Ellis Drives Crackers Past Memphis in Twin Bill
Babe Ellis supplied seven RBIs as the Atlanta Crackers swept Memphis 7-2 and 4-3. The two wins lifted Atlanta to fourth place, ahead of Nashville and Birmingham. Charlie Trippi sparked the second game with an eighth inning go ahead double after a four run fourth. Chattanooga beat New Orleans 4-2 with Rolland Miller and Alex Ulowsky combining on relief.
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Ferrier and Harbert Reach PGA Championship Finals in Detroit
Long Jim Ferrier and Melvin Harbert won decisive semi finals to reach the 36 hole finals of the national PGA Championship in Detroit. Ferrier defeated Art Bell 10 and 9 after 27 holes at 99 strokes while Harbert beat Vic Ghezzi 6 and 5, with Ferrier at 169 total and Harbert at 174.
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Sikes Stops Denson In Eighth For Seventh Straight Win
Little Rock heavyweight Bob Sikes halted Indianapolis rival Johnny Denson in the eighth round with a technical knockout securing his seventh consecutive victory. Sikes opened cuts over both of Denson's eyes in the third round and dominated early against the longer reach of his opponent. Sikes weighed 192 pounds to Denson's 188 in a bout watched by a partisan crowd.
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Batting Leaders Clash In Major League Standings
New York reports indicate Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians leads the American League with a .343 average after a week of six hits in 21 at bats. In the National League, Country Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals holds a slim edge at .343 over Harry Walker at .342, with George McQuinn dropping to .333 and Bert Haas rising to .336 for Cincinnati.
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Final round of N C A A golf qualifying at Michigan
Ann Arbor reports the first 18 hole qualifying round in the National Collegiate Athletic tournament with 180 plus players from a 300 field. Bo Winninger and Robert Harris posted 72s to lead as winds favor scores later, with Kempa Ward and Rosecrance close behind. Strong teams include Ohio State LSU Oregon Northwestern Stanford and Oklahoma A and M in the race.
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Tigers Lose Ground Without Hank Greenberg Hit Power
Detroit, four games behind in the standings, dropped to 10th straight defeat as Hank Greenberg sat out. The Tigers were limited to two runs on six hits in an 8-2 loss to the Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Yankees beat the Indians 8-5, the White Sox toppled the Senators 10-6, and the Cardinals moved within three and a half games of first after beating the Braves 6-2. The Dodgers idle, the Cubs blanked Mort Cooper and the Giants. Phillies Reds Pirates idle in the NL while Philadelphia and St Louis had a day off in the AL.
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Baseball leaders AP voting notes from season summary
The report lists batting and pitching leaders across the National and American Leagues, naming players such as Slaughter Ennis Baumholtz Mize Robinson Cooper Haas Baumholtz Edwards Slaughter and Kiner. It includes batting averages runs and RBIs with top totals for 1940s era teams and league leaders in hits doubles triples home runs stolen bases strikeouts and pitching records.
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Boxing results from four venues list bouts and decisions
In Los Angeles Joe Walcott won a split decision over Maxim 182 1 4 to 192 1 2. Omaha Jackie Darthard beat Don Lee by outpoint 152 to 152. New York Maxie Shapiro outpointed Aldo Minelli 135 to 138 1 2. Little Rock Bob Sikes stopped Johnny Denson 192 to 188. Newark Georgie Martin outpointed Joey Aaneib 137 1 2 to 139.
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Drowning in Miller County Skiff Incident Claims One Life
In Miller county Arkansas last night John Franklin Cornett 26 drowned when a fishing skiff overturned on Second Old river near Texarkana. The body was recovered about midnight. Companion Lamar Bowman 29 unable to swim tried to tow Cornett to shore but Cornett reportedly developed a cramp and sank after losing his grip on Bowman's back.
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