Browns and Yankees make $500000 eight man deal
In a rare deadline move the St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees swapped eight players and cash. The Yankees acquired two pitchers Joe Ostrowski and Tom Ferrick plus two minor leaguers for infielder George Stirnweiss, outfielder Jim Delsing, and pitchers Don Johnson and Duane Pillette, plus $50 000. Browns president DeWitt valued each new player at $50 000. Other trades were only rumored as the deadline closed.
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St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Browns
Yanks
Brownie
William DeWitt
Joe Ostrowski
Tom Ferrick
Kansas City
Sid Schach
Leo Thomas
George Stirnweiss
Jim Delsing
Don Johnson
Duane Pillette
DeWitt
New York Giants
Monte Irvin
Pete Milne
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wally Westlake
Pirate
Roy Hamey
Irvin
Milne
Westlake
Christopher edges Stags in six run second inning rally
Christopher VF Ww overcame a six run second inning to defeat Herrin Stags 7 to 6 at Christopher. Fleming homered during the rally as Pechenino doubled and Moore and Rebeshini singled. Mazurek started for the Stags and was relieved by Creek after the big inning.
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Herrin Stags
Christopher
Fleming
Christopher Splurge
Pechinino
Moore
Rebeshini
Bob Mazurek
Stags
T J. Creek
Faro
Marlow
B. Minor
War Ber
Ez Marlow
Campbell
Sa. McNana
Silaa Tapella
Mazurek
Creek
FE Williams
D. Minor
Minor
VO Schwind
Ge Jones
Ee Moore
Baseball Standings and Schedule Digest with Historic Note
American League leaders include Detroit New York Boston and Cleveland with current records and game results. Yesterday's scores feature St Louis Washington Chicago New York Cleveland and Detroit wins. National League standings show St Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Chicago New York Pittsburgh and Cincinnati with upcoming games and rainouts. Denton Cy Young pitched 22 seasons from 1890 to 1911.
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New York
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Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Denton (Cy) Young
Harry Dorish
Browns
Mickey Harris
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Sid Gordon
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Tommy Holmes
Walker Cooper
Braves
Cubs
Herrin V F W delivers big win over Dowell in five innings
Herrin V F W batsmen explode for 16 runs in five innings, blasting Dowell 16 to 2 in a Greater Egyptian Softball League game at Christopher. VIC Carneghi led the V F W with three hits including a homer as Dowell scored twice in the second inning and Herrin advanced toward Benton with a Monday matchup.
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V.F.W
Dowell
Christopher
Vic Carneghi
Herrin V.F.W
Benton All-Stars
Benton
Horn
Gray
Crews
Church
Kuehn
Simmons
Harrell
Walters
Tucker
Rf Wi
Herrin V. F.W
Flora Open Tennis Tourney Set For July Dates
The twenty second Flora open tennis tournament will run July 2 through 4 with players from several states expected. Bob Dixon of Ann Arbor Michigan is last year’s singles champion and he and Bud Little teamed to win doubles. Little may return with teammate Sonny Bradley. The event, approved by the U S Lawn Tennis Association, often yields national rankings.
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Bob Dixon
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bud Little
University of Illinois
Dixon
Little
Sonny Bradley
U.S. Lawn
Big League Leaders In Batting And Power
AP top hitters and sluggers list for the season shows Stan Musial leading batting with .366 and Carl Slaughter at .351 for St Louis. Home run leaders include Williams and Rosen tied at 17. Kell leads Detroit at .386 and Gordon and Kiner with 13 homers.
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St. Louis
Slaughter
Gordon
Boston
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Kell
Detroit
Dropo
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Doerr
Henrich
New York
Williams
Rosen
Cleveland
Gardella Claims Payment to Drop Suit Against Baseball
Danny Gardella asserts he was paid to drop his $300,000 damage suit against organized baseball and refuses to disclose the amount. He criticized the St Louis Cardinals and said the suit affected his treatment in baseball as he waited on inactive status with the Houston club. Cardinal owner Fred Saigh denied knowing of any payout.
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Danny Gardella
Gardella
Bronx
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Happy
Rochester
Donkey Game in Grand Tower Benefit for Teen League
Two picked teams of Grand Tower baseball players ride donkeys tonight at 8 on the Grand Tower High School diamond. Proceeds buy equipment for Grand Tower’s entry in the Trico Teenage baseball league.
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Grand Tower
Grand Tower High School
Trico
Lawson Little Leads Ninth Parr Beach Golf Round
Little posts 67 to lead the second round at Parr Beach tournament in New Rochelle as Jack Burke Jr. trails by four points. Fazio falters with 76 while Hogan saves minus 17 and Mangrum Middlecoff post 70s. Thirty-one MLB clubs have represented cities since 1876.
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Parr Beach
Sodden
Fairways
Wykagyl Country Club
Jack Burke, Jr
Lloyd Mangrum
Cary Middlecoff
George Fazio
Fazio
Mangrum
Middlecoff
Ben Hogan
Burke
Sammy Snead
Jimmy De‘maret
Claude Harmon
Herman Barron
Vic Ghezzi
Art Bell
Barron
Harmon
Bell
Ghezzi
Jim Ferrier
Chick Harbert
Fred Haas, Jr
Australia
Norman van Nida
Kell Hits .386 to Lead Majors as Ty Cobb Style Resurfaces
George Kell of the Tigers raises his average to .386 to top the American league, echoing Ty Cobb with a spread bat hold. Kell slugged two singles and a double as Detroit beat Philadelphia 7-3, inching ahead in the league race.
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Kell
Ty Cobb
George Kell
Detroit
Tiger
Ted Williams
Boston
Williams
Philadelphia
Tigers
New York
Freddy Hutchinson
Chicago
Billy Pierce
New York Yankees
Aaron Robinson
Pierce
White Sox
Barone and De John Score Ring Wins in N Y and N J
In Syracuse New York Nick Barone stopped Tommy Yarosz in nine rounds and in Binghamton New York Joey De John stopped Bill Corbett in five rounds.
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N. Y
Nick Barone
Tommy Yarosz
Monaca
Binghampton
Joey de John
Bill Corbett
Rutherford
N. J
Hooper and Kerr Highlight Illinois Bradley Recruiting Chase
Max Hooper of Mt. Vernon recalls how Bradley and Illinois wooed him after Murray tourney exposure. The piece notes Illinois targets 6-8 John Kerr of Tilden Tech and Chicago star Irv Bemorgas, with Bradley pursuing Hooper along with John Riley and Eddie King. It discusses recruiting battles and the shifting player preferences in college basketball.
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Max Hooper
Mt. Vernon
Murray
Bradley
University
University of Illinois
Bradley University
Max
Illinois
Ilinois
Hooper
John Riley
Eddie King
Peoria
John Kerr
Odum Sees Strong Illini Basketball Ahead
Marion native Benton Odum, a graduate who never made the Illinois varsity, predicts the Illini will boast one of the nation’s best basketball teams for the next two or three years. He plans his first coaching job at Annawan this summer.
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Odum
John Kerr
Tilden Tech
Chicago
Kerr
Illinois
Tilden
Irv Bemorgas
Sunderlage
Survant
Gerecke
Marks
Fletcher
Peterson
Follmer
Illini
Pete Truran
Pete
Southern Illinois
Benton Odum
Marion
Annawan
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