Johnson Dominates Cards In 9 0 Phillies Victory
Ken Johnson kept the St Louis Cardinals to two singles as the Philadelphia Phillies exploded for 9 runs on 11 hits. Mike Goliat drove in four with a triple, double and single while Willie Jones belted his 23rd homer. Johnson improved to 4 0 with six walks and six strikeouts. Musial provided the Cards only real hit with a first inning single.
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Japan’s Swimmer Sets New World Records
Japan’s Hironoshin Furuhashi set three world marks during a three day dual meet against the United States, improving the 200, 400 and 800 meter freestyle times. The U S team also excelled with a record 800 meter relay in 8 42 8, beating the listed world record by 3.2 seconds.
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Flying Fish
Hironoshin Furuhashi
Furuhashi
United States
U. S
Fusari Confident Ahead of Robinson Title Bout
Charl ie Fusari's camp projects victory as he trains at Greenwood Lake for the Wednesday Roosevelt Stadium bout with welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson, aging himself, must make 147 pounds and faces questions about strength after the weight cut. The charity fight raises funds for Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, with gate projections around 150000 dollars and an anticipated 30000 attendees.
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George Gainford
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Joey Maxim
Damon Runyon
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Tony Armenteros
Havana
Salas Upsets Ike Williams In Close 10 Round Fight
Charley Salas from Phoenix wins a unanimous 10 round decision over lightweight champion Ike Williams in Washington. Salas, seven pounds heavier, uses a blistering left hook and jab to control most rounds as Williams suffers a second straight loss in a month. Attendance estimated at 6 500. Sugar Ray trainer Ray Arcel works on Williams recent flaws.
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Robert Villemain
Kid Gavilan
Stevens Feels He'll Be Back Next Season
Eddie Stevens former Pittsburgh Pirate first baseman completed tests at Presbyterian Hospital to diagnose a back ailment that sidelined him all season He will meet with Pirates general manager Roy Hamey who promised a statement on the illness The physician called the condition not serious but the final word rests with Hamey Stevens said he hopes to return next year for the Pirates
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American Association
Schroeder seeks Newport win to clinch Davis Cup berth
Ted Schroeder, top American amateur, opened Newport Casino Tennis Championship with a 6-2 6-2 win over William Beale after a first round bye. Budge Patty and Herbie Flam draw attention as others from the Davis Cup tryout squad advance, including Art Larsen and Dick Savitt. A scientific note ends the piece: the boa constrictor is constrictor constrictor.
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la Crescenta
Calif
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New York
Herbie Flam
California
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Schroeder
United States
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Richard Mouledrous
New Orleans
Dick Savitt
Orange N. J
Sam Match
San Francisco
Felicissimo Ampon
Larry Dee
Los Angeles
Mulloy Talbert capture Eastern Grass Court doubles title
Gardnar Mulloy and Billy Talbert fought back from a 0-2 set deficit to defeat Tony Trabert and Tom Brown 5-7 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the Eastern Grass Court championships final. The win boosts their Davis Cup prospects as the No. 1 doubles team. The women's doubles will be played at Essex Club in Manchester due to an invitational event.
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Coral Gables
Fla
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New York
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Cincinnati
Tom Brown
San Francisco
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Wilmington
Del
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Beverly Hills
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Jacksonville
Shirley Fry
Akron
Essex Club
Manchester
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Trabert
Brown
Former Front Office Man for Cleveland Club Dies
Frank Kohlbecker 53 longtime business manager of the Cleveland Indians from 1937 to 1946 died Sunday at his Meridian Mississippi home after a long illness He previously caught for the Brooklyn Dodgers and for Memphis and Little Rock Kohlbecker resigned when Bill Veeck became Cleveland GM
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Army Rejec ts Branca as Military Prospect
New York August 8 Ralph Branca Brooklyn Dodger pitcher was rejected for military service due to a history of asthma after a pre induction mental and physical exam at Whitehall Street. Branca 24 was deferred from World War II service but an Army spokesman said an exception was made because of public interest in Branca’s case.
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