesday night joining the family in advance of the birth
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Seven-Pounder
St. Olaf Hospital
Kuhlman
Austin Packer
Mankato
Camp Rucker Teams Feature Two Former Northern League Players
Two ex Northern league players join 47th infantry division squads at Camp Rucker. Don Rehkamp, ex Duluth Dukes third baseman, and Hal Luddy, former Eau Claire right fielder, are listed with the local leagues.
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Ala
Don Rehkamp
Duluth Dukes
Hal Luddy
Eau Claire
Spurlock Trials with Austin Packers Team
Paul Spurlock former Man kato Merchant pitcher will have a tryout with the Austin Packers announced by Emil Scheid. Spurlock a right hander with professional ball experience joined a Packer uniform briefly Thursday night at Waseca and threw batting practice. He is known for speed but early this season showed control problems.
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Paul Spurlock
Mankato
Austin Packers
Emil Scheid
Spurlock
S-M
Packer
Waseca
Louis and Savold Ring The Garden Tonight
Louis and Savold meet in a 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden after rain forced indoors. IBC expects near sellout with closed circuit in six cities. Louis weighed 2111. Savold 190. Louis the favorite with a quick knockout likely inside six rounds.
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Murray Rose
New York
Madison Square Garden
Joe Louis
Lee Savold
International Boxing Club
Ball Club
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh
Washington
Baltimore
Chicago
Cleveland
Albany
N. Y
Jim Norris
IBC
Norris
Gladiators
Louis
Savold
Hodges Takes All-Star Lead In NL First Base Vote
Brooklyn's Gil Hodges tops the National League first base ballot with 18 103 votes, leading Ralph Kiner by 741 as voting closes at midnight June 29 for the Detroit All-Star game on July 10. Nellie Fox leads overall with 28 466, Stan Musial 26 692, and Jackie Robinson 25 827.
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Chicago
Gil Hodges
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Detroit
Hodges
Pirates
Nellie Fox
Chicago White Sox
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Jackie Robinson
Dodger
Joe DiMaggio Resets Streak Records in 1933 Seasons
Joe DiMaggio held the major league mark by hitting in 56 straight games and set a Pacific Coast League record with 61 consecutive games in 1933, highlighting a rare two league hitting streak feat.
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Joe DiMaggio
Austin American Legion Doubled by Mason City in Twin Bill
Mason City beat Austin 2-1 in the first game and 4-2 in the second at Roosevelt stadium. Mason City pitching limited Austin to two hits in game one and nine hits in game two, while Austin managed five hits overall and left runners stranded.
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Austin Legion
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Hinich
Vician
Clapsaddle
Austin
Kral
Plath
Austin to Host State Trapshoot
Top-notch trapshooters from the Upper Midwest will converge on the Austin Gun club June 21 24 to compete in the Minnesota State trapshooting championships. The event features the state championship of 200 targets with Gil Hartley defending his title. Hartley won last year at Twin Cities Hopkins Gun club by one target.
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Austin Gun Club
Minnesota
Austin
Highway 16
Ward Ellis
Gil Hartley
Duluth
Hartley
Twin Cities-Hopkins
Art Holm
Minneapolis
L. H. King
Detroit Lakes
Iowa
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Ellis
Lisa Hartley
Jimmy Moeller
Laverne
Moeller
Mike Mulder
Art Finney
Mankato
Clair Lanz
St. Cloud
Billy Fawcett
Vandalia
Ohio
Sox Extend League Lead With Two Wins Over Senators
New York reports the White Sox and Dodgers push league lead. Chicago beat Washington 8-7 in a first game and 14-5 in the second as Marv Rotblatt and Joe Dobson earned wins. Rays of rain interrupted other games. Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 1 with Lemon winning seventh. Senators slump in recent form.
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Sox
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Yanks
St. Louis Browns
Floyd Baker
White Sox
Marv Rotblatt
Washington
Joe Dobson
Giants
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Jim Hegan
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Lemon
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Austin Wins First Game In District Two Tourney
Austin defeated Rose Creek 22 to 0 in the District Two baseball first round at Marcusen Park. Bob Arnold and Don Miller homered, Dick Lunde had four hits, and Roger Kral held Rose Creek to one hit after replacing Bing Weiss. Austin advances to the semifinals to face Adams with other matchups set for 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. semifinal and final.
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Rose Creek
Marcusen Park
Packer
Ralph Schammel
Bob Arnold
Don Miller
Dick Lunde
Roger Kral
Bing Weiss
Adams
Lyle
Freeborn
Sooners and USC Clash in Crucial NCAA Baseball Showdown
Oklahoma and USC, the last two unbeaten teams, meet in a pivotal double elimination game. Oklahoma beat Springfield 7 1 yesterday while USC beat Utah 8 2, powered by Stan Charnofsky and Bob Lillis. Tennessee toppled Princeton and Ohio State 3 2, with Texas A&M also winning 3 2 over the Vols. Today's schedule pits Tennessee vs Springfield and Texas A&M vs Utah as losers face elimination.
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Mass
College
Oklahoma
USC
Stan Charnofsky
Bob Lillis
Utah
Princeton
Ohio State
Tennessee
Vols
Texas A.&m
Texas Aggies
Big Four Defeats Bus Line in 11–2 City League Win
The Big Four softball team beat Austin Bus Line 11 to 2 at the Athletic field for their fourth straight City league victory. Big Four had 14 hits, scoring five in the first, four in the third, and two in the fourth. Bus Line scored both runs in the sixth, aided by Friedrick's triple. Kelly and King pitched three hit ball for the winners.
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Big Four
Austin
Athletic Field
Friedrick
Kelly
King
Tight Race in Northern League Sees Lead Change
The Northern League title chase narrows with Superior and St. Cloud separated by only .017 points while Eau Claire trails by .009 after a 6-5 loss to Grand Forks. Fargo-Moorhead defeated St. Cloud 4-3 in a pitching duel as Art Vicital and Rox Art White matched hits. Aberdeen Brothers snapped a three-game skid by beating Duluth 6-1 behind Charley Locke. Superior clinched first when Sioux Falls rainout halted the schedule.
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Eau Clair Bears
Grand Forks Chiefs
Fargo-Moorhead Twins
Art Vicital
Art White
Vicital
Aberdeen
Duluth Dukes
Charley Locke
Superior Blues
Sioux Falls
Senators Kuzava Traded to Yankees for Three Players
Washington Senators pitcher Bob Kuzava is traded to the New York Yankees for pitchers Tom Ferrick Fred Sanford and Bob Porterfield. Senators president Clark Griffith says no cash changes hands. Kuzava is a left hander while the three newcomers are right handers.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Bob Kuzava
New York Yankees
Tom Ferrick
Fred Sanford
Bob Porterfield
Clark Griffith
Senators
Kuzava
North Siders Edge South in High School All Star Tilt Preview
North squad holds height edge with an average of 6 4 inches per player against the South at Murray State College. Key players Dean Parsons Tom Gola and Rube Schulz boost the Yankeees height. Don Dalton anchors the Dixie dozen. Coaches include Warren Schooler Phil Manders for the North and Dale Barnstable Tom Stanton for the South.
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Murray State College
Dean Parsons
Eugene
Ore
Tom Gola
Philadelphia
Rube Schulz
Watertown
Wis
Dixie Dozen
Don Dalton
Altus
Ohio
Warren Schooler
Hamilton
Phil Manders
Wisconsin Rapids
Dale Barnstable
Louisville
Tom Stanton
St. Louis
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