Barons Rally To Win and Climb in Southern Standings
Marvin Rotblatt notches his 20th win as Memphis beats Mobile 8-2 and Atlanta’s Art Fowler adds his 19th win by defeating Nashville 6-1 in the second game. Nashville’s Bob Schultz earns his 23rd victory in the opener, Birmingham chases the Cracker lead with a 10-1 win, and New Orleans edges Little Rock 2-1 as veteran Pelican stars attend the game.
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Associated Press
Southern Association
Marvin Rotblatt
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Mobile
Atlanta
Art Fowler
Fowler
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Southern
Bob Schultz
Leo Kiely
Birmingham
Tom Sunkle
Bill Beckman
Bill Crouch
New Orleans
Red Evans
Little Marv Rotblatt
Charlie Samaklis
Schultz
Ebba St. Claire
Chattanooga
Baron
Ray Yochim
Charley Letchas
Letchas
Lookouts
Bobo Newsom
Brockwell
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Dallas
Beaumont
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Tulsa
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Boston Edges Indians 15-14: Phils Split
Boston outlasted Cleveland 15-14 on a big late homer by Al Zarilla as the Red Sox bid for a four way AL title finish. Philadelphia pulled away from Brooklyn in the NL after a doubleheader split in Chicago and other results.
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Indians
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Red Sox
Detroit
Philadelphia
Athletics
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Yankees
al Zarilla
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Sam Chapman
A’s
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Gus Zernial
Fred Sanford
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Dodgers
Homer Howell
Ewell Blackwell
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New York Giants
Jim Pearce
Washington
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Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Tonight and Tomorrow's Baseball Schedule
The slate lists New York at Pittsburgh 7 30 P M Boston at Cincinnati 2 30 P M Brooklyn at Chicago 1 30 P M Philadelphia at St Louis 8 30 P M Cleveland at New York 1 30 P M Detroit at Washington 1 30 P M St Louis at Philadelphia 7 00 P M Chicago at Boston 1 00 P M.
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Boston
Cincinnati
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Chicago
Philadelphia
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Women drivers make stock car debut at Ruppert Stadium
Newark event features Mrs Louise Smith of Greenville and Mrs Sara Christians of Atlanta racing against men in a 25 lap main after heats to determine finalists. Other briefs note Memphis State football adding Chick King after SEC ineligibility and amateur baseball results from Johnstown and Wichita tournament play.
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Ruppert Stadium
Louise Smith
Greenville
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Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
Tigers
Memphis State
Charles
Chick) King
University of Georgia
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Bernie Moore
Georgia
King
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Ole Miss
Ralph Hatley
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Ben Schwartzwalder’s Syracuse Teams Never Tie
Syracuse football coach Ben Schwartzwalder has never endured a tie in four seasons, with his teams posting 29 wins and 10 losses under his leadership.
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Ben Schwartzwalder
Syracuse
Musial Leads NL Batting Race Amid Five Weeks Left
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals holds a 15 point edge over Johnny Hopp of the Pirates with five weeks remaining. Musial hits .355 while Hopp stands at .340 and Jackie Robinson dwells at .330. Musial also tops the league in hits with 157 in 442 at bats and 37 doubles as Ted Kluszewski and Carl Furillo follow in the standings.
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St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Johnny Hopp
Pittsburgh
Musial
Hopp
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Pirates
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Carl Furillo
Baseball Stat Leaders and League Leaders Cited
A condensed list of player leaders across batting runs and fielding with teams Boston Cleveland Detroit New York St Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago and others. Includes figures for batting runs home runs runs batted in hits doubles triples stolen bases strikeouts and pitching totals.
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Boston
Doby
Cleveland
Stephens
DiMaggio
Dropo
Kell
Detroit
Evers
Doerr
Woodling
New York
Rosen
Musial
Hopp
Pitsburgh
Torgeson
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Ennis
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Furitlo
Brooklyn
Schoendienst
Ashburn
Pafko
Chicago
Jethroe
Snider
Spahn
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Hiller
Maglie
VFW and Wolverine contest softball title tonight
The third game of a best of five finals set at the park starts at 7 30 pm pitting VFW against Wolverine. VFW leads two games to none after scores of 40 and 143 and will clinch with a win tonight, otherwise a deciding game Thursday follows.
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Wolverine
Nursery
Major baseball scores from Chicago to Washington
The day’s results include Chicago 7 Philadelphia 5 and Boston 15 Cleveland 14. Other headlines show St Louis 3 Brooklyn 1 and Cincinnati 3 New York 2. Chicago 6 New York 4 and Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3. Washington 9 St Louis 3.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Yesterday's Stars Do It Again In Doubleheader Wins
Hank Sauer slugged three straight homers to power the Cubs to a 7 5 victory over the Phillies in the first game. Bobby Shants held the league leading Tigers to six hits for a 4 3 Athletics win.
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Cubs
Chicago
Hillies
Bobby Schantz
Athletics
Tigers
Goodman Leads AL Batters With .366 Average
Billy Goodman of the Boston Red Sox posts 11 hits in 23 at bats last week to raise his American League batting average to .366. Larry Doby and Hank Bauer trail, with Doby at .354 and Bauer at .350 as leaders in other categories include Kell, DiMaggio, Rizzuto, Lehner, Berra, and Groth. Kell tops hits with 173 and 36 two baggers. Goodman also leads in most runs and RBIs among leaders.
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Billy Goodman
Boston Red Sox
Goodman
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Doby
Detroit
George Kell
Kell
New York
Hank Bauer
al Zarilla
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
Phil Rizzuto
Paul Lehner
Philadelphia
Yogi Berra
Johnny Groth
Vern Stephens
al Rosen
Gene Woodling
Bobby Doerr
Dizzy Trout
Allie Reynolds
Bob Lemon
Hurricanes Take 8-6 Victory Over Texans In Series Opener
The Hurricanes defeated the Texans 8-6 to open a three game Red Shield playoff series. Hurricanes rallied for six runs in the first inning, Texans tied it in the fifth, then the Hurricanes broke the tie with two runs in the sixth. Marion took the loss for Houston, Kent earned the win for Carolina.
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Texans
Marion
Kent
Tennis Tourney Stopped By Rain
Rain halted the tennis tournament with only some boys division matches completed. Results: Jack Perkins defeated Charles Ogle 7-5 6-0, Wayne Vaughn beat Bob McCracken 6-4 6-1, Billy Berrett topped George Davis 6-4 8-6, Billy Chandler beat Rupert Billions 6-1 6-2, Hoyt Powell downed Jim Gassaway 6-2 6-0. Remaining matches were rained out and will be played Tuesday afternoon with additional pairings listed.
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Jack Perkins
Charles Ogle
Wayne Vaughn
Bob McCracken
Billy Berrett
George Davis
Billy Chandler
Rupert Billions
Hoyt Powell
Jimmie Gassaway
Bob Bibb
Don Dublin
Tommy Nebrig
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Bob Stone
Julian Jervis
Bobby Milam
Carl West
Chandler-Powell
Perkins
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Stone-Jervis
Netrig
Garnett-Berrett
Edmund West
Carl West-Milam
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