Tigers Move Up as Detroit Tops Yankees in Sixteenth Slam
New York reports Detroit Tigers beat the Yankees 10-2 behind HAL NEWHOUSER’s 10th win in six July attempts. Tigers rally with a 14-hit attack, Wakefield Wrtz Robinson Lipon homers. Indians top Washington 8-1 as Wynn wins. Red Sox edge Browns 4-3. Athletics 5-2 over White Sox. Cardinals rally to defeat Braves 7-2. Dodgers beat Pirates. Reds crush Phillies 11-3. Giants shut out Cubs 3-0 in lone afternoon game.
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Dick Wakefield
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Johnny Lipon
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High School Baseball Scores and Results
Mo Valley league and schedule updates show Centralia, Mattoon, Paducah, Belleville, Mt Vernon and West Frankfort results. Centralia 3 11 4 beat Paducah 4 8 1 with Ackerman Fabris Kelley Rudolph and G Wilkes. Belleville beat Mt Vernon 12 8 after late innings. rain postponed Mt Vernon at Belleville. The note mentions 23 home runs winning the 1946 NL title for Ralph Kiner as a historical aside.
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Major League Standings and Thursday Schedule
The American League shows Detroit leading New York 10 to 2 with Cleveland 8 to 1 and Boston 4 to 3 in brief results. National League lists New York 3 to 0 Chicago and Cincinnati 11 to 3 Philadelphia with St Louis 7 to 2 Boston. Games today include Detroit at New York St Louis at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington. Thursday's slate features Boston at St Louis and Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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Herrin Softball League Scores Update
Sunnyside Cubs defeated Sunnyside Cats 13 to 1 in the Midget League. Bugs beat Lion Cubs 15 to 0. Owls won 9 to 3 over Energy. Ballard Draper 16 defeated Bus Bombers 10. Mero Indians beat Jokers 8.
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Gus Lesnevich Confident on Knockout Bid for Charles Fight
In Summit New Jersey Gus Lesnevich declares he will KO Ezzard Charles in Yankee Stadium, saying he is ready for a 15 round bout. His manager Joe Vella notes Lesnevich's progress as sparring ends and press questions begin.
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Fast action at second base in St Louis Brooklyn game
In St Louis the Cardinals face the Dodgers as second baseman Red Schoendienst leaps for a high throw. Hermanski makes a quick move at second base during fast action in the St Louis bout against Brooklyn.
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Leahy and Bell Predict Rough Notre Dame and SMU Season
Hot Springs, Ark. Aug. 3 Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy and SMU boss Marty Bell say their squads will lose games this season. Leahy cites seven lost regulars and a tougher schedule including North Carolina and SMU. Bell notes loss of Gil Johnson and Doak Walker and warned of limited depth as Notre Dame meets SMU in Dallas on Dec. 3.
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Nassau pace field hits Roosevelt with 17 starters
Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York hosts a record Nassau two mile pace with 17 horses. top contenders include Grattan McKlye Dr. Stanton Forbes Chief Royal Man War Master and Scottish Boy while Jimmy Creed and Indian Land are scratched for lameness and a cold respectively. Grattan McKlye trained by Neal Houslet and owned by Mrs Ben F Owens figures around 2 to 1 off a 2 02 flat National Pacing Derby run.
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Goose Bay
Boxing Echoes of Left-Handed Champion Imitator
The description likens a fighter to Billy Conn and to the Alabama Kid, noting this rival is a left-hander. It frames him as a stylistic echo, emphasizing switchable stance and similar ring craft.
Havre De Grace Race Track Starter Succumbs
Texas-born Jim Milton 73, a renowned Havre De Grace starter, died in Baltimore after weeks of illness. He missed only one race in 35 years, excluding a 1926 Preakness day when he left early to see the Dempsey Tunney bout. Milton began 27 runnings of the Preakness, later retiring in 1947 to become a New Jersey tracks steward.
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Hornsby Contract Sold to Carthage Club
Billy Hornsby outfielder for the Centralia Cubs in the class D Mississippi-Ohio Valley league has been sold to Carthage Missouri. He left Centralia July 26 after a dispute with manager Zeke Bekeza who suspended him for loafing on a fly ball that produced a triple and cost a game. Carthage plays in the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri league.
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Eagles Face Carmi Flyers in Christopher Tourney Opener
Carbondale Eagles, after an upset loss to Royalton in the Carbondale Invitational, meet Carmi Flyers in a first round Christopher tournament game. Manager Russell Taylor plans to start Eugene Jongs, nicknamed Popeye, on the mound with a listed lineup including Williams, Drew, Ray Drew, Fite, Halterman, and Temple.
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Postponed Youth Safetball Games in Carbondale
Activities of Carbondale youth safetball were postponed yesterday due to an anti polio cleanup campaign. The John Browns were to play the Blue Angels. No games today. the next match will be Wildcasts versus Pirates tomorrow afternoon.
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Merger Talk Sparks Move to Unite Basketball Leagues
New York Aug 2 AP An effort to consolidate the BAA and NBL gains momentum as league presidents discuss a merger near reality Ted Duffey says the plan brings peace prospects while BAA may announce its stance. Several teams have already shifted loyalties and cities brace for a 14 to 16 team single circuit with two divisions.
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Rain Delays Carbondale Softball Tournament Games
A rain storm at Carbondale yesterday postponed two games in the Carbondale Community High School softball invitational. Johnston City vs Hogan and Marion-Anna were rainouts. Tournament director Buck Bowen said rescheduling could be tonight or next week.
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Buck” Bowen
Congratulations To The Poirots In Recent Contest
The Poirots celebrate a recent contest victory with gratitude to all who assisted and contributed.
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