Hi Tom finish thrills fans as Williams hits grand slam
In a drama filled playoff finale Pete Williams hit a ninth inning grand slam to erase Lexington's 3-1 lead and give the Finchers game seven. Al Jarrett earned the win as Jim Gruzdis and cheering fans celebrated at the park with over 3,700 in attendance. Williams’ wife and child are mentioned along with postgame grateful tributes from teammates.
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Jim Gruzdis
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Pennant Races At A Glance From Associated Press
American League standings show Boston leading with 95 wins and New York at 94 as both chase the pennant. Remaining schedule lists New York at home and Boston at home and away against several teams with limited remaining games. National League shows St Louis 95 wins and Brooklyn 94 as leaders with four games left for St Louis at home and away series against Chicago and Pittsburgh.
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Scarborough Seeks Second Win Over Red Sox Tonight
Rae Scarborough of the Washington Senators aims to repeat last year’s upset against the Boston Red Sox on Sept 28. Boston carries an 11 game win streak and leads the pennant race, while Scarborough seeks a rare victory despite a 12-11 record. Chuck Stobbs will start for Boston.
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Joe McCarthy
Chuck Stobbs
Boston
Hayworth Wins Pick The Winners Week Two
Bud Hayworth tops a crowded field with 27 correct of 28 in the Enterprise contest. The Guilford College junior, 23, wins two ducats to the Carolina Georgia game at Chapel Hill and becomes the first city winner in over a year.
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Bill) Brewer
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Royals defeat Bisons to win IL playoff series
The Montreal Royals beat the Buffalo Bisons 8 to 3 before 18,352 fans to capture the International League final series four games to one. Montreal earns the league title and will carry the circuit’s colors in the little world series.
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Monument Placed At Wilson Grave In Martinsburg
Hack Wilson’s former teammates gathered in a Martinsburg cemetery to unveil a 10 foot granite monument on his grave. The stone bears crossed bats and a baseball with the inscription One of baseball’s immortals Lewis R Hack Wilson rests here. Joe McCarthy unveiled the marker. Hartford brief boxing results follow the ceremony.
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Hack) Wilson
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Duke Faces Tennessee as Test of 1949 Power
Duke coach Wallace Wade pursues a decisive test at Knoxville against Tennessee to gauge if the 1949 Devils mirror the old power teams. A win would signal national relevance and warn Navy Wake Forest North Carolina and Georgia Tech of a serious challenge.
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Harvard lineman earns AP lineman of the week honor
Howard Houston, 23 year old Harvard tackle from Haverhill Massachusetts, named lineman of the week in the first AP poll after a loss to Stanford. Stanford coach Marchie Schwartz praised him for 90 percent of Harvard tackles and heart in the fourth period.
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Hi-Toms Rally In Ninth Tops Lexington For 5-3 Victory
Pete Williams crushed a three run homer after Ed Mathews and Cliff Bolton sparked a ninth inning rally to beat Lexington 5-3 in the North State League final. Al Jarrett and Hal Wood were key in a tight playoff game at Finch Field before about 3,700 fans.
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Bivins stops Henry in Los Angeles boxing night
Jimmy Bivins from Cleveland stops Clarence Henry in Los Angeles while Bill Weinberg of Chelsea knocks out Joe Muscato in Buffalo.
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Dempsey’s Protege Disappoints Backers
Rookie heavyweight Clarence Henry, protege of Jack Dempsey, will undergo a physical exam today to find the cause of his poor showing against veteran Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland. Bivins stopped Henry in the eighth round of a ten round bout at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Henry, in his first extended pro campaign, faded after a sequence of light punches and twice hit the canvas for no count.
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