Meshelski Ties Rockets With One Hit Rally
Rex Barney and the Brooklyn Dodgers handily beat the Chicago Cubs 2 to 0 on a five hit game. Barney struck out seven and walked two in a complete effort lifting Brooklyn to their eighth straight win over Chicago. Hodges and Furillo sparked the offense with a third inning run and a second inning run driven home by Hodges as Robinson added a late RBI.
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Raschi Shuts Down Indians as Yanks End Skid
Vic Raschi pitched the Yankees to a 6 3 win over the Cleveland Indians to halt a six game Indian run and widen New Yorks AL lead over Detroit to 414 games. Raschi improved to 11 wins, scattering seven hits as Larry Doby and Mickey Vernon homered for Cleveland. Satchel Paige started for the Indians but walked three of the first four batters, while Cliff Mapes homered and Ike Boone left with an elbow bruise after a hit by pitch.
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Tanner Hits 11th & 12th Home Runs
Cedar Rapids Rockets beat Clinton Steers 5-0 at Memorial Stadium as John Tanner slugged two three run homers. Pitcher Joe Mesheiski held Clinton to one hit, while infielder Jerry Sullivan arrived late with his bride.
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Vulcan's Forge Wins Governor's Handicap at Detroit
Vulcan's Forge ridden by Eddie Arcaro wins the Governor's handicap at Detroit Race Course by a neck over Delegate with Syndicate third. The Santa Anita winner paid 3.60 to win, 2.80 to place and 2.40 to show. Delegate paid 3.20 to place and 2.80 to show. Syndicate rewarded show backers with 3.40.
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Results Saturday and Sunday college football slate from New York to Philadelphia
Results Saturday show New York 6, Syracuse 3 with rain disrupting games in Washington and Philadelphia. Sunday pro games feature Washington-Trucks facing Calvert and Harris, plus St Louis at Philadelphia and New York with Feller and Gunn/ Masterson slated for key matchups amid weather notes.
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Beck's Me Too clash looms as White leads batters
John Beck's, mired in a seven-game slide, faces rising Me Too in a Daniels Park 2 pm tilt. Wilson's Bob White leads the league with a .455 average after a 3-for-4 day, while Imco’s Bill Rucker and LaPlant’s Jerry Archibald pace homers. Schueler, Me Too’s Schueler, and Stastny headline strikeout and control metrics amid a crowded league battle.
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Riggs Seeded No 1 In National Pro Meet
New York AP reports Bobby Riggs is seeded No 1 and Don Budge No 2 in the National professional tennis championships at Forest Hills starting Monday. Jack Kramer, last year’s winner, is not competing. Seedings follow with Kovacs, Van Horn, Earn, Sabin, Cooke and Nogrady among the top entrants in a field of 48 players.
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Waitkus vows prosecution of fan who shot him
Eddie Waitkus, Philadelphia Phillies star, told the Chicago Herald American he will press to prosecute the woman who shot him. He said if she is sane he will prosecute personally. if not, authorities should place her in a mental institution. The 19 year old Ruth Ann Steinhagen is jailed on assault with intent to murder charges as she awaits a June 30 hearing.
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Bruner Shines in Debut with 8 2 Win
Waterloo report notes Jack Bruner, former Iowa star pitcher, dazzled in his pro debut by defeating Decatur 8 to 2. He fanned 14, issued six walks over nine innings, with a rare lapse in the fifth inning allowing a run. Bruner recently joined the Waterloo White Sox farm club as a bonus signee and faces a season-end call.
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Bronstein To Take Stag Coaching Job In Chicago
New York based International News Service reports Phil Bronstein a Chicago native will replace Harold Olsen as coach of the Chicago Stags in the Basketball Association of America Bronstein has not signed yet but is expected to lead the high scoring team.
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Frank W Cavanaugh Dies at 57 in Marshfield Mass
Sixteen years ago Frank W Cavanaugh a famed coach and war hero died at 57 in Marshfield Massachusetts His career spanned Dartmouth Fordham Holy Cross and Boston College with undefeated seasons and a heroic World War I service The Iron Major wrote a father to his son Davie Boy from a French trench expressing love and hope for Christmas and the boy’s future while awaiting battles.
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Cedar Rapids Rockets Star John Tanner Belts 12th Home Run
After joining the Cedar Rapids Rockets, John Tanner has played 35 games and hit 12 home runs. His homer record lists 12 appearances from May 15 to June 18 against Burl, Rock, Kew, and Cl City pitchers, with varying men on base. First and second games noted as two separate HR events.
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Rockets Hit Four Homers As Tanner Leads With Two Dingers
Chak lofted a ball over second for the lone extra base hit off Big Joe as the Rockets struggle to climb from last. Tanner belted two home runs, both with Lou Percy aboard, marking four homers in two nights and 12 on the season.
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