Frank Shea Tops A.L. Hurlers as Yankees Lead
Frank Shea of the New York Yankees challenged Bob Feller and Hal Newhouser as the league's top pitcher after his 10th win in a 3 1 victory over the Red Sox in Boston. Joe DiMaggio drove in both runs with a first inning triple as the Yankees opened a five-and-a-half game lead over Boston.
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First Hit in New Park Cleared the Fence at Opening
In Port Chester New York the Empire stadium home of the Port Chester Clippers opened with Rene Buck Abeey Clipper first baseman hitting the first ball over the park fence with no one on and two out in the opening inning against Bridgeport on Friday the 13th in the Class B Colonial league.
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Hearn Nine Edges Hanford Post In Tight 2-1 Duel
Hearn-Stevenson clinched the 1947 Junior Legion title by defeating Hanford Post 2-1 in a grueling mound duel at Hayesfield. Billy Webster worked eight strikeouts and two hits allowed, while Chuck Fulton and Bernie Berger sparked the decisive runs as Cedar Rapids earned the district tournament berth with strong defense and timely hitting.
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All American Oar Crew for 1947 Chosen by Scribe
Seattle based scribe selects the 1947 All American crew from Harvard Navy Yale Cornell Princeton Wisconsin and Washington. The eight includes Harvard's Francis Cunningham as stroke and a diminutive pace-setter among the rowers. Coaches consulted, Bolles praises the lineup as the most interesting season in crew history.
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Seventh Man Ratified In Cornell Crew Lineup
Von Wrangell is named the No. 7 man as a key second stroke for Cornell, with Alex Brown at No. 6 boosting the Big Red in the Seattle race. Harvard adds Justin Gale at No. 5, while Washington’s tall veteran helped UW finish third at Poughkeepsie before rowing for the UW fresh boat. Navy and Princeton are noted for their power and coxswain Laird Gart, with certificates of merit to all.
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NATS Defeat MAN In Monday Night Major League Box Score
Major League AL action sees the Nats beat the Mets in a Monday night game. Details mention pitchers Freee Pi and Berry with a 2 15 time reference.
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Reget In Seventh Et White
In readable fragments the item mentions a seventh inning rally or event linked to White with garbled text about backers or bases. The readable parts identify no clear names, dates, or locations to confirm specifics.
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Fractured OCR recap of a baseball score game
Fragmentary text shows a baseball or sport snippet with names and scores but is incomplete. It mentions teams or places such as P’Rowe and Dice and a seven inning context, suggesting a local game report with unclear details and player references.
Clarence Wins in Junior Legion Game at Tipton
Clarence Junior Legion defeated Tipton 5 to 2 Monday. Clarence had seven hits and three errors, while Tipton recorded six hits and two errors.
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Stop Kansas City Rally Sends Blues Further Rebound
The Associated Press records the Stop Kansas City cry as the Blues extend their lead to six games after sweeping a doubleheader that left Minneapolis with two losses. Louisville trails 6-4 to Columbus as Seternatiog edges Indianapolis 1-0 then 5-3, while the Tribe loses 6-3 to Toledo.
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Sioux City Takas Over First in Western Loop
Sioux City moved to first in the Western League after an 8-0 win over Des Moines behind 13 hits and four hit pitching by Johnny Niggeling. The Soos edged Pueblo for the top spot with a .600 team mark. Des Moines stays in third with a .563 record. Denver beats Des Moines, Pueblo plays Lincoln, Omaha hosts Sioux City Tuesday.
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Torrid Three Race Temporarily Halted
The Associated Press reports a halt in the torrid scramble for first division rankings in the Three- league as a doubleheader schedule was planned for Tuesday night. Waterloo plays Davenport, Evansville meets Danville, and Quincy faces Terre Haute with Shield one game ahead of Evansville and Decatur hosting the last-placed Commies in a single game.
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Kids league Monday results headline
Killians beat Hatch and Brookman 8 to 1. Vets defeated Rotary 16 to 0. Paint topped Hearn Stevenson 17 to 1. Waltonians over the Elks 8 to 0.
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