Browns Rally Yankees Again In Baseball Thriller
Louis Browns complete a three game sweep over the New York Yankees by an 8 to 3 victory before 13 465 fans. George McQuinn powered the Browns with two home runs and a single driving in five runs while Jack Kramer pitched a complete game scattering eight hits. The Browns move to 11 wins in 12 against the Yankees. In Boston Jim Tabor hit his ninth homer of the season as the Red Sox edged the White Sox 5 to 4 after breaking a 4 4 tie in the eighth inning.
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Athletics Split Series with Indians in 4 3 Win
The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 to 3 to secure an even split in the series. Philadelphia had 10 hits while Sam Harris limited Cleveland to nine. Klieman Heving Rosar Harris Hayes.
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Southworth Re-Signed to Manage Cardinals Through 1946
St Louis Aug 12 Billy Southworth signed to manage the Cardinals through 1945 and 1946 becoming the first Cardinals skipper to receive a two year contract. He has piloted St Louis to three straight pennants and is approaching a third consecutive hundred win season. The move follows a string of success including 1942 106 wins and 1943 105 wins. Nearly 18 000 farmers were killed in 1943 through farm accidents.
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Decatur Softball Week Ends With Two Tight Scraps
Two close games wrapped the week in the Decatur Softball League. Cisco edged Maintenance 3 to 2 with Osborne limiting Maintenance to two hits and Martin blanking Cisco. Courtland and Decatur Independents battled to an eight all tie when time expired, needing a rematch.
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Pirates Add Another Win Over Giants 8-0
Pittsburgh blanked New York 8-0 as Max Butcher held the Giants to six hits. The Pirates collected 13 hits off Bill Voiselle to win their fourth in five from the Giants. Voiselle took the loss for New York.
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Senators in the Slump Amid Parked Hopes
Washington, Aug 12 The Senators, once predicted for a pennant, have slumped to eighth in the American League after losing 21 of 24 since the start of the season. Manager Ossie Bluege defends the club as unlucky and short on material amid a West Coast road trip where Detroit shelled three Washington starters for 16 hits.
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Up Games Pros Polish Up For PGA Championship
Spokane August 12 P Top flight professional golfers polished up their games for the $20,000 national PGA championship opening here Monday. Among the eighty or so entries were Harold McSpaden Byron Nelson Sammy Byrd and Craig Wood, leading bond winners of 1944, promising a keen title chase.
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Favorites Shine as Pavot Wins Travers and Saratoga Special
Unbeaten Pavot and By Jimming, odds-on favorites, dominated Belmont Park before 29 875 turf fans. Pavot captured the Saratoga Special for a fifth straight win and Pavot edged Plebiscite by three lengths in the Travers where By Jimming finished second. Red Parnest won the Travers by a length over Free Lance with Bounding Home third.
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Link Classic Boosts Prize to $20,000 for Army Hospitals
The Spokane Athletic Round Tables sponsorship of the Link Classic raises total prize money to a peak $20,000 and directs all proceeds from the event to two local Army hospitals.
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Yankee Club Not Sold Say Yankees President
New York Yankees president Ed Barrow announced the club has not been sold and will not be sold until after the season closes if then He noted no authentic bid had been received amid rumors tying Lt Col Larry MacPhail and Capt Dan Top to the talks in New York Aug 12.
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Henie Syndicate Likely Plans Sale of Yankees
Reporters say Sonja Henie and associates may back away from a purchase as top figures MacPhail and Topping withdraw, while Merchants Trust handles the Ruppert estate. The Yankees have been tied to sale rumors for five years with no formal action forthcoming.
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Dorothy Germain Retains Women’s Western Amateur Crown
Dorothy Germain defeated Phyllis Otto 5 to 4 to retain the women’s Western amateur championship. She becomes the seventh repeat winner in 44 years and the first to win consecutive titles since Opal S. Hill in 1931 and 1932.
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Greenville chosen to host four state Legion Series eliminations
The four state Southeastern regional junior Legion series shifts to Greenville after Columbia withdraws over a player's eligibility dispute. The double elimination event opens Monday with a night game, then Tuesday and Wednesday games follow across West Palm Beach, Birmingham, Thomaston, and Greenville. An Albermarle regional winner meets Greenville to form an Eastern contender for the Little World Series.
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Blandinges Burma Split From India in 1937 Rugby
Burma separated from India in 1937 and became a British colonial rugby area. The original plan called for from 40 to 100 players.
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