Urzetta Stranahan Set for National Amateur Final
Sam Urzetta faces Frank Stranahan in the 36 hole National Amateur golf championship final at Minneapolis Golf Club. Urzetta, son of a janitor, and Stranahan, son of a spark plug magnate, advanced from 36 hole daily match play with Stranahan beating John Ward and Urzetta defeating Robert Knowles on the way. Stranahan aims to repeat as champion after winning the British Amateur this season.
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N. Y
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New York
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Mass
Will County Wins Farm Sports Festival Title
Will County won the 11th Illinois farm sports festival with 3 815 points, but Champaign County dethroned them 8 7 as baseball champions. More than 4 000 participants from 96 of 102 counties attended. Sangamon was second, Champaign third, DeKalb fourth, Whiteside fifth. Turner Mayfield of Clayton Adams led wood chopping in 1 minute 3 14% seconds. Robert Stewart of White Hall was second.
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White Hall
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Cowden
Shelb County
Kiner Matches Ruth Pace With 39th Home Run
Pittsburgh August 26 Ralph Kiner, Pirates outfielder, hit his 39th homer in his 118th game mirroring Babe Ruth who reached 39 in his 118th game during the 1927 season with the Yankees.
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Baseball leaders and honors cross leagues and institutes
The American League batting leader is Goodman of Boston at .365 with Doby of Cleveland at .354. Doerr and Woodling share top triples with nine. Rosen leads homers at 33, while Stephens and Dropo have 28. In the National League Musial hits .353. Hopp at .342. Ashburn, Jethroe, Snider, Ennis, and Musial among leaders in triples. Kiner with 39 homers and Pafko at 30. Rensselaer PR varsity lettermen also joined Sigma Xi. Otis Graham of New Orleans and Philadelphia handled Al Mobley of Newark in a noted bout.
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Snider
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Pafko
Chicago
Pelrone Edges Moeart In New York Bout
Tony Pelrone from Wilmington Delaware won a boxing decision over Adrian Moeart from New York in a light middleweight match. The bout ended 146 to 147 on points with the verdict announced after the ten round schedule in Frence.
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Wakefield's comeback drive fuels Oakland pitch to majors
Oakland star Dick Wakefield, once a $50,000 Detroit Tigers bonus, fights back in the Pacific Coast League after being waived from the majors. He improves from .180 to .300 and adapts to rough weather and mixed pitching as he seeks another big league chance with Chuck Dressen's A's.
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Australians Take Davis Cup Play at Forest Hills
Australia fielded John Bromwich and Frank Sedgman to face the United States in Forest Hills as they needed one victory to reclaim the Davis Cup. Sedgman defeated Tom Brown Jr. 6-0 8-6 9-7 and Ken McGregor beat Ted Schroeder 13-11 6-3 6-4 as the U.S. trailed after opening singles.
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Schroeder
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Alrick Man, Jr
U. S
Three Minor League Hurlers Throw No Hits Yesterday
Don Stephens 20 year old lefty pitched Omaha to a 5 0 win over Denver for his second no hitter in his career He walked three Higgins Duncan 27 retired 27 men in a row in a 4 0 win over Fitzgerald striking out 13 Tony Segzda 21 gave York a 6 0 victory over Sunbury with two walks
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Fitzgerald
Tony Segzda
York
Sunbury
Wakefield Draft Interest Hopes Hinted by Oakland Club
Clarence Laws president of the Oakland club aims to sell left handed pitcher Wakefield before the October deadline though he remains draft eligible.
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Brick) Laws
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Cardinal Box Score From New York St. Louis Game
New York won 4 to 7 at St. Louis with key hits by Westrum Rice Mueller Nelson and Dark. Brazle earned the win. Jansen took the loss as Chicago Le Var paid $9.20 to win the races and handicap at Washington Park.
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Basora Falls In First Round To Sugar Ray Robinson
In Scranton on August 26 Sugar Ray Robinson floored Jose Basora in 52 seconds of the first round to win the Pennsylvania middleweight title. Basora entered at 159 1 2 pounds to Robinson’s 154 pounds as Robinson dominated with a ferocious, quick assault.
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Stars Triumph In Thrilling Chicago Win Over Boston
Hank Sauer of the Cubs hit two homers drove in four and opened the ninth inning rally with a double to lift Chicago past Boston 7-6. Ed Ford of the Yankees allowed four hits in a 10-0 shutout of St Louis, his fifth win without a defeat. In Atlantic City veteran jockey Fernando Fernandez rode five winners at the racetrack in nine races.
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