Tex West's Jarvis Montez wins sprint in 9 24.6 finish
Jarvis Montez of Texas Western sprinted to a 9 24.6 victory in the event, narrowly beating his challenger. Coach Leland Doc Lingle faces a tough choice as Coleman shows potential in both events. A shift to the two mile is discussed, with the mile usually run before the two mile.
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Texas Western
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Doc
Lingle
Coleman
Southern Illinois University
Phil Coleman
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N.A.I.B
Emporia
Kans
U.S
Don Lash
Indiana
I.N.A.C
White Sox Acquire Lenhardt to Strengthen Batting Lineup
The Chicago White Sox, expanding their lead in the American League, added right-handed slugger Don Lenhardt from the St. Louis Browns in a three club trade. Lenhardt, who hit 22 homers in 1950, joins a club already buoyed by recent wins over the Red Sox and a strong pitching staff.
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St. Louis Browns
Hank Mieski
Philadelphia Athletic
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Paul Lehner
Wahl
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Lenhardt
Steve O'Neill
Lew Fonseca
Fonseca
Lou Simmer
Philadelphia Athletics
Eddie Joost
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
New York
Joe Presko
Danville doubles up Paris in league twinbill
Danville won 5-3 and 5-2 over Paris in a doubleheader as eight hits produced five runs in each game. Paris and Danville split, with rain postponements affecting other league games. Omar Lown nicknamed Turk as Cubs rookie. first pitch in American League history was a ball then strike.
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Grady Hatton
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Pittsburgh
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Major League Standings and Today's Schedule
Standings show St Louis 6 New York 2 Cincinnati 10 Boston 7 Pittsburgh 12 Philadelphia 4 Chicago at Brooklyn rain. Today schedule Pittsburgh at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Games tomorrow Cincinnati at New York. American League standings show Chicago 23 New York 27 16 Boston 26 17 41% Cleveland 24 19 615 Detroit 19 22 452 Washington 17 24 429 Philadelphia 14 28 333 St Louis 13 32 289 Yesterday's results Detroit 6 Washington 5 Philadelphia 7 St Louis 6 Cleveland 8 New York 2 Chicago 6 Boston 5. Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland N.
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Six-under par lead in U S Open qualifying push
Jack Harden of El Paso led a field of over 1,400 hopefuls at a U S Open golf qualifying event with a six under par 134. In other sports notes Beverly Hanson reached the third round of the Women's British Amateur in Broadstone while Dot Kielty and Betty Singleton were eliminated. Ken Mac Gregor and Frank Sedgman defeated Mulloy and Savitt in doubles at the French championships. Althea Gibson scored a 6 1 6 1 win in the Northern Lawn Tennis tournament in Manchester. Belmont Park’s Cigar Maid won the female division of the National Stallion Stakes. Fair Appraisal led at Suffolk Downs, and Shawnee Squaw won the Anita Peabody purse at Washington Park.
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New York
Jack Harden
el Paso
Texas
Broadstone
England
Beverly Hanson
Dot Kielty
Betty Singleton
Paris
Australia
Ken MacGregor
Frank Sedgman
Gardnar Mulloy
Dick Savitt
Manchester
Althea Gibson
Peggy Hodson
Belmont Park
Boston
Indians End Ed Lopat Jinx With 8-2 Victory Over Yankees
The Indians defeated the New York Yankees 8-2, ending Ed Lopat's dominance after years of losses. Mexican Mike Garcia earned his fifth win with a 10-hit, runless outing after a rocky first inning, while a crowd of 20 217 saw the spectacle at Cleveland Stadium.
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Missionary Warren Littleford heads three month Hawaii tour
Warren Littleford, a giant Southern tackle and Baptist minister, departs for a three month missionary tour in Hawaii. He will return to Southern next fall to complete 24 hours toward a degree and then enter the Baptist seminary in Fort Worth Texas.
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Charles Lantz
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Turk) Lown
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