Monroe Juniors Beat Clarks Legion 7 3 in Baseball Match
The Monroe American Legion Juniors defeated Clarks 7 to 3 behind pitching by Wadsworth and Campbell. Jimmy Choates led Monroe with two hits including a double. They face Bastrop Wednesday with Campbell or Johnson on the mound.
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Monroe American Legion
Clarks
David Wadsworth
Dick Campbell
Jimmy Choates
Monroe
Bastrop
Campbell
Johnson
Chrstman
Iose Meredith
Prickie
McChs
Trasasee Oe
Feater
Seceseess
Mien
Christman
Frickie
Meeks
Albritton
Fuller
Wadsworth
Leos
Choate
Gannaway
Cunningham
Esters
Robinson Takes Lead In National Batting
Jackie Robinson has overtaken Stan Musial for the National League batting lead with a .369 average after a week of strong hitting. Musial slips to .351 while Duke Snider holds third at .342 and Johnny Wyrostek rises to fourth at .338. Wyrostek adds 16 points with 13 hits in 30 at bats, as Carl Furillo and Dick Sisler and Johnny Hopp share eighth at .321. Enos Slaughter sits sixth at .335, Whitey Lockman at .328, and Robinson and Lockman tie for most hits at 82. Ralph Kiner tops the RBI and homer lists, while Bob Miller remains undefeated at 6-0.
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New York
Jackie Robinson
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Jackie
Wyrostek
Andy Pafko
Chicago
Wrostek
Enos Slaughter
Whitey Lockman
Carl Furillo
Dick Sisler
The
Phils
Johnny Hopp
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Lockman
Robinson
Bob Miller
Warren Spahn
Boston
Robin
Navy Football Boost Gets Senate Approval
The Senate approved a bill to boost Navy football by authorizing the secretary of the navy to fill Annapolis vacancies like West Point. It would also lower the maximum academy admission age from 24 to 22, aligning Navy with Army provisions.
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Navy
Senate
Washington
House
Army
Secretary of the Navy
Annapolis Academy
West Point
Roberts of the Phils in the strike out race
Roberts of the Phillies leads in a strikeout race, with standout performance highlighting the pursuit of the league lead and pitching dominance.
Nichols Motors Dominates City League Baseball
Nichols Motors continued to dominate the City League last night by edging Spatafora Pharmacy 7 to 6 as Russ and Pickens homered and led in hits alongside Rubin. Monroe Auto Auction stopped Hunt and Whitaker 9 to 6 with Carter collecting two hits and Head and Calhoun homering for Hunt and Whitaker. Clover Leaf defeated Spatafora Grocery 9 to 3 as Hugh Smith homered and four team hits produced the nine runs.
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Nichols Motors
Spatafora Pharmacy
Russ
Nichols
Pickens
Rubin
Monroe
Hunt and Whitaker
Carter
Head and Calhoun
Hunt
Whitaker
Clover Leaf
Spatafora Grocery
Spatafora
Wilbur Smith
Paul Fontana
Hugh Smith
Clover Leaf Dairy
Spatafora Phar
Monroe Auto Auc
Consistent New York racing opens Aqueduct meeting with mixed results
Consistent reporting shows the Aqueduct track meet in New York started with the first four favorites failing to place, while the subsequent four races saw the favorites prevail. This note highlights shifting outcomes across the early program and suggests a volatile start to the 20 day meeting.
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New York
Aqueduct
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Solly Levitt
Gene Boland
Detroit
Coney Island
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Ved
Sdeves
Rhymes
Shee Eens
Causey
Senna Cunningham
Sae
Ensminger
McBeth
Cage
G Fuller
Avington
Tae
Tees
MecMullener
Baber
General Electric
Musial
Duke Snider
Johnny Wyrosiek
Cincinnati
Monroe Homes
G. E
Erie
General Electric Company
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