Dodgers Cardinals split long Brooklyn doubleheader in 7 6 thriller
Dodgers win first game 7 6 as unearned runs and a Johnny Rizzo homer decide it. Cardinals surge to a 9 1 win in the nightcap after a seventh inning rally. Other scores include Washington 9 4 over St Louis, Boston 3 1 over Cleveland, Yankees 8 3 over White Sox, Giants sweeping Cubs, Reds over Phils, and Braves 4 3 over Pirates on a ninth inning squeeze play.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
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Ebbetts Field
Titans
Brooklyn
Johnny Rizzo
Ernie White
Cardinals
Larry French
Curt Davis
Kirby Highe
Max Lanier
Cards
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Alex Carrasque
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Ulysses Lupien
Ted Williams
Chicago
Red Smith
New York Yankees
White Sox
Joe Di-Maggio
Charles Keller
Joe Gordon
Di-Maggio
Gordon
New York
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Willard Marshall
Carl Hubbell
Dom Dallessandro
Stan Hack
Cubs
Hal Schumacher
Johnny Schmitz
Tot Pressner
Cincinnati
Reds
Phils
Johnny Vander Meer
Stan Benjamin
Bobby Bragan
Ray Starr
Dick West
Boston
Johnny Sain
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Nanny Fernandez
Major League Leaders By the Associated Press
National League leaders include Reiser and Medwick in batting and Slaughter in triples. Mize leads NL in home runs with 19, French tops NL pitchers at 11-1. American League leaders show Williams of Boston dominating batting and runs, Doerr in RBIs, and Spence in hits. Williams also paces home runs with 21.
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Reiser
Brooklyn
Lombardi
Boston
Ort
New York
Mize
Medwick
Alita
Slaughter
St. Louis
Doudles
Hack
Chicago
Relser
Nicholson
Camill
Merillo
Miller
French
Wyatt
Williams
Gordon
D. DiMaggio
Willams
Doerr
Spence
Washington
Pesky
Higgins
Detroit
Heath
Cleveland
Gutteridge
Major League Standings and Scheduled Games Summary
Baseball standings across multiple leagues with team records and scheduled games. Notable entries include Cincinnati 8-3, New York 9-3, Chicago 5-0, and Boston 4-3, plus Piedmont League shows Portsmouth 4, Greensboro incomplete, and Charlotte at Durham postponed.
Games Today Showdown With Listed Probable Pitchers
New York visits Chicago as Donald and Gomez face Wade and Ross. Philadelphia plays Detroit with Christopher opposing White. Boston meets Cleveland with Judd against Dean. Washington travels to St Louis to clash with Masterson and Auker.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Donald
Gomez
Wade
Ross
Philadelphia
Detroit
Christopher
White
Judd
Dean
St. Louia
Masterson
Auker
Fiedmont and Eld-State League Basketball Matchups
Scores and matchups list from the Fiedmont and EL-State leagues. Includes St Louis at Brooklyn twilight and Chicago at New York, with pitchers and players named for several games, plus multiple regional pairings across Greensboro Portsmouth Richmond Asheville Wilson Danville Leaksville Burlington Rocky Mount Sanford Concord Lexington Statesville Hickory Salisbury Landis Mooresville Thomasville.
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Burlington
Sanford
Leaksville
Danville
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Thomasville
Hickory
Statesville
Salisbury
Concord
Mooresville
Landis
Lexington
New York Et
Boston
Cleveland
Sawen Sasees
St. Louis Pee Pene
Detroit
Chicago Sete
Washington
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Dadg Dey
Chicaga Nee Reece
Pittsburgh
Pet Wilson
Portsmouth Tee Ee Nee
Greensboro
Charlotte the
Cee Eenee
Richmond Sas Dene
Durham Se
Norfolk
Atee Cap We Ee Teee
Winston-Salomes
Asheville
North State
Concord Pet
Shay Sheers
Thomasville Sna Sere Ee
Landis Ee
Sailsbury
El-State League
North State League
Quebec Seeks Manager And Players For Week
Quebec in the Canadian American Baseball League remains without a permanent manager for a week. Guy Lacy of Cleveland Tennessee signed last Friday and pledged five new players but telegrammed today that all ball players he knows have jobs and he is sorry.
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Quebec
Guy Lacy
Cleveland
Tenn
Lacy
Concord Tests Indians Tonight In Lexington
Concord Weavers lead the league as they invade Holt-Moffitt Field at Lexington tonight while the Indians seek to trim the five game gap. Reid Gowan outpitched Tony Foti to win 5 1 and Rankin bested Hooper in the second game as Mel Dry collected five hits in the twin bill.
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Lexington
Concord Weavers
Holt-Moffitt
Lexington Indians
Indians
Landis
Concord
Mooresville
Reid Gowan
Tony Foti
Howard Emmerick
Rankin
Hooper
Mel Dry
Herman Dress
Moors
Statesville
Salisbury
Grayson's Scoreboard Tracks U S Base Ball in Australia
American sailors introduced baseball during the Great White Fleet visit in 1908 and led a Melbourne league, with a United States service team undefeated in eight games in the Senior Metropolitan Division. A July 4 match saw the U S club defeat Australia 4 1 as Pvt Johnny Lund pitched seven strong innings.
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Australia
Melbourne
United States Service
America
Anti-Aircraft Artilery Command
U. S
Johnny Lund
Portland
Ore
Philadelphia
Nationals
George Dickerson
United States
War Bonds and Patrol Bombers Fight World War II
Navy patrol bombers patrol Midway Coral Sea and Australia search enemy bases ships and transports as factories churn out hundreds of bombers. Invest at least ten percent of income in War Bonds and stamps to aid the air force and support airmen on the war’s advancing front.
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Midway
Coral Sea
General MacArthur
Australia
Navy
Aio
S. Treasurys
Rosser Little Captures Medal Honors At Linville
Medalist Rosser Little of Marietta Georgia led the Linville invitation as match play began. Little shot 36 37 73 for medal honors, with 16 year old Harvie Ward Jr of Tarboro one stroke back at 74 and Sam Perry of Birmingham 75. Ward faced F E Ruening of Bristol and Perry met Harris Covington of High Point in first round.
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Linville
Rosser Little
Marietta
Little
Harvie Ward, Jr
Tarboro
Carolinas
Sam Perry
Birmingham
Ala
Southern
Alabama
Perry
H. E. Covington
Ward
F. E. Ruening
Bristol
Harris Covington
High Point
Gloria Callen Shatters 100 Yard Backstroke Record
New York July 29 Gloria Callen increases her swimming record total to 35 by back stroking 100 yards in 1 09.6 to break Eleanor Holm Rose's eight year old long course mark of 1 10.38.
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New York
Gloria Callen
Eleanor Holm Rose
Tommies Triumph Over Mooresville Moors In Night Game
Tommies host Mooresville Moors tonight after a 6 to 2 win over Hickory Rebels. Chuck Bohning pitched eight hits with three, two-hit performances by Vance and Gruzdis, who has taken over as manager from Woody Mabry.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Tommies
Mooresville
Transportation Problem Faces Grid Schedules
Cincinnati July 29 War pressures on rail and bus services force colleges to curb athletic travel. Football travels to crowds while fans drive and share rides. Conferences Asa Bushnell Reaves Peters Hutchens St Clair endorse uniform rule interpretations and smaller squads due to limited public carriers.
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John H. Colburn
Cincinnati
Asa Bushnell
Eastern Intercollegiate Association
Bushnell
Reaves IE. Peters
Big Six
Arthur R. Hutchens
James W. St. Clair
Beret Legend Linked to Spanish Shipwreck in Scotland
Basque sailors are said to have introduced the beret to Scotland after a shipwreck off the Scottish coast. The tale ties the headwear’s origin to Spanish seafarers and a fateful voyage.
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Spain
Scotland
Scottish
Foxx’s Chicago slump ends era for famed slugger
NEA service reports James Emory Foxx, once a feared slugger, struggles with a .200 average after joining the Chicago Cubs in June. Waived from the Athletics/Boston era, Foxx competes with Rip Russell and Phil Cavaretta as Cubs first basemen while rookie Ed Waitkus shines in LA, signaling a possible end to Foxx’s storied career.
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Burton Benjamin
NEA
New York
James Emory Foxx
Chicago Cubs
Suthersville Flash
Cubs
Charley Grimm
North Side
Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
St. Petersburg
Rip Russell
Phil Cavaretta
Russell
Bob Stringer
Cavaretta
Boston
Sammy Angott Eyes Return Clash With Ray Robinson
In New York on July 29 SID FEDER notes Sammy Angott aims for a rematch with Ray Robinson at Madison Square Garden Friday. Robinson beat Angott last fall, but Angott has reclaimed form in six years, returning to challenge the Sugar-man who trails in odds. The piece details past losses and Angott’s history of rebounds against rival contenders.
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Sid Feder
New York
Sammy Angott
Sammy
Ray Robinson
Harlem
Madison Square Garden
Ray
Joe Louis
Robinson
Billy Marquart
Winnipeg
Angott
Billy
Lee Sheppard
Leo Rodak
Davey Day
Wn.b.a
Portsmouth Cubs Open Big Lead Over Greensboro Red Sox
In the Piedmont League Portsmouth Cubs built a growing lead by beating Greensboro 4 to 1 after Whitey Gluchoski struggled on the mound. John Zontini homered inside the park to spark the fifth inning surge. Richmond Colts edged Asheville Tourists 2-1 in the opener, then won again in the nightcap. Winston-Salem Twins rallied to defeat Norfolk Tars 5 to 4 as Charlotte-Durham was postponed.
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Piedmont League
Portsmouth
Greensboro
Richmond
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Norfolk
Charlotte
Durham
Portsmouth Cubs
Greensboro Red Sox
Whitey Gluchoski
Gluchoski
Cubs
Red Williams
Red Sox
John Zontini
Richmond Colts
Asheville Tourists
Larry Kempe
Tourists
Wilkins
Colts
Lee Sherri
LeBlanc
Aga Padgett
Waséman
Winston - Salem Twins
Matthews
Norfolk Tars
Grubb
Vernon Fulcher’s Death At Minnesota Beach
Vernon H. Fulcher, 32, died July 29 in New Bern from a broken neck after diving into shallow water at Minnesota Beach. Local authorities are investigating the accident and the incident is currently under review by county officials.
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Breaks Neck
New Bern
Vernon H. Fulcher
Minnesota Beach
Navy pre flight courses gear coaches for rough play
New York sports roundup notes Navy pre flight schools start next week. Coaches will have two weeks to instill a hard, keep going style with no timeouts for minor injuries. The staff includes Lieut. Col. C. P. West, Maj. Bill Skaer, Ray Di Martino, and Lieut. Elmer Salter.
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New York
Navy
Col
C. P. West
The
Citadel
Maj
Bill Skaer
Colorado U
West Point
Ray. di Martino
Manhattan College
Elmer Salter
Auburn
Babe Herman’s son school fix by encyclopedia joke
Jolly Cholly Grimm recounts Babe Herman’s quip about his son’s schooling. Babev suggests an encyclopedia, but Herman snaps that the boy should walk to school as he did. Chuck Klein interjects with the pun, reflecting a playful baseball era banter.
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Babee
Jolly Cholly Grimm
Babe Herman
Herman
Babev
Chuck Klein
Service Dept. Soldier Aims for Sergeant Bossing Brother
Jackie Conn tells fellow soldiers at the New Cumberland reception center he hopes to become a sergeant and boss his brother Billy. Local hero Lieut. Howard Sessler, Arlington Mass., bombardier who joined Jimmie Doolittle’s Tokyo raid, received a life membership at Almahurst Country Club where he was once a caddy. Col. Heinie Miller, ex NBA president, has recovered from an arm injury at New River Marine Base and returned to active duty at Portsmouth. Look for athletic activity at Bainbridge Army basic flying school as it starts organizing.
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Jackie Conn
Billy
New Cumberland
Lieut
Howard Aa. Sessler
Arlington, Mass
Bombardier
Jimmie Doolittle
Tokyo
Ailmont Country Club
Heinie Miller
NBA
New River, N.C
Portsmouth
New Bainbridge
Me Reucix Triumphs In Camp Blanding Challenge
At Camp Blanding Florida a hard line top sergeant said no man in his company whose name he could not pronounce or flick. Pvt Pete Me reucix accepted both tests and won by knockout. Me reucix formerly starred in Englewood New York high school football and track and briefly played pro football with the New York Yankees under the more pronounceable alias Pete Mell. Pvt PM is now a divisional AM.
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Sarge
Camp Blanding
Fla
Pete Mereucix
Pete
P. S
Meleucis
Englewood
N. Y
New York Yankees
Aucress
Pete Mell
PF. P. S
Pvt. P.M
AM. P
Williams Rosar and Next Screwhall Career Aims Highlighted
In a Louisville Times note by B. M. Atkinson Jr. today, Williams aims to be a fireman, Rosar wants to be a policeman, and the forthcoming Screwhall is expected to pursue a cowboy path.
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Todayws
B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Louisville
Williams
Rosar
Racing Returns to California with River Downs Link
Scooperoo notes racing resumes in California, linking River Downs near Cincinnati to the town of California. Trinity U San Antonio planned big-time football under coach Morrison but drops football. Trinity shifts to a fitness program led by Dale Morrison. Charley Root earns a Pacific Coast League spot as Johnny Bittner guides the club to Navy service.
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Earl Ruby
Louisville Courier - Journal
California
River Downs
Cincinnati
Trinity U. of
San Antonio
Morrison
Almos
Ray Morrison
Temple
Trinity
Ray
Dale
Charley Root
Johnny Bittner
Hollywood
Navy
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