Five Teams Battle for First as July Fourth Pace Heats Up
A pennant race tightens with five teams vying for top spot by the Fourth of July. The New York Giants lead the Dodgers by one game as a pivotal three game series at the Polo Grounds looms. The Indians hold a 14 game edge in the American League, while the White Sox try to close in with a four game set in Cleveland. The Yankees press the Senators at Yankee Stadium as leaders flip between contenders.
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Kiner Takes NL All Star Lead In Voting Shakeup
Ralph Kiner of the Chicago Cubs moved ahead in the National League left field voting with 288,619 votes to Jackie Robinson 284,101. The June 11 to midnight Saturday poll will name the starting lineup for the Cleveland July 13 game. Stan Musial led individual votes with 298,706. Minnie Minoso was second with 296,042.
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National League Monday Schedule and Sunday Results
No games scheduled for Monday. Sunday results include New York 3 Chicago 2 in 10 innings, Brooklyn 8 St Louis 6, Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 0, Cleveland 4 New York 3, Washington 8 Detroit 2, Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 3 in 11 innings, Boston 2 Chicago 1.
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Weekend Scores and Monday Schedule
Atlanta beat New Orleans 8 to 3. Birmingham scored 22 to 11 against Mobile. Chattanooga 9 3 edged Memphis 8 to 0 while Little Rock 8 5 defeated Nashville 7 6. Monday games: Chattanooga at Mobile Little Rock at Birmingham Memphis at Atlanta Nashville at New Orleans.
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Boxing Roundup of International Lightweight Actions
Syracuse Carmen Basilio beat Al Andrews by points in Canastota New York. Waterville Barry Allison edged Tony Percy in Drummondville Quebec, both bouts 10 rounds. Hollywood Jesse Mongia defeated Vic Ponce in Los Angeles. St Nazaire Charles Colin won on points over Serge Barthelemy for the French light heavyweight title. Sao Paulo Rinaldo Ansalone stopped Vicente Dos Santos. weights not listed for heavyweight bout.
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Major League Leaders Summary in Brief
American League batting Avila of Cleveland tops with standout averages while Fox of Chicago leads runs and hits with 60 runs and 95 hits. Cleveland’s Rosen has 14 homers, and Reynolds of New York stands with 91 pitching wins and .900 ERA. Musial and Schoendienst pace other categories for St. Louis and Mays shines with 24 homers for New York. Anatonelli of New York notes 102 wins and .833. Half the meat produced globally is beef and veal.
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Lookouts Sweep Memphis In Doubleheader Comeback
The Chattanooga Lookouts rallied from an eight run Memphis lead to win 9-8 in the opener and 3-0 in the nightcap. DiJohnson walked out then was fined fifty dollars after reconciling with owner and president. Campos and Roig were injured, with Griffith's remarks cited as trigger.
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