Yankee Indians series opens as Stengel-led Yankees aim for lead
The Yankees begin a four game set against the Indians in Indian Stadium. Casey Stengel, returning from a western swing, predicted they would seize the lead and now stand in first place after a recent surge. Allie Reynolds seeks his 11th straight complete game against Mike Garcia as the ace matchup.
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National League Scores and Schedule Summary
Baseball standings and results from a wide range of games across the National League and American League. Highlights include Chicago beating Philadelphia and St Louis routing Brooklyn 15 to 6, with New York and Cincinnati postponed. The Yankees defeated Detroit 3-0 behind Tom Morgan's complete game, while Boston and Cleveland close in on first place with important wins.
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Reese Stages Comeback in All-Star Showdown
Brooklyn veteran Reese, 32, stars for Young Democrats in a hectic All-Star game at Smith Tract Philadelphia on July 8, driving in six runs. National Honor League’s starting shortstop Guard, U7, and other stars clash as fans cast ballots in a national league voting push.
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Minor League Baseball Scores Across Leagues
A collage of scattered minor league results across the Pacific Coast, American Association, Texas, Southern, Western, and Atlantic leagues. Teams including Sacramento, Yon Angeles, Oakland, Milwaukee Kangas, St Paul, Little Rock, Nashville, Chattanooga, Colorado Springs, and Ponca City appear in partial box scores and fragmentary results from various schedules.
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Red Birds Meet Dodgers Tonight For Second Time
The Jefferson City Red Birds face the local Dodgers at City Park at 8 tonight in the second meeting of the season. Manager Ernie Vivion fields Eddie Plogstedt, who began with Wellsville in the Pony League, as his pitcher, while A. McBride will start for Kirkpatrick's Dodgers. The Dodgers beat the Reds Birds 9 to 6 on May 26 here.
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Tryouts Begin for US Olympic Births in California
In Berkeley, prelims open for the NCAA and AAU championships as six top U.S. finishers in each event advance to the final Olympic trials in Los Angeles June 27-28. Brutus Hamilton notes strong material while European teams close in. contenders include Wes Santee of Kansas and John Barnes of Occidental in distance events.
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Moose Club erupts for 15 in rout of Eldon at City Park
Jefferson City Moose Club hammered Eldon 15 to 7 last night at City Park. Robinett and J Reinsch collected two hits each, including a double and a triple for Robinett, while Fitzpatrick earned the win with Strope’s help in the eighth. Eldon’s Stephens took the loss as Jenkins relieved in the Moose uprising.
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Red Birds Rally as Dodgers Top Brownies in Heat
The Cardinals beat the Dodgers 10 to 6 in a high temperature game as St Louis fielded poorly with three errors while Brooklyn piled up 17 hits including two homers by Gil Hodges. Eddie Stanky’s club improved to five wins in eight against the archrivals this season before heading on a road trip. Del Rice contributed a three bagger and a homer for the Cards while Ace Roe and multiple Brooklyn pitchers held the Browns to a 7 to 6 loss at Boston in the other action.
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Hornsby Seeks Baseball Job Free of Screwballs
CHICAGO AP Hornsby former Browns manager returns to Chicago home after being released. He wants a baseball job with “no screwballs,” says he will wait for a major league role or consider a minor league proposition, but stresses no screwballs allowed and expects payment through 1954 as per his contract.
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Florence Chadwick plans final English Channel bid this August
Florence Chadwick, the only woman to swim the English Channel both ways, aims for a final attempt in August to beat Tom Blower’s record of 19 hours 0 minutes. Before that she will attempt Catalina Island to mainland, Beirut to Hellespont, and the Strait of Gibraltar to build conditioning.
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Action Limited This Weekend on Local Ball Fields
Local ball action centers on Jefferson City with two games planned this weekend. The Tweedies host the Free Haag Republi can at City Park at 8 p.m. Sunday, as Doug Link starts for the Shoemen with a 5-0 mark against the 51-1 Haags. Tweedies sit at 9-5.
Giants to Drop Platoon System After Bad Trip
New York Giants plan to drop their platoon system after a rough road trip as manager Leo Durocher aims for a steady lineup. The club returned to the Polo Grounds for a 15 game stand after winning seven of 18 on the road. Durocher said, win or lose, he is satisfied with his best lineups and will stay the course.
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Old Pro Leads Field in U S Open Tourney Chaos
Bespectacled Al Brosch, a 40 year old teaching pro from Garden City New York, shoots opening round 66 to lead a field of 162 on the Northwood course. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead post subpar rounds as heat and wind press players in the 52nd National Open.
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Rally by Legion Stops Red Birds in Midget Game
A seven run fifth inning powered the American Legion to a 7 6 comeback win over the Red Birds in a Midget League game at Public School Stadium. Raymond Scott belted a grand slam as part of three Legion hits and two errors set up the victory over Weber and Thomson.
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NCAA approves 1952 football TV plan with 183 to 15 vote
The NCAA backs televising one major college game weekly from September 20 to November 2 plus Thanksgiving Day and weekend slots. No team may appear more than once on the network, with local telecasts for small colleges as feasible. Walter Byers notes the 87 percent referendum approval as the plan proceeds to seek a sponsor.
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Squirrels and Bass Fishing News From Missouri Rivers
The Missouri outdoors scene reports fishing conditions improving with a good mast crop aiding future squirrel yields. Field reports show bass and goggle-eyes common in streams like Osage, Meramec, Big Piney, and Gasconade, though bites are sparse. Notable catches include a 19 1/2 inch channel catfish in Osage near Sche City and a 160-pound stone perch on the Meramec River. A deer hit by a car in Eldon revealed twin fawns, while a fox and wolf hunters’ bench show is planned at Mt Herman school.
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