Run For AL Flag Begins Tonight
The American League pennant race opens as Western clubs invade the East with Chicago White Sox and Cleveland edging toward New York and Boston. Detroit stumbles into the mix while pitchers Donovan Byrne Score and Sullivan anchor nights, as Brooklyn leads the National with late-season stretch and Philadelphia climbs.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Kansas City
Invaders
White Sox
Indians
Dick Donovan
Tommy Byrne
Herb Score
Frank Sullivan
Detroit
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Walt Alston
PGA Finalists May Engage In War Of Nerves
Detroit report on final match between Doug Ford and Cary Middlecoff for the 37th PGA Championship. Ford and Middlecoff trade jibes as they prepare for a nerves driven 36 hole showdown at Meadow Brook. Middlecoff leads after 54 holes in a course he favors. prize money includes 5000 for the winner and 3000 for the loser.
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PGA
Detroit
Doug Ford
Cary Middlecoff
Ford
Middlecoff
Shelley, Mayfield
Westbury
N.Y
Meadowbrook Country Club
Tommy Bolt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Meadowbrook
Jack Fleck
Lew Worsham
Cary Anguish
Jack Burke
Dick Tripp
Detroit Free Press
Burke
Davis Cup hopefuls eye Challenge Round with optimism
New York report notes Billy Talbert and stars Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas ready for the next Davis Cup challenge. Trabert dominates Seixas in Pennsylvania title clash as Talbert rejects extra training, asserting the US team is match hardened and prepared for the Australians. Seixas promises peak effort despite treacherous odds.
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New York
United States
Billy Talbert
Tony ‘Trabert
Vic Seixas
Pennsylvania
Trabert
Seixas
Vic
Talbert
Harry Hopman
Canada
Japan
Sweden
Dusek Faces Hair and Identity Stakes in Grapple
Danny Dusek headlines as he meets Polo Cordova in a two out of three falls bout at 8:30 p.m. under DAV sponsorship at the Coli-seum. The main event features The Red Devil versus Lucky Gilpin with no disqualification and a mask or hair wager.
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Alex Gulas
Red Devil
Lucky Gilpin
Gilpin
Gulas
Polo Cordova
Danny Dusek
DAV
Cordova
Dick Dunn
Danny
Dusek
Riot Squad
Guias
Herb Welch
Caros
Town Creek Opens Fall Grid Drills
Hazlewood High School Golden Bears under coach Elmer Dill began fall practice with 23 players, including four returning starters. The team schedules home and away games beginning August 12 at Central, with a T formation focus and anticipated night workouts before August drills.
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Tanner
Hazlewood High School
Golden Bears
Elmer Dill
Bears
Central
Dexter Austin
Boyce Halderfield
Bobby Joe Hill
Jack Bendall
Dill
George Nancarrow
West Proves Too Much In Ala.-Fla. Contest
In Panama City Florida the Western Alabama Florida League stars defeated the East 6 3. Reinaldo Alonzo earned the win with help from Whip Wilson Bill McNeil and Tom Loftin on the mound. Jimmy Cantrell led the East with two singles. Al Garguilo took the loss. Swanson Cobb Brightwell and Shartzer produced timely doubles for the Western side.
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Fla
Fort Walton
Reinaldo Alonzo
Whip Wilson
Bill McNeil
Tom Loftin
Jimmy Cantrell
Dothan
al Garguilo
Swanson
Cobb
Brightwell
Shartzer
Major League Monday Results and Schedule Highlights
Major League results show Boston 4 Milwaukee 2 in the only game Monday. Tuesday forces NL games New York at Chicago and Brooklyn at Cincinnati with Philadelphia at Milwaukee and Pittsburgh at St Louis. AL action Kansas City at Washington Detroit at Baltimore Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston. Distances, suspended games, and minor results follow with Memphis Nashville and Little Rock fixtures noted.
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New Orleans
Chattanooga
Associated Press
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Ihe
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Travelers
Monday Results Afro South Atlantic League Baseball
Macon 64 Charlotte 1 Columbia 5 Augusta 3 in 13 innings. Savannah 7 Columbus 4. Montgomery 4 6 648(COL 29 74). Jacksonville at Columbus postponed due to rain.
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Bening
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Savannah
Macon
Columbus
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Jacksonville
Casey Admits He's Unhappy With Yankees
New York manager Casey Stengel confessed dissatisfaction with his team's offense as Chicago White Sox loom one game back. He blamed hitters for failing against strong pitchers and noted pitching has not held nine innings, citing Whitey Ford and Bob Turley as examples of struggles.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
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New York Hurlers
Whitey Ford
Ford
Stengel
Bob Turley
Turley
Tommy Byrne
Ed Lopat
Sox
School Teacher Beverly Gammon Leads Women’s Western Amateur Run
Beverly Gammon of St Paul, 1954 runner up, tops the field as the 55th Women’s Western Amateur Golf Tourney moves to match play. Qualifying trimmed 114 entrants to 32 with notable exits including Marjorie Lindsay and Jane Nelson. Gammon posted 77 to qualify.
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Beverly Gammon
St. Paul
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Ill
Jane Nelson
Indianapolis
Wiffie Smith
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
Ohio
Poirier Stages Comeback to Outfight Perez in 10-Round Bout
Gene Poirier of Niagara Falls NY rallied past Danny Perez in a 10 round rain of hooks and rights at St Nicholas Arena. The decision favored Poirier 6-4 on all cards with AP crediting 7-3. Both fighters weighed 147 with 850 attending and $1 300 purse. Poirier faces Chris Christiansen on August 26, Perez meets Paolo Melis on August 29 in New York.
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Danny
Perez
Niagara Falls
N. Y
St. Nicholas Arena
Barney Felix
Bert Brant
Bill Recht
Poirer
Poirier
Felix
Chris Christensen
Denmark
St. Nicks
Paolo Melis
Italy
North All Star Coaches Announce Third Classic Lineup
Tuscaloosa Black Bears and Priceville meet in the three annual Alabama high school all star tournament to determine Class AA and Class A state honors. The North and South squads each hold one prior win in the series.
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Tuscaloosa
Billy Henderson
Baseball Hall of Fame adds Six Inductees including Joe DiMaggio
Baseball pauses to enshrine Frank Baker Ray Schalk Dazzy Vance Gabby Hartnett Ted Lyons and Joe DiMaggio. Commissioner Ford Frick honors DiMaggio with an especially loud reception as the Yankee Clipper reflects on loyalties to Lou Gehrig and the Yankees.
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N.Y
New York Yankee
Joe DiMaggio
Baseball
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Joe
Hall of Fame
Frank
Ford Frick
DiMaggio
Frick
Yankees
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Lou
Bill Dickey
DiMag
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Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Vance
Brooklyn Dodger
Lyons
White Sox
Deaths of 10-year Baseball Writers Club members noted
The gathering marked by a memorial event followed by the exhibition game where the Boston Red Sox defeated the Milwaukee Braves 4-2.
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Baseball Writers Assn
Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee Braves
Notre Dame fencing team tops indoor era with 12 3 record
The Notre Dame fencing team dominated with a 12 win and 3 loss record over the indoor season indicating strong performance by the foilsmen across four years.
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Notre Dame
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