All Star Browns Pick 1948 Hosting as Coast League Draft Plans Loom
The 1948 All Star game was awarded to the St. Louis Browns. Pacific Coast League draft exemption for three to five years was sent to the executive council for action before winter meetings. Cuban players seek use of 12 majors in winter league. minor leagues allow some veterans.
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Bitsy Grant Rates Bill Tilden All-Time Great
Atlanta tennis star Bryan Bitsy Grant calls Bill Tilden the best of all time after two decades of play. He adds a composite could have beaten Tilden with players like Fred Perry Don Budge Frank Parker Bob Falkenburg Johnny Doeg and Bobby Riggs for various skills.
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Wilson Bears edge McKinley 2-0 in hill contest
Arnie Pavlicek fanned nine over three hits as Wilson Bears defeated McKinley 2-0. Stastny held Wilson hitless until the fourth, but Pavlicek ran the duel off with nine strikeouts and no walks. Reids’ RBI and Champar’s earlier hit provided the scoring.
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Reformatory Snappers rout Solon in Sunday game
Anamosa hurler Castell struck out eight and limited Solon to three hits as the Reformatory Snappers pounded 18 runs on 14 hits. Solon scored in three separate innings, while Anamosa finished with 18 to 6. Homeyer and Turkall led Solon, Casteel and Modell paced Anamosa. The Snap pers schedule Baldwin next Sunday on the Reformatory diamond.
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Traer Sharks Triumph in Doubleheader Over Waterloo Amvets
Traer defeated the Waterloo Amvets twice on Friday night, first 11 to 7 then 12 to 9. A planned fireworks display after the doubleheader was postponed one week due to rain.
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Locke's Rusty Putter Is Hot
Bobby Locke from Johannesburg used a rusty putter to finish 72 holes tied and lead Ed Oliver by three strokes after 18 holes of their 36 hole match at Tom O'Shanter Country Club. The winner earns 7000 dollars, runner up 3500 less, with a Tuesday playoff. Locke notable as a former RAF bomber pilot.
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Greenberg Freed From Elbow Fears For Now
Hank Greenberg the Pirates first baseman was told by Dr. George Bennett at Johns Hopkins that bone chips in his elbow are not a threat and will not shorten his career. The ailment may require surgery after the season.
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Crowded Park Shootout Ends In Darkness Call Off
A tense Monday game at Daniels Park between Collins and Wilson was halted after eight innings due to darkness with an 8 8 score. Umpire Ted Wernimont ejected M 1 board member VerninMont following a melee sparked by disputed calls in the sixth inning. Collins and Wilson traded runs as Simanovsky struck out 14 for Collins in relief, while Tresnak and Holland homered for Wilson and Martin and Cranston drove in runs for Collins. The game will be replayed next Saturday.
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Ossian Hawks top Nordness 8 to 2 in league baseball
The Ossian Hawks defeated Nordness 8 to 2 in an Upper Iowa league base ball game Sunday.
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Grace Lenczyk Favored In Co-Ed Golf Tourney
Grace Lenczyk of Newington Conn led 32 qualifiers in the third annual women's National Collegiate tourney at Ohio State Scarlet course with an even par 78. Shirley Spork of Michigan State Normal trailed with 84 after last year’s quarterfinals.
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All Star Games Results Through 1944
United Press records list all star game results from 1933 to 1944 with Americans and Nationals outcomes. Highlights include 1934 at Polo Grounds Americans 9 Nationals 7 and 1941 at Detroit Americans 7 Nationals 0 in a season affected by wartime scheduling.
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Tebbetts Mentioned as Cronin Successor for Red Sox
Boston circles consider Birdie Tebbetts a possible successor to Joe Cronin as Red Sox manager for next season Cronin likely moves to the front office to become general manager in place of Eddie Collins Tebbetts arrived from Detroit in a June 15 players swap McCarthy reportedly declined the offer after long- floated as a candidate.
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Tuesday-Tucker and Co-Op Schedule With All-Star Event
Baseball card highlights a weeknight slate with Tuesday-Tucker against Co-Op and Wednesday LaPlant versus Collins. Featured matchups include Giants against V F W and Quaker versus Iowa Miz multiple times through the weekend. The American League standings and results appear alongside game summaries and upcoming schedules.
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Quaker Oats Maintains Lead in Cedar Rapids Horseshoe League
Quaker Oats retained its lead by defeating the Moose club 9-7. CIO-Wilson downed the Independents 10-6. The City club and LaPlant game was not played. Wednesday schedule lists CIO-Wilson versus Quaker Oats, City club versus Moose club, LaPlant versus Independents.
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