Kingsport Cherokees Win Doubleheader Over Blue Grays
In a twin bill, Kingsport Cherokees defeated Bluefield 8-1 and 13-2 as hurlers and hitters led a strong day. Ongoing league action featured Minoso’s four hit day for Chicago and Gumpert’s 18th win, while Reynolds shaded Detroit with a 5-0 Yankee victory.
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Cards Trip Phils In 10th
Stan Musial blasted a tenth inning homer to lift St Louis to a 5 to 4 win over Philadelphia in a three game sweep. Musial hit his 14th of the season as the Redbirds avoided the series loss.
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Kingsport Cherokee sweep Bluefield in twin bill
Kingsport Cherokee, led by Professor Leo Shoals, swept a doubleheader from the Bluefield Blue Grays in Kingsport Tennessee. Ned Jilton and Don Blair each hurled strong games, Shoals hit two homers and drove in seven runs over the two games, as Kingsport extended its winning streak to five and moved ahead by eight and a half games.
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Little Dynamite May Be Able To Box Again
Elijah Williams known as Little Dynamite, knocked unconscious June 7, has recovered enough to consider boxing again. His doctor Dr William T Spence says he should heal in about a month with no apparent after effects, and Williams plans to fight once more. He is 21 and has fought as a featherweight, joking he may be a middleweight after hospital meals.
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Elizabethton Phillies Sweep Johnson City With Doubleheader Wins
In Elizabethton Tennessee on June 17 the Elizabethton Phillies took both ends of a doubleheader from the Johnson City Cardinals 5-4 and 5-3. Mac Williams tripled in the 10th to drive in the decisive run in the opener, while Pedretti delivered the winning run as a pinch-hitter.
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Hogan Clinches Open Title With Dramatic 67 Finish
Ben Hogan captured the United States Open at Oakland Hills with a final 67, posting a seven over par 287 total to win by two strokes over Clayton Heafner. The Birmingham, Michigan event drew 17,500 spectators as Hogan, ending his Hershey contract, delivered a performance praised as one of the era’s finest, with five birdies in the final round and a late 14-foot birdie to seal the victory.
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Maryland Announces 11 Game Grid Sked
Maryland reveals an 11 game 1952 football schedule adding Alabama and South Carolina. Six home games include the first Maryland Alabama meeting. Opponents listed span Missouri George Washington Washington and Lee Georgia Navy LSU South Carolina West Virginia North Carolina and North Carolina State with the November 22 game set against Alabama in College Park.
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Baseball scoreboard shows mixed results from yesterday
Last night Chicago beat Philadelphia 4 to 1 while New York led Detroit 5 to 0 and Washington defeated Cleveland 5 to 1. Boston won 5 to 1 over St Louis. Boston’s Feller improved to 9-1 and Taylor moved to 4-5 in the lone scheduled game.
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Kovacs Wins International Pro Tennis Title In Thriller
In Cleveland on June 17 Big Frank Kovacs of Oakland rallied from a set down to defeat Francisco Segura, 6 2 3 6 6 3, in a tense final. Segura reeled off few games in the fourth and fifth sets but Kovacs rallied to secure the championship after a weeklong event featuring 18 stars. Segura stunned Kovacs' rivals en route to the final, while Kovacs beat Martin Buxby Bill Tilden and J Donald Ridge to reach the final.
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Berg Wins 5000 Grand Prize In Weather Vane Golf Playoff
Patty Berg defeats Babe Didrikson Zaharias by one stroke to claim the $5,000 grand prize after a 36-hole playoff at Deepdale. Berg led after the first round with a 75 to Babe’s 76 and finished 601 for 144 holes. International League scores include Ottawa 1 Toronto 4, Baltimore 6 Rochester 2, Montreal 7 Buffalo 2, Syracuse 7 Springfield 3.
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Rolfe Keeps Tigers Eyeing Yankees as Team to Beat
Detroit manager Red Rolfe assesses the 1951 American League race after Eastern swing. He notes Boston starting to hit and Yankees depth giving New York the edge while praising his club’s players and pitching depth and lamenting missing Ray Herbert.
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No-Hit No-Run Gem Tops Leafs In IL Action
George Bamberger, 25, pitched the International League first no hitter no run of the season as Ottawa defeated Toronto 61 0. It was the league’s first nine inning no hitter since 1946 when Earl Harrist did it for the Syracuse Chiefs. Harrist previously threw no hitters against Buffalo April 30 and Toronto July 29.
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Counterpoint Gains Triple Crown Showdown Lead At Belmont
Counterpoint trained by C V Whitney won the Belmont Stakes to complete a rare triple crown surge as different horses captured the Derby and Preakness in the last two decades. Battlefield placed second as Bold failed to enter the Belmont lineup due to shin troubles. Counterpoint’s 2 29 finish marked a fast time near the stake record and boosted his standing in the three year old division with Park Stakes victory preceding it.
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Grand Canyon Guide Dies From Mule Fall Injuries
A Grand Canyon guide died from injuries after a mule fell from the Bright Angel rail. The incident occurred near Grand Canyon, Arizona, with the second guide injured.
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Major Stakes Schedule Points to Summer Classic Circuit
Earnings to 121625 with all but 700 earned this year as three year olds eye a $50000 Dwyer at Aqueduct on July 7. Prior plans include the Leonard Richards and Kent stakes at Delaware Park, Arlington Park’s classic next month, then the American Derby at Washington Park and the Travers at Saratoga.
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