Red Sox Hit Slump Dims Power as Browns Shutout
Boston slumps to a 3 hit game as Jack Kramer of the St. Louis Browns shuts out the Red Sox 0 0. Boston’s lineup sinks from 300 plus averages to around .247 in the last five games with Pesky Williams and DiMaggio the only 300 hitters. Mickey Harris and Dave Ferriss receive support from strong pitching to avoid an all five-game loss streak.
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Hal Wagney
George Metkovich
Iwoy Williams
Bobby Doerz
Ti Maggio
Mickey Harris
Dave Ferriss
Sox
Kramer
Joe Dobson
Cardinals top Braves in ten innings for half game lead
Ripley and Laabs led a big first frame as Chet Laabs Johnny Ber arding and Walt Judnich drove in five runs. St Louis needed ten innings to decide the tight game, with Pinch Runner Joffre Cross scoring on a steal of home after Ken O'Dea exited. Slaughter hit two homers off Mort Cooper, Ken Burkhart earned the win while Jim Konstanty took the loss. Rain halted remaining majors actions.
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Walt Judnich
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Cross
Ken O'Dea
Slaughter Parks Two Bros
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Mort Cooper
Baseball Scores A LOUIS BEATS ST LOUIS IN BOSTON LOSS
In a tense American League clash between Boston and St Louis, the box shows Boston 6, St Louis. Key players include Dobson pitching innings and Drulacwerd on defense. Managers noted, with errors and stolen bases affecting the outcome. Attendance listed at 12,202.
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Unclear baseball game notation with many player substitutions
A fragmented box score describes a Boston vs St. Louis baseball game with numerous substitutions, errors by Klein and Sisler, Slaughter driving in runs, and multiple pitching lines. It lists batters, relievers, bases on balls, strikeouts, and attendance figures in a garbled format.
Friday Major Schedule Hits Rough Edges Across Cities
The page lists a jumble of basketball matchups across major cities with multiple errors. Key games include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Chicago at New Yorker, St Louis at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Detroit, and Washington at Cleveland, reflecting a fragmented schedule slate.
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Tigers' Hitchcock Sold to Senators
Detroit announces the sale of Bill Hitchcock, Tiger utility infielder, to the Washington Senators. No price disclosed. Hitchcock joined the Tigers from Kansas City in 1941 and played shortstop briefly in 1942 before serving in the Army Air Forces, later rising to major status.
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Jarmy Air Fore
Eyfurth Wins Rice Award for Track Excellence
HOUSTON May 17 August Eyfurth of San Antonio was named winner of the James Compton award at Rice alumni night. The honor honors the freshman athlete who distinguishes himself in track, following Eyfurth’s wins in the 120 yard high hurdles and a runner up in the two hurdles at the Southwest Conference meet. John Donaldson, 1945 national AAU discus champion, received the Bob Quin award for leadership scholarship and sportsmanship. The spring track list includes Eyfurth Henry Coffman James Rodicfed and Drexel Vincent.
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Eyfurth
San Antonio
James Compton
Rice “R” Association
Rice
Erfurth
John Donaldson
Bob
PPE LEAGUE SOFTBALL RESULT RUCKSUS AT WOPC
In a muddled report from PPE LEAGUE, Company C edged BICO with a 12 to 2 score as Fillingham and Kiloa led offensive bursts. Names like Nod Ye Roberts Hewitt and Randall appear in a jumbled recap of hits and fielding, with unclear locations and dates.
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Anureda
Huder
Medicos vs Fourth Army Red Raiders Fort Sam Game
Fort Sam Houston hosts an all service clash as Medicos meet Fourth Army Red Raiders at Christy Mathewson field at 8 p.m. Friday. Teams from Brooke Army Medical Center and Randolph Field sample local action amid weather disruptions and scattered scoring notes from the police and fire department game.
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Oklahoma City 5 Houston in Texas League clash
Oklahoma City plated five runs in Houston, with McCabe, Costatine, Sidler, and Artes producing key hits. Houston mounted a late rally but fell short as Oklahoma City earned a 5 to 3 victory.
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Dan's Cafe Clash With Villa Acuna Club at Techfield
Dan's Cafe bankrolls Wilbur Wieding as probable opening pitcher for a Saturday 3 p.m. clash against Villa Acuna's Carla Blanca team at Techfield. Manager James T. O'Daniels announced the Cafemen will host Merlea in the nonleague matchup.
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Major League Baseball Leaders Tentative List From Early Season
A garbled 1940s style standings note lists top hitters and pitchers with teams including Brooklyn Boston St. Louis Philadelphia New York and Chicago. It cites leaders in hits home runs and runs batted in with names like Musial Pesky Doerr Williams Greenberg and Kal ler and mentions stolen bases and triples amid unclear punctuation and OCR errors.
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One-Run Jinx Hauls Padres Down Ladder
In Tulsa Oklahoma May 17 the one run jinx felled the San Antonio Missions as Tulsa Oilers edged them 3 to 2. Clarence Maddern delivered a tied game single in the ninth for the decisive run after Sorelle beat the Missions in pitching duties. The loss leaves San Antonio in third place, half a game behind Tulsa, with a potential standings swap if another loss occurs.
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Missions Rally Ties Game Behind Gregory Homers
In a tense ninth inning Nick Gregory crushed a homer to left field tying the game for the Missions. Woody Bell and Jess Newman added doubles as the rally built. Tulsa answered with Greene driving in a run and later Richards, Sertich, and Maddern contributed singles to push ahead, while defensive plays kept them in front at key moments.
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Midget Cars Cancelled As Polio Crisis Forces Postponement
Public health authorities urge postponement of gatherings leading to the cancellation of Friday night's midget racing at Pan-Americaty speedway. Other notes cover Bruce Woodcock defending his British Empire heavyweight title plans against Tom Maniiello at Madison Square Garden, to be broadcast on ABC.
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