Yankees Clinch Wide Lead With 12 7 Drubbing Of Browns
Yogi Berra belted two homers to raise his season total to 27 as the Yankees rallied past the St Louis Browns 12 7. Allie Reynolds allowed five unearned runs in the second inning but Ray Scarborough held the Browns to three hits in four innings. The win widened New Yorks AL lead over Cleveland to two games as Gus Zernial added his 25th homer for the A s in a 9 4 victory over the Indians.
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Yogi Berra
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Gene Bearden
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Parnell
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Boston
Cincinnati
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Yanks
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A’s
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Mike Garcia
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Billy Goodman
Clyde Vollmer
Dick Gernert
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Senators
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Tommy Brown
Bob Addis
Dee Fondy
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Cubs
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Billy Connelly
Pittsburgh
Connelly
al Corwin
Larry Jansen
Pirates
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Wilmer
Bent Mizell
Joe Presko
Baseball Today: Brooklyn at Chicago in sole scheduled game
The league releases standings and today is highlighted by one matchup. Brooklyn visits Chicago as the only scheduled game on the Friday slate.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
National Tennis Tournament Opens Friday
The National Tennis tournament opens Friday at Forest Hills with a record field of 127 players. Australia’s Frank Sedgman will defend the men’s singles title as the reigning champion. Maureen Connolly, 17, of San Diego California, will defend the women’s singles title.
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Forrest Hills
Australia
Frank Sedgman
Sedgman
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Calif
Major League Stars Lead Teams With Key Homers and Pitching
Yogi Berra drove in three runs with his 26th and 27th homers to power the Yankees to a 12-7 win over St Louis. Me Parrella pitched the Red Sox to a 5-0 six hit victory over Detroit extending Boston’s streak to five games.
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Yogi Berra
Yankees
New York
St. Louis
Parnell
Red Sox
Boston
Detroit
U S Golfers Lead Canadian Amateur Tourney
The 1952 Canadian Amateur golf championship at Capilano in Vancouver narrows to four as 16 U S players advance to the semi finals. Sam Arzetta Bill Campbell and Bill Shields lead with Shields posting nine birdies in 14 holes to defeat Lorne Smith. Campbell and Arzetta win decisive matches over Doug Bajus and Percy Clegg respectively.
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B. C
Hombres
Canada
Sam Arzetta
Bill Campbell
Bill Shields
U. S
Capilano
Shields
New York State
Lorne Smith
Dartmouth
N. S
Arzetta
Percy Clegg
Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Doug Bajus
Boston Red Sox Lose Trout for Ten Days
The Boston Red Sox place pitcher Dizzy Trout on a roughly ten day layoff with an ankle sprain. He was injured in the locker room when his spike caught the floor. The right ankle is painful and swollen but not broken.
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Boston Red Sox
Boston
Dizzy Trout
Stassforth Sparks Three Free Style Titles At Nationals
Stassforth, a 19 year old Ohio late sophomore and 1952 Olympic mile champion, swept toward three free style distances at the National AAU Outdoor Championships. Kenno added the quarter mile crown while Bowen Stassforth set American marks in the 220 yard breaststroke and 200 meter long course. Yoshi Oyakawa of Ohio State captured the 110 yard backstroke as Ohio State led Yale 70 to 43 in the team race.
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Bowen Stassforth
University of Iowa
Ohio State
Yoshi Oyakawa
Yale
Sturms Asked To Carthage Grid Drills
Bill Sturms a former Little Six high school halfback for Muscatine is among two boys invited to fall football practice at Carthage College in Carthage TH. Practice starts Sept 2 for an eight game schedule featuring Graceland and Iowa Wesleyan.
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Little Six
Muscatine High School
Carthage College
Carthage
Graceland
Iowa Wesleyan
Olson Seeks Sugar Ray Robinson Title Shot After KO
Carl Bobo Olson KOs Gene Hairston in six rounds at Madison Square Garden for his sixth straight win. Olson targets a rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson, saying Robinson edged him in their previous 15 round bout and Olson vows victory next time.
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Carl
Bobo) Olson
Hawaii
Gene
New York
Carl Bobo Olson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Gene Silent Hairston
Madison Square Garden
Bobo
Vincent Nardiello
Hairston
Robinson
Sid Flaherty
San Francisco
Youth Dominates Women's Amateur Golf Tournament
In Portland eight players reach the quarter finals of the Women's National Amateur. Edean Anderson, 22, from Helena Mont, beat Dorothy Kirby 4 and 3 to set the stage. Others advancing include Barbara Snook 17 of Portland and Pat Garner 19 of Midland Texas, with Romack Sacramento and Lesser Seattle among the contenders.
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Ore
Dorothy Kirby
Edean Anderson
Helena
Mont
Dorothy
Barbara Snook
Pat Garner
Midland
Tex
Barbara Romack
Sacramento
Pat Lesser
Seattle
Shirley McFethers
Long Beach
California
Miss Anderson
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Jacquelin Pung
Hawaii
Bartkus Tops 600 in Pla Mor Bowling Exhibition
Miss Jeanette Bartkus of Muscatine posted a 609 series in an exhibition with Paul Krumske of Chicago at Pla Mor lanes. Krumske totaled 669, Ballenger 567, and Mrs. Virgie Hupfer 514 as the opening of the 1952-58 season was marked by a capacity crowd and a postmatch bowling talk.
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Muscatine
Paul Krumske
Chicago
Pla Mor Lanes
Miss Bartkus
Krumske
Jim Ballenger
Virgie Hupfer
Burlington
Ballenger
Hupfer
Barthus
Bowling League Scores Special Match Highlights Standouts
P Krumske 669 and J Ballenger 567 led singles as J Barthus 609 and V Hupfer 614 followed. Paul Brink topped the series with 578 and 235 game while Hans Fullgrabe had 549. Leu's Garage led team totals 2829 with Moose 2776 and Muscatine Plumbing & Heating 986 high game 1918.
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J. Ballenger
J. Barthus
V. Hupfér
Paul Brink
Hans Fullgrabe
Phil Roth
Leu
Moose
Muscatine
Hoisum Bakers
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Heuer
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L. Dilbeck
H. Woll
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L. Beatty Sane
Leu'’s Garage
R. Ross
Brink Ee
B. Thornton
Robinson
D. Schmalz
Paul See
K. Schreurs
Moose Senwnne
Major League Evening Showdowns Matchups
At 6 30 PM several city league tilt pairs headline the docket Lamp Rehwaldt faces Brownbilt Shoes Dan s Buttertoast Shop tangles Coca Cola Meerdink Clothiers meets Blatz Beer Sterneman s takes on Mahraun s Sidwell s Ice Cream opposes Ina M2e s Local fans anticipate tight contests across diverse local brands and teams.
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Brownbilt Shoes
Dan's Buttertoast Shop
Coca Cola
Meerdink Clothiers
Blatz Beer Sterneman’s
Mahraun’s Service
Fall Schedule of YMCA Sports Opens Tuesday
The Muscatine YMCA announces a full fall sports schedule starting Tuesday under General Secretary B L Gallaher. No Labor Day classes. Gym classes led by Bob Logel with Navy experience, swimming led by Gary Ackerson and Don Moritz, basketball leagues organized by Jimmy Sturms.
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B. L. Gallaher
General Secetary
Bob Logel
Navy
Logel
Muscatine Junior College
Gary Ackerson
Don Moritz
Jimmy Sturms
Mathias Weighs Japan Trip Over Stanford Football
Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias, 21, considers whether to accept Dan Ferris invitation to Japan for AAU track junket or stay for Stanford football, risking absence for Santa Clara, Sept. 8 and Michigan games. Mathias is Stanford’s leading fullback and helped the Cardinal reach the Rose Bowl.
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Calif
Bob Mathias
Japan
Dan Ferris
Amateur Athletic Union
Stanford University
Mathias
Stanford
Indians
Santa Clara
Ee State
Michigan
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