More Work for the Commissioner by Grantland Rice Jr
Grantland Rice argues the new baseball commissioner faces mounting duties with league owners limiting space. He cites Ford Frick and Will Harridge, praises completing rain-shortened games, and urges a stronger commissioner to fix baseball’s unfinished-game issue.
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Grantland Rice Jr
Ford Frick
Will Harridge
State of
Pennsylvania
Athletics
Grantland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Frick
Tom Yawkey
Dan Topping
del Webb
Walter Briggs
Ellis Ryan
Judge Landis
Happy Chandler
North American Newspaper Alliance
Fraley's Gridiron Forecast Escalates Preseason Power
Oscar Fraley predicts Michigan State as the top national contender with a 24 lettermen squad and Western Conference visibility. He highlights Penn California clashes, Wisconsin and Nebraska showdowns, California top PCC, and Baylor Tulsa Nebraska races, noting a pre war like season with frequent upsets and tough conference battles.
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ITH Army
Steamroller
Spartans
Michigan State
Midwest
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Tennessee
Baylor
Oscar Fraley
California
Missouri Valley
Tulsa
Nebraska
Penn
Pitt
Navy
Princeton
Cornell
Yale
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
Bobby Reynolds
Oklahoma
Washington
Stanford
U.C. L.A
Clemson
Maryland
Alabama
Kentucky
Bears
Larry Isbell
Exas
Texas Aggies
Not Telling the Truth in Dodgers Chestnut Row
Gayle Talbot reports a cooling spat between Brooklyn Dodgers manager Chuck Dressen and baseball writers over alleged remarks about pitcher Erv Palica. Dressen denies the claim while sportscasters and press box figures clash over reporting ethics and responsibility. Red Barber weighs in on broadcast prerogatives.
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Chuck
Dressen
Brooklyn Dodgers
Little Brooks Pilot
Erv Palica
Palica
Brooklyn
Red” Barber
Red
Associated Press News
Congress Lake Women’s Club Championship Results
Mrs. Gordon Grabensteder shot 188 to win the low medal in the championship flight at Congress Lake. Runner up was Mrs. R P Christian, with Mrs. B A Gammel taking the consolation. In the second flight, winner was Mrs. W H Hargraves, runner up Mrs. Gus Krumroy, and consolation victor Mrs. Francis Henrich.
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Gordon Grabensteder
Congress Lake
R. P. Chris
W. H. Hargraves
Gus Krumroy
Francis Henrich
Yankees, Indians Separated by One Game in AL Race
The Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees remained tied for the American League lead after Cleveland lost a doubleheader to the Chicago White Sox 7-1 and 8-3 while the Yankees beat Philadelphia 3-2. Larry Doby may miss today's game with a groin injury. Bob Lemon faces Ken Holcombe.
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Chicago
Cleveland Indians
New York
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Philadelphia
Bob Lemon
Ken Holcombe
Lemon
Holcombe
Cleveland
Larry Doby
Baseball Scores and Tonight's Schedule Across Leagues
Major and minor league results show Cleveland and Chicago split a doubleheader while New York leads Philadelphia. Detroit tops St Louis as Brooklyn and Pittsburgh also post wins. Tonight’s and tomorrow’s games list Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia New York Boston St Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia St Paul Indianapolis Columbus Milwaukee Toledo and Minneapolis Louisville.
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Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis
Lemon
Holcombe
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Kelley
Pollet
Brecheen
Blackwell
Lee
Wilson
Spencer
Roberts
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Ise
Ague Club
Ena LE
Dodgers
Braves
Furillo
Reese
Sisti
Snider
Jethroe
Torgeson
Robinson
Elliott
Pafko
Gordon
Campanella
Marshall
Hodges
St. Claire
Cox
Logan
Erskine
a-Addis
Hartsfield
Surkont
Holmes Estock
Paine
RBI
Les
Gromek
Gromek 15 1 1 406 7 0 389 R—reese
E—Elliott
McCosky
Avila
S—Reese
St. Claire 'Doby
Listi
Rissie
Estock
Mitch’ll
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Es- Rosen
Painetock
Easter
Surkent Hogan
U—Conlan
Stewart
Gore
Boone
American Association
al Braves
Ahoam Donay
Ww. L. Pet
Stiran
Wynn
Garcia
Simpson
Feller 'Combs
Mueller
Schmitz
Maddern
Columbus Labine
I Sain
Enner
A. Thompson
Haugstad
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King
Brissie
Feller
Labine
Zaverink
Boston Brooklyn
Chakales
R—Sisti
Sain
Rob- Rozek
Fraunfelter Wins City Swim Diving Championship
Frank Fraunfelter of City Pool won the city swimming meet diving title at Cook Pool on Friday night. Cook's Sea Lions led with 120 points, City 69, and Jackson 58 as Sandy Wilson of Jackson finished second and three Cook divers claimed the rest of the podium spots.
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Frank Fraunfelter
City Pool
Cook Pool
Cook
Sea Lions
City
Jackson
Sandy Wilson
Golfers Wreck Sioux City Par Five Veterans Lead
In the Sioux City open at Elmwood 6,506 yards, a tightly packed field after round one includes 17 pros and one amateur at 69 or better. Leaders at 67 include Lloyd Mangrum Cary Middlecoff Earl Stewart Jr. Tommy Bolt and Fred Haas. Amateur Bob Leahy tipped the scales with a 68 and a late 15 foot birdie. Jim Ferrier also shot 68 with an eagle on the 16th.
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Sioux City
Elmwood
Lloyd Mangrum
Cary Middlecoff
Earl Stewart Jr
Dallas
Tommy Bolt
Durham
N. C
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Bob Leahy
Denison
Jim Ferrier
Mangrum
Bradley basketball players named in nationwide fixing scheme
Three Bradley University players led by All-America Gene Melchiorre and eight alleged fixers face six indictments in a college basketball gambling scandal spanning six colleges. Wagers reached 50000 dollars on a Bradley Bowling Green game. ringleader Joseph Benintende, 41, sought nationwide alerts.
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EW York
Bradley University
Gene (Squeaky) Melchiorre
Hogan
Joseph Benintende
Missouri
Jack West
Alias Zip
Nicholas Englisis
Anthony Englisis
Jack Rubinstein
Marvin Mansberg
Saul Feinberg
Eli Klukofsky
Benintende
Bradley
Bowling Green
Ohio
Madison Square Garden
New York
Chianakas
Mann
Charles Grover
McDonald, Jennings lift hits in wild baseball turnouts
Detroit and St Louis split as Batts and Mullin pace Detroit with key RBIs. Philadelphia and New York edge in a tight set while Boston falls to Washington. Musial homers for St Louis in a 2 1 loss to Cincinnati as Lanier notches 7 8.
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Jennings
Suchecki
Lollar
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St. Louis
R—Priddy
Kell
Wertz
Mullin
Gray
Delsing
Wood
Batts
Maguire
Kryhoski
Marsh
Arft
RBI
Mapes
Priddy
Keller
Young
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Soq—Mcdonald
Succecki
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MacDonald
D. Rice
Wehmeier
Litwhiler
Cincinnati
R—Musial
Jones
Howell
E—Ryan
Musial
Adams
Hr— Musial
S—tLanier
Stallcup
Ryan
Klusze
Rested Tennis Stars Resume Doubles Event
In Brookline Mass eight top men’s doubles teams vie in Bracket play at Longwood after rain halted play. Mulloy Talbert face Mottram Levy while Sedgman McGregor meet Cochell Richardson. Flam Seixas play Rose Candy. Patty Trabert and Fisher Schwartz await quarterfinals. women’s semi finals also set with Hart Fry to meet Mottram Ward.
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Longwood
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Bill Talbert
New York
Calif
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Sedgman-McGregor
Mervyn Rose
Don Candy
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Fred Fisher
Seattle
Sid Schwartz
Brooklyn
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry
Akron, C
Wimbledon
Joy Mottram
Pat Ward
Bombers Face Tight Finish In Late season Shuffle
The Associated Press outlines a crucial six week stretch as Cleveland New York and Boston chase first place with 40 games remaining. Yankees hold slight edge playing 22 at home while Cleveland balances 20 20 and Boston fights uphill with 16 home games. Nine key Red Sox Yankee meetings loom as Cleveland could gain breathing room.
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Associated Press
Will Harridge
Cleveland
New York
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Boston
Red Sox
Yanks
Tribe
Del Webb Too Cautious On Selecting Baseball Commissioner
Del Webb co owner of the New York Yankees expressed no rush to appoint a new baseball commissioner. He said he would not let the process be hurried to choose the wrong man. Webb chaired the committee screening candidates after A B Chandler resigned. He leads the committee and will preside at the New York owners meeting on Tuesday.
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Phoenix
Ariz
del Webb
New York Yankees
New York
Webb
A. B
Happy) Chandler
International League scores and standings update
Buffalo defeats Baltimore 9 to . Rochester wins 7 to . Springfield edges Syracuse 6 to 6 in 11 innings. Toronto tops 4. Other clubs not scheduled.
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Buffalo
Baltimore
Rochester
Springfield
Syracuse
Toronto
Ohio-Indiana League scores show tight games
Richmond 9 2 Marion 6 5 Lima 4 Springfield 2. Local standings reflect a competitive slate with Lima edging Springfield early, while Richmond and Marion posted solid wins. The brief recap highlights mixed results across three matchups in the Ohio-Indiana League.
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Richmond
Marion
Lima
Springfield
Gray Survives Ninth Inning Rally for Fourth Victory
Ted Gray outlasted St Louis in a tense ninth inning to earn his fourth win. Jerry Priddy drove in the decisive run with a sixth inning double. Gil Hodges homered for the Dodgers in the opener as Erskine won. Braves split with two early leads, Giants beat Phillies as Dark and Westrum each had four hits, Spencer notching his eighth win. Hentzelman took the loss despite Nicholson's four RBI effort including a homer and triple.
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Bob Feller
Bob Chakales
Jim Busby
al Zarilla
Ray Coleman
Zarilla
Coleman
Feller
Busby
Orestes Minoso
Eddie Robinson
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Chico Carrasquel
al Rosen
Sam Chapman
Robinson
Minoso
Stan Musial
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Max Lanier
Herm Wehmeier
Pittsburgh
Mel Queen
Chicago
Bobby Feller
Luis Aloma
Overmire
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Stubby
Eddie Joost
Bob Hooper
Billy Goodman
Clyde Vollmer
Connie Marrero
Washington
Boston
Fred Hatfield
Ellis Kinder
Ted Gray
Jerry Priddy
Gil Hodges
Max Sarkent
Erskine
Brooklyn
Braves
al Dark
Wes Westrum
Giants
George Spencer
Ken Hentzelman
Bill Nicholson
Phil
Pasthers Leasee Albany 5 Williamepoort 4
A compact sports score snippet lists Albany 5 over Williamepoort 4 with Scranton 4, Elmira 9 Hartford 7 and Schenectady 6 2 as Wilkes-Barre shows in a late score stretch.
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Pasthers Leaacee Albany
Williamepoort
Scranton
Binghamton
Elmira
Hartford
Schenectady
Wilkes-Barre
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