Raschi Beats Sox 4-2 in Comiskey Park Attendance Record
New York Yankees ace Vic Raschi wins 4-2 over the Chicago White Sox before 53,490 at Comiskey Park. Eddie Robinson and Paul Richards spark controversy while Eddie Lopat’s jinx is discussed. Sox still lead series 1-2 as Frank Shea looms.
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Associated Press
White Sox
Vic
Chicago
Raschi
Cleveland
Eddie Lopat
Paul Richard
Sox
Comiskey Park
New York Yankee
Phillies Open At Evansville In Three Game Series
Terre Haute's Phillies left for Evansville to begin a three game series with Bob Cole's Braves at Boise Field. They seek to defend their lead in the Three-Eye League and gain revenge on the Braves who have handled them this season. Manager Newsome may start Lefty Ron Mrozinski in the opener. Chet Malanoski is also ready as rain washed out yesterday's schedule forcing five games tonight including Quincy at Quad Cities and Waterloo at Cedar Rapids.
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Terre Haute
Phillies
Evansville
Bob Coleman
Braves
Boise Field
Phils
Newsome
Ron Mrozinski
Chet Malanoski
Quincy
Quad Cities
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Herring Beats Flood In Garden Ring Duel
Jimmy Herring won an eight round decision over Jimmy Flood at Madison Square Garden to close the venue's 25th boxing season. Referee Walsh saw it even in rounds 4-4, while two judges favored Herring 5-3 and 4-3-1. Flood pressed throughout as Herring remains limited to New York State bouts.
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New York
Jimmy Herring
Jimmy Flood
Madison Square Garden
Herring
New York State
Ralph Cuomo
Golden Boy
Brooklyn
Ridgewood Grove
Flood
George Walsh
Jack O'Sullivan
Nick Gamboli
Luther Rawlings
Chicago
White Sox rise in AL threaten big four and betting on Veeck Browns
The column notes the White Sox entering strong form at home boosting a potential AL shift and ponders Bill Veeck possibly buying the Browns with a move that could reshape baseball's map. It mentions Cardinals speed past rivals, Dizzy Trout's Tigers win, Stuffel’s no hitter and Wilmington's Carnevale batting dip as other league notes.
Wilson's Official Home Run Lifts Millers Over Louisville
Artie Wilson hit an unusual official scorer's home run in the eighth inning to give Minneapolis a 5-3 win over Louisville, tying for second with Milwaukee in the American Association. Toledo beat Milwaukee's foe 4-3 in ten innings as Russ Sullivan homered. Indianapolis and St Paul split a doubleheader, with both teams winning once. Kansas City and Columbus had a rainout.
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Associated Press
Artie Wilson
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Wilson
Karl Olson
Olson
Hoyt Wilhelm
Toledo
Russ Sullivan
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Indians
Saints
Johnny McCall
McCall
Pat McGlothin
Bill Thompson
Kansas City
Columbus
Mississippi Ohio Valley baseball results Friday
Danville edged Mattoon 4 to 7 after nine innings with Lowery Karkas and Hertzberger Haas Ivy. Vincennes beat Centralia 3 to 2 after rain shortened play. Paris and Mount Vernon tied 4 to 4 before rain ended the game in the eighth.
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Danville
Mattoon
Lowery
Karkas
Hertzberger
Ivy
Vincennes Ooo
Centralia
Messel and Haas
Novack
Karg
Paris
Mount Vernon
Penn May Lack Gridiron Rivals
The University of Pennsylvania faces a developing boycott risk as it plans a full 1951 football television program despite an NCAA moratorium. Dartmouth and Columbia refuse to play Penn while it remains out of good standing, impacting the Quakers schedule including California, Princeton, Navy, Army and Cornell. The NCAA disciplines Penn and the TV steering committee led by Rear Admiral Tom Hamilton defend the moratorium as a necessary measure to protect college programs.
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New York
University of Pennsylvania
Quakers
Dartmouth
Columbia
Penn
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Wisconsin
California
Princeton
Navy
William & Mary
Army
Cornell
N.C.A.A
Francis T. Murray
Pennsylvania
Tom Hamilton
University of Pittsburgh
Hamilton
Dallas
Notre Dame Delays Bid On 1951 Football TV Deal
Notre Dame’s athletic board discussed the 1951 grid video issue and decided to communicate views to officials. No immediate decision is expected. The school may set its own price for 1951 showings amid NC A A tensions and former Penn rivalry rumors.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
National Collegiate Athletic Association
John J. Cavanaugh
N.C.A.A
Cavanaugh
Pennsylvania
Edward
Moose) Krause
Argentine Ace Passes Locke at Palm Beach Round Robin
Roberto de Vicenzo, towering Argentine golfer, surged to the lead in New Rochelle as he posted a second straight 68 in a rain affected fourth round. He moved ahead of Bobby Locke, who finished the morning in a three way tie for seventh and climbed to second with a plus 17 as the field battled par 72 courses.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Roberto de Vicenzo
Palm Beach
de Vicenzo
Bobby Locke
Locke
New Doubles Leaders In Women's Pin Meet Seattle
In Seattle, June week of the Women’s International Bowling Congress tournament sees a polio survivor and a WAC sergeant, Alma Denini and Esther Cooke, top doubles with 1,179 as they topple Amarlillo Texas pair Billie Melton and Ruth Dorris who led with 1,157. Hickman Whirlaways of Indianapolis remain top all events.
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Seattle
WAC
Alma Denini
Esther Cooke
Sergeant Cooke
Dennii
Amarillo
Tex
Billie Melton
Ruth Dorris
Hickman Whirlaways
Indianapolis
Patty Striebeck
Hal Flora Wins At Terre Haute Fastrack Stock Car Jam
Hal Flora of Indianapolis drove his No. 71 to victory last night at Terre Haute Fastrack in a feature that marked his second win of the season. Dade Gardner finished second and Bud Dombroski third as the crowd watched rough driving span the card.
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Hal Flora
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Dade Gardner
Bud Dombroski
Hal
No. 18
Jack Green
Brazil
Merl McMurray
Bob Ellinger
Owen Youngblood
Bob
Ray Wilson
North Turn
Stan Montgomery
Norval Pickett
Cowboy Jack Shanklin
Dale Fox
Lee Griffin
Boots Mallory
Bobby Hunter
Charley Knoebel
Sam Cash
Johnny Shadow
George Reed
Nor'way At Atterbury Decker Play Sunday In Indianapolis
The Nor'way diamondmen of Commercial Solvents travel to Indianapolis to face Camp Atterbury this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Duke Taylor will start against a Keystoner division ace. Chick Deardorf catches for Solvents. Decker Aces come with Harry Jukes on the mound and Dierdorf behind the plate.
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Nor’way
Commercial Solvents
Indianapolis
Atterbury
C.S.C
Duke Taylor
Keystoners
Leach
Millikan
Bicknell
Simmons
Chick Deardorf
Solvents
Norway
C.S.C. Diamond
Harry Jukes
Dierdorf
Bob Piffer
Deb Gates
Decker
Casey Softball League Opens Season Tuesday
Casey Illinois June 9 Special The four team Casey Softball League begins play Tuesday night June 12 with Central Drugs W F W Turner's International Harvester and Roberts Chevrolet in action. League games run Tuesday and Friday with a split season to determine the pennant. first and second round winners meet in a final series. An all star team will play exhibition games on Sundays. Out of town clubs may arrange Sunday games by writing Park Director M R Tedrick Casey IL.
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Casey
Ill
Central Drugs
W.F.W
Turner
International Harvester
Robert
Chevrolet
M. R. Tedrick
Miss America Stakes Attracts Field Of Eighteen
Chicago June 9 A field of 18 juvenile fillies lined up for the Miss America stakes at Washington Park a $10 000 added five furlong dash Off track conditions could trim the field Swell Dish a three time winner heads the group owned by Mrs Fed Sharpe and Ray Mullen Swell Dish carries 122 pounds while the other contenders carry 119 pounds
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Chicago
Washington Park
Swell Dish
Baseball Three-I League Tonight and Yesterday Results
Yesterday in the Three-I League Waterloo played Cedar Rapids and Quincy faced Quad Cities. Tonight schedule lists Terre Haute at Evansville Waterloo at Cedar Rapids and Quincy at Quad Cities.
Baseball Schedule and Results for St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn
Friday results show St Louis 2 Boston 1 in the night game. Several night games postponed by rain including Chicago at New York and Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Sunday schedule lists Chicago at York doubleheaders, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, and St Louis at Boston at 12 PM.
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Philadelphia
Dizzy Trout
Tigers
Carl Schieb
Morris Martin
Jerry Priddy
Senators
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Joe Presko
St. Louis
Braves
Dodgers
Pet
G.B. Brooklyn
Boston Eseer
Eee
Lanier
Sain
Dickson
Newcombe
Heintzelman
York
Baseball Schedule And Scores From City Matchups
A rundown of today fixtures across major markets includes New York at Chicago at 12 30 p m Shea Pierce and Newhouser at 1 30 p m for Philadelphia Detroit plus Boston Cleveland Wyse versus Mahoney for Washington St Louis with night games Detroit 9 Philadelphia 2 New York 4 Chicago 2 Cleveland 7 Boston 1 and Washington at St Louis night games noted.
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New York
Boston See
Cleveland
The
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Shea
Pierce
Fowler
Newhouser
Boston
Parnell
Lemon
Wyse
Mahoney
St. Ie
Baseball Scores And College Notes From Detroit Winter
In scores from today Minneapolis 5 Louisville 3 Toedoo 4 Milwaukee 3 in 10 innings Indianapolis 6 St Paul 2 5 Kansas City Columbus rain. Tonight Kansas City at Columbus Minneapolis at Louisville St Paul at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Toledo. Tom Poholsky rookie pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals studies engineering at the University of Detroit during the winter.
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Minneapolis
Louisville
Toeedo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City-Columbus
Tom Poholsky
St. Louis Cardinals
University of Detroit
Insist Veeck After Browns Nearing Sale
Reports persist that the St. Louis Browns may be sold to Bill Veeck and remain in St. Louis. Veeck denied buying them, then a Milwaukee Journal account quoted him saying only a few details remained, with plans to challenge the Cardinals locally.
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St. Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
Bill
Charlie DeWitt
Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Browns
Chicago
White Sox
Don Lenhardt
Milwaukee Journal
Cardinals
Wallard Misses Milwaukee AAA Race After Burn Injury
Milwaukee June 9 The 1948 AAA 100 mile national championship at State Fair Park features 39 drivers chasing a $20,000 purse and the one hour eight minutes four point six seconds record. Lee Wallard of Altamont NY withdraws after Read ing Read more race burns. Tony Bettenhausen of Tinley Park is among top ten Indianapolis finishers entered.
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Milwaukee
U.P
State Fair Park
Indianapolis
Lee Wallard
Altamont
N. Y
Wallard
Reading
Bill Holland
Tony Betenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
Morey Stays in Running for Trans-Miss Crown
Dallas June 9. The Trans-Mississippi Golf Tournament reached its double round with favorite Dale Morey of Dallas still leading and three upstart collegians among the eight. Quarter-final pairings include Morey vs Buster Reed North Texas State. Bud McKinney Dallas vs Don Addington SMU. Capt Fred Moseley San Antonio vs L M Crannel Jr North Texas State. Leon Taylor Corsicana vs Don Matheson Fort Worth. Semi-finals set for this afternoon.
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Dallas
Dale Morey
Morey
Buster Reed
North Texas State
Bud McKinney
Don Addington
Southern Methodist University
Fred Moseley
San Antonio
Tex
L. M
White Sox fall to Yankees after six game win streak
Chicago manager Paul Richards blamed baserunning and fielding mistakes for a 4-2 loss to New York, ending a six game Sox run. Vic Raschi pitched well for the Yankees while Minnie Minoso lamented a miss on Mantle's exit ball as Chicago dropped to 17–—, with praise for Holcombe and Rotblatt on the mound.
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New York
Chicago
Raschi
Silvera
Holcombe
Rotblatt
Niarhos
Robinson
Chicago White Sox
Paul Richards
New York Yankees
Sox
Skein
Philadelphia Athletics
White Sox
Yankees
Vic Raschi
Richards
Philadelphia
Boston Red Sox
Minnie” Minoso
Comiskeys
Yanks
Hank Bauer
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Minoso
Bauer
Ray Berres
Ken Holcombe
Marv Rotblatt
Pairings announced for U S Open at Oakland Hills
U S Golf Association released first round pairings for the 162 player field at Oakland Hills in Birmingham Michigan. Ben Hogan defends his title with a Thursday 1 12 p m start in a threesome with Claude Harmon and Al Brosch. Sam Arzetta and Ed Furgol tee with Charles Kocsis. Bobby Locke opens with Bob Hamilton and Clayton Heafner at 9 36 a m.
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New York
Ben Hogan
C.D.T
Oakland Hills Country Club
Birmingham
Mich
U.S. Golf Association
Hershey
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
N.Y
al Brosch
Garden City
Hogan
U.S
Sam Arzetta
Rochester
E.S.T
Charles Kocsis
Ed Furgol
Royal Oak
South Africa
Bobby Locke
Bob Hamiton
Evansville
Ind
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
N.C
Illinois Favored To Take Central Track Crown
Illinois, Big Ten champions, heads a strong field at the 26th Central Collegiate Conference meet at Marquette Stadium. Trials start at 2 30 p m with finals at 8 15 p m Illinois seeks its fifth meet title while Missouri Tennessee Michigan Normal and Marquette challenge for the Knute K Rockne Memorial team trophy.
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Marquette University
Michigan State
Michigan
Knute K. Rockne
Illinois
Illini
Missouri
Tennessee
Michigan Normal
Marquette
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