Hope Seeks U S Amateur Berth In Qualifier
Beverly Hills Calif Aug 8 AP Leslie Townes Hope tees off with 39 golfers to qualify for the U S Amateur at Bel-Air in a 36 hole round. Hope aims for a Minneapolis start Aug 21 and trails Bing Crosby as a rival shotmaker while playing at Lakeside.
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League Leaders by the Associated Press summary
American League leaders include Kell Detroit batting .353 and 144 hits while Doby Cleveland hits .350 and Run totals show Stephens Boston at 90. Doerr and Woodling share triples. Rosen Cleveland leads homers with 29. Pitching leaders Trout Detroit 82 wins and .800, Lemon Cleveland 175 strikeouts. National League leaders feature Robinson Brooklyn batting .360 and Musial St Louis with 135 RBIs and 34 doubles. Kiner Pittsburgh homers 29 and Spahn Boston 138 strikeouts. Miller Philadelphia holds a 10 win mark with a .769 ERA.
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Johnny Pesky
Yogi Berra
Phil Rizzuto
Johnny Groth
Vern Stephens
al Rosen
Dom Dimaggio
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Bob Lemon
Queen City Tri-State invites top women golfers
A field of 140 golfers from Kentucky Indiana and Ohio compete in the Queen City Tri-State invitation at Make-tewah tomorrow. Defending champion Mrs. Robert Palmer of Columbus Country Club leads alongside Cincinnati champ Mrs. Charles Heatle and former titlist Mrs. Dolly McCarthy. From Louisville are Mrs. L. G. Kay and Mrs. A. L. Raidt, with Mrs. Roy Wendahl representing Dayton.
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Detroit Lions guard Augie Lio becomes Pascaid Herald News writer
Augie Lio, a guard for the Detroit Lions from 1941 to 1943, is noted as a staff sportswriter for the Passaic Herald News in New Jersey.
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German Fears Arms May Incite Russians
Bonn, Germany August 8 AP Franz Bluecher West Germany’s vice chancellor said Germans oppose rearmament and any allied move to rebuild the army would defy the will of the people. He warned that talk of a new German army could provoke a preventive Russian move and rejected an American order for 21,000 German and displaced person guards to train with arms.
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Browns to face Packers in exhibition game here
The Cleveland Browns meet the Green Bay Packers in an exhibition at Toledo on Saturday night with star receiver Mac Speedie out due to a pulled back muscle.
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Browns
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Millers Edge Saints as Colonels Hold Narrow Lead
The Millers defeated the Saints 6-2, tightening the race atop the league while the Louisville Colonels and the Indians were idle. Toledo beat Milwaukee 4-2 behind Dwain Sloat with 11 strikeouts in eight innings, helping Don Lund and Alex De La Garza spark Toledo’s rally. Kansas City beat Columbus 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before the second game was washed out. Sid Schacht earned his second win with six hits allowed, as Columbus fell to 4-1.
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Dalton Man Hurt In Runaway Tractor Mishap
Jerry Shisler a 61 year old Dalton resident remained on the danger list at Massillon City Hospital after a Monday night accident. He fell ten feet when his tractor crashed through a barn end while being backed into the barn. He was knocked from the tractor and suffered serious injuries pending X rays.
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Bridge on Ohio River Floor Buckles Closing Span
The floor of the Ohio River bridge linking Parkersburg West Virginia and Belpre Ohio buckled yesterday causing definite closure. Police said the center sank four to five inches on the span carrying U S Route 50. Engineers will inspect today and traffic is rerouted to the Williamstown Marietta Bridge twelve miles north.
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Wildlife Council OKs Lake Logan work in Ohio
The Ohio Wildlife Council approved a 20000 construction and relocation project at Lake Logan in Hocking County. The plan includes removing a gas pipeline across the lake bed relocating electric lines and upgrading dikes to improve the waterworks and access.
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Ohio Wildlife Council
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Hocking County
Chalupa and Bird Flight Win at Randall Park
August 8 at Randall Park Cleveland saw Chalupa and Bird Flight capture the first and eighth heats with dramatic long shots. Chalupa, priced at 30-1, upset the field in the opener as Bird Flight followed suit in the final heat.
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Chalupa
Bird Flight
Randall Park
College All Stars Final Drills Ahead of Friday Classic
In Delafield Wisconsin the 50 man college all star squad completed a secret Chicago Soldier Field drill last night and focused on passing and kicking. They will clash with NFL champions in Friday night lakefront game. Eddie Anderson Holy Cross says a final intensive scrimmage is planned.
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Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Buckeye Bowling Proprietors Convene in Columbus
The second annual Buckeye State Bowling Proprietors convention opens a two day session in Columbus with an early board meeting. Mayor James A. Rhodes will address a luncheon followed by a panel on Ohio trends in the bowling business.
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Columbus
Buckeye State Bowling Proprietors Convention
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Trojans Draw Multi-Million Fan Attention in 20 Years
More than ten million fans have watched Southern California football actions over two decades. Bill Jurges, noted as a Giants shortstop in 1942, pitched 12 innings without an official chance being recorded.
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Los Angeles
Bill Jurges
Giants
Kell and Doby Chase AL Batting Lead Tightens
In Chicago on August 7 AP reports Kell and Doby each gained two points in the American League batting race. Kell leads with .353 on 144 hits in 408 at bats, while Doby sits at .350 on 116 hits in 331 at bats.
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George Kell
Detroit
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Kell
Doby
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