Dodgers Drop Two To The Giants As The Cards Win One
The Cardinals surged to four straight wins and moved ahead of the Dodgers by a game and a half after St Louis beat the Cubs 8 7 while the Dodgers lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Giants 8 5 and 2 0. Giants pitcher Cliff Melton held the Dodgers to three hits in the nightcap.
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Baseball Scores From Yesterday Tally Across Leagues
Cleveland lost to Detroit 0 to 4 while Detroit edged Cleveland. Boston fell to New York 0 to 4 and Washington beat Philadelphia 9 to 3. St Louis and Chicago finished tied 6 to 6 after 14 innings due to darkness.
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National League Scores Briefly Reported
In the National League results New York defeated Chicago 8 to 2 while Brooklyn beat St. Louis 5 to 0. Philadelphia overcame Boston 2 to 1 and Chicago edged St. Louis 7 to 8 in another listed game.
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Arizona-Texas League Bisbee 3 Tucson 6
Arizona-Texas League game result with Bisbee losing 3 to 6 to Tucson. Albuquerque defeated El Paso 10 to 5 in the other pairing.
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West Texas Baseball Scores From The Southwest Area
Lamesa defeated Wichita Falls 13 to 2 while Big Spring beat Lubbock 9 to 1 Borger won 6 to 4 against Clovis Pampa rolled 14 to 3 over Amarillo with a 4 6 record summary for the region teams.
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Clovis
Pampa
Amarillo
Early International League Scores Parade
Baltimore routed Newark 8 to 2 while Syracuse defeated Jersey City 7 to 6 and Rochester edged Buffalo 5 to 4. Montreal beat Toronto 7 to 4 signaling a busy league slate with multiple close results.
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Standings Snapshot From Early American Association Games
In Toledo, the American Association results show St. Paul at 2-2, Columbus 5, Minneapolis 4, Kansas City 8, Indianapolis 6, Milwaukee 4, and Louisville 2. The terse record reflects a busy early schedule with mixed outcomes across cities and teams.
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Columbus
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Milwaukee
Louisville
San Diego Edges Los Angeles In 10 Inning PCL Thriller
In a Pacific Coast League contest, San Diego defeated Los Angeles 6 to 5 after ten innings. Hollywood moved to 9-3. Seattle won 6-4 in the second seven. Sacramento topped San Francisco while Portland beat Oakland 10 to 4.
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Southern Association Scores Snapshot
Teams listed with results from the Southern Association including Chattanooga 8 to 0 Little Rock 7 Atlanta 10 Memphis 6 Birmingham 9 Nashville 3 New Orleans 18 to 3 Knoxville 2.
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Texas League games weathered with postponements
Houston beat San Antonio 5 to 7 and 0 to 2 before rain halted play. Tulsa opened 3 to 0, Oklahoma City stood 2 to 2, and Shreveport at Beaumont was postponed due to rain, leaving only the listed games completed.
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Major League Leaders Flaunt American League Stats
The American League batting leader is Williams of Boston at .411 with other leaders including DiMaggio of New York in runs 106 RBIs 105 and hits 162 plus DiMaggio in doubles 35 and Keller of New York with 28 homers. Pitching leader Ruffing of New York with 13 wins.
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Baseball season leaders from the league standings
Hopp of St. Louis led batting with 338 runs Hack of Chicago had 80 RBIs Mize of St. Louis drove in 86 Moore of St. Louis collected 135 hits Reiser of Brooklyn had 33 doubles Hopp and Slaughter of St. Louis with 9 triples Camilli of Brooklyn hit 22 home runs Frey of Cincinnati stole bases while Riddle of Cincinnati posted a 12 2 record.
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Husky Line-Up For The North In Prep Grid Game
Far mington star Jack McEwen emerges as the standout in the North-South prep school game with strong scrimmage showings. The North roster features Diers, Tixier, Hogan, Rossetti, Galassini, Pendleton, Thayer, Gregg, Muir, Pep p in, Owensby, Sanchez, Hendren, Roberts, Van Pelt, Delaluz, Komadina, Malcolm, Hosford, McDonald, and Stachlin shaping the depth chart for the Friday night clash.
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Eloy Martinez
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Ralph Pendleton
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Jim Thayer
Bill Gregg
Jack Muir
Joe Peppin
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Fred Owensby
Benny Sanchez
Russell Hendren
Belen
Orville Roberts
Raymond van Pelt
Tony Delaluz
John Komadina
Bob Malcolm
Henry Hosford
Las Vegas
Lavon McDonald
al Stachlin
Sports Notes Fielded by The Special News Service
New York August 13. Clemson drum-beater Joe Sherman visits town and predicts the draft will dull college football evenly for all teams. Houston Chronicle sports editor Dick Freeman blasts amateur softball for blocking defense stamps to city open tournament winners. Marion Pugh praised as top college back by Giants scout Steve Owen for the Chicago all star game. Joe DiMaggio seen in Long Island promoting a pitching machine.
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Long Island
Brooklyn Fan Tries to Climb Fence for Giants View
A Dodge fan sought a better view of the Giants game by scaling a wall and fell short. The odd incident ended without major harm, leaving spectators bemused as the crowd joked about the audacious attempt.
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Curious But Correct Freddie Cochrane Enlists As Welter Champ
Freddie Cochrane joins the wartime effort as a welterweight champion. Mike O Dowd, 1917 middleweight king, volunteered for combat in France, declining a boxing instructor post to fight on the front. Leon Hamilton advertised for a club bus and driver in Augusta, amassing 200 replies until police found the missing bus. Minnesota linemen Don Nolander and Bernie Nelson spent summer as telephone linemen. Asa Howling Wolf was rejected by the air corps over car trouble. Tom Stidham warned of a possible four man line amid player shortages. Jack Senn notes Bill Terry plans baseball outreach in Australia after the war.
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Good Hit No Field Ends Bonura Worries About Release
A Red Sox style note mocks Zeke Bonura as his fielding lapses persist yet the army refuses to grant him unconditional release. The tease frames his performance as better but upholds the strict military stance.
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Pittsburgh boxer Bobo stops Tygh in brief bout
In Pittsburgh, Harry Bobo of 205 pounds knocked out Jimmy Tygh of 136 pounds. The AP report notes Savold of Des Moines was also in action and Angott of Washington Pa. fought, with Savold listed at 185 and Angott at 136.
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Lee Savold
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Jimmy Tygh
Roswell Golfers To Hobbs Tourney
A Roswell golf delegation will enter the Hobbs invitational Friday through Sunday led by Red Keohane Pickle Nickson Roswell Country Club champion Jack Mask Floyd Ikard and possibly Tom White Everett Forrester Roswell Country Club pro defends his Ruidoso Open title in the same weekend event Wilbur McKnight Roswell municipal pro also competes at Ruidoso tournament.
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Boxing draw highlighted by Raf a, Jeffra clash
Philadelphia and New York reports describe a draw between Mike Raff a of Newell West Virginia and Harry Jeffra of Baltimore at 126 pounds. In New York Jimmy Garrison of Hollywood California defeated Norman Rubio of Albany New York, both at 141 1/2 pounds.
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Quarter Finals Move Newport Tennis Draw Forward
Newport Rhode Island reports the quarter final round of the 25th Newport Casino invitation tennis tournament with seed Wayne Sabin absent and Earl Cochrell defeating Sabin 6 4 6 3. Remaining seeds include Don McNeill Frank Parker Jack Kramer Bitsy Grant Gardnar Mulloy Ted Schroeder and Francisco Segura. An Albuquerque note mentions the Jockey Club Register listing break for ineligible horses.
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Coral Gables
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Ecuador
National Public Links Tourney underlines top seeds’ sidelines
In Minneapolis on August 13 the National Parks and Playgrounds Tennis Championships proceed with three leading favorites facing potential upsets in the men’s singles second round. Louis Faquin of Memphis, seed four, Willis Anderson of Los Angeles, seed two, and M. J. McLaney of New Orleans, seed three, all may go home early as clay courts host the tense round today. The program also mentions an eight-race daily fair book with $100 purses.
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Pretty Pauline Betz Meets Louise Brough In Essex Round
In Manchester Mass on August 13 the third round of the 17th Essex Country Club women's invitation sees top seed Pretty Pauline Betz of Rollings College facing Louise Brough of Beverly Hills. Veteran Helen Jacobs clashes with Mrs Helen Pederson Rihbany as six more reach quarter finals including Doris Hart and Mary Osborne who advanced yesterday.
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