Athletics Sweep Red Sox and Yankees as Race Tightens
Philadelphia's Jimmy Dykes again shows late surge power as the A's sweep a twi-night doubleheader 6 to 1 and 5 to 3 over Boston, narrowing the gap to 1 1/2 games behind the Red Sox and six behind the Yankees. Bobby Shantz, Harry Byrd and Carl Scheib pace the mound support while Ferris Fain Gus Zernial and Eddie Joost spark the offense. Zernial tops league RBIs with 91 and trails in homers by one to the leaders. The A's schedule includes nine games with New York and three with Cleveland. The Indians beat Detroit 4 to 2. Luke Easter's 23rd homer seals the win. Coan and Busby homer for the Yanks in a 4 to 1 loss as Brooklyn leads. Warren Hacker and Campanella contribute for the Dodgers’ loss.
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Jimmy Dykes
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
A’s
Cleveland
Yanks
Detroit
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Athletics
Red Sox
Bobby Shantz
Shantz
Ace Dykes
Harry Byrd
Carl Scheib
Ferris Fain
Gus Zernial
Eddie Joost
Fain
Zernial
Yogi Berra
Larry Doby
Scheib
Lightning Fades for Giants After Championship Dream
Giants writers concede the 1950 title chase is over as Leo Durocher’s club struggles to recapture last year’s magic. Ills included Monte Irvin’s ankle injury, Willie Mays army duty, Jansen’s decline, Maglie’s back, and fielding lapses from Bob Thomson.
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Dodgers
Sal Maglie
Leo Durocher
Monte Irwin
Willie Mays
Army
Larry Jansen
Maglie
Bobby Thomson
Irwin
Monte
Baseball League Standings and Today’s Schedule
American League standings show New York leading with 74 wins, Cleveland 73, Boston 68, Philadelphia 67, Chicago 66, Washington 66, Detroit 43. Today’s schedule includes Cleveland at Chicago night, Washington at New York, Boston at Philadelphia, Detroit at St Louis night, with two Friday results: Cleveland 4 Detroit 2 and Washington 3 New York 2.
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Major League Leaders Summary
Majors leaders list top players by batting and pitching stats from several teams. Notable figures include Musial and Kruszewski among batting leaders, Sauer and Kiner in home runs, plus Spahn and Rush for strikeouts. The data covers runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, stolen bases, and pitching wins, ERAs, and strikeouts.
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Adams
Cincinnati
Schoensdienst
Musial
St. Louis
Scohendienst
Sauer
Chicago
Thomson
New York
Slaughter
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Boston
Black
Roe
Spahn
Rush
Baseball Leaders and Standouts From 1950s Season
Compiled list highlights top players by stat across leagues. Names include Berra and Dobdy leading home runs with 27. Zermal and Rosen top RBIs. Fox and Fain fielding and hitting tallies. Simpson and Rizzuto among triples. Jensen and Minoso for stolen bases. Consuegra and Shantz lead pitching with win totals and strikeouts.
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Berra
New York
Avila
Cleveland
Zermal
Philadelphia
Rosen
Fox
Chicago
Fain
Bauer
Simpson
Rizzuto
Dobdy
Jensen
Washington
Minoso
Consuegra
Shantz
Pierce
Major League Stars Shine in Evening Baseball Wins
Jim Busby of the Senators hit a two run homer in the ninth to give Washington a 3-2 win over New York. Warren Hacker pitched the Cubs to a 4-1 win over Brooklyn for his 12th victory of the season.
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Senators
Washington
New York
Warren Hacker
Cubs
Chicago
Brooklyn
Grant Butcher Knocks Out Joe Barker in Reno Bout
Reno result shows Grant Butcher of San Francisco stopping Joe Barker of Spokane in the early rounds. Barker suffered the knockout in Reno Nevada as both fighters weighed in at specified limits.
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Reno, Nev
Grant Butcher
San Francisco
Joe Barker
Spokane
Wash
Evansville Braves Stop Flints 8-5 in Tight Race
Terre Haute Phillies remain two games back after beating Keokuk 10-1 to keep pace with Evansville. Evansville edged Burlington 8-5 to hold a 1 percent margin behind the Phils as the season ends Monday. Stan Palys and Joe Podoley led Terre Haute with two homers while Dan Ramer limited Keokuk to three safeties. Quincy won 5-1 over Quad Cities. Waterloo crushed Cedar Rapids 11-1.
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Quincy
Quad Cities
Tigers
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Class D Rookie Hurls No-Hitter For Appleton
Appleton Wisconsin rookie Dick Grabowski pitched a no hit no run game Friday night in a 2 0 win over Oshkosh. He improved to 20 7 with Appleton and struck out seven, raising his season total to 180 eighths toward the all time mark. Grabowski came from Boston Braves camp where illness limited him to six innings.
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Wis
Dick Grabowski
Grabowski
Oshkosh
Boston Braves
Braves
Travis Jackson
Norwich
Conn
Jackson
Williamsport Narrow Win Caps Little League World Series
Williamsport Pennsylvania and Norwalk Connecticut defeated Monogahela Pennsylvania 4 to 3 to win the Little League World Series.
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Williamsport
Norwalk
Iowa Announces 1952 Iowa Waterfowl Season Dates
Iowa duck hunters may find plenty of local ducks with a better than average duck production and a strong wood duck crop. The season opens at 12 noon October 8 and runs 55 days to December 1, with daily duck bag four and possession eight, including one wood duck. Goose limits five with up to two Canada geese, coot limits ten. After opening day, shooting hours are from half an hour before sunrise to one hour before sunset.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
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Interior Chapman
Jones Honored As Bobby Jones’s Son Leads Insurance Open
The opening round of the four day Insurance City Open in Wethersfield showcased top players like Riegel and Wall, with Skee Riege and Art Wall Jr. posting five under par 66s to lead at halfway. Julius Boros stood at one under with 70. Robert Tyre Jones III, a weekend golfer, drew quiet applause on his tee shot amid the tribute to his legendary father.
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Boros
Tyrnesa
Palmer
Robert Tyre Jones
Bobby Jones
Young Jones
Pittsfield
Voss
New England
Skee Riege
Tulsa
Okla
Art Wall Jr
Mc Gregor Ailing May Not Be Ready For Tennis Match
Forest Hills, N Y Australian Ken McGregor struggles with a stomach ailment ahead of his National Tennis Championships match against Calvin Mac Cracken of Tenafly New Jersey. Frank Sedgman and Vic Seixas showcase strong recent form as rivals in the same draw half.
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Mc ‘Gregor
Forest Hills
N. Y
Ken McGregor
Big Ken
Calvin MacCracken
Tenafly
McGregor
Frank Sedgman
Wimbeldon
Brookline
Mass
Sedgman
Ken
Vic Seixas
United States
Muskies Scrimmage Shines Speed But Lacks Blocking Depth
Muscatine's 1952 Lit tle Muskie team under Jim Maas showed speed and a developing passing attack in a scrimmage against alumni and varsity. Six backs played, highlighting the need for improved blocking to open openings. Sid Stark and Ken Brown flashed speed, while Lofgren connected on throws and Stark added a touchdown through the air.
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Muscatine Grid
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Little Muskie
Heinz Field
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Ron Hayes
Ken Brown
Sid Stark
Cliff Hammonn
Don Rogers
Rogers
Schmelzer
Lyons
Lofgren
Stark
Don Schmelzer
Darrel Lyons
Gary Ackerson
Warren Brown
Jim Hahn
Harlan Ziegenhorn
Ron King
Harry Glatstein
Bob Andersen
Jim Misel
Bell Scannell
John Glidden
Tom Hahn
Kenny McDaniel
Ray Gaddis
Jon Rakow
Jerry Stark
Bob Zawolnek
Bill Dietrich
Bill Dickinson
George Bishop
Maury Ziegenhorn
Bill Bartenhagen
East Waterloo
Portland finalists named in national women’s amateur
Mrs. Jacque line Pung of Hawaii and Shirley McFetters of Long Beach Calif qualified for finals in the national women’s amateur championship held in Portland Oregon.
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Ore
Jacqueline Pung
Hawaii
Shirley McFetters
Long Beach
Calif
U S Golfers Reach Canadian Amateur Finals in 1952
Larry Bouchey of California faces Bill Campbell of Huntington in the finals after a 36-hole semifinal day. Campbell edged Sammy Arzetta 3 and 2, while Bouchey rallied to beat Ed Meister 1 up, ensuring the title may depart Canada for the first time since 1949.
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B. C
Larry Bouchey
California
Bill Campbell
Dominion
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Huntington
W. Va
Campbell
Sammy Arzetta
East Rochester
N. Y
Sammy
Bouchey
Ed Meister
Cleveland
Meister
Bowling League Scores and Standings Report
In the bowling league standings Marian Becker posts the high individual series with 447 and Marie Beckman follows with 461. Beckman registers the high individual game with 197 while Betty Weirhauser earns the second high series at 178. Guides tally the high team series at 1963 and the Chaplains record the second high team series at 1878 and the second high team game at 677.
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Forest Hills Favorites lead in national singles matches
Forest Hills New York favorites led by Frank Sedgman and Vic Seixas won first round singles matches. Glen Cove New York’s Art Larsen, from San Leandro California, defeated Gardnar Mulloy from Miami Florida 6 2 6 3 in finals of the Nassy Bowl tour nament.
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N. Y
Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas
Glen Cove
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Hawaiian Mother and Long Beach Girl Set Amateur Final
In Portland the 1952 Women's National Amateur Golf Championship final features Honolulu mother Jacquelin Pung facing Long Beach newcomer Shirley McFedters. Pung beat Seattle's Pat Lessor 6 and 4, while McFedters eliminated Pat Garner one up on the 20th hole.
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Portland
Ore
Honolulu
Jacquelin Pung
Calif
Shirley McFedaters
Mrs. Pung
Seattle
Pat Lesser
Shirley
Pat Garner
Midland
Tex
Mya Pung
Boxing Club bids farewell to Al Weill in style
The International Boxing Club honored retiring matchmaker Al Weill with a watch and praise at a party. Weill will become Rocky Marciano's manager ahead of a Sept 23 title bout with Jersey Joe Walcott in Philadelphia. He denied being pushed to resign and thanked supporters including commission head Robert Christenberry.
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International Boxing Club
al Weill
Weill
Jim Norris
IBC
Rocky Marciano
Jersey Joe Walcott
Philadelphia
Rocky
Marty Weill
SEC
Robert Christenberry
New York State Athletic Commission
Christenberry
Marciano
Caddies Sought for Geneva Amateur Golf Tourney
Genevea Golf and Country Club pro Mel Roewert calls for caddies for the Geneva Amateur on Monday. Boys should report to the course at 8 a.m. A large field of top golfers is entered, so many caddies are needed.
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Mel Roewert
Geneva
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