Fans Flock to Big League Contests No Change in Leaders
Boston and Brooklyn pace the major leagues as they head into the second half of the postwar season. Attendance nears 20 million with July 5 crowds boosting totals. Yankees and Cardinals chase pace while Red Sox and Dodgers defend broad leads. Field notes include Williams homers for Boston and Lombardi’s Dodgers edge the Giants as Cubs trip the Cardinals in a split doubleheader.
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Baseball and football schedules tease the season start
New York July 5 notes shuffle of summer workouts as Dodgers and Rockets set July 15 for training in Bend Oregon and Santa Rosa California. Exhibition clash eyed for August 15 with regular season due September 6. NL delays until August with Chicago All Star game on August 23. Villanova players curb academic gaps. Salem franchise shifts to Lenoir expanding Blue Ridge league to 33 clubs in North Carolina.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Rockets
Bend
Ore
Santa Rosa
Calif
Portland
Joe Petritz
Red Sox
Dodgers
Salem, Va
Lenoir
N. C
Tar Heel State
Ivan Sebottel
Schottel
Jorge Pasquel
Mickey Owen
True Magazine
Partridge, Odin, Hopewell win in opening round games
Partridge defeated Inka 4-2, Odin beat Turon 12-1, Hopewell edged Preston 6-5, and Macksville shut out Kinsley 1-0 in five innings to open the round.
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Turon
Hopewell
Preston
Macksville
Kinsley
Blue Birds Triumph In City League Rout Of Lions
The Blue Birds defeated the Lions 11 to 2 to extend their winning run. Lions led briefly in the second before Blue Birds tied it in the third and exploded for four runs in the fourth to seal the game.
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Blue Hinds
Fort Smith Giants Win First Half of Western Association
The Fort Smith Giants defeated the Muskogee Reds in both ends of a doubleheader 5 1 and 10 4 to clinch the Western Association first half title. Walter Wolfe allowed 14 hits in the opener as Fort Smith moved ahead with early runs and a five inning rally in game two.
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Walter Wolfe
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Wafer
Leavenworth Braves
Cardinals
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Leavenworth
Braves
Charley Skubovius
Skubovius
John Riser
Joplin Miners
Topeka Owls
Topeka
Joplin
Hutchinson
Salina Bluejays
Hutchinson Cubs
Salina
Cubs
Plans A Restful Day At Shangri La In Maryland
President Truman stayed to a simple routine of walking swimming reading and dozing at his Shangri La hideout in the Catoctin mountains near Thurmont Maryland The day included talk of a possible drive to Gettysburg eighteen miles away and he was expected to return to Washington Sunday after a moon.
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Notable sports flashbacks and records at quick glance
The clip recalls events from various years: the Indians dropping New York to third in an American League race, a 41.79 percent crowd share record raising 2 554 124 for seven events at Empire at Jamaica meeting, a Suffolk Downs handicap winner, Joe DiMaggio’s 40 game hitting streak, and a 10 year old note on University of Washington and Poughkeepsie champions in Olympic trials with California third.
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California
New York U. Names Red McClain Backfield Coach
Red McClain has signed as the New York University backfield coach and will coach promising player Joe Honacorsa, formerly at Mitchell field. Chet Glad chuk, a former Giants line coach, is noted as an opponent. A confidence note references Johnny Fulton’s two week lead to his National 800 meters title at San Antonio and the Europe tour passport.
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Chet Gladchuk
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Mitchell Field
Johnny Fulton
San Antonio
Europe
Chanute Owls Take Two From KOM Team In League Play
The Chanute Owls defeated the Iola Cubs in a doubleheader 5 2 and 5 3 with all runs in the first three innings of the opener. Murphy Malattia drove in the tying run in the ninth and the winning run in the eleventh of the second game. Winning pitchers were James Yates J Burris and Dean Perks.
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James Yates
J. Burris
Dean Perks
Pittsburgh Browns
Carthage Cardinals
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Miami Blues
Bartlesville Oilers
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Indians to Host American Association All Star Tilt
The Indianapolis Indians moved into first place by sweeping Louisville Colonels 6-2 and 5-2 to clinch hosting the American Association All Star Game on July 17. Chet Wieczorek starred with a four run fourth inning double and a grand slam in the opener. Saint Pauls Saints dropped to second after losing 5-2 to Minneapolis Millers. the Saints later won 6-5 in 10 innings but remained eight percentage points back.
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Kansas City
Ewald Pyle
Buck Ross
Blues
Witch Sir Tops Stars and Stripes Handicap at Arlington
Four year old gelding Witch Sir owned by Louis Schrosser led all the way to win the 50 000 Stars and Stripes handicap at Arlington Park. Jockey Bobby Campbell sent Witch Sir to a 16 to 1 upset over Armed and Historian. Rich mond Jac placed second by a nose, with a purse total of 49 100 from an 48 200 field boosting 1946 earnings to 71 450.
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Arlington
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Triumph
Independence Indekans win 11 inning district semifinal
The Independence Indekans defeated the Coffeyville Texaco Acmes 9 to 8 in 11 innings to advance in the district semi pro baseball tournament in Independence Kansas. Paraguay achieved independence in 1811.
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Baseball Nightly Score Summary of Opening Games
Ernie Lombardi and Vic Lombardi lead twin Dodgers Giants clashes with 7 5 score. Judd blanks Braves 7 0 as Northey homers twice. Jorges drives Cubs in opener 2 0 with Slaughter four RBIs in Cards win 6 1. Elliott Homers pace Pirates 6 1 over Reds. Leonard innings save Nationals win 2 6. Page yields four as Yankees win nightcap 5 0. Marchildon edge Ferriss 3 2. Williams adds second homer in Sox 9 8 win. Cullenbine hits three as Tigers take first 8 4 and Boudreau collects four hits in second 9 8 triumph.
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Buo) Ferriss
Philadelphia Athletics
Marchildon
Red Sox
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Sox
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Dutch) Leonard
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Jake Wade
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Don Ross
Frank Hayes
Lou Boudreau
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Oscar Judd
Ron Norther
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Sma
Enos Sianzater
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Yanks
Phil Marchildon
Athletics
Ted Willams
Red_ Sox
Dave Ferriss
Williams
Roy Cullenbine
Tickers
Cullendine
Tigers
Boudreau
Semi final set in district semi pro baseball tourney
Cheney Kansas hosts the district semi pro base ball tournament after July 5. St Joe beat Mt Vernon 10 to 1 and Garden Plain defeated Schulte 7 to 5. Cheney downed Conway Springs 8 to 3 and faces Kingman in the other semi final this afternoon.
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Garden Plain
Kingman
Mt. Vernon
Schulte
Conway Springs
Milnewhove Softball Outpaces Taw Pou in City League
Milnewhove tops Taw Pou in a close city league game with strong pitching and timely hitting. Burh Peet gates opened as fans filled the stands for the early action.
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Hogan Aims to Pass $25,000 Golf Earnings
Columbus Ohio July 5 Ben Hogan the bantamweight who hits a golf ball like a heavyweight sets out today to pass the $25,000 mark in golf winnings for he year Hogan a Texan who now plays out of Hershey Pennsylvania and who has succeeded Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio as golf s biggest money winner opened firing today in the $10,000 Columbus invitational open tournament with $24,569.50 already in his jeans from this year s tournament play There were a few absentees in the heavy money winners ranks Sam Snead John Bull a Lawson Little and Joe Kirkwood
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Hershey
Byron Nelsor
Toledo
Sam Snead
John Bulla
Lawson Little
Joe Kirkwood
Open golf tour in England sees Byrd and Metz unavailable
In England for the British Open, Sam Byrd of Bedford Michigan could not compete due to home club commitments. Dick Metz of Arkansas City Kansas remained unregistered as of last night.
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Mich
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
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Braves hold first Leavenworth tryout camp for young players
Boston Braves announce a four day try-out camp at Wadsworth Park starting July 10 for boys 16 and over aiming to develop minor league talent. Heine Manush and Ben Tincan will supervise with Charles Stis assisting. workouts include running hitting fielding pitching and games. Also notes Anthony district semi pro results with Harner beating Argonia 19 2 and Anthony beating Blackstone 7 1.
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Wadsworth Park
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Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
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Heinie
Woody's Aces to Host Macks Vets at Lincoln Park
Woody's Aces host the Macks Vets of Topeka in a softball game at Lincoln Park this evening at 8 15. The text notes a banana plant resembles a tree but is actually an herb with tightly rolled leaves serving as stems.
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Woody's Aces
Topeka
Coffeyville Wins First Half in Southeast Kansas Baseball League
Coffeyville takes the first half championship with a 13 2 win over Independence and a Pittsburgh split with Parsons. Parsons defeats Pittsboro 6 4 to ruin Pittsburg's title tie, with Pittsburg 6 2 in the afterpiece. Coffeyville will host an all star game Sunday night.
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Kan
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Kansas
Ban Johnson
Independence
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Pittsburg
Pittsboro
Community Notes on Visits and Church Activities
Visiting friends and family gather at local homes in Clinton Belvoir area. Mr and Mrs enjoyed a weekend with relatives including siblings and nephews. A church program on Father's Day featured Mrs Stewart Thur and Misa Liz Berens as pianist, with remarks by Mr Aric and Mr Arey. Community meetings discussed volunteer efforts and a trip report to Farom and Hare Week. Wheat yields noted as below last year.
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Peat
Pryor
Wietes
Mra
Mra Dyenatde Mrs Stewart Thur (Mrs Hans Hodges. Misa Liz Berens
Arey Apohke
Ooanday
Arica
Che Churen
Elke
Dae Woodward
Faron
Hare
Manh
Lesteelonet
James Sanders
Atre Leste Lemerit
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