Rainiers Stars vie for pennant as two-team race narrows
Coast League action centers on Hollywood Stars and Seattle Rainiers with a critical series to settle the pennant. Rainiers hold a slim one game edge over Hollywood. Hornsby’s club seeks to extend lead while Haney’s Stars chase 11 road games before a home run July 24.
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Fred Haney
Hollywood Stars
Rogers Hornsby
Seattle Rainiers
Rainiers
Portland Beavers
Gilmore Field
Stars
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Oakland
Twinks
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Hollywood
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Suds
Hornsby
Bill Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Angels
Wrigley Field
Joe Gordon
Sacramento Senators
Dee Fondy
Les Layton
Fred Baczewski
Bill Motson
Jess Dabernic
Stan Hack
Heilmann's Gait Held Down by Slug Nickname
New York July 10. Harry Heilmann, Detroit Tiger great and four time AL batting leader, died of cancer. His slow gait, nicknamed the horse by teammates, cost him extra singles to pace Rogers Hornsby. He began at Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco, played for St. Mary's, then Portland, before joining Detroit in 1915.
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New York
Harry Heilmann
Rogers Hornsby
Heilmann
Harry
Hornsby
Detroit Tiger
Ted Williams
Bate Ruth
Ruth
Jedge
Sacred Heart High School
San Francisco
St. Mary's
Portland
Detroit
Tigers
Morning Star May Clip Marks Softball Card
Honolulu July 11 CP Morning Star leads trans Pacific yacht race with 875 miles to Oahu at 11 am PDT. Sea Witch half a length behind, La Apache 155 miles back skippered by Phyllis Brunson, only woman captain. Club softball schedule and park game listings follow with multiple local matchups and times.
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Honolulu
Richard
Rheems
Morning Star
Oahu
A. L. McCormick
San Francisco
Lapache
Phyllis Brunson
Brooklyn Twinks Help Coast Loop Victory Beam
Brooklyn farm hands Artie Schallock and George Schmees lead a coast league win streak with Schallock earning his 11th win and Schmees contributing 18th and 19th homers. Seattle, Oakland, and Sacramento win as Dodgers hold stars for potential sale. Calvert blanks Seattle as rain marred action.
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Brooklyn
Coast Loop
Associated Pres
Artie Schallock
George Schmees
Hollywood Stars
Schallock
Portland
Schmees
Hollywoood
Rain makes Braves, Rainiers, and Oaks chase wins
The Rainiers used 11 hits against Lou Burdette as Los Angeles closed within a half game of fourth place by exploding for seven in the fourth, while Oakland beat San Diego after Earl Harrist’s two-hit shutout was ruined by Jack Graham’s two-run homer in the ninth.
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Jack Graham
Harrist
Bob Malloy
Oaks
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Fred Baczewski
Sacramento
Glenn Eiliot
Oakland
Dave Duke
Turpin Beats Robinson for British Middleweight Crown
London July 11 The British world middleweight champion Randolph Turpin defeated Sugar Ray Robinson by a decisive 15 round decision at Earls Court Arena to claim the crown and set a Sept. 26 rematch in New York at the Polo Grounds. Robinson sustained multiple wounds and a severe beating as Turpin controlled the fight with sharp jabs and clinch work.
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Randy Turpin
Sugar Ray Robinson
London
Sugar Ray
Jake LaMotta
AP Wirephata
Husky
Husky Randolph Turpin
New York
Sugar ‘Ray Robinson
Robinson
International Boxing Club
George Gainford
Polo Grounds
Isrand
Earls Court Arena
United States
Leamington
Eng
Eugene Henderson
Randy
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ray
Harden
Edna Mae
Europe
Kid Ball Precedes Rockets Tilt Sunday
Kid baseball will spotlight the semipro Jat Recreation Park bill when Proctor's Sporting Goods faces Bellflower Rotary Club in a Sunday prelim to the Long Beach Rockets versus Los Angeles Colored Eagles feature. The opener starts at 12 30 p.m. Rockets resume play after a two month layoff.
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Jat Recreation Park
Proctor's Sporting Goods
Bellflower Rotary Club
Long Beach Rockets
Los Angeles Colored Eagles
Tee Rockets
National League Has Hitters Now Hodges Says
Detroit July 11 AP Hodges and Kiner claim the National League now has the home run hitters after the NL 83 triumph over the American League. Newcombe dazzles, Musial and Elliott homer, Ashburn makes a legendary catch as NL outslugged and outpitched to win the all star game.
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Pirates
Stan Musial
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Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Ashburn
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Satague
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Newcombe
Don Newcombe
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Wille Fox
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Unclear Standings and Scores From Various Leagues
Fragmented standings and game results across multiple leagues including California, International, American, and Kas leagues. Mentions teams such as Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Stockton, Bakersfield, San Jose, Modesto, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Tulsa with partial scores and player names like Danie and Ker. Context appears to be a brief daily sports digest with incomplete OCR text.
Unclear combat report from late 20th century page
Fragmentary OCR item mentioning fights, names and places loosely. Reads like a boxing or street fight note with scattered names such as Doncin sadolph Turpin and Cecil Hudaop and locations including New York and Los Angeles. Details are garbled and not reliably attributable.
Hudson Faces Board Action in Boxing Fight Fallout
Missouri State Athletic Commission members recommended indefinite suspension and a $500 fine for middleweight Cecil Hudson after his bout with Rocky Graziano. Randall Jessee of Kansas City withheld the purse portion pending further action. Referee Benny Kessler stopped the bout in the third round amid claims of noncontact and questionable knocking down by Hudson.
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S O
Missouri State Athletic Commission
Cecil Hudson
Rocky Graziano
Randall Jessee
Hudson
Benny Kessler
Kessler
Graziano
Ike Hudson
Brundage Aims To Defend Carrell Speedway Showdown
Brundage seeks another Carrell main event win at Gardena oval Friday night after a Carrell triumph last week and a runner-up finish at Natinals. He aims to extend his dominating Southland AMA motorcycle competition streak at Carrell Speedway.
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Southland
Carrell Speedway
Brundage
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Carrell
Gardena Oval
Thataway Leads Field in Cinderella Stakes at Hollywood
In Inglewood California on July 12 William Goetz's Thataway heads a field of nine 2 year old fillies for the $225,000 Cinderella Stakes at Hollywood Park. The winner of the Lassie Stakes earlier is set to run against Sky Maid Remolacha Elle Fait Jo-Nita Fabrica Nurse O War Lady Carmenita and Dear Dream.
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Calif
Uri William Goetz
Thataway
Hollywood Pari
Sky Maid
Remolacha
Elle Fait
Jo-Nita
Fabrica
Nurse O'War
Lady Carmenita
Dear Dream
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