Saigh Chandler Clash Over Proposed Sunday Night Game
Baseball policy battles in St Louis and Brooklyn as July 16 Sunday night game plans spark a rift. Saigh supports the matchup, Chandler opposes citing churchgoers and public goodwill, while Rickey remains noncommittal though leaning with Chandler.
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Saigh
Chandler
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Fred Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rickey
Pgame
Major League Leaders From Associated Press Standings
In the American League Ceal Dropo of Boston leads batting with .384 while Kell of Detroit at .382. Williams of Boston has 16 home runs and Dropo 14. In the National League Musial leads batting at .373, Slaughter and Jethroe tied for triples with five, Gordon has 12 homers and Kiner 11.
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Boston
Kell
Detroit
Henrich
New York
Doerr
Mapes
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Williams
Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Slaughter
Jethroe
Ashburn
Gordon
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Nesbitt Brothers Shine In Softball Doubleheader
Tommy Nesbitt pitched a no hit game as Hogan Centers beat National Guards 4 1 in the A division. He also carried a shutout into the sixth before a mishandled ball allowed a run. His younger brother pitched Attucks to a 2 1 win over Junior American Legion in the B division, allowing one hit and striking out six. Scott and Nichols each belted a triple.
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Tommy Nesbitt
Hogan Centers
National Guards
Carbondale
Nesbitt
Woolsey
McDowell
Brown
Hogans
Tommy
Leaion
Scott
Hogan
Nichols
Herrin Stags Blank Dowell in Five-Hour Tilt at Christopher
T J Creek pitched a near perfect game as the Herrin Stags blanked Dowell 4 0 at Christopher He allowed only two hits Jackson and Craig provided the only Dowell knocks Craig singled in the sixth Campbell hit a three base hit and the Stags scored in the fourth Tapella drove in two runs with a single in the fifth Two unearned runs scored in the sixth as Herrin improved its record The Stags will host Herrin y F W at Christopher Monday
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Herrin Stags
Dowell
Christopher
Stags
Jackson
Craig
Creek
Paul Campbell
Morgan
Tapella
Herrin Y. F. W
College Baseball Scores Report
Texas beat Arizona 7 to 3 while Alabama defeated Clemson 6 to 1 Princeton routed Dartmouth 6 to 1 and Wake Forest bested Kentucky 9 to 4. Several top programs posted decisive opening wins in early season action.
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Associated Press
Texas
Arizona
Alabama
Clemson
Princeton
Dartmouth
Wake Forest
Kentucky
Boys Leagues Vie at Herrin Township Softball Park
Tonight at the lighted Herrin park four teams from the Boys Major league play two games and a final in the minor loop. North Side Cardinals meet South Side Dodgers, Hick's West Enders face Boren's I G A in the second game, Draper's Jewelers tackle Creek V F W in the minor final. Thursday Campbell's Eagles beat Kilbreths Aces 27 1, Darnell's Lions and Sizemore Braves tied, Cubs beat Fitzgeralds Rangers 9 6 after Rangers failed to appear against Hs Pirates.
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North Side Cardinals
South Side Dodgers
Hick
West Enders
Boren
Draper's Jewelers
Creek’s
Boys
Campbell's
Eagles
Kilbreths
Aces
Darnell
Lions
Sizemore
Braves
Cubs
Fitzgerald
Rangers
H ’S
Pirates
Mack Family Considers Selling A's Stake to New Landlord
Philadelphia plans to offer to buy Connie Mack’s Athletics as a new landlord entity led by James P. Clark, truck executive and Eagles president, weighs a bid to take over the A's and Shibe Park. Clark says no price yet and that Connie Mack Jr. has been informed. The club, struggling in sixth place, has drawn small crowds at night games.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
James P. Clark
Philadelphia Eagles
Clark
Eagles
A’s
Shibe Park
A‘s
National League Phillies
Mack
Washington
Connie Mack, Jr
Highway Express Lines
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Shibe-Macfarlands
Benjamin S. MacFarland
Shibe
DiMaggio Tops NY Football Yanks Favorite Heroes Poll
New York AP reports Joe DiMaggio won a landslide among New York football Yanks as their favorite athletic hero. He collected nine of 47 first place votes with Babe Ruth and Bronko Nagurski named by two voters each. Frankie Albert also appears on one ballot.
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New York
Joe DiMaggio
Babe Ruth
Bronko Nagurski
Frankie Albert
San Francisco ’49Ers
Baseball standings and results from yesterday and today
Major League results show New York 6 Chicago 5 and Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 4 in night games. St Louis 18 Boston 6 night. Today Brooklyn at Pittsburgh 6 30 p m New York at Chicago 12 30 p m Boston at St Louis 7 30 p m Philadelphia at Cincinnati 1 p m Brooklyn at Cincinnati 1 p m New York at St Louis 1 30 p m Philadelphia at Pittsburg 11 30 Boston at Chicago 12 30 p m Tomorrow St Louis at New York noon Detroit at Boston noon Cleveland at Philadelphia noon Chicago at Washington 12 30 p m.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Pittsburg
Baptists Win Church Softball Tilt at Murphysboro
The Baptist Juniors beat the Christian Juniors 10 to 5 in Murphysboro on the Longfellow diamonds. Baptist batters pressed early with a 4-0 first inning lead as Penrod and Boren each earned three hits for the winning side.
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Murphysboro
Christian Juniors
Murphysboro Church
Longfellow Diamonds
First Methodists
Presbyterians
First Baptists
Centenary Methodists
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Christians
B. Gualdoni
Penrod
Boren
Jones
P Seller
Ib Hanson
Wright
Fights Last Night Summary at New York and Chicago Parks
Dexter Park saw Kid Gavilan outpoint Mike Koballa in a 151 lb bout while Jackie Graves bested Pat Iacobucci in 127 lb action at St Paul. Elis Ask defeated Massimo Sanna at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn then High Shine won the Silverdale purse by a half length at Washington Park Albany. Rising Prices set a new five furlong track record at Golden Gate Fields.
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Associated Press
New York
Dexter Park
Kid Gavilan
Havana
Mike Koballa
Pittsburgh
St. Paul
Jackie Graves
Austin
Minn
Pat Iacobucci
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Fort Hamilton
Elis Ask
Helsinki
Finland
Massino Sanna
Sardinia
Italy
Chicago
Washington Park
Albany
Calif
Golden Gate Fields
Tigers catcher Aaron Robinson shines in night-game hits
Aaron Robinson of the Detroit Tigers led the AL in night-game hitting in 1949 with a .370 average, boosting his overall batting to .269. The AP notes he’d be fine with the Bengals playing all games at night.
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Aaron Detroit
Aaron Robinson
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Robinson
Racing Briefs Stir at Del and Suffolk Downs
Stanton Del leading home in the Elsmere purse at Delaware racing for $17.50 winner. Boston Snow Whirl at Suffolk Downs captured the featured sixth race returning $9.80.
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Del
Elsmere
Delaware
Boston
Suffolk Downs
Open Forum Reader Wins Five Bucks For Ball Game
Murphysboro resident Roscoe McDowell sends his address after reading a forum note that he correctly named players and won five dollars. The letter mentions a Cardinal pass and a Mustang coach Bell who retired to become athletic director this fall.
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Mr. Jones
Stan Musial
Tony Stevens
Roscoe McDowell
South Eighth
Murphysboro
Mac
Bell
Mustang
Matty Bell to Headline Southern Clinic
Matty Bell, famed SMU football coach, will headline the Southern Illinois university coaching clinic alongside Adolph Rupp, Kentucky basketball coach. The three day event runs August 21 to 23 with no tuition for attendees, after Bell’s negotiations were completed recently.
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Matty Bell
Southern Methodist University
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Southern Illinois University
Southern
Glenn “Abe” Martin
Rupp
Wi ‘Bell
Tamaroa Merchants Top Semi Pro Team of Southern Illinois
Tamaroa's semi pro club, boasting an 13 3 record this season, fields pitching stars Ewald Pyle and Mike Rolla and draws near 2000 fans for night games at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Friday. The squad’s highlight so far is a 3 1 victory over the House of David, with upcoming home dates listed.
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Southern Illinois
Tamaroa Merchants
Tamaroa
Ewald Pyle
du Quvoin Southpaw
Mike Rolla
Buckner
House of David
Merchants
Wood River Eagles
Sparta Merchants
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