Fugitive from Both Leagues Destrong Cards Fugitives
Dick Bartell ignited a Giants rally against the St. Louis Cardinals, driving in two runs with a ninth inning single and a game winning homer in the opener, then adding a double and a single in the nightcap as New York swept. The Cardinals dropped to second place as Brooklyn and Cincinnati won. In the AL, Boston and Cleveland led, with Grove and Newsome pitching well and DiMaggio homering thrice in a two game set against the Browns.
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Associated Press
Dick Bartell
Buck McCormick
Cincinnati Reds
Bartell
Detroit Tigers
New York Giants
Giants
Jurges
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Reds
Whit Wyatt
Paul Derringer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Ted Lyons
Herber Newsome
Chicago
Thornton Lee
Bostonians
Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
Rollie Hemsley
Rigs and Parker Meet in Net Finals
The Heart of America teams championships finalize today in Kansas City after rain delays. Bobby Riggs faces Frank Parker for the men's singles title while Dorothy Bundy meets Pauline Botz in the women's singles. Bundy and Belz team up in doubles with Malcolm and Arnold in the women's doubles.
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Kansas City
Heart of America
Bobby Riggs
Frank Parker
Dorothy Bungdy
Pauline Botz
Gake
Betty Ruth Hulbert
Gloria Thompson
St. Louis
Riggs
Gene Mako
Jack Kramer
Bryant Grant
Miss Bundy
Miss Belz
Catherine Malcolm
Mary Arnold
Murray Eagles edge Iberia in pitching duel at prison diamond
The Missouri Penitentiary Eagles defeated Iberia 4 to 1 behind two strong performances by pitchers Tom Murray and Humphreys. Murray struck out 14 while allowing only two hits, and Humphreys yielded seven hits with one strikeout. Eagles next face Secalia Sunday on the prison diamond.
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Missouri
Eagl Mies
Iberia
Tom Murray
Humphreys
Murray
Huynoghress
Eagles
Secalia Nexii
Fulton quits as Red Birds sign Ross and Lee Jon
The Fulton Stars disband and two players Lefty Ross and Roy Lee sign with Jefferson City's Red Birds. Manager Ernie Vivian plans a doubleheader at Belle and Bland. Fulton has struggled this season, forfeiting a game to Marsh. The Red Birds gain a strengthened pitching staff and remain tied for first with Belle.
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Ross and
Lee Jon
Red Birds
Fulton ‘Stars
Jefferson City
S. Red Birds
Ross
the Birds
Interstate
Roy Lee
Ernie Vivian
Belle
Bland
Callawegians
Marshall
Red Bird
Lee
Wood wins 1953 U S Open in Fort Worth with 284
Craig Wood captures the U S Open title at Colonial Club Fort Worth finishing 284 after final 36 holes. Denny Shute finishes three behind while Ben Hogan posts 68 70 for the best 36 holes of the day amid large crowds. Wood donates his prize to a defense savings bond with additional gifts to his caddie.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.S. Oper
Colonial Club
U. S. Golf Association
Harold W. Pierce
U.S.G.A
Craig Wood Matec
Denny Shute
Wood
Ben Hogan
Bond
Craig
Major League Leaders Highlights by League and Player
Major League leaders list top performers by bats and pitching across the National and American Leagues. Names include Reiser, Slaughter, Moore, Ott, Williams, DiMaggio, L. Brown, and Feller among others with figures for batting average, runs batted in, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitcher records. The data shows league rankings and standout seasons with team affiliations such as Brooklyn, St. Louis, Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington.
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Associated Press
Reiser
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Nicholson
Chicago
Moopre
Brown
Dallessandre
Mize
Moore
Boston
Ott
New York
Camilli
Frey
Cincinnati
Warneke
Casey
Williams
Heath
Cleveland
York
Detroit
Keller
DiMaggio
Cremer
Washington
Travis
Boudreau
Cronin
Kettner
Ome
Johnson
Philadelphia
Case
Newsome
Feller
Grove
Benton
Gatehouse
Snead Battles Pain To Tie For Twelfth In Open
In Fort Worth, Samuel Jackson Snead overcame a painful back to finish tied for twelfth at the National Open. He played the last two rounds in agony, unable to bend for putts, yet he completed a 73 in the final round to secure a modest but meaningful finish despite public doubts about his heart.
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Tarry Ferguson
Fort Worth
Tex
Craig Wood
Samuel Jackson Snead
Snead
Philadelphia
Sneed
Perry Beats Budge In Pro Tournament
In New York Forest Hills Perry defeats Don Budge in straight sets 4 6 2 6 3 6 2 3 and wins the world professional round robin tennis title. Perry notes Budge has been off his game since a fall injured his nose with hospitalization lasting nearly two weeks.
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New York
Fred Perry
Don Einige
Forest Hills
Chicago
Budge
Perry
Don
Lawson Little Wins National Open In Playoff Duel
Lawson Little defeats Gene Sarazen 70 73 in a playoff after tying 297 in regulation to win the National Open. The note also reports the New York Giants sweeping the Chicago Cubs and edging ahead in the series, plus a Browns comeback with Roger Hornsby back in action against the Yankees.
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Dec Sacu
Prise
Lawson Little
Gene Sarazen
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Roger Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Yankees
Denmark Germany trade pact announced by Berlin
Berlin reports a new Denmark Germany trade pact with limited details. It is learned that more Danish butter and pork will be delivered to Germany during the current year. The article notes Berlin’s aging city core, many buildings under a century old due to rapid development in the past hundred years.
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Berlin
Denmark
Germany
Rain Cancels Jefferson City Junior Legion Game
The Jefferson City Junior American Legion Tigers postponed their game with the Boonville Junior Legion team yesterday at Boonville because of rain. The Tigers, tied with Sedalia for first place, are slated to visit Sedalia next Sunday to play a league contest.
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Jeffersen City Junior American Legion Tigers
Boonville
Junior Legion
Tigers
Sedalia
Polo Sedalia
Three Softball Games Set for Tonight If Weather Holds
Secretary Orville Findlay of the Jefferson City Softball Association said play will continue tonight if it does not rain. Threatening clouds and a drenched field at Washington Park may force postponement. Tonight features A C W A vs A C C and UC C No 1 vs UC C No 2 among four Civic League matches.
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Orville Findlay
Jefferson City Softball Association
Washington Park
A.C.W.A
A.C.C
Grotto
Columbian Squires
U.C.C
Uc.c
Missouri Power and Light Co
Grottos
Kiwanis
A.C.W
Light Company
Yankees Versus Kansas City Blues In Exhibition Meet
The New York Yankees face the Kansas City Blues in the third exhibition game at Ruppert stadium in Kansas City Missouri. Former Blues players, including Fritz Rizzuli Priddy Sturm Bordagaray Stancey are on the Yankee roster with others possibly pitching.
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Kansas City
New York Yankees
Kansas City Blues
American Association
Ruppert Stadium
Hight
Yankees
Fhn Rizzuli
Jerry Priddy
John Sturm
Frenchy Bordagaray
Charley Stancey
Yesterday's Scores Across Leagues With Several Doubleheaders
Scores from yesterday show Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2 and New York 7 12 St Louis 5 7 in a first game lasting 10 innings. Chicago 5 Boston 1 Pittsburgh 12 Philadelphia 2 5. American League Cleveland 7 8 Philadelphia 4 6 Boston 5 3 Chicago 3 0 first game ten innings Washington 9 Detroit 3 New York 9 8 St Louis 3 3 second game called end of seventh due to darkness. American Association Kansas City 6 1 Louisville 0 6 Toledo 7 5 Minneapolis 3 3 Columbus 4 3 St Paul 2nd second 11 innings Indianapolis 4 3 Milwaukee. The OPM has more than 250 items on its priorities.
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Brooklyn Stpe Eens
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Icaga
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Sports Roundup by Eddie pri etz New York June
Roundup of sports notes including Whirlaway painting, Auburn football home games slated, a jockey suing over a debt, Frankie Baumholtz signs with Cincinnati Reds, Louis vs. Patterson odds, and various quips. Mentions Mary Hardwick and Charles Hare, Lou Gehrig tribute, Ken Overlin, Lefty Sparks, and a Billy Conn Joe Louis bout preview with speculative outcomes.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Saratoga
Frankie Baumholtz
Ohio
Madison Square Garden
Cincinnati Redics
Frankie
Conn- Louis
Brapevine
Mary Hardwick
Charles Hare
Davis Canper
Patterson Wing Talho In Meet At Missouri Trapshooting Meet
A. B. Patterson, manager of the Jefferson City Gun Club, placed third in the Missouri doubles at Keytesville as the Missouri Trapshooters Tournament closed. Frakes of Dearborn won the all around with 377 of 400, while Miss Marie Hill of Kansas City captured the women’s title with 91 of 400. Statewide, 175 shooters from Missouri and eight other states participated, making it the largest meet yet.
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A. B. Patterson
Jefferson City
Missouri
Keytesville
Bob Hedrick
E. J. Tietjen
J. B. Frakes
Dearborn
Frakes
Dave Henry
Kansas City
Howard Schick
Lee's Summit
Marie Hill
Lela Hall
Strasburg
R. F. Gaylord
RB. F. Ferrier
Hugh Lau
Owls Rally To Beat Tweedies In North Missouri League
Jefferson City Owls, managed by Richard Bremmerkamp Kamp, came from behind to win 7 to 6 over Tweedies at Washington Park. Grover Gray pitched and hit a two run double in the eighth, with key contributions from H Bremmerkamp Kamp Nichols Bailey Cardwell Lammer and Moss. The game was halted after eight innings due to time limit.
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Jefferson City Post
T-Tribune
S'weedies
Richard Bremmerkamp
Jefferson City Owls
Tweedies
Washington Park
Red Birds
Union Merchants
Owls
WWC
Grover Gray
I Parish
H. Bremmerkamp
Nichols
B. Bremmerkamp
Kline
Tig Bailey
Tweedies West
Slaughter
Laney
Bills
Stoll
McClure
Locke
Bailey
Cardwell
Gray
West
Moss
Bret
Idhols
Long Distance Weddings for Nazis in Berlin Town Hall
Ingeborg Hubert, 16, was wed by proxy to German soldier Corporal Kurt Berg in Berlin town hall. A sun-helmet worn by soldiers rested beside her left as Berg's captain conducted a parallel ceremony in Africa at the same hour.
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Berlin
Ingeborg Hubert
Africa
Kurt Berg
Berg
Army streamlines calls at Fort Hood by using names only
Progress at Fort Hood Texas shows the army trimming telephone etiquette. Soldiers answering calls in official capacity will simply give their name and unit when answering. The change aims to reduce wasted time and standardize protocol across installations.
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Fort
Huston
Tex
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