Castoffs Shine in Key Thursday Baseball Wins
Five players traded or sold in May and June spark big wins for their new teams. Rogovin shut out the Yankees for the White Sox as Cain, Chapman, Brown, and Johnson all delivered notable performances. Brown's grand slam and Chapman's multi RBI night boost the Indians and Phillies respectively, while Rogovin's late season form energizes Chicago.
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Bud
Rogovin
Cain
Chapman, Brown and Johnson
Detroit
Chicago
New York Yankees
White Sox
Philadelphia
Musial Leads All-Star Voting in Final Week
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals tops the national balloting with 232 976 votes as the 20 day poll moves into its last week. Nelson Fox of the Chicago White Sox stands second with 228 154, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox third with 222 804, and Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers fourth with 219 575 through June 22.
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Detroit
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Nelson Fox
Chicago White Sox
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Fights Last Night From Associated Press Roundups
Fights last night saw Rex Layne outpoint Henry Hall in Kansas City Lewistown Utah. Tommy Campbell edged Del Flanagan in Minneapolis. Chuck Davey beat Tommy Darrough in Grand Rapids. Roe extended his win streak to ten. Staley dominated to begin a game with a shutout and a game-winning double. Solly Kemus drove in a run, Willie Mays misplayed an error, and Red Schoendienst doubled as the Giants lost for the fifth time with Sheldon Jones on the mound.
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Kansas City
Rex Layne
Lewistown
Utah
Henry Hall
New Orleans
Minneapolis
Tommy Campbell
Rock Island
Ill
del Flanagan
St. Paul
Grand Rapids
Mich
Chuck Davey
East Lansing
Tommy Darrough
Flint
Roe
Staley
Solly Kemus
Willie Mays
Red Schoendienst
Giants
Sheldon Jones
Herrin VFW Beats Marion In Tourney 11-7
Herrin VFW defeated Marion 11 to 7 in a tournament game at Herrin with Ronnie Mitchell leading the hitters two doubles and a single. Noe Carl Mitchell and Norman Venegoni added two hits each as Herrin built a six run second inning. Marion’s Gulley Anderson and Groves had two hits apiece. In the second game Herrin Eagles lost to Boskydell 11-6 as Pierce homered and doubled. The Eagles next face Makanda in Herrin Saturday night.
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VFW
Marion
Carbondale Coca Cola
Herrin Eagles
Carterville
Ronnie Mitchell
Mitchell
Junior Noe
Carl Mitchell
Norman Venegoni
Noe
Gulley
Anderson
Groves
Boskydell
Pierce
Eagles
Makanda
Herrin Vfw
Jones
Venegoni
Burke
R. Mitchell
C. Mitchell
Cf Ferguson
Rf Jacobs
Ec Absher
McDonald
Grant
Baggett
P Odum
Lf Anderson
Johnson
C Tannes
Rf Harris
Margie
Dola
Barbara
Oo Jay
P Jo
Margaret
Rich
LaDonna
AB Grasty
Hudson
O Mitchell
C McEmery
Hammontree
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London-Herbie Flam Reaches London Championship Semifinal
Beverly Hills player London-Herbie Flam defeats Torsten Johansson of Sweden 6-3 4-6 12-10 to advance to the London championship semifinal.
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London
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sweden
Torsten Johansson
Major League Standings and Today’s Games
Standings show St Louis 2 over New York 0 and Brooklyn 6 over Cincinnati 4 with Philadelphia 10 over Pittsburgh 5. Today Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh New York plays Chicago Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Brooklyn again at Pittsburgh.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia Detroit
Washington
Chicago St. Louis
Detroit
St Louis
American
Wrigley presses for clearly defined baseball charter duties
New York June 22 P K Wrigley Jr Cubs owner urged a new charter for the baseball commissioner as a search for Chandler successor began. He outlined the job should be leadership not policing and noted an executive committee will assume control. The screening list is long with figures from Jim Farley to George Trautman among names.
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Wrigley
Baseball
New York
Chandler
Will Harridge
American League
Ford Frick
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Jim Farley
George Trautman
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
del Webb
New York Yankees
Ellis Ryan
Cleveland Inians
Lou Perini
Boston Braves
Detroit
Landis
Major League Leaders ABased on 150 Times at Bat
Major League leaders include Minoso of Chicago .365 and Fain of Philadelphia .353 in batting. Williams of Boston leads RBIs with 60, while Robinson of Chicago has 58. Fox of Chicago has 83 hits and Williams 14 homers. In the National League Musial of St Louis hits .371 and Robinson of Brooklyn .370 with Ashburn 85 and Dark 83. Hodges 21 homers and Westlake 17 lead in NL.
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St. Louis
Gerry Staley
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Preacher Roe
Cincinnati
Carl Erskine
Boston
Chicago
Braves
Rogovin
Yankee Stadium
White Sox
Nellie Fox
Red Robinson
Spec Shea
Fox
Yanks
Johnny Mize
Minoso
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Dark
New York
Hodges
Westlake
Veeck Promises Brown Baseball Will Be Fun in St Louis
Promoter Bill Veeck, poised to gain control of the Browns, vows lively entertainment in St Louis with stunts and fireworks. He plans to keep the team in St Louis and aims to strengthen the club soon after taking charge. Veeck’s track record includes promotional spectacles with the Indians and Brewers.
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Veeck
Brown
St. Louis
Bill Veeck
Browns
Impressario
Open Forum Highlights Steady Winners In Major Leagues
An analysis shows the Dodgers, Yankees and White Sox as the only major clubs maintaining winning records across every two week period. The Reds and Giants display contrasting streaks while the Red Sox struggle on the road amid fluctuating two week results.
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White Sox
Dodgers
Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Browns
Athletics
Red Sox
Veeck to Open with Fireworks as Browns Host Indians
Bill Veeck, new Browns owner, could debut in St Louis against the Indians on July 4 in a doubleheader. The White Sox visit July 6 7 8 as part of a holiday stretch. The veteran owner reflects on past trades and the rise of the Yankees and Frazee in shaping pennants.
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Cleveland Indians
Bill Veeck
St. Louis
Veeck
White Sox
Indians
Southworth
Braves
Red Sox
Playboy
Harry Frazee
Phil Ball
Brown
Majors
Frazee
Babe Ruth
Yankees
John McGraw
New York
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