Elizabethton Blue Grays edge Bluefield in ninth inning comeback
Elizabethton edged Bluefield 9-8 as Bluefield tied the game in the top of the ninth with four runs, then Elizabethton answered with three in the bottom half. Pitching help arrived for Bluefield with Dale Leeper joining from Jackson, Mississippi, while Bristol hosts four games beginning Wednesday.
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Pitt Athletics Chief James Hagan Resigns at Pitt
Pittsburgh June 8 The university announces the resignation of Athletic Director James Whitey Hagan after months of trustees debate on firing him and football coach Walter Milligan. Frank Cliver is named acting athletic director as Pitt faces a rocky period with a 1–9 season and heavy schedule.
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Bickford Hurls Four-Hitter As Braves Maul Cubs 11-1
Boston breezes to 11-1 victory over Chicago behind Vernon Bickford four hit effort. The rookie retired 16 straight and struck out key Cubs to sweep the three game series. Massi and Holmes paced the offense with three hits each as Boston pushed the Cubs to seven straight losses.
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Dodgers Rally Past Reds Behind Ramsdell Relief
Brooklyn Dodgers win 6-5 over Cincinnati as Willard Ramsdell delivers crucial relief after Ralph Branca falters in the third. Dodgers build early lead with four runs in the first and hold on despite late Reds threats.
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Favorites Win in Dixie Meet and Baseball Showdown
Baseball recap in St Louis where Ted Wilks hurled for the Cardinals in a 7 to 5 win over Philadelphia as Erv Dusak delivered the decisive runs in the fifth. Dusak drove in two with a single. Brecheen relieved for the win. In Memphis tennis, top seeds take wins at the Southern tournament led by Gardner Larned and Jack Tuero, with results from multiple rounds and players from Rollins, Tulane, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale.
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Graziano Faces Zale In Third Rubble For Middleweight Title
Rocky Graziano prepares to defend against Tony Zale in Ruppert Stadium Newark New Jersey tonight in a regarded 15 round middleweight title bout. Promoters expect a big crowd though profits look limited with hefty purses and charitable pledge. Zale seeks redemption at 34 and aims for an early knockout while Graziano vows counterattacks and a reinstatement push with the New York commission.
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West Virginia and Ky aces ready for second all star clash
Kentucky all star team trains for a rematch with West Virginia at Morehead State gym. Pete Robbins returns to the lineup replacing an earlier unavailable player. West Virginia reshuffles with Ralph Holmes Mario VarrassiJoining guards Crum and Repass as key contributors.
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Open golf title race muddled by surprises at Riviera
Whitney Martin argues the Riviera Open near Los Angeles will defy logic as past money leaders, foreign threats, and even top pros fall short. He notes winners often surprise and cites Sam Parks Jr and Gene Sarazen as examples of unlikely champions.
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Boudreau Homer Propels Tribe Past Red Sox 2-0
Lou Boudreau slugged a disputed two run homer in the fourth as Cleveland shut out Boston 2 to 0 before 33,032 at Cleveland. Umpire Charley Berry ruled the blast a homer despite Red Sox protests, with Gordon driving in the other run for the Tribe.
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National League games preview wrap
National League matchups today feature Brooklyn at Pittsburgh with Barney facing Ostermueller, Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Simmons or Dubiel opposed by Well, New York at Chicago with Kosio or Hartung against Boren and Chamber, plus Boston at St Louis with Spahn opposing Pollet in night action.
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American League results and league game notes recap
Last night Cleveland beat Boston 2 0 while New York won 3 2 over Chicago Detroit 2 1 Philadelphia Washington 6 St Louis and others faced rain St Louis at Washington matchups listed with pitchers Wynn Schiele Papish Miller and Newhouser Brissie noted for strikeouts and wild pitch sightings in limited play International League Rochester edged Baltimore 3 2 in 10 innings Toronto defeated Newark 10 8 with more games washed out by rain
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Brown's 12th-inning single seals Yankees 3 2 over White Sox
Bobby Brown hit a winning single in the 12th scoring Yogi Berra from second to give the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Edges marked by Kolloway and Souchock in data show late-game drama.
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Washington Beats Browns 6-5 Amid 12-Hit Attack
Washington mauled Bryan Stephens and Clem Dreisewerd for 12 hits, including a home run by Ed Stewart, to defeat the St. Louis Browns 6-5 here tonight. Milo Candini, second of three Washington pitchers, earned the win.
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