Tigers Struggle as Pennant Chase Tightens
Detroit clings to AL lead amid a 5-4 loss to Washington, sliding to two games over .500 with six hits. Injuries pile up as Trucks Gray Houtteman Wertz Evers face possible loss while Yankees Indians Red Sox Braves and Phillies win. Rain dampens schedule and postponements affect doubleheaders.
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Virgil Trucks
Ted Gray
Art Houtteman
Vic Wertz
Tigers
Hoot Evers
Sid Hudson
Dizzy Trout
Washington
Streaking Mets fall short in high scoring slugfest
In a doubleheader style page, New York and Pittsburgh clash with early runs and late rallies. Stanky scores on obstruction as Winston Abreu era concludes. Bell leads with homers and multiple players tally RBIs in a chaotic 18-5 scoreline.
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Westrum
Pierre
Walsh
Dickson
McCullough
Stanky
New York
Pittsburgh
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Lockman
D. Mueller
Thompson
Irin
Jansen
Bell
Westlake
Phillips
Murtaugh
E—Kiner
Law
RBI
Calderone
Irvin
Castiglione
Dark
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O’connell
Donatelli
Ballanfant
Warneke
City Little League Title Play Resumes
The Red Sox of the northeast section face the Dodgers of the southeast sector tonight at 6 15 in the second game of the city title playoff at City No 2. A Red Sox win could clinch the crown after a 9 4 victory Monday. A third game would be Saturday at 2 30 if the Dodgers stay alive.
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Red Sox
Dodgers
Yankees
Yanks
Cubs
League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE and NATIONAL LEAGUE stats summary
League leaders listed across American and National Leagues with players from Boston Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh and New York. Highlights include DiMaggio Kell and Rosen among batters and Spahn Maglie Trout and Reynolds among pitchers with runs hits and home runs tallied.
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Woodling
Tucker
Rizguto
Avila
Berra
Gordon
DiMaggio
Doby
Mize
Easter
Collins
Rosen
Henrich
Johnson
Hegan
Coleman
Wynn
Raschi
Lemon
Cleveland
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Kennedy
Hogan
Rizzuto
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Rbi
Rasche
Bauer
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Rommel
McKinley
Summers
Associated Press
Goodman
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Stephens
Kell
Detroit
Doerr
Reynolds
Trout
Musial
St. Louis
Torgeson
Ennis
Philadelphia
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Jethroe
Spahn
Maglie
Pacific Coast League Scoreboard Report
Oakland routed San Francisco 9 to 2 while Los Angeles crushed Hollywood 4 to 0. San Diego fell to Portland 2 to 4 as Seattle beat Sacramento 6 to 2.
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Oakland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Hollywood
San Diego
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
Hoovers Open A B C Opener Against Andover Nine
The North Canton Hoovers, winners in the Ohio District American Baseball Congress tournament, begin state event play tomorrow at 9 against Andover. Manager Frank Trascik and a long list of players accompany the club. mound duties split among Arunski Sponseller or Sluss. Victory, or defeat, leads to follow up games this weekend with Akron Borden Autos among others, and the tournament wraps next Monday.
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North Canton Hoovers
North Canton
Andover
Hoovers
Frank Trascik
Nick Monastra
Paul Mohler
Lou Saurez
Ralph Miller
Paul Quinn
Blaine Braucher
Ross Hoffman
Don Quinn
Ken Siluss
Jack Sponseller
Ted Arunski
Bob Bush
Paul Sponseller
Harry Brown
Lou Petit
Dick Snyder
Arunski
Sluss
Timken
Sponseller
Warren
Fairmount
Akron Borden Autos
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Lakewood
Xavier Game Is Shifted To Thanksgiving Day
Xavier University's football team will play St. Bonaventure College on Thanksgiving Day instead of Sunday November 26. It will be the first grid meeting between the two Catholic schools.
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Cincinnati
Xavier University
St. Bonaventure College
Midgets Close Sunday Auto Races at Sportsman's Park
Midget auto racing ends at Sportsman's Park Bedford on Sunday with an all star field of 18 drivers in 100 laps across a five event program.
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Cleveland
Sportsman’s Park
Bedford
Paul Bunyan Wins Shortest PGA Championship Final
Paul Bunyan defeats Sam Snead 8 and 7 in the 1938 PGA Championship final at Shawnee, Pennsylvania, achieving the tournament's shortest finale on record.
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Paul Bunyan
Professional Golfers Association
Sam Snead
Shawnee
Gibson Seeks Historic Upset In National Tennis Final
Rain halted play as Althea Gibson, the first Negro woman in the national singles final, faced Louise Brough. Gibson led 7-6 in the rain-delayed set after erasing a 5-3 deficit and overcoming nerves. She said she is sure she can win and would take each opponent as they come, aiming to complete a historic upset.
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Louise
Crest Hills
N. Y
Althea Gibson
Miss Gibson
Louise Brough
Miss Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bowling Green Opens Practice With 47 Candidates
Bowling Green State University began football practice with 47 candidates, including seventeen lettermen. Only two of the group were regular 1949 starters, as the team started workouts yesterday in Bowling Green Ohio.
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Bowling Green, O
Bowling Green State University
Texas League scores show Dallas win over Houston
Dallas beat Houston 2 to 1 while Beaumont defeated Tulsa 7 to 3. San Antonio and Fort Worth played with rain in the forecast. Oklahoma City outlasted Shreveport 4 to 3 in 11 innings.
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Houston
Beaumont
Tulsa
San Antonio
Ft. Worth
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
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