White Sox and Yankees Begin Crucial Series in New York
Opening doubleheader sets the stage for a four game set as the defending Yankees host the White Sox. Chicago leads the AL by 3½ games with Vic Raschi Stubby Overmire and Rotblatt lined up for New York while Paul Richards counters with Rotblatt and Joe Dobson. Feller notches his 10th win after a late rally by Boston as Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr push the Red Sox.
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Bob Feller
Harry Taylor
Paul Richards
Marvin Rotblatt
Memphis
Joe Dobson
Boston Red Sox
Packers, Chiefs clash as DeRose, Haines duel at Gabrych Park
Two top Southern Minnesota league right handers, Carl DeRose of Austin and Jack Haines of Winona, square off at Gabrych Park for an 8 p m game. DeRose seeks his ninth straight league decision and third win over Winona. Haines aims to even the score and snap a one game skid for both teams in the pennant race.
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Carl
Waseca
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Mankato
Winona
Owatonna
Giants Stop Cards 5-4 as Mays homers
New York Giants win 5-4 over St Louis in 12 innings to close gap in NL pennant race. Whitey Lockman Willie Mays and Alvin Dark hit homers. Sal Maglie earns his 11th win, while Bruce Edwards and Bob Borkowski spark the Cubs’ late rally against Boston in the other NL game.
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New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Bruce Edwards
Bob Borkowski
Cubs
Boston
Monte Irvin
Hank Thompson
Cards
Thompson
Clyde Boyer
Sal Maglie
Dave Koslo
Whitey Lockman
Willie Mays
Alvin Dark
Matthews Wins Technical Knockout Over Beshore in Milwaukee
Seattle light heavyweight Harry Matthews defeated Freddie Beshore by technical knockout at 1:55 of the seventh round in Milwaukee. Beshore suffered severe facial bleeding and eye injury as referee Dauber Jaeger stopped the bout with 12 seconds left in the round. Beshore’s sadgy manager Harry Segal was ejected after berating the referee and was fined 100 dollars and suspended 90 days in NBA states.
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Harry Matthews
Seattle
Freddie Beshore
Dauber Jaeger
Beshore
Harrisburg
Jaeger
Matthews
Harry Segal
Segal
Fred Saddy
Wisconsin State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association
NBA
William Murphy
Miracle Lineups Shine Through
New York reports quote Paul Richards manager of the Chicago White Sox on how the team achieved the miracle by simply submitting correct lineups with each name spelled correctly.
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New York
Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox
Richards
White Sox
Skins Sign Back Virginia Star Papit for pro football
Johnny Papit a hard running high scoring back from the University of Virginia Moraday signed a contract to play professional football with the Washington Redskins.
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Washington
Johnny Papit
University of Virginia
Moraday
Washington Redskins
Gridiron Analyst Next Job for Bernie
Bernie Bierman former Minnesota head coach will join WCCO as a gridiron analyst next fall. He will comment on technical aspects during games and earn 2500 dollars annually as an athletic department advisor, devoting one third of his time.
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Minneapolis
Bernie Bierman
University of Minnesota
Carl Ward
WCCO
Bierman
Minnesota
Bob Elliott Leads National League All-Star Third Base Voting
Chicago reports Bob Elliott 34 year old Boston Braves star has surged to the front in the national poll for the NL starting third baseman in the Detroit All-Star game on July 10. Elliott now has 96,679 votes, 22,245 more than rival Willie Jones. Stan Musial remains top overall, with 107,578 votes, followed by Nelson Fox 102,984 Jackie Robinson 100,318 and Ted Williams 99,618.
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Bob Elliott
Boston Braves
Detroit
Elliott
Bob
Willie Jones
Philadelphia Phils
Stan
Hockey Meeting Set at Duluth in July
Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association schedules its annual meeting in Duluth July 14 and 15. Topics include Olympic team selection for Oslo next year and planning for U S Amateur and Peewee National championships in Rochester and Minneapolis. Committees are expected to be formed to advance these projects.
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Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association
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Musial Holds Batting Lead In National League
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals boosted his batting average to .382 after a 12-for-24 week, widening his lead over Jackie Robinson who fell to .368. Richie Ashburn sits third at .348, with Bob Elliott and Roy Campanella next, as Red Schoendienst slips from third to a ninth-place tie.
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Jackie Robinson
Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Bob Elliott
Boston
Roy Campanella
Alvin Dark
Frankie Baumholtz
Chicago
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Dick Sisler
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis
Musial
Schoendienst
Redhead
Gerber Ex Major Leaguer Dies at 59 in Columbus
Walter Spooks Gerber former major league shortstop for Pittsburgh St Louis and Boston died at his Columbus home three weeks after a heart attack. He was 59 and spent 13 years in the major leagues ending his career with St Paul in the American Association in 1930.
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St. Louis
Boston
St. Paul
Illinois Linebacker Boerio Runs Mile Barefoot
Indian Style Champaign records Chuck Boerio Illinois linebacker running a mile for his high school track team in bare feet.
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Champaign, Ill
Chuck Boerio
Illinois
White Sox Story Hustle and Daring Shake League Standings
New York reports capture the mania as the Chicago White Sox surge to first in the American League on a 14 game win streak and 15 straight road wins. Manager Paul Rapier Richards praised hustling players who run, bunt, hit, and field with daring, drawing comparisons to 1911 Giants and the Gashouse Gang.
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Washington
Saints Rally Past Millers for 8-4 Victory
In a standings race update Saint Paul beat Minneapolis 8-4 on the road as St Paul extends its win streak to eight. The Millers drop to third after a rough night with Toledo and Milwaukee also winning to tighten the American Association table.
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Louisville
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Minoso Tops AL Batting Race With .379 Mark
CHICAGO Orestes Minoso led the American League with a .379 batting average as the White Sox held a 23 point edge. He gained 25 points last week after 14 hits in 27 at bats, moving from fourth to first while Nellie Fox fell to third at .340. Top ten included Ferris Fain .356 Vern Stephens .339 Dom DiMaggio .331 Ray Coleman .326 Jim Busby .326 Dick Kryhoski .322 Luke Easter .321 and Milo McDougald debuting among the leaders.
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Orestes Minoso
Chicago White Sox
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Philadelphia
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Vern Stephens
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
Ray Coleman
St. Louis
Jim Busby
Dick Kryhoski
Detroit
Luke Easter
Cleveland
McDougald
New York
Eddie Robinson
Suggs Fires Seven Under Par In Western Open Lead
Louise Suggs of Carrollton Ga shot seven under par 68 to lead the Western Open at White Marsh Valley CC, two strokes from the course record. Grace Lenczyk set a 66 in 1949 for best tournament score, as Suggs advances to round of 32 matches with eight birdies and an eagle at the 435 yard fifth hole.
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Newington
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Miss Suggs
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
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Babe) Zaharias
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Patsy Berg
Grace Lewczyk
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Midland
Tex
Pitchers See Action As Northern League Opens Double Bill Sweep
Twenty seven hurlers allowed 127 hits in five Northern league games as Eau Claire swept Fargo-M Moorhead 11 10 and 10 2. Duluth beat Canaries 12 11, Aberdeen toppled Superior 13 12 in ten innings, and Gr and Forks beat Rox 6 2 behind Her b Agase making his pro debut with four hits allowed.
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Sioux Falls
Duluth Dukes
Canaries
Aberdeen
Superior Blues
Herb Agase
University of Illinois
St. Cloud
Grand Forks Chiefs
Rox
West Coast Rated Edge in Track Test
West Coast teams from the Pacific Coast face Big Ten rivals in an annual dual track meet at Hayward Field Eugene Oregon at 4 p m CST. The series favors the coast with seven wins since 1937 and Coast scored 69 to 63 in 1950 after NC championships.
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University of Oregon
Hayward Field
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Weather Delays Austin Legion Rochester Baseball Doubleheader
The Marcusen park twin bill between the Austin American Legion and Rochester was washed out by rain. Coach Nat Goudy said a makeup date will be set, and a doubleheader at Dartt's park is moved to Saturday at 2 and 4 PM, with a makeup game versus Albert Lea likely next week.
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Rochester
Nat Goudy
Legion
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Dartt’s Park
Albert Lea
Oklahoma A and M fielded over sixty in spring suits
Oklahoma A. and M. reported more than 60 football players in spring practice, compared with about 30 last autumn, reflecting a larger squad and renewed depth at Stillwater.
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Okla
Oklahoma A. and
Young Golfers Hold Edge in Western Amateur
Western Amateur in South Bend sees a young field surge with 67 from Bo Wininger leads the 18 hole trials. Dale Morey shoots 68 to sit one back as John Hare Jim English and Frank Stranahan post low rounds on the 6519 yard South Bend Country Club course. Charley Coe is exempt from qualifiers.
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Martinsville
Dallas
John Hare
Indianapolis
Jim English
Omaha Securities Exchange
Frank Stranahan
Charley Coe
Oklahoma City
Boxing Outcomes Across Cities Fall Fight Results
In Fall River Jimmy Carter 140 of New York KO'd Chuck Bougher 140 of Newark N J in 4. In Baltimore Rocky Graziano 162 of New York KO'd Freddy Lott 161 of Newark N J in 2 17. In Philadelphia Harold Johnson 178 of Philadelphia TKO’d Elkins Brothers 18715 of Washington D C in 10. In Utica John Cesario 148 of Hartford Conn decisioned Carmen Basilio 147 of Syracuse N Y in 10. In Milway Harry Matthews 175 of Seattle TKO’d Freddie Beshore 19215 of Harrisburg Pa in 7. In Miami Bobby Dykes 15134 faced Mario Marino 145 of New...
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New York
Chuck Bougher
Newark
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Rocky Graziano
Freddy Lott
Philadelphia
Harold Johnson
Elkins Brothers
Washington D. C
Utica
N. Y
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Hartford
Austin to Host Four-Team Regional For State Berth
Four teams Austin Rochester Owatonna and Preston compete in Marcusen park Austin in a first round regional to determine the district champion and state tournament berth. Harold Red Hastings Austin athletic director oversees the event with three games scheduled starting at 1 30 pm.
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Rochester
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Red) Hastings
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Jerry Krall
Ron Plath
Weiss
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Don
Dayle Rasmussen
Bob Arnold
Don Miller
Dick Lunde
Byrce Wheeler
Schumacher
Rose Creek
Adams
Lyle
Indians
Albert Lea golfer wins S M tournament title
Albert Lea golfer Bumper Westrum captured the Southern Minnesota Golf tournament champion flight at Fairmont Country Club with a five under par 143 over 36 holes. Albert Lea also won the team trophy, edging Fairmont by one point as Rex James of Austin won first flight with 117 for 27 holes.
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Albert Lea
Southern Minnesota
Fairmont Country Club
Bob Carlson
Fairmont
Rex James
Austin
Bob Nelson
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