Cards Combine Good Baseball and Fortune Near National Loop
St Louis fans credit a mix of luck and solid play as the Cardinals extend a late surge to stay within a half game of the Dodgers. Lou Klein returns to rest Marion. rookie and sophomore punch helps when Musial and Slaughter struggle. eight unearned runs amid four Giants errors. Pollet wins, Har tung takes loss as Cards edge Giants 10 6 at Sportsman Park with 11,028 in attendance.
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Lou Klein
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Stan Musial
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Howard Pollet
Red Munger
Clint Hartung
Bill Rigney
Bob Dillinger
Gerry Priddy
Browns
Luckless Blues Fall In Ninth Inning Drive
Indianapo lis beat Kansas City 2 to 1 as Earl Turner delivered a bases loaded single off Madison with two outs in the ninth. Columbus pounded three homers to beat St Paul 13 hits, Red Bird Harvey winning. George Corona homered for Toledo in a 7 to 4 win over Milwaukee. Jack Larnshman homered for Minneapolis in an 8 to 4 win over Louisville.
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Favor Texas Nine In NCAA Tourney
The Texas Longhorns entered the NCAA baseball tournament as heavy favorites after a 8-1 win over Wake Forest. They sat out as USC and Wake Forest played for a spot in the final, while Texas needed one more victory to clinch the national title. USC advanced by defeating St. John’s 12-4 in a lengthy, error-prone game.
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Baseball scores and probable pitchers from yesterday
National League results show St Louis over New York ten six and Brooklyn over Cincinnati seven two. Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh nine three while Boston beat Chicago twelve five. American League scores include Boston seven St Louis zero and New York twelve Detroit zero. American Association lists Columbus three St Paul zero and Toledo seven Milwaukee four. Probable pitchers are listed for upcoming games across leagues with matchups featuring Linson Reynolds Ostrowski Stobbs Kinder Peller Haynes Gumpert Fowler Jansen Kennedy Hack Barney Bonham Ickford Brazie Heintzelman Lively.
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Baseball Leaders and Standings From Associated Press Report
Batting leaders include Kell Detroit .353 and DiMaggio Boston .330 with Williams Boston 17 homers and 79 RBIs. Pitching stars Sewell Pittsburgh 4-0 and Branca Brooklyn 8-1 lead in wins and ERA. Major stats show Reese Brooklyn 49 runs and Robinson Brooklyn 90 hits, Spahn Boston 58 strikeouts.
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Pittsburgh
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Spahn
Riley Favored in Women's Western Open semifinal
In Oklahoma City Polly Riley, a five foot Texan, defeated Babe Didrikson Zaharias 3-1 to reach the semifinal of the Women's Western Open. Polly faces Betty Jameson this afternoon, while Patty Berg faces Louise Suggs after Suggs beat Marjorie Lindsay and Jameson beat Carol Diringer in quarterfinals.
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Polly
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Betty Jameson
San Antonis
Patty Berg
Tite Louise Suggs
Georgia
Beverly Hanson
Fargo
Miss Suggs
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Fights Last Night and Record Oddities
New York bout saw Sandy Saddler KO Luis Ramos after a fifth round. Lugers highlight St Louis card Charley Riley outpointed Elis Ask in Helsinki. The 1928 St Louis Cardinals postseason team held the league’s lowest win loss percentage ever recorded by a pennant winner.
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Ace Byrne Narrowly Misses No Hitter in 12-0 Yankee Win
Tom Byrne took a no hit bid into the seventh inning before Lipon broke it with a single for Detroit. Byrne and Lipon’s duel defined a rare Yankee shutout, as New York crushed Detroit 12-0 at Yankee Stadium in front of 55,391 fans.
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Cleveland
Harrison Has Lead In Canadian Open
E J Harrison led 100 qualifiers by four strokes at the Canadian Open in Toronto with 133 after two 18-hole rounds. He posted a record 66 and 67, while Clayton Healer and Jim Ferrier were five behind, and Dick Metz and Fred Hawkins trailed by five or six strokes.
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Dutch) Harrison
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Chicago
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Antioch
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Dick Metz
Virginia Beach
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Serre
Reach Third Round of Southwest Open Tennis Meet
In Little Rock Arkansas on June 23 seed action opened the Southwest Open tennis tournament at the country club. Only one seeded player competed today Steve Potts Jr of Memphis Tennessee and Vanderbilt won both his first and second round matches. Defending champion Harcourt Waters of New Orleans was seeded No 1 automatically while second seed John Steitz of Los Angeles and USC was the overall favorite.
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Little Rock Country Club
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Memphis
Venn
Vanderbilt University
Harcourt Waters
New Orleans
John Steitz
Los Angeles
University of Southern California Ace
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Tomorrow Saturday 4555 11:25 5:30 114 Major Sousa periods and minor periods described in garbled text. The readable tokens suggest a schedule note referencing a Sousa piece and a time window.
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Sooners Shine in Trans-Miss Meet
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo June 24 AP The Trans Mississippi golf tournament shifted toward an all Oklahoma slate in semifinals with Skee Riegel Tulsa Charles Coe Ardmore and E J Rogers Jr Oklahoma City securing berths. Riegel faces Fred Newton in a 18 hole semifinal after defeating Eugene Zuspann Goodland Kas and A B Potter Oklahoma City. Coe ousted Mark Stevens Omaha while Rogers defeated Hi Lewis Kansas City and Bob Goldwater Phoenix. Newton edged Bob Willits Kansas City and Jack Vickers Wichita to reach the semis.
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Evert Finds Pro Tennis A Quiet Vacation At Forest Hills
National Professional Tennis Championships at Forest Hills drew a sizable crowd and a relaxed mood as Jimmy Evert, a 25 year old Notre Dame graduate and former Davis Cup junior, explained his decision to turn pro. He recalled Chicago costs, family moves to Florida, and teaching for a living while pursuing the sport. He notes fellow Chicago players like Jack Cushingham also went pro. Dodgers report 22 of 28 clubs in first division and eight leading leagues at week start.
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Carthage Cubs Rise in K O M League Standings
Carthage Cubs replace Miami Owls as K O M league leaders with a sixth straight win, beating Pittsburg 9-1. Bill Upton shines with pitching and a batting win for Iola in an 8-6 victory. Arnold Mickey Owen heads to Brooklyn to discuss a $15,000 contract with Branch Rickey after a Springfield stopover.
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Mickey) Owen
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Legion Nine to Play Hartsburg Saturday Night
The Sexton Motors Junior American Legion nine travels to City Park for a Saturday night game with Hartsburg. With a 13-1 record, the team seeks a win over a strong Tri-County rival led by Ashland, while coach Buck Wett finalizes the starting lineup. Local figures Begemann and Klemme, both from Hartsburg, are highlighted along with McDaniels, Plogsted, and Paschal in readiness for pitching duties.
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Businessmen Aiming to Buy Cleveland Indians
Cleveland June 24 AP Brewer George Creadon and a group of businessmen want to buy the world champion Cleveland Indians for 2,000,000 The Standard Brewing Co president leads the bid The plan would cover the franchise players and real estate of the baseball club according to the Plain Dealer sports report by Garde Cobbledick
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Garde Cobbledick
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Semipro District Tourney Opens in Springfield With 14 Teams
A district semi pro baseball tournament to qualify three teams for the state meet at Jefferson City opens Tuesday night in Springfield with 14 teams. The event will also be held in Kansas City and Kirksville and run through July 4. The Philadelphia Phillies won National League per-.
Sea Scout Boat Ties for First at Lake Ozarks Regatta
The Jefferson City Sea Scout ship SSS Ozark ties for first in class X races at Lake of the Ozarks based on points from races held yesterday and Tuesday. Helmsman Kengall Randolph fell overboard while Capital City boat won a jibe race per Sea Scout custom. crew members John Jeans and Rex Whitten Jr. helped. The regatta ends Sunday with 166 entries from Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa.
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Ozark
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Sea Scout
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National AAU Track Meet Opens With Star Field
Fresno starts the National AAU Track Meet as about 330 athletes converge for the big event. Only two top names are missing Mel Patton of USC and Don Gehrmann of Wisconsin both out for personal reasons or plan.
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University of Southern California
Mel Patton
Don Gehrmann
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Twilight League Softball Matches Tonight
Postoffice faces Lutherans at 6 p.m in the Twilight League followed by Junior League action as Police meet Lutherans at 7 30 and Sei League play has Algua versus Merchants at 9 p.m.
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