Parnell to Start for AL in All-Star Game Lineup
Brooklyn ap report notes lefty Mel Parnell of the Boston Red Sox will start for the American League in the All-Star game at Ebbets Field with either Warren Spahn or George Munger facing him. Spahn has nine wins, Munger six. DiMaggio starts in center and bat, Dom DiMaggio shifts to right field. Starting lineups reflect fan ballots with a few exceptions.
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Joe DiMaggio
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Pitchers Dominate as Several Scores Roll Across Nine
In a slate of games, Chicago defeats Detroit 2 to 0 after a strong rally, while New York edges Brooklyn 7 to 3 with Gordon and Hermanski leading the offense. Cincinnati beats St Louis 7 to 4 behind Hatton and Northey stringing hits, and Philadelphia routs Boston 11 to 0 in a high-scoring affair.
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Indians Rally Past Browns In 7-4 Victory
Cleveland after beating St Louis 7-4 as Bob Feller earned his 6th win against 6 losses. Boudreau Doby and Gordon led the surge with two runs each, lifting the Indians into five and a half games behind the leaders. Feller allowed six hits and the game ended in the seventh due to rain.
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Texas League Beaumont 4 Shreveport Houston 9 San Antonio
A Texas League schedule note lists Beaumont at Shreveport Houston with a 9 to 4 score in favor of Houston. San Antonio is the only other team mentioned as having games scheduled.
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San Antonio
Sunday Baseball Scores and Weather Affects Games
Results show Cleveland routed St. Louis 7 to 4 but the game ended after 6 innings due to rain with a second game postponed by wet grounds. Other action included Boston 8 Philadelphia 5 with the nightcap ending after 7 innings due to darkness and Chicago defeating Detroit 4 to 2. Washington and New York postponed due to rain. All-Star game set for Brooklyn with pregame notices. American Association standings list St Paul Indianapolis Milwaukee and others with several matchups tonight and tomorrow.
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Graziano Bout Postponed After Shoulder Injury
Rocky Graziano and Joe Agosta were due to fight in West Springfield but the match was postponed to July 18 after Graziano injured his shoulder in training.
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Lights at Kurtz Field Dedicated After Delay
About 2,500 people attended the dedication of Kurtz Memorial Softball Field in Canton Ohio after a one day rain delay. The event featured WHBC sportscaster Jim Muzzy as master of ceremonies and included remarks by Mayor Karl F Klein and several city officials. The lighted field honors the late Stan Kurtz, a Canton sandlot star who died in action during the war, and marks the city’s first lit softball field in more than a decade.
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Canton Shoehouse Meet Yields Ohio Championship Award
Canton pitchers dominated the first weekend of the Ohio horseshoe championship in Toledo. Cantons Russell Yaus, the defending champ, was dethroned as Elmer Stuckey and John Sebek led with high scores. Canton won the 1950 tournament from a delegates vote, Herb Rhoads elected president, with Sebek named public relations director and future events planned at Ringer Land Courts over Labor Day weekend. Ohio and Indiana push total-point scoring within the National Horse Shoe Pitchers Association.
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Stuckey
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Hanna
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Burt
Herb Rhoads
Yaus
Hiram Hunt
Lester Miller
Bob Lowe
Harvey Deckard
Dick Kramer
John Kovacs
T. J. Montgomery
Cleveland
William Konz
Niles Beck
Sebek
Ringer Land
Ohio
Indiana
National Horseshoe Pitchers Association
Salt Lake City
Montgomery
Louisville Legion Advances To District Baseball Final
Louisville American Legion swept Wooster in a doubleheader 4 1 and 13 6 to move into the district finals of the National Junior Baseball tournament. Louisville will face the Millersburg Sugar Creek winner for the district title and a trip to Columbus for state finals. Tom Vieland went 5 for 5, Owen Schmucker hit a home run and a triple, while Jerry Gulling added a triple.
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Glivde
Stefa Bowman
Landis & Eemhoff
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Inverness Tourney Chairman Expects Locke To Compete
Inverness invitational chairman Stanley McGiveran planned to contact Bobby Locke in England about reports he would not return to the United States for two months. McGiveran warned Locke could terminate his American July dates, noting a signed four ball match commitment for Toledo July 21-24 and stating a replacement would be announced only after talks with Locke.
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Sugar Risks Title Tonight Against Cuban
Ray Robinson defends his world welterweight crown tonight in Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium against Cuban Kid Gavilan. Forecasts tip fair weather and a hoped-for crowd around 35,000 with a gate near $165,000. Gavilan fights with speed stamina and rugged style while Robinson, though lighter at weigh-in, remains favored to win and seek a fourth defense.
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