Berra's Hot Bat fuels Yankees pennant push against Cleveland
Yogi Berra sparked New York with a 2-1 win over Cleveland as his batting surge lifted the Yankees within 1 1/2 games of the AL leaders. Ford held the Indians to four hits and earned his 11th victory, while Berra drove in both runs in the third inning.
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Giants Win Streak Hits Five Behind 12-Hit Attack
A sequence of late rallying hits and solid pitching carried the New York Giants to a fifth straight win as Hank Thompson and Eddie Mathews homered in a high-scoring day. Ruben Gomez earned his 10th victory with seven strikeouts over five hits.
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Fenwick High sports begin with modest start in 1952
Two years after Fenwick High School opened players gathered at South School for initial meeting. Harry Baujan donated football gear while Fenwick Boosters Club financed remaining equipment. First football game faced Beavercreek HS with no victory. John Rossi scored Fenwick’s first athletic point in the second game.
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First Season Struggles and Early Wins Across Sports
The report notes a 1-7 football record reflecting a baptism of fire, while basketball finished 12-10. A state tournament bid ended in the Exempted Village Tournament at Tipp City. A 1953 track program failed to qualify statewide. In year two, Rev. Paul Galvin expanded football and basketball schedules against strong peers like Seven Mile, Lockland, Shawen Acres, and St. Xavier. football went 3-5-1 and basketball went 10-13.
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Fenwick Falcons Celebrate Early Athletic Years
The report salutes helpers Jim Dinus Tony Madoffy Lou Agoston Bob Graham and Tommy Harmon for Fenwick High School sports progress. It notes reaching the District Basketball Tournament semi finals at Xenia and Napoleon Clements qualifying for the State Track Meet in his first year.
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Stenographer Favored in Hambletonian Trot at Goshen
At Good Time Park sixteen 3 year olds race for 106830 dollar purse in the Hambletonian Trot. Stenographer owned by Max Hempt and driven by Del Miller is the likely favorite after eight wins in nine races. The event starts at 2 p.m. with heats hourly until a second win.
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Kellner tops AL in wild pitches for 1953 season
Athletics left-hander Alex Kellner led the American League with 10 wild pitches in the 1953 season. He compiled the league high while serving as a key pitcher for the Oakland club.
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Bubba Church Hurls No-Hitter For Angels
Los Angeles righthander Bubba Church pitched the first no hit game of the 1954 Pacific Coast League season, guiding the Angels to a 3-0 win over the Portland Beavers. He walked three, struck out six, and faced 27 batters.
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Group Bids $4 Million For A's Move To Kansas City
Arnold Johnson, a Chicago business executive, offers about four million dollars to buy the Philadelphia Athletics and relocate the club to Kansas City. Roy Mack and the Athletics board have a deadline of Aug 11 to raise cash to counter the bid while Johnson hints at backing from hockey and boxing partners and plans to lease the park back to operate the franchise.
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Reds End Slump With 7-2 Victory Over Pirates
Cincinnati defeats Pittsburgh 7-2 as Gus Bell drives in a double and a single ending a four game skid. Bell, a former Pirate, helped steady the Reds with timely hits while Joe Nuxhall earns the win after relieving Bud Podbielan. Harmon, Green and Borkowski add key knocks.
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Washington
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Tom Burke Jr Opens with 66 in All-American qualifier
Texas golf figure Tom Burke Jr now Chicago pro fired a 6 under par 66 in the opening professional qualifier for the All-American Tournament. He led a field of 150 contesting 60 spots, with George Fazio and Smiley Quick close at 67 and former Canadian Open champ in pursuit.
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Yesterday's Stars: Berra Delivers Two-Run Single for Yankees
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees lined a two-run single in the third to lift New York to a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out nine and allowed five hits as the Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 at Ebbets Field for his 10th straight win over the Redbirds.
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State Final Set in Baseball Congress Finalists meet for title
In Urbana Ohio Lima Baldwin Hamilton faces Beulah Park Jockey Club of Columbus in the NBC state final after double elimination at St Paris. LBH undefeated in tourney with a 6 1 record. Beulah Park edged St Paris Lakers 4 3 as Cincinnati area teams vie for the crown. The finals winner plays the Michigan champion August 11 12 at a to be announced site.
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Mantle Kin Shines For McAlester In Sooner State Loop
Mickey Mantle’s cousin Max stars for McAlester Oklahoma in the Class D Sooner State League. The club serves as a farm team for the New York Yankees and helps develop young talent in the system.
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Rex Craig Aims for Second in Dayton Race Standings
Rex Craig from Richmond Indiana will chase second in the Dayton Speedway point race after winning Sunday's feature. He sits third with 113 points, behind Briar Johnson 149 and Jack Farris 114. Ohio drivers in the top ten include Harold Smith Dayton 94, Al Smith Dayton 86, Carl Kaiser Cincinnati 34, and Dick Dunnlevy Dayton 49. Tonight is Family Night with free adult admission.
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00 Lap Race Tops Ciney Bowl Card
The Circuit of Champions the country’s richest late model stock car group takes over the Cincinnati Race Bowl tonight weather permitting. A 10 lap sweepstakes race is the feature along with four 10 lap beat races and a five lap trophy race for the five fastest cars. Pat Kirkwood of Texas in a 1954 Oldsmobile is the man to beat. Other threats include Indiana drivers Jack Harrison and Hershel White and Bob Pronger of Chicago.
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Carter Versus Glen Flanagan in Chicago TV Bout
Jimmy Carter, 30, seeks to reclaim the lightweight title in a 10 round national broadcast against Glen Flanagan at Chicago Stadium. Carter, a former champion, enters as a 3-1 favorite as Flanagan moves up from featherweight to 135 pounds and carries a career heavy load. Carter risks a setback with a defeat tonight before his Sept. 22 return match with Paddy DeMarco in San Francisco.
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Mason and Dixon tennis tourney to unfold at Greenbrier
The Greenbrier Tennis Club in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia will host the revived Mason and Dixon tennis tournament from July 19 to 25. Local players and visitors will compete across several divisions in a week long event.
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