Reiser Slumps But Still On Top Of Senior Loop
Ted Williams of the Red Sox hit .500 in 20 at bats, lifting his season average from .344 to .402 and extending a 10 point lead over Joe Gordon of the Yankees. Pete Reiser of Brooklyn remained the NL leader at .336, with Ernie Lombardi close behind for the Braves.
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Yankees Dodgers feud eclipsed by post season spectacle
The era of grudges and bargains resurfaces as the Yankees threaten to outshine the Dodgers in a relief doubleheader amid World Series chatter. Babe Ruth returns in a staged Yankee display with Walter Johnson, while St Louis narrows Brooklyn’s NL lead by beating Cincinnati 5 2 and New York edges Boston 3 2. Red Ruffing earns his 42nd win as the Yankees crush Philadelphia 15 0.
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Major League Leaders by the Associated Press
Baseball leaders across the American and National Leagues highlighted by Williams of Boston leading batting and home runs, Spence of Washington and Bath of Cleveland sharing triples, Reiser of Brooklyn tops in batting and runs, Slaughter of St. Louis and Medwick of Brooklyn strong in hits, and French of Brooklyn leading in pitching.
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Major League Standings From Tonight's Baseball Scores
National League New York 3 Boston 2 St Louis 5 Cincinnati 2. American League New York 15 Philadelphia 6 St Louis 5 Cleveland 2. Other leagues list postponements and partial scores including Burlington 8 Danville 0 and Albany 5 34 Wilkes-Barre 1 2.
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Southern Association scores and postponement report
Birmingham defeated Memphis 4 to 1 while Nashville cruised over Chattanooga 21 to 6. New Orleans at Little Rock was postponed.
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Baseball Tonight Nineteen Forty One Matchups
Boston visits New York with Salvo at 6-4 facing Hubbell at 8-6. Chicago plays St Louis under night lights with Passeau 16-8 and Lanier 19-5. Brooklyn goes to Philadelphia with Macon 3-0 facing Melton 7-19. Pittsburgh hosts Cincinnati featuring Heintzelman 6-10 or Kilnger 7-8 against Thompson 4-5.
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New York at Boston Borony and St Louis at Chicago Picks
Odds listed for New York against Boston Borony with H Newsome, and St Louis versus Chicago Gate house Wade. Philadelphia faces Washington with Marchildon and Carrasquel tallies 15 41 in the page’s betting matrix.
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Weekend sports pickups pairings across regional matchups
The listings show Greensboro at Asheville, Winston-Salem at Charlotte, Portsmouth at Durham, Richmond at Norfolk, Wilson at Sanford, Rocky Mount at Danville, and Leaksville at Burlington set for upcoming games.
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North State League pairings feature town matchups
Statesville visits Concord while Hickory heads to Mooresville and Landis plays Thomasville. Lexington meets Salisbury as the league schedule unfolds with regional showdowns.
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Pro-Amateur Tourney Opens at Myers Park
A pro-amateur event opened the annual Myers Park Club invitation golf tournament in Charlotte. The field is expected to number around 200 players. Early out-of-town arrivals included Harvie Ward Jr of Tarboro, winner of the recent Biltmore Forest invitation.
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Melton Out For Year With Elbow Operation
Doctors remove four chips from Cliff Melton's left elbow after surgery. The New York Giants pitcher is declared healthy but unlikely to rejoin teammates until next spring.
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Red Hot Tommies Meet Landis At Home Tonight
Thomasville hosts Landis at Finch Field aiming to extend a four game gap as they chase the Concord Weavers. Crowson's one hit gem backed a 4 1 victory with Younts Hickernell and Whitman leading the Tommies' bats. Lexington and Salisbury also won to tighten the standings.
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Indians' Lou Boudreau Seizes Manager-Of-Year Hope
Lou Boudreau, 24, has transformed the Cleveland Indians into a competitive club, earning a new three year managing pact. Analysts favor him for manager of the year, edging Mel Ott and Luke Sewell due to his rapid impact and leadership as the Indians contend with strong rivals.
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National sweep of armed forces draws 3600 college players
An AP survey shows Col. Robert Neyland and Maj. Wallace Wade coaching the All-Army team drew from about 1800 former star players, with equal potential from Navy and Coast Guard. About 500 of the 3600 likely stay in college games if peace prevailed. Chiefs at Fordham, Virginia, and others handed over captains-elect and key backs, with teams like Harvard, Dartmouth, Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma affected in various degrees.
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Boxing results wrap from New Orleans Chicago and Pittsburgh
Fights last night saw Coaby Linson outpoint Lew Jenkins in New Orleans. Ezzard Charles stopped Jose Basora in Pittsburgh. Clayton defeated Bill Petersen in Chicago.
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Army All Star outfit faces challenge from East
Western division players boast about a tougher schedule and stronger gate receipts as Camp Cooke claims the East offers no real competition. The piece notes players like Johnny Kimbrough and Don Scott ready to prove it on the field and hints at potential games in Chicago or New York.
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Fort Worth raises reward for Cats. Hornsby fans upset
Fort Worth boosts a pen nant fund to honor Rogers Hornsby’s Cats for staying in the Texas League race while fans protest due to Rajah’s ineligibility for the most valuable award. Marty Cohen promotes fights at Queensboro Arena and Ridgewood Grove adding St. Nick’s to his New York schedule. Augie Nor done sprains wrist in Rochester Open first round but posts 71 to finish strong.
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New Orleans Sugar Bowl Plans Tentative for Winter
Sponsors of the Sugar Bowl said they will try to keep a full winter sports calendar in New Orleans with events including tennis December 26-28, a regatta December 27, boxing December 28, basketball December 28, track and field December 30, and football January 1, though exact plans remain uncertain.
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North Carolina Tennis Closed Tournament Opens in Greensboro
Singles and doubles in boys juniors and women divisions of the North Carolina closed tennis tournament begin in Greensboro after weather postponed yesterday. Men’s singles and doubles set to start Friday.
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Backfield Selection Tips from Nam pa Coaching School
In Sun Valley Idaho on August 18 UPI reports University of Montana coach Doug Fesenden teaches Idaho mentors four criteria for picking a grid back: hands feet legs speed coordination and size.
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Sectional Junior Meet Opens Friday Here
The northeastern sectional American Legion junior baseball tournament will open Friday in Charlotte. Teams from Norfolk Virginia Passaic New Jersey and Sweeney Post of New Hampshire will participate.
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Lightning strikes umbrella during practice round
In Charlotte on August 18 a lightning bolt hit veteran golfer Lut Alexander’s umbrella during a practice round for the Myers Park tournament. He remained conscious, finished the round, but vowed to head for the clubhouse at the next rain.
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