General Tire captures Major City softball title again
General Tire won the Major City League softball championship by sweeping Baker's Food Market Crosby and Prince Buick in playoff series. Eddie Milner and Julio Martinez opened the final with early runs, Jerry Witt pitched a near no hitter through the last four innings, and the team earned the sportsmanship trophy as well. Babin, sidelined by duty, was honored prior to the game.
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Tire
Prince Buick
Eddie Milner
Julio Martinez
Generals
Baker
Crosby
Prince
Hoot Hamilton
TAAF
Texas City
Jerry Witt
Witt
Recreation Council
Kyle Alexander
Holt
Sporting Goods
Reno Baker
Bubba Choate
Webster Brinkley
Martinez
A. E. Lane
Perry Beauchamp
Buick
Bobby Babin
Babin
Texas Air National Guard
Mineral Wells
Fenley
Brinkley and
Johnson
Marlon Insists Garver Loss Was Pure Necessity
Cleveland Aug. 15. Browns manager Marty Marion insisted the Ned Garver loss to Detroit was pure necessity to add outfielder Vic Wertz. The eight player waiver deal, described as the largest in baseball history, netted Wertz for Garver plus Delsing and Madison. Wertz joins a Browns lineup built around a left handed slugger in Sportsman's Park as he tries to rebound from a down year.
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Mily Dolinger
Cleveland
Ohio
Marty
Marion
St. Louis Browns
Ned Garver
Detroit
Vic Wertz
Wertz
Garver
Browns
Jim Delsing
Dave ‘Madison
Sportsman's Park
Brownie
Don Lenhardt
Dick Littlefield
Marlin Stuart
Tigers
William Budi Black
San Antonio
Soaring Muscles and Models in Helsinki Display
Sports Parade notes strong Russian women in recent Olympics with focus on looks and athleticism. The author contrasts Eastern prowess with Western stars like Parry OBrien and Bob Mathias, urging balance between strength and decorum while defending American athletes. The piece closes by saying American women perform well for medals or models, and we should not worry about them.
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Ave
Feilahs
Zoe Ann Olsen Jensen
Hidé
Paula “Meers
Bauer
Gussie Moran
Nina Dumbadze
Bevy
Helen of Troy
Helsinki
Parry O'Brien
Bob Mathias
Sim Innes
Oislie Matson
Red Square
Times Square
Fort Worth Narrowly Beats Shreveport to Tighten Pennant Race
Fort Worth edged Shreveport 10 to 6 to move within a half game of Dallas in the Texas League pennant chase. Framed by a doubleheader split at Beaumont and San Antonio’s win over Tulsa, the day featured homers by Hood Budny Elliott Pilarcik and late runs by Houston Oklahoma City and San Antonio.
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United Press
Fort Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Eagles
Beaumont
Cats
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oilers
Houston
Oklahoma City
Buffs
Indians
Roughs
Wally Hood
Hugh Souter
Hood
Joe Budny
Harry
Elliott
Missions
Bobby Balcena
Jose Bracho
Bob Habericht
Bull Greason
Vern Kennedy
Greason
AY Pilarcik
Anita Fights For Fighter Title Grip
Anita Kenter of Santa Monica Calif unseeded upset defending titlist Doris Hart to reach the quarterfinals of the Women’s Invitation tennis tournament at Essex Country Club. She faces Angela Mortimer of England in singles, with doubles action pitting Kenter Buck against Connolly and Brough as they aim for a semis berth.
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Manchester
Mass
Anite Kenter
Santa
San Diego
Maureen Connolly
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Kanier- Buck
Thelma Long
Australia
Nancy Chaffee Kiner
Palm Springs
Calif
Schmitz Delivers as Yankees Beat Senators 7-2
New York Johnny Schmitz pitched six innings of one run ball to secure his first Yankee victory, matching a pattern of Yankees acquiring fading NL stars on waivers. The win pulls New York within three games of the lead as Indians idle, while Boston and Chicago win to pressure the top. The pennant race tense with NL defeats and AL shifts highlighted by Schmitz's performance and late-season pushes by the Yankees and rivals.
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Carl Lundquist
New York
Yankees
Johnny
Dickson
Blackwell
Hiller
Johnny Schmitz
Senators
Yankee
Johnny’s
Mize
Hopp
Sam
Tigers
Samn
Braves
Schmitz
Indians
Red Sox
Athletics
White Sox
Marvin Grissom
Nellie Fox
Giants
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Phillies
Russ Meyer
Reds
Cubs
Ken Raftfensberger
St. Louis
Ralph Kim
Pirates
Cardinals
Cass Michaels
Mickey McDermott
George Kell
Standings in Texas League Show Dallas Fort Worth Beaumont and Houston
United Press Texas League standings show Dallas 72 63 933 percent Fort Worth 70 65 519 Beaumont 64 71 . Fort Worth and Beaumont played Thursday results dallas 0 to 5 Beaumont 2 to 3 Fort Worth 10 Shreveport 6 Oklahoma City 14 Houston 23 San Antonio 1 Tulsa 0 Friday schedules include Shreveport at Dallas Beaumont at Fort Worth San Antonio at Oklahoma City Houston at Tulsa
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United Press
WCL
Dallas
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Houston
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
San Antoniio I
Tulsa
San Antonio
Even Weather Sides With College Stars
Chicago August 15 Even the weather forecast favored an upset victory by the 1952 college All Stars over the Los Angeles Rams in Soldier Field Friday night. A warm humid day was predicted to help the younger All Stars, who were a one touchdown underdog. Rams coach Joe Stydahar predicted a win for his team while Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd said the All Stars were in peak condition but cautioned by students’ three weeks of practice versus the Rams’ season together.
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Chicago
College All Stars
Los Angeles Rams
Soldier Field
Joe Stydahar
Rams
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Flam Sedgman In Grudge Battle At Casino Invitation
Flam of Los Angeles faced Sedgman of Australia and Savitt of Orange, N J, with Baritzen of Fort Sill Oklahoma also in Friday's Casino Invitation quarterfinals. Sedgman seeks revenge for Wimbledon loss two years ago as Savitt heads another match. Seixas and McGregor reached semifinals. Sedgman and McGregor beat Barrett and Oakley in doubles as Seixas and Talbert beat Grigly and Arpon to stay alive. In Winston-Salem Joe Louis battles local Joe McFadden in a four round exhibition, drawing 12 006 crowd expectations.
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Newport
Herb Flam
Los Angeles
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Bernard Barizen
Fort Sill
Ohio
Flam
Sedgman
Savitt
Bartzen
Oklahoma
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Ken McGregor
Seixas
Mervyn Rose
McGregor
Lewis Head
John Barrett
Gerald Oakley
England
Billy Talbert
New York
Jacques Grigly
Felicissimo Arpon
Philippines
Louis Winston Salem
N._C
Ag. 15
Joe Louis
Joe McFadden
McFadden
Ray Arcel
Louis’ Crown
Rusch is Highest Paid Cady Work With Champion Pays $400
Chicago Aug 15 Jim Rusch a 17 year old bag toter from Park Ridge Ill earned a caddy fee of 400 dollars from Julius Boros the World tournament winner who took home 25000 for first. Rusch carried Boros through 90 holes including the final playoff and helped select clubs for key shots. He reflects on Boros’s handling and his own chances to become a pro, noting his Army service and plans to buy clubs as he waits to mature in the game.
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Fred Parker
Chicago
Jim Rusch
Park Ridge
Julius Boras
Boras
Jim
Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Jess
Rusch
Fresno
Calif
Tig
Richard
Pfc
Donald
Knotle
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