Indians Narrow Browns 6-5 To Stay Close In AL Standings
Cleveland edged St. Louis 6-5 as the Indians rallied after a 6-0 edge slipped away, moving within a half game of second-place Philadelphia while the Yankees held the lead. Wynn earned win with help from Bearden Benton and Garcia, and Garver homered erratic yet productive for the Browns.
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Indians
Browns
ST. Louis
Cleveland Indians
Wynn
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Philadelphia Athletics
York Yankees
Bob “Feller
Ned Garver
Garver
Ney
Brown
Momo
Tom Ferrick
Bob Kennedy
Jim Hegan
Roy Severs
Joe Gordon
Gordon
Letire Whitey Platt
Bob Dillinger
One Bearden
al Benton
Mike Garcia
Lighted Kurtz Field Dedication Tonight in Canton Ohio
Kurtz Memorial Softball Field receives lighting tonight at 8 30 with Sponsors Night admission free for fund drive supporters. Jim Muzzy will MC the dedicatory program after two earlier games and WHBC will broadcast from 8 30 to 9 00. If rain cancels, ceremony moves to Sunday with the same schedule and a Canton Massillon Merchants Sandusky girls game. The field seats 1400 in bleachers and has hosted games for two days.
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Kurtz Memorial
Jim Muzzy
WHEC
Ford Motors and Macomber, Inc
Industrial Twilight League
Hoover and Mondok Tailors
Commerce
Robert Fehlman
WHBC
Jack DeLong
Canton-Massillon Merchants
Sandusky
Sandusky-Canton-Massillon
Tiff
Canton Pacers Shine at Jackson Race Meet
Jack Shearer, a local grocer, boasts three pacers at Jackson Michigan raceway. Panhandle won a two year olds pace, Cardinal Peach took second, and Leonard Day placed third. Shearer plans to run all three through July 25 and then enter them in August races in Ohio. He also won five prizes at the Carrollton Horse Show with Doc and Dude, two full brothers.
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Bearden
Wynn
Browns
Gerald Priddy
Platt
Jack Graham
Brownies
Benton
Sievers
Sherman Lollar
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Hogan
Mickey Vernon
Les Moss
Andy Anderson
Garver
Kennedy
Mike Garcia
Tribe
Indians
Jack Shearer
Jackson
Mich
Panhandle
Cardinal Peach
Leonard Day
Shearer
Ohio
Carrollton
Moylan Shocks Mulloy To Reach Spring Lake Semis
Eddie Moylan toppled fourth seed Gardnar Mulloy 6 3 6 4 to set up a semifinal with Frankie Parker in the 41st Spring Lake Invitational. Richard Gonzales and Billy Talbert also won to reach the semis, while Parker and Gonzales advanced in doubles with a win over Savitt and Schwartz.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Eddie Moylan
Frankie Parker
Trenton
Parker
Moylan
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
New York
Talbert
Mulloy
U. S
Shields
Gonzales
Dick Savitt
East Orange
Sidney Schwartz
Baseball Rules Parley Scheduled
George M. Trautman announced a meeting of top baseball officials in New York to discuss possible rule changes. A subcommittee led by Warren Giles Joe Cronin and Frank Shaughnessy will submit recommendations, with Finch also on the committee.
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Columbus
INS
George M. Trautman
Official Baseball Playing Rules Committee
Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
New York
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Baseball legends and line scores clash in rough midseason card
The page shows a dense lineup of player abbreviations and stats, listing Vernon Doby Boudreau and Graham among others for Cleveland versus St Louis with multiple RBI, 2B, and HR notes. A Philadelphia Boston game closes 1-7 with Dobson earning the win.
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Sullivan
W. Kennedy
Anderson
Ferrick
Cleveland
St. Louis
Vernon
Doby
Boudreau
R. Kennedy
Priddy
Graham
Sievers
Lollar
Spence
Dillinger
RBI
Roby
Wynn
Bou- Spence Dillinger
Garver
Pratt
U HR
Kokos
Gordon Priddy
Gordon
Boone
Heft—Cleve
Gare Fannin
U—Hurley
McGowan
McKinley
Jones
Baseball game recaps featuring multiple teams and innings
In a crowded sports brief, box scores show St Louis beating Cincinnati 6 to 1 with Pollet the winning pitcher and Blackwell the loser, Garagiola homering for St Louis and Northey Musial and Marion among the 2B hitters. Chicago loses to Pittsburgh 2 to 1 on a late Lombardi performance. New York defeats Brooklyn 8 to 4 with Snider and Mize driving key scores. Boston edges Philadelphia in extra frames, while other lines note player changes and late substitutions across the slate. The summaries include RBI by Garagiola and Kazak, double plays, and league-wide totals.
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Larry Doby
Vernon
Kennedy
Boudreau
Doby
Gordon
Bill Kennedy
Cliff Fannin
Browns
Cleveland
Tribe
Don Black
Black
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Blackwell
Erantt
St. Louis
Cincinnati
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Kazak
Garagiola
Pollett
Walker
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RBI
Nelson
Marion
Cooper
Kluszewski
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Schoendienst
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Erautt
Pollet
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Backwell
A Reardon
Goetz
Grand Circuit Driver Hurt in 4 Horse Pileup
Goshen New York driver Don Miller sustained a leg injury and was in Goshen Hospital after a four vehicle crash ruined the final day of the Grand Circuit meeting at Historic Track.
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Goshen
N. Y
INS
Don Miller
Goshen Hospital
Soaring Championship Leader Loses Ground
Elmira New York AP report says Dick Somey of Weston Massachusetts nears leader Paul MacCready Jr. as the 1949 national soaring contest tightens. Somey climbed to 378 points with a 168 mile flight to East Greenbush and moved to second. 74 points remain to overtake MacCready. Paul E Bible of Dayton Ohio fell out of the top ten as the meet wraps tomorrow.
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Elmira
N. Y
Dick Somey
Weston
Mass
Paul MacCready Jr
Comey
East Greenbush
Paul E. Bible
Dayton
Ghezzi Locks Snead In Tight Reading Action
Reading Open play tightens as Sammy Snead and Vic Ghezzi share the lead at 134 after two rounds. Buck White and Cary Middlecoff sit one stroke back, with Fred Haas Jr. close behind in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Ghezzi
Snead
Reading
Sammy Snead
Vic Ghezzi
Buck White
Cary Middlecoff
White Sulphur Springs
P.G.A. King
Middlecoff
Memphis
White
Army
New Orleans
Fred Haas Jr
Reading Country Club golf leaders and standings 1949
Lawson Little and Ed Furgol trailed Haas by one stroke at 137. Snead had a 63 to set a reading record, with a 64 and 73 by Little noted. Several players tied at 138 and 139 including Mangrum Kirkwood Harbert Palumbo Penna others. Low Jr. Clayton Heafner faltered to a 76, 36-hole total 141.
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Lawson Little
Monterey
Calif
Ed Furgol
Royal Oak
Mich
Haas
Little
Snead
Reading Country Club
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Ill
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Joe Kirkwood Jr
Joe Palooka
Chick Harbert
Detroit
Willie Palumbo
Kennett Square
Tony Penna
Cincinnati
Johnny Palmer
Baldin
N. C
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Henry Williams Jr
Secane
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
Major League Leaders and Stat Leaders Report
Baseball leaders by league include Robinson of Brooklyn batting .357 with 107 hits and 20 stolen bases, Reese scoring 67 runs, Hodges 65 RBIs, Kiner 21 home runs, and Roe 82 wins. In the American League Kell hits .350 with 96, Stevens 83 RBIs, DiMaggio 96 hits, Stephens 20 homers, Trucks 98 strikeouts.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Reese
Hodges
Jones
Philadelphia
Ennis
Furillo
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Roe
Spahn
Boston
Kell
Detroit
Joost
Williams
Stephens
DiMaggio
Majeski
Toledo teen captures Northeastern Ohio Junior Girls title
Joan Mahoney of Toledo won the Northeastern Ohio Junior Girls singles crown at Suburban Shaker Heights, defeating 14 year old Louise Morganstern 6-0 6-1. In the Junior Boys division, 15-year-old Sheldon Wyman of Cleveland beat Phil Haberman of Akron 6-1 6-0.
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INS
Joan Mahoney
Toledo
Ohio
Shaker Heights
Louise Morganstern
Sheldon Wyman
Phil Haberman
Akron
Baseball scores and today’s schedule across leagues
Cleveland leads St Louis 6 to 4 in a 12 inning game as 9:45 PM time slot lists games across multiple venues. Washington beats New York 4 to 3 while Philadelphia edges Boston 3 to 2. Additional matchups include Cleveland at St Louis at 2:30 and Detroit at Chicago at 2:30 with varied radio coverage.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
York
Washington
Mnin
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
80 Links Women Seek Ohio Title
Eighty Ohio women golfers compete at Sylvania Country Club for the Ohio Women's Golf Association title. Peggy Kirk of Findlay aims for a third straight championship after wins at Akron in 1947 and last year at Columbus. Monday features an 18 hole qualifying round. low 15 scorers plus Miss Kirk advance to match play.
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Toledo
INS
Ohio
Sylvania Country Club
Ohio Women’s Golf Association
Peggy Kirk
Findlay Country Club
Akron
Jean Hopkins
Cleveland
Tiffin
Carol Diringer
Columbus
Miss Kirk
Rayen High Names New Cage Coach
YOUNGSTOWN AP George Simstad will take over as head basketball coach at Rayen High School to succeed Ralph Robinette who has transferred to Lancaster. Another appointment names Louis Red Angelo as junior high football coach at Youngstown College.
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Youngstown
George Simstad
Rayen High School
Ralph Robinette
Robinette
Lancaster
Louis
Red) Angelo
Two High School Bonus Hurlers Join White Sox
Chicago White Sox add two high school bonus pitchers to farm duties with Muskegon Central League contracts through 1950. Gus Keriazakos of Montclair New Jersey signed for about 40000 dollars after drawing interest from twelve majors. Gardner Hemlen of Marblehead Massachusetts also joined after six clubs pursued him.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago White Sox
Gus Keriazakos
Montclair
N. J
Gardner Hemlen
Marblehead
Mass
Sox
Muskegon, Mich
Keriazakos
Hemlen
Mid Atlantic League Scores Update
Johnstown defeated Erie 11 to 9 while Youngstown beat Uniontown 138 to 7 Butler won 4 to 2 Vandergrift bested New Castle 5 to 4 and Oil City edged by 4 to ?
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Johnstown
Erie
Youngstown
Uniontown
Butler
Vandergrift
New Castle
Oil City
Baseball Standings and Friday Results Summary
The standings show St Louis leading with 46 wins and Cincinnati 31 behind. Friday results: St Louis defeated Cincinnati 6-1, Brooklyn beat New York 4-3, Pittsburgh edged Chicago 2-1, Boston overcame Philadelphia 4-3. Schedule lists eight games and upcoming Sunday matchups across St Louis Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh.
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St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Lanier
Fox
Wand
Kennedy
Banta
Sain
Donnelly
Hacker
Chambers
Mes
Beazley Ousted as Pilot of St Petersburg Saints
Catcher Harry Sullivan took over managerial duties of the St Petersburg Saints temporarily, succeeding Johnny Beazley who was removed as manager and returned to the Boston Braves. The Saints sit in last place after five straight losses. Beazley also struggled on the mound with one win and six losses.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
INS
Harry Sullivan
St. Petersburg Saints
Johnny Beazley
St. Louis Cardinal
Beazley
Boston Braves
Saints
Grid Cardinals Obtain Former Michigan Back
Chicago Cardinals acquire Bob Nussbaumer, ex Michigan halfback, from the Washington Redskins in a deal orchestrated by George Marshall. In return, guard John Badaczewski goes to Washington and Sam Goldman is released as the trade completes. Co coach Phil Handler plans to use Nussbaumer as a replacement for retired defensive halfback Marshall Goldberg.
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Chicago
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Nussbaumer
Michigan
Washington Redskins
Redskin
George Marshall
John Badaczewski
Sam Goldman
Cardinal
Phil Handler
Nussbaumer
Marshall Goldberg
Little Grand Circuit Winds Up First Week
Marion hosts the closing events of the first week as the 19 day Marion Little Grand Circuit concludes with the junior free for all trot and the 17 class pace tonight.
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Marion
Canton men enter Ohio horseshoe tourney in Toledo
A 12-man Canton delegation travels to Toledo’s Jermain Park for the state horseshoe tourney alongside the Aquarama Festival. Notables include Russell Yaus, who won last year’s state title, and Fireman John Sebek seeking to reclaim the crown he won in 1946. The event may extend into next weekend with more Cantonians joining the field.
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Toledo
Jermain Park
Russell Yaus
John Sebek
Toledo Recreation Department
Yaus
Hercules Motors Corp. Employe
Bobby Cash
Cleveland
Hanna
Milwaukee
Sebek
Guysick and Kirk Triumph in Congress Exhibition Match
Golf exhibition at Congress Friday featured Joe Guysick and Peggy Kirk defeating Andy Mocsary and Carol Diringer 4 up. About 300 spectators watched as Guysick shot 66 while Kirk posted 78 and Diringer played from the men's tees for a 73.
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Congress Lake
Joe Guysick
Peggy Kirk
Toledo
Andy Mocsary
Salem
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
Congress
Guysick
Miss Kirk
Mocsary
Miss Diringer
Southern Association scores report
Chattanooga defeated Little Rock 2 to 1 while Atlanta Mohile and Nashville Memphis played to a 2 2 draw. Birmingham posted a 5 to 4 win over New Orleans in a tightly contested set of games.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Atlanta Mohile
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
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