Williams Faces $5000 Fine for Spitting at Fans
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox received a $5,000 fine the heaviest in major league history after spitting toward Boston fans following a fielding error in the 11th inning against New York. Club owner Tom Yawkey said he urged the stand against such conduct. Williams, earning $100,000 a year, indicated he might retire and others observed the large crowd of 36,350 watching at Fenway Park. He vowed he would spit again at the same people who booed him.
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Detroit Trials Show Olympic Tank Team Emerges From Trials
Eight finalists in the 100 meter freestyle battled to a blanket finish with Bill Woolsey, Dick Hanley, and Reid Patterson taking the top three berths. Carl Woolsey was fourth and Robin Moore fifth as the team prepared for Melbourne. Don Harper won the three meter dive with 516.05 points, followed by Whitten and Worthy. Shelley Mann and Walter Reed club swimmers lowered American records in the 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter breaststroke qualifiers.
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Hosea Rodgers Rejoins UNC Grid Staff Under Coach Tatum
Hosea Rodgers, former UNC fullback and pro football veteran with the Los Angeles Dons and Philadelphia Eagles, returns to Chapel Hill to join Coach Jim Tatum's staff. He will help recruit agile high school athletes and meet entrance requirements after resigning from Burlington Mills effective Aug. 15. Rodgers played at UNC in 1943 and later with the Quantico Marines.
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Standings and Schedule for Major League Baseball
The American League standings show New York leading with 60 wins and 43 losses, followed by Cleveland 60 43 and Boston 59 45. Detroit 49 56 Baltimore 47 57 Washington 43 61 Kansas City 36 68. Wednesday games include Kansas City at Detroit and New York at Washington. Tuesday results: Boston beat New York 1 0 in 11 innings, Cleveland 5 Detroit 2, Chicago 5 Kansas City 4 in 10 innings.
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National League Scores Bark Friday Night Action
Chicago at Cincinnati 8 p.m. results include Brooklyn 3 over Pittsburgh 0 and St Louis 8 Cincinnati 4. Philadelphia 4 New York 3 and Milwaukee 6 Chicago 1 reflect a busy NL slate.
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Duke May Lead Loop Atop Home Run Race
In Jersey City Duke Snider praises the Dodgers after a 3-0 win over the Pirates. Snider now leads the league with 31 homers, six ahead of the field and six behind Mickey Mantle, amid a season he says he enjoys despite talk about expectations.
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Brewton Native Returns to Play Under Snavely
A Brewton Alabama native returns to college football after marine service in 1946 and plays through the 1948 season under coach Carl Snavely.
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Newcombe Keeps Dodgers Close With Eighth Straight Shutout
Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe won his 17th game of the season and extended his streak to eight consecutive victories and 33 scoreless innings with a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh. Duke Snider hit his 31st homer, aiding Brooklyn as Milwaukee remained in the NL race. Ted Williams fined and Boston beat New York 1-0 in 11 innings on a bases loaded walk. White Sox split a pair with Kansas City. Other notes include Hank Aaron 24-game streak and Stan Musial among the Cardinals’ nine-hit output.
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California boxing probe urges drastic controls and license revocations
A government panel in Sacramento calling boxing gangster ridden urged major rule changes in California. It named Babe McCoy Cal Eaton and Jimmy Murray as figures to oust and proposed a New York style one man rule with a paid commission chairman after a yearlong investigation revealing 72 violations and six-figure licensing concerns.
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