Franklin Nips Rough Riders In Sixth 4-3
Franklin high school defeats Roosevelt 4-3 at Daniels Park. Twill Ford drove in the winning runs in the sixth after Franklin tied the game with a fielder’s choice and singles. Don Buckiester sparkled with five assists and three putouts in a perfect fielding day.
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Don Loepp
Twill Ford
Franklin High
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Roosevelt
Franklin
Chuck Spratt
Bill Quinby
Ford
al Seabrooke
Art Wise
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Pacific To Seek Provisional Big League Ranking
Five Pacific Coast League executives meet in Chicago to request provisional major league status. They favor three to five years of draft exemption to deter talent loss, arguing the West Coast rapid growth justifies future full major league status.
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Chicago
INL
A. B. “Happy” Chandler
Clarence “Pants” Rowland
Charles Graham
San Francisco
Bill Starr
San Diego
Emil Sick
Seattle Rangers
Bob Cobb
Hollywood
Pacific Coast League
West Coast
United States
Miami Netsters Sweep Eastern Women's Titles
University of Miami players Barbara Scofield and Betty Ruth Hulbert James dominated the Eastern Intercollegiate tennis championships. Scofield won the singles title 6-4 6-4 over James who was last year’s champion. The pair also captured the doubles crown 6-3 6-4 over Rollins, as Miami led the team tally with 42 points while Rollins trailed with 20.
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N. J
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University of Miami
Barbara Scofield
San Francisco
Calif
Betty Ruth Hulbert James
St. Louis
Miss Scofield
Mrs. James
James
Rollins
Norma Dopperman
Rosemary Buck
Enrique Buse
Gus Peeples
Rollins College
William Vogt
Dean W. Mathey
Princeton
Elkader Triumphs Over Cresco 6-2 in Holiday Game
Elkader defeated Cresco 6-2 in a non league holiday matchup. Pitcher Glen Drahn starred with four hits in four at bats including a second inning homer with a runner aboard. Cresco managed a single run on a double by Cresco’s Hede man and Kiliaart, Hopkins, and Drahn contributed for Elkader.
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Glen Drahn
Kelly Jed
Triple Cresco
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Kiliaart
Hopkins Drahn
Hedeman
Stymie Becomes World's Leading Money Winner
Stymie the Cinderella horse won the Sussex handicap at Delaware Park to raise his career earnings to 595,510 dollars and set a new track mark for 1 1/4 miles. Natchez and Round View finished second and third as Stymie passed Assault on the all time money list. The victory hints at a possible Empire Gold Cup clash with Assault on July 19 at Belmont Park and leaves foreign contenders dwindling in the international race.
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Delaware Park
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Ethel D Jacobs
King Ranch
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Natchez
Round View
Assault
Conn McCreary
Ound View
Belmont Park
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Cubs Defeat Pirates 4-3 Behind Locke Lade Effort
Chicago Cubs rally in the sixth inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 as Doyle Lade limited Pittsburgh to nine hits and orchestrated double plays. Ralph Kiner hit his 20th homer. Len Merullo and Bill Nicholson delivered key two-base hits to fuel the decisive Chicago offense.
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Pirates
Ralph Kiner
Chicago
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Stan Hack
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Penick Quaker Lead Allied Golf Standings After Tuesday Round
Penick Syrup and Quaker Oats Buckeyes tied for first with 76 total as Lattners rose to second and LaPlant moved to third. Bill Diehl led scoring with 51 for Iowa Manufacturing. many players posted 50s and 60s amid a Tuesday night slate and a July 4 holiday break.
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Allied Golf League
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Welle
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Sir Bruchautt Tawks
All-Star Game Umpires and Scorers Named
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler announced in Cincinnati the umpires for the all star game in Chicago on Tuesday John Conlan and Walter Henline of the National League Art Passarella and James Boyer of the American League. Scorers Tommy Holmes of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle John P Carmichael of the Chicago Daily News and Irving Vaughn of the Chicago Tribune.
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Chiicago
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Art Passarella
James Boyer
Tommy Holmes
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Baseball Writers of America
John P. Carmichael
Chi ‘Cago Daily News
Irving Vaughn
Chicago Tribune
Dodgers revise signs again amid season changes
Quick Change Artists in New York report the Dodgers have altered their sign system five times already this season.
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Quick Change Artists
New York
Dodgers
Sunny Jim Conzelman Hides Over Cardinals Prospects
Chicago interview with Cardinals coach Sunny Jim Conzelman reveals his mixed bets for the NFL crown. He notes a tough 12 game schedule with seven road trips and lists rival teams and potential backfield additions including Charles Trippi and Paul Christman. Training opens August 7 at Waukesha Wisconsin.
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INS
Sunny Jim Conzelman
Jim
Conzelman
Chicago Cardinals
Cardinal
Paul Christman
Marshall Goldberg
Pat Harder
Trippi
Elmer Angsman
Sunny Jim
Waukesha
Wis
Two Day Archery Meet Held at Oxford Junction
A two day archery tournament at Oxford Junction drew archers from many Iowa cities. Rain halted the men's American round on Thursday. women finished a Columbia with Laura Kula 426 Hazel Keith 404 and Laverda Baker 341. Friday weather allowed a double American for men and a double Columbia for women with prize tallies led by Pat Brau 1266 Ford Hopkins 1243 and C M Baker 1127.
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Iowa
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Laura Kula
Hazel Keith
Cedar Rapids
Laverda Baker
Pat Brau
Mt. Pleasant
Ford Hopkins
Muscatine
C. M. Baker
Anton Kula
Nick Keith
Miles Fisher
Ed Burda
Leo Brau
Babel Seeger
Mildred Hopkins
Doby Debut Fails as Indians Fall to White Sox 6-5
Chicago immune to Doby's debut as Larry Doby struck out in his American League first appearance. Eddie Smith earned the win for Chicago while Mel Harder took the loss. Appling paced the Sox with three doubles and a single, driving in the decisive run in the eighth.
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Larry Doby
Indians
Luke Appling
White Sox
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Mel Harder
Cleveland
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Appling
Floyd Baker
Taft Wright
Bob Kennedy
George Metkovich
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Metkovich
Killian's and Barney's Lead Kids Baseball Leagues
Killian's, Barney's and V.F.W. lead their divisions with undefeated records across four games. V.F.W. tops Service and Civic league with four wins, Kiwanis right behind at three and one. Starnes of Killian's leads hitters with six singles in seven at bats. Barney's L. Gay follows with five for eight.
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Barney’s L. Gay
Kennedy benched as White Sox open long home stand in Chicago
Chicago manager Ted Lyons bench Bob Kennedy after he played the first 71 American League games for the White Sox Kennedy bats .272. The move comes as Chicago hosts Cleveland at Comiskey Park for a lengthy home stand.
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Bob Kennedy
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park
Cleveland
Ted Lyons
Kennedy
Yanks Capture Four Wimbledon Titles Plus Fifth Shared
London AP reports United States players dominated the 1947 Wimbledon final rounds. Jack Kramer of Los Angeles won the singles title and shared the men's doubles crown with Bob Falkenburg, defeating Mottram and Sidwell. Margaret Osborne of San Francisco won the women’s singles, while Doris Hart of Miami and Mrs. Pat Todd of Hidden Valley claimed the new women’s doubles title by upsetting Osborne and Louise Brough. The mixed doubles went to Brough and John Bromwich, repeating their prior success.
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United States
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Kramer
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
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Hidden Valley
Calif
Miss Osborne
Louise Brough
Beverly Hillis
Miss Hart
Miami University
America
Bob Falkenburg
Tony Mottram
Britain
Billy Sidwell
Australia
Tom Brown
Miss Brough
John Bromwich
Colin Long
Nancye Wynn Bolton
Parker and Schroeder Set for Clay Court Final
Salt Lake City event crowns defending champion Frank Parker and veteran Tex Schroeder of Los Angeles in the singles final. Parker beat Seymour Greenberg in the semi finals 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-1, while Schroeder defeated Eddie Moylan 9-7 2-6 6-4 6-4. In women's singles Mary Prentiss of San Bernardino upset Barbara Krase of San Francisco 6-3 7-5.
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Tex Schroeder
Los Angeles
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Seymour Greenberg
Schroeder
Eddie Moylan
San Francisco
Mary Prentiss
San Bernardino
Calif
Barbara Krase
Conn's Retreat Mirrors Pittsburgh Sports Mood After Louis Fight
Billy Conn appeared at a Dapper Dan dinner in Pittsburgh, drawn as a reclusive figure a year after his defeat to Joe Louis. The piece also notes Art Rooney and Jock Sutherland guiding the Steelers toward profitability, while Bill Dudley contemplates retirement and Hank Greenberg earns local support amid aging, with Hank’s courtesy easing Jackie Robinson’s clubhouse tensions.
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al Abrams
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Joe Louis
Milt Jaffe
Pittsburgh
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Rooney
Jock Sutherland
Dudley
Steelers
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Hank Greenberg
Pirates
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Greenberg
Jackie Robinson
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National League Banks on Power in All Star Clash
Baseball fans foresee a power oriented midsummer classic as the National League showcases big bats led by John Mize and Walker Cooper at Wrigley Field. The AL features pitching depth with Hal Newhouser likely to start and hopes to edge a high offense NL in the 14th All Star game shaping up as a shift from the bunt era.
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Walker Cooper
Wrigley Field
Comiskey Park
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Ted Williams
Red Sox
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Ewell Blackwell
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Johnny Sain
Warren Spahn
Philadelphia
Schoolboy Rowe
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Ralph Branca
Harry Brecheen
George Munger
Mize, Cooper
Seniors AAU Meet Highlights and Team Titles
At Lincoln, New York AC clinched the team title with 7644 points, defending their crown for a seventh straight year. Individual standout performances included Harrison Dillard and Fortune Gordien winning multiple events, with strong showings from Los Angeles AC and San Francisco Olympic Club in sprints and field events.
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Spy Song Tops Myrtlewood Stakes At Arlington Park
Spy Song owned by Charles T. Fisher of Detroit nosed out Rippey in the Myrtlewood stakes at Arlington Park. Education finished third in the six furlongs as Spy Song paid 3.20 and 2.60 with a 1 10 2/5 time. Steve Brooks rode Spy Song for Fisher, earning a $17,800 purse.
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Betting Mark Is Set At Ak Sar Ben Finale
Ak-Sar-Ben closed its 80 day 1947 racing season with 10 263 fans and a total mutuel handle of 426 656 dollars. Public returns totaled 383 990 40 dollars. The season handle reached 7 359 416 dollars with 6 623 474 40 dollars returned to bettors. Attendance for the meeting was 208 053. Nebraska bred Blue Faun won the Au Revoir handicap in 1 11 3 5 for 2500 dollars.
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