Badgers Have Best Chance To Take Title
Wisconsin tops the Big Ten race as the pennant hinges on final two series. Wisconsin needs two wins at Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio State results favorable. Iowa, Purdue, and Northwestern also eye impact results while upcoming games include Illinois at Notre Dame and Purdue at Indiana.
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Iowa
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Wolverines
Ilinois
Indiana
Bradley
Butler
Notre Dame
Cincinnati
Wabash
Depauw
Illinois
Cardinal Box Score Second Game St. Louis Loss
The St. Louis Cardinals were held to a 2 7 0 line in scoring with 4 10 1 at the plate, while Philadelphia managed 4 11 2. Munger and Byer spelled relief for St Louis with Rice, Heintzelman, Simmons, and Seminick contributing for Philadelphia.
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Byer
Rice
Heintzelman
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Glaviano
Walker
Musial
Slaughter
Howerton
Schoendienst
Garagiola
Marion
Brazle
Stanley
Pollet
Philadelphia
Rhpoae
Ashburn
Hamner
Waitkus
Ennis
Jones
Sisler
Goliat
Bloodworth
Lopata
Whitman
Konstanty
Hollmig
Miller
Roberts
Church
Staley
Ho—Roberts
Stanty
Sam Snead Wins Western Open Title Again
Sam Snead captures the Western Open at Brentwood for the second straight year, earning $2,600 and moving tournament earnings to $17,720 this season. Harrison and Ferrier finish at 283 for $1,650 each, Cary Middlecoff $1,150 with 284, while Ed Oliver posts 67 but ends tied fifth at 286 with Paul Runyan and Jimmy Clark.
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Los Angeles
Sam Snead
West Virginian
St. Paul
Eough
Ferrier
Harrison
Cary Middlecoff
Porky) Oliver
Paul Runyan
Jimmy Clark
Huntington Beach
Calif
Dark Horse
Snead
Aurora bowler tops field to take first in AB tourney
Everett Leins of Aurora Illinois rolled 757 to lead the American Bowling Congress singles, the second highest total in AB tourney history. The 34 year old hearing aid distributor posted games of 228 265 and 263, pulling ahead by 35 pins. Larry Shotwell of Covington Kentucky holds the all time singles record of 774 from 1930 in Cleveland.
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Ohio
Everett Leins
Aurora
Leins
Larry Shotwell
Covington
Cleveland
DiMaggio Power Leads Yankees Past Indians Two Games
Joe DiMaggio drove in eight runs in a doubleheader, belting two homers and a double in the 14-5 win and adding two singles with two RBIs in the 12-4 victory. Conrado Marrero allowed three hits as the Senators beat the Tigers 6-2.
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Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Conrado Marrero
Senators
Detroit Tigers
Major League Leaders From United Press Baseball table
National League leading batters include Musial St Louis Garagiloa Sisler and Hopp with high averages and RBI totals. American League leaders feature Doby Lehner Mele Rizzuto Henrich plus runs by DiMaggio Pesky Stephens and Williams. Home run leaders include Dropo Gordon Rosen and Kiner with top totals.
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St. L
Garagiloa
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Phil
Hopp
Pitt
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Chi
Doby
Clevs
Lehner
Mele
Wash
Rizzuto
N. Y
Henrich
DiMaggio
Red Sox
Pesky
Stephens
Jones
Phillies
Williams
Wertz
Tigers
Ennis
Yankees
Cardinals
Yanks Stephens
Jethroe
Braves
Dropo
Gordon
Rosen
Indians
Kiner
Pirates
National League Batting Leaders and Home Run Chase
Musial tops NL batting with .439 for St. Louis while Geragiola adds .377. Jim Jethroe and Ashburn pace hits and triples tally with Musial, Jethroe, Kerr. Kiner and Gordon lead home runs in NL stats. Deby and Lehmer top batting averages in AL. Hill Prince wins the Pimlico feature by five lengths in the Preakness.
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Associated Press
Musial
St. Louis
Geragiola
Jethroe
Boston
Sisler
Philadelphia
Ashburn
Kerr
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Jones
Gordon
Baltimore
Hill Prince
Middleground
Pimlico
Podrasky Shifts Inside Bodyward at Penn State
At State College during spring drills under coach Rip Engle Johnny Podrasky the blocking back in the single wing has been moved to center a position he excelled at as a Jessup schoolboy.
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State College
Johnny Podrasky
Penn State
State
Charles A
Rip) Engle
Podrasky
Jessup
Baseball and broadcasting notes from the season
Durocher dismantles the Giants Mize Cooper Marshall Gordon Kerr era as Cooper heads to the Reds for Ray Mueller now with the Pirates. Paul Pettit with the Pirates as a $100 000 hope sidelined in New Orleans. DiMaggio Robinson and Southern Illinois recruiting referenced amid spring publicity. Knothole baseball access for Browns and Cardinals discussed. Harry Caray and Pat Flanagan cited in hometown fan commentary.
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Mize
Cooper
Marshall
Gordon
Kerr
Reds
Ray Mueller
Mueller
Pirates
Paul Pettit
New Orleans
Joe DiMaggio
Jackie Robinson
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Centralia
Bert Bertine
Nickolaus
Parkinson
Jones
Southern Illinois University
Southern
St. Louis
Browns
Harry Caray
Pat Flanagan
Cub
Cubs
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Dutch) Harrison
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