Baseball stars chase .400 hitting in modern majors
The article notes fans craving a .400 hitter in each league, listing legends Rogers, Hornsby, Sisler and recent candidates like Musial, Byrne, and Williams. It highlights Babe Ruth era comparisons, with ongoing debates on whether today’s hitters reach historic marks amid strong pitching and changing game conditions.
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Rogers, Hornsby
George Sisler
Browns
Hornsby
AOL
Williams
Fiat
Musial
Dodgers
Tommy Byrne
Red Sox Seem To Find Arm In Boo Ferriss Return
The piece notes Boo Ferriss of the Boston Red Sox struggling early in the season before a comeback victory over the Browns. It recalls his 1946 pennant run when he won his first 10 games and a 11-3 mark, contrasting with a winter of pitching headaches this year and hints that a productive stretch could boost Boston’s march toward the pennant.
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Yankees
Vicory
Tigers
éto-Vie-Raschi
Allie Olds
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Boston Red Sox
Bosox
Kayoéd
Browns
Red Sox
Welterweight Title Fight Set at Comiskey Park Tonight
Chicago tonight features Rayji Sugar Robinson versus Bernard Dock Docusen in a welterweight title bout at Comiskey Park after two postponements. The Daily Register Job Shop promotes the event as the answer for readers seeking printing work.
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Chicago
Rayji Sugar” Robinson
Bernard
Dock” Docusen
Comiskey Park
Daily Register
Showers Postpone Northeast Iowa Tilts
Northeast Iowa baseball action was halted by rain with several games postponed after limited play. Dubuque Elks-Elkader Maquoketa-Valey league contest and Buchanan county clash suspended. Aurora-Oran and Jesup-Hazleton both called after one inning with Aurora-Oran scoreless and Jesup leading 1-0. Ossian-Festina tied 3-3 after three innings. Spillville-Lawler postponed. Spillville at Waverly in a non league game next Sunday. Calmar led Cresco 4-1 after three and a half innings before rain halted play.
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Northeast Iowa
Dubuque
Elks-Elkader Maquoketa - Valey
Aurora-Oran
Jesup- Hazleton
Aurora
Iowa
Spillville
Waverly
Festinal
Calmar
Cresco
Berg Beats Zaharias to Win Western Open Title
Patty Berg defeated Babe Didrikson Zaharias one up on the 37th hole to win the Women's Western Golf championship at Skycrest Country Club. Berg trailed much of the final, rallied from four down with six holes left, and after the decisive shot Berg’s approach found the green while Zaharias’s ball rolled into the rough. Berg offered her prize check to the Western Women’s Golf Association to promote the game among young women.
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Chicago
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Babe Didrickson Zaherias
Miss Berg
Skycrest Country
Western Women’s Golf Association
Patty
Mrs. Zaharias
Zaharias
Littleport Beats Wadena 4-2 In Tight Home Game
Littleport edged Wadena 4-2 Sunday afternoon at home after a pitching duel. Schmidt of Littleport and Young of Wadena kept hits scarce while sharp fielding from Zap and Crandall cut down threats at the plate. Wadena’s late rally fell short as Littleport held on with strong defense. The next home date for Wadena is July 11 with Bageuvod as the opponent.
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Wadena
Schmidt
Young
Paul Crandall
Zap
A . Wadena
Bageuvod
Thomson Leads Giants to All Star Center Field Role
Bobby Thomson, veteran with the New York Giants, substituted for Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies as the top candidate for the National League center field spot. All star balloting shows Thomson ahead of Ashburn by 4 512 votes, the first time Ashburn has dropped from first since polling began. Ted Williams leads DiMaggio by 2 690 votes in the individual race. Stan Musial and Lou Boudreau occupy third and fourth place respectively. In Manhattan a Denver theft tale ends with Mrs Hincheliff reclaiming her 20 but losing her purse after the thief’s note, I don’t heed it now.
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New York Giants
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia Phillies
Hoiison
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cards
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Manhattan
Kans
H. C. Hincheliff
Denver
Colo
Maynard Sales Co Softball At Wing's Park
A single game is scheduled at Wing's Park on Monday night. The Maynard Sales Co softball team will meet the Oelwein Recreation Club. Game time is 8:00.
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Maynard Sales. Co
Th. Oelwein Recreation Club
Major League Standings and Results Summary
Baseball standings show Cleveland leading the American League with 37 wins and Philadelphia at 40–26 in the East. National League leaders include Boston 36–26 and St. Louis 35–26. Results from yesterday feature New York and Detroit, Washington and Cleveland, Boston and St. Louis, and Chicago and Philadelphia with multiple games and scorers noted.
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Detroit
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Berra
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Overmire
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Swift
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Ferrick
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Bearden
Chrisopher
Gromek
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Tipton
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Candini
Welteroth
Egan Zoldak
Clark
Gordon
le Louwis
Dobson
Tebbetts
Kennedy
Widmar
Partee
Ferriss
Hatts
Garver
Bisgan
Shore
Moss
Caldwell
Weigel
Moulder
Cooper
Livingston
Blackwell
Hartung
Cincinnati
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Meyer
Sétiefting
Simmons
Dubiel
Seminick
Chicago
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Dobernick
Rush
Walker
Roberts
Chambers
Ennis
St Louis
Brazie
Wilks
A and- Rice
Roe
Bathey
Minner
Ram
Lincoln Crawls Toward First Place In Western
Lincoln narrowed the gap to one and a half games for first in the Western League after defeating the Pueblo Dodgers 5 to 2. Denver beat Sioux City 5 to 2 in a night game, while an Iowa City afternoon game was postponed due to rain. Omaha edged Des Moines 4 to 3 in Council Bluffs.
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Pueblo Dodgers
Denver
Sioux City
Iowa City
Omaha
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Indians Take Two From St. Paul in Swing to Lead
Indiana's Indianapolis Indians won 2-0 and 5-4 to sweep St. Paul, widening their American Association lead to five and a half games. Milwaukee split with Louisville, Columbus divided with Minneapolis, and Kansas City split a doubleheader with Toledo.
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St. Paul
Indians
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Jacobs Wins Iowa Amateur Golf Title Fifth Time
Jonny Jacobs of Cedar Rapids captured his fifth Iowa Amateur Golf championship, defeating Robert Mann Spencer 6 and 5 at Brooks Country Club. The victory made Jacobs one of two five time champions, following Art Bartlett. He finished three under par for 12 holes in the final round and 117 under par for the week, spanning July 3 to July 5.
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Okoboji
Jonny Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert Mann
Spencer
Brooks Country Club
Art Bartlett
Ottumws
West Union Plans July 4th Celebration
West Union American Legion post 15 hosts a three day four night July 4 weekend from Friday July 2 to Monday July 5. Big Dave auto races Saturday afternoon boxing matches Golden Gloves Saturday evening motorcycle races wrestling Sunday. WHO radio stage stars appear Friday evening and a three night dance program with Joe Doakes and his band Henry Charles and his band join Friday to Sunday nights. Carnival and midway operate all weekend at the fairgrounds.
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Sunda
West Union
West ‘Union American Legion Post
No. 15
Dav Auto Raices
Golden
Joe Doakes
Henry
Charles
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