Orioles Legacy Returns to Baltimore as Second Birthplace
The piece recalls Baltimore’s return of major league baseball after 52 years, praising the Orioles fans and the club’s storied past. It highlights Ned Hanlon and John McGraw shaping the game with hit and run, bunts, and base running, and recalls early 1900s grit and tricks that defined the “old Oriole spirit.”
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Major League Baseball
Baltimore
Orioles
Cooperstown
N. Y
Abner Doublday
Ned Hanlon
John McGraw
McGraw
Willie Keeler
Joe Kelley
Steve Brodi
Pete Browning
Louisville
Orioles Fans Hopeful As Attendance Lags 1953 Pace
New owners face a crowded field as Milwaukee Braves trail 1953 attendance by about 30 000 while two Dodgers games loom. Sid Gordon praises team support as Ray Boone adapts to Detroit lineup and Hank Greenberg pushes home and home NL AL series. White Sox embrace wheat germ diet under Paul Richards for increased endurance.
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New York
Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baltimore
Orioles
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Paul Richards
Moore protests draw in Springfield bout with Kaminsky
Springfield Ohio featherweight Davey Moore protested a 10 round decision that ended in a draw with Pittsburgh’s Herky Kaminsky. Moore floored Kaminsky in rounds three and five while Kaminsky, weighing 128, was saved by the bell in the fifth. Officials said only one judge and referee Tony Zale were present and two judges were supposed to work the fight. The Springfield boxing commission will study the case today.
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Ohio
Davey Moore
Herky Kaminsky
Pittsburgh
Moore
Ted Ordanik
Tony Zale
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Kaminsky
Ohio Colleges Tennis Shows Tight Duel
Marshall edges Ohio University 5 4 in a close match while Cincinnati defeats Kenyon 7 2 in another college tennis contest. The results underscore strong showings across the three campuses.
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Marshall
Ohio University
Cincinnati
Kenyon
Seven clubs chase NL lead with tight two game spread
The tight National League race tightens as seven of eight clubs hover within two games of first place led by Brooklyn Philadelphia and Chicago in a seesaw standings battle. Giants stumble 9-3 while Cardinals rise to third behind early Cubs surge and Dodgers loss.
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Ben Phlegar
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Chicago
Phils
Dodgers
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Red Schoendienst
Hank Thompson
Giants
Gerry Staley
Stan Musial
Hacker
Wednesday and Thursday Major League Baseball Schedule and Results
The schedule lists Wednesdays matchups New York at Chicago 1 30 pm Lopat facing Pierce Philadelphia at Detroit Kellner vs Branca Boston at Cleveland Nixon vs Lemon Washington at Baltimore Stobbs against Coleman Also Tuesdays results Detroit 8 Philadelphia 3 New York 4 Chicago 3 Cleveland 6 Boston 3 Washington 3 Baltimore 1 Thursdays games none National League standings and later games include Chicago at Brooklyn 1230 pm Rush vs Erskine St Louis at New York Raschi vs Maglie Milwaukee at Philadelphia Spahn vs Dickson Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Baczewski or Valentine vs Surkent Chicago 7 Brooklyn 1 St Louis 9 New York 3 Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 5 Milwaukee 6 Philadelphia 2 New York at Philadelphia 7 pm Only game
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St. Louis Cardinals
Enos Slaughter
Wally Moon
Baltimore
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
New York
Chicago
Lopat
Pierce
Philadelphia
Detroit
Kellner
Branca
Boston
Nixon
Lemon
Washington
Stobbs
Coleman
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Rush
Erskine
Raschi
Maglie
Baltimore Washington
American Association Scores From St Paul to Minneapolis Report
St Paul beat Indianapolis 7 2 and Charleston defeated Louisville 2 0 while Toledo won 8 7 over Columbus. Minneapolis game at Kansas City postponed.
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St. Paul
Indianapolis
Charleston
Louisville
Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Eastern Open set to challenge par on tough Mount Pleasant course
Pros arrive for a four day $20,000 Eastern Open at Mount Pleasant Baltimore with par-72, 6,895 yard layout. Lloyd Mangrum predicts nobody will be under 280 and Sammy Snead’s 275 record may stand. Dick Mayer defends, aiming for around 284. Participants include Julius Boros Dutch Hairston Dave Douglas Ted Kroll Marty Furgol Herman Scarlan.
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Baltimore
Lloyd Mangrum
Mount Pleasant
Mangrum
Sammy Snead
Dick Mayer
Mayer
Julius Boros
PGA
Dutch Hairston
Dave Douglas
Ted Kroll
Marty Furgol
Herman Scarlan
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Boxing results from Milwaukee to Tampa reported by AP
From Milwaukee to Tampa the Associated Press lists boxing results including Hans Stretz of Germany outpointing Billy Kil gore of Miami, Davey Moore of Springfield and Herky of Pittsburgh drawing, and Tommy Bazzano of Tampa stopping Jimmy Sanders in 5 rounds.
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Hans Stretz
Germany
Billy Kilgore
Miami
Springfield
Ohio
Davey Moore
Herky
Pittsburgh
Drew
Tampa
Fla
Tommy Bazzano
Jimmy Sanders
Warren
Redlegs Near First as Reds Edge Pirates 6-5
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 to move within half a game of first in the National League standings. Andy Seminick and Gus Bell led the offense with a bunt, a triple, and multiple doubles while Jackie Collum and Frank Smith preserved the win in relief.
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds
Cincinnati
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Gus Bells
Jackie Collum
Frank Smith
Seminick
Harry Perkowski
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Sid Gordon
Gordon
Andy
Bell
Adams
McMillan
Ted Kluszewski
Jim Greengrass
Chuck Harmon
Collum
Harmon
Bob Berkowski
Perkowski
Pirates
Birdie Tebbetts
Callum
Jackie
Bucs
Curt Roberts
Gail Allie
Tebbetts
Reliable Smith
Roberts
Eddie Pellagrini
Rocky Bridges
White Sox Lose Again As Yanks Edge Sox In Chicago
Casey Stengel led the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox as Gene Woodling hit a two run homer in the eighth and Yogi Berra drove in the tying run in the ninth. Stengel mocked Frank Lane and praised Paul Richards while noting the league’s speed and the upcoming pennant race.
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Art Houtteman
Bob Chakales
Hal Newhouser
Ted Williams
White Sox
Yankees
Gene Woodling
Yogi Berra
Don Johnson
Steve Gromek
Tigers
Athletics
Cleveland
Baltimore
Bob Turley
Maury McDermott
Senators
Washington
Mickey Vernon
Chicago
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Yanks
Sox
Stengel
Southpaw
Ed Lopat
Silly Pierce
Frank Lane
Casey
Lane
Paul Richards
Richards
Mr. Richards
A's
Towns Merge to Form Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania
Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk near Scranton voted to merge into Jim Thorpe Pa to honor the famed athlete. A 10 million dollar heart and cancer hospital is planned for the new community in the anthracite region. Thorpe died last year and will be buried in a special tomb here.
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East Mauch Chunk
Scranton
Jim Thorpe, Pa
Pennsylvania
Thorpe
Big Bill Miller Faces Pierre LaSalle In Armory Wrestling
One of the season's largest crowds is expected at the National Guard Armory Friday night. Promoter Bud Van Buskirk says ticket supply is plentiful. Featured matches include three women bouts with a tag team event. Tickets on sale at Elamo News in Fremont.
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Bud van Buskirk
Big Bill Miller
Fremont, C
Pierre LaSalle
Montreal
Elamo News
S. Main
Dykes Seeks Worm To Turn For Orioles
Baltimore manager Jimmy Dykes voiced frustration over a slumping Orioles offense after a 3-1 loss to Washington. He noted 9 of 12 defeats were by two runs or less and praised pitcher Bob Turley’s tough luck as the club battles to start turning around a rough start.
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Jimmy Dykes
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Washington
Oriole
Bob Turley
Turley
Boston
Joe Coleman
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