Jr. Legion Dominates New Hope 11-1 in Five Innings
Decatur Junior American Legion, led by Agee who allowed one hit and fanned eight, opened with an 11-1 win over New Hope in five innings due to rain. Taylor and Crim belted long hits, and seven decatur baserunners scored in a decisive third inning. New Hope committed nine errors, while Agee struck out eight and benefited from seven steals in the game.
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Rovira the American Bullfighter Captivates Madrid Crowd
International News Service profile on Raul Rovira, the Peruvian bullfighter known as Rovira, detailing his artistry, earnings, entourage, and rituals. He compares himself to athletes while defending bullfighting as a brave art, notes his superstition, devout practice, and two ears won in a recent bullfight.
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Raul Ochoa
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Luis Miguel Dominguin
Pepe Luis Vasquez
Manolo Gonzalez
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Ellis Island
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Brooklyn
Sidney Franklin
Sherman Billingsley
Bob Ruark
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TWA
Nats Edge Tigers 9-8 in late scoring rally
Detroit June 11. The Washington Senators erased a seven run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 9 to 8. Six home runs were hit in the game with four by the Senators as offense exploded.
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Washington Senators
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Feller Surrenders Early Inning Fury As Yankees Triumph
A nine run first inning blew open the game as the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 12 to 7 before 61,523 fans at Cleveland. Bobby Feller retired only one of seven batters faced and exited after the rough frame.
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Bobby Feller
New York Yankees
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Cubs Rally Past Braves in Chicago Win
The Chicago Cubs pounded out 15 hits to defeat the Boston Braves 5-2. Emil Kush provided key relief for starter Emil Dubiel in the ninth as Pete Reiser homered for his third of the season but could not prevent the setback.
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Boston Braves
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Campanella Power Dodgers Past Reds in 11-3 Victory
Brooklyn Dodgers powered by Roy Campanella two homers and Pee Wee Reese dented the Cincinnati Reds 11-3 as Don Newcombe improved to 3-0. Dan Litwhiler and Bloodworth added late RBI hits in the rout.
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Roy Campanella
Pee Wee Reese
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
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Overton To Enter NCAA Track Meet
Auburn, June 11. Twenty year old Whitey Overton, hailed as the Souths greatest distance runner, will enter the NCAA track and field meet in Los Angeles June 18 to run the two mile. He is unbeaten in intercollegiate two mile races and will be accompanied by Athletic Director and Track Coach Wilbur Hutsell, who also chairs the NCAA rules committee. Overton is a junior with another season of track eligibility.
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Middlecoff Leads National Open Golf Duel
Cary Middlecoff of Memphis held a one stroke lead over Clayton Heafner of Charlotte with three holes to play in the National Open at Chicago. After 69 holes Middlecoff stood at 275 and Heafner at 276, remaining the main two contenders as others faded.
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Memphis
Clayton Heafner
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Thomson Homer Props Giants Past Pirates in Eight
Thomson hit an inside-the-park homer with one aboard to cap a four-run eighth inning and lift the New York Giants to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The victory snapped a five-game skid for New York.
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New York
Bobby Thomson
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Cardinals Beat Phillies 6-2 Behind Marion Jones and Munger
In Philadelphia on June 11, the St. Louis Cardinals overcame the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2. Marty Marion and Nip Jones each homered with a man on base, while pitcher George Munger added three hits allowed to secure the win.
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Nippy Jones
George Munger
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Yanks Defeat Indians 12-7 in Big Nine-Run Inning
New York Yankees blasted Bob Feller and Sam Zoldak for nine runs in the first inning and beat the Cleveland Indians 12-7 in Cleveland. Yogi Berra drove in three with a bases loaded double and Phil Rizzuto added a bases loaded triple. Joe Gordon homered for the ninth time this season as Allie Reynolds did not last the distance. Feller took his sixth loss against one win.
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Sam Zoldak
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Phil Rizzuto
Mickey Vernon
Joe Gordon
Allie Reynolds
Joe Page
Hank Bauer
Capot Captures Belmont Stakes for Greentree Stable
Capot ridden by Ted Atkinson won the Belmont Stakes over Ponder by a half length in front of Isidore Palestinian, with Sun Bahram fourth in the 1949 race. Ponder paid 2.60 to place. Capot earned 60,900 dollars boosting his season and career totals.
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Baseball Schedule Highlights From The National League
The Associated Press report lists National League matchups: Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, St Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at Boston with potential doubleheaders indicated. It reflects a cluttered schedule snapshot across major league rivals.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Baseball schedule notes for the American League
The record lists MLB games with the New York at Cleveland matchup and other pairings including Philadelphia at St. Louis and Washington at Detroit with two games noted. The compact fragment indicates a slate of matchups without results or dates.
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S. E. Changes Announced In Southeastern League Rosters
Southeastern League president Stuart S. Stephenson announced week roster moves across teams. Anniston sees W. Revels optional to West Palm Beach. Pampa adds Anton Rouge. Carrollton gains Richard Nelson Jr. Louisiana and Florida ties noted with suspensions, reinstatements, and outright assignments among clubs in Gadsden, Meridian, Montgomery, Pensacola, Selma, Jackson, Vicksburg, and others.
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Bob Ferguson
Ken McCreight
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al Pobiak
Henry M. Drizmala
Lincoln
Stanley H. Coulling
Melvin D Wilson
Pensacola
Richard Childs
Waycross
Selma
W. J. Bechtold
Andalusia
Ala
Leo B. Twardy
Robert L. Wiles
Wm. N. Taylor
Hinton
Vicksburg
Brooks Win Six Straight as Dodgers Top Reds 11-3
Brooklyn's Brooks Robinson era? No. Dodgers rout Reds 11 to 3 to stretch streak to six. Roy Campanella hits two homers, Pee Wee Reese adds one, Duke Snider singles then Campanella breaks 1-1 tie in fifth. Don Newcombe allows five Reds hits for his 3-0 mark with nine strikeouts.
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Roy Campanella
Pee’ Wee’ Reese
Brooklyn Rodgers
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Don Newcombe
Reds
Jimmy Bloodworth
Danny Litwhiler
Frankie Baumholtz
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Duke Snider
Reese
Raffensberger
Kent Peterson
Red Shield Softball Weekly Schedule and Standings
Friday results left Bantams over Blue Boys in juniors while Eagles fell to Red Sox in seniors. Next week’s schedule announced by Pop Oliver shows June 13 to 17 junior games at 3 pm and senior games at 5 pm with matchups including South Side Devils, Bantams, Fairview Scouts, Troopers, Blue Boys, Ozark Kids, Dodgers, Newsboys, Wolverines, Knight Owls, Fighting Zoo and Eagles. Standings list South Side Devils 10-1, Bantams 7-3, Blue Boys 5-4, Troopers 3-6, Fairview Scouts 2-6, plus senior leaders Airdales, Wolverines, Dodgers, Eagles, Fighting Zoo, Knight Owls with varying records.
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Evans Takes Undisputed Lead In Softball League
Evans defeated John White 2 0 to move into first place while Harpe pitched a complete game on one hit. In the nightcap VFW crushed State 18 4 as Tom Todd Lovelace Sonny Todd and Sams led a nine run third inning and Sams homered.
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James Sullivan
Red Robertson
Tuell Garnette
Russell Brown
Sullivan
Dempsey Rogers
Garnett
Woodall
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