Indians Stay In Tight Race As Schedule Looms
The Cavaliers, after a profitable stretch, remain six games behind the Yankees with a busy slate ahead. A six-day home stand pits Cleveland against Detroit then St. Louis, followed by road trips to Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis as the pennant chase narrows. Meadville adds a football team named Zippers for 1949 with several former scholastic stars, facing Akron, Ashtabula, McKeesport and other opponents.
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Moe Di Maggio Returns to Yankees Lineup in Exhibition
New York, June 28 Associated Press Di Maggio, a veteran outfielder, returned to the Yankees lineup in an exhibition against the Giants at Yankee Stadium. He went 0-for-4 with a pop foul, a walk, and two putouts, but expressed strong optimism about rejoining regular competition as the Yankees prepared for a series in Boston against the Red Sox.
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Majors Face Attendance Drop Ahead of Season
Major league attendance is projected to fall from last year's record, with 16 clubs having played about half their home games. Only six clubs are ahead of 1948 figures as total fans drop by roughly 375,000 from 8.985 million to 8.588 million. The Cleveland Indians show the largest decline, about 145,000 fewer, while the Pirates post the biggest gain, about 180,000. Cardinals and Cubs duel for league lead in a 6-4 Chicago win, and Yankees topple Giants in an exhibition as DiMaggio returns to action. Philadelphia routed Philadelphia and Cincinnati beat Detroit in other exhibitions.
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Erie Splits Twin Bill With Vandergrift Nine
Erie split a doubleheader with Vandergrift, taking game one 2 1 and losing game two 8 6. The twin bill left Erie and Vandergrift virtually out of the Middle Atlantic League first half pennant race as Youngstown and Johnstown pressed ahead. Spider Wilden homered for Youngstown in a win over New Castle, while Johnstown beat Butler 12 3 to pull within a half game of Youngstown. Uniontown trampled Oil City 16 5 as the pennant chase tightens. Erie managed only two hits in its opener and plated three runs in the first inning of game two.
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McCafferty And Davison Shine In Scout Meet
McCafferty and Davison starred for Troop 80 in a Loveland field meet. Davison won three firsts in the 12 to 18 year old division while McCafferty took three firsts and tied for a fourth in the 16 year old group. Reading of events shows Davison claiming top spots in sprints and throws with Elchynski and others in the 12 13 range. A total of 362 youngsters participated in yesterday’s recreation program on the city’s playgrounds with baseball and softball results listed for midget, pee wee, and junior leagues. The horseshoe tournament opened with Merkle defeating Slaughter 21 13.
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Don McCafferty
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Corry Bakery Tops East End in City Softball League
In a late evening game, Corry Bakery defeated East End 4 to 2 to move into a first place tie. Dick Hand Howie Pier and Paul Clark drove in the decisive runs after two East End errors, with Wetmore J Hand and Dalil Hand as batteries.
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Cubs Beat Cardinals Behind Sauer's Three RBIs
Hank Sauer drove in three runs with a homer and a single to lift the Cubs to a 6-4 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. Walt Dubiel pitched seven innings, relieving Johnny Schmitz to keep the lead and preserve the win with scoreless relief.
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Black Ash Nine Aims To Tie Bombers At Loveland Field
The Corry Moose Bombers meet Black Ash at Loveland Meld this evening at 8 o’clock in a key district semi pro baseball clash. Brown starts for the Bombers while the visiting club, largely Mendiville and Titusville players, arrives after a 7-0 win over Farrell.
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Robinson And Kell Set Batting Pace In NL Report
Brooklyn's Robinson and Kell pace batting in a chaotic column noting boosts, injuries, and lineups. The North Atlantic League item mentions Detroit Tigers, Pirates, and Phillies amid scattered player names, stats, and upcoming games.
American League and National League Results and Standings
Baseball scores from yesterday and today's schedule across the American and National Leagues. Chicago beat St Louis 6 to 4 in the lone NL game. standings show Brooklyn lead with 38 wins, Chicago 30, Pittsburgh 14. Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh while Boston hosts New York tonight. International League results include Jersey City 7 Montreal 5 and Baltimore 4 Buffalo 6.
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ACW Or Your Bos Wants YC On The
A terse broadcast notes a request or demand involving ACW OR YOUR and BOS. YC appears as a point of contact or subject. The fragment hints at a negotiation or decision seeking a specific conclusion or approval. Further context is needed for clarity.
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Mathias Decathlon Crown Goes On Block
Tulare California June 28 youthful Bob Mathias puts Olympic fame and his National AAU decathlon crown on the line tonight as rivals seek to topple him. The 17 year old Tulare High School star and former Kilsey Prep student may face heavy challenge in the two day 10 event program featuring the 100 meter dash broad jump shot put high jump and 400 meter run tomorrow night the 110 meter high hurdles discus pole vault javelin and 1500 meter run to close the meet.
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Allstar Berth How Robinson Clinched It
Chicago June 8 Eddie Robinson 29 year old Washington Believer Hirst baseman appears certain to be in the American League starting lineup for the 18th All Star game. Robinson led with 248 426 votes over Mickey Vernon as the closest rival, Vernon and Robinson listed as top contenders after public tally pinned to end tomorrow.
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Pony League Scores Roundup
Hamilton blanked Bradford 14 to 0 while Olean defeated Wellsville 6 to 4 Jamestown won 6 to Horwell Batavia 3 and Lockport tied 3 in a compact league update with multiple results from the circuit.
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