Cardinals Fall Behind After Mistakes In 9-6 Loss
The St. Louis Cardinals, four and a half games off the NL lead, committed three errors and were beaten 9-6 by the Boston Braves at Sportsman's Park. Warren Spahn pitched the Braves to victory while Cards starved offense and recent struggles continued. Meanwhile the Browns crushed the Athletics 12-3 behind Ellis Kinder as Vern Stephens and teammates collected three hits each including a grand slam by Stephens.
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Bargain Basement Find Hooks Jatt Makes Giants Debut
CHICAGO June 25 AP The bargain basement find of the season Hooks Jatt a husky left hander from Mountain Grove Missouri joined the New York Giants after a $10 000 waiver tag and in his first major league start blanked the Chicago Cubs 11 to 0 He fanned eight and walked five Ott praised the two hitter lift and Jatt nicknamed since grammar school days said he only wanted a chance He had appeared in four games for 13 innings with the Browns this spring and was released by Muddy Ruel May have found a gem
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Season change set for Black and Current river gigging
The State Conservation Commission announced a shift in the summer gigging season for non game fish on the Belt and Current rivers. The season below Centar Grove crossing will run from July 1 to September 30, replacing the former October 1 to December 31 period.
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Fights Last Night Carded Bout Results
Cleveland bruiser Sugar Robinson stopped Jimny Doyle in the 10th round. Keith Nutlay outpointed Teoy Tambe in Salt Lake City as Buffalo’s listing notes the welterweight results.
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Conway Drives In Run In Yankees Tilt at New York
Cleveland shortstop Jack Conway hits a hit and run to right, scoring teammate George Metkovitch as he rounds first base in a game against the New York Yankees in New York. Yogi Berra catches for New York. Yankees win 5 to 1. AP wire photo by Harry Harris.
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Birds Meet Rolla Tonight Legion To Play Tipton
The Red Birds meet Rolla tonight at City Park with Smoky Woods to pitch and Schulte catching. A Moberly game was canceled due to Missouri River flood. another at Columbia next Tuesday may also be canceled. Sexton Motors Junior Legion hosts Tipton High Legion to stay atop the district. Tipton is third with 3 and 1, while local juniors stand 4 and 1. A strange people in Chitan north of Assam makes clothes from nettle fiber.
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Blair keeps Heart of America hope alive with playoff win
Jim Tom Blair, 11 year old son of Mayor James T. Blair, moved into the second round of the Heart of America Rolf tournament in Kansas City. He edged H. E. Shepherd to advance yesterday and then won a 19th hole playoff. He faces Bryce Hill in the Milburn flight today at 11:15 a.m.
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Ferrier's amazing chip shots stun Nelson in golf
In Detroit on June 25 AP story notes Jim Ferrier delivering remarkable chip and putt artistry that left referee Bryan Nelson, who retired recently, astonished. The piece highlights Ferrier's skills and hints at broader sports chatter from St. Louis and Richmond, including Notre Dame coverage and Babe Ruth's influence on Legion baseball participation.
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Major League Leaders From The Associated Press Stats
National League leaders include Haas and Slaughter with a .341 and .340 batting average respectively. Mize leads runs with 60 and 50 RBIs for Mize with Marshall. Baumholtz tops hits at 78, with Haas at 73. Slaughter tied for triples with 5, and Slaughter plus Edwards and Baumholtz share 4. Mize leads home runs at 18, with Kiner Capers and Marshall at 13. Robinson leads stolen bases with 10. Pitching leaders show Munger with 6 1 2 1457 and Branca 64 strikeouts. American League batting leader Boudreau at .848, McQuinn .329. Williams leads runs with 46. DiMaggio and Johnson 41 RBIs. Dillinger 73 hits, DiMaggio 71. DiMaggio and Mullin top doubles with 18. Henrich and Philley share triples with 6. Keller and Williams lead home runs with 13 and 12. Dillinger 19 stolen bases. Philley 10. Feller 1 98 and Newhouser 84 strikeouts. Kinder 50 11 000 pitching, Gillespie 1 833.
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Standings and Scores From Yesterday in the National League
National League results list games with Boston 9 over St Louis 6 and New York 11 over Chicago 0. Brooklyn 4 over Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 4 over Philadelphia 2, St Louis 12. Philadelphia 3 tied Chicago 3, Washington 0. Cleveland at New York and Detroit at Boston postponed due to rain.
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Big League Golf Pros Open Warmups for Chicago Event
Golf’s big league pros led by top names from the U S Open and PGA began warmups on the Westward Ion course for the Chicago Victory National Golf Championships. A PGA clinic and driving contest were also planned with Dick Melz of Arkansas City counted among the participants.
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Doyle Suffers Critical Brain Injury After Ring Knockout
In Cleveland on June 25 AP reports welterweight Jimmy Doyle was knocked out by Ray Robinson in the eighth round and remained unconscious with a critical brain condition after an operation to remove a blood clot. He had previously battled brain injury and the charity hospital chaplain administered last rites.
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Ferrier Named Golf Pro King After Pro Championship Win
Jim Ferrier, Australian-born pro from San Francisco, defeats Melvin Harbert 2 and 1 at Plum Hollow Golf Club to win the American PGA championship. He pushes year earnings to 9669.16 with a 3500 top prize, playing about 12 rounds over 27 under par for 35 holes. Ferrier required 54 putts in the final to seal the title, dropping six putts on coffee range shots.
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Chick) Harbert
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Two Sooners Enter National AVU Meet
Norman Oklahoma June 21 coach John Jacobs of the University of Oklahoma track team said two Sooner athletes will compete in the national AAU track and field meet July 4 5 in Lincoln Nebraska Plato Andros Oklahoma City state AAU shot put champion and Landon Westbrook Idabel state AAU 5 0 yard title holder will compete Andros will enter shot put and discus Westbrook to run the 1000 meters junior day and both the 400 and 800 meter events the next day Ruth Reenters Hospital
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Oklahoma City
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Army Ponders Its Choice Navy Enters Its Own Candidate In Race For Supersonic Honors
Army Air Field at MAROC California questions who will be first to breach the sound barrier in a bid tied to Bell Aircraft XS-1 tests. Slick Goodlin, 23, test pilot for Bell, has reportedly flown near 660 mph in the cigar shaped rocket plane, with debate over a final contract or RAF continuation, and a possible $150,000 demand.
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Slick) Gooodlin
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Lions and Elks win softball contests at City Park
Lions Club softballers trounced the Knights of Columbus 6 to 0 while the Elks girls defeated Tweedies 3 to 2 in two closely contested games at City Park last night. Matthes limited K of C batters to two hits. Lions pitchers Jeffries Bremmerkamp and Russell held Tweedie girls to five hits. Chapman allowed eight hits.
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Supersonic race shapes future XS-1 pilots and speeds
The article details the push to fly faster than 760 mph with the XS-1, naming Douglas pilot Gene May as a leading candidate to reach 900 mph while awaiting RAF interest. It notes rivals Bell pilot Tex Johnston and Goodlin’s potential role, plus the Navy’s threat to break the sonic barrier first with Douglas Sky streak and the completion of tests to everyone's satisfaction.
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Tex) Johnston
Mayor Uses Peculiar Law To Fund Town Band
An old Missouri statute reportedly allows towns to levy a tax to support a town band if the mayor can play a piccolo and each band member can eat peas with a knife. The tale blends municipal lore with the authority of unique local rules.
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