Top Clubs Win In Mo Valley Swing To Early Lead
Mississippi Ohio Valley league standings show Centralia, Vincennes and Mattoon winning. Centralia swept Paris 6 to 3, West Frankfort beat Springfield 5 to 1, Paducah fell to Mattoon 5 to 3. Tonight Mt. Vernon visits Paris, Centralia at Vincennes, West Frankfort at Mattoon, Paducah at Springfield.
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Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Paris
West Frankfort
Springfield
Paducah Chiefs
Mattoon
Paducah
Dingell bill to aid state fisheries funding signed
President Truman signs the Dingell bill directing 3 to 4 million dollars in annual sports fishing tax revenue back to states including Illinois. Each state contributes 25 cents for every 75 cents from the federal government, with apportionment based on licenses sold and state area. Joe Devers wins North American clay target championship in Dayton, Ohio.
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Chicago
Truman
Illinois
Swedish stars beat world marks in track events
Eskilstuna Sweden Jim Fuchs achieved a shot put mark of 58 feet 10 23 32 inches and George Rhoden ran 40 meters in 45.8 seconds to surpass world records.
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Eskilstuna
Sweden
Jim Fuchs
George Rhoden
Mass English Channel Crossing Highlights Historic Swim Event
Nine swimmers completed a mass crossing from France to England and England to France near Dover. Hassan Abd El Rehim set a new record at 10 hours 53 minutes, beating the 1926 mark, while Le Morvan finished 10 minutes later. Philip Mickman and others started from Dover and Cap Gris Nez with mixed results.
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Joseph van Waal
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Rehim
Roger le Morvan
le Morvan
Paris
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Cardinal Box Score 6th. Munger exits in eighth
Boston scores five runs on two runs in the first and two in the eighth to beat St. Louis five to one. Kerr Gordon and Howerton drive in multiple runs. Gordon adds two doubles and Howerton hits a homer. Bickford earns the win. Boyer suffers the loss.
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Martin
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Torgenson
Marshall
Sisti
Pore Glaviano
Schoendienst
Musial
Diering
Slaughters
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Marion
Nelson
D. Rice
P Kazak
Z Marin
Teals
Defending champ Coe and Stranahan win in National Amateur
Minneapolis based Charlie Coe and Frank Stranahan defeated opponents in second round matches of the National Amateur tournament. In Canada, Grace Lewczyk, former U S champion, fell in the first round of the Canadian Women's Open. Horse racing news from Saratoga: apprentice jockey Keith Stuart rode four winners at the meet.
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Frank Stranahan
Winnipeg
Grace Lewczyk
U. S
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
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Saratoga
War Hurts Sooner Eleven Football Prospects Amid War
Oklahoma City August 23 AP Bud Wilkinson says many games will be influenced by armed forces this season. Oklahoma's 45th division activation reduces replacements for 10 starters. Four national guard divisions called in. three major Oklahoma schools affected. Wilkinson doubts finishing the season as No. 2 team may open against Boston College. He notes potential end to 21 game winning streak. Also results from Del Mar, Wash Park, Rockingham, and Atlantic City horse races.
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Armed Forces
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Sooner
Oklahoma
National Guard
Wilkinson
Baseball quirks and triple play confusion in MO Valley league
Recap of chaotic in game action where two runners were retired twice and a disputed call left Mt. Vernon with one man on base despite three batters. Highlights include a near triple play and a disputed run value amid a Mt. Vernon at Paducah matchup.
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Mt. Vernon
Paducah
Kings
Italians Go For Baseball In Rome Playoff Race
Rome embraces baseball as eight teams compete in a national playoff across three regional leagues. Despite soccer remaining Italy’s main sport, American rules govern the game with pitchers called lancitori becoming local heroes. Rome’s Crusaders lead the standings as Florence Bologna Ambrosiana Milan Nettuno follow.
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Italy
America
Lachi
Crusaders
Florence
Bologna
Ambrosiana
Milan
Nettuno
Rizzuto Nets Four Hits Against Cleveland
Phil Rizzuto, star shortstop for the New York Yankees, failed to reach 1000 career hits the day before but on August 6, 1950, he collected four hits in four at bats against Cleveland pitching, marking a memorable day in his major league career.
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NEW York
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankees
Phil
Yanks
Cleveland
Milan Lews Into Anzio Gate Milanio Team Tale
A fragmented line notes a doorway to Anzio with Italian teams Milanio and Milan Internazion showing chances to learn the game. The text hints at early football or tactics linked to Milanio and Milan Internazion in a historical sports context.
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Anzio
Milanio
Milan Internazion
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