Kramer Sparks Red Sox With Six-Hit Shutout
Associated Press reports Kramer returns to 1948 form with a six-hit shutout boosting Boston as DiMaggio and Stengel pace the Yankees. Dom DiMaggio extends his hitting streak, Vern Stephens hits his 26th homer and Bellwether performances ripple through the league as Browns arrive and Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and Brooklyn battles intensify in early season pennant race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jack Kramer
Boston
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Jack
Red Sox
Kramer
Tigers
Joe McCarthy
Maurice McDermott
Mel Parnell
Chuck Stebbs
Ellis Kinder
Joe Dobson
Jame
DiMaggio
Dom DiMaggio
Vern Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Casey Stengel
Ed Lopat
Tommy Henrich
Lopat
Duane Pillette
Joe Page
Charlie Keller
Yogi Berra
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Tribe
Singles Run True to Form in National Junior Open
Kalamazoo Mich Aug 6 AP singles seeds held true in the National Junior Open as top qualifiers advance. Hamilton Richardson Baton Rouge against Jerry De Witts Oakland and Gil Bagley Chevy Chase faces Whitney Reed Alameda while Al Kuhn Evanston meets Don Thompson Jackson Heights in the boys division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Hamilton Richardson
Baton Rouge
Jerry de Witts
Oakland
Calif
Gil Bagley
Chevy Chase
Whitney Reed
Alameda
al Kuhn
Evanston
Ill
Don Thompson
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Jack Forst
Monterey
Don Kierbon
Venice
Thompson
Major League Standings and Today’s Schedule
American League leaders include New York 10 10 Boston 9 Detroit 0 Cleveland 3 Chicago 4 Washington 1. National League St Louis 1 New York 0 Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 0 Chicago 8 Boston 3. Today Chicago at Washington St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston Cleveland at Philadelphia Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Sunday Chicago at Washington St Louis at New York Cleveland at Philadelphia Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pet. G.B
Grattan McKlye Wins Nassau Pace In World Record Time
Grattan McKlye, a seven year old gelding, won the Nassau two mile pace at Roosevelt Raceway in 4 16 45. He set a world mark, beating Goose Bay’s record by four-fifths of a second. Brother Harmony finished second at 19 90 to 1 and Royal Man was third. McKlye earned 22 500 and his career total rose to 81 072.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury
N. Y
Grattan McKlye
Nassau
Roosevelt Raceway
Goose Bay
Neal Houslet
Brother Harmony
Royal Man
Derricotte Released by Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns released Gene Derricotte a Michigan defensive star slated as the left halfback after coach Paul Brown cited a chronic knee condition best treated by rest. Derricotte, a recently graduated Michigan flash, was injured while along the sideline tossing passes to a teammate and would have joined the Browns if healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Ohio
Cleveland Browns
Gene Derricotte
Michigan
Brown
Paul Brown
Derricotte
University of Michigan Flash
Upstart Faces Top Varsity Rivals in Local Duel
In a brisk showdown, the challenger aims to upset top-ranked Bill Cranston of San Marino and James Reed of Santa Monica as the meet heads toward a decisive result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cranston
San Marino
Calif
James Reed
Santa Monica
All Stars Host Buckner In Carbondale Baseball Clash
The Krgoer All Star team from Carbondale hosts Buckner at Carbondale Community High School diamond. Buckner is among Southern Illinois' best teams. Manager Ben Bigler sends ace Earl Halterman for his sixth win, with Drew, Rex Drew or Robinson, F. Drew, Russell, Patterson, Payne, Veiceli, Kerr as probable starters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krgoer All Star
Carbondale
Buckner
Illinois
All Stars
Ben Bigler
Earl Halterman
Ray Drew
Rex Drew
Robinson
F. Drew
Russell
Patterson
Payne
Veiceli
Kerr
All Gauge Has 27 Deadlocked In All Gauge Championship
Dallas witnesses 27 shooters deadlocked with perfect scores in skeet's all gauge championship. Twenty-seven totals 100 straight, with 24 amateurs and 3 professionals advancing toward 150 more targets. Defending champ Sgt. Glen Van Buren among the perfects. Mrs. Ann Martin sets new women mark 363, tied lead with Mrs. Louise Camp. San Diego leads service, West Point leads college. Ed C. Scherer among perfect scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Glen van Buren
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Ann Martin
San Antonio
Martin
Louise Camp
Ocala
Fla
Janice Mason
San Diego Naval Air Station
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Ed C. Scherer
Thornsville
Wis
Mangrum Leads All-American as Snead and Middlecoff Chase
Lloyd Mangrum fired an 8 under 64 to grab a two stroke first round lead in the $20,000 All American golf tourney in Chicago. Sammy Snead and Cary Middlecoff trailed as some 200 pros amateurs and women began the event with two more rounds to decide the champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sammy Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Lloyd Mangrum
Tom O'Shanter
Mangrum
Lloyd
Snead
Middlecoff
Chick Harbert
Detroit
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff
N. Y
Jimmy Clark
Independence
Kan
Johnny Bulla
Vernon
Julius Boros
West Hartford
Conn
John
Pick) Wagner
al Besselink
Simon-Pyres
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Babe Zaharias
Patty Berg
Louise Suggs
Georgia Sweet
Miss Suggs
No Games in Trico Circuit Reschedules Rainouts
Trico baseball league reports no games tomorrow as rained out contests are rescheduled. All postponed games have been staged and only one more regular season game remains before loop playoffs begin August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trico Baseball League
Hainline and Mechem Win in Jayhawk Open Quarters
Dick Hainline of Rock Island Illinois and Kirke Mechem of Topeka seeded Nos. 1 and 2 advance in the Jayhawk Open men’s singles. Hainline defeated Erroll Lysette of San Francisco 6 2 6 0 and meets Bob Ziervogel of St. Louis in the semifinals while Mechem beat Wayne Cumming of Helena Montana 6 2 6 1 and faces Frank Wilkinson of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Dick Hainline
Rock Island
Kirke Mechem
Hainline
Erroll Lycette
San Francisco
Bob Ziervogel
St. Louis
Mechem
Wayne Cumming
Helena
Mont
Frank Wilkinson
Kansas City
Misty Isle Handicap at Washington Park Ends Favorites Triumph
In Chicago in August AP reports Calu met Farm’s Two Lea and Bewitch as favorites in the $28,400 Misty Isle handicap race at Washington Park. The Misty Isle is the third stakes event on the park’s 13 race schedule. Also noted are the 1927 New York Yankees leading the standings after six early wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Calumet Farm
Two Lea
Bewitch
Washington Park
California Has Three Left in Jaycee Meet
In Houston on Aug 6 AP reports the National Jaycee Junior golf tournament quarter finals began with three Californians among the remaining players. Gene Littler of San Diego, the defending champion, aimed to reach a third straight championship match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Missouri
Oregon
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Gene Littler
San Diego
Calif
My Request Leads Whitney Stakes at Saratoga
Saratoga Springs Aug 6 Ty Request a top three year old from last season runs in the $20 000 Whitney Stakes with Eddie Arcaro aboard and is slightly favored in the traditional fixture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Saratoga
Eddie Arcaro
16 Year Old Promising Tar Heel Shines On The Mound
Marion North Carolina young pitcher Billy Joe Davidson at 16 shows a bright future with 11 straight wins, 18 hits 6 runs allowed, 205 strikeouts in 95 innings. He dazzled with 28 strikeouts in 14 innings against Gastonia and draws major league scouts including the Cleveland Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Joe Davidson
Marion
Billy Joe
Billy
Boone
Hickory
Gastonia
Davidson
Gastons
Wilson Carter
Cleveland Indians
Legion
Illinois to Aid Boxers With New Medical Safety Plan
Illinois Athletic Commission will launch a full medical service for boxers within about 10 days. A Chicago office will house fluoro scope and other equipment for pre fight exams and training checks, with a doctor on duty daily to provide free treatment as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois Athletic Commision Today
Joe Tunner
Commission
Chicago
Triner
Commission Ofice
Tuiner
Training camp rosters list 197 rookies and 209 veterans
All-America Conference teams publish rosters detailing 197 rookies and 209 veterans across the league. The release highlights fresh talent and experienced players shaping the training camp phase and upcoming season.
Local Youth Baseball and Softball Scores Across City Parks
The schedule lists multiple night games at Lighted park and Lincoln and St. Mary venues with results from girls and boys leagues. Final scores include Orioles 33 over Snowbirds 1 and Robins 35 versus Bluebirds 9, among other matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swallows
Bluebirds
Canaries
Cardinals
Wrens
Martins
Lincoln
Redbirds
Orioles
St. Mary's
Robins
Snowbirds
North Side
Nightingales
Aces
Ideals
Larks
Beetlebaums
Sunnyside
Lion Cubs
Rockets
Bugs
Cats
Brooklyn Dodgers Face Musial Challenge For NL Flag
AP News outlines the NL pennant race with Brooklyn and Stan Musial as focal points. Musial hits .558 at Ebbets Field this season and posted seven hits in nine trips over two recent games. The Dodgers have three remaining games with St Louis at home and three in St Louis to finish the series as they chase the pennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP News
Brooklyn
N. Y
Musial
Dodgers
Stan
Ebbets Field
Red Birds
Orient Miners Visit Carbondale Pirates In Key League Match
Orient Miners, first with a 10 1 record, travel to Carbondale to face the Pirates who sit last with 0 12. Other league games include Pinckneyville at Benton Dowell at De Soto Murphysboro at Anna and Du Quoin at Tamaroa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Miners
Carbondale Pirates
Miners
Pirates
Pinckneyville
Benton
Dowell
de Soto
Murphysboro
Anna
du Quoin
Tamaroa
Gaevie Club sets world mark in Swedish relay
In Stockholm on August 6 Sweden's Gaevie Athletic Club set a world record time of 16 minutes 42.8 seconds in the four mile relay at the Swedish United States track and field meet. American athletes won seven of 11 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Gaevie Athletic Club
United States
Eagles Defeat Herrin Texaco in Benefit Twin Bill
Carbondale Eagles defeated Herrin Texaco 10 to 5 in softball. Willard Keller girls beat Hogan girls 12 to 11 in the same benefit event at Carbondale Community High School diamond. Proceeds about 33 dollars went to the Carbondale anti polio campaign fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Eagles
Herrin Texaco
Willard Keller
Carbondale
Hogan
Porter Girls Sail Past Dowell 9-0 on No-Hit Night
Lillian Albers pitched her second no hitter of the year at Riverside Park in Murphysboro as the Porter Bros. girls defeated Dowell 9-0. Albers also homered in the fifth inning and teammate Riva belted a homer to back the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Albers
Riverside Park
Murphysboro
Porter Bros
Dowell
Albers
Metropolis
Riva
Reynolds-Page duo fuels Yankee pitching trust
Reynolds and Page form the right hander and setup pair for the Yankees. Reynolds wins trials with Page saving late, echoing Gomez Murphy partnerships. Through July Reynolds shows 11 7, Page eight four, with Page absent costing May 1 game against Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Reynods
Yankees
Joe Page
Joe
Allie Ha
Yankee
Vicaschi
Amog
Reynolds-Page
Reynold
Page
Allie
Gomez
Murphy
Johnny Murphy
Lefty Gomez
Reynolds
Sme
Bronlyn
Reynols
Elieve
Red Sox
Tigrs
Athletics
Browns
Centralia to Play M O Stars in All Star Clash
Centralia Cubs, first in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley league, meet a selected all star group from the other five clubs at Veterans Stadium Mt. Vernon. The game, the season's second all-star contest, follows a 5 2 north–south win at Paducah on July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Centralia Cubs
Veterans Stadium
Mt. Vernon
Paducah
Garenee Hoffman
Cubs
Ceremonia
Marlene Bauer Captures Western Junior Golf Title
Marlene Bauer, 15, of Los Angeles won the Women’s Western Junior golf championship at Anwentsia Country Club near Lake Forest. She defeated Pat Leith of Elgin, IL, 6 and 4 in the 18 hole final, carding four under par across 14 holes. Leith is the daughter of Willie Leith, Elgin Country Club pro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aig
Marlene Bauer
Los Angeles
Sphomore
Pat Leith
Elgin
Anwentsia Country Club
Lake Forest
Miss Leith
Willie Leith
Elgin County Club
Boxing Roundup: Murphy Angott Pelonne Stop Foes
In bouts from across the nation the Irish Murphy knocks out Jerf Brown in Hollywood California while Sammy Angott earns a victory in Topeka Kansas. Ray Pelonne stops Cho Foro Martinez in Long Beach New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Hollywood
Calif
Bob Murphy
San Dieg
Jerf Brown
Los Angeles
Topeka
Kan
Sammy Angott
Washington
Bill Sudduth
Long Beach
N. Y
Ray Pellone
New York
Choforo Martinez
Housta
Texas
Whittier Beats Joe's Jungle In Overtime Softball Thriller
Whittier California rallied from a two run deficit to edge Joe's Jungle of New Orleans 3 2 in an overtime National VFW softball tournament game in Texarkana Texas. The victory advances Whittier to the finals set for tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Texas
Whittier
Calif
Joe's Jungle of
New Orleans
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Jack Hand
Indians
Mike Garcia
al Benton
Alex Kellner
Mickey Haefner
Chicago White Sox
Senators
Luke Appling
Sox
Rabbit Maranville
Gerry
Staley
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Giants
Marty Marion
Stan Musial
Monte Kennedy
Giant
Jackie Robinson
Howie Fox
Granny Hamner
Ralph Kiner
Bill Werle
Schoolboy Rowe
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Warren Spahn
Hank Sauer
Jeff Heath
Braves
Boyle Lade
Redskins
Washington Redskins
Tommy Mont
Sammy Baugh
Harry Gilmer
Bob Hainlen
Trico
Misty Isle
California
Jaycee
Atter
AES
YALE
AED
Fuchs
By Kenalyta
Marion, N. C
North Carolina
American Legion
By Alan Maver
Herri
Sluggers
Bees
Wildcats
Lighted Park
South Side
Brooklyn Vs. Musial
Eck
By Frank Eck
Orient
Diizen
Eagles
Talley
Howerton
Freeman
Wabaski
Pira
Hall of Bigler
Hogan White
Greer
Cooper
Lewis P
Lewis
Mathews
Williams
Wise
J. Williams
Moss
Hill
F. Drewe Fite
Bazette
Lee
Jones
iJachuesc
Calpier Cf
Oldani
Sizemore
Frances P 'Costantino
Lindsey
Porter Girls
Nip Dowell
Reynlds
M-O Stars
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!