Red Sox Struggle on the Road as Slump Tightens
Boston's season woes extend beyond Fenway as the Red Sox drop 12 of 17 away, slipping toward fifth place behind the Browns. Early Wynn limits Boston to seven hits while Bobby Doerr, leader in batting, slips from .400 to .379. Yankee Joe Gordon drives in the go ahead runs for New York as Detroit, St Louis, Brooklyn and Chicago win.
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Snead and Hogan Share Top P G A Favorites
At Sea View in Atlantic City amid the P G A championship, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan emerge as co favorites for the $2,000 first prize as six of eight quarterfinalists pledge to aid army relief and Red Cross fundraising. Byron Nelson fights to stay in contention while Craig Wood meets Jimmy Demaret in a pivotal toss up.
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Competition For First Place Keen
In Los Angeles a fierce race for the lead in the new telephone directory is under way. The top listing shows a quirky entry "Aaaaaaaaaaaa Alteration and Repair Co." leading its rival firm by five A's, signaling intense competition for the first position.
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Wright Funeral Held This Morning for Ada Moore Wright
Funeral rites were held at 11 a m for Mrs Ada Moore Wright 73 of Mabscott at Mabscott Baptist Church with Rev H B Fisher. Burial followed in Carlos Cemetery. Mrs Wright died at her home Wednesday morning after several months illness.
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Jewels Celebrate Under New Lights
Huntington welcomed a night home game and routed Bluefield 12 to 5 as the Mountain State League leaders showed offensive depth with two first inning runs. Vernon Bickford homered inside the fifth to spark Welch past Logan 5 to 4. Williamson used three pitchers to win game one of a doubleheader 12 to 2, while Goodall pitched Welch to a 9-1 victory in game two.
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Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
National League leaders include Phelps of Pittsburgh and W Cooper of St Louis with a .347 batting average while Ott of New York and Musial of St Louis tied for 32 runs. Mize and Marshall led RBIs with 31 and 29. Fernandez of Boston and Moore of St Louis topped hits with 49 and 47. Joost and Reiser led doubles, Slaughter and Litwhiler top triples, Camilli and Ott share home runs with 8 and 7. Miller and Fernandez tied for stolen bases with 6. French and Davis of Brooklyn led wins with 40 and 61. American League leaders feature Gordon of New York batting .363, Williams of Boston with 88 runs, Doerr and York tied for 34 RBIs, Spence of Washington and McCosky of Detroit leading hits with 56 and 52. Kolloway and Blair led doubles, Spence again for triples with 7, Heath for 6. Williams of Boston led home runs with 12, York of Detroit had 9 RBIs, Case of Washington and Kubel of Chicago led stolen bases, while Bonham of New York and Bridges of Detroit had 5 wins each.
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