Cage Squad Dominates as Decathlon Heats Rise
Olympic action features Mathias extending his decathlon lead after seven events with 6099 points while Campbell and Simmons trail. Russians shatter records in weightlifting and Russia leads overall, US in second as swimmers begin competitive phase and Hungary and Sweden post strong marks.
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United States
Andy Stanfield
France
Bob Mathias
Tulare
Calif
Mathias
Milton Campbell
N. J
Sepp Hipp
Germany
College Golfers Lead Broadmoor Invitational Semifinals
Goldwater the defending champion defeated Morrell 4 and 3 in the quarterfinals. Reed of North Texas State ousted Fowler 6 and 5. Dawson beat Brown 2 up. Spangler moved up with a 6 and 5 win. The 32nd Broadmoor Invitational semifinals feature leading golfers from Arizona Texas California Nebraska and Stanford.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Bob Galcewater
Phoenix
Ariz
Buster Reed
Denton
Tex
John Dawson
Palm _ Springs
Calif
Dick Spangler
Lincoln
Toca
Goldwater
John Morrell
Elgin
Reed
North Texas State College
Keith Fowler
Amarillo
Dawson
Free Brown
Los Angeles
Stanford University
Spangler
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Barney Leonard
Jefferson Midgets Triumph Over Fletcher Midgets
Jefferson Midgets defeated Fletcher Midgets 15 to 3 Friday morning at Fletcher Park. Walters pitched for Jefferson with Grossklaus catching. Blitcher started for Fletcher. Monday games schedule Weed versus Fletcher at Fletcher with the Midget game in the morning and the Junior game in the afternoon.
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Jefferson
Fletcher
Fletcher Park
Walters
Grossklaus
Blitcher
Weed
Legion Juniors Clashing With Fort Madison At Weed Park
Muscatine's American Legion junior team sponsored by Dow Motors will face Fort Madison juniors at Weed Park Sunday at 2 30. The game moved from League Field due to a horse show canceling play there.
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Muscatine
American Legion
Dow Motors
Fort Madison
Weed Park
League Field
Iowa Electric Beats Dave's Timberjacks 17 8 to Move Second
Iowa Electric broke loose at Oregon Field with a mix of two home runs three doubles and a triple and seven Dave's errors to topple Dave's Timberjacks 17 8. Skeeter Proffitt led with a homer and four runs while Oveson Borgstadt Havemann and Bartelt contributed key hits as Elec tic rises to second in SEISA behind Letts. Columbus Junction dropped from the league, forfeit losses noted, with two games on tap Tuesday including Wapello at Oregon Field and Washington at Letts.
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Iowa Electric
Oregon Field
Dave
SEISA
Skeeter Proffitt
Gene Berlin
Electric
Dave’s
Oveson
Shellabarger
Sprouse
Simmons
Proffitt
Borgstadt
Ralph Bartelt
Dave Funk
Humpy Havemann
Havemann
Grady
R. Bartett
Timberjacks
Letts
West Liberty
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Washington
Wilton
Marciano Prepares For Matthew Fight At Yankee Stadium
Rocky Marciano winds up training for the world heavyweight bout with Harry Matthews set for Monday night at Yankee Stadium. Promoter hints and trainer Charley Goldman say Marciano plans an early, aggressive attack, aiming to set up a title shot against Jersey Joe Walcott in September.
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Greenwood Lake
N. Y
Harry Matthews
Yankee Stadium
Rocky Marciano
Brockton
Mass
Joe Walcott
Charley Goldman
Rocky
Open Season Sets Rabbit Squirrel Hunts in State
The State Conservation Commission sets open seasons for rabbits and squirrels, identical to 1951. Grey and fox squirrels run Sept 15 to Nov 15 statewide with a daily bag limit of six and possession 12 after day one. Cottontail and jack rabbits season runs Sept 15 to Jan 31, 1953 with 10 rabbits per day and no possession limit.
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State Conservation Commission
Tigers Rally Late For 2-1 Victory Over Yankees
Detroit defeats New York 2-1 as Steve Souchock homers in the ninth inning. Jim Hearn and the Giants blank Cincinnati to win 3-1, with a two run homer fueling the effort.
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Steve Souchock
Tigers
Detroit
New York Yankees
Jim Hearn
Giants
Cincinnati
New York
KWPC Park Lane Golf Opens With Record Entries
The fifth KWPC Park Lane tournament at the country club opens with hopes of 200 entries as players from several states and Montreal join five foursomes. Defending champion Earl Keim and runner up Lee Keim return to defend titles while six flights plus the championship flight award trophies and more than 450 dollars in prizes.
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Montreal
Canada
Earl Keim
Lee Keim
Keim
Major League Leaders Across Batting and Pitching Lists
A dense summary of season leaders listing batting markers for players like Musial Adams Sauer and Berra and pitching leaders such as Roe Black Sain Shantz and Pierce with tie notes, team affiliations including St Louis Chicago New York Philadelphia Cleveland Boston and Brooklyn, and key stats like hits runs and home runs.
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Lockman
New York
Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Chicago
Reese
Brooklyn
Hemus
Sauer
Thomson
Hodges
Ennis
Philadelphia
Slaughter
Adams
Cincinnati
Schoendienst
St Louis
Fondy
Hamner
Williams
Jethroe
Boston
Mueller
Woyrostok
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Mathews
Cox
Ashburn
Roe
Berra
Minoso
Rosen
Cleveland
Joost
Avila
Dropo
Detroit
Doby
Vernon
Washington
Fox
Simpson
Jensen
Rizzuto
Throneberry
Shantz
Raschi
Shea
Sain
Reynolds
Pierce
Garcia
McDermott
Wynn
Gray
Indians Fight Back to Narrow AL Pennant Gap
The Cleveland Indians rebound from a tough doubleheader split with the New York Yankees by beating Washington 4-2 to move into third place, 1 4 games behind the Yankees and 4 1/2 back of Boston. Early Wynn wins, Jim Hegan and Larry Doby homer.
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Indians
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Yanks
Washington
Senators
New York
Boston
Tigers
Detroit
Red Sox
Bombers
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
A’s
U S Can Wrap Up Victory In Davis Cup Matches
The United States can seal a Davis Cup win over Japan in the first round as top doubles duo Talbert and Mulloy face Kumamaru Nakano. Larsen and Seixas earned decisive wins in singles as Miyagi battles Larsen and Seixas meets Kamamaru on Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Billy Talbert
New York
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Fila
United States
Japan
Jiro Kumamaru
Fumiteru Nakano
Kumamaru
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Atsushi Miyagi
Kamamaru
Seixas
Miyagi
Larsen
Baseball Standings and Weekend Schedule Highlights
The standings show New York and Chicago atop the American and National Leagues respectively with Detroit and St. Louis near the middle. Saturday features matchups including New York at Detroit and Philadelphia at Chicago with several probables. Sunday's slate includes Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Detroit, while Monday lists multiple cross-league games across cities.
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Pet
G.B
New York
Brooklin
Boston
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Philce Pnia
Stobbs
St Louis
McDermott
Harrist
Bearden
Ireno
Feller
Detroit
Huttigs Edge Benhams 15-9 To Tie For Second In YMCA
Huttig's outslugged Benham's 15-9 in the YMCA league with Dick Peterson driving in three runs on a home run and two singles. Babe Kurriger added a triple and a single as Hut TIG's pitcher Beatty worked four strong innings. State Improvement vs National Guard was postponed due to a power outage.
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Benham
Beatty
Alexander
National Guard
Evans
Benham’s
F. Kurriger If
Benham's
AB Steckman
Calvert Cf
Henke P
Schwab
Burns
Ree Thompson
Ewan
People sue for more these days and auto injuries rise
The article notes rising lawsuits for automobile injuries and other damages while highlighting the low cost of carrying an America Fore policy to protect against loss from such suits and the modest extra cost for broader coverage.
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