Pirates Hold Off Braves In Tight Pennant Chase
Pittsburgh gains on Boston as they beat Chicago 7-3 and inch closer to the Braves. Phils split with Boston, 6-4 and 2-1 in 13 innings, while Boston drops two games behind New York and Cleveland. White Sox, Indians, and Giants win while Dodgers lose as pennant race tightens.
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Steelers in Costly Loss to Lions 38 10
The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered 38 10 defeat to the Detroit Lions in a NFL exhibition game. Halfbacks Ray Evans and Johnny Clement were sidelined with rib injuries, Clement sustaining torn rib cartilage and Evans a fractured rib cartilage. Doctors warned recovery times were uncertain. Evans was transported to McKeesport hospital.
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Dun can wins 100 mile midget race at Duquoin
Ted Dunnigan of Chicago captured the 100 mile national midget auto race at the Duquoin state fair in 1 hour 9 minutes. Frank Burnay of Milwaukee finished second and Barbor of Los Angeles placed third.
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Milwaukee
Co Barbor
Los Angeles
Billy Herman Resigns as Minneapolis Millers Manager
Billy Herman announced he will not return as manager of the Minneapolis Millers after a fifth place finish in the American Association season. Want ads are noted as big producers for the paper.
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Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Big Nine Opens Probe into Athlete Eligibility Violations
Chicago reports a Big Nine investigation into athletic programs across member schools amid a crackdown on improper aid. Eleven freshmen or prospective players were ruled ineligible, with six remaining in school under a pending ruling through September 1949.
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Tug) Wilson
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Ind
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Mansfield
J. V. Janosek
Cleveland
D. W. Westall
Olney
Purdue
Milwaukee Gives Job To Ex Maple Leaf Coach George Boothman
Milwaukee new International Hockey League entry hires George Boothman 29 former Toronto Maple Leafs player. Jack Stover Milwaukee business manager says Boothman's contract purchased from Buffalo of the American Hockey League.
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George Bothman
Toronto Maple Leafs
Jack Stover
Boothman
Buffalo
Toledo Outfielder Wins Batting Title
Toledo outfielder Glenn McQuillen, 31, is the unofficial American Association batting champion with a .329 average after collecting 11 hits in 22 at bats since last Thursday. The season ended yesterday. Rosen of Kansas City is runner up with a .327.
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Glenn McQuillen
Toledo
McQuillen
St. Louis Browns
al Rosen
Kansas City
Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League games featured Philadelphia 6 to Boston 1 and a 4 to 2 Boston win in 13 innings. New York defeated Brooklyn 5 to 3. Pittsburgh beat Chicago 7 to 3. St Louis won 7 to 6 over Cincinnati. American League tallies: Philadelphia 10 over Boston 4. New York 10 over Washington 5. Chicago 5 over Detroit 2. Cleveland 6 to St Louis 3 with 12 inning darkness halted game. American Association results: Milwaukee 7 over Minneapolis 6. Columbus 8 over Indianapolis 6. St Paul 6 over Kansas City 4. Toledo 6 over Louisville 4 in 5.
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Tomorrow's Schedule With Key MLB Matchups
The schedule highlights Nationals League games featuring Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston St. Louis at Philadelphia and night matchups Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis New York at Cleveland and Washington at Detroit with two games noted for Detroit.
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Monroe Defeated By Bowman Dairy In Drab Park Showdown
Monroe Home Talent club suffers its fourth loss of the 1948 season as Bowman Dairy of the Madison Industrial league wins 11 to 3 at Recreation Park. Lefty Andrews allows eight hits while striking out 11, and Bowman’s Moran belts a double and homer in four plate appearances.
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al Moran
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Packers Win 43-0 Exhibition Rout Over Redskins in Birmingham
Green Bay dominated the game at Birmingham, here in Alabama, with Tony Canadeo starting the scoring drive by rushing 56 yards to the Redskins 18. Jim Jacobs followed with a seven yard TD pass to Ted Cook, and Jacobs later set up a second score with a 53 yard pass to Clyde Goodnight. Sammy Baugh struggled, completing nine of 17 passes for 94 yards as Washington failed to reach the end zone. Harry Gilmer made a brief appearance amid controversy over an all-star game contract and pre season rules.
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Sammy Baugh
Alabama
Harry Gilmer
George Preson Marshall
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Bow Hunters Turned Firefighters at Necedah Meet
About 450 archers gathered for a Wisconsin bow hunting event near Necedah. When a forest fire roared along a six mile stretch north of the site, roughly 100 hunters joined the firefighting effort. They used back tanks axes and shovels and fought the blaze for six hours halting it at Highway 80.
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McFarland Triumphs in Home Talent Title Tilt
McFarland's Eastern section champions crushed Blanchardville 22 to 4 in the Home Talent league championship game. The invaders raced to a 22-4 rout, extending their current series unbeaten run to three while Blanchardville suffered its first loss in two title games amid numerous errors.
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Roland Syse
Invaders
Brewers Finish Second in Association Pennant Race
Milwaukee clinched second place by beating Minneapolis 7-5 and 6-4. Marv Rickert homered three times, the last solo shot in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie. Ed Wright and Tim Triner earned the wins in the two games.
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Associated Press
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Brewers
Minneapolis
Marv Rickert
Milwaukee
Ed Wright
Tim Triner
Women’s national amateur golf opens at Pebble Beach
The 48th annual national women s amateur golf tournament starts at Pebble Beach California with over 100 entrants in a qualifying round for 64 championship flight spots. The title is vacant after Louise Suggs, 1947 winner, turned professional.
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Calif
Georgia
Louise Suggs
Farmers Aim for Egg Production Goal Across U S
The agriculture department urged farmers to stock 1 425,000,000 hens and pullets next day to meet rising egg demand. Americans averaged 380 eggs per person in 1947 48, higher than the prewar 298. The department also urged keeping spring vegetable plantings near 490 080 acres with various specified increases and reductions in crops including beets carrots lima beans and onions.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Texas
Kempfert Wins Second Flight Title at Monroe Country Club
Clarence Kempfert defeated Duke Etter two up with one to go to capture the second flight championship in the annual club handicap tournament. The match closed weekend play at the Monroe course with plans for a reverse-rotation round on Thursday as announced by Pro Jim Forbes.
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Duke Etter
Monroe Country Club
Jim Forbes
Semi Finals of Green County 4 H Meet Tonight
The Green county 4 H softball tournament holds semi finals at Recreation park tonight. Oakley meets Monroe Agricultural in junior division at 7, Clarno Classy Club bers and Mt Pleasant at 8, Juda Jolly Juniors vs Oakley seniors at 9. North Washington has a bye. Finals set for Wednesday. Juda Daily Juniors won girls division title last week by defeating Monroe Home Economics twice.
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Mt. Pleasant
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Juda Daily Juniors
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Shipmen Solve Longitude Problem Later in History
A noted delay in determining sea longitude persisted until the 18th century when navigators adopted new methods. The longing for reliable charts spurred experiments and debates over celestial measurements and chronometers.
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