Schedule Favors Indians in Pennant Bid
The 1952 American League pennant race centers on the Cleveland Indians with 27 games left, including 20 at home, while Detroit Tigers threaten by beating Cleveland when the two teams meet. Early Wynn earned his 17th win in a 9-3 Indians victory, Hal Newhouser limiting the Tribe to 1 run in a 4-1 Tigers win as New York and Boston on the road.
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Tigers
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Detroit
New York Yankees
Yankees
Wynn
Hal Newhouser
Tribe
Yanks
Theanks
Red Sox
Ome
Rosen
Fred Hatfield
Baseball Today League Standings and Schedule
The schedule shows Brooklyn at Chicago as Friday’s lone game. Thursday results include Brooklyn 9 Chicago 6 and New York 14 Pittsburgh 7. American League standings list New York, Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Detroit, with recent results and upcoming night games.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
W.L. Reet
Cleveland
Washington
Louwis
Detroit
Says Vols Strong Defensively Weak Offensively
Tennessee coach Gen Bob Neyland predicts 1952 football will be weaker on offense and stronger on defense than 1951. Key backfield losses include Hank Lauricella and five offensive and defensive regulars, with Pat Shires emerging as the lead back in a single wing set.
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Tenn
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Bob Neyland
Neyland
Maryland
Associated Press
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Ted Daffar
Pat Shires
Hinton
W. Va
Hal Hubbard
Lynchburg
Ed Morgan
Hendersonville
N. C
Andy Kozar
St. Michael
Miller Trevarthen Reach Finals in Geneva Club Championship
Over 70 entrants from Davenport Sterling Muscatine and surrounding areas compete in the Geneva Amateur golf tour with finals set for Sunday. Trevarthen defeats Hagerman 3 and 2 to reach the 1952 final. Miller advances by eliminating Meerdink. First prize in the championship flight is 100 dollars in irons with 500 dollars total in prizes.
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Labor Day
Paul Barton
Jack Cavenee
Jim Nelson
Bill Wulff
Tom Rowe
Fairfield
Jack Theodoropulas
Lloyd Koehler
John Miller
Bill Oberhaus
Davenport
Robert Grieser
Ernie Hubbart
Ed Rutt
Len Nocia
Sterling
Muscatine
Ed Hagermann
Charles Meerdink
Art Miller
Nick Pulliam
Walt Breedlove
Larry Dwyer
Steve Orlich
Dr. Wm
Catalona
Richard Havercamp
George Boldt
Ed Chamberlin
E. L. Emerson
Bill Rissman
John Trevarthen
Trevarthen
Ed Hagerman
Miller
Pat Schmalz
Myrtle Othmer
Othmer
Melda McDermott
McDermott
Bill Moore
Ralph Stark
Moore
George Snell
Jack Schmalz
Bob Roach
Ed Carlisle
Hank Godeke
Kenneth Slack
Mark Scannell
Winnie Pratt
Bert Roundy
Arnie Lange
Harland Grunder
Sid Smith
Edith Schmalz
Irene Meerdink
Arlene Lister
Helen Moore
Mary Hammon
June Swenger
Mary Beth McDermott
Susan Meerdink
Meerdink
Hawaii Leads Semi Finals in Womens Amateur Golf
Four favored players from Hawaii Washington Texas and California advance to the semifinals at Waverley Country Club Portland Ore The matchups pit Jacqueline Pung Honolulu vs Patricia Ann Lesser Seattle and Patricia Garner Midland Texas vs Shirley McFetters Long Beach California Winners meet Saturday over 36 holes for the title Pung who beat Edean Anderson Helena Mont 2 up is a 29 year old mother of two noted for barefoot quickness and power on the greens
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Washington
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Waverley Country Club
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Honolulu
Patricia Ann Lesser
Seattle
Patricia Garner
Midland
Tex
Shirley McFetters
Long Beach
Calif
Pung
Edean Anderson
Helena
Mont
Miss Lesser
Barbara Romack
Sacramento
Miss Garner
Barbara Snook
Miss McFethers
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Daughers
Tigers overpower Indians as Newhouser nets 198th win
Pitcher Early Wynn? Actually Newhouser earns his 198th victory in a 4-1 Detroit win over Cleveland. At the plate Cass Michaels contributes while the Athletics beat Boston 6-4 on a three-run double in a four-run eighth inning rally.
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Giants
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
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Cass Michaels
A's
Yanks
Joe Black
Black
Clem Labine
Cubs
Dodgers
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Mathias declines Japan junket for rest and return
Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias of Stanford will skip a junket to Japan with fellow athletes. He will not report for spring practice at Palo Alto next Monday, instead taking a full week of rest before joining the team. Coach Chuck Taylor approves the plan. Mathias would have missed Stanford's first three games otherwise.
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Japan
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Chuck Taylor
Mathias
Stanford
Muscatine Varsity Alumni Game Set for Heinz Field
The Muscatine alumni meet the 1952 Little Muskie varsity at 7 30 tonight at Heinz Field. With seven lettermen back and several promising underclassmen, the game will reveal which players win guard and tackle spots and how the Muskies look after practice at Jefferson Field this week.
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Heinz Field
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Muskie
Jerry Stark
Drake Letterman
Joe Sotello
Washington
Stark
Drake
Maury Ziegenhorn
Muskies
Bill Dietrich
Purple and Gold
Bill Battenhagen
Bill Molis
Jon Rakow
Bill Dickinson
John Duncan
Dick Anderson
Legion Juniors to Play Sunday in Muscatine
The Muscatine American Legion juniors host the Moline juniors Sunday at League Field in South Muscatine at 2 p.m. in a benefit game to fund a trip to a Chicago major league baseball game. Tickets are sold downtown and by the players. this is the juniors last game of the year.
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League Field
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U S Golfers Reach Semis in Canadian Amateur
Four American golfers advance to the semifinals in Vancouver as Canadians fall after Thursday matches. Ed Meiser of Cleveland and Larry Bouchey of New York face Sammy Arzetta as Billy Campbell of Huntington and Arzetta clash in a 36 hole semi final with Bouchey meeting Meiser.
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Sammy Arzetta
Larry Bouchey
U. S
Roos
San Francisco
Ed Meiser
Cleveland
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Arzetta
Billy Campbell
Hunting
W. Va
Campbell
Presbyterians Triumph in YM Sunday School Tournament Final
The Presbyterian Presbys crushed the Baptists 23-4 at Oregon Field to win the YMCA Sunday School softball tournament. Higgerson pitched a complete game allowing seven hits with strong hitting across the Presbys lineup, while Townsend stood out for the Baptists with three hits. The season ended, with promise of next year if enough boys participate.
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Oregon Field
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Presbys
Higgerson
Presley
Townsend
Jim Sturms
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