Red Sox Rally Surges Past Indians 15 14 in Wild Tilt
Boston roared back from a 12-1 deficit to stun Cleveland 15 14 in front of 28 328 fans as Al Zarilla homered and Walt Dropo Irving Doerr drove in key runs. The victory tightens the AL pennant race with Detroit losing 4-3 to Philadelphia.
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Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Ray Scarborough
Detroit
Tigers Fall to A's as Pennant Bid Hits Minor Jolt
Detroit loses 4 3 to Philadelphia as Hal Newhouser suffers defeat marking the A's second straight win over the Tigers. Shantz gets the win. Newhouser takes the loss after seven frames of work. Attendance 1 372.
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Babe Ruth Led AL In Walks Across His Career
Baseball legend Babe Ruth headed the American League in drawing bases on balls for 11 seasons during his career. The record notes his patient approach and enduring impact on the game across many seasons with multiple teams and pivotal moments.
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McNeill Upsets McGregor At National Courts
The opening round at Forest Hills saw Don McNeill, 32, defeat Ken McGregor 9-7 3-6 6-4 6-1 in a notable upset. Other seeds struggled as Frank Sedgman, Herbie Flam, Jaroslav Drobny and Tom Brown Jr endured arduous starts while Gardnar Mulloy won easily. In women’s play Althea Gibson beat Barbara Knapp to face Louise Brough in the next round.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Don McNeill
Bellrose
Long Island
Ken McGregor
McGregor
Tom Brown, Jr
McNeill
Oklahoma
Don
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Harold Burrows, Jr
University of Virginia
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Kayoed
Budge Patty
Gilbert Bagley
Chevy Chase
Jaroslav Drobny
Arnold Beisser
Whamming Medico
Santa Anita
Calif
U. S
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Stadium Court
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Louise Brough
Margaret Osborne Dupont
Althea Gibson
New York City
Barbara Knapp
England
Miss Brough
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
Dupont
Virginia Rice Johnson
New Haven
Conn
Beverly Baker
Santa Monica
Demarco Wins Unanimous Eight Round Decision in Ridgewood Fight
Paddy Demarco 139 of Brooklyn defeats Young Junior 138 of Springfield Mass by unanimous eight round decision in the feature bout at Ridgewood Grove on Monday night.
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Paddy Demarco
Brooklyn
Young Junior
Springfield
Mass
Ridgewood Grove
Mississippi State Ole Miss rivalry and Foxx six straight walks
The longtime football series shows Mississippi State leading 24 wins to Ole Miss 20 with two ties in 46 meetings. In baseball, Jimmy Foxx batted six times on June 16 1938 and was walked each time he came to the plate.
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Mississippi State
Mississippi
Jimmy Foxx
Delta League VOLS Reach Finals After 5 0 Win
The West Monroe Volunteers clinched a Delta League finals berth by beating the Rebels 5 to 0 in game three. Robert Bennett pitched a four hitter for his fifth win over West Monroe this season. Ralph Sims' team now awaits Delhi vs Mangham for the title showdown.
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West Monroe Rebelts
Robert Bennett
Reds
Ralph Sims
Delhi
Mangham
Mangham Wins Delta League Semi Final Clash Over Delhi Oilers
Mangham, Louisiana defeats the Delhi Oilers 3 to 1 in a semi final playoff behind four hit pitching by Burley. Mangham can clinch finals with one more win. Delhi needs two victories.
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Chapman
Thomas
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Hooks
Southern Ass'n L. Rock Confusion: Scoring Line Recap
The box scores show Lombardo and Stokie for Memphis and Rotblatt Goodwin Wheeler for Chattanooga in a 8 2 game, with Nashville and PELSAUR facing 67 1. Bent Schwartzwalder, Syracuse coach, notes his teams have never tied in four seasons, with 29 wins and 10 losses.
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Bent Schwartzwalder
Syracuse
Ends May Hold Key In Pro Tilt In Shreveport
A Labor Day game in Shreveport at State Fair Stadium pits the New York Yank-Baltimore Colt matchup against a highly regarded group of ends. Fast wing play and spectacular catches headline the anticipated pro football clash.
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Shreveport
New State Fair Stadium
Injured Yanks Ready for Exhibition vs Colts
Ripon Wisconsin reports the New York football Yanks say quarterback George Ratterman and right end Dan Edwards will be ready for the Shreveport exhibition against the Baltimore Colts next Monday. Ratterman has a back injury while Edwards was hurt in a scrimmage.
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New York Football Yanks
George Ratterman
Dan Edwards
Baltimore Colts
Shreveport
Ratterman
Edwards
Spectacular End Play Dominates Pro Football Preview
The article highlights the Yank wingmen led by Barney Poole and Jack Russell with four All-America receivers poised to outpace the Colts in quick pass plays. It notes Bruce Alford Art Weiner and Dan Edwards as top targets, Edwards with 573 yards and 42 catches in 1949. Tickets for Yank-Colt at State Fair Stadium in Shreveport listed with prices.
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Colts
Shreveport
Southwest
Barney Poole
Mississippi
West Point
Poole
Jack Russell
Baylor
Bruce Alford
Ark-La-Tex
Russell
Art Weiner
North Carolina
Dan Edwards
Georgia
Weiner
Yank
Edwards
Pittsburgh Steelers
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Hornets
Ark-La- Tex
State Fair Stadium Commission
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End Zone Ducats Left For Wave Irish Grid Clash
New Orleans August 29 Special Tulane has exhausted sideline individual game tickets for Notre Dame and LSU games. Athletic ticket manager G J de Monsabert Jr says this is the first time sideline seats on an individual game basis sold out this far in advance. A few season seats remain and end zone seats for both games and five other Tulane Stadium games are still available.
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Tulane
Notre Dame
G. J. de Monsabert, Jr
Atletic
de Monsabert
Tulane Stadium
Boudreau Confident Tribe Will Win Pennant Says So
Boston August 28 Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians manager, declares optimism about pennant bid after weeks of silence. He concedes a few losses this season but predicts the Tribe will finish on top, despite a blown seven run lead and a Sunday collapse.
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Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Red Sox
Neyland’s 18-Year Coaching Record Highlighted
Robert R. Neyland achieved 143 wins 23 losses and 11 ties in 18 seasons as a football coach.
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Robert R. Neyland
Syracuse Stars Link To National Notables In Sports
Eddie Sawyer molded Jim Konstanty into a relief pitching specialist with the Phillies. Konstanty starred at Syracuse as a fireman in college sports and also played basketball and soccer. John Ward, another Syracuse alumnus, reached the National Amateur golf semis under coach Bud Wilkinson.
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New York
Eddie Sawyer
Phillies
Jim Konstanty
Jim
Syracuse
Lew Andreas
Caesar Levine
Roy Simmons
Konstanty
John Ward
Ward
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma Grid
Bud
Touchdown Promise Pays Off for Nugent’s Hopewell Star
Tom Nugent then coach at Hopewell High promised a touchdown in a Petersburg game if his team won 30-0. They did, and he named the son Terrance Daniel. The Nugents later welcomed a daughter Patricia Dee, whose nickname Pat-e PR, A, T. Ds grows from TD’s kid sister.
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Tom Nugent
Hopewell
Petersburg
Tom
Terrance Daniel
Nugent
Patricia Dee
Tom Jaynes
Pat
Invasion complaints from Arkansas spark grid talk. boxing update
Arkansas cries foul over recruiting fairness claiming Arkansas could send teams to Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana yet Kentucky remains short. Chuck Taylor recovers from home explosion burns and resumes training weighing 162 pounds. Kansas U dominates fall two mile races as Wally Butts plans 5:30 a.m. workouts for Georgia football.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kentucky
Chuck Taylor
Coalport
John Costello
Chuck
Kansas U
Bob Karnes
Herb Semper
K. U
Georgia
Wally Butts
Maryland
Foster Home for Girls Closes After 29 Years in Mahoning
The Col. L. T. Foster Home for Girls in Youngstown has closed due to a shortage of delinquent girls. After 29 years serving Mahoning county, only three girls remain in the facility.
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Col. L. T. Foster Home For
Mahoning County
Sports Mirror Retrospective Highlights Past Baseball and Football Scores
Today a year ago Cleveland beat Boston 5 2 and 5 4 to pull four games back of the Yankees. Five years ago Green Bay topped College All Stars 19 7 before 92 000 in Chicago. Ten years ago Cincinnati recalled Vander Meer from Indianapolis. Fifteen years ago Buddy Baer stopped Jack Doyle in the first round at Madison Square Garden.
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Red Sox
Sox
New York Yankees
Green Bay Packers
College All Stars
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Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Indianapolis
Buddy Baer
Jack Doyle
Madison Square Garden
Solunar periods guide by John Alden Knight
The schedule from John Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES lists Major periods lasting about two hours and Minor periods of shorter duration. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times for best sport each day.
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John Alden Knight
Baton Rouge Group Visits River Cities
A Baton Rouge delegation led by Rep. James H. Morrison tours Memphis harbor facilities and inspects port projects in Helena Arkansas and Greenville Mississippi visiting later Vicksburg. The plan centers on President's Island riverfront harbor to serve planned plants with a projected cost in the billions and a dredging goal for barge tow resupply.
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Tenn
Baton Rouge
James H. Morrison
D.-La
Morrison
Louisiana Group
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Ark
Greenville
Miss
Vicksburg
Three youths flee with $27 in Chicago grocery robbery
In Chicago on Aug 29 a trio robbed James Christ’s west side grocery, escaping with $27. Christ pursued but the thieves outdistanced him. One robber forgot to ride his bicycle, the bike worth more than the stolen cash. Police note a tractor post-hole digger gadget among era tech.
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James Christ
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Mexican Tag Team Tests Mat Skill Against Mobley, G. Curtis Tonight
Mexican light heavyweight Bobby Segura brings Nacha Martinez to meet Rex Mobley and George Curtis in a tag team scramble at Gus Kallio's Arena. Mobley says Mexicans pose no fear as the 90 minute main event ends in two falls while earlier tune ups start at 8 15.
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Bobby Segura
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Rex Mobley
George Curtis
Gus Kallio
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