Thompson Slugs Giants to First, Edge Reds in Dramatic Ninth
Giants rally in the ninth to beat Cincinnati 5-3 and seize sole possession of first place as Brooklyn loses to Milwaukee. Hank Thompson belted a three run homer with two out in the ninth after Leo Durocher dangled a bounty warning. Bill Taylor also collected a homer for New York.
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Wild Tag Match at Coliseum Ends with Reversed Result
A crowded Coliseum last night hosted a rough tag team card featuring Nick Carter and Chick Garibaldi defeating Mr. X and Al Getz in a two fall bout. In the main event the finish was disputed as a fallen referee missed Carter’s pin and the decision flipped to Carter after the matchmaker’s ruling, followed by plans for a five man wrestle royal on Tuesday.
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Suttle Leads 40 in Junior Golf Championship
DOTHAN ALABAMA Roger Suttle from Gadsden led a 40 player field at the Alabama junior golf championship opening round at the Do than Country Club. He shot two under par 70 to top qualifying, Stewart Thames of Mobile opened with 75. Semifinals scheduled tomorrow morning and the finals that afternoon.
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Only Deal Made Under Deadline Sale Of Drews
New York report notes that the Philadelphia Phillies sold pitcher Karl Drews to the Cincinnati Reds for cash. Ebba St Clair was optioned by the New York Giants to their Minneapolis farm. Waiver rules now restrict trades until all clubs in both leagues can bid at the $10,000 waiver price.
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Baseball slate shifted as rain causes postponements
Nashville at Atlanta and Chattanooga at Birmingham postponed due to rain. Scores: Memphis 2 Mobile 1 and New Orleans 5 in 10 innings.
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Schedule of Nashville at Atlanta and Little Rock at New Orleans
Two NBA teams, Nashville and Atlanta, and Little Rock against New Orleans, are listed as the only games on the schedule for the period. No venue times or results are provided.
Baseball matchups list for Philadelphia Chicago Boston Detroit
First games feature Trice facing Fornigles in Chicago at 1 30 p m Nixon meets Garver in Detroit at 2 p m Schmitz plays Mossi in Cleveland at 7 30 p m Ford opp Pillette in Baltimore at 7 p m The schedule covers four games with listed pitchers and times.
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Tuesday Baseball and Flight Scores From Selma Event
Results show New York defeating Baltimore 6 to 4 and Cleveland beating Washington 19 to 3. Philadelphia topped Chicago 11 to 4 with Detroit 4 and Boston 1. Cincinnati visits New York at 12 30 p m with Nuxhall and Hearn. Also Milwaukee at Brelyn at 7 pm and a flight scores event listing Woodfin Hardy Merry Burns Prosch Stephens with Selma and Birmingham participants.
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Rams Prepare for Rainout Makeup and Week Schedule
The Rams travel to Sheffield for a rained out game against the Ramblers with Tom Farr is on the mound for the Tribe. The next night the locals host Sheffield at 8 o clock with Bob Jackson or Fred Davis opposing. Freeman says prices for home games are 50 and 25 cents and Negro bleachers are being added at Legion Field.
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Memphis Beats Mobile 2 1 in Rain Affected Game
In a rain interrupted game at the minor league level, Memphis edged Mobile 2-1 after a 45 minute delay. Cal Ermer’s Lookouts trailed Birmingham 3-0 in the first when play was halted and later canceled. The Aug 18 makeup date was set, while Nashville at Atlanta was also rained out.
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Hamner and Reese Lead All Star Poll in National League
Gran Hamner of Philadelphia and Pee Wee Reese of Brooklyn surged to the top in the NL starting lineup poll. Hamner overtook Red Schoendienst of the Cardinals 3486 to 3252, while Reese moved ahead of Johnny Logan of the Braves 2748 to 2503 with no major changes otherwise.
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Olson Wins In Bout On TKO Over Jesse Turner
Middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson defeated Jesse Turner of St. Louis by technical knockout in the eighth round of a scheduled non title 10 rounder at Honolulu Stadium. Olson outweighed Turner by 6 percent over the 160 pound limit. Turner weighed 161. No knockdowns occurred but Turner’s eyes were swollen and bleeding from the nose and cuts under both eyes when the stoppage came with one minute nine seconds left in the eighth.
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Major League All Star Balloting Leaders Named
Minnie Minoso of the Chicago White Sox led American League balloting with 4 116 votes while Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals topped the National League with 4 012 votes marking the early results of the All Star selections.
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Bears Rally in Nine to Tie Pelicans in Extras
Mobile scores once on two singles amid an eighth inning run. Little Rock ties 5-5 in the ninth with four runs thanks to two Pel misplays and timely hits, pushing the game to extra innings. Travs capitalize on three hits and a Pel error to take the lead late. Only two games scheduled tonight Nashville at Atlanta and Little Rock at New Orleans.
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Pawloski Seen as Answer to Tribe Second Base Woes
Ft Lee star Stan Pawloski, a right handed infielder with two years in the Army team, reports to Cleveland to help fill in for injured Bob Avila and Sam Dente. Despite not yet 22, he has four minor league seasons and a strong rookie showing at Stroudsburg where he hit .329.
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Tuesday's Fights by the Associated Press
In multiple non title bouts across cities Olson stopped Turner in Honolulu. Reed stopped Cartwright in Richmond. Byrne stopped Walker in Portland. Rivers stopped Skidmore in Las Vegas. Hammer outpointed Harris in Detroit. Provizzi outboxed Aurillo in Hazleton.
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Al Lopez and Hank Greenberg Top Eastern League Fielders 1952
The report notes manager Al Lopez and GM Hank Greenberg led the Class A Eastern League in fielding for second basemen with a 981 rating at Reading in 1952. It highlights outfielder Frank Bolling as a notable competitor that season and cites Bolling's .271 batting average.
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