Yank Mapes Center of Yankees Grievance in Squeeze Play Dispute
New York outfielder Chil Mapes drew attention as a heated dispute erupted between umpire Bill Grieve and the Yankees over the squeeze play that put Boston atop the American League. Grieve plans to report the incident to AL president Will Harridge, citing remarks by Mapes and commentary from Ralph Houk and Casey Stengel. The seventh inning call on Pesky at home in a 7-6 game sparked tension, with Grieve defending his decision and photographers capturing the disputed plate tag.
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Cards Ordered to Play Wednesday
New York The National League ordered the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates to move a game up to Wednesday to avoid a rainout risking the pennant race. The Cardinals lead the Dodgers by a game and a half as the revised schedule shows key games through October with Brooklyn idle on Sept 27.
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Major League Leaders Summary
The list highlights top annual leaders across both leagues. Notable figures include Robinson Brooklyn with 343 batting average and 199 hits, Reese Brooklyn 17 runs, and Kiner Pittsburgh 125 RBIs. Spahn Boston 14 wins and 145 strikeouts. Williams Boston leads in runs 148 and home runs 43. Mitchell Cleveland 193 hits and 23 triples.
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Clear Fork Game Now Set Saturday
Clear Fork High School will play Marsh Fork High Saturday night October 1 at 8 00 p m The game moved from Friday due to a Whitesville Junior High scheduling conflict It will be held in Lions Fork at Whitesville Principal G C Turner announced The Associated Press shows Ted Williams leading AL batting with .349 and a 23 5 record Elfis Kinder tops pitchers with 821 percentage in a 23 5.
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Michigan aims for modern streak record in football
Grid Gleanings notes Michigan can set a modern record by winning its next two games against Stamford and Army, matching earlier long runs by Cornell, Army, California, and Notre Dame. Opening day drew 97,239 at Michigan Stadium and 62,787 for Southern Cal versus Navy. Ohio State's 86,510 crowd marked a historic opener. Art Murakowski and Emil Sitko star as backs deliver in early-season action while Iowa State experiments with a new formation against Missouri, producing a 20-20 tie.
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Heavyweight Results Show Mixed Boxing Card
In Schenectady Sandy Saddler stopped Proctor Heinhold in a 129 pound contest. In Garfield Melzer KOed Larkin after 147 pounds. Chicago saw Ted Sussey outpoint Sher rer at 154. Baltimore’s Teddy Davis outpointed Sonny Bay West at 13834. Miami witnessed Bobby Dykes KO Johnny Dobbs at 148. Newark featured Walter Carrier outpoint Henry Jordan at 158. New Orleans had Richie Colura outpoint Augie Lapara at 13434. Providence hosted Rocky Marciano stop Tomy Giorgio at 17954. Salt Lake City card had Jerry Marotti outpoint Ernst Hunick at 142.
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WVU Coaches Take Blame After Ohio U Defeat
Morgantown notes coach Dud DeGroot accepting responsibility for the 17-7 loss to Ohio University. He said WVU was not prepared for the Bobcats’ plays and needed to revise blocking and add two or three new plays at halftime. Irvin Howell cited Washington and Lee’s strong showing as a tougher test next.
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Three Ole Miss Players Share Christmas Birthdays
Three members of the Ole Miss football squad celebrate Christmas Day birthdays. Rocky Byrd of Pascagoula Lindy Callahan of Meridian and Showboat Boykin of Greenville were all born on December 25 1928 or on Christmas Day with Byrd specifically noted as born on Christmas Day.
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Boston Beats New York 7-6 on Sparkling Fielding Plays
Yesterday's stars made two sparkling catches to save Boston's 7-6 win over New York. A Robbed Johnny Lin dell of a three-run homer in the second inning and Tommy Hen rich of a game tying shot in the ninth. Eltis Kinder pitched two scoreless relief innings to seal the victory. 1929. All three are sophomore backs.
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