Saigh and Chandler Clash Over Sunday Night Game
Baseball officials debate a proposed Sunday night game between St. Louis and Brooklyn set for July 16 in St. Louis. Fred Saigh supports the plan, A B Chandler opposes, while Branch Rickey shows mixed stance and has not commented recently.
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Major League Leaders From AP Baseball Stats
American League leaders include Batting Dropo Boston .384 Kell Detroit .382 with Williams Boston 16 home runs and Dropo 14. NL leaders spot Musial St. Louis .373 Robinson Brooklyn .344, Slaughter St. Louis 5 triples with Jethroe Boston and Ashburn Philadelphia 4, Gordon Boston 12 and Kiner Pittsburgh 11 home runs.
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Pittsburgh
College Baseball Scores From Weekend Action
Texas beat Arizona 7 to 3 and Alabama defeated an opponent 6 to 1. Clemson topped Princeton 6 to 1 while Dartmouth fell 6 to 1 to Princeton. Wake Forest prevailed 9 to 4 against Kentucky.
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Boys Leagues Vie at Herrin Tonight
Four teams from the Boys Major league and one from the Boys Minor league compete at Herrin Township Softball Park. North Side Cardinals face South Side Dodgers while Hicks West Enders meet Boren's I G A s in the early games. In the Minor league, Draper's Jewelers take on Creek's V F W.
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Major League Standings And Day Results
The standings show New York leading with 32 wins and 23 losses, Detroit at 28 14, Boston 30 19, Cleveland 22 22, Washington 21 23, Philadelphia 17 29, and St. Louis 13 28. Yesterday Boston beat St. Louis 29 4 and New York beat Detroit 11 4.
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Mack Family May Sell Out Interest in A's
Philadelphia reports a new landlord may buy the A's from Connie Mack. James P. Clark, trucking executive and Eagles president, says an offer will be made this week. Clark's syndicate would take over the Athletics and Shibe Park, with no price named, after talks with Mack Jr. and club officials.
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Baptists Triumph In Murphysboro Softball Tilt
The Baptist Juniors beat the Christian Juniors 10 to 5 on the Longfellow diamonds in Murphysboro. Baptist bats exploded early with a 4-0 first inning, and in the fourth inning every Baptist player batted as hits and errors produced four more runs. Penrod and Boren led the Baptists with three hits each, while B. Gualdoni collected a double for the Christians as they managed two scores in the fifth.
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DiMaggio Tops New York Football Yanks Favorite Heroes
Joe DiMaggio led a poll of New York football Yanks as their favorite athletic hero. The outfielder received nine of 47 first place votes while Babe Ruth and Bronko Nagurski each earned two. Frankie Albert of the San Francisco 49ers also appeared on one ballot as a choice.
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Fights Last Night Highlight Diverse Boxing Card
In New York at Dexter Park the Kid Gavilan beat Mike Koballa on points. Jackie Graves won over Pat Iacobucci in St Paul. Elis Ask outpointed Massino Sanna in Brooklyn at Fort Hamilton. High Shine took the Silverdale purse by a half length in Chicago at Washington Park. Rising Prices set a five furlong track record of 57.25 seconds at Golden Gate Fields in Albany California.
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Tigers catcher Aaron Robinson shines in night-game hitting
Aaron Robinson of the Detroit Tigers led the American League in 1949 night-game hitting with a .370 average. His overall batting average stood at .269.
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Racing Briefs Highlight Wins at Delaware and Suffolk
Stanton Del leading home 17 50 captured Elsmere purse at Delaware. Boston Snow Whirl 9 80 won featured sixth race at Suffolk Downs.
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Open Forum Letters Stir Murphysboro Baseball Bets
Murphysboro reader sends five dollar prize claim and address after noting wins in a local opinion column. He mentions his nine year old Stan Musial fan and plans for a ball game outing. The text recalls Bell and the Mustangs coaching history and Notre Dame matchups.
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Roscoe McDowell
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Matty Bell To Headline Southern Clinic
Matty Bell renowned SMU football coach and Adolph Rupp famed Kentucky basketball coach will headline the Southern Illinois university coaching clinic this year. The clinic runs three days August 21 to 23 with no tuition for attendees. Rupp had been signed up for some time while Bell negotiations were completed recently.
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Tamaroa Merchants Top Semi-pro Team
Tamaroa with an 80 game schedule this season posts a 13 3 record against top semi pro clubs. Ewald Pyle and Mike Rolla anchor the pitching, highlighted by a 3 1 victory over House of David before an audience near 2000. Home nights set for Tuesday and Friday at 8 p m with Sunday games at 2 30 p m. Schedule includes June 9 Wood River Eagles and June 11 Sparta Merchants.
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