Atkinson Rides Three Winners In Big Day At Tracks
Jockey Ted Atkinson rode three winners on a strong day at multiple venues. He won with Dictionary in the Audacious Purse at Aqueduct, Hambone at the fourth, and Level Sands in the fifth. Dictionary paid $12.10, Hambone $6.50, and Level Sands $8.30. other winners included Gee O Gee at Delaware Park and Blue Lantern at Monmouth Park.
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Aqueduct
Oscar Ciresa, Jr
Maryland
Mildy
Dictionary
Hambone
Level Sands
J. Gavegnano
Blue Lantern
Mahmoud
Monmouth Park
J. C. Brady
Starecase
Recreation League Tonight Fairbanks Meets Baker's at Fair Banks
In the Recreation League, Fairbanks faces Baker's at Fair Banks at 7 p m the day’s only game. Yesterday's results included Slagle Johnson 14 Ind peers 19 14 and Red Shield 3 5 in a doubleheader. Independents won 10 3 and 14 5 in two games with Th omas Smith Shatzer and Pettit sharing wins.
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Loop Leaders Clash In Semi Pro Showdown Tonight
Bastrop Barons top Northeast Louisiana League with 17 wins against 3 losses and duel a strong Bernice club in Bastrop ballpark. Manager Ray Harrell aims to prove the new Northeast League plays first class baseball as both teams lead their circuits and a big crowd is expected.
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Big Fight Kingpins
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Big Fight
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Argentine golfer de Vicento earns invite to Oakmont PGA Championship
Sports roundup notes no foreign winner has captured the U S PGA title and recalls past entrants. Argentina's Roberto de Vicento is highlighted for joining the PGA and receiving a special invitation to compete in the 33rd championship at Oakmont Club.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Pittsburgh
United States
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Leo Diegel
Scotland
Jim Ferrier
Bobby Locke
Bobby
Argentina
Roberto de Vicento
Locke
De Vicenzo’s hot form shakes up 1951 PGA race
Roberto De Vicenzo rebounded from a poor Masters showing with a month of putting practice in Argentina. He won the Palm Beach round robin and teamed with Henry Ping? to win the Inverness best ball, proving his current strength though he finished out of the money at the U S Open. The golf world anticipates a long off the tee and accurate putting champion for the 1951 PGA.
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Argentina
Palm Beach
Henry Ransom
Inverness
Roberto
Pirates drop two to Brooklyn as Rickey deal shines
Pittsburgh fans packed 31 000 at the doubleheader to witness the last place Pirates lose twice to league leaders Brooklyn. Fox-Card Murry Dickson won his ninth, with three complete games in 17 starts. Ted Wilks and a strong offense from Garagiola Howerton Nelson and Dusk fueled the rally. The piece notes the Rickey Cardinals trade as the best Pirate move in a decade and jokes about distance from last to first.
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Tab Branch Rickey
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Ted Wilks
Joe Garagiola
Bill Howerton
Rocky Nelson
Ery Dusak
Bucs
Southern Asia First Game Scores Prompt Against Birmingham
Memphis edges Birmingham 6 6 12 in the first game with biscan and Pinciotti and Haefner and Ryan. Birmingham rebounds 5 0 11 with Cress Kindsfather Duffy 8 and Wilson Newsom and Mathis. Nashville and Mobile stumble as Modica Verbic 8 Brady Fannin 2 Lakes Solis 8 Mills 9 Lember Dabek 8 all appear in the other matchup. Chattanooga and New Orleans split 6 12 1 3 with Pearce Groth A Brown Sacka Morton Elkins Fedoris Dorton.
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Morton
Elkins
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Musial's Hitting Average Drops Amid NL Race
Stan Musial's batting average fell 11 points to .371 last week but he still leads the National League. Jackie Robinson sits second at .365 with Richie Ashburn and Bob Elliott tied for third at .349. Gil Hodges expanded home run lead with 24, while Sam Jethroe tops steals with 11 as Preacher Roe improved to 10-0.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
Richie Ashburn
Phils
Bob Elliott
Boston
Gil Hodges
Pittsburgh
Kiner
Wally Westlake
St. Louis
Hodges
Dark
Westlake
Ashburn
Elliott
Gus Bell
Musial
Sam Jethroe
Preacher Roe
Warren Spahn
Don Newcombe
Texas League Scores and Standings Summary
Beaumont defeated Fort Worth 9 to 4 as 21 runs were listed with 8 inning pitchers Dyck and Tappe Mancuso. San Antonio beat Tulsa 9 to 7 behind Robertson Albrecht and Baich. Houston edged Oklahoma City 7 to 0 with Henson and Baldwin contributing. Shreveport defeated Dallas 9 to 8 with Sooter, Drake, Willis and Budny among the scorers.
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Dallas
Sooter
Drake
Willis
Point
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Nelson
Narleski
Vitter
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Optimists and Progressive clash at Barkdull Faulk
Basketball schedule lists Optimists facing Progressive at Barkdull Faulk at 8 p m and West Monroe Lions playing Jaycees at West Monroe at 8 p m with Wv F W and Exchange also listed for 8 p m at Sher rouse.
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Burk Named Head Crew Coach at Pennsylvania
A year ago Joe Burk the Henley Diamond Sculls winner in 1938 and 1939 was appointed head crew coach at Pennsylvania. The note recalls past sports milestones and honors across five, ten, and twenty year intervals including Lefty Gomez as Bing hamton Triplets manager and Bob Feller’s win streak against the Red Sox.
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Joe Burk
Pennsylvania
Lefty Gomez
Binghamton
Giants Aim to Halt Dodgers Near Pennant Race
Giants face crucial two week stretch to stop Brooklyn’s lead as the Dodgers seek to clinch the NL race before the All Star break. Key matchups include Giants vs Dodgers at Polo Grounds and Brooklyn at Brooklyn with major implications for the pennant chase.
Brister joins LaGrange High coaching staff in Lake Charles
Walter A. Brister Jr., a Louisiana College graduate and athlete, is named assistant coach at LaGrange High School. Superintendent H. A. Norton announced the appointment after Guy Carroll resigned to take a job at Bolton High School. Brister will coach the backfield and helm basketball.
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Walter A. Brister
Louisiana College
LaGrange High School
H. A. Norton
Calcasieu Parish
Brister
Norton
la Grange
Guy Carroll
Bolton High School
Alexandria
Ralph Hudson
Carroll
Williams Joins Leading Hitters In A.L. Race
Ted Williams of Boston hit .500 for the week, lifting him into the American League batting leaders with 15 hits in 30 at bats, six doubles and a home run. He drove in nine and scored ten, boosting season average to .332 in fifth.
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Ted Williams
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Ferris Fain
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Fain
White Sox
Gil Coan
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Roberto Avila
Cleveland
George Kell
Detroit
Ray Coleman
St. Louis
Dick Kryhoski
Luke Easter
Gil McDougald
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Minoso
Nelson Fox
Dom DiMaggio
Vern Stephens
Jim Busby
Coan
Avila
Kell
Eddie Robinson
Robinson
Gus Zernial
Busby
Randy Gumpert
Vic Raschi
Dado Marno Defeats Horiguchi by KO in eighth round
Tokyo June 26 Dado Marno world flyweight champion stopped Hiroshi Horiguchi in the eighth round of a scheduled ten rounder. Marino weighed 117 pounds while Horiguchi matched at 117. It was Marno's third bout in Japan.
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Hiroshi Horiguchi
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Horiguchi
Japan
Little League United Gas dominates The Palace in 12 to 1 win
United Gas pounded The Palace 12 to 1 as Hendricks and Gallion hit triples and Yeager delivered a three bagger. Lee and Hair limited Olcott-Stone to a one hit game in Monroe Furniture 16 to 3 triumph with Patton collecting three hits. Reed's Refrigeration stayed in second with 3 to 1 win over KNOE.
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Hair
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Fain Opens Lead in All-Star Poll for First Base
Ferris Fain, Philadelphia Athletics, tops the American League first base poll with 453 108 votes, lead over Eddie Robinson of the Chicago White Sox. Stan Musial leads all players with 493 737 votes, Nelson Fox second with 481 363 as voting runs to Friday ahead of the July 10 Detroit game.
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Veeck Seeks Majority of Browns Stock Transfer
St Louis June 26 A B M Veeck states his group is 30 000 shares short of the 75 percent pledge required to transfer the St Louis Browns. Pledged shares total 21 5090 plus DeWitts holdings of about 56 percent of 300 000 shares. He offers seven dollars a share for the remaining stock with a July 5 pledge deadline. Veeck hopes many holdouts will respond, stressing his personal investment.
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BM Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Bill
Charles DeWitt
Veeck
DeWitts
Chicago
Top Steeplechase Jockey Killed At Aqueduct Track
New York June 26. Harry Harris a leading steeplechase rider for a decade was killed Monday at Aqueduct while schooling Montadet for John M Schiff. The three year old horse struck the wing of a hurdle crushing Harris chest and rupturing his heart. The Aqueduct crowd was unaware of the fatal injury.
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Harry Harris
Aqueduct
John M. Schiff
Harris
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