Indians End Lopat Jinx With 8-0 Victory Over Yankees
Mexican Mike Garcia scatters 10 hits for his fifth win as the Indians rout the Yankees 8 to 2. Lopat’s luck fails after the first inning as the crowd of 20,217 at Cleveland Stadium sees rabbits’ feet and a black cat cited as luck. The White Sox beat former teammates Scarborough and Wright 6 to 5, widening their AL lead on a windy night at Comiskey Park.
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Softball and baseball highlights across leagues
Kents and Cities Service posted softball wins while Pierce earned his fifth straight victory after allowing 11 safeties. Rogovin pitched Fairhas e to its fifth shutout. Detroit beat Washington 6 5 as Kell tied it and Groth drove in the winning run. Newhouser pitched a complete game for his fifth victory. Lou Limmer’s grand slam led the A s past the Browns 7 6. Stan Musial hit two homers and a single as the Cards defeated the Giants 7 2. Presko beat Jansen in a pitching duel. Reds erased a 7 0 hole to beat the Braves 10 7 with Ryan and Hatton driving in three each.
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Was Monday Night’s Gorgeous George the Real Meloy?
Ramblin around notes fan speculation after a Monday wrestling card featuring the so called Gorgeous George. Doubt remains whether the star was Meloy or an impersonator as the crowd and columnists assess entrance pomp and the effect of a Russian Bear Hug from the Angel. Prince Sika the referee aided George to the dressing room after the bout.
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Major League Batting Scrambles Leaders Seen
Star hitters vie for the NL crown as Stan Musial climbs to second and Jackie Robinson leads with a .403 pace. In the AL top names include Fox Minoso and Busby, with Lopat and McDermott leading pitchers and strikeouts respectively.
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Opening Play On Tap In S E I S A Tonight
Opening play is set for tonight in the Eastern Iowa Softball Association on two diamonds. At Columbus Junction Muscatine Iowa Electric meets Columbus Junction V F W starting at 8 p.m. Ab Diller likely to pitch for Junction against Ralph Bartelt of Iowa Electric. In the other game West Liberty faces Letts on the Letts field.
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New York-Cigar Maid Tops Stallion Stakes at Belmont
In the National Stallion Stakes Female Division at Belmont Park New York-Cigar Maid won the event. Boston-Fair Appraisal captured the feature mile and one sixteenth race in 1 44 3-5. Chicago-Shawnee Squaw took the Anita Peabody Purse on the Lincoln Fields program at Washington Park.
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Muscatine Timberjacks Face Washington All-Stars Tonight
The Muscatine based Timberjacks travel to Washington for an out-of-league game against the Washington All-Stars. The nonconference matchup showcases local teams testing against fresh competition.
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1 600 Witness Matard at Jefferson Gym
Around 1 600 wrestling fans witnessed a five bout card at Jefferson gym Monday night led by Gorgeous George and the Angel in the main event. The Angel defeated George in the headline bout ending the evening on a sour note for spectators.
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Wrestling results showcase falls and notable pinfalls
The first fall ends with a Russian Bear hug and Gorgeous George unable to continue, giving the Angel the second fall by default. Stan Karolyia pins Maurice Robert twice in the final, hailed as the best match of the evening. Red Secret defeats Black Secret, Gorgeous Georgia beats Hillbilly Kate, and Mae Hutton pins the Lady Blimp in a popular decision.
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Cedar Rapids Defeats Quad Cities 9-1 In Six-Run Win
Cedar Rapids beat Quad Cities 9-1 as Bob Coleman allowed eight hits and Cedar Rapids exploded for six runs in the third inning. Waterloo handed Evansville a 7-2 defeat with a strong seventh inning rally. Tuesday’s slate has Terre Haute at Quincy Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids and Evansville at Waterloo.
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Pro leads Open qualifying with six under par 134
New York Jack Harden shot six under par 134 to top a field of more than 1,400 hopefuls for U S Open berths in El Paso Texas. In Broadstone England Beverly Hanson moved to the third round of the Women's British Amateur while fellow Americans Dot Kielty and Mrs Betty Singleton were eliminated.
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Phils City Service and Kent Feed win in Y league play
Monday night results show Phils Cities Service defeating Zion Lutheran 5 to 4 aided by a fourth inning rally. Kent Feeds topped Huttigs 5 to 1 as Dieckman scattered two hits, with four fifth inning runs driven by Nau Garvin F Hurlbut and Freese and a Dieckman double.
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Baseball Tonight Pairings and Monday Scores
Three games scheduled for New York at Cleveland Boston at Chicago Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at St Louis with noon and evening starts. Monday results show Cleveland over New York 8 to 2 and Chicago 6 to 2, Boston 5 to 0, Philadelphia 7 to 6, Detroit 6 to 5. Wednesday looks to Washington at Chicago and New York at St Louis with Boston at Detroit and Philadelphia at Cleveland.
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National League Baseball Scores and Schedules
St. Louis beat New York 7 to 2 in an NL game. Other results include Cincinnati 10 Boston 7 and Pittsburgh 12 Philadelphia 4. Schedule notes show games St. Louis at Brooklyn 11 30 am and Pittsburgh at Boston 6 30 pm with several 11 30 am or 6 pm starts across the league.
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French Championships Doubles Final Narrowly Won by Mac Gregor Sedgman
Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman defeated Gardnar Mulloy and Dick Savitt in four sets 6-2 2-6 9-7 7-5 to win the doubles title. Althea Gibson reached the second round at the Northern Lawn Tennis tournament in Manchester England with a decisive 6-1 6-1 win over Peggy Hodson.
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