Orioles ride four pitchers to fourth straight shutout
The Orioles pace for the AL first division with Ray Moore winning to beat Cleveland 6-0. Moore joined Hee Brown Billy Lees and Connie Johnson as a rotation that has posted four consecutive scoreless outings and 41 straight innings. Jim Busby opened the scoring. Baltimore has won five in a row and eight of ten as Chicago and New York lead the league. Milwaukee moves atop the NL with Spahn and Crandall pacing a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.
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Garden City Softball Final Round Opens Monday at Finnup Park
The Garden City softball association begins the fourth and final round Monday at Finnup Park with men and girls games. Thirty games total will be played through July 24, with two open dates likely filled by out of town teams.
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Pitcher Bounces Back To Win
A sharp line drive felled Minneapolis pitcher Pete Burn but he recovered to earn his fifth victory without a loss this season. The three hitter led Minneapolis to a 3-1 win over Omaha as the Wichita Braves kept a half game lead over the Millers by defeating Charleston 7-3 in the American Association race.
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Ford Frick Vetoes Cincinnati All Star Selections
Commissioner Ford Frick rejected Cincinnati’s full lineup in the All-Star vote amid a flood of fan ballots. He replaced Crowe Bell and Post with Musial Mays and Aaron, while five Reds remain slated as starters. Frick cited the need to balance selections and preserve fan appeal.
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Baxter Seeks NCAA Golf Title amid Wettlaufer Clash
Rex Baxter Jr. of Houston University faces Ward Wettlaufer of Hamilton College in the 60th NCAA golf championships 36 hole title match. Wettlaufer is a stocky sophomore from Clinton New York and Baxter a 21 year old Amarillo Texas senior. the Broadmoor course at 6897 yards with treacherous fairways and sharp greens supplies the test.
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Indians Lead Racquet League in Girls Tennis Play
Indians stretch league lead with a 50 record after sweeping the Scotties 6-2 6-1 and 6-0 6-2 on consecutive days. Freshmen take over second place with wins over the Jaynes 6-1 and the Scotties 6-0 while Scot ties beat Sunflowers at Finnup Park courts.
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Minor League Scores From The Day's Baseball Action
American Association saw Wichita 7 Charleston ? Denver 10. St. Paul 2 Minneapolis 3. Omaha 1 Louisville at Indianapolis postponed. Southern Association Nashville 10 Memphis 6. Birmingham 6 Mobile postponed. Texas League Shreveport 5 Austin 2. Dallas 5 Tulsa 5 tied 12 innings. Fort Worth 11 Oklahoma City 1. Houston 7 San Antonio 2. Western League Sioux City 8 Topeka 4. Amarillo 8 Colorado Springs Pueblo 5 Albuquerque 0. Lincoln 7 Des Moines ?
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Ageless Slaughter Delivers Pinch Hit In Giants Win
In St Louis, the Giants beat the Cardinals 4 to 1 ending the Cardinals eight day surge atop the NL race. Enos Slaughter, 41, lined a first pitch for a pinch single to drive in the decisive run.
Head Work Gives Alice Bauer Lead In Open Golf
In Mamaroneck New York Alice Bauer holds a three stroke lead at 145 after a one under par first 36 holes at Winged Foot. Her sister Marlene Bauer Hagge trails eight strokes back at 153 as the pair vie for the National Women's Open title.
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Western Open Golf Meet Is Wide Open
Detroit report says the Western Open chase for the $5,000 top prize is wide open as 33 players sit within sub par at halfway. Billy Maxwell from Odessa and Gene Littler led at six under par 136, with 31 more pros within four strokes. Snead rebounded from 75 to 69. Dick Mayer missed the cut after a 77 today. Don Finsterwald Venturi Furgol Duden Hill among near-leaders.
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Western League Race Tightening
The Topeka Hawks dropped a doubleheader for their fourth straight defeat as Sioux City swept 8-4 and 2-1 to challenge for first division. Amarillo rose to second by defeating Colorado Springs 3-1 and 5-3, closing within 3½ games of Topeka. Pueblo blanked Albuquerque 5-0 and Lincoln beat Des Moines 7-4 as Rudy Hernandez allowed only two hits in the second game for Sioux City. Art Burnett Bob Rikard and Frank Rice homered in the opener.
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Ted Kluszewski Leads Cincinnati Hitting in Seven of Eight Seasons
The article notes Ted Kluszewski has paced Cincinnati in hitting in seven of the last eight seasons with a lifetime .303 mark. It also lists scores from recent games and upcoming schedules including New York, Cleveland, Baltimore, and Detroit matchups, showing team standings and players across the American League and National League.
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Basilio Vows Revenge in September Middleweight Bout
Basilio says he will KO Sugar Ray Robinson in a September title fight after losing at the conference table. The Canastota welterweight champion targets Robinson for the middleweight crown with tentative dates set for September 16-17 at the Polo Grounds or September 23-24 at Yankee Stadium.
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