Tigers Hold Off Yankees To Reclaim League Lead
Detroit defeats New York 3 to 2 as Art Houtteman returns from a strained side muscle and Dizzy Trout earns the win. Ed Lopat struggles allowing four runs in the first. Johnny Mize homers for the Yankees, but Detroit’s lead grows as Cleveland rises to second, while the National League slate is rained out leaving St. Louis and Boston in a tight race.
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Art Houtteman
Briggs Stadium
Houtteman
Yankees
Art
New York
Detroit
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Yankee
Yanks
Tommy Byrne
Dizzy Trout
Hal White
Cleveland
Ed Lopat
Fred Sanford
Joe Page
Johnny Mize
Hank Bauer
Chicago
Philadelphia
Randy Gumpert
A’s
Eddie Robinson
Elmer Vale Everran
Hank Majeski
Hank Wyse
Baseball Leaders Fill The Headlines From AP Data
National League batting leader is Robinson of Brooklyn at .371 with Musial at .360. Ashburn leads in triples with 11. Jethroe has 7. Kiner tops home runs with 29, tied by Ennis and Pafke at 24. American League batting pace goes to Doby of Cleveland at .350, Kell at .349. Doerr and Woodling tied for 9 triples. Rosen leads with 29 homers alongside Williams and Dropo at 25.
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Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Jethroe
Boston
Doby
Cleveland
Kell
Detroit
Doerr
Woodling
New York
Rosen
Williams
Dropo
Teen-Age League Schedule Delivers August Showdowns
Carbondale announces the teen-age league games through August featuring Hot Shots All Stars Red Wings Rams Rangers Wildcats and more. Key dates include August 7 8 10 14 15 17 21 22 and 24 with pairings such as Hot Shots versus All Stars and Rams versus Rangers among others.
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Hot Shots
All Stars
Red Wings
Rams
Rangers
Wildcats
Fights Last Night Notable Bout Outcomes
Arnold of Pa outpointed Bryant of New York in a 200 pound main bout on the Ezzard Charles Joe Mazzole exhibition card. Bossio of Brooklyn defeated Marcune of New York in an eight round light bout, while Lloyd of North Adams outpointed Cardell of Hartford in ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Arnold
Levi Bryant
New York
Sid Peaks
Louisville
Ezzard Charles-Joe Modzele
Brooklyn
Fort Hamilton
Bill Bossio
Pittsburgh
Pat Marcune
North Adams
Mass
Bobby Lloyd
Wilkes-Barre
Vic Cardell
Hartford
Conn
Coca-Colas Take Lead With Comeback Victory Over Browns
The Coca-Colas beat Brown Hardware 21 to 20 to move into first in the Carbondale B division as a standings correction adjusted wins. Bill Ellis went 5 for 5 with two homers in the slugfest, while Bush homered for Brown.
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Brown Hardware
Goca-Colas
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Moose
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Junior Legion
Jaycees
DeMolays
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Coca- Colas
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Farley
Lawson
Eaton
Cf Brigg
Kimmel
Walters
Eastwood
Calhoun
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Cc Jones
Reno
B. Brown
P D. Jones
Harward
Keisler
R H Snider
Heinz
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Colborn
Brenzel
Reynolds
Satterfield
Cf Smith
Rf Ellis
Brush
Rf Campbell
If Bozarth
Veatch
of Hott
Kissack
Milosevich
Is Bruder
St Andrew's and Centenary Win Murphysboro Tourney Openers
St Andrew's defeated the First Methodists 8 2 on the St Andrew diamond while Centenary Methodists edged the First Christians 7 6 on Longfellow. Tonight the Baptists meet St Andrew's and Centenarys face Presbyterians with champions' game tomorrow at 5 30 p m on Longfellow.
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Methodists
St. Andrew
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ST. Andrew's Methodists
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P Moore
Ozburn
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Cook
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Turner
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Eastman
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Lf . King
Grissom
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Underwood
D. Nordmeyer
Wright
Cf Boucher
B. Nordmeyer
H Turk
R. Castleton
Zeigler
Thomas
Bastien
Christians
H/Carlisle
Maloney
O’'Guinn
Jones
Montria
Mileur
Briggs
Baseball league standings and schedule notes
Yesterday results show Boston defeated St Louis 5 to 1 with several rain affected games later listed. Today’s schedule includes New York at Cleveland and Boston at Chicago among others. Tennis news notes New York Budge and four others named to the U S Davis Cup team.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Cleveland
Tennis
Budge Patty
Ted Schroeder
Billy Talbert
Gardnar Mulloy
U. S
Borowy's Pirates trade sparks pennant talk for Tigers
Discussion centers on Hank Borowy moving from Pittsburgh to Detroit after a waiver, with fans recalling his 1940s Chicago Cubs surge and his strong Yankee seasons. Analysts cite veteran pitching as a potential championship catalyst and compare to historic midcareer boosts.
West Frankfort Club Faces Financial Strain in Stock Drive
Pete Mondino and Charley Jacobs of the West Frankfort Cardinals say they have not been swept up in a rush to buy $10,000 in stock. They report selling about $300 more stock since announcing financial troubles as about 500 attended a Mt. Vernon double header. Mondino and Jacobs see options to raise funds through park use, outdoor wrestling, or Negro league games, noting a $2,600 monthly payroll plus manager costs.
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Charley Jacobs
West Frankfort
Mondine- Jacobs
Mondina
Tamaroa
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