Red Sox Face Yankees in crucial AL clash at Shibe Park
Boston trails New York by 13 games at this stage as they open a three game set at Yankee Stadium’s opponent and seek to slow the Yankees in a renewed duel. Ted Williams vs Joe Gordon headlines batting race chatter while Hank Borowy and Tex Hughson duel on the mound.
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Reiser Drops Batting Lead As Williams Tops MLB Hitters
New York August 11 Pete Reiser returned to the Brooklyn lineup after a week out and ceded the major league batting lead to Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox Williams raised his average to .344 with 127 hits in 369 at bats and led the American League while Reiser slipped to four points back with a .340 mark in the National League top ten list include Lombardi Medwick Musial Slaughter and Mize Williams led the AL and Lombardi led the NL in the early season leaders with Gordon challenging in second for the Yankees and Wright dropping to .336.
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Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching
American League star Williams of Boston leads with .344 batting and 93 runs while Spence and Higgington pace others. DiMaggio, Laabs, and Cane among leaders in hits runs and steals. pitching crowns split between Chanaler and Botany. National League sees Medwick and Slaughter atop hits with Mize and Ott leading home runs and runs batted in. Reiser and Lombardi excel in runs and batting.
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Statue of Death Kills Its Sculptor Gavilan of Peru
Peruvian sculptor Baltasar Gavilan believed a prophecy said his death would be his own work. He carved a Statue of Death for the Holy Week procession in Lima, but awoke at midnight in fear and died of a heart attack at the statue.
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Tommies Indians And Landis Battle For Second In North State
The Thomasville Tommies sit half a game behind Landis and Lexington in second place as Concord leads the North State League. Bohning earned his 14th victory by beating Concord 5 4 after a late homer threat, while Landis fell 11 3 to Statesville and Lexington won 7 0 over Hickory. Indians, Tommies, and Landis all chase Concord ahead of August 29 curtain.
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Tourists Split Two With Cubs In Portsmouth
The Asheville Tourists split a Piedmont League doubleheader with the Portsmouth Cubs in Portsmouth, winning 6-4 in the first game and losing 3-2 in the nightcap amid dimout restrictions. Leblanc led Asheville with four hits and three RBIs in game one. Curtis Johnson earned his 16th win for the loop leaders as other teams posted results around the league.
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Major League Standings and Regional Baseball Results
Yesterday results show Philadelphia 4.2 to New York 1-3, Washington 9-1 over Boston 3.0, and multiple minor leagues with scores including Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 0 and Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis 4. Regional games featured Piedmont Greensboro 3 Durham 1 and Asheville 6 2 Portsmouth 4 3, plus Bi State League and North State League outcomes. The International League included Newark 3 Jersey City 2 in 19 innings and Montreal postponed.
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Marchildon Heads A's Pitching With $35 A Week Salary
Phil Marchildon, 26, a 13 game winner with the Philadelphia Athletics, earns only $35 weekly while sending most of it to a Canadian bank. He has beaten every AL team except the Yankees and credits coach Earle Brucker for improving his delivery. He laments the wartime pay restrictions and jokes he could win 20 games for the Yankees if placed behind their infield.
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Games Today Also Probable Pitchers Across Three Cities
Listed matchups include St. Louis at Chicago-Lanier with Wes iust facing Olsen, New York at Boston with Carpenter opposing Tobin, and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh-Derringes featuring Sewell. Also noted are probable pitchers and win loss records for each game.
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Dodgers feuds and dust-off bowl in New York sports roundup
In a colorful New York sports roundup, the piece mocks Dodgers feuds at Ebbets Field, cites Ford Frick's fines for managers and pitchers, and suggests forfeiting games. It notes trot racing trends, Dizzy Dean hints at a baseball return, and cheekily references a New Haven paper betting meat against Eli sheep skins.
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Family Stuff in Baseball Circles Names and Roles
Clarence Mitchell Jr joins the Oklahoma City Indians amid a thinning roster of 13. Bill Hillefer Sr wins an appointment to the Naval Academy, with his son Bil Sr. coaching the Phillies. The Southeastern League weighs Cy Pfirman Jr., age 22, as a young umpire hopeful following his father’s NL legacy.
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Yale Will Detroit at Cleveland at Twilight
Yale faces Detroit in a twilight game at Cleveland with Bridges and Trout listed for Detroit and Milmar and Kennedy for Yale. Washington visits Philadelphia tonight with Smith opposing Niggeling in a late schedule highlight. Boston travels to New York to meet Johnson and Borowy in a regional clash.
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Piedmont League matchups span Greensboro to Danville
In a sequence of Piedmont League games, Greensboro visits Durham while Richmond plays Winston-Salem and Norfolk faces Asheville. Charlotte hosts Portsmouth as Wilson goes to Burlington. Leaksville meets Danville, Sanford travels to Rocky Mount, Thomasville visits Concord, Hickory plays Lexington, and Mooresville challenges Salisbury with Landis at Statesville.
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Jacobs Causes Happiness For Bob Zuppke
Evanston Ill August 11 Bob Zuppke praises Jack Jacobs an Oklahoma U passer likening him to Sammy Baugh and Cecil Isbell as potential pilot for the College All Star attack against the Bears Aug 28 The All Star squad includes backs from 33 universities with Carl Snavely noting Zups balanced outfit and disciplined players amid many in armed service
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Fights Last Night and Anniversary Note at Fosburg Golf Course
The report lists boxing results with Nate Belden and Anton Christoforidis in separate bouts. Pittsburgh notes Fosburg Golf Course marks its 53th anniversary this month, described in a quirky line about baseball and a locked-ventilated gyro.
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