Cobb the King of Clout in Baseball's Golden Era
The article proclaims Ty Cobb as the greatest hitter, unrivaled in power and consistency. It compares Cobb to Ted Williams Stan Musial and others noting Cobb led the American League in batting from 1907 to 1915 and again in 1917 1918 1919 while amassing a nine home run season in 1909 and maintaining a high on base and hit rate across 13 years.
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Ty Cobb
Cobb
Ted Williams
Cobh
Stan Musial
Caleb
Williams
Musial
King
Georgia Peach
Tris Speaker
Peach
Etter
Honus Wagner
Rogers Hornsby
VFW Teener League Final Set in Uniontown DuBois Faces Crown
Uniontown meets DuBois in the VFW Teener League baseball championship after Uniontown edged Lancaster 2 1 in the semifinal with Sheridan McPherson advancing to third on an error and Marshall Feldman driving in the run. DuBois reached the final by beating Mifflintown 1 0 behind Tommy Camise who scored the lone third inning run.
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UN Lowen
Larus
DuBois
Uniontown
Sreking
Lancaster
Sheridan McPherson
Marshall Feldman
Mifflintown
Np Hil
Tommy Camise
Camise
Bohi Bernardlo
Allegheny AAU Track Event Set For Western PA
Allegheny Mountain Amateur Athletic Union track and field championships return to suburban Lebancon stadium with junior events on August 7 and senior events on August 14. Open to club college high school and independent athletes across western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and all of West Virginia. Entries accepted at Allegheny Mountain headquarters 507 Magee Building Pittsburgh.
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Allegheny Mountain Amateur’ Athletic Union
Mi Lebancon
Onerganization
Mets
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Allegheny Mountain
Megee Building
Pimsburghy
Last Night's Fights in New York and Philadelphia
Card notes show Len Matthews from New York defeating Candy McParland from Philadelphia in a listed bout. Other entries mention Dave Camelia and Monica with unclear results and locations. Size and details are fragmented with several garbled phrases and numbers.
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New York
Len Matthews
Philadelphia
Candy McParland
Beattie
Dave Camelia
Monterey Monica
Willie McCovey shines as Giants stay atop NL race
Willie McCovey driven by All Star chatter belts a two run single in the eighth to rally the Giants past the Pirates 4-3, keeping San Francisco a half game up in the National League standings. The pennant race tightens as Dodgers and Reds win, Brewers and Cubs also prevail in a busy Friday night slate.
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Associated Press
Willie McCovey
Phoenix
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Giants
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Bob Buhl
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Don Drysdale
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Berhind
Pirates
McCovey
Harvey Haddix
Willie Mays
Warren Giles
LA Coliseum
Giles
White
Cardinals
Buhl
Playine White
Braves
Dean Steve
Custoff
Joe Adcock
Hank Aaron
Gene Conley
Bie
Norm Larker
Reds
George Altman
Johnny Powers
Cubs
David and Goliath duel marks PGA Championship clash
Barber, a frail 43 year old from Los Angeles, leads midway at Minneapolis Golf Club as Mike Souchak stalks. The two veterans duel over 38 holes in the 41st annual PGA Championship with Barber aiming to cap a short pro career by winning a glamorous title while Souchak presses from two strokes back.
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David and
Goliath
Jerry Barber
Mike
Souchak
Barber
Los Angeles
Doug Sanders
Don Finsterwald
Gene Littier
Cary Middlecoff
Bil Casper
Monel Hebert
Baseball Standings and Weekend Schedule Across Leagues
American League standings show Chicago leading with 59 wins and 40 losses, Cleveland 89 42, Kansas City 50 50, and New York 46 49. Weekend games include Washington at Chicago and New York at Kansas City, with Friday results featuring New York 11 Kansas City 1 and Cleveland 5 Baltimore 4. National League leaders list San Francisco 57 45, Milwaukee 55 44, and Los Angeles 47 52. Sunday matchups include Chicago at Cincinnati and St. Louis at Milwaukee, with All-Star game set for Los Angeles.
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W. L. Pet. G
Chicago
Cleveland
Kansas City
Baltimore
New York
Detroit
Boston
Washington
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
San Francisc
Major Loop Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
League batting leaders include Aaron Milwaukee 302, Cunningham St. Louis 334 and Aaron 146 hits. Pitching leaders show Drysdale Los Angeles 173 strikeouts and McLish Cleveland 134 decisions. Renowned names such as Killebrew, Kuenn, and Aparicio appear with key totals across batting and baserunning.
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Aaron
Milwaukee
Cunningham
St. Louis
Pinson
Cincinnati
Neal
Los Angeles
Temple
Cimoli
Mathews
White
Banks
Chicago
Mays
Williams
Kansas City
Ay Kuenn
Detroit
Allison
Washington
Kuenn
Killebrew
Calayito
Cleveland
Aparicio
Mantle
New York
McLish
Shaw
Wynn
Weightlifting finals cap York AAU event with titles
In York Pa the second day of the national AAU senior weightlifting championship decided three of seven weight classes. Defending champs Vinci and Berger retained titles in bantam and feather classes while Goldberg upset Pilman in lightweight. Ashman edged Bradford in heavyweight after a tie, with Schemansky taking third as the Pan American spot awaits in Chicago.
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York, Pa
Chicago
Irstoff
Flushing
B. 1
Isaac Berger
York
Wall Tmahara
Baton Rouge
Floyd Smith
Omaha
Neb
Paul Goldberg
Livingston
Joe Pilman
Vero Beach
Fla
Vince Dontero
Toledo
Ohio
Dave Ashman
Jin Bradford
Washington
Ashman
Bradford
Norm Schemansky
Dearborn
Mich
Phils Recall Harry Hanebrink Game Recap
Melnnes Steel Junior Legion clinched an 8-4 win over Erie American Legion Post 11, ending their season with eight wins and five losses. McInnes Steel erupted for six runs in the third, added two more in the fourth, while LeRoy Rieck held Erie to three hits. Whitey Walfe limited the losers to five runs, and Career Ed Lateve hit the lone local homer in the fourth before Steve Olsi Metnnos belted a triple scoring the first local run.
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Corry's. Melnnes Steel Junior Legion
Erie
American Legion Post
McInnes
Meireistt
Don Walfe
Bae
HC Wats Ube
Hinsby
Whitey
Walle
Sn Coney
George Becker
Becker
Witt
Ed Lateve
Steve Olsi
Metnnos
Matthews tops Candy McParland in Philadelphia main event
In a ten round feature in Philadelphia Len Matthews defeats Candy McParland after trading blows. Matthews controlled the later rounds, scoring a knockdown in the seventh and claiming victory as the Sugar's Boy era faced a setback in a competitive title bout. Strong ring action highlighted by punches and tactical exchanges framed the close decision.
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New York
Matt
Len Matthews
Candy McParland
Matthews
Philadelphia
Candy
Robinson
New York State
Jearner
Sugar Ray Toll
Natin
Keystone Stars Clash With Rest Of Nation In Big 33 Show
In Hershey Pennsylvania the Big 33 stars, Pennsylvanians facing all Americans, prepare under coach Snavely for a second annual all star clash. The Pennsylvania line outweighs opponents while the All American defense aims to hold. Crowd expected near 23,000, proceeds aid Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The game uses modified college rules with quarters and liberal substitutions.
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Hershey
Pennsylvania
Carl Snagely
Cocoaches
Ed McKeever
Lloyd Jordan
Kralyn
Snavely
John Murphy
Harrisburg
Bishop McDevitt High School
Ie Kame
South Actiities
Boy Itil
Harrisburg Parioty News
Wigswam Wisemen of America
Oklaton City
Lutewidl
Tatroit
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Ee Rier Pa
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Maple Ave
Corry, Pa
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Harry Hanebrink
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McInnes Steel
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Pont
Eli
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Hanebrink
PhUs
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Fe Dolphin
Jolie Quoi
Prides Pooste
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Fuork Buble
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the National Bank of Corry
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