Panky Dropo Set For Coast Debut With Padres At Gilmore
Walter Dropo, the 6 foot 5 inch first baseman, is slated to debut with the San Diego Padres in the Gilmore Field series against the Hollywood Stars. Known for power, Dropo has hit long balls in prior games at Gilmore and Hollywood. He previously played for Sacramento and Chicago, batting .222 with 34 homers and 144 RBIs in 1950. The Hollywood lineup features Dino Restelli, George Schmees, Frank Kelleher, and veteran arms like Salveson, Woods, Lombardi, and Wade. The four-game set opens Friday night with Joe Gordon’s Solons visiting Gilmore Field.
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Murphy 7 5 Choice Over Jake LaMotta
New York June 27. Increasing cloudiness forecast for tonight's 12 round light heavy fight between Bob Murphy and Jake LaMotta at Yankee Stadium. Promoter Jim Norris said only heavy rain would postpone. Gate expected around 200000 dollars.
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White Sox Top Tigers as Blasts Spark Easy win
Vernie belted two homers and led Chicago past Detroit 11 to 3 to widen the American League lead over the Yankees to two games as Washington downed New York 7 to 3. Cleveland edged St Louis 6-4 in 11 innings while Boston crushed Philadelphia 13 to 5.
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Kell Regains Lead in All star Poll
Chicago report shows George Kell moving back into first in the American League third base race with 712,627 votes as Verne Stephens trails at 699,416 in the 18th annual all star poll. Stan Musial leads National League voting with 764,896. The piece lists multiple players and vote totals across leagues.
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Staters Gain NCAA Wins
In Chicago on June 27, top seeds posted victories in the NCAA tennis tournament. Cochell of Southern California defeated Raymond Smith of Notre Dame 6-3 6-4 to reach the fourth round, while UCLA's Larry Huebner beat Tom Lewyn of Stanford 6-2 6-2. Tony Trabert, Hugh Stewart, and Robin Willner also advanced, with Willner defeating William and Mary’s Tom Boys 7-5 6-3. Stewart beat Sonny Bradley 6-1 6-8 6-0, and Willner faced Hugh Ditzier of California as they moved into the next round.
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Tom Lewyn
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Cincinnati
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California
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Fights Last Night By the Associated Press
Fragmentary notice reports last night’s fights with scattered names and places unreadable. The text includes stray references to Beart, St Gallans, and Las An eas, but no coherent details or outcomes are recoverable from the readable fragments.
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Vote for Vernie All-Star Balloting Closes Tomorrow
The Press-Telegram sports staff tallies votes for Vern Stephens in an all star ballot. Readers submitted 587 votes overnight, bringing the two day total to 733 as Stephens contends with George Kell of the De- for the voting contest.
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Vote Today All-Star Baseball Ballot May Be In Your Mail
The clipping shows a voter submitting a ballot for Vern Stephens of the Boston Red Sox at third base for the American League All-Star Team. The letter is signed by the voter. The item reflects a local newspaper poll response from Long Beach California.
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Tigers start Kell in All Star third base vote battle
The vote race centers on Kell facing Vern Stephens for the American League third base starting slot in Briggs Stadium on July 10. Long Beach and Chicago tally close, with ballots due tomorrow to Los Angeles Times for forwarding to Chicago. A final push today and tomorrow aims to push Kell ahead or give Stephens one last chance.
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Giants Triumph Behind Maglie Three Hits
Sal Maglie pitched a three hit game driving the New York Giants to a 4-0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The win narrowed the Dodgers’ lead in the National League to five games as New York’s Whitey Lockman and Eddie Stanky joined Randy Edelman with key homers. Roy Roe took the loss for Brooklyn while Howie Pollet won for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia overtook Boston for fifth.
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Snead Favored to win PGA Medal at Oakmont
OAEMONT Pa June 27 UP a week long scramble for the 33rd PGA Championship opened with Slamming Sam Snead favored to win the 36 hole qualifying medal for the second straight year. A qualifying round today and another tomorrow will cut the field from 140 to 63 to challenge defending champion Chandler Harper in the match play rounds beginning Friday. Harper is exempt from qualifying but has shown form struggles and sought lessons from Pabby Cruickshank. Snead headed a field that includes nine former champions such as Gene Sarazen and Vic Ghezzi Ferrier Runyan Shute and Mangrum remained strong contenders.
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Locals Vie on L A Links in City Golf Championship
Los Angeles June 27 Defending champion Irving Cooper meets John Tate as Southern California amateur Jim Ferrie takes on Sack Cunningham in the open round of the Los Angeles City golf championships. Thirty two top locals tee off in Griffith Park with Cooper Ferrie McCormick Walker Bouchey highlighted. Junior champion Eddie Meyerson earned medalist honors with 73 and 143 two day total. Lou Warchick Gene Smith Jack Gargan tied for second at 144 as Meyerson faces Dean Teel in lower bracket.
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Henry Scores Easy Decision In LA Heavyweight Bout
In Los Angeles at Olympic Auditorium June 26 Henry scored a clear 10 round decision over Jimmy Bivins. The 31-year-old Clevelander avenged a prior knockout by delivering steady pressure and driving Bivins to the ropes across the late rounds.
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Bill Jessup Inks 49ers Contract in San Francisco
San Francisco June 27 two rookies are expected to contribute this season for the National Football League 49ers. Elijah Sampton Turner a 250 pound guard and defensive halfback Bill Jessup from Southern California Warner signed today with the team.
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