Furgol Seeks First Major Title In All-American Showdown
Ed Furgol, 33, with a crippled left arm from a childhood fall, leads the All-American at Tom O'Shant ers. The Royal Oak, Michigan native seeks his first major title after tying for minor titles and faces rivals including Sam Snead, Lloyd Mangrum, Bobby Locke, and Dave Douglas as the field of 76 plays the final round for a $2,500 top prize.
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Alexander
Knoxville, Tenn
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Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Skee Riegel
Tulsa
Bobby Locke
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
Mangrum
Furgol
Locke
Tams Win Junior Playoff Opener Against Crab Orchard
The Tams Black Sox Juniors defeated Crab Orchard 6-0 in Raleigh County Junior League play. Arthur Anderson allowed three hits as the Tams posted eight hits and scored two runs in the second, third, and fourth innings. Townes Daniels led the offense with a double and a triple, while Ed Schofield supplied two singles. The second game of the series is set for Affinity Diamond Wednesday at 5 30.
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Snyder
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Adren
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Townes
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Locket
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Kehiby
Major League Boxscores New York Boston St Louis Philadelphia
Boxscores show scores for New York Boston St Louis and Philadelphia games with hits runs and errors. Highlighted performances include Ashburn Walthus Ennis S istler Goliat and Waitkus among others and key homers by Thompson Hartsfield and Gordon.
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Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Slaughir
Ennis
Hamner
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Kerres
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Warneke
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Giants Rally to Top Braves 9-3 After Early Deficit
Giants snap a 13 defeats in 14 games skid with a 9-3 win over Boston as Leo Durocher’s club charges from sixth to threaten for fourth. Jack Kramer earned the win in relief of Monte Kennedy, while Ken Johnson limited St Louis to a shutout earlier in the day. The Phils lead the NL, with the Braves second and Cards fifth and a half game back.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Boston
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Phils
Dodgers
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Jack Kramer
Kennedy Tl
Ken Johnson
Cardina
Redbirds
Baseball Standings and Schedule for Eastern League and AL Premier
Eastern League standings show Philadelphia leading with 42 wins and Boston 33 games back. Yesterday’s results include Philadelphia 9 St Louis 0 and New York 9 Boston 3 as a full slate of games and pitchers listed for today’s doubleheaders and tomorrow’s schedule across multiple parks.
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Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pomaberts
Newcashe
Oubel
Ramsdell
Fox
Bronxlyn
Mighty
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Cleveland
Reston
Washington
Chitaro
Louis
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Raines
Parnell
Raschi
Williams Suffers Setback as Salas Wins in Ten
Ike Williams loses a 10 round decision to Carley Salas of Phoenix. Salas, 22, Mexican Cuban, controls from the start with sharp left jabs and body punches. Williams, 139 1/2 pounds, 146 for Salas, shows slow advance and weaker defense. Postfight talk centers on possible rematch with Sugar Costner at Madison Square Garden next month.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ihampion
Ike Williams
Phoenix
Ariz
Carley Salas
William
Salas
Georgie
Sugar) Costner
Costner
Williams
Madison Square Garden
Ike
Frank
Blinky) Palermo
Chris Dundee
Wiliams
Man VFW at Oak Hill for pivotal playoff bid
The Man VFW nine travels to Oak Hill for a late season bout against the Big Reds at 8 p.m. in a race with Princeton and Mullens for the league’s final playoff spots. Oak Hill could snatch a spot with a win as Man VFW eye a needed winning streak under Manager Loge.
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VFW
Oak Hill
Big Reds
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Slelen
Tad
Konperston
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Minor League Scores Show Busy Slate Across Circuits
Minor League action features Charleston 4 1 Dayton 0 0 Muskegon 9 Grand Rapids Flint 5 Saginaw 4 WoL PFs with Flint 61 35 .635 Grand Rapids 48 4505 Dayton 2 7 48 490 Muskegon 47 50 1485 Charleston 45 53 459 Saginaw 0 42 56 429 GamesTonight Dayton at Charleston Grand Rapids at Muskegon Flint at Saginaw Appalachian League Bluefield 6 Elizabethton 3 Johnson City 3 Welch 2 New River 7 Kingsport Bristol 10 Pulaski 1 WoL Pet GB Bluefield 60 43 .628 Bristol 58 37 602 314 Johnson City 57 37 508 31 Pulaski 39 562 714 Elizabethton 52 043 AlT 15 Welch 38 5B 396 23 Kingsport R60 57 B87 Ally New River 24 89 258 3515 Pulaski at Bristol Chtefield at Elizabethton Johnson City at Welch Kingsport at New River International Syracuse 2-0 Toronto 1-3 Jersey City 8 Buffalo 3 Rochester 3 Baltimore 2 Montreal 10 Springfield 2 Feide Ruish horse notes mention Ci Ca consecutive wins at Hialeah with Stymie Armed Assault, etc.
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Flint
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Beckley Tennis Club Opens With 26 Entrants
The Beckley Tennis Club launches its first closed tournament on Ewart Avenue with 26 players entering. First round byes go to A O Smith Clarence Hancock William Klein Berk Lynch Sam Cohn and Ned Ragland. Matches must finish by Thursday with the final playoff tentatively set for August 20.
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Berk Lynen
Sam Cohn
Ned Ragsland
Cohn
Beckley
Sam
Jshat. Cohn
John Ralston
Eugene Harvey
J. Binderman
R. Walls
Ray Light
Wilam Pilkington
Bill Boone
Leo Brrch
Connie Higgins
Frazier Hurst
John Man
Stecklers Win Princeton Softball Title in Mercer Tourney
Steckler's of Bluefield beat Sunset News 9-2 to capture the Mercer County Softball Tournament title and earn a spot in the State Tournament at Fairmont August 18 19 20. Hal Weimer pitched six innings and drove in runs as C Sarver led Steckler's with key hits. Joe Paterno played at Brown under Rip Engle during his prior coaching links.
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Max Baer
Red Cochrane
Fritzie Zivic
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Roosevelt Stadium
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Hal Weimer
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Sunset News
Mercer County
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Stecklers Simset
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