Nationals Triumph 7-1 in All-Star Game Rout
National team, led by Tex Hughson in the fifth, blasted 12 hits to defeat the American nine 7 to 1 at Forbes Field. Ken Raffensberger, Rip Sewell, and Jim Tobin kept the Americans scoreless after the fourth. Nicholson and Cavarretta delivered key hits as Kararowy?
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Ken Raffensberger
Phils
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Pirates
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Red Sox
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Bucky Walters
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Ken Kelliverzo
Indians
Bobby Doerr
Rollie Hemsley
Borowy
Connie Ryan
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Augie Galan
Dodgers
Vern Stephens
Nicholson
Barons Fall Twice as Nashville Takes Lead
Nashville Vols moved to the top of the Southern Association after a double win over the Birmingham Barons 2 to 1 and 6 to 1. Ben Cantrell drove in three runs in Little Rock’s 6 to 4 win over Atlanta, while Memphis edged Chattanooga 3 to 2 with Bill Heinsz delivering the deciding run. Mobile and New Orleans were not scheduled.
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Birmingham Barons
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Little Rock
Atlanta
Bill Heinsz
Memphis
Chattanooga
Mobile
New Orleans
Birmingham
Doctors Hold Fate Of Star Segura In River Forest Open
Top seeded Francisco Pancho Segura may sit out the River Forest Open after injuring his left ankle in Neenah Wisconsin. An X ray was taken with a final diagnosis due today. If Segura defaults Billy Talbert of Indianapolis could win the title after beating So Gould 6 3 6 2.
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Americans Fall to Nationals 5-1 in Baseball Game Summary
National league clash ends 5 to 1 as Cavaretta opens with a base hit and Stolen bases by Ryan. Marion Musial Medwick contribute, while Spence and Hemsley turn double plays. Walters takes 5 hits 1 run over 3 innings for the mound. Attendance 29 589. Time 2 11.
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McQuinn, Nicholson Spark National League All-Star Win
In the midsummer classic the National League dominated. Bill Nicholson set the pace with a pinch two-bagger in the fifth driving in the first run as George McQuinn and Rip Sewell clashed on a blooper pitch. Vernon Stephens and Connie Ryan also shone with sparkling defensive plays.
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Pittsburgh
George McQuinn
St. Louis Browns
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Pirate
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Brownie
Bill Nicholson
Chicago Cubs
Billy Southworth
Nationals
Red Sox honor change in pace by four pitchers
After the game Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox blamed the defeat on a change of pace from pitchers Bucky Walters Ken Raffensberger Rip Sewell and Jim Tobin, calling the slow ball timing tough to handle for his AL hitters.
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Rip Sewell
Jim Tobin
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Former Yankee Hopefuls Starring But With Some Other Club
A look at former Yankees prospects who left the organization and later starred with other teams. Dixie Walker, Frenchy Bordagaray, Tommy Holmes, Eddie Miller and Eric Tipton are named, with notes on their Yankee ties and later careers. Other ex-Yankees now with rival AL teams include George McQuinn, Buddy Rosar, Roy Cullenbine, Johnny Niggeling, and Al Hollingsworth, plus details on Rosar’s banishment and McQuinn’s Newark farm start.
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Didrickson Zaharias Eyes Open Men’s Tournaments
Babe Didrickson Zaharias, dominant in women’s golf, hints at entering major men’s events once the elbow injury subsides. She’s temporarily left tennis to rest her sore elbow and plans to resume when healed, while noting tournaments are open to entrants.
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Papa” Felts
Mike Kelley Receives 50 Year Baseball Honor in Minneapolis
The minor league legend Mike Kelley, dubbed the grand old man of the minors, is to be celebrated in Minneapolis on July 15 for fifty years in baseball. A family anecdote recalls his father’s reluctance and a parting joke about choosing a permanent profession.
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Fans question Bordagaray in All Star game program
Dodger third baseman Frenchy Bordagaray appeared in the All Star game program amid questions. Pop Warner refused a $10,000 offer to coach San Francisco in the Pacific Coast pro football league. Chattanooga’s move to Knoxville hangs on delays and a dull Choo-Choo atmosphere. Manager Fresco Thompson quipped about a cemetery with stop lights.
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Maine guide Charley Miller comments on series odds
Charley Miller asks in his column who will win the series so he can plan a vacation. He notes fishing is so good they must hide behind trees to bait hooks and adds a playful line about the Cards and American League pate being as good as his guess.
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Maine
Notable Sports Figures Tied to Princet University History
Fragmentary text references Glenn Cummingham sent to an indoctrination course at Princeton University and a world mile record of 4 067 ten years ago, plus Lieut Buddy Flood a 1949 All American footballer from Mississippi State, noted for a reported flight over Europe.
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All-Star Show Pits Gilberts All-Stars Against Prothros Chicks
In Russwood Park Memphis hosts the Southern Association All-Star game at 8 30 p m with two veteran skippers. Larry Gilbert leads the All-Stars with Howard Fox as starter and relief arms Santiago Ullrich Charley Cozart Dick Mauney and Frank Papish on duty. Doc Prothro counters with Frank Veverka the 11 game winner with a rare rest day prior to the showdown.
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Alabama Kentucky game set for Cramton Bowl in Montgomery
Montgomery Mayor Cyrus Brown announced the October 26 football clash between Alabama and Kentucky will be at Cramton Bowl after a phone talk with Alabama coach Frank Thomas. Kentucky had offered multiple sites including Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
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