Dodgers Drop First In Five Starts Hold On Top Slips
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 to 1 at Ebbets Field. Hank Gornicki outpitched Curt Davis for his first win, as Pete Reiser returned with a first inning RBI single. Reiser's return sparked Brooklyn briefly, but DiMaggio hit his 11th homer and Fletcher drove in two runs to seal the Pirates’ road victory.
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Stars In Test At Sea Bright doubles action tightens title race
Ted Schroeder and Billy Wood held a four-match winning streak at Sea Bright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club as youngsters Talbert Seixas challenged. Seixas posted two straight-set wins, while Schroeder and Wood battled hard to edge Mattman and Richards and then Ball and Olman. Schroeder hails from Glendale and Wood from New York.
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Tylist Wood
Charles Mattman
Forest Hills
N. Y
George Richards
Los Angeles
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George Ball
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Tex
Dick Oolman
Seattle
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Greensboro Red Sox Rout Norfolk in Piedmont League
Greensboro moved half a game ahead in the Piedmont League by defeating Norfolk 7-1. Roger Wright earned his 11th win of the season after a seven-run second inning, as Portsmouth stayed idle due to weather.
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Portsmouth
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Norfolk
Roger Wright
Colts and Hornets Split Piedmont League Doubleheader
Charlotte hosts a Piedmont League twin bill where Richmond Colts beat the Hornets 6 to 4 in the opener while Charlotte wins the nightcap 4 to 1 in seven innings. Manager Ben Chapman starred by pitching a four hit game for the Colts.
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Pirates to grant tryouts for Negro players
New York Daily News reports Pittsburgh Pirates plan tryouts for several Negro baseball players next week during a Brooklyn Dodgers series. President William E. Benswanger says colored men are American citizens with rights and the team will hire only those who can perform. Frank Frisch, Pirates manager, doubts the story.
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New York Daily News
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Dorothy Kirby Wins Biltmore Forest Title
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta defeated Jane Crum of Orangeburg, D. C., 3 and 1 to claim her third straight Biltmore Forest title in Asheville. Kirby seized control after the 10th hole with precise approach play and a birdie on the 11th, finishing with a long 17th approach and a winning four.
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Jane Crum
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Miss Crum
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Atlantan
Foti Allows Only Two Hits As Lexington Defeats Rebels
Lexington pitcher Foti held Hickory's Rebels to two hits in a 2 to 0 North State League win. Simpson was the only Rebel to reach base twice, accounting for both hits against Foti, who allowed one earned run and struck out ten. Pinkston drove in both Lexington runs with timely hits as the visitors improved their record.
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Rebels
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Conahany
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Smith
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Apache Sets Track Record Second Time
New York July 25 William Woodward's Apache set a second track record at Empire City meeting winning the mile and a sixteenth Yonkers handicap by a length in 1:43 1-5 earning $8,150 as 19,931 crowd watched Stout ride the colt to the finish with a determined drive and early lead.
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Jimmy Stout
Tommy Heard
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Cubs Defeat Phils By 4-1 At Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 1 at Shibe Park. Hack hit a three run first inning force and Russell added a solo homer in the seventh. Warneke pitched six and a third for the win while Podgajny took the loss. Attendance reported as 4,513.
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Statesville Slugfest Beats Landis 13 to 4 in Slugging Night
Statesville pounded four Landis pitchers to win 13 to 4 in a slugging game. Scoring by innings shows Statesville held control early and never relinquished the lead as Landis struggled on the mound. Pitchers Witcher Lentz and Smith for Statesville and Cozart Ennis Drye Hopper Palin worked for Landis.
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Smith
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Behrman Throws No-Hitter For Durham Bulls
Hank Behrman pitched a no hitter for the Durham Bulls in a 9 to 0 victory over the Asheville Tourists at Durham. It was his tenth Piedmont League win of the season.
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Hank Behrman
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Major League Standings And Scores Across Leagues
Baseball standings and results across American and National Leagues plus regional leagues show wins for New York Detroit Washington Cleveland and others with several postponed or tied games. Notable scores include Rochester 1 Baltimore 7 in six innings and Columbus 3 Milwaukee 8.
Probable Pitchers With Games Won and Lost This Season
St Louis at Boston Dickson 3-1 and Beazley 11-4 vs Javery 6-12 and Wallace 1-2. Cincinnati at New York Derrin ker 4-7 and Vander Meer 9-8 Ya Carpenter 8-7 and Feldman 2-0. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Klinger 6-4 and Lanning 3-5 vs Webber 2-11 and Highe 10-7 or Allen 8-5. Chicago at Philadelphia Passeau 44-7 and Bithorn 5-7 vs Hughes 35-11 and Melton 7-9.
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Feldman
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Baseball doubleheader matchups and pitching pairings
Washington at Cleveland with Hudson and Wynn opposing Milnar and Kennedy. Philadelphia at Chicago featuring L Harris and Wolff against Lyons and Humphries. Boston at St Louis with Wagner and Newsome facing Gatehouse and Hollingsworth. New York meets Detroit with Ruffing against Trout.
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Wynn
Milnar
Kennedy
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Monday High School Basketball Matchups
Lexington visits Landis Thomasville faces Hickory Concord plays Stooresville Salisbury travels to Statesville See results impact on standings for local teams and towns involved.
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Hickory
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Statesville
St Paul Open Draws Top Golfers in July Event
The $5,000 St Paul Open at Keller course runs Thursday through Saturday with entries led by Harry Cooper Horton Smith Johnny Revolta and other Ryder Cup players. Defending champion Smith eyes a possible record low, Metz aims to beat his 270 total, and the tournament funds support Army equipment purchases with 20 percent in war bonds. service members are guests.
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Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Horton Smith
Johnny Revolta
Keller
Smith
Dick Metz
Metz
Cooper
Ralph Guldahl
Jimmy Thomson
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Byrd
Lawson Little
Walter Hagen
Ward Winner Over Wehrle For Amateur Championship
National Amateur Champion Corporal Marvin Ward of Spokane defeated Wilford Wehrle of Racine 7 and 6 to win the title. Ward built leads of 4, then 7 up by 27 holes, ending on the 30th with a final-day surge in steady rain and crowd noise.
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Chicago
Tom O'Shanter
Byron Nelson
Toledo
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Clayton Heafner
Linville
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Walled Lake
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Lawson Little
Monterey
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Dick Metz
Chick Harbert
Battle Creek
Dutch Harrison
Harrisburg
Jim Milward
Madison
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Calvin Searles
New Orleans
Zeke Hartsfield
Atlanta
Howard Wheeler
Los Angeles
Art Doering
Frank Stranahan
Pat Abbott
Pasadena
Lowry Field
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Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Wilford Wehrle
Racine
Ward
Wisconsin
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May
Joe Kirkwood
Triangle Gains on Highland As Cecil Wins Two-Hitter
Triangle defeated Carolina Container 3-0 behind Jack Cecil’s two-hit mound work to close within half a game of idle Highland in Municipal League play. Marsh handed Oakdale its tenth straight loss 10-3 as Slane beat Mills Home 7-3 and Pickett edged Tomlinson 7-6.
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Highland Edges Ramseur In Ninth Inning Thrill Ride
Highland led Ramseur 2 0 before a ninth inning comeback. Big Sam Pugh opened the rally with a double, Monte McDonald tripled, and Ed Farlowe drove in the winning run with a long double. Stout homered for Ramseur in the sixth, but Highland topped them 3 2 to stay atop the Municipal League.
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Indians Rally Falls Short As Sens Win
Cleveland and Washington slugged through 13 innings with a late Tribe rally, but Washington triumphed 10 to 6 as George Case and Bill Zuber powered the Senators. Case drove in the decisive run in the 13th after a sequence of walks and steals, with Estalella adding a triple and two RBIs.
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Carolinas Closed Tennis Tourney Opens Today
Hartsville opens the sixth Carolinas closed tennis tournament on Monday August 3 with match play in men's and women's singles doubles junior events and mixed doubles through August 8. Notables include Peyre Kennedy of Spartanburg and Sam Daniels of Columbia leading the men's entries. invitees include Sara Rushton of Columbia Patsy Moran of Greenville Barbara Strongmiller Frances Boyd and Ann Martin dale of Greensboro.
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Spartanburg
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Patsy Moran
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Barbara Strongmiller
Frances Boyd
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