Pirates top Dodgers 3 2 as Thomas and Coles homer drive win
Frank Thomas and Dick Cole hit solo and two run blasts to back a strong start by Pittsburgh. The Pirates snapped a six game skid against Brooklyn, winning 3 2 and moving into position in the National League race. Willie Mays added four RBI for the Giants in a 5 4 win over Philadelphia. Bob Grim earned his first complete game for the Yankees in a 7 3 victory over the Athletics as Boston and Chicago also posted wins.
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Dick Cole
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Associated Press
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Philadelphia
SECA Girls Tie Holdover Classic To Seventh Inning
SECA Girls win holdover game in dramatic fashion with a run in the tenth to beat North End 4 3. Earlier tied 3 3 after darkness, the game resumed Monday with Rosie Smith holding North End hitless. Camp Derrick and South End Civic Association teams are set to meet next Wednesday.
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South End Civic Association
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H. Stup
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Summers
White Sox poised for pennant with Kell bolster
In a spring assessment Gayle Talbot notes Chicago White Sox need a strong third baseman like George Kell to contend for the American League pennant. Kell’s return could lift the team from a tight stretch, with Richmonds’ pitchers often winning one run games and the Sox edging toward the World Series.
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New York
Chicago White Sox
George Kell
Boston Red Sox
Kells
Paul Richards
Yankees
Wamahachie
Kell
Keil Hunael
Chicago Boys
Jim Rivera
Sox
White Sox
Richards
Frederick Dodgers Win Thriller 8 to 6 in Ten Innings
Frederick Dodgers edged Maryland Wildcats 8 to 6 in ten innings at Emory Grove. Hall hit his first homer of the season as the Dodgers rallied from a 5-3 deficit to lead 6-5 before the Wildcats tied it in the top of the inning. Dixon pitched relief for the Dodgers, with Hove on the mound in the later frames.
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Martinez Favored To Defeat Chuck Davey
Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey a sixth ranked welterweight carries a 7 5 favorite over Michigan State bred Chuck Davey in a nationally televised 10 rounder at Chicago Stadium Davey previously lost to Gavilan in a welterweight title tilt on February 11 1933 Since then Davey beat Guiliani Masteran and Drexver and dropped fights to Andrews and Aragon Little League results Lions beat Civitan Walkersville High School and College Park tied to state meet specifics noted including athletes Horner Clem Keeney Handley Duncan and the Walkersville relay team
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Chicago Stadium
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Davey Flags
Sammy Guiliani
Sammy Masteran
Gerald Drexver
al Andrews
Art Aragon
Los Angeles
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College Park
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Horner
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Baseball Standings and Schedule from AP Update
The AP baseball update shows American and National League standings with teams like Cleveland Milwaukee Brooklyn and New York. It lists recent results, tonight and upcoming games, probable pitchers and matchups across leagues with notes on schedules for Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Boston Milwaukee Cincinnati and others.
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Cavarretta Signs with White Sox in 1934 Return
Phil Cavarretta, once Cub manager and star, signed with the Chicago White Sox for the 1934 season as utility player and pinch hitter. He will join the Sox after a $100,000 deal involving Grady Hatton for third baseman George Kell, with Frank Lane calling him a fine addition.
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Frank Lane
Marty Marion
Baltimore
Comiskey Park
Cleveland Indians
Paul Richards
Bob Keegan
Shift In Dates Is Announced Cancelled In Cumberland Meet
Baltimore May 24 The long awaited shift in dates for Cumberland s 10 day race meeting was announced then called off hours later when the Maryland Racing Commission found wagering equipment would not be available The commission later withdrew its plan shifting Cumberland s dates to avoid West Virginia tracks and noted opposition from Charles Town and Wheeling W Va The unchanged tracks include Hagerstown Timonium Marlboro Bel Air with August 18 to 28 and September dates for others
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Cumberland
Maryland Racing Commission
D. Eldred Rinehart
Commission
Caumberland
West Virginia
American Totalisator Co
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Wheeling
W. Va
Maryland
Hagerstown
Civitans Lose League Lead in 7-4 Upset
Cedllar-dwelling Lions topple league leaders the Civitans 7-4 at Robert Staley Memorial Stadium. Yeuns Richard Markey overpassed too often and received weak support as the Civitans outhit the Lions 10-7, briefly dropping the Civitans from the top of the standings while the Opumist Club seized a temporary lead awaiting North End Club’s match.
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Civitans
Robert Staley Memorial Stadium
Yeuns
Richard Markey
Opumist
North End
Baksi's Manager Dies After Boxing Match in Dressing Room
New York May 24 Bob Baker won a unanimous 10 round decision over Joe Baksi. Minutes after the bell Baksi's manager Leo Feureisen, 56, collapsed and died in the dressing room at Eastern Parkway Arena. Baksi weighed 236 while Baker was 206.
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New York
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Baker
Joe Baksi
Baksi
Leo Feureisen
Nate Wolfson
Abe Simon
Bil Recht
Leo Birnbaum
Om Top
Gonzales Underdog Beats Tiger Jones in Dramatic Scrap
Pedro Gonzales a 3 to 1 underdog edged Tiger Jones at St Nicholas Arena in a televised bout. Gonzales swept the final rounds to win 6-4 on the AP card while judges had varying tallies. Promoter Tex Sullivan plans a June 14 return with no opponent named.
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Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Jones
Jacques Royert
Madison Square Garden
Rankin
St. Nicholas Arena
Gonzales
Bert Grant
Jerry Carnegie
Mark Conn
Tex Sullivan
Pedro
Dones
Shirai Faces Espinosa In Tokyo World Title Exhibition
Fight results list Shirai defeating Espinosa in Tokyo for the world flyweight title by points after 15 rounds. Also shows Brooklyn’s Bob Baker winning over Joe Baksi by decision in Pittsburgh, Ralph Dupas edging Freddie Herman in New Orleans, and Marshal Clavina stopping Augustine Argote in Washington D C.
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Associated Press
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Yoshio Shirai
Japan
Leo Espinosa
The
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Brooklyn
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Joe Baksi
Walkersville to Face Liberty Juniors Thursday in Softball
George Bell of Walkersville announces postponement of the Junior County Softball League game against Liberty juniors to Thursday evening at Walkersville. The match was set for last Wednesday and then moved to this evening before managers agreed on Thursday as the new date.
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Walkersville
Liberty
Stranahan and Campbell Lead Americans in British Amateur
Frank Stranahan and Bill Campbell advanced in the British Amateur Golf Tournament as part of a strong American showing. Stranahan, two time winner from Toledo, Ohio, and Huntington’s Campbell won second round matches after early byes, with other Americans moving into later rounds. The 6,806 yard course proved tough in cold crosswinds as several U.S. players were eliminated early.
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George R. Guy
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Garden City
Harry Ridgley
Havertown
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Springfield
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Rosen Main Cause Of Tribe's Surge
New York May 24 Al Roser drives the Cleveland Indians surge with a 11 game stretch totaling 43 at bats 19 hits 0? average .442 six home runs and 20 RBIs lifting him to the AL leaders in homers with 11 and RBIs with 44. Bobby Avila keeps Rosen from leading in all three categories with a .382 average while Stan Musial tops NL hitters with a .380 average 14 homers 46 RBIs. Bob Lemon leads AL pitchers with a 6 0 record.
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Tribe
RBI
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Ray Jablonski
St. Louis Cardinals
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Musial
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Cleveland
Vic Raschi
Cardinal
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Baltimore
Turvey Haddix
St. Louis
League Leaders In Batting And Pitching Highlights
The list shows Avila Cleveland leading with 362 runs and 52 hits while Minoso Chicago adds 29 runs, and Rosen Cleveland has 44 RBIs and 1 home run. Jablonski St Louis tops with 377 runs and 61 hits, Musial St Louis leads in RBIs and home runs, Raschi St Louis 30 wins, 48 strikeouts Haddax St Louis 48.
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Baltimore
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Boston
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Det detective waives hearing in Phillies case
Philadelphia May 24 private detective Charles Leland 36 of St Georges Del held on 5 bail after waiving hearing on firearms charge connected to shadowing Phillies star Granny Hamner. Leland worked for a Wilmington agency hired by club owner Bob Carpenter to check on players conduct.
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Granny Hamner
Philadelphia Phillies
Charles Leland
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William Hazan
Albert C. Richter
Wednesday Exhibition Game With Fred erick High School
Sjamsville Methodist Club of the Heart of Maryland League meets the 1955 Frederick High Varsity at New Market School diamond for an early season exhibition game. 6 30 p m start. Methodists miss two key players due to exams and work but boast improved pitching led by Clark Castle and Bob Grubbs with rookie Bob Loun.
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Heart of Maryland
Frederick High School
New Market School
Methodists
Clark Castle
Bob Grubbs
Bob Loun
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