DiMaggio Sparks Yankees With Ninth Inning Blast
Joe DiMaggio belted a ninth inning homer off Lou Brissie at Shibe Park lifting the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia. The homer, his first since July 30, follows a slow 1950 season and helped New York gain a half game on Detroit and Cleveland while Boston won.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Yesterday results show New York defeated Philadelphia 3 to 2 and Boston beat Washington 7 to 6 in 10 innings. Today features doubleheaders and games across St Louis Detroit Chicago Cleveland and New York Philadelphia with multiple start times.
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Herrin Tourneys Set Monday Finals in Township League
The Bugs meet the Wildcats in the boys mid get league finals Monday night at 8 45 after 6 p m semi finals in the girls minor league with Robins vs Cardinals and Cards vs Swishers in game one of the girls senior league. Eagles have a bye and will meet Tuesday night winner for the championship.
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League leaders show standout batting and power figures
In the American League, Goodman of Boston leads batting at .354 with Kell of Detroit at .350, Woodling of New York and Doerr of Boston tied for triples with 9, while Rosen of Cleveland hits 32 home runs followed by Dropo and Stephens of Boston. In the National League, Musial of St Louis leads at .357 with Robinson of Brooklyn at .337, Ashburn of Philadelphia tops triples with 12, Jethroe, Ennis and Musial tied for seven, and Kiner of Pittsburgh and Pafko of Chicago lead with 34 and 28 home runs respectively.
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Brown Hardware Triumphs Over DeMolays in softball clash
Brown Hardware remained alive in the B division title race with an 8-3 win over the DeMolays. The DeMolays, scoreless until their final at bat, tallied all runs in the last inning as D Waller hit a triple and Miller a double. Brown led 2-0 in the first, added four in the second on Harvard Taylor Walker and Brown hits, then scored two more in the third on Brown and errors.
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Boxing results from New Orleans Detroit and beyond
AP reports last night fights with Lester Felton in Detroit and Tommy Campbell at Rock Island both drawing. Bernard Docusen in Hollywood outpoints Milo Savage in Seattle. Paddy De Marco tops Kid Dussart in Long Beach with boxers listed by weights and locations.
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Big Duke” Docusen
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Adolph Rupp To Instruct At Illinois Clinic
Adolph Rupp famed Kentucky basketball coach and 1950 Coach of the Year is set to lecture at the Southern Illinois University coaching clinic August 21 to 23. Also scheduled are Madison Bell and Bill Waller plus a coaches dinner at the country club.
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Braves Drop Walters Buy Max Surkont
The Boston Braves released pitcher Bucky Walters to add right hander Max Surkont purchased from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast league. General Manager John Quinn said Walters will remain with the club as a non pitching role or coach next year, after serving on the active list since July 19.
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Golf contenders share halfway lead in Eastern Open
Baltimore Clayton Heafner and Jimmy Clark tie for the halfway lead at the Eastern Open with 36 hole totals of 137. Chicago Polly Riley and Mae Murray reach finals of the Women's Western tournament. Ames Gay Brewer and Eddie Merrins advance to final round of the National Junior Championship.
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Carbondale Meet Resumes Monday Softball Schedule
Carbondale softball tournament resumes Monday after conflicts with Benton tournament games. Manager O K Bowen released schedule for next week listing matches from Monday through Friday with times and pairings including Chester Carterville Royalton Boskydell Hogan Herrin Hog an Center and a championship Friday at 8 p.m.
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Yankees edge Phillies as DiMaggio homers in ninth
Joe DiMaggio hit a ninth inning homer to lift the Yankees 3 2 over Philadelphia. Jim Hearn limited league leading Phillies to five hits in a Giants 7 4 win.
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San Francisco Star Osten Wins National Fishing Title
San Francisco and Long Beach angler Earl Osten captured a national all distance fly and bait casting championship, edging rivals in a decisive performance that crowned the top fly caster in the nation.
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Open Forum News Highlights Corrells Degree and Coaching Moves
Correll, new master’s degree from University of Illinois, is Carbonale bomb coach. Ed Migelwicz, Correll’s summer roommate, will coach West Frankfort football this season replacing Bill Brown. Migelwicz, from Frankfort, was Lincoln assistant last year. The schedule says Johnston City not on the Terriers’ list. West Frankfort game set for Sept. 15 and 29, with disruptions from ongoing player transfers and local plans for Bill Wills night.
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Willis Clarifies Aug 28 First Football Practice Day
Illinios High School Association secretary Al Willis clarifies that organized football practice cannot start before the Monday before Labor Day. The earliest start this year is Monday August 28. The note also flags a schedule discrepancy for the Murphysboro Du Quoin game with differing homecoming dates.
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National Contenders Display Narrow Cliffs in Standings
The American League teams have held nearly identical records since July 6 with the Tigers Yankees Red Sox and Indians leading by small margins for six weeks. In the National League the contrast is sharp as Phillies Braves Dodgers and Cardinals hover near similar marks despite wide gaps among others.
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