Pirates Top Braves 1–0 On Field Fight Ends Early
Cliff Chambers and Earl Torgeson clashed in a heated onfield incident in Boston. Chambers, aided by a poised Pirates defense, earned his seventh win as Pittsburgh beat Boston 1 to 0 in a replay of a 8 8 tie. Gene Mauch and Torgeson were ejected after the disturbance.
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Tulsa Oilers take Texas League finale in 6-2 win over San Antonio
Tulsa Oklahoma June 20 The Oilers beat the Missions 6-2 to complete a three game sweep aided by six San Antonio errors including three by Charlie Grant Bob Curley fired four hits in his fifth win as Jack Baumer belted his 13th homer an inside the park shot scoring a runner ahead of him Tulsa improved to runner up in the league Oklahoma City defeated Houston 7 4 Shreveport beat Fort Worth 11 5 in the other Texas League action with Alman Bush Souter Jones and Bostack among the scorers
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Tommy Byrne
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Dodgers Tie for First With Giants Win in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers move into a first place tie with the idle St. Louis Cardinals by beating the New York Giants 8 to 5. Ralph Branca pitched the full game for the first time this season despite 12 hits. Jackie Robinson and Carl Furillo each had three of the Dodgers ten hits.
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Bastrop Nine Crush Crossett 17-3 in Big Explosive Win
Bastrop basemen pounded Crossett Millers with 18 hits and eight errors, scoring seven runs in the second inning. Monte Gogne and James Sisson hit two-run homers, Linzay went 4 for 4, Stevenson 5 for 7, and Bastrop rolled to a 17 to 3 victory at Crossett.
Giants Sign Wake Forest Pitcher Harry Nicholas
New York Giants announce the signing of Wake Forest pitcher Harry Nicholas, a big right hander from Valley Stream High School class of 1948. He has been optioned to Jacksonville in the South Atlantic League and will report next Friday, after already joining the club on a road trip as a prize for an all scholastic selection.
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Colleges Fight Pro Scout Raid
The National Association of College Baseball Coaches urged action to curb professional scouts targeting players with college eligibility. They sent a telegram to Baseball Commissioner Chandler asking for a ruling on pre contractual relations, noting Michigan State and Texas A. faced losses to pro teams. The coaches seek that pro leagues halt contacting students until they finish college or graduate, and urge decisive action at the July 24 meeting.
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Kell Stretches Batting Margin in AL Race
Detroit’s George Kell surged to an .384 batting average to lead the American League, widening his margin over runner-up Walt Dropo of Boston who slid to .366. The leaderboard shows Cleve land’s Larry Doby dropping to fourth with .35 nine, while Hoot Evers, Al Zarilla, and several Boston and Detroit players fill the top spots.
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Dom DiMaggio
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Catholic educator Brother Paul dies at 85 in Virginia
Fort Monroe Virginia June 20 The Catholic educator Rev Brother Paul C F X oldest Xaverian in service and former superior general dies. He supervised St Marys Industrial School in Baltimore for 18 years where Babe Ruth studied. A nimble visit to New York helped Ruth exit a slump and set a home run record. Brother Paul had been ill since 1947 and died at the Sacred Heart Novitiate.
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Quake Stirs Tennessee Area Around Knoxville
A rumbling earthquake tremor battered a 15 mile radius from Knoxville to Martyville Tennessee last night. No injuries were reported as the prolonged tremor rattled buildings and flooded police and newspaper switchboards with calls.
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Ruston Rebels top Big Eight as Cox silences Lions 3-2
Ruston slips Bernice from first in the Big Eight with Sam Cox tossing four hits allowed and a 3-2 win. Al Nicosia homered for Bernice, George Ferrington drove in the decisive run with a seventh-inning homer. Farmerville, Dubach, and Sterlington also win as league standings tighten.
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Doak Walker Joins All Stars for Eagles Game
Chicago June 20 Doak Walker SMU All America halfback was added to the collegiate squad that will meet the Philadelphia Eagles in the annual all star game at Soldier Field on August 11.
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Musial Leads All Star Game Balloting In NL AL
Stan Musial of St Louis tops the national All Star polling with 87,392 votes to Kell 84,746 as the June 12 to July 1 tally totals 307,898. The ballot names starters for the July 11 game at Comiskey Park with Kiner Sauer Slaughter Snider leading the outfield contention.
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Saperstein Buys Chicago Cage Outfit In NBA Deal
Abe Saperstein bought the Chicago National Basketball Association franchise for about 5000 dollars. The Harlem Globetrotters owner will run Chicago as a separate unit while continuing Globetrotters operations. The deal includes all players and college draftees rights. NBA also announced Baltimore Bullets secured Harry Bakkof and Dick Mehen from Waterloo Hawks with two separate drawings granting them to Baltimore.
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Eros Youth Arrested For Drunk Driving
A 19 year old Eros youth was jailed after arrest for drunk driving and driving without a license. George J. Willis was taken into custody at a local bar at 10 15 p m. Bond was set at 325 dollars.
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George J. Willis
Sports Mirror: Wimbledon and Baseball Highlights Across Years
A recap traces five, ten, and fifteen year sports milestones. Ted Schroeder beat Gardner Mulloy at Wimbledon a year ago. Five years ago Hal Newhouser pitched his 10th victory for the Detroit Tigers in a 5-0 win over Cleveland. Ten years ago Henry Armstrong retained the welterweight title by stopping Paul Junior. Fifteen years ago Bobby Jones underwent appendix surgery.
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Gardner Mulloy
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Henry Armstrong
Paul Junior
Bobby Jones
Industrial League Standings and Today’s Schedule
Thermatomic faces United Gas in Sterlington as Western Electric meets Southern Bell and Missouri Pacific. results will affect league standings today.
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Gavilan Outpoints Mann In Hartford Showdown
Cuban middleweight Kid Gavilan defeated Bobby Mann of Trenton in a 10 round feature at Hartford outdoor arena. Gavilan weighed 155 pounds to Mann's 154.
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Old Southern university weighs dropping football soon
New York reports a southern university may drop football within two years though a strong 1951 fall team keeps hope alive. Stanford rises as an athletic power with top finishes in Regatta and track and a favored Pacific coast football outlook. Denny Myers scouts Georgia game via barber shop, featuring Ray Schillone whose son Joe plays for George.
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Yankees Browns trade sparks debate over George Weiss
One minute sports page notes George Weiss endures criticism for the Yankees Browns deal yet proves negotiations can work. It cites rival magnates claiming trades with the Yanks are blocked by his high demands while highlighting a Marietta Regatta prize scene with Washington crews earning medals and John Collier presenting awards.
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Lemon Brothers Could Shine Together in Cleveland Move
If James Robert Bob Lemon of the Oklahoma City Indians reaches the parent Cleveland Club he would join pitcher Bob Lemon. Fans could see a rare squeeze play in major league action as the Lemon brothers potentially team up.
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Bob) Lemon
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Maryland track to be rebuilt for upcoming AAU meet
The University of Maryland track will be torn up and rebuilt for the National AAU championships next weekend. The NC AA track meet results suggest Pacific Coast will face little resistance from the Big Ten tonight. Peru Illinois features Bill Liebe and Gene Libben as a dual pitching catching duo for Ladd in local leagues. The NHL has barred players from banging sticks on the boards in protest. no ban yet on head banging.
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Two Boys Drown at Shreveport in Separate Incidents
In Shreveport Louisiana two youths died within 30 minutes. Roy Paul Blalock six from Tyler Texas drowned at Fair Grounds pool around 2 20 p m. J T Demery fifteen year old Negro died about 2 45 p m after falling into a hole at Cross Lake spillway. Coroner Willis P Butler reported.
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Jack Returns To Georgia For Edington Bout In July
NEW YORK June 20 Beau Jack former welterweight champion meets Johnny Edington of Youngstown Ohio in a 10 round bout at Atlanta on July 17 It will be Jacks first Atlanta fight since losing his title to Ike Williams in 1948 He has shown form by knocking out Lew Jenkins and outpointing Johnny Padriente He is also slated for a 10 round bout June 28 in Indianapolis against Ronnie Harper
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Lassalle Shines as Crackers Top Lookouts 4-3
Rookie Larry Lassalle earned his third win of the season guiding the Chattanooga Crackers to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Lookouts on Monday night. Lassalle, a southpaw from New Orleans, rose from sand lots to Southern League action under manager Dixie Walker.
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