Stranahan Eyes National Amateur Title Bid
Frank Stranahan, golf’s golden boy from Toledo, hopes to win the 49th U.S. Amateur at Oak Hill. He faces William Holloway in early rounds and may meet 1947 champ Skee Riegel in the third round as he seeks the elusive crown. Francis Ouimet notes long shot contenders and wide-open field.
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Will Grimsley
Rochester
N. Y
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Stranahan
William G. Holloway
Westbury
Oak Hill
Skee Riegel
Tulsa
Okla
Riegel
Ted Bishop
Willie Turnesa
Turnesa
Frank
U. S
Harvieard
North Carolina
George Victor
Chizo
Indians Edge Athletics in 11 Inning Evangeline League Tilt
Houma Indians grind down Abbeville Athletics 11th inning 5-6 as six errors by Abbeville help Houma pull ahead. Joe Turk drives two hits. Cecil Harper knocks in 11 runs for Lafayette in a separate 10-2 Lafayette win over Baton Rouge. New Iberia beats Thibodaux 9-5 while Hammond tops Alexandria 10-1 with Sal Modica homering late.
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Houma
Indians
Abbeville Athletics
Redskins
Evangelines
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
New Iberia
Thibodaux
Hammond
Alexandria
U.e
Abbeville
Ted Beck
Joe Turk
Cecil Harper
Sal Modica
Bill Stumberg
Berry
Bob Johnson
Aces
Billy Adams
Wilson
Giants
Bob Vorell
Remy LeBlanc
Iberia Rebels
al Lagarde
Yankees Win Doubleheader Amid Henrich Injury Crisis
The New York Yankees swept a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox 8-7 and 7-5, boosting their lead over the Red Sox. Tommy Henrich suffered fractures in the second and third ribs, likely ending his season. In the NL, St. Louis and Brooklyn split, with the Cardinals expanding their edge to two and a half games.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Tommy Henrich
Reliable
Tommy
Chicago
Charlie Kress
Mercy Hospital
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White Sox
Yanks
Red Sox
Indians
Cleveland
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
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Senators
Browns
Philadelphia
Phils
Cubs
Giants
Cincinnati
Mickey Haefner
Matt Sarkent
Billy Pierce
Joe DiMhaggio
Phil Rizzuto
George Metkovich
Gerry Coleman
Larry Doby
Doby
Jack Kramer
Joe Gordon
Lou Boudreau
Bobby Doerr
Vern Stephens
Stephens
Stan Musial
Nippy Jones
Don Newcombe
Pirates
Pat Mullin
Tigers
Rae Scarborough
Grady Hatton
Reds
Roy Smalley
Phil Cavarretta
Hank Borowy
Pensacola Fliers Clinch Southeastern Pennant After Doubleheader Loss
Pensacola had already secured the pennant but defeated Meridian 13-11 in the opener and shut them out 3-0 in the nightcap before curfew. Vicksburg swept Jackson 9-6 and 1-0 as Selma beat Montgomery 13-5 then 8-7. Anniston edged Gadsden 1-0 on a pitcher’s duel while Montgomery and Selma errors marked the day.
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Pensacola Fliers
Meridian
Vicksburg
Jackson Senators
Billies
Jackson
Selma
Montgmery
Rebels
Montgomery
Anniston
Vic Johnson
Gadsden Chiefs
Jack Cardey
Baseball Standings and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
Records show Cincinnati 10-2 and New York 5-4 with Brooklyn at 9-0 and St. Louis 9-7. Boston 7-1, Chicago 7-2, Philadelphia 4-8. Today's games pit St. Louis at Boston and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn among others, with several matchups postponed or rescheduled due to darkness.
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Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
ANT
Steedwees
Local baseball scores from New Iberia and peers
New Iberia downed Thibodaux 9 to 5 while Lafayette routed Baton Rouge 10 to 2. Hammond beat Alexandria 10 to 9 in 11 innings with Abbeville 6 over Baton Rouge and Houma 8 over Abbeville. Remaining games list matchups Thibodaux at New Iberia, Alexandria at Houma, Abbeville at Baton Rouge, Lafayette at Hammond.
Local Football Scores and Matchups Across Cities
Anniston 1 Gadsden 0. Vicksburg 9 1 Jackson 6 0. Pensacola 13 3. Meridian 11 0. Montgomery 13 7. Selma 5 8. Anniston at Gadsden Jackson at Vicksburg Meridian at Pensacola Selma at Montgomery.
Weathered Scores Amid Postponement In Darkened Night
In a delayed program due to darkness, Little Rock 6 faced Mobile 42nd game postponement. Memphis posted 6 while New Orleans stood 1 1. Nashville 7 5, Atlanta 5 4, Birmingham 10 4, Chattanooga 3 2.
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Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
New Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Sugar Bowl Weekend Highlights and Baseball Pitching Record
A week of sports including boating boxing tennis basketball and track leads to the 16th Sugar Bowl football game on Jan 2. Major league history notes Robert Lefty Grove posting the highest pitching percentage among pitchers with over 300 wins at .690.Results show Beaumont 6 Dallas 5 Fort Worth 10 Shreveport 6 Tulsa 5 San Antonio 1 Oklahoma City 10 Houston 3 with matchups Shreveport at Beaumont San Antonio at Houston Tulsa at Fort Worth and Oklahoma City at Dallas.
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Robert
Lefty) Grove
Lee High Generals Eye Strong Season Under Armstrong
Lee High in Columbus Mississippi aims higher after a rebuilding year under coach O J Armstrong. Returnees include linemen B R Mitchell and Richard Caldwell with a fast backfield quartet led by Bobby Redwood and Billy Switzer. The Generals face early test Sept 16 in Laurel and other league games against Corinth Greenwood Clarksdale Greenville Jackson Tupelo.
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O. J. Armstrong
Generals
Armstrong
Tommy Lewi
Earl Land
B. R. Mitchell
Richard Caldwell
Rodney Granger
James Walters
Hugh Mann
Pat Shackelford
Ramia Smith
Bobby Redwood
Billy Switzer
Wade Alexander
Billy Robinson
Switzer
Columbus
Laurel
Corinth
Greenwood
Clarksdale
Greenville
Jackson
Tupelo
Cotton States league pennant hinges on final week
Greenwood Dodgers clinch the Cotton States title after back-to-back losses but Greenville beats El Dorado to keep the chase tight. Natchez and Greenville vie for third while Pine Bluff trails as two playoff spots and key dailies set the stage for the finish.
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Greenwood Seenreee
el Dorado
Pew
Eeeeesene ii
Natchez Oseesens
Greenville
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs
Clarksdale
Helena
Natchez
Greenwood
Greenwood Dodgers
Oilers
Natchez Indians
Tom Palazzini
Bob Raley
John McPherson
Joe Rullo
Bill Tremel
Cotton Hill
Tremel
Hill
Cecil Hubbard
Planters
Pat Rooney
Don Black
Black
Restaurant Woman Wins Golf Crown
Helen Sigel, a Philadelphia restaurant proprietor, won the 1949 women's western amateur golf title after a 38-hole final against Peg Kirk of Findlay, Ohio. Sigel, 29, had a course record 73 and faced a late challenge before securing victory.
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Chicago
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Peg Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Westmoreland
Sigel
Kirk
Winnsboro Red Sox Meet Columbia Ramblers In Playoff Opener
Winnsboro Louisiana August 29 The Winnsboro Red Sox meet the Columbia Ramblers in the first of a four out of seven playoff for the Northeast Louisiana League pennant at 815 p.m. Monday night gate opens at 6 p.m. for Memorial Park crowd. Both teams boast strong hitters and top pitchers with Columbia posting a 307 team batting average and Winnsboro led by a 30 homer man Godwin.
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Winnsboro Red Sox
Columbia Ramblers
Lake Providence
LaSalle
Frenchy
Marionneaux
Memorial Park
Columbia
Red Sox
Godwin
Ballance
Bolling
Brazier
Gregg
Thaxton
Hollis
Laiche
Harrison
Konick
Foster
Bock
Pace
Medak
Colvin
Keith
Meers
Carroll
Robinson
Everett
Tulane Green Wave to Play 21 Games in 1949-50 Schedule
Tulane counts 21 basketball games plus the Southeastern Conference tournament for 1949-50. The slate includes 12 to 13 conference games, three Southwest Conference opponents, and a Sugar Bowl doubleheader December 29 30 with Kentucky Bradley and Villanova.
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Tulane
Green Wave
Greenies
Wavemen
Kentucky
Bradley
Villanova
Keesler
Southeastern Louisiana College
Spring Hill
Rice Institute
Arkansas
Florida
Ole Miss
Baylor
San Antonio
Georgia Tech
Baton Rouge
Alabama
Atlanta
Tennessee
Knoxville
Mississippi State
Starkville
Oxford
Auburn
Gulf States football pre season drills set with 400 candidates
Ruston La Aug 29 More than 400 football hopefuls expected to report to six Gulf States Conference colleges for pre season practices beginning Thursday. Freshmen allowed to play again this season with some schools fielding non varsity squads. Key contenders include Mississippi Southern Louisiana Tech Northwestern State and Southeastern. Officials clinic planned with John Lynch and Warren Brunner to run sessions September 10 11 on the Tech campus.
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Gulf States
Joe Aillet
Louisiana Tech
Aillet
Mississippi Southern
Northwestern State
Louisiana College
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Southeastern
University of Louisville
Tulane
Alabama
Chattanooga
Memphis State
Louisiana State
Houston University
Bradley University
Kentucky
Oklahoma City University
New Orleans
John Lynch
Warren Brunner
Tech
Sports Mirror Refers To Baseball Almanac Glance
The item recalls past baseball results and standings from the National League involving Brooklyn St Louis and Boston with scores and date references. It also notes Paul Waner’s release by the Dodgers and a historical Bahama Islands fact, all presented as a year by year recap.
Southern Association pennant race narrows to Nashville and Birmingham
Nashville and Birmingham won doubleheaders to extend their leads as Mobile fell eight games behind Nashville and five behind Birmingham. Nashville edged Atlanta 7-5 and 5-4 despite being outhit, while Birmingham beat Chattanooga 10-3 and 4-2. Mobile lost to Little Rock 6-4 as New Orleans defeated Memphis 6-1 and 3-1, keeping New Orleans safely in first division.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis É
Naskville Vols
Birmingham Barons
Bears
Barons
Chattanooga
New Orleans Pets
Memphis
Plaza Club Clinches 1919 Mississippi Amateur Softball Title
In Biloxi, Plaza Club defeated Lucky Strike Bar 4-0 to win the state amateur softball crown. 16-year-old Matt Kuluz pitched a no hitter for the champions, with Emile Tibber doubling the offense on three hits. MVP honors went to Kuluz. the runners-up earned sportsmanship award for Wally Jaccquot.
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Biloxi
Miss
Plaza Club
Mississippi
Lucky Strike Bar
Matt Kuluz
Emile Tibber
Lucky Strike
Plaza
Young Kuluz
Wally Jacquot
Jimmie
Jackson
Falstaff
Elgin Fountain
Gene Shrader
Danny Fisher
Bill Howell Motor Co
Cleveland
Home made boat wins four firsts in star class meet
In Belmont harbor San Diego sailor Lowell North and crewman Jim Hill 19 rebuilt a unraveling home made boat to win four races but a disqualification in Race two handed the title to Chicago’s Harry G Nye. Nye finished with 182 points ahead of Lippincott Ogilvy Rogers and Rogers Jr. after a dramatic series in the 1949 international star class.
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Harry G. Nye
California
Belmont Harbor
San Diego
Lowell North
Nye
North
Jim Hill
Hill
Lowell
North Star II
Molloy Wins Singles Crown at Alabama Open
New Orleans player Tom Molloy a Rollins College student won the men s singles title in Birmingham with a 6 0 6 1 6 2 victory over Major Tom V Bonner of Jackson Mississippi. Rollins student Jean Clarke captured the women s singles title 6 3 7 5 over Ewing McAllister.
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Birmingham
Tom Molloy
New Orleans
Rollins College
Molloy
Tom V. Bonner
Jackson
Miss
Bonner
Jean Clarke
Rollins
Ewing McAllister
Chattanooga
Miss Clarke
McAllister
Norman Copeland
Daytona Beach
Fla
Wade
50 000 May Watch Pro Grid Clash At Comiskey Park
A crowd of 50 000 may attend at Comiskey Park for an exhibition game featuring a replay of last year’s NFL title showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals. The Eagles say they could have widened the 7 0 title margin if the Philadelphia playoff hadn’t been played in a blizzard.
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Chicago
Comiskey Park
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago Cardinals
Eagles
Philadelphia
Homecoming for Ex Blues as Yankees Visit Kansas City
Nine former Kansas City Blues players now with the New York Yankees are slated to appear in an exhibition against their farm club. Names include pitchers Tommy Byrne Clarence Marshall outfielders Johnny Lindell Cliff Mapes Hank Bauer catchers Charley Silvera Gus Niarhos and infielders Phil Rizzuto Jerry Coleman. Casey Stengel is KC born and played for the Blues in 1945. Kansas City sits seventh in the American Association.
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Hugh Fullerton
Kansas City
Kansas City Blues
New York Yankees
Missouri Valley College to Field Noted Vikings Punter
Missouri Valley College in Marshall plans another strong season with coach Volney Ashford leading the Vikings. Tim Wright a 180 pound sophomore from Chicago remained with the team after several major universities failed to lure him away. Wright was the Midlands best punter as a sophomore last season.
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Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Mo
Tim Wright
Chicago
Volney Ashford
Vikings
Wright
Midlands
Cornhuskers poised for rise in prewar era football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers, a Midland power, expect a big uptick this fall though a win over Oklahoma isn’t anticipated. Coach Bill Glassford’s squad will train in Curtis Nebraska with plans for a tough season, while Oklahoma’s Frank Silva earns attention and Tulsa’s Golden Hurricane reorganizes under Buddy Brothers with improved material.
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King
Midland
Huskers
Oklahoma
Bill Glassford
Nebraska
Curtis
Neb
Frank Silva
Oklahoma Sooners
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane
Buddy Brothers
Spudders Lead Big State Race After Wins
Wichita Falls Spudders sit two and a half games ahead of Austin Pioneers in the Big State Baseball League after defeating Gainesville Owls 8-3 while Austin lost 8-0 to Temple. Dean Stafford hits a ninth inning homer for Sherman Denison in a 12-9 win over Texarkana. Greenville tops Waco 13-11 with homers by Davis Meriwether Reichelt Jones and Martin.
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Austin
Pioneers
Temple
Spudders
Gainesville Owls
Eagles
Dean Sta.ford
Sherman-Denison Twins
Texarkana Bears
Greenville
Waco
Red Davis
Conk Meriwether
Stumpy Jones
George Reichelt
Pepper Martin
Fort Worth Cats extend Texas League win streak to 11
Fort Worth Cats defeated Shreveport Sports 10-6 for their 11th straight Texas League win despite a second inning triple play and three Shreveport homers. Tulsa beat San Antonio 3-1 while Oklahoma City toppled Houston 10-3 and Beaumont edged Dallas 6-5. Ray Murray drove in four for Oklahoma City.
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Fort Worth Cats
Shreveports Sports
Shreveport
Tulsa
Cats
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Houston
Beaumont
Dallas Eagles
Lewis Davis
al Mazar
Les Burge
Ray Murray
U S Players Stop Aussies in Davis Cup Challenge
Ted Schroeder and Pancho Gonzales led the United States to a 4 1 victory over Australia in Forest Hills as Schroeder clinched the tie by defeating Frank Sedgman 64 64 62. Gonzales and Sidwell both won as the Americans retained the international team trophy with Pancho’s 6 1 6 3 6 4 triumph over Billy Sidwell.
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Gayle Talbot
Forest Hills
N.Y
Australia
Ted Schroeder
Pancho Genesles
Labor Schroeder
Gonzales
Big Pancho
Oeir Ae
Schroeder
la Crescenta
Calif
Frank Sedgman
America
Pancho
Billy Sidwell
Nake
John Bromwich
George Worthington
Eric Sturegess
South Africa
Felicisimoe Ampon
Philippines
Frankie Parker
Gardnar Mulloy
Art Larsen
Jaroslav Drobny
Gianni Cucelli
Lanier and Martin Plan To Drop Suit
Exposing satisfaction at returning to the majors, Max Lanier and Fred Martin of the St. Louis Cardinals will drop their 2.5 million lawsuit against organized baseball. The move leaves only Danny Gardella's 300 thousand dollar suit to test baseballs reserve clause in federal court this fall. Gardella, with the Drummondville Cube in Canada, says he has no suit against organized baseball.
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New York
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Danny Gardella
New York Giants
Gardella
Ene
Danny
Drummondville Cube
Quebec
Texans slug nine-run span to set East Texas League scoring mark
In a 27-19 rout of the Bryan Bombers Longview tops the East Texas League with a new single game scoring record. Lew Morton drives in eight as Stan Goletz hits a grand slam for Bryan jumps to an early 8-0 lead before Longview surges ahead. Paris edges Kilgore 9-2 as Bill Sunblad goes deep in the first.
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Texans
Bryan Bombers
Bryan
Stan Goletz
Longview
Lew Morton
Gladewater
Henderson
Paris
Kilgore
Bill Sunblad
Tyler
Marshall
Browns
Morris
Cowboy
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