Boston Yanks Win as Tigers Nats Stumble Across Leagues
A Boston victory tightening the American League flag race amid a slate of results. The Yankees beat the Phillies 4 to 2 as Stan Spence homered for Washington’s rivals, while Detroit fell 9 to 0 to the St. Louis Browns. In the National League, Brooklyn beat Boston 3 to 1 and St. Louis topped Pittsburgh 5 to 1, keeping the Dodgers a clear first in the standings.
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New York
U.P
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Red Sox
Yankees
Tigers
Senators
Fenway Park
Ted Williams
Rudy York
Dom DiMaggio
Mickey Harris
Stan Spence
Harris
Bosox
Philadelphia
Max Carey
Pittsburgh Pirate
Carey
Wagner
Max
Pirates
Honus Wagner
Audrey Wagner
Kenosha Comets
Audrey
Comets
Suggs and Berg Battle For Western Open Title
Louise Suggs, a 115-pound Georgia star, and Patty Berg of Minneapolis, both tournament co medallists, faced a 36hole duel for the women's western open championship. Babe Didrikson Zaharias was absent from the title scene, missing her bid for a third straight crown.
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Des Moines
Louise Suggs
Georgia
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Lithia Springs Girl Reaches Semifinals In Thrilling Upset
Old Miss Suggs, a North South trophy holder from Lithia Springs Georgia, upset Mrs Zaharias in a semifinal before about 2000 spectators as Pattys work was overshadowed by Dorothy Kirby in a separate 1 up thriller. A 1929 postcard mailed to a man in Jubbulpore India adds a curious postscript.
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Suggs
Lithia Springs
Zaharias
Patty
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Sizzler
Jubbulpore
India
Comets Face Grand Rapids After Rainout Final Home Run Preview
Kenosha News reports the Comets will play a double header at Fort Wayne then host Grand Rapids Chicks in a Sunday meeting at Lake Front stadium. Grand Rapids leads the race with Connie Wisniewski and Twila Shively in standout form as Jo Kabick faces her former teammates.
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Fort Wayne
Comets
Daisies
Lake Front Stadium
Grand Rapids Chicks
Connie Wisniewski
Loop
Twila Shively
Audrey Wagner
Chicks
Jo Kabick
Wisniewski
Kabick
Wagner
Senaida Wirth
South Bend
Grand Rapids
Shively
Reynolds
Peoria
Wirth
Elizabeth Mahon
Sophie Kurys
Racine
Merle Keagle
Philomena Francisco
Reds Rally Past Cubs in 100th. Sox Fall 7 to 2
Eddie Miller homered in the bottom of the 10th to give Cincinnati a 4-3 win over Chicago as Johnny Vander Meer won his third for the Reds. Chicago tied it in the sixth on Stan Hack, a error, and Phil Cavarretta’s homer. Cleveland beat Chicago White Sox 7-2 with a five-run fifth led by Gromek and Case, while Borowy struggled.
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Charley Keller
Floyd Sevens
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Denny Gatehouse
Paul Trout
Chet Laabs
Johnny Berardino
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Steve Gromeck
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Dodgers
Dixie Walker
Boston Braves
Walker
Dodger
Vic Lombardi
Boston
Pitsburgh
Eddie Miller
Cincinnati
Reds
Hank Borowy
Morony
Hank Wyse
Johnny Vandermeer
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Miller
Johnny Vander Meer
Ed Waitkus
iClyde McCullough
Cubs
Frank Secory
Stan Hack
Phil Cavarretta
Dain Clay
Grady Hatton
Ralph Hamner
Steve Gromek
George Case
Bill Fleming
Bob Kennedy
Chisox
Tucker
Luke Appling
Taft Wright
Dorff Ball Club Squaring Off With Waukegan Vets
The Johnnie Dorff baseball team will play the Waukegan Vets Sunday at 1 15 PM at Petrifying Springs Park Diamond. Dorff recently beat the Chicago Monarchs 7 to 6 in ten innings at Lake Front Stadium.
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Johnnie Dorff
Waukegan Vets
Springs Park
Dorff
Chicago Monarchs
Lake Front Stadium
Col. Matt Winn to Celebrate 85th Birthday Tomorrow
Chicago reports Col. Matt Winn, Kentucky Derby director for 41 years, set to mark his 85th birthday with health and spirit strong. In a separate game, Muskegon blanked by South Bend 4 0 in a pitching duel as Applegren allowed no runs over seven frames.
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Chicago
Matt Winn
Sunshyne Club Drops Season Opener At Lake Front
Highwood Bears Sunshyne Club fell 10 to 8 marking Sunshyne Dairy softball’s second loss of the season. Sunshyne led 7-2 in the fifth before Highwood rallied. Dart and Adam Owilcz, Paglanoni, and Hickey homered. Bob Jarvis and Anthonsen split pitching duties with several strikeouts and walks.
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Lake Front Stadium
Highwood
Kiskilo
Dart
Adam Owilcz
Paglanoni
Hickey
Louis honored at testimonial dinner for 1000 in Chicago
Chicago event to honor Joe Louis world heavyweight champion. The United Negro and Allied Veterans of America will host a testimonial dinner for 1000 attendees on July 23. Louis serves as the veteran's national honorary commander.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
United Negro and Allied Veterans of America
Louis
Highwood Invades Somers to Face Kenosha Zippers Sunday
Highwood NL unbeaten squad travels to Somers Sunday night at 8 p m to meet the fast Kenosha Zippers. The visitors boast top hitters from northern Illinois and several well known stars in hard ball. The game stems from a challenge issued by Highwood players.
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Highwood
Somers
Somers Cardinals Triumph Over Abbott 13-1 in Opener
Somers Cardinal softball defeated Abbott Laboratory 13 to 1 Friday night at Somers. Earl Wood pitched well allowing four hits and struck out 16 with one walk. Quick Birchell Wood and Luebke Alsted Cherny added two or one hits as Somers builds momentum for next week against Dreheim Sports of Neenah with Felz expected to pitch.
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Somers Cardinal
Abbott Laboratory
North Chicago
Somers
Earl Wood
Abbott
Wood
Bucky Thompson
Birchell
Luebke
Alsted
Cherny
Dreheim Sports
Neenah
Sonny Felz
Abbott Lab
Quick
Luebke If
Opitz
Molinaro
Helekiah
Thompson
Weber
Lane
Ib Angelos
Wade Cf
Christy Ib
Birehell
Volmer
Davis
I Davis
Graunke
Stowpitch League Games and Local Matches Listed
Sunday schedules show Stowpitch League games at multiple taverns in Lincoln and surrounding towns. Overnight and weekday matches include Local 72 versus Sehmitts Tavern and several other tavern games in Lincoln, Sheridan, Roose veltt, Columbus, and more. A Junior Baseball League game pits American Legion against Veterans Cab at Lincoln with 100 Roemer's Soda Bar versus Vagabonds also listed.
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Stan's
Va Zaludy's
Rooseveltt
Rocky's
Mazzarelli
Sheridan Stell
American Legion
Veteran's Cab
Lincoln
Roemer's
Kenosha
Kenosha Racine Rivalry Renewed By Legion Post 21
American Legion Post 21 cracks onto the Belle City scene to face the Co-Ops in Lincoln Park Sunday. Manager Andy Seliga plans to start Jim Smith behind the plate with Bud Lehman as catcher and vows lineup balance and steady play for the season.
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Lincoln Park
Kenosha Racine
American Legion Post 21
Belle City
Andy Seliga
Legion
Jim Smith
Bud” Lehman
Seliga
Stolz Beats Montgomery in Tough Bout Stirs Title Talk
New York boxing scene focused on Allie Stolz's grit after a hard knockout loss to Bob Montgomery. Negotiations began to pit Bobcat Bob against Ike Williams to resolve the lightweight championship pretzel.
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New York
Allie Stolz
Bob Montgomery
Bobcat Bob
Ike Williams
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Howe News
Yanks
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Princeton
N. J
Howie Stepp
Howie
Harry Kinnell
Scotland
East Africa
America
Prestick
Nairobi
Africa
Andy
Oklahoma
Andy Anderson
Toby
Mel Dickinson
Hack McGraw
Max Hirsch
Tuid Venture
King Ranch
Georgia Tech
Tex Coulter
Lynne deNutt
Kansas
Northwestern
Kansas U
Jerry
Southern
Louisiana State
ALL Brothers
John Sheary
Cornell
Troy
N. Y
Fort Belvoir
Bucs
Suggs, Berg
Associated Press
South Bend Blue Sox
Racine Belles
Rockford Peaches
Fort Wayne Daisies
Muskegon Lassies
Peoria Red Wings
Rockford
Muskegon
Eddie McKenna
Kenosha News
Eoveeres
Eeeeeer Il
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Cecil Travis
Mike Guerra
Charlie Berry
Mich
Carolyn Morris
Audrey Haine
Carolyn
Haine
Francisco
Petras
Morris
Greene
Lessing
Belles
Peoria Redwings
Kay Blumetta
Anna May Hutchinson
Barr
RHE Racine
B& 2
Barr, Hutchison and Hutchison
Paire, Blumetta and
Terry
Rountree
Koehn
Phyllis Sugar Koehne
Lassies
Tex Fischer
Sox
AB Petsear
Fox Wagner Ee
Villa
Shhollenberger
Dorff Ball Club
Servin
Eane
Yellow Cab Co
Colwells
Colwell Tire & Battery Service
Fifth Avenue
Winn
Mahon
Irene Applegren
Hoehne
Baker
Applegren and Maguire
Kenosha Bowling Proprietors
Highwood Bears
Bob Jarvis
Anthonsen
Sommerer
Highwood Aba H ‘Dart
Digani As
Schwaiko
Castelli
Adamo Icz
Zinotti
Becker
Hickey Rs
Knoedier Tb
Giarelli
Thomaen
Turelli Tb
Errf
Maestrilf
Sin Pagniaroni
Lenzinier
Jurvia
Kuskila
Zippers
Somers Cardinals
Abbot
Stowpitch League
UAW
Simmons
Macwhyte
Va Coopers
Roosevelt Van's Tavern
Brass & Copper
Jaycees
Cub Baseball League
Kenosha Cubs
Stolz
Montgomery
Kenosha Zippers
Illinois
Unth
Clark
Sheridan Road
22Nd Avenue
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