Dark Regains Ballot Lead As Shortstop Duel Grows
Alvin Dark of the New York Giants moved ahead as the starting NL shortstop in the All-Star ballot race. He led Johnny Logan by 736 votes to 36,712 versus 35,976 as voting continued in Chicago. Stan Musial tops with 51,704 votes, Minnie Minoso has 49,112, and Yogi Berra has 48,296.
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Chicago
Alvin Dark
New York Giants
Dark
Milwaukee
Johnny Logan
Chicago Tribune
Logan
Cleveland
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Yogi Berra
New York Yanks
Jimmy Bryan Sets New Dirt Track Record at Langhorne
Jimmy Bryan of Phoenix set a new Langhorne dirt track mile speed record amid a 100 mile AAA national championship race on Sunday in Langhorne Pennsylvania. He clocked one hour one minute 30.6 seconds at an average 97.56 mph and also broke the Langhorne track record by over three minutes. Finishing second was Jimmy Reece and national champion Sam Hanks placed third.
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Langhorne
Jimmy Bryan
Phoenix
Ariz
Bill Schindler
Springfield
Ill
Bryan
H. Bryan
Duke Nolan
Jimmy Reece
Oklahoma City
Sam Hanks
Burbank
Calif
Interference on Runner Collision At Third Base
The runner in a rundown turns toward the plate while the catcher, blocking the base path without possessing the ball, is hit. Interference is ruled, awarding the runner home. Umpires judge on blocking while ball status dictates calls and rules. Gus Bell hit .300 in 151 games with Cincinnati last season.
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Beans Reardon
Jackie Robinson
Gus Bell
Cincinnati
Baseball Standings and Schedule Update
Standings show New York 16 3 and Chicago 6 7 with recent results from yesterday where New York beat St. Louis 7 to 6 and Cincinnati 4 15 faced Philadelphia 3 6. Today St Louis visits New York as the only scheduled game with multiple future matches listed including Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Milwaukee at New York.
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New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Detroit
G.B. Iew
York
Louis
Major League Leaders By League Baseball Statistics
Summary of top players in American and National Leagues with leaders in batting runs RBIs hits home runs and pitching wins for the season. Names include Avila Rosen Fox Minoso Busby Reynolds Keegan Snider Musial Hodges Jablonski Sauer and Antonelli among others.
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Avila
Cleveland
Rosen
Fox
Chicago
Minoso
Busby
Washington
Boone
Detroit
Reynolds
New York
Keegan
Snider
Brooklyn
Robinson
Musial
St. Louis
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Schoendienst
Hodges
Jablonski
Sauer
Boxing results list from multiple cities
Toledo Pat Lowry outpointed Joe Miceli in a 15 round fight in Toledo. Mexico City Orlando Chavarria stopped Guillermo Valero in 2 rounds. Hollywood Willie Vaughn outpointed Esau Ferdinand in 10 rounds.
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Toledo
Ohio
Pat Lowry
Joe Miceli
New York
Mexico City
Rlando Chavarria
Cuba
Guillermo Valero
Mexico
Hollywood
Calif
Willie Vaughn
Esau Ferdinand
San Francisco
Jameson Wins Western Open in 6 and 5 victory
Betty Jameson, 37, from San Antonio, defeated Louise Suggs 6 and 5 in the Western Open final at Waukegan to claim the $1,000 first prize. The win ends an 18 month slump and sets her sights on the National Open for Women in Salem, Mass., July 13. This is Jameson’s second Western Open title, her first since 1942.
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Waukegan
Betty Jameson
Salem
Mass
San Antonio
Tex
Louise Suggs
Miss Jameson
Miss Suggs
Betty
Louise
1954 PGA Championship to be Played at Keller Course
The PGA championship is scheduled for July 21 to 27, 1954 at Keller golf course in St. Paul Minnesota. The event brings top professional golfers to the Minnesota venue for a week of competition.
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Keller Golf Course
St. Paul
Minn
Orioles Draw Fans Boo Orioles Lose Doubleheader to Senators
Baltimore crowds buy 17 149 tickets lifting gate totals past 500 000 after 26 games. But a wave of boos greeted manager Jimmy Dykes and the Orioles as they dropped a doubleheader to the Washington Senators extending an eight game losing streak.
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Baltimore
Orioles
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia
Athletics
St. Louis
Jimmy Dykes
Washington Senators
Ruff and Kelly duel on ABC in Brooklyn boxing night
New York June 21 Frankie Ruff the young NY lightweight meets Brian Kelly of Niagara Falls Ontario on ABC from Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway. Pedro Gonzales of Rankin PA argues with Italo Scortichini of Italy at St Nicholas Arena on DuMont.
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New York
Frankie Ruff
Brian Kelly
Niagara
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
ABCTV
Pedro Gonzales
Rankin
Italo Scortichini
Italy
St. Nicholas Arena
du- Mont
I’m Still Looking For A Five Thousand Dollar Man
An agency seeks a local man for an insurance sales agent position with training provided. Prior insurance experience is not required, with merit-based pay and advancement. Earning examples show agents in the area making six to ten thousand annually after one to two years. Retirement plan available after qualification. Confidential replies to Orval Leakering, Agency Manager, Hotel State Building, Marion, Illinois.
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Brunner Office Supply CO
S. Hlinois
Carbondale
Burdett & Son
Marion
Herrin Wye
Helleny & Sons
North 14Th Street
Herrin
Ford Motors
Hawaii
Paris
France
Morgan-Jewell
Murphysboro
Jameson
TV Boxing
HERTZ
Grob Agency, Inc
Orkin
Call
Attention Legionnaires
Donald Forsythe
Orval Leakering Agency
Hotel State Building
Marion, Ill
Fakta
Polaroid
Pathfinder
Cline-Vick Drug Co., Inc
Clyde Rush, R.ph
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