Tire Routs Humble For Second Place In Major City League
General Tire moved into sole second in the Major City League after a 10 3 rout of Humble. Brinkley led Tire hitters with a homer and multiple singles while Spurgeon and Hughes held Humble to two early runs. In other games Franta and Higginbotham tied 3 3 and Hemphill Pontiac defeated Culpepper Furniture 2 0.
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Dan Skults
General Tire
Franta Softbalers
Humble
Ray Traylor
Webster Brinkley
Brinkley
Brinkiey
Tire
Nwa
Hoot Hamilton
Russell
Franta
Higginbotham
Hemphill Pontiac
Culpepper Furniture
Rhe Culpepper
Hemphill
Watford
Holland
Cherry
Maxie
Frenta
Mit
Dietrich
Johnson
Wilkerson
Patterson
Humbie
Genera
Spurgeon
Hughes
Pagel
Hamilton
Snead Faces Do-or-Die US Open Bid at Oakland Hills
The profile of Sammy Snead, the lifelong challenger in golf’s US Open, as he arrives at Birmingham Michigan and Oakland Hills, seeking his elusive major after a career of 72 wins and two Vardon trophies. Now 37, he declares it is now or never to conquer the Open.
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Birmingham Mich
Sammy Snead
Fairway Fame
West Virginia
Samuel Jackson Snead
Milan
Slammin
Sam
Snead
Oakland Hills
Ralph Guldahl
Philadelphia
Spring Mill
West Virginia Bills
Lew Worsham
Pittsburgh
Ses
Worsham
Cary Middlecoffe
Friday Games Standings Delta San Antonio Fort Worth
Friday games feature Deltas at Houston Fort Worth at San Antonio and Oklahoma City at Shreveport. Thursday results show Chicago 8 14 and Washington 7 5 with several rainouts including Detroit at Boston Saint Louis at New York and Cleveland at Philadelphia. An odd note credits an electric fan to Dr Schuyler Wheeler.
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Deltas
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Saint Louis
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Dallas
Houston Sestences
Beaumont Sever
San Antonio Sues BF
Reces SL
Tulsa
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago Serecenne
Philadelphia Coon
Luck and Long-ago A’s Rally Highlight Sports History
Aged game lore recalls the 1902 A’s 17 15 win over Cleveland in seven innings at Shibe Park and the 1905 World Series rally, noting luck as what you make. Also reports a White Rock hen laying an egg weighing seven ounces, two ounces heavier than a baseball, in Murphysboro Illinois.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Athletics
Shibe Park
A’s
Trish
Chicago Cub
Connie Mack
Murphysboro
Ill
Aip
Ray Parmley
Death by Own Action Derby At Channelview Speedway Saturday
A hazardous suicide style stock car event termed death by own action Derby is set for Channelview Speedway Saturday night. About five cars will race in an untimed battle around the oval with objectives to ram opponents out of commission, track lighting added for better viewing, and a 7 p.m time trials start.
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Channelview Speedway
Speedway
Roy Huston
Huston
White Sox Rally To Lead AL After Sweeps
The Chicago White Sox recovered from a loss by sweeping both games of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators and winning the series against New York, widening their AL lead to four games over the Yankees. In the NL, Brooklyn beat St. Louis 4-2 in a dramatic game as Gil Hodges belted a 460 foot homer, Hodges his 20th of the year and the Dodgers edged the Cardinals 15 hits to one run. Erskine won for Brooklyn as the Cards stranded, Branca and Erskine both stymied by the late onslaught.
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New York
Chicago White Sox
Windy City
New York Yankees
Sox
Yanks
Washington
Senators
Yankees
Cleveland
Philadelhia
Boston
Louis A
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Brooklye
Gil Hodges
Joe Preske
Hodges
Ralph Branca
Carl Erskine
Tve
Roy Campanella Erskine
Hodges Leads Poll For All Star First Sacker
Gil Hodges of Brooklyn surged to the top in the National League voting for the All Star first baseman position after a ninth inning homer against the St Louis Cardinals. He bested rival Ralph Kiner as votes rose 18 103 to 17 362. In other brief notes a rabbit caused a sidewalk scare in University City as Robert Klein encountered it.
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Chicargo
Gil Hodges
St Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Ralph Kiner
University City
Robert Klein
Two Crucial Church Loop Tilts Tonight At Wooster
Three teams remain in the chase as key league games approach tonight. Central Bart Diamond and St. Mark's Mint face weather‑related delays, with WoosterPant and George Beri noted as top performers.
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Mandi
Bart Diamond
St. Mark's Mint
Oni Yieneie Tan
Odist Ctoss
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Franta-Higginbotham
Lee Diamonds
George Wilkersons
Donnie Dietrich
Peewee Thomas
Afirse
Pat Patterson
Thomas
Hap Marsheakl
Ray Lamb
Lamb
Johnny Johnson
Bot Traylor
Man Marshall
Culpepper
Dick Rosen-feld
Hemphillers
Hemphill Charlier
Don Cherry
General Tire Ss
Seeseneees
Higginbotham Bemiphill
By Oscar Fraley
Stanley
Stanley Plane
Stanley Hammer
POST
Devoe
Texas
Dr. Schuyler 5. Wheeler
By Christy Walsh
Curly Kayoe
By Sam Lefs
Fox
White Sox
Wooster Pant St. Mark’s
George Beri
Plymouth
London
Dodge
Tudor Custom
Pontire
Buck Turner
Turner
Yeee
Weew
Truch
Buck Turner Chevrolet Co
East Texas Ave
Baytown, Texas
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