Feller's Finest Hours May Be In Near Future
Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller, 16-4, delivered a 5-3 win over Washington to pull Cleveland within two games of the idle Yankees and one game ahead of the defeated Red Sox. The 224th win moved him past Mel Harder as the Indians' all-time leader. The article covers his 1939-51 career arc, team standings, and other league results including Brooklyn and the Giants.
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Carl Lundquist
United Press
Tage Tag
Feller
Senators
Washington
Indians
Yankees
Red Sox
Cleveland
Mel Harder
Navy
Daan
Bobby Antes Haute
Oren
Athletics
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Pittsburgh
Giants
Cubs
Chet Nichols
Braves
Cardinals
Phillies
Ennis
Cincinnati
Pointers Rally To Edge Shelby In Crucial Legion Showdown
High Point’s Pointers erased a 4-0 deficit through three innings to beat Shelby and seize a 2-1 lead in the Western crown race. Billy Smith, a former Hi-Toms player now in Class B Interstate League form, boosted his batting average near .380 as the Hi-Toms prepare for shifts and next spring’s outfield plans. The team’s gritty comeback and standout performances highlight a season defined by resilience and key matchups with Winston-Salem and Salisbury.
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Legion
High Point
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Shelby
Smith
Hi-Toms
Thomasville High Point
Naval Academy Coach Played Multiple Positions Against Red Sox
A Naval Academy coach who played first base and second base faced the Boston Red Sox. The report notes his varied infield experience and the matchup highlighted a rare cross-era coaching encounter.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Boston Red Sox
Cox Takes Third Tilt By 5 to 4
Shelby's Area Four Legion baseball squad battles Western Carolina title efforts as High Point visits for game four with Shelby needing two straight wins to clinch. Last night Don Hamrick and Carson Cox pitched in a one run game. errors and a missed tag at third helped shape the tense finish.
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High Point
Shelby
Legion
Western Carolina
Shelbians
Lcop
Dick Culler
Finch Field
Culler
Jack McDowell
Blizzard
Jone
Don Hamrick
Carson Cox
Eat Sear
coecDowell
Jim Francis
Francis
Bunch
Ania Ieee
McDowell
Derby winner jockey now docker and trainer at Hollywood Park
Jockey Albert Johnson, winner of the 1922 Kentucky Derby aboard Morvich, works as a docker and trainer at Hollywood Park. Morvich remains the only California bred Derby winner. Col. Matt Winn introduced the $2 betting unit at Churchill Downs in 1911, replacing the prior $5 unit. The American Turf Register of 1830 lists 45 race courses in the United States.
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Albert Johnson
Morvich
Hollywood Park
Matt J. Winn
Churchill Downs
United States
Thomson Drives Giants to 4-3 Win Over Cubs
Bobby Thomson homered twice bringing in all of the Giants runs in a 4 to 3 victory against the Cubs. He belted his 20th homer and drove in every run for New York.
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Combe
Earl Furillo
Ike Snider
Brooklyn
Snider
Peewee Reese
Dodger
Thomson
Jim Hearn
Chicago
Hank Sauer
Earl Torgeson
United Press
Bobby Thomson
Giants
Cubs
Red Sox Boss Denounces Paige Pitch as Illegal
Boston manager Steve O Neill blasted Satchel Paige for a so called hesitation pitch after an 8 to 6 Red Sox win. He claimed the pitch was illegal though Taylor said Paige did not balk and the umpire Jim Honochick would have ruled it if needed.
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Boston
Steve O'Neill
Boston Red Sox
Satchel Paige
St. Louis
Satchell
Taylor
Jim Honochick
Hi-Toms Ready For Doubleheader At Finch Field
Hi-Toms rally to a 12-6 win at Elkin drawing 1,000 fans as Finchers seek another victory in a doubleheader against cellar-dwelling Salisbury Pirates tonight at Finch Field. Jim Gruzdis leads the mound, with Red Hamilton returning to active list duties.
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Weun
Jim Gruzdis
Finch Field
Salisbury Pirates
Finchers
Elkin
Loggum Warriors
Rine Toning
Tne T Sree Es Jima
Red Hamilton
Secim Gruzdis
Nas
Elkin Sous
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Rick (Land
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Gotanet
Thomas
Huffstetler
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
High Point Corner
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