Cardinals sweep Dodgers in doubleheader to extend streak
St Louis, atop the league, swept Brooklyn 14-2 and 12-7 for a ninth straight win. Max Lanier earned his 10th victory as Stan Musial Augie Bergamo and Danny Litwhiler homered. Ray Sanders drove in two runs, tying for the RBI lead with 68. Ted Wilks won his seventh straight, while Hal Gregg started for the Dodgers and yielded five in the fifth. Johnny Hopp had five hits and four runs in the two games.
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War Knight Wins Arlington Handicap Upset
War Knight the Beverly Hills bred thoroughbred upset in the Arlington handicap earning $37,850. He nosed out Georgie Drum with Daily Trouble third in a six horse field. The mile and a quarter race was run in 2 02, equaling the track record as Pensive was withdrawn due to soundness concerns.
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Confetti Shower Helps Bobo Win
Philadelphia Athletics rally past Chicago White Sox 6 4 as Newsom nets his eighth win. Joe Berry relieves and a three run eighth inning caps a Chicago skid ending a four game streak. Pitching notes and box score details follow with era era.
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Giants Reds Divide as Ott Smashes 22nd Homer
In a split affair, the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds divided the doubleheader with Ott belting his 22nd home run of the season. The slugger delivered key hits guiding his team during a tight contest.
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Giants and Reds split doubleheader with late drama
New York Giants stop Reds 5-4 in the opener as Mel On drives in the 22nd run and Burl Ey Kerr belts a seventh inning homer. Cincinnati answers with a 4-3, 11 inning win, Ray Mueller homering early, Gee Walker driving in the decisive run for the Reds off Ace Adams in the 11th after Clyde Shoun pitched well.
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Maroons Sign 6-Foot Star Thom as McWilliams
The Associated Press reports Mississippi State will keep Meridian high school star Thomas McWilliams nicknamed Shorty. He stands six feet tall and weighs 193 pounds and was among the nation’s top prep players last year.
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Probable pitchers listed for today's major league games
AEP wire lists probable pitchers for both leagues with matchups: Cincinnati at New York Walters and Carter vs Feldman and Fischer. St Louis at Brooklyn djuris ivh and Donnelly vs Wyatt and McLish. Chicago at Philadelphia Erickson and Wyse vs Gerheauser and Schanz. Philadelphia at Chicago Harris and Flores vs Dietrich and Humphries. Washington at St Louis Wynn and Wolff vs Muncrief and Kramer. New York at Detroit Borony and Donald vs Overmire and Newhouser. Boston at Cleveland Woods and Terry vs Kleiman and Harder. Graftage noted as known to horti culturists two centuries before Christ.
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Doerr Rated Top Second Baseman by CHP Feature
AP Features recalls Robert Doerr as the best all round second baseman in the majors. The Boston Red Sox star, who came from San Diego in 1987 after three years in the PCL, edged Joe Gordon in fielding and overall play while their RBI totals ran close over six rivalry years.
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Doerr and Gordon Shine Amid Yankee Prowess
Doerr, lauded by fans as class in field and bat, backs up his status with a record of 349 consecutive chances without an error in 1943 and steady 1940 42 43 fielding. Gordon, serving in Hawaii, is noted as AL batting champ and MVP in form.
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First Fiddle Victor Triumphs in $38000 Handicap Race
In a volatile day of racing imperatives the First Fiddle used a late surge to beat Alex Barth and Wait A Bit by a nose in the Empire City Butler Handicap. The five year old son of Royal Minstrel, claimed for 2500, improved his earnings to 220,180 this year while Stir Up faded to fourth as Four Freedoms closed. Alex Barth led early before The Fiddle outpaced him in the final sixteenth to win by a head with a $6.10 payout.
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Montcval Meets Clippers In Rubber Clash At RAMAL Park
Raleigh Clip pers and Montcval clash in the rubber game of a three game set at RAMAL Park. Wilbur Bays will start for Gus Gogas with Farra Kincannion or Charley Datison also slated for action. Coal River seeks a repeat over Raleigh as crowds pack the ground for one of the season’s biggest battles.
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Family fighter Bertie Hone debuts in farming services ring
Bertie Hone son of Lea, a farmer and Penn State ring coach, enters boxing for the first time in the Farmed services. He weighs in as a heavyweight and hails from State College, Pennsylvania, as reported by The Associated Press.
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Overseas Tackle Fund Aids Service Members
A Chattanooga campaign by the Chattanooga Times and the Chickamauga Fly and Bait Casting Club raises fishing gear for service members overseas. The Overseas Tackle fund has gathered 543 in cash and thousands of tackle items valued at about 31780, with 19 shipments sent abroad including 16 reels and 13 rods led by Committee Chairman Louis J. Williams.
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London boxing tour raises 720000 for war charities
London promoter John Harding reports that the non profit Queensberry All-Services club has raised 720000 for war charities from boxing tours. In 2 years 4 months the tour catered 1800000 service members and 3200 artists appeared with 900 bands, generating a substantial balance for postwar charities.
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East Bank Youth Named By Patron
MANNINGTON The North's 11th annual charity football game at Charleston on August 18 will feature 12 players after additions Robert Scott from Washington Feving High Clarksburg and Edmond Ashbee Mannington back. Clinton Atlman Parkersburg tackle and Dick Yeager Glenville center were also chosen. Summers Jarrett East Bank fullback was the first South selection. Players will train at Camp Lee near Charleston. Frank A Knight is general chairman. Transportation chair C A Foster, ticket chair Rewey, and assistant James Bossie were named.
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Pulakos Impresses in Navy Swimmer Debut at Great Lakes
Naval training station swimmer Achilles Pulakes, a first time competitor from Erie Pennsylvania, won three individual championships at a Central AAW meet in Chicago under coach Stanley Bryda. The event highlighted Pulakas rapid rise as a sailor athlete.
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Dizzy Trout Delivers Walkoff For Tigers Over Yankees
Detroit nips New York 3 2 in 10th as Dizzy Trout, relieving in the ninth, drives in Dick Wakefield with a long fly after Wakefield walked to open the 11th. Wakefield, Higgins and Richards drive early Detroit runs, Yankees rally to tie in fifth and ninth, but Trout's hit wins it before 4,850 at Briggs Stadium. New York drops to third after fifth straight loss in Detroit.
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Pacer Timetable Dominates Old Country Trotting Meet
Top honors at the Old Country Trotting Association meeting went to Timetable. The horse won its 11th straight race on the Westbury track, once used for 500 mile International auto speed tests.
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