DiMaggio Returns to Yankees Field After Injury
Joe DiMaggio describes his first game back since April 11 as feeling good and hopes to rejoin regular lineup. Manager Casey Stengel says DiMaggio’s exhibition showing indicates availability this week against the Red Sox in Boston. DiMaggio played centerfield for nine innings in a 5-3 win over the Giants but had a quiet night at the plate with four popups and one walk.
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Baseball Scores From Multiple Leagues
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Firestone and VFW Triumph in City Softball League
Firestone defeated State 9 to 0 in the opener as Poff limited State to two hits. In the nightcap VFW beat National Guard 10 to 3 behind Buddy Lovelace with three hits. Leon Sullivan aided Firestone while Joe Motherway and Bill Looney sparked VFW with key hits.
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All Star Votes Nears Final for Eddie Robinson
Eddie Robinson of the Washington Senators appears a lock for the American League Starting lineup in the 16th All Star game in Brooklyn on July 12. Robinson leads with 338 426 votes over Mickey Vernon as final balloting ends tomorrow at midnight. Final selections to be announced Saturday.
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Pro Tennis Fallout at Forest Hills Stuns Fans
After the recent pro championship at Forest Hills, crowds stayed away for the Bobby Riggs Don Budge final. Players shared $880, the West Side Tennis Club bore the losses, and both sides doubt a quick fix as Wimbledon shows little new talent.
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Delayed Sacrifice Mixup In Pioneer League Game
Henry Sich of Pocatello Cardinals on first base faced Twin Falls when catcher Dick Morgan bunted. Morgan was tagged out at first while Sid casually jogged to first, thinking the ball foul and Morgan would return to the plate. The next day the league explained Sid’s misread in a quirky field mishap.
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Jr Legion Plays Tonight At Legion Memorial Field
The Junior American Legion team hosts Huntsville tonight at 7 30 at Legion Memorial Field. Decatur pitchers have allowed one hit in each of two wins this season. Key players listed include Corum Benfield Horton Taylor Scott Patterson Brooks Ridgeway Voehringer and Agee who starred in an 11 1 victory over New Hope and a 33 2 win over Hartselle.
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Robinson Leads N. L. Batters
Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn remains atop the National League batting race with 367 average after adding nine points in the latest week. Ralph Kiner sits second at 348, while Red Schoendienst falls to third at .336. Peewee Reese and Gil Hodges rank fourth and fifth, with others including Bobby Thomson, Enos Slaughter, Sig Gordon, Eddie Kazak, and Willard Marshall rounding out the top ten.
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Cubs Rally Past Cardinals 6-4 Behind Sauer Homers
Hank Sauer hit a home run and a single driving in three runs to power the Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4. Walt Dubiel retired the final innings, preserving the lead as Schmitz tied the seventh with bases loaded. The piece also notes vote totals for Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson.
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Crank Up the Southern League Action as Vols top Mobile Bears
Nashville based Vols overpower Mobile Bears 5 to 1 to stay one game behind Birmingham Barons in the pennant chase. Garman Mallory drives in two for the Vols while Mobile used three pitchers for 11 hits. Memphis Chicks sweep Atlanta Crackers 4 to 3 and 2 to 1 as Crackers suffer seventh straight defeat. Barons edge Travelers 9 to 8. Pelicans rally for 7 to 6 vs Lookouts with late inning surge. Chicks win opener 7 inning at Atlanta. Eisenmann beats Bagby.
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Red Sox Move Up in Red Shield Standings
The Red Sox won two Red Shield League games yesterday to rise to first. They own three wins and nine losses this year. Next game is Thursday afternoon against the Newsboys. They defeated the Airdales 14 to 8, the Airdales first defeat. The Dodgers saw the Red Sox win the second game 18 to 13. In the Junior Division the Ozark Kids beat the Troopers by forfeit.
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Major Leagues Attendance Drops From 1948 Totals
Attendance across 16 clubs shows a downturn midway through the season as 8,588,438 fans paid for 77 games per team, versus 8,965,152 a year earlier. The Indians and several others report large declines, while Pirates show the biggest gain. Cubs beat Cardinals 6 4 as St Louis trails Brooklyn by a game.
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Rain Delays College Golf Tourney Amid Storm
A severe thunderstorm halted the college golf tourney at Iowa State College, leaving 76 of 225 players stranded as Harvie Ward of North Carolina led early with a 69. Officials extended play to Wednesday to select 64 qualifiers while Ward remained atop the field. Arnold Palmer of Wake Forest posted a 70 later, with L M Crannel Jr of North Texas State close behind.
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Gray Released From Dallas
Pete Gray a one armed big leaguer was released by the Dallas Texas League club as a reserve outfielder after refusing to report to Gladewater the East Texas League farm club Owner Dick Burnett said Gray resisted and was jailed for a prior incident Burnett noted Gray appeared to have been drinking during the phone call.
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Adams Loses His 100th Win In Aqueduct Event
Yesterday at Aqueduct Frank Adams rode Timber Tourist to victory in the two mile jumping event for his 100th win of the season, paying $21.10. At Detroit fair grounds Jockey L C Cook rode four winners across six mounts.
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Ward Leads First-Day Qualifying At NCAA Golf
Harvie Ward of North Carolina University tops first day qualifying in the National Collegiate golf tournament with a two under par 69.
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Kell Leading A. L. Hitters
Chicago June 28. George Kell of the Tigers tops the American League batting chase at 353 after week. Dom DiMaggio of the Red Sox climbs to 339 while Ted Williams, Vic Wertz, Eddie Joost, and others follow in the standings. Reynolds and Raschi lead pitching with 7 4 and 11 2 records respectively as Virgil Trucks tallies 83 strikeouts.
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Tennis Upset Noted Right From Start
In Davidson North Carolina on June 28 the Southern Lawn Tennis Association junior and boys championships began second round matches. Unseeded Louis Royal defeated No. 2 seed Al Haram 6 4 6 4, while top seed Leslie Ruthven defeated George Longshore without losing a game.
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