St Louis Cards Even Brooklyn Series In 10-3 Win
The St Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-3 on 15 hits as Joe Hatten took the loss and Murry Dickson held the Dodgers in check. George Kurowski led the Cardinals with a key offensive performance while Bobby Feller pitched a one hitter in a separate Indians win over Boston.
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Three Western association games end in upsets
Muskogee Reds lose 7-1 to Leavenworth while Jonlin falls 9-2 to Hutchinson and St. Joseph drops 12-2 to Fort Smith. Leavenworth scores six in the first, Hutchinson racks 14 hits, and Fort Smith wins on Madigan’s seven hitter as standings shuffle and upsets hit the schedule.
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Notable Sports Mentions Highlight Early 1940s Figures
A rapid round of sports gossip notes names like Sirocco and Gallahadian in a Arlington stakes tie, Grace Lewczyk and Allene Nelson as rising golf contenders, and Tough-Guy Alan Ladd buying a colt. It also mentions prewar Penn State football stocks, high baseball attendance in Oakland, and various coaching and racing tidbits across leagues.
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TESTERD STARS TESTERD STARS
Whitey Kurowski collected three hits and four RBIs as St. Louis beat Brooklyn 10-3. Connie Ryan and Bobby Feller helped power the Indians and others in action, while Al Benton shutout the Yankees 5-0.
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Lawrence Junior Legion Opens State Tournament Saturday
The Lawrence Junior Legion team, second district champions, heads to Russell by chartered bus for the state American Legion Junior baseball tournament. They face Pratt, seventh district champion, at 8 30 p m Saturday night, with Topeka in the other lower bracket pairing and a possible Sunday rematch to determine the winner.
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Kansas Rancher Upsets in Trans Miss Golf Tourney
Denver August 1 A Kansas cattleman Wildie Robbins led the field at the 43rd Trans Mississippi Golf tournament as veteran Chick Evans exited. Johnny Goodman of Omaha, three time winner, fell to Claude Wright in a one up upset while Robbins faced defending champion Johnny Kraft in rough match context.
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Little Sandrats Triumph Over Defeaters in Midget League
The Little Sandrats defeated the Defeaters 5 to 4 in a Midget league game at Southpark this morning.
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Sports Mirror Snapshot Of Historic Baseball And Tennis Moments
A nostalgic recap traces key sports moments: Mel Ott’s 500th NL homer against the Braves, the Cardinals widening NL lead with a big win over the Dodgers, Robby Rices beating Gardnar Mulloy in Meadow Club tennis, and Frank Kovacs defeating Ted Schr.ender. An Olympic opening crowd at Reichssportfeld is noted.
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Local Night Sports and Classifieds Preview
Tonight at South Park Baseball Bute Birds meet Farmers at 6 15 p m Softball Sunflower faces American Legion at 8 p m At Woodlawn Softball McLouth meets Starlings at 7 24 p m Clinton plays Princerville Renters and buyers scan the classified page for listings and notices.
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Grayson's Scoreboard on Zale Graziano Title Disputed
Tony Zale chose to go to the tie before facing Rocky Graziano, spending a day in bed amid intercostal neuritis as Mike Jacobs schedules three world championship bouts at Yankee Stadium in 21 days. The plan, seen as a bargain for fans, packs fights by top names Louis Mauriello and Sugar Robinson with Marty Servo and more, while critics call it marked-down programming.
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11th Inning Homer Gives Colonels a 5 to 4 Victory
Louisville acting manager Fred Walters hit a game winning homer in the 11th inning to lift the Colonels to a 5 to 4 win over Minneapolis. The result reduced their gap to first place Indianapolis to three games ahead of St. Paul and moved Milwaukee into an even four way tie for fourth with Kansas City. Schedule noted Columbus at Kansas City Toledo at Milwaukee Louisville at St. Paul Indianapolis at Minneapolis. Ice cream production in Italy dates to 1600.
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B 29 Crash Near Guam Sends 13 Survivors Aboard Destroyer
A B 29 crashed between Guam and Okinawa during a Tokyo air show rehearsal. Thirteen crewmen parachuted and were picked up by a destroyer after life boats were dropped by B 17s from the sixth emergency rescue squadron. Colonel E D Reynolds ordered the crew to abandon the bomber as one engine failed and a propeller failed, flames spreading to the tail.
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