Pirates surge past Reds in late pennant push
In a two week spree the Pittsburgh Pirates won 16 of 19, beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 to extend the reigning champs to a fifth straight loss and move nine games behind first. The Cardinals slipped Cubs, Dodgers idle, Braves outlast Phillies 10-9, while Yankees lose to Senators 4-3 and Indians edge Tigers 2-1 in other AL encounters. Buck Newsom took the loss for Cleveland, Pete Fox doubled thrice for Boston, and a Sox A's tilt was a one run decision. The White Sox Browns game was rained out and will be played tomorrow.
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Par Looks Sweet At Broadmoor Par Invitational Opens
Broadmoor Colorado Springs hosts the 21st Broadmoor invitational as 250 golfers begin match play with Charley Coe and veterans Bud Maytag and John Kraft posting the only 70s in qualification.
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Major League Leaders in the National League
National League batting leaders include Reiser of Brooklyn and Hopp of St. Louis at .340. Moore of St. Louis and Hack of Chicago tie for runs with 177. Mize of St. Louis leads in RBIs. Slaughter of St. Louis tops hits with 127. Reiser and Frey secure key doubles and steals, while Camilli Ott Nicholson lead in homers with 19. Pitcher Riddle of Cincinnati records 11-2.
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Yesterday's Baseball Scores and Schedule
Baseball scores announced with yesterday results including Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 5 and Boston 10 Philadelphia 9 St Louis 2 Chicago 6. American League games: New York 3 Washington 4 Philadelphia 5 Boston 6 Detroit 1 Cleveland 2. Chicago at St. Louis postponed due to rain.
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Arizona Texas League Postponements Hit Tucson and Bisbee
In the Arizona Texas League the Albuquerque at Tucson game was postponed due to rain while El Paso at Bisbee also faced a postponement, delaying action for both matchups.
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West Texas-New Mexico Scores Narrow Clashes
Baseball scoreboard reports West Texas New Mexico action with Big Spring 3 2 Lubbock 5 4 Wichita Falls 0 Lamesa 7 Clovis 3 Borger 2. The results list final tallies for four matchups.
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International League scores snapshot
Buffalo beat Newark 7 to 4 and Jersey City won 3 to 2 over Toronto. Syracuse defeated Rochester 6 to 3 while Montreal lost 4 to 8 to Baltimore who trailed 0 to 6.
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Scores from City League hockey games
In a set of recent results the American Association teams posted narrow and high scoring gaps. Toledo defeated Indianapolis 1 0 while Minneapolis beat Milwaukee 5 4 and Louisville topped Columbus 5 2 with St Paul 3 Kansas City 0 in another matchup.
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Coast League Scores Hint at Busy Day
In the Pacific Coast League, Sacramento edged Los Angeles 9 to 8 in a high scoring game. Portland shut out Hollywood 4 to 0. San Diego led San Francisco 7 to 2 but lost to Oakland 5 to 2 while Seattle beat the A’s 4 to 0.
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Texas League Scores Show Mixed Results Across Cities
In a Texas League slate, San Antonio edged Shreveport 2-0 while Houston routed Oklahoma City 6-2 and Beaumont won 1-0. Tulsa defeated Oklahoma City 7-0. Dallas beat Fort Worth 2-1 in a ten inning finish.
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Southern Association Scores See Memphis and Knoxville Wins
In the Southern Association results Memphis beat Little Rock 4-1 while Knoxville won 4-2 over Nashville. Nashville 3-4 Knoxville. Atlanta at Chattanooga postponed due to rain.
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Baseball Stat Leaders From 1940s Almanac Summary
Williams of Boston leads batting at .408 while Joe DiMaggio of New York tops runs with 100 and hits at 156 and doubles at 33. Kellner of Cleveland has 11 triples and Keller of New York 96 RBIs and 20 wins for Feller of Cleveland. Case of Washington has stolen bases.
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Albuquerque-A Legion finals looming in junior league
In Albuquerque New Mexico on August 6 Gallup meets the favored Albuquerque team in the finals of the American Legion junior league state tournament. Albuquerque reached the final with a 9-5 win over Bernalillo while Gallup bounced back with a 12-3 victory over Bernalillo after a 32-0 defeat. Under double elimination Albuquerque can win the title with one win but a second game would be needed if Gallup wins.
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Young skeet champs headline national clay target classic
In Indianapolis 350 top skeet shooters begin the seventh annual national championships. Patricia Laursen of Akron and Dick Shaughnessy of Dedham head the field as favorites after recent high marks, with Laursen breaking 100 straight 20 gauge in Ohio and Shaughnessy winning a 20 gauge 100 in Lordship.
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Amonett and Nickson Reach Country Club Final
Edd Amonett and Pickle Nickson reach the Roswell Country Club championship final after Amonett defeated J. T. Hawkins 4 and 3. Nickson advanced to the final early in the tournament and awaits the winner. The event marks the revival of the club championship after several years.
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Hambletonian Race Opens At Good Time Park
Nine three year old trotters vie for the Hambletonian title at Good Time Park Goshen New York as crowds of 25 000 gathered for the 16th running with a purse of 38729. The race centers on Bill Gallon the Brown colt from Charlotte N C favored at 3 to 2 after strong two year old form while Perpetual once a leading candidate misses the start due to illness delaying his entry plans.
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Fourth Round Highlights in National Junior Tennis Tourney
Culver Indiana reports Walter Driver of El Paso Texas faces Robert Smid River Forest Illinois in the fourth round. Smid, the eighth seed, beat Arnold Saul of Los Angeles 6 0 6 3. Fifteen seeds remain. Driver is the sole unseeded survivor. In doubles, Driver and Irving Dorfman New York defeated William Friel Portsmouth Ohio and Charles Samson Waverly Ohio 6 3 6 4 in round one.
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Bowling Alleys to Reopen After resurfacing work
Reopening of the Berkey Bowling Alleys after several days of re surfacing is set for tomorrow morning. Work followed American Bowling Congress rules and sanctioned A B C approved alleys and related events. Alleys must be resurfaced every two years.
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California trio in Eastern Grass Courts draw crowd attention
In Rye New York on August 6 three California youths Frederick R Schroeder Jr Earl H Cochell Jr and Louise Brough challenge top seeds in the eastern grass court championships Schroeder and Cochell meet in a marquee third round clash while Brough faces Patricia Canning in a high profile women’s singles match Schroeder is seeded sixth behind Riggs McNeil Kovacs Parker and Sabin, with the group forming the so called first division despite Schroeder being several years from their level.
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Marines After Football Stars
Philadelphia reports Marines at the Navy Yard recruit top athletes as officers. Colonel C. B. Cates says Marine officers training class picks hard, panache athletes from across the country for leadership, valuing brawn and stamina over mere brains.
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Buford Team Faces Ethiopians in Denver Semipro Clash
The Buford Georgia champions meet the Ethiopian Clowns from Miami in the Denver Post semipro baseball carnival. Both teams carry two wins and seek a third victory to secure the title in the 26th renewal. The Georgians remain the only deep south club to win this mountain country event.
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Sports Briefs from New York and beyond ignite week
August reports sketch a busy scene with MLB schedules. Lee Grissom of the Phillies shows a poor win slate despite a strong ERA, while Johnny Lindell earns hype as a $100,000 prospect for the Yankees. Other notes mention Bill Reddy on Zar Grey, Rizzuto driving the Yankees, and baseball chatter across leagues, plus tennis and horse racing tidbits.
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