Baseball Aims At 20 Million Attendance Benchmark
Major leagues near a season attendance record as play resumes in the second half. Managers hope to reach 20 million total before September 29 while teams chase standings with Yankees Cardinals and others splitting twin bills.Highlights include crowd figures, homer bursts by Ted Williams and Johnny Mize and key results for Dodgers Giants Cubs Indians Browns and Reds.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Lee
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Bills
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Sox
Dodgers
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Philadelphia Athletics
Phil Murchildon
Ted Williams
Sox
Emil
Dutch) Leonard
Yankees
Washington
Bronx Bombers
Joe Page
Jake Wade
Page
Leonard
Dickeymen
New York Giants
Giants
Vic Lombardi
Brooklyn
Johnny Mize
Dave Koslo
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Tribe
Roy Cullenbine
Detroit
Indians
St Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston
Oon
Braves
Pittsbuugh
Ciinnatt Reds
Dan Clay
Mueller
Clay
Lombardi and Slaughter Lead Split in Baseball Opener
Dodgers Ernie her three run homer helped win 7 8 in the opener. Vic Lombardi beat the Giants for the eighth straight time in the nightcap 8 5. Judd and Northey led Phillies to a 7 0 shutout of the Braves with Judd allowing nine hits. Northey hit a grand slam in the opener and another homer with one on in the nightcap to seal a 3 2 win. Slaughter drove in four as Cards rallied past Cubs 4 3 in the opener.
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Associated Press
Lombardi
Giants
Vic Lombardi
Dodgers
Ernie
Gian
Vic
Oscar Judd
Ron Northey
Phils — Judd
Braves
Northey
Billy Joyes
Cubs
Enos Slaughter
Quality Market dominant in doubleheader at G H S field
Quality Market swept Morgantown Athletic Club in a Fourth of July doubleheader at G H S field. Stolzenfels pitched a complete game 10-1 rout in game one, while Grimm bested Milush in a seven inning tilt 4-3. Key hits came from Stolzenfels Hamrick Kowalski and Milush with standout fielding by Rakens for Morgantown and strong two way play from both sides in the tight nightcap.
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Morgantown Athletic Club
Grafton
Grimm
Chub
Stolzenfels
Morgantown
Quality
Leo Jones
Ross Gerard
Stolay
Malone
Rakens
Milush
Pacific
Lefty Grimm
Formen
Lefty
Morgan‘town
Fodor
T. Kow‘aski
Scotty Hamilton
DeMoss
Aba
Skaggs
Hamilton
Gerard
Hamrick
Best
Fei Barking
T. Milush
J. Kowalski
Shaffer
Pono BO
Qual
Mar
Morgan
Stozenfels
Bells
Stozenfelts
Aba Morgan
A.C. Rakeus
Kowarki
Shumiloff
Q. Market
Gerawd
T. Kowaski
Meven
Miush
Grihm
Quick Reward Triumphs In Upset at Hollywood Park
Inglewood Calif July 5 The $100000 Gold Cup at Hollywood Park on July 27 produced a stunning upset as Norman W Church's Quick Reward defeated Abel Hirschbergs Occupy and Louis B J Mayers Honeymoon in the day’s feature. Occupy the early favorite and 7-5 choice failed to rally with 130 pounds.
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Inglewood
Calif
Hollywood Parl
Abel Hirschberg
Occupy
Louis B.J . Mayer
Norman .W. Church
Talbert And Mulloy Play For Clay Courts Title
Talbert and Mulloy, both prominent players from Wilmington Delaware and Miami Florida, reach the national clay courts championships doubles final and clash in singles semi finals. Marta Barnett of Miami faces Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs of Oakland in the women’s semi finals as the event narrows to a gender showdown.
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River Forest
Buss-Sans
Billy Talbert
Gardnar Mulloy
Talbert
Mulloy
Wilmington
Del
Miami
Fla
Marta Barnett
Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Gesture and Good News Tie for Lead in Ocean Yacht Race
In Bermuda on July, corrected times by handicaps left A. H. Puller's Gesture from New London Sona and Mrs. B. W. Henry's Good News of New York tied for the lead in the Newport to Bermuda Ocean Yacht Race.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
A. H. Puller
New London
Sona
B. W. Henry
New York
Newport
R. 1
Witch Sir Proves Horse 10 Beats Chicago at Arlington
Witch Sir a four year old gelding owned by Louis Schlosser of Chicago won the $50,000 Stars and Stripes handicap at Arlington Park, paying 16 to 1. Jockey Bobby Campbell steered 115 pounds to a track record equaling 1 49 2 5 for the mile and a eighth, as Richmond Jac nosed out Historian and earned $40,100 of the purse.
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Chicago
Witch Sir
Louis Schlosser
Arlington Park
Arlington
Bobby Campbell
Historian
Ida L. Rice
Richmond Jac
Sport Of Kings Rivalling Baseball In National Sport
New York July 5 That the dollar still gets pitched around with a gay reckless abandon these days was proved again on Independence Day by the 316803 customers who visited the nation’s fourteen fancier horse parks. They poured a handsome flood of 15163630 into the mutual machines, to the satisfaction of track operators, state treasuries, and those who left the track with more money than they came with.
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New York
Snead Cards 290 To Win British Open At St Andrews
Johnny Bulla and Dai Rees led early with 215 after two rounds while Sam Snead nailed a 290 total through 72 holes to win by four strokes. Henry Cotton trailed at 216 and Bobby Locke stood at 218 as the final 36 holes opened with 38 players at 155 or better.
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Snead
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Johnny Bulla
Sam Snead
Dai Rees
Bulla
Rees
Henry Cotton
Bobby Locke
Andrews
David Rees
Payot Seals Place in 300000 Dollar Turf Prizes
Boston July 5 Walter M Jefford's four year old Pavot today joined the elite list of $300 000 turf winners by winning the 12th Massachusetts handicap at Suffolk Downs in a decisive upset.
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Boston
Walter M. Jefford
Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
Roundup previews football, baseball notes and college stars
Midseason look notes baseball and football overlap with Dodgers Rockets prep camps and Portland exhibition game in August. Villanova players face academic checks, transfer of Salem franchise adds third Carolina team, Schottel misses mark, and Mexican League manager Pasquel pens on True magazine. Also mentions raceway eight GI riders, track vets Wiswall and Shively, and Red McClain coaching hire.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Rockets
South Bend
Ore
Santa Rosa
Calif
Portland
Joe Petite
Red Sox
Dodgers
Villanova
Jordan Olivar
Like
Bottle
Schottel
Jorge Pasquel
Mickey _ Owen
True Magazine
Delaware Park
Intoga Raceway
Dunbar Bostwick
Jack Wiswall
Bion Shively
Red McClain
Chet Glad
Baseball Standings and Schedule from National League
National League standings show New York 7 5, Brooklyn 5 8, Philadelphia 7 3, Boston 0 2, Pittsburgh 6 3, Cincinnati in 11 innings, Chicago 4 1, St. Louis 2 6. Today’s American League games include New York at Washington and Brooklyn at New York, plus others. Major League leaders list Walker and Musial atop various categories with Reiser stealing 17 bases for Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louie
Walker
Musial
Slaughter
Walker Brooklyn
St. i
Mize
Reiser
Hogan Takes Over Lead As Golf Money Winner
Ben Hogan, the bantamweight who hits like a heavyweight, moves to the top of the golf money list as of July 5 in Columbus. The item also lists American League batting, runs, hits, doubles, triples, and other players with Vernon Washington and Doerr among Boston and Detroit figures.
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Hogan
Columbus
Ben Hogan
Vernon Washington
Williams
Boston
Doerr
Case
Cleveland
Rashington
Peg Saipheee
Lake and Country Club Celebrate Fourth With Big Play
A July Fourth golf match between Fairmont and Lake Country Club drew visitors from Palmont Elkins Philipp Wheeling and western Pennsylvania to the lake grounds praised for beauty and scale. Local angler Harold Kemple caught a 17.5 inch bass, the day's largest, with Tubby Lucas earlier reporting a 17.3 inch bass weighing 4.5 pounds.
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Fairmont
Burg
Palmont
Elkins
Philipp
Wheeling
Pennsylvania
Harold Kemple
Tubby” Lucas
Boxing Show Postponed In Morgantown Grafton Preview
The Jaycees boxing night scheduled for Monday July 15 is moved to Thursday July 18 at Grafton Senior High field. Ed Williams chairs the boxing committee and Jack Zan is the Morgantown matchmaker. Eight bouts planned, names not yet released. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 35 cents for children under 12.
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Jaycees
Williams
Jack Zan
Morgantown
Grafton Senior High
Ile Field
Sentinel Classified Rates For Advertising
Rates appeared as two and a half cents per word for the first insertion and one and a half cents per word for each additional word. A minimum charge of 55 cents was noted for a single word example, illustrating the pricing structure of the era.
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Sentinel
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