Fielding Power Keeps Yankees and Dodgers Ahead in NL and AL
Defenses carry the pennant chase as the Dodgers hold a one game lead over the Cardinals in the NL and the Yankees sit two games ahead of the Indians in the AL. Dodgers set a league record with a .984 fielding percentage and 7 errors in 117 games, while the Yankees boast top double play totals but stumble on a late rally.
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Dodgers
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Brooks
Cards
Indians
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Senators
Cincinnati
Giants
Yankees Rally For 4-2 Win Over Tigers
Batting Ioy Noren doubled with two out and the bases loaded in the eighth to drive in three and lift the Yankees to a 4-2 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers. Pitching Randy Gumpert worked after Luke Easter tied the score in the ninth with a two run homer as the Senators beat the Indians 9-8 in 16 innings.
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Ioy Noren
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Randy Gumpert
Senators
Walter Masterson
Luke Easter
Indians
Muscatine Rifle Club Dominates Eastern Iowa Big Bore Tournament
The Muscatine rifle club dominated the third East Iowa Big Bore 30 calibre event held at Nitiman Road. Dale Eckhardt led with 195 points and 18 bullseyes while Robert Warren totaled 148 points and 13 bullseyes. The duo won the team match with 191 points and 16 V’s, as Edgington finished second. The event drew 28 shooters from the Midwest with officials including Joseph Johnston and John Nesmith.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Nitiman Road
Dale Eckhardt
Edgington
Warren
Eckhardt
Edwin Buffington
Floyd Duvall
Davenport
Major League Leaders Summary for American and National Leagues
The season’s top performers include Fain and Doby leading in batting and home runs, Berra and Mize in runs, and Consuegra and Roe recording strong pitching lines. Notable names include Musial, Schoendienst, Ashburn, Spahn, and Sauer with leading figures across Runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, and strikeouts.
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Fain
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Cleveland
Berra
New York
Minoso
Chicago
Joost
Zermal
Doby
Fox
Bauer
Simpson
Rizzuto
Jensen
Washington
Mineso
Consuegra
Shantz
Strikeoulsa — Pierce
Reynolds
Musial
St. Louis
Kruszewski
Cincinnati
Lockman
Hemus
Sauer
Thomson
New
Adams
Schoendienst
Ashburn
Ennis
Slaughter
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Boston
Roe
Black
Spahn
Mizell
Lopez Benches Shortstop Boone In Pennant Race
In a hot pennant race Cleveland manager Al Lopez benched shortstop Ray Boone saying his confidence is shattered. George Strickland, acquired from Pittsburgh, becomes Cleveland’s regular shortstop. Regular right fielder Barry Simpson is on probation for listless fielding after Boone’s two errors allowed six unearned runs against Washington.
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Washington
Cleveland
al Lopez
Ray Boone
Boone
Lopez
George Strickland
Pittsburgh
Barry Simpson
Baseball today standings and schedule amid night games
Daily standings show New York atop Detroit and Cleveland tied with Washington for night action. Sunday's results include New York 4 Detroit 2 and Washington 9 Cleveland 8 in 16 innings, plus Brooklyn 10 St. Louis 4 and Cincinnati 5 New York 4.
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Washington
Detroit
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
St Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pet. G
Brookly
Phil
Chi
Boston Ee
Muscatine Bowl Leagues Kick Off With City Wide Action
Labor Day ushers in bowling season as Muscatine hosts multiple leagues opening next week including Men’s Classic Commercial Major City Scratch and more. Leaders and high scorers feature Lichtenwald Verink Ballew with top totals. Learn To Bowl Week kicks off Wednesday with star matchups led by Paul Krumske and local standouts.
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The
Elks
Women of the Moose
Pearl City
Stanley Engineers
Night Hawks
Wilton
Five O'Clock Shadows
GPC
Ceylon
VFW
Jim Ballenger
Gene Chelf
Ab Lichtenwald
Vern Thede
Buzz Silberhorn
Leo Salemink
Linn Hart
Forrest Ballew
Bob Marshall
Ollie Bently
Lichtenwald and Walters
Lichtenwald
Verink
Ballew
Gentry
Jim Burke
Bill Ludwig
Dot Rauschenberger
Howard Smith
Columbus City
Katherine
Smiths
Tucson
Ariz
Kathy
Omaha
Viola Schade
Ellen Odell
Paul Krumske
Chicago
U. S
Jeanette Barthus
Kegler
Virgie Hopfer
Burlington
Evansville Holds Narrow Lead in Three I League Pennant Race
Evansville clings to a slim one and a half game edge over Terre Haute with the final week starting Monday. Burlington and Waterloo trail, while Terre Haute and Keokuk win eliminations, playoff spots shaping up as top four advance. Terre Haute trounced Quincy 10-4 and Burlington edged Evansville 5-4 in 12 innings.
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Philadelphia
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White Sox
A’s
Evansville
Terre Haute
Burlington
Waterloo
Quincy
Burlington Flints
Terre
Art Pennington
Pedro Ballester
Keokuk
Eddie McDonnell
Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids
Tigers
Ron Williams
Ewell Utley
We Pet
Outsider Clark Forces 18 Hole Fort Wayne Open Playoff
Jimmy Clark of Laguna Beach California tied Jim Turnesa after an even final round to force an 18 hole playoff for the $15,000 Fort Wayne Open title in Fort Wayne Indiana. Clark finished 16 under par 272 after a 69 final round despite never leading during the four days.
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Ind
Jimmy Clark
Laguna Beach
Calif
Jim Turnesa
Clark
Turnesa
Briarcliff
N.sa
Marty Furgol
Chicago
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
Fred Hass Jr
New Orleans
Muscatine Merchants Host Wilton in Exhibition Tonight
Muscatine softball champions, playing as Huttigs, meet Wilton in an exhibition at Oregon Field. The game starts at 7 30 p m with Sam Beatty possibly pitching after illness, while Vern LaRue is listed on the Merchant roster and may play.
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Muscatine
Huttigs
Wilton
Southeastern Iowa Softball Association
Oregon Field
Sam Beatty
Vern LaRue
Whistle Tightening Aims To Curb Rough Play In Football
As college football nears, officials to wield more whistles from the line judges to referees. Coaches say stricter enforcement follows the Johnny Bright incident that shocked guardians and drew widespread attention.
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New York
Johnny Bright
Drake University
Moline Juniors Blank Muscatine in Local League Game
Moline juniors shutout Muscatine American Legion juniors 7 to 0 at Moline with Kummans pitching two hits allowed. Kautz and Misel had Muscatine’s only two hits in the second frame while John Robinson lasted all seven runs for Muscatine. Nelson tripled and Oliver doubled for Moline while Kummans added a double. Next meeting at League Field is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Muscatine American Legion
Dow Motors
Moline
Kummans
Muscatine
Kautz
Misel
John Robinson
Nelson
Oliver
League’ Field
Ploppers 206 Wins Iowa Open in Dramatic Finish
Neil Plopper, 30, of Waverly Country Club, claimed the Iowa Open with a 54 hole total of 212 after rounds of 69 67 71. He edged defending champion Jim English by one stroke, with Jack Jones of Waterloo taking third at 208 and a tie for fourth between Joe Brown and Jack Webb. Plopper earned $200 as a dozen players broke par.
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Mason City
Neil Plopper
Iowa
Waverly Country Club
Jim English
Red Oak
Plepper
English
Labron Harris
Stillwater
Okla
Jack Jones
Waterloo
Joe Brown
Des
Moines
Jack Webb
Spirit Lake
Plopper
Meerdink Tops SE Iowa Elks Golf Tourney
Muscatine golfers excel at the Southeastern Iowa Elks event finishing runner up to host Fairfield in team standings. Charlie Meerdink captured the individual title with an even par 105 over 27 holes. Other Muscatine players posted scores across championship and flight divisions.
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Muscatine
Fairfield
Charlie Meerdink
Jim Nelson
Ed Hagermann
William Catalena
Kenny Hathaway
E. L. Emerson
Ray Dow
Larry Dwyer
Warren Davis
National sports brief roundup from coast to coast
Seattle Westland Eve rett Wash won the U S amateur title defeating Al Mengert Spokane Wash 3 and 2 in finals Columbus Al Chandler Hawthorne Calif defeated Jim Lucius Northfield Minn 8 6 in finals of national caddie tournament Fort Wayne Jim Turnesa Briarcliff N Y and Jimmy Clark Chicago tied for first in Fort Wayne open with 272 Sam Snead White Sulphur Springs W V won Brazilian open with 267 in 72 holes Tennis Vic Seixas Philadelphia and Mervyn Rose Australia beat Frank Sedgman Ken McGregor 3 6 10 8 10 8 6 8 Bob Hart Doris Hart Coral Gables Fla and Shirley Fry Akron retained women's title Toronto Dick Savitt Orange N J won Canadian singles 6 1 6 0 6 1 over Kurt Nielsen Los Angeles Curly Lambeau named coach of Washington Redskins Trap shoot Vandalia Ohio Mercer Tennille Shreveport La won national doubles title fourth time Cliff B Doughman Morrow Ohio took pro title Rudy Ftchen Sun Valley Idaho the overall champion
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Jack Westland
Everett
Wash
U. S
al Mengert
Spokane
Columbus
al Chandler
Hawthorne
Calif
Jim Lucius
Northfield
Minn
Fort Wayne
Ind
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff
N. Y
Jimmy Clark
Chicago
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Brookline
Mass
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Mervyn Rose
Australia
Frank Sedgman
Ken McGregor
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
Shirley Fry
Akron
Toronto
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Denmark
Kurt Neilsen
Mercer Tennille
Shreveport
Cliff B. Doughman
Morrow, O
Rudy Ftchen
Sun Valley
Idaho
Seixas
Sedgman
McGregor
Longwood
Coral Gabies
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Herb Flam
Newport Casino
Cedar Rapids and Sioux City Lead Iowa State Softball Final
Cedar Rapids and Sioux City meet Monday night for the Iowa state men s softball final. Both clubs reached the championship after semifinal wins Sunday. Sioux City blanked Ames Dunlap Motors 6 0 behind Francis Foley s six hit effort while Cedar Rapids edged Des Moines Glenn Towers 4 3.
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Booney
Whitey
Cedar Rapids
Blue Bunny
Sioux City
Ames Dunlap Motors
Francis Foley
Des Moines
Glenn Towers
Invincible Aussies Upset in National Doubles Finals
In Brookline Massachusetts Vic Seixas and Merfyn Rose upset Australia’s Sedgman and McGregor 3 6 10 8 10 8 6 8 8 4 to win the national doubles title. Doris Hart and Shirley Fry won the women’s doubles defeating Connolly and Brough 10 8 6 4.
IHSAA to Double Contribution to Insurance Premium
The Iowa High School Athletic Association will double its annual premium support for high school athletes. It currently pays 50 cents per insured athlete, about $14,000 yearly, and will rise to $1 per athlete, increasing the total to roughly $28,000.
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Boone
Iowa High School Athletic Association
IHSAA
Iowa High School Insurance Company
L S Women's Golf Tourney Begins Today
Portland Oregon hosts the 52nd United States women's championship at Waverley Country Club with about 160 entrants for qualifying. The field will narrow to 64 after 18 holes with match play set to begin Tuesday. Defending champion Dorothy Kirby leads a strong field including Claire Doran Grace De Moss Polly Riley Marjorie Lindsay Pat O'Sullivan Mae Murray from several states.
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Ore
United States
Waverley Euntry Club
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Grace de Moss
Corvallis
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Til
Pat O'Sullivan
Orange
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