Ex-Yanks Make Big Difference With Senators
Ex-Yankees Archie Wilson Jackie Jensen and Bob Porterfield fueled Washington's doubleheader sweep of the St Louis Browns boosting the Senators into third place. Cleveland rallied past Boston 9 6 as Luke Easter Fridley Simpson Avila highlighted a five run seventh.
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Big Question Faces Derby Champ Today
Louisvill e is the setting as Hill Gail’s Derby win raises questions about his ability to handle longer distances like the Belmont Stakes and to beat other top 3-year-olds such as Tom Fool Primate and Charlie McAdams. observers praised his ease in the Derby field of 15 as he led the race.
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Batter Tidbits From The League Leaders
Lowery of St Louis and Kluszewski of Cincinnati pace season stats with 424 and 26 hits respectively. Pafko of Brooklyn leads home runs with one while Staley of St Louis posts a 5 0 mark.
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Athletics sweep Detroit with 10-6 6-5 doubleheader win
In a two game set at home the Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit 10-6 and 6-5. Bobby Shantz earned his third victory in the opener while Hal Newhouser faltered in his second start.
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Minor League International Scores Roll Across Regions
Montreal defeated Ottawa 9 to 8 in extras. Rochester beat Toronto 6 to 1. Springfield won 4 to 3 against Buffalo. Syracuse topped Baltimore 5 to 0. San Diego won 4 to 3 over San Francisco. Oakland edged Portland 5 to 0 in a 16 inning opener. Los Angeles defeated Seattle 8 to 7. Hollywood shut out Sacramento 4 to 0 in a 12 inning first game.
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American Association Scores and Standings Snippet
Milwaukee 4 6 Louisville 1 4 Minneapolis 9 3 Columbus 0 4 Toledo 4 6 St. Paul 3 16 Kansas City 7 5 Indianapolis 3 4.
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Baseball Standings From Southern League Divisions
Southern New Orleans 6 3 leads, Atlanta 0 6, Nashville 3 8, Memphis 0 3, Birmingham 7, Mobile 6. Chattanooga 8 8, Little Rock 6 7.
Texas Fort Worth and Dallas Results Display League Scores
Fort Worth beat Texas 5 to 1 while Shreveport and Fort Worth tied 2 to 2 Beaumont led Dallas 8 to 4 Oklahoma City defeated Houston 3 to 2 Tulsa finished 1 to 0 over San Antonio.
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Eastern and rivals log line scores in standings snap
Eastern at Schenectady 9 7 Albany 7 9. Binghamton 4 13 Hartford 2 6. Reading 10 6 Elmira 4 4. Williamsport 16 4 Scranton 3 8. Standings show varied win losses across teams.
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Local Baseball Scores Across South Atlantic Teams
The report lists results for Columbia 5-3 over Augusta 1-6 and Macon 7-6 while Charleston 5-5 and Montgomery 3-5 led in a mixed set. Savannah 1-2, Columbus 4-22, Jacksonville 3-7 alongside Dothan 12, Eufaula 5, Ozark 8, Enterprise 2 and Panama City 7 Headland 3.
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Georgia Florida high school scores roundup
Waycross 4 Tifton 3 Cordele 6 Thomasville 3 Valdosta 3 Brunswick 1 Albany 17 Moultrie 2. Eastman 5 Vidalia 1 Fitzgerald 9 Jesup 8 Dublin 10 Douglas 5 Statesboro 9 Haz Bax 4.
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Baseball scores roundup from national league games
The Associated Press reports Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 0. New York 6, Chicago 3 in 10 innings. St Louis 41, Boston 3 5. Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 7 47. American League games include New York 83, Chicago 0-1. St Louis 2-15, 1-7 Detroi Detroit 2. Cleveland 9, Boston 6.
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Father Admits Robbery Role in Public Confession
Albert H. Johnson 23 a Santa Fe sheet metal worker and church member confessed at Seward Avenue Baptist Church to taking part in a May 17 1948 Hoyt Kaw bank robbery and said God prompted surrender He pleaded not guilty on robbery and armed kidnapping charges and posted 5000 bail His wife and infant son attended the confession with about 100 others present.
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Taft Republicans back Taft at precinct convention vote
Taft Texas Republicans endorsed Sen. Robert A. Taft in the GOP presidential race. At the Taft precinct convention they voted 10 to 4 in his favor.
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Rubber firm quits Kuala Lumpur venture in Malaya
The Wilkinson Process Rubber Co. withdraws from its 288 acre Malayan estate citing mounting supervisory and sabotage difficulties and plans to move operations to Jamaica for linarex production.
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Barons Edge Loop Leaders 7 6 In Tight Tilt
Birmingham Barons beat Mobile Bears 7 to 6 with strong defense and timely hitting. Al Bennett pitched well and homered, Danny Ryan added a homer, Charles Coles and Bill Antonello also went deep for Mobile Bruins. Other results: New Orleans split with Atlanta. Chattanooga beat Little Rock. Nashville swept Memphis.
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Sally Contest Tightens As Race Remains Tight
In the South Atlantic League battle, Columbia holds a .750 pace while Jacksonville sits at .381, a seven and a half game spread. Columbia split a doubleheader with Augusta 5-1 and 3-6, while Jacksonville dropped two to Columbia 4-3 and 22-7. Macon beat Charleston twice 7-5 and 6-5, Montgomery defeated Savannah twice 3-1 and 5-2, and Columbus notched its first win as John Mackley singled with bases loaded. Charleston slides into a four-team pack for fourth place with Macon Columbus and Augusta.
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Scattered Children Take 10 000 Mile Air Trip
Mrs. Belle Runzer aged 72 completed a 10 000 mile airplane journey visiting her children in New York Florida Chicago and Kansas City.
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Schedule List Shows Five MLB Matchups Across Cities
The schedule lists games including St. Louis at Washington, Cleveland at Boston, Boston at St. Louis night, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, and New York at Chicago. The lineup reflects multiple intercity clashes across the circuit.
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New Orleans at Atlanta Nashville at Little Rock
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Notable Boxing Comeback Faces Pep in 10 Rounds
Former featherweight champion Willie Pep fights in a 10 round bout. Pep, a 130 pounder from MartFord Conn, has four losses in 166 contests, three to Sandy Saddler who is in service. Leach, Baltimore, records 28 wins in 35 fights with 15 knockouts. Dillion, Auburn, set a record discus throw at Grant Field and Tech rivalries feature Fred Berman and Jackie Creel winning sprints. Birmingham golf title stays with Elbert Jemison Jr. over John Rogers in a close final.
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Thornton Reaches Semi finals Before Elimination by Rogers
Pres Thornton of Dothan advanced to the semi finals in the match play but lost to Rogers 1 up. Paul Stapp of Birmingham fell to Jemison 4 and 3 in another round.
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Diplomat Juan Cartes Blanco Dies in Montevideo
Uruguayan diplomat Juan Cartes Blanco died in Montevideo at age 72 after a 30 year career. He served as Ambassador to the United States from 1941 to 1946 and acted as a delegate to the League of Nations and the United Nations.
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