Semi pro title showdown set for Cary Merchants vs Irvine Forge
Carr y Merchants meet Irvine Forge in a deciding third game for Northwestern Pennsylvania semi pro honors. Both clubs are evenly matched after two games with key plays by Vern Group giving the Merchants a 5 8 win, and Irvine Forge replying with a 4 2 extra inning victory. Babe Ruth tribute notes salute the great slugger and his career peak in 1928 33 World Series and 60 home runs in 1937. Odds and Ends highlights a $1000 Shoot Contest by Hunting and Fishing Magazine with 39 prizes across line shotgun and pistols divisions then notes Penn State fielding an all Pennsylvania football squad with only two non Pennsylvanians among varsity hopefuls and Ted Williams’ pace toward batting titles.
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Berths Sought In National Amateur Golf Championship
A record field of 11921 will compete for berths to the National Amateur at Memphis Country Club opening August 20. Regional qualifying centers at Denver today and at remaining spots tomorrow will cut the field.
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Braves Bow 10 Dodgers Lead Out 102 Games
Dodgers topple the Braves 8-2 in Boston as Pee Wee Reese stars with a triple and flawless defense. Joe Hatten hurls a nine hit complete game for Brooklyn, cutting the lead to two games and aiding a five game series win. In Chicago the Cardinals beat the Cubs 9-7 as Stan Musial drives in a pair and Del Rice and Etto Dusak add homers. Reds over Pirates 6-4 in Pittsburgh with Vander Meer going the distance and Westlake homering for Cincinnati.
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Legion Nine Faces Erie Post 766 In Final Game
The American Legion junior baseball team Legion Nine meets Erie Post No. 766 in the season finale this evening at Loveland Field. Bob Long will start for Legion Nine against Don Fessler, standout from the district all star game in Pittsburgh.
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Kuhns Lindberg Top Skeet Shooters at Celoron Club
Louie Manns led Sunday skeet with 25 and 23 as Kurt Lindberg shot a 25 with a perfect 7 in one effort. Other scores included Latimer 24 N McElroy 94 K Mewes 24 23 H Steaves 23 J Kuhns 22 E Peters 21 and E Crapser 18 18. No shoot next Sunday due to Celoron Club Calcutta auction event drawing several team gunners.
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Sheen advances to club championship semifinals at Conny CC
Howard Sheen reached the semifinals by a 1 up win over Bob Bracken at Conny Country Club. The first 18 holes were even, then Sheen won on the first sudden death hole. Semifinals pit Dick Bachom ner against Sheen, Norman Neckers versus Jack Castor.
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Lesnevich and Walcott Set to Meet September 21
Suspected promoter moves aim to control next heavyweight crown as Gus Lesnevich meets Jersey Joe Walcott on September 21 on a double header card with Marcel Cerdan. Each fighter guaranteed $50,000. Zale and Cerdan receive large purses. other promoters push competing Yankee Stadium show set for September 22 with Williams Flores fight and Rabison Gavilan bout.
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30 Boys Compete In Track Meet At Loveland Field
Thirty Corry boys competed in the Times Junior Olympic track and field meet at Loveland Field yesterday. Most events centered on ages 10 to 18 with Ronnie Shoon dominating the dash and softball events. Qualifiers head to Erie for tomorrow’s district meet with finals and physicals scheduled. winners advance to the national meet in Cleveland later this month.
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Pirates Defeat Cardinals in Midget Football Meet
The Pirates beat the Cony High School Cardinals 10 to 1 in a morning football game at Loveland Field. The 35 candidates for the 1948 eleven gathered for an early get acquainted session with eight lettermen named. Players include Jack Crawford APL Pitts Joe Vanite Bob Long J Lucian Franchina Curtis Feldt Bill Gordon Rex Ireland. Physicals and dental tests follow with equipment issue as the squad begins two daily drills at 9:30 and 2. Hatch had a near no hitter until a walk infield out and single spoiled the shutout bid.
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Demaret Wins St Paul Open Playoff
In St Paul Minnesota Jimmy Demaret defeats Otto Greiner in a playoff to win $2,450 after a 273-5 total over 72 holes. Greiner, a 15 month pro, shot 79 in the playoff while Demaret finished four under par with a 68. Greiner praised Demaret saying he knew what would happen and Demaret showed sound nerves under pressure.
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Sports Center Wins City Title
Sports Center dominated the city softball league last night beating Stanford Hose 20 to 1 for their fourth straight playoff triumph. Twenty one batters faced the plate with seven hits and ten walks as the center racked up 17 runs in the first inning and coasted to the win.
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Baseball and hockey standings and tonight’s games
National League results include Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 2 and Boston 2 St Louis 7 Chicago 5. Standings list Brooklyn 7 7, Chicago 43 65, New York 95, Philadelphia 52, Pittsburgh 33 80, St Louis 78, Boston 37. American League standings show Cleveland 67 42, Boston 65 45, New York 61 46, Detroit 52 55, Washington 44 65, St Louis 48 78. Tonight games feature Chicago at Pittsburgh, St Louis at Chicago, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Boston at New York, and Detroit at Cleveland. International League/Syracuse 9 Baltimore 2. Buffalo 3 Rochester 1. Newark 8 Jersey City 6. Toronto 7 Montreal 5.
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Erie Takes Slugfest From Butler
The four leading teams of the Middle Atlantic League played last night. Vandergrift Panthers beat City Reiners 14 to 4. Erie Sailors edged Butler Yanis 15 to 10 to chase Uniontown for second place. Uniontown shut out Youngstown Colts 9-0, Johnstown defeated New Castle 9-?
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