Bitter Rivalry Barrels Toward Dodgers Giants Three Game Set
The Dodgers ride a six game lead as they clash with the Giants in a key three game series at the Polo Grounds tonight. Leo Durocher seeks to close the gap while concerns of beanball tensions loom after Maglie and Robinson sparked a near incident. Gil Hodges may miss action with an injured left instep.
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Hodges
Pittsburgh
White Sox face stiff pennant odds as Tigers challenge
Chicago White Sox leaders face Detroit Tigers, who after a rough start revived their offense on the Eastern road trip. Red Rolfe’s club shows power and improved pitching while Yankees target Washington Senators as Black Sox strive to stay atop. Luke Easter is sidelined by spring injuries.
Blair Named Acting Head Football Mentor at Gerstmeyer Tech
Blair Ben, longtime Southwest Mississippi Junior College assistant coach for football and basketball, is named acting head football mentor at Gerstmeyer Tech. He will lead Black Cat football drills starting August 15 while Lt. Fred Wampler serves in the Navy. Blair, a former Brazil High athlete, grad of Transylvania College in 1939, and Indiana State master’s holder, previously coached at Glenn High and served in the Rangers in World War II.
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P G A Field To Tackle Oakmont
Oakmont Pa June 26 ex pert opinion favors a strong legged accurate long putter to win the 1951 P G A championship at Oakmont. Course notes cite 6832 yard par 72 layout with 140 players in 36 hole qualifying, 63 survivors then 5 days of match play ending next Tuesday.
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White Sox Boss Vows Never Quit As Pennant Talk Grows
Chicago manager Paul Richards assured fans the White Sox will not quit as they lead the pennant race by one game at the midway point. He praised pitching depth and discussed walks, fatigue, and the challenge from Detroit, New York, and Boston as the nine game home stand opens at Comiskey Park.
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Evansville Edges Quincy 8 to 3 in Three-Eye League
Evansville toppled Quincy 8 to 3 as 14 hits powered the win and moved the Braves into second place. John Lutz held Quincy to seven hits as Waterloo defeated Quad Cities 12 to 8 with homers from J. W. Porter Dick Johnson and Bill Newman.
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Favorites Progress In N C A A Tennis Tourney
In Evanston Illinois on June 26 top seeds advanced to the NCAA tennis third round. Earl Cochell defeated Bud Bigel then John Bolivar to reach the round, while Tony Trabert benefited from a bye and a default. Ken Crawford was upset by Clayton Benham 6 1 8 6.
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Mt Vernon, Paris, Mattoon, Danville in Mississippi-Ohio Valley action
Monday results show Mt Vernon splitting with Paris 12 to 9 in a nine inning opener while second game ended in a 15 to 5 Paris win. Danville defeated Mattoon 8 to 5 in the first contest as both teams combined for home runs by Grzesiek and Ivy. A later Mattoon win over Danville 5 to 3 featured DeHaven and Boland pitching and a Mattoon homer.
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Evening Baseball Scores and Tonight’s Schedule
Cedar Rapids defeats Terre Haute 5 to 1 Evansville beats Quincy 8 to 3 Waterloo 12 Quad Cities 8. Tonight Terre Haute at Cedar Rapids Quad Cities at Waterloo Evansville at Quincy Brooklyn at New York 6 30 p m Roe 10 0 Maglie 11 3 Boston at Philadelphia 6 p m Sain 4 7 Church 7 3 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 7 p m Pollet 1 3 Blackwell 7 6 Chicago at St Louis 7 30 Minner 3 6 Staley 9 6 Monday results and Wednesday schedule listed with multiple night games.
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Baseball Tonight Pairings Across Major Leagues
Schedules list games featuring New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland with multiple matchups by time and pitcher records in a busy day split between day and night sessions.
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Standings and Results From Yesterday and Tonight’s Schedule
Milwaukee leads at 40 28 . Kansas City 39 30 . Minneapolis 33 20 20S37. Louisville 30 35 . Columbus 23 221. Yesterday Milwaukee 5 Minneapolis 4 Louisville 11 Kansas City 6. Tonight Indianapolis at Milwaukee Columbus at St Paul Toledo at Minneapolis Louisville at Kansas City.
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Hodges Again Leads Kiner in NL All-Star Voting
Chicago June 26 Hay Hodges Brooklyn Dodgers regained the lead in the National League first base vote for the Detroit July 10 All-Star game. Hodges 556,934 votes to Kiner 539,168 with 1,906,348 total. Stan Musial tops all with 594,966 votes. Other leaders include Fain E Robinson Easter Kell etc.
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Veeck Seeks 30000 Browns Shares To Secure Purchase
Bill Veeck must obtain 30000 more shares of St. Louis Browns stock to exercise his option to buy the team. Current owners DeWitt must reach 75 percent ownership by July 5, or the deal dies. A stockholders committee said only 21500 shares have been pledged, with many holders unaware of their stake.
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Speedy pace opens NCAA golf qualifier in Columbus
Defending champion North Texas State and a 32-year-old GI led the second day of qualifying at Ohio State in Columbus. The Lone Star pair topped rivals with a 294 total as 174 players vie for the low 64 to reach match play, while Sam Kocsis of Detroit set an all time course record with a 67.
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Glenn High loses 1951 Wabash Valley title
The Valley Board of Control voted unanimously to declare the 1951 basketball championship vacant after finding Glenn High School used an ineligible player during the 1950 51 season and during tourney games. The ruling, sent to Glenn principal George Bibich, states no 1951 winner will be listed in future association records.
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Terre Haute to get catcher for 1952 season
Philadelphia Phillies scout Jim Keown announced Willard McCulla Quincy College catcher who batted .385 in 22 games has signed and will be sent to Terre Haute Indiana in the Class B Three Eye League next season. The 19 year old will play semipro this summer with a home town team in McHenry Illinois.
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Cedar Rapids routs Terre Haute to open series
Cedar Rapids defeated Terre Haute 5-1 in the opening game as Bob Coleman limited the Phillies to eight hits. Rex Carrow homered in the first inning and Don Montgomery drove in a pair as Cedar Rapids built a lead and held on. Lou Heyman homered for Terre Haute, with Bill Loos contributing three singles for Cedar Rapids.
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Batting Leaders Show Freeman Strong Week in AL
Philadelphia’s Ferris Fain leads AL batting at .358 with Minnie Minoso and Nellie Fox close behind at .356 and .355 respectively. Ted Williams hits .500 in week with 15 hits in 30 trips, 9 RBI and 10 runs, lifting to .332. Dom DiMaggio tops hits. Williams leads runs and tied for RBIs. Minoso has most triples with 21. Busby steals most bases with 17. Williams and Fox join Robinson and Zernial with 15 homers each.
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Visking Shoots Down Pfizer in Tight 1-0 Duel
In Clinton Ind on Sunday night the Visking softball nine edged Pfizer Chemical 1-0 in a pitching duel. Arnold Bennett bested Wayne Myers with 12 strikeouts. Snip Sullivan accounted for both Pfizer runs in the loss.
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