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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
5
A local contest seeks a person titled Mr Average Sportsman or Mrs, with no skill trial involved. V and C Sporting Goods and area shops will honor the winner. Readers urged to note the upcoming clues and spread word as the hunt continues toward Monday.
Hayward Avon Athletic Club prepares for the first game in two weeks facing a broad lack of reserves across departments. Coach Bob Ballard, former St. Marys AC mentor, leads a call for new players to boost the squad and aim for a home Aug 18 opener against the Mantees Falcons at Tracy High. Practice runs every Tue Wed Thu at 7:30 p.m.
In San Francisco, Leandro’s Larsen headlines U S Davis Cup picks. Ted Schroeder chose 12 players for the squad with four to be named Aug 15 after Eastern Grass Court and Newport events. Contenders include Art Larsen, Hodge, Talbert, Mulloy, Seixas, and Savitt amid looming selections for America’s defense at Forest Hills.
Baseball standings show Seattle 2 Hollywood 2 Portland 2 Oakland 3 San Diego 0 San Francisco 0 Los Angeles 2 Sacramento 4. Thursday results list Louis 1, Boston 5. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn postponed by rain. Cincinnati canceled. Philadelphia postponed. Remaining games: Philadelphia 0 Chicago 1 New York 2 Detroit 5.
Milton Richman recounts the 1917 World Series moment when Eddie Collins sprinted home as Fred Merkle era style misplay left him unguarded. Zeendid Zimmerman chased by runners and fans after a two base error, with Rube Benton pitching for the Giants. Collins’s dash produced three runs as Chicago beat New York in game four.
The Westerners remain undefeated after a 22 to 19 victory over the Panthers at the Oakland Auditorium oval. The Panthers led 11 to 2 early, but Russ Musseo tied the score before Third Wall pushed ahead with five points. Annis Jensch and Bobby Johnstone drew a hair pulling clash, ending with Johnstone in the penalty box.
Heath, a former Nevada star, refused to play for the Green Bay Packers at a reduced rotary and said he will report for practice with the Chicago Bears after speaking with Bears owner-coach George Halas. He planned to leave for Chicago that night.
In Kalamazoo Michigan second seeded Whitney Reed and seventh seeded Norm Peters on both Alameda advance in the National junior tennis tournament quarter finals. Don Pimley of San Leandro meets Lanny Axtell of San Francisco as the boys quarter finals proceed amid weather delays. In the Eastern Grass Court Championships at Orange Lawn in South Orange New Jersey rain paused play with Billy Talbert and Vic Seixas set for a semi final bid. Earl Cochell of San Francisco faces Jim Brink of Seattle. The story notes chiggers protection advice nearby.
Detroit’s Art Houllemann led a six hit attack defeating Ed Lopat 5-2 as the Tigers swept the Yankees. The win boosts Detroit’s AL pennant push while the Braves moved to second in the NL with Vern Bickford’s four hit, 9-1 victory over the Cardinals. Randy Gumpert blanked the A’s 1-0 for Chicago.
Markham defeated Tennyson 13-8 Tuesday as New Markham erupted for three runs in the first inning and two in the second. Duncan led the winners with timely singles in the first and fifth as the offense rallied from an early one run deficit.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias leads the field in the All-American open golf tournament at Tu O'Shanter course Chicago. She opened with a six stroke lead in yesterday's round, tying and breaking her own records with a sub-par score. Separately, Burlington, Vermont reports twin calves born minutes apart at the University of Vermont herd, marking a historic twin birth event.
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