American League title race has old look as Tigers fade
The article reports Cleveland and Chicago gaining in the pennant chase while Boston and Detroit fall back. Lopez and Stengel improve for the Indians and Yankees, with key performances by Hoot Evers and Bill Virdon. Yankees’ Turley wins for 13th as Williams reaches 2000th hit.
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Chicago
New York
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Detroit
Lopez
Stengel
Indians
Kansas City
Packers Break Camp for Exhibition With Giants
The Green Bay Packers depart Stevens Point State College for a West Coast trip to face the New York Giants in their first 1950 season exhibition. Tobin Rote will quarterback the offense while Jim Temp and two other top prospects miss the game to play for the College All Stars in Chicago against the Browns.
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Jim Temp
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Chicago
Cleveland Browns
Temp to Start as College All Stars Face Browns at Soldier Field
Jim Temp the first La Crosse man on the College All-Star roster will start at right end as the 22nd annual classic against the NFL champion Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field Chicago Kickoff 7 30 p m ABC TV Mutual radio WLCX carries the game Temp teams with Alan Ameche in the starting lineup Other All-Star starters include Grier Varrichione Bettis Morris Szymanski Gugliemi Moegle Middleton and more Ethical details on game rules and charity proceeds noted More than 75 000 fans expected to attend with proceeds benefiting local Chicago charities
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Max Boydston
Oklahoma
Rosey Grier
Penn State
Frank Varrichione
Notre Dame
Tom Bettis
Purdue
Larry Morris
Georgia Tech
Dick Szymanski
Ralph Guglielimi
Dick Moegle
Rice
Dave Middleton
Auburn
Alan Ameche
Cleveland
Darrell Brewster
Dante Lavelli
Lou Groza
Mike McCormack
Abe Gibron
Harold Bradley
Frank Gatski
George Ratterman
Ray Renfro
Dub Jones
Maryland
Boydston
Syzmanski
Bud Brooks
Arkansas
Otto Graham
Graham
Kilgore
Tex
Rangerettes
United Charities
Catholic Charities
Jewish Federated Charities of
Chilcago
Lions Discipline Drill Snaps Walker Layne for Curfew
YPSILANTI Mich Doak Walker and Bobby Layne among Lions stars ordered to a special disciplinary practice for violating the midnight curfew at the training camp. Bud Erickson said several players joined the drill after coach Buddy Parker found unaccounted rooms. Parker reportedly told players they must pay the fiddler if they want to go dancing.
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Walker
Bobby Layne
Detroit Lions
Lions
Bud Erickson
Erickson
Buddy Parker
Parker
Fiddler
Recreation Softball Friday Schedule for August 12
Friday night schedule for multiple leagues lists games at venues West Ave Houska Park Trane Park Ward Ave and Southwest Wiggett with teams including Quality Lumber and Coal Co Rustic Inn Vic Zahn s Sheet Metal Peerless Beer Causeway Beer Depot South Side All Stars Rowley s The Alibi Mindoro Memorial Village Shopping Center Rabat s Tavern and Square Deal Tavern.
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Quality Lumber & Coal Co
Rustic Inn
Arcadia Team Wins 16th Trempealeau County League Game
Arcadia defeated Blair 6-0 as Rollie Sabotta pitched a five hit shutout to lead his team to a 16th league win. Rich Metlach had three hits in four at bats including a triple and two singles. Rollie Haines added a triple and a single, while Frank Sabotta and Mike Angst each had two safeties. Playoffs start next week.
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Sabotta
Rich Metlach
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Frank Sabotta
Mike Angst
Dave Lepsch Wins City Horseshoe Championship Title
Dave Lepsch won the Class D city horseshoe tournament title after a 61 point playoff against Rich Degenhardt and Paul Haniff. All three finished 4-1 with Lepsch posting the top ringer percentage at 18 percent. Ken Hanifl 2-3 placed fourth, Jerry DeLap 1-4 fifth, Roger Krause 0-5 last.
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Lepsch
Ken Hanifl
Jerry DeLap
Ted Williams Notches 2000th Hit In Red Sox Loss
Ted Williams collected his 2000th major league hit off Bob Turley in the first inning but Boston lost 5-3 to New York. Williams later doubled for his 2001st hit as the Yankees split the three game set, while Williams eyes a World Series bid and a 400 home run milestone.
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Tommy Byrne
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Jackie Jensen
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Norm Zauchin
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Cloyd Boyer
Connie Johnson
Jim Rivera
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Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
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Ted
Ted Snow
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Mel Ott
Loui Gehrig
The American Cowboy From Vaquero to Capitalist Legend
A survey traces the cowboy from Mexican vaqueros and early Irish and Spanish roots to a modern capitalist figure. It covers origins in Spain and Ireland, 17th century terms, cattle drives north along the Chisholm and Long Trails, and the shift from longhorns to Herefords and Angus as the West modernizes.
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Ellsworth
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Dodge City
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Michigan State College Builds 18-Hole Golf Course
Spartans plan an 18-hole golf course at Michigan State College in East Lansing. The project reflects campus expansion and athletic facilities development on campus.
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East Lansing, Mich
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Michigan State College
Dartmouths Record Victory Over Vermont in 1886
Dartmouths football team posted its highest score in 1886 with a 91 to 0 win against Vermont at Hanover New Hampshire. The historic lopsided result stands as the program’s most dominant game in early intercollegiate play.
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Hanover
N.H
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Dartsmouth
Vermont
Wagering at Monmouth Park Tops Mutuel Windows
At Oceanport New Jersey racing fans wagered heavily with mutuel windows handling most of the money at Monmouth Park. The report notes significant activity at the $100 $50 and $10 windows as enthusiasts placed bets.
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Oceanport
N.J
Nea
Monmouth Park
Lions halfback Lee Riley connected to baseball lineage in Detroit
Detroit Lions halfback Lee Riley, a University of Detroit product, is identified as the son of a former minor league baseball team manager.
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Lee Riley
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