Rookie of Year Race Wide Open in Baseball Showdowns
In a wide open rookie of the year race several first year standouts illuminate the action. Sammy White, Eddie Mathews, and Bob Nieman headline performances as White leads Boston to a 12-6 win over Detroit. Mathews fans his 12th homer and Braves rally past Pittsburgh 9-3. Nieman drives three runs in a 14-10 Yankees victory over St Louis. Jimmy Briden Weser starts for the Yankees with three singles and two RBIs. Ivan Delock earns victory as Boston outhits Detroit 11- run outburst. Yankees and Browns combine for 33 hits in a long 3 hour 22 minute tilt under St Louis lights. Rain erases several scheduled games. no other action listed.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Sammy White
Eddie Mathews
Bob Nieman
White
Boston
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Sammy
Mathews
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh
Braves
Pirates
Brooklyn
Nieman
Browns
Yankees
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Brideweser
Brndeweser
Billy Martin
Ivan Delock
Scranton
Joe Collins
Cards
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Giants
Cubs
Phillies
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
Simmons and Raffensberger ERA Leaders
Lefthander Curt Simmons of the Phillies tops the National League earned run average with 2.16 through 75 innings, tying with Ken Raffensberger of Cincinnati at 2.163. In the American League, Mike Garcia of Cleveland leads at 1.60 with 121 innings, ahead of Allie Reynolds, while Bob Rush heads NL shutouts with four.
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New York
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati
Ken Raffensberger
Associated Press
Simmons
Raffensberger
Reds
Mike Garcia
Cleveland
Allie Reynolds
New York Yankee
Garcia
Reynolds
Chicago Cub
Bob Rush
Bob
Philadelphia
Robin Roberts
Brooklyn
Billy Lees
Dave Koslo
New York Giants
Carl Erskine
Bobby Shantz
Joe Dobson
Chicago
Bob Porterfield
Washington
Chuck Stubbs
Chicago Southpaw
Ted Gray
Detroit
Boston
Sid Hudson
Mangrum Pulls Out of British Open Golf Championship
ST ANDREWS Scotland Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago has withdrawn from the British Open at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club announcement Monday. This leaves only nine Americans in the tournament starting at the Lytham and St Annes course.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Mony
Ix Lytham
St. Annes
Marty Quits Coaching Job at St Augustine High
Marty quits as head football and basketball coach at St. Augustine High School after two years. Athletic Director Fr. James Habiger announces the resignation effective today. Marty, a former Loras College basketball ace from Dubuque, moves to a sales position with a sporting goods firm in Dubuque.
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Mickey Marty
St. Augustine High School
James D. Habiger
Marty
Loras
Dubuque
Austin
St. Augustine
Shamrock Cagers
Winona Cotter
Leo Reding
Shamrocks
Boost Prize Money for 53 PGA Event
The 1953 PGA tournament will be hosted at Birmingham Country Club in Birmingham Michigan on July 17. The PGA executive committee announced a $1,500 prize increase raising the total to $41,500. The champion earns $5,000 and the runner up $3,000.
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Louisville
Professional Golfers Association
Birmingham Country Club
Birmingham
Mich
PGA
Fresh Money on Robinson for Title Bid
Sugar Ray Robinson attracts heavy bets as favorite to win over Joe Maxim for the light heavyweight title at Yankee Stadium. Delays push the fight to Wednesday with weigh in at 174 pounds for Robinson and 160 for Maxim, both within limits, while theater closed circuit TV plans cover 39 theaters in 25 cities outside New York.
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New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe Maxim
Yankee Stadium
Maxim
Robinson
U. S
International Boxing Club
Detroit
Chico Vejar
Chuck Davey
Eau Claire Sweeps Twins in Northern League Double Bill
Eau Claire defeated Fargo-Moorhead in both ends of a rain shortened double header. The Bears won 7-3 in game one and 11-1 in game two, lifting Eau Claire to third place and dropping the Twins toward the league cellar as other games were rained out.
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Associated Press
Eau Claire
Fargo- Moorhead
Bears
St. Cloud
Obermeyer Offered All Star Coaching Job
Bing Obermeyer former Rochester high school football coach has been offered the North team coaching job for the first annual American Legion All Star game in Minneapolis in August Butch Larson of International Falls turned down the assignment Obermeyer resigned to devote full time to teaching and would not disclose his acceptance decision
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Bing Obermeyer
Rochester
Minneapolis
Obermeyer
Butch Larson
International Falls
Record handle at Monmouth Park sets yearly total
Oceanport New Jersey Monmouth Park reported a record handle of 56 707 853 dollars for the year with a daily mutuels average of 1 232 779 dollars.
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Oceanport
N. J
Monmouth Park
Braves Mankato and Aces Sign Players
Ed Lindsey a 20 year old Iowa pitcher and Richard Olejnik a 19 year old third baseman join the Owatonna Aces of the Southern Minnesota League. Lindsey bats right and has a one hit game against Michigan State. Olejnik from Chicago bats and throws right and hit .420 at Wyoming. Carlson signs with Mankato to replace Les Sudener. Carlson pitched for Northwestern this spring after Storm Lake ISL success. Waseca signs Harry Anderson. Paul Giel to appear for Winona tonight versus Owatonna as conditions limit him. Gene Patton of Rochester out for season due to ankle injury from Mayo Clinic findings. series notes at Mayo Clinic detail more serious bone chip.
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Ed Lindsey
Iowa University
Richard Olemik
Owatonna Aces
Lindsey
Iowa
Michigan State
Sibley
Olejnik
Chicago
Wyoming University
Wyoming
Olejik
Mankato
Bill Tanley
Arthur
Buster) Carlson
Les Sudener
Carlson
Northwestern University
Storm i Lake
Northwestern
Austin
Waseca
Harry Anderson
New Richland
Braves
Paul Giel
University of Minnesota
Winona
Owatonna
Gabrych Park
Hugh Orphan
Giel
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Rochester Royals
Gene Patton
Patton
Mayo Clinic
Rollie Marquardt
Petrich
Packers
Paul Petrich
Faribault
Storm Lake
Pedro Gomez
Bob Wills
Don Blaha
Rochester
Skowron Hits 2 Home Runs as Blues Win
Blues sweep doubleheader over St Paul, climb toward Milwaukee in the American Association standings. Skowron belts a three run homer in game one and adds another homer in game two, while Renna and Cereghino bolster Kansas City’s wins as Schmidt shuts out Milwaukee. Toledo moves toward Charleston with two wins over Indianapolis as Columbus edges Louisville in 15 innings.
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Kansas City Blues
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Brewers
Blues
Kansas City
Saints
Ernie Nevel
Bill Skowron
Bill Renna
Ed Cereghino
Skowron
Kal
Hank Behrman
Danny Lynch
Vern Benson
Columbus
Louisville
Colonels
Ralph Bricker
U S Netters Taste Defeat at Wimbledon
At Wimbledon, American women and men faced shocks. Art Larsen of California and Ham Richardson of Louisiana were upset in four and five set battles, while Doris Hart and Mand S. Odling met in a second round clash as the U S contends for titles amid a reshaped field.
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Wimbledon
England
America
U. S
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Young Ham Richardson
Baton Rouge
Larsen
Richardson
Torsten Johansson
Sweden
Felicisimo Ampon
Mite
Philippines
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Vic Seixas
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
S. W. Odling
Britain
Miss Hart
Fox to Scout Detroit Tigers Scouting Org
The Detroit Tigers announced Monday the addition of Pete Fox a former Tigers and Red Sox outfielder to their scouting organization.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Pete Fox
Tiger
Boston Red Sox
Packers Face Merchants at Tanley Field
Ray Rosenbaum the Purdue southpaw starts for the Austin Packers against Mankato in a Southern Minnesota league game at Tanley Field. He seeks a 5th win after a 4-2 mark and a 14-1 triumph over Mankato on June 8 helped spark a five game run into the top division. The Packers chase Albert Lea with Winona Faribault and Waseca two and a half back. All league games begin at 8 pm.
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Ray Rosenbaum
Purdue University
Austin Packers
Mankato
Minnesota
Tanley Field
Rosenbaum
Waseca
Merchants
Austin
Packers
Winona
Faribault
Albert Lea
Ken Combs
Emil Scheid
Packer
Rochester
Jim Sack
Junie Floyd
Jack Shepard
Sack
Royals
Shepard
Taylor turns down big television offer for Gil Turner Gavilan bout
Pleasantville New Jersey promoter Herman Taylor refused a $100000 offer to televise and broadcast the welterweight title fight set for July 7 between Gil Turner and champion Kid Gavilan. Taylor, a long opponent of televising fights, said the sport could generate a million dollar gate if fights were not televised. Gavilan’s managers predict an early knockout against Turner, who is 21 and unbeaten.
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Pleasantville
N. J
Herman Taylor
Gil Turner
Kid Gavilan
Taylor
Gavilan
Turner
Athletics sell Joe Tipton to Indians for waiver price
Philadelphia reports the Philadelphia Athletics announced on Monday the sale of catcher Joe Tipton to the Cleveland Indians for the $10,000 waiver price.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Tipton
Cleveland Indians
Hard-Hitting Austin Faces Star Hurler in State Test
The state high school tournament opens with Austin facing Bricelyn at Dartt Park in Owatonna at 4 p.m. as part of a four game day. Austin relies on Ron Plath for pitching and strong hitters like Dick Anderson and Bob Hastings as it aims to advance past regional power Bricelyn led by Paul Anderson who pitched to a 16-2 record in regional play.
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Bricelyn
Owatonna
Dartt Park
St. Paul Monroe
Eveleth
Melrose
St. Louis Park
New Ulm
Halstad
Redwood Falls
Dick Seltz
Packer
Dick Anderson
Bob Hastings
Don Schillinger
Darrell Schumacher
Don Rasmussen
Paul Anderson
Francis Peterson
Anderson
Mankato
Ron Plath
Bob McKay
Roger Kral
Gary Underhill
Hamilton and Kroll Eliminate Favorites
In a shock at the 34th PGA Championship at Big Spring golf club Louisville, Ted Kroll and Bob Hamilton upset favorites to reach the semifinals. Kroll defeated Cary Middlecoff after a dramatic sudden-death second-hole birdie, while Jimmy Turnesa beat Clarence Doser 2 and 1. Hamilton ousted Frank Champ 2 and 1, meeting Chick Harbert in the other semi while Kroll faces Jimmy Turnesa.
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Louisville
Bob Hamilton
Ted Kroll
Big Spring Golf Club
Kroll
Anzio
Jimmy Turnesa
Hamilton
Cesty Chick Harbert
Cary Middlecoff
Turnesa
Westchester County
N.Y
Clarence Doser
Harbert
Fred Haas
Musial and Rosen Lead Batting Averages in MLB
Stan Musial tops the National League with a .339 average and an 11-point weekly gain while Al Rosen leads the American League with a .336 clip. Jackie Robinson moves to second in the NL with .335, DiMaggio slips to .326, and Kell sits third at .325 as Fanell Ferris rounds out the top four at .323.
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New York
Stan Musial
al Rosen
Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Whitey Lockman
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Lockman
Rosen
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Toledo Mud Hens Move to Charleston in Franchising Switch
The American Association transfers Toledo to Charleston West Virginia after a five hour meeting with city leaders led by Mayor John T. Copenhaver. The Mud Hens will operate as the Charleston Senators facing Louisville at Charleston Friday. Charleston guarantees 2500 paid admissions per home date, with rent free for a 5000 seat stadium, in a 35 game remaining schedule.
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Chicago
American Association
Triple A Baseball League
Toledo
Charleston
W. Va
John T. Copenhaver
Toledo Mud Hens
Charleston Senators
Louisville
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Casey Stengel
Mud Hens
Cleveland
Danny Menendez
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Menendez
Coria Captures Minnesota Open Title After Final Round
Joe Coria of Midland Hills St Paul won the Minnesota Open with a 219 over 54 holes at Somerset. Bobby Reith Minikahda was runner up at 220 while Wally Ulrich Austin and Babe Orff Stillwater tied for third at 222. Junior winner Jim Lucius Northfield shot 77 71 for 156.
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ST. Paul
Joe Coria
Midland Hills
Coria
Somerset
Bobby Reith
Minikahda
Wally Ulrich
Austin
Ulrich
Babe Orff
Stillwater
Ade Simonsen
Minneapolis
Jim Lucius
Northfield
Giants Pitcher Sal Maglie Accused of Plunking Six Batsmen
Sal Maglie of the New York Giants, famed for his control, reportedly hit six batsmen in the previous season, drawing attention to his pitching style and control issues.
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Sal Maglie
Giants
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