Ott Recalls Early Baseball Incidents and Sidelined Roles
Hall of Famer Mel Ott recalls youth and early career moments with the Giants and his versatility from catcher to outfielder and possible second base. The piece also notes Cubs Angels tryouts at Wrigley Field, and mentions Beans Reardon on speeding up games, plus updates on jockey Tucker Slender and Viking equipment for 1951 season.
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Tucker Slender
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New City College
Walter Carson
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Legion All Stars to Battle Sunday in Southern League game
The Southern League all stars lineup features Chuck Adams as starting pitcher for the South in Sunday's game against the Northern League. Ed Bishop and Moulton named Adams to work the first three innings at Paty Field in Wilmington. The roster includes Rube Ingram, Joe Amalfitano, Dor Brown, Don Shinick, and Joe Cochran among others as starters or reserves.
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Allstar
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Ob Moulton
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Don McCall
Ron Downing
North Long Beach Panthers
Rube Ingram
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Lefiend
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Lakewood
Joe
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Martin
Bill Bouley
George de la Torre
Ron Goodrich
John Core
Compton
Redhot AL Rivals Open With Night Games
The American League set two key openers as Clyde Vollmer and Johnny Mize powered the sluggers for the Red Sox and Yankees. Vollmer starred for Boston, homering three times in a midgame burst, while Mize contributed a homer and double as New York edged Cleveland 9 4. Bob Feller and Allie Reynolds pitched in a tense duel as the night games began with Chicago at New York and Cleveland at Boston.
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Dom DiMaggio
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Dodgers widen NL lead with 9 1 win over Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers hammered the Chicago Cubs 9 to 1 as they stretched their National League pennant edge. New York Giants idle. Phillies beat St Louis 7 to 0 to close within a half game of the third place Cardinals. Roy Campanella hit his 17th homer with a man aboard. Box score details follow.
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McCormick Geary and Keller Lead AAU Swim Crown Fight
Sharon Geary and Pat Keller McCormick defend titles as National AAU swimming and diving action unfolds in Detroit. Geary wins the women 100-meter backstroke in 1 07.6, while McCormick holds the women’s platform diving title with 74.12 points. Ford Konno clashes with John Marshall in distance events, nearly sets a world mark before pain slows him. John Davis wins the men’s 100-meter breaststroke in 1 08.4, with Brawner at 1 08.3. Wayne Moore breaks the American record in 200-meter freestyle at 2 08 4.
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Wayne Moore
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New Haven
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Fights Last Night Ends With Knockout Pairings
Boxing results reported with Frankie Sedano from 126 pounds stopping Serry Morwwtst at New St. Te 2DOBA Argentina Archie Moore 20 Taran defeating Carabajal and others. Wister, Caraasy, Bueney listed with weights and outcomes unclear due to damaged text.
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Rudolph Good Bet to Retain Title
Rudolph Good Bet to Retain Title as the national junior amateur golf championship begins its fourth round in Champaign Illinois. Mason Rudolph of Clarksville Tennessee aims to defend his crown after a 4 and 3 win over Richard Beechner of Lincoln Nebraska and a 7 and 6 win against Richard Landrey of Vincennes Indiana. Fifteen other players remain in contention including Don Bisplingholt Tom Bee Anregim James Powell Bill Parker and many more from Dallas Louisville Charleston and Washington.
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Whittier Honors Newman Tonight at Retrospective
Whittier College bids farewell to Wallace J. Newman after 22 years as head football coach. Newman piloted 11 seasons and 171 games with 97 wins 63 losses and 12 ties, securing seven Southern California Conference titles. He will receive an engraved silver pitcher from the Helms Foundation at a testimonial barbecue.
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Southern California
Saenz Signs Pact With Redskin Grids
Los Angeles July 27 veteran 165 pound halfback Ready Eddie Saenz signed his contract for the 1951 season with the Washington Redskins after a dispute over terms. Saenz had been a pro gridder for five years and met with Coach Herman Ball and Owner George Marshall to settle the deal. Ball trimmed two players from the four man squad, ending with guards Fete Brumley of West Texas State and Buddy Chandler of Davidson.
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West Texas State
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Davidson
Palo Club to Stage Hole-in-One Test
Palo Alto golf club plans its annual hole-in-one tournament for Saturday at noon on the peninsula fairways. Last year the event claimed the world's largest hole-in-one contest with 32 592 shots at a 12 yard hole and will again award a $1000 government bond for each hole in one in the 15 day sheet.
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Palo
Coast League Leaders and Baseball’s Big Six
Coast League leaders feature major players from the American and National leagues. Names like Walt, Rivera, and Seastie appear alongside teams such as Dodgers, Pirates, and Giants. The report lists standings and notable performances across West Coast cities including Los Angeles and Portland.
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Giant Jutinich
Seastie — Rivera
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Sasramanta Layton
Ilollyvonn
Goring
Sarricirento
West
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Biovia
Kelleher
Hollywood
Hung Patie
Portland
Tanyton
Low Angelo Myera
Thomas
Dodgers
Pirates
Snider
Amey Ghamonte
Agra
Willotyia
Besox
Thera
PCL Bosses Seek Draft Relief From Major League Rule
Pacific Coast League leaders pressed for relief from the major league draft law saying independents should be allowed to specify draft status for spring signings and November drafts. Eight clubs, only one owned by a major league club, argue the $10,000 top pick price is exploited when majors resell players for higher sums. The American Association and International League declined to join the relief effort, while a major league committee preliminarily backed the coast proposal.
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Chavez to Fight Salas at Legion Stadium
Hollywood July 27 Chavez who nearly won the state featherweight crown from Lauro Salas last month again meets Salas in a 12 round title bout at Legion Stadium Chavez is slight favorite despite Salas lockdown punching power Chavez briefly held the state throne last June 29 before Salas staged a late rally and earned a draw in eleven rounds
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Boy Netters Vie in Semis
SOUTH BEND Ind July 27 The Western junior and boy s tennis championships semifinals featured top seeds Perry of Los Angeles Schulze of Riverside and Trost of Monterey facing Quillian Cleveland and Jae. Perry defeated Rogers in three sets while Schulze beat Mayne Trost beat Jae Quillian extended his upset streak by overcoming Cleveland in three sets In the boys division top seed Jon Douglas of Santa Monica beat Schmidt while Franklin John of San Diego defeated Dalton.
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Rod Perry
Los Angeles
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Riverside
Jack Trost
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Bill Quillian
Seattle
Wash
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Ted Rogers
Chevy Chase
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Cliff Mayne
Berkeley
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Allan Cleveland
Santa Monica
Trost
Tim Jae
Washington
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John ‘Schmidt
Galveston
Texas
Franklin John
San Diego
Cali
Robert Dalton
San Leandro
Joe Louis to Meet Bivins on August 15
In Baltimore on July 27 promoter Benny Trotta confirms Joe Louis will face Jimmy Bivins on August 15. Bivins, highly popular here, was expected to land the bout over other possible foes like Rocky Marciano Rex Layne and Clarence Henry. Bivins has a strong win record, with a noted decision loss to Ezzard Charles in 1948.
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Unclear Standings and Scores From Mixed Baseball Notes
Fragmented standings and game results across American and National Leagues. Mentions of teams like New York Chicago Cleveland Boston and others with partial scores and player names such as Angelea Chandler Grissom and Seaver, plus scattered league references and city names.
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