Meyer Leads Dodgers Past Braves In Six-Hitter Victory
Russ Meyer pitched a six hit 2 0 win for Brooklyn over Milwaukee. He added two sacrifice bunts and a single driving in the runs as Billy Cox and Junior Gilliam provided the other offense. The Dodgers moved within four percentage points of first place Atlanta.
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Brooks
Milwaukee
Bob Buhl
Meyer
Brooklyn
Braves
Billy Cox
Peewe Reese
Junior Gilliam
Dick Marlowe
Athletics
Gus Zernial
Spook Jacobs
RBI
Eddie Joost
Bob Trice
Bob Grim
Yankees
Hank Bauer
Russ Meyer
Dodgers
Durocher Praises Pirate Player Thomas Worth Four Kiners
Leo Durocher praised Frank Thomas during a Pittsburgh luncheon, saying he worth four Ralph Kiners and calling him the most dangerous player in the majors. He noted Thomas can hit field throw and run and said the New York Giants would pay handsomely to acquire him.
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Pittsburgh
Leo Durocher
Frank Thomas
Ralph Kiners
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
New York Giants
Thomas
Durocher
Giants
Branch Rickey
Ralph Kiner
Indians Take Over Top Spot In Texas Loop
The Oklahoma City Indians climbed from a poor start to seize first place in the Texas League after a 6 0 victory over Shreveport. Jim Neufeldt hit a grand slam in the seventh, Pete Taylor drove in two runs, and the win left OKC a half game ahead of San Antonio. Houston and Tulsa also posted wins as the standings shuffled.
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Oklahoma City Indians
Tommy Tatum
Indians
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Tribe
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Jim Neufeldt
Pete Taylor
Tulsa
Beaumont
Jim Bolger
Jack Hollis
Gosney
Pat Gosney
Bill Pilgrim
Jodie Beeler
Zen Taylor
Americans Face Off In French Amateur Golf Standings
Ten American players compete in third round matches at the Saint Germain course as part of the French Amateur championship. Four servicemen in Europe advance, while eight other Americans defaulted or were eliminated earlier. Notable French favorites LeGarde and LaMaze draw American servicemen in decisive third round pairings.
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Paris
Europe
Saint Germain
U.S
U. S
Roger LarGarde
France
Henri de LaMaze
LeGarde An
George L Coleman
Tulsa
Capt
Malcolm Stokes
More Trading Seen In Majors
In Baltimore on June 2 a major league trade spree appeared possible as Vic Wertz moved to Cleveland and Bob Chakales joined Baltimore after a deal that created seven Indians in the infield. General Manager Hank Greenberg hailed finally securing Wertz after three years of pursuit. Arthur Ehlers welcomed Chakales as a promising young pitcher for the Orioles future.
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Baltimore
Vic Wetz
Cleveland
Bob Chakales
Indians
Wertz
Hank Greenberg
Chakales
Schoolboy Nines Open Play For State Crown
Odessa and Dallas Adamson opened the three day state tourney at Disch Field in a 1:30 p.m. game the first of four opening contests. Odessa Broncs seek a third title after winning in 1950 and 1951. Corpus Christi Ray leads with 16 2 while Texas City and Austin Travis enter with strong 15 7 and 14 4 marks respectively.
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Odessa
Dallas Adamson
Disch Field
Texas City
Austin Travis
Corpus Christi Ray
Longview
Highland Park
el Paso Austin
Broncs
Adamson
el Paso
Eight district winners head to state tournament in league base
The eight district winners qualified from 94 teams in interscholastic league base ball. The event runs with semi finals Thursday at 7 and 9 pm and a Friday third place game at 7 pm followed by the title clash.
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United Press
Peru
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Earl Torgeson
Charley Grimm
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Yocum Bros
Reading
Fort Worth
Joe Kotrany
Motor Oils
Catt Is
Phillips 66
Phillips Petroleum Company
Penney’s
H.p
Ford
Ovisel
H.p. Sea
Commerce St
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