Turley closes in on bases on balls mark for Yankees
Yankee pitcher Bob Turley remains far from the modern bases on balls record but shows signs of improvement as he nears the all time mark. The piece recalls Bob Feller and Walter Johnson in the walks and wild pitches records, with background on Connie Mack's 1915 Athletics and Harvey Kuenn's multi sport past at Milwaukee Lutheran High School.
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Whitney Martin
New York
Bob Turley
Turley
Bob Feller
Feller
Indians
Rapid Robert
Bruno Haas
Athletics
Connie Mack
Johnson
Walter Johnson
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit Tiger
Milwaukee
Lutheran High School
Texas Hill Ace Is Fast Worker
Billy Harris, a Canadian youth with Fort Worth in the Texas League, arrived May 3 and earned four victories in 21 days. He delivers rapid, decisive work with a 4 hitter shutout of Beaumont in 1 hour 36 minutes, about an hour faster than typical league games. Harris came via Montreal through the Brooklyn Dodger chain and had a brief prior stay.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Harris
Harris
Cats
Beaumont
San Antonio
Bill
Shreveport
Montreal
Brooklyn Dodger
Ameche Becomes First to Accept College All Star Berth
Alan Ameche the Wisconsin fullback became the first player to accept an invitation to the College All Star game. He is likely to start at fullback for the All Stars against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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Chicago
Alan
Ameche
University of Wisconsin
Cleveland Browns
Leginson
Soldier Field
Clinton Wallops Three-Run Homer as Salem ROUT Salem 14 Bluefield 4
Salem Rebels hammer Bluefield 14 to 4 at Municipal Field. Frank Cooper belts a three run homer and drives in five, while Clint Clinton hits a two run shot in the fifth. Lanky pitcher Carmen Dugger improves to 3-1 after allowing five hits as Salem pounded 16 base knocks.
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Salem
Rebels
Bluefield
Municipal Field
Jim Eason
Loren Lien
Frank Cooper
Cooper
Carmen Dugger
Clint Clinton
Pat Quinlan
Chet Boak
Manuel Valdez
John Liprando
Boak
Jack Arrigo
Liane
Dugger
Bluefield Salem Abrheon Ab Thomas
Bosk
Vescovi
Barbee
Lapr
MOSM
Ind
Fitrack
Lien
Hix
Arrigo
McKiernen
Bosak
RBI
Valdez
Percise
Sedor
Liprando
Clinton
Ferrari
Quimian
Ferrara
Laprando
McKiernan
Valdes
Bb—Eason
Eason
HO Eason
Duger
A@O
JC Cardinals Use Homers To Nudge Wytheville 4-3
Johnson City Red Birds defeat Wytheville 4-3 as Dick Czakaj and Don Colpoys homer. Debuting pitcher Bill Nagel gets the win in relief, Caldwell. Colpoys' homer breaks a 3-3 tie in the fifth. Wytheville earlier scored twice in the first.
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JC Cardinals
Wytheville
Johnson City
Tenn
Dick Czakaj
Don Colpoys
Johnson City Red Birds
Bill Nagel
Nagel
George Cox
Cardinals
Ted Thiem
Bob McNeil
Hampton High School
Red Wantz
McNeil
Moore Anderson
Frank Tepedino
Lee Laney
Mike Coppola
Jack Pendley
Anderson
Coppola
Fred Cannon
Czekaj
Pendley
Tom Coppedge
Jess Brandenburg
Kelly
Tepedino
Wilson
Keister
Colpoys
Kcos
Sename
E-Tepedino
Anderson Pendhey
Glavedoni
RBI
Cannon
McNen
Naget
Goldston Zauralie
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Blue Grays
Yankee Bob Turley
Texas Hill Ace
Accent College
Clinton Wallops
Homer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frank Killen
Jesse Tannehill
al Leifield
Wilbur Cooper
Tannehill
Colpoy
Buffalo N. Y
Jack Kelly
Bristol
Welch
Va.Tenn
Jimmy Flannagan
Bill MceGuckin
Flannagen
Tony Cimino
Leo Ghilard
Cimino
Cody
Niedzwieski
Pilibosian
McGuckin
Bill Hovey
Flannagan
Ratos Welch Abrhon
Gascon
E.hayes
Ghilerdi
Holland
Fi Hayes
DeFbne
Rote Welch
Ones
Pulaski
Kingsport
Kingsport Cherokees
Phillies
Phils
Tom Robertson
Virginians
Leo
Muscles) Shoals
Robertson
Bornmann
Cimmino
Pratt
Bright
Nissen
Bornman
Brackett
Freeman
Rochester
Toronto
Syracuse
Columbus
Havana
Richmond
Buffalo
American Association
Omaha
Toledo
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Charleston
Denver
Louisville
Minneapolis
Mercury
Montclair
Monterey
Wchs-Tv
Lincoln-Mercury Sales, Inc
Cherry St
Stadium Drive
Bluefield, W. VA
Texaco
Sky Chief
TAME
Texaco Star Theater
Jimmy Durante
Donaldo Connor
NBC
Texas
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