Berra Leads Yankees Toward Another Pennant
Yogi Berra’s hot hitting and clutch power surge propels the New York Yankees past the Indians and Red Sox into first place. He has 10 homers and 20 RBIs in 14 games, matching DiMaggio’s former prowess as the team sweeps key series.
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Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Bob Kuzava
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Indians
Red Sox
White Sox
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Detroit
Philadelphia
Athletics
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
al Brazie
Harry Brecheen
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago
Steve Gromek
Boston
Gromek
Mickey Harris
Georgian Cops Trophy In Speed Runs Here Sun
Bill Flanigan of Atlanta won the high point trophy at SEBA sanctioned outboard races held between the highway and railroad bridges sponsored by Wheeler Lake Yacht Club. Charles Killen of Florence led in points with multiple class wins, while Fred Frazier of Atlanta dominated the free for all in a fast hydroplane setup.
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Bill Flanigan
Atlanta
Georgia
S.E.B.A
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Marvin Whiteside
Gadsden
B Hydro
Bill LeFurgey
Huntsville
Charles Killen
Florence
Flanigan
Killen
C Hydro
Fred Frazier
Frazier
Decatur Boat Harbor
Euell Garrison
Decatur Yacht Club
Garrison
Southern Association Sunday Results And Schedule
The Associated Press reports Sunday results with Atlanta 10-0 and Little Rock 4-2 among standings. Other scores include Memphis 8-9 Birmingham 4-0 Mobile 8-7 Nashville 3-8 Chattanooga 9-10 New Orleans 8-1. Today’s games: New Orleans at Chattanooga Birmingham at Memphis Atlanta at Little Rock Mobile at Nashville.
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Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Baseball Scores and Weather Impacts From Monday’s Cards
Chicago at New York postponed due to rain. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn postponed. St. Louis tied 7-7 with Boston 22-5, Cincinnati 5-0, Philadelphia 3-3.
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cincinnati at New York and other league matchups
Key matchups include Cincinnati versus New York Philadelphia hosts Chicago against Philadelphia and St. Louis plays Brooklyn while Pittsburgh faces Boston in regional games.
Woman becomes first girl signed by Harrisburg Senators
Eleanor Engle a 24 year old stenographer signed by Dr Jay Smith to a Harrisburg Senators contract in the Class B Interstate League amid mixed reactions. She appeared at the park for practice as the Senators lost 9 to 4 to Lancaster with Buck Etchison rejecting women on the field.
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Eleanor Engle
Harrisburg Senators
Buck Etchison
Jay Smith
Eleanor
Ball Park
Senators
Lancaster
Major League 4 Leaders Show Off Top Batting and Pitching
National batting leader Stan Musial of St. Louis hits .339 after 79 hits and 60 RBIs by Chicago’s Marty Sauer with 19 home runs. Brooklyn’s Elston Roe tops pitching with 60 wins and a 1.000 ERA, while Reese of Brooklyn swipes 14 bases.
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St. Louis
Sauer
Chicago
Reese
Brooklyn
Roe
Baseball statistics and historical notes mixed in text
The fragment lists Rosen and Cleveland with 336 runs batted in and Simpson with 77 hits for Cleveland while Berra of New York has 14 home runs and Rizzuto of New York has 1 stolen base. Shantz of Philadelphia records 121 games with a .923 earned run average. The piece then shifts to a note on Eskimo settlement north of Lake Superior 2000 years ago and American Indian corn cultivation about 5000 years.
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Rosen
Cleveland
Simpson
Berra
New York
Rizzuto
Shantz
Philadelphia
Betsy Rawls Defends National Open Title Hopefuls Shine
Chicago reports Betsy Rawls enters the National Open in Philadelphia as defending champion and Western Open titlist with a 1952 banking total of 10 450. Betty Jameson beat Jameson is noted as 1 up in 36 holes to claim a Western prize, marking Rawls third straight win this season.
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Philadelphia
Betsy Rawls
Miss Rawls
University “of Texas Phi Beta Kappa
Betty Jameson
Atlanta
Giants, Dodgers lead All Star ballot in final vote
Chicago report notes manager Leo Durocher of the Giants may start Whitey Lockman Alvin Dark and Bobby Thomson in the July 8 game in Philadelphia as NL favorites. Jackie Robinson Roy Campanella also lead NL voting while Casey Stengel's Yankees dominate AL ballot with Phil Rizzuto Hank Bauer and Yogi Berra in clear contention.
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Leo Durocher
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Giant
Whitey Lockman
Alvin Dark
Bobby Thomson
Brooklyn Dodger
Jackie Robinson
Roy Campanella
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Phil Rizzuto
Hank Bauer
Yogi Berra
Pennsylvania teen football player dies after long injuries
Johnny Yuha a 17 year old student from Elders Ridge Pennsylvania died yesterday after a seven month struggle from injuries suffered in a November 3 football game. He broke his neck and fractured vertebrae leaving him paralyzed from the neck down and was treated at Bellevue Medical Center since December 3.
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New York
Johnny Yuha
Pennsylvania
Yuha
Elders Ridge
Bell Township High School
Bellevue Medical Center
Hoosier Moves Into PGA Title Picture
Bob Hamilton the former PGA champion moved into the 1952 PGA title picture at Louisville with a sharp 9 and 8 rout of Vice Ghezzi. He and Chick Harbert joined the quarterfinal lineup with Harbert beating Henry Williams Jr. 6 and 5 and other round winners advancing to 36 hole matches. Hamilton called himself a weekend golfer after his strong performance.
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Louisville
Bob Hamilton
Fred Haas Jr
New Orleans
Frank Cuamp
Houston
Clarence Doser
Hartsdale
N. Y
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff Manor
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
Hamilton
Champ
Harbert
Hass
Doser
Turnesa
Middlecoff
Kroll
Vice Ghezzi
Inwood
Long Island
Henry Williams Jr
Kutztown
Walker Burkeme
Franklin, Mich
Evansville
Ind
Ghezzi
Civitan Kiwanis Clash In Civic Softball Tonight
The Civic Softball league hosts two games tonight with Jaycees facing Kiwanis at 7 30 and Civitan meeting Hartselle Rotary in the second tilt.
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Kiwanis
Jaycees
Civitan
Hartselle Rotary
United States Ranks Fifth in Shipbuilding Output
New York reports the United States remains the fifth largest shipbuilder with 105 vessels on the ways totaling 1,439,500 gross tons. The figure accounts for 9.1 percent of the world’s total shipbuilding capacity.
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New York
United States
Shipbuilders Council of America
Two Kinds of Elephants Described Asiatic and African
The article distinguishes two elephant types the Asiatic and the African. It notes their similarities and differences in origin morphology and typical habitats. The piece emphasizes scientific classification and regional distinctions without sensational detail.
Indians Drop Two On Road In Weekender Set
The Decatur Indians fell 5-3 to Huntsville Boosters on Saturday and 8-5 to Fleming All-Stars Sunday in Birmingham. Chick Sparkman led with multiple hits while pitcher John Meadows took the losses. They travel Tuesday to Columbia, Tennessee to face Monsanto and rebound.
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Decatur Indians
Huntsville Boosters
Fleming All-Stars
Birmingham
Monsanto
Columbia
Tennessee
John Meadows
Decatur
Clark
Bob Freeman
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Bob
Chick Sparkman
Meadows
Bill
Bre
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Fleming
Boosters
Bill Wade
Indians
Gene Ratliff
Hudson
Ratliff
Breeding
Wagnon
Brown Leads Lookouts To 2 Victories Over New Orleans
Brown powered Chattanooga to a 9 8 opener win and a 16 1 nightcap victory over the league leading New Orleans Pelicans. The Lookouts climbed within 4 2 games of the leaders as Mobile and other affiliates posted mixed results. Verne Williamson tossed a two nothing shutout for the Travs in the nightcap.
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Chattanooga
Atlanta
Lookouts
New Orleans
Brown
Getty
Pels
Mobile
Nashville
Bears
Little Rock
Travs
Little Verne Williamson
Verne
Memphis
Birmingham
Chicks
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