Indians Fall as Fowler Dominates Athletics in 8-0 rout
Cleveland was routed 8-0 by Philadelphia as Dick Fowler hurled a nine victory pace and struck out three. Bob Feller took the loss, dropping to 6-7, while the Yankees maintained first and Cleveland stayed second. Lindy Gromek was slated to start for Cleveland against Lou Brissie later today.
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Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Old Man River
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Redskins
Lou Brissie
Gromek
Lou
Dick Fowler
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St. Louis Browns
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Hank Majeski
Joe Gordon
Nelson Fox
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Larry Doby
Fleet Doby
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Lou Boudreau
Bob Kennedy
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Evan Brown Sets Highland Course Record in 66
Evan Brown fired a 66 at Highland in the Amateur-Amateur-Pro event, breaking the course mark. He carved seven birdies and one bogey, finalizing a 33-33-66 while equaling the low score set by Joe Thacker last year, save for a late misstep on the final hole.
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Highland
Brown
Joe Thacker
Seiberling Country Club
Canton Nines Stage Benefit Game in Dalton
The Canton Cuglia Clowns travel to Dalton to face the Nussbaum Builders in a Class A softball benefit for Bill Wirtz who broke his leg in the prior meeting on June 6. Canton players report to Joe's Sports at 7 ahead of the 9:30 start.
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Dalton
Nussbaum Builders
Nussbaum
Bill Wirtz
Cuglia
Joe’s Sports
International League Scores Report Card
Toronto 1 Buffalo 0 Rochester 6 Montreal 2 Baltimore 5 Syracuse 2 Newark 4 Jersey City. Standings show varied results across cities with several teams posting wins and losses in a compact ledger of baseball scores.
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Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
Montreal
Baltimore
Syracuse
Newark
Jersey City
Baseball Night Scoring Summary From Multiple Games
Boston rallies for seven runs as Stephens and Zarilla drive early offense. Detroit matched with late runs but loses. Washington edges Chicago 9 to 4 with Yost homers and clutch RBIs. New York uses Berra's bat to top St. Louis 6 to 5. Cincinnati beats Brooklyn 11 to 8 on Brown and Campanella homers with strong bullpen work.
Double Jay Favored In $100000 Holly-Bee Stakes
Arcadia Calif AP J V Tigani's Double Jay the expert and likely public pick for the mile and a quarter Holly Bee Stakes at Santa Anita. The five year old son of Balladier, winner of the July 4 American Handicap, carries 116 pounds after dropping three pounds.
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Los Angeles
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Dinner Gang
Double Jay
Canton racing feature predicts a wide open scramble
On Canton page 6 analysts note absence of Citation and Coaltown shifts weights to Double Jay and On Trust with Ace Admiral likely runner up. Dinner Gang Vulcan's Force present at 5-6-1 range. Solidarity Miss Grillo and Honeymoon offer longer odds for bettors in a deep field.
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Coaltown
On Trust
Ace Admiral
Dinner Gang
Vulcan’s Force
Grillo
Indian Land Stages Comeback to Win Pace
Westbury New York AP Indian Land driven by Joe O’Brien won the $5,000 West Virginia free-for-all pace at Roosevelt Raceway by a length over Jimmy Creed the National Pacing Derby champion. Jerry the First finished third. The winner paid 4 2.40 and 2.20 and timed 2 04. Last week Indian Land broke a dopple in the $25,000 pacing derby.
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Roosevelt Raceway
Wm. W. Erving
Joe O’brien
Jimmy Creed
West Virginia
Jerry
Southern Association Scores and Standings Summary
Atlanta beats Mobile 11 to 4 as New Orleans defeats Birmingham 3 to 2 and Chattanooga links 6 to Little Rock 4. Memphis edges Nashville 4 to 1 in compact regional results.
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Southern Association
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Mobile
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Turpin Beaten In Dayton Ring
Lester Felton of Detroit won a unanimous decision over Vince Turpin of Canton in a 10 round bout in Dayton. Felton improved to 31 wins in 33 fights with one knockdown in the second round, while Turpin dropped to 5 defeats in 47 bouts.
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Lester Felton
Detroit
Vince Turpin
Canton
Felton
Turpin
Waitkus of Phils Goes Home Sunday
CHICAGO UP Eddie Waitkus of the Philadelphia Phillies returns home Sunday after more than a month in the hospital. A spokesman said he will be out of the lineup for quite some time following surgery to remove a .22 caliber bullet from his chest. The assailant, 19 year old Ruth Steinhagen, has been declared insane and committed to a mental hospital.
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Eddie Waitkus
Phillies
Billings Memorial Hospital
Waitkus
Ruth Steinhagen
50 Lap Akron Race Crowns Midseason Auto Champion
Akron Rubber Bowl hosts a 50 lap trophy race as part of the midget program tonight. The winner will be named midseason champion and the program includes a 25 lap consolation two Australian pursuit races and a five lap helmet dash.
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Rubber Bowl
Ohio Women’s golf title goes to Peggy Kirk in Ohio
In Toledo at Sylvania Country Club Peggy Kirk defeats Cleveland’s Claire Doran 2 and 1 to win her third straight Ohio Women’s golf championship. Doran’s string of one putts included 10 such greens but a late miscue on the 35th hole sealed the match as Kirk birdied to force a decisive final result. Both posted 79 after 18 holes and Kirk led with a two up advantage after pars on 33 and 34.
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Miss Kirk
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Claire Doran
Sylvania Country Club
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Findlay
Peggy
Baseball Standings and Schedule from the American and National Leagues
The American League list shows Cleveland leading with 78 wins and 33 losses, Philadelphia 81-45, Boston 80-43, Detroit 82-42, Washington 77-34, Chicago 82-34, and St. Louis 79-24. National League standings show Brooklyn 80-49, St. Louis 81-48, Boston 81-44, Philadelphia 81-42, New York 81-39, Pittsburgh 78-35, Cincinnati 78-31, Chicago 82-31. Upcoming games include Brissie at Gromek in Cleveland, Byrne at Ostrowski in St. Louis, Scarborough at Chicago, Parnell at Boston, and Kretlow or Trucks at Detroit. Sunday schedules feature Boston at Cleveland, New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Detroit, Washington at St. Louis.
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Detroit
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Frida Philadelphia
New York
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Gromek
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Wews-Tyv
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Ostrowski
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Parnell
Kretlow
Trucks
G.B. Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Tlee
Frida Brooklyn
Jones
Behrman
Sesten
Brooklyn
Girls and Men To Perform At Kurtz Field Tonight
A pair of Class A League games and a girls tilt highlight Kurtz Memorial Softball Field schedule. Feature clash Spanish Merchants and Stark Brick at 8:30 as W-R Sports, Merchants and Stark Brick vie for first. Wackerly Funeral Homes and City Merchants open at 6:30. girls game Mondok Tailors vs Hoover at 7:30.
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Wackerly Funeral Homes
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Mondok
Hoover
Clarence J. Rich
Kurtz
Ford Motors
the Repository
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United Engineering & Foundry
Postoffice
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Canton to Visit Alliance for Romanian Baseball League Game
Canton travels to Alliance for a 1 30 p m Romanian Baseball League game. Players meet at Romanian Hall at noon. North Canton Merchants meet Greentown in a baseball duel Sunday at 2 30 p m at North Canton's Witwer Park.
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North Canton Merchants
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North Canton
Witwer Park
Canton Hosts Chicago Shoe Squad Sunday
Selway Carpet Cleaners seek their third National Horseshoe League win in four matches when they host Chicago Pat’s Lounge at 1:30 p m Sunday on Ringer Land courts Canton. Chicago adds Ralph Dykes Carl Kuize and Johnny Sebek as Lindmeir leads a revised lineup in a bid to upset the Selways who sit at 65 percent ringers but have yet to peak.
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Pat Bozzelli
Dean Overholtzer
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Ellis Hanna
Hubert Burt
Elmer Stuckey
Russell Yaus
Indianapolis City Ice Cream Co
Canton
New Philadelphia Coach Resigns for Bowling Green Post
New Philadelphia High School head basketball coach Tommy Kinkade announced his resignation to accept the top football and track coaching job at Bowling Green High School. A former Toronto High and Ohio State athlete, Kinkade arrived in New Philadelphia two years ago.
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Colorado Track Stars Start Jaunt to Norway
Colorado sprinters Dave Bolen and Don Campbell leave Boulder for New York and Oslo to compete in a July 27 29 meet against Norway Sweden Finland Denmark and Iceland. The U S team aims to make the event an annual meet outside Olympic years.
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DiMaggio Treated For Swollen Thumb In Boston
Detroit news reports Dom DiMaggio the American League hitter at .343 was receiving treatment for a swollen right thumb. The injury sidelined him from the Boston Red Sox lineup for two or three days.
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Dom DiMaggio
Boston Red Sox
East Clinches North Canton Little League Title In Playoff
East defeated North 2-1 under lights at Memorial Stadium to become the area Little League champion. South beat West 9-5 in the opener of a twin bill. Jerry Miller scored on a sequence in the third inning, while Gerry Storch and Bill Lowe pitched effectively for North and East respectively. Nevin Lantry led league hitters with .487.
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Lowe
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Metzger
Gonzales Faces Seixas in National Clay Finals Battle
In Chicago AP reports defending champion Pancho Gonzales from Los Angeles must win over third seed Vic Seixas of Philadelphia to keep the clay courts tour on track. The meet has signaled a Gonzales vs Frankie Parker final, with Parker having ousted Herbert Flam in a tight semi. Women’s finalist Beverly Baker of Santa Monica beat Mela Ramirez and will face Magda Burac or Rosemary Buck in the other half. Doubles feature Match and Seixas pairing with Gonzales against Stew art and Parker with Deimling, and Flam with Kovaleski.
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Los Angeles
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Philadelphia
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Herbert Flam
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Mela Ramirez
Mexico City
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Rosemary Buck
Dallas
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Sam Match
San Francisco
Hoover Tackles Niles in Twin Bill Tonight
North Canton Hoover baseball team meets Niles Park Cigars in a Northeast Ohio League doubleheader at North Canton Memorial Stadium starting at 6. Hoover sits 5-2 while Niles is 1-7. Manager Frank Trascik plans Ken Sluss to start the first game and Alva Fye the nightcap. Hoover owns a 29-9 season record. a fireworks display follows the games.
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Middle Atlantic League Scores Report
Johnstown defeated Youngstown 9 to 6 while Newcastle beat Butler 4 to 3. O11 City edged Vandergrift 3 to 2 and Uniontown won 8 to 7 against Erie. The brief standings reflect high scoring finishes across the league.
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Butler
Saints Fatten Lead as Spokane? Wait no Saints lead implied
The St Paul club expanded its American Association lead to two games over Indianapolis with a 16 to 10 win over Minneapolis. Sal Yvars was ejected for disputing a close call, then involved in a clubhouse melee with fans. Milwaukee defeated Kansas City 3 to 1 as Al Epperly earned his 11th win. Hank Workman hit a homer for Milwaukee and Nick Etten added a homer for Milwaukee’s third run.
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Baseball Leaders From the Era Showcase Sharply Varied Honors
The Brooklyn standout Robinson leads with a .361 batting average and 114 hits, 70 runs, and 67 RBIs. Philadelphia’s Ennis and Furillo trail with seven triples, while Kiner tops home runs with 23 for Pittsburgh. Detroit’s Kell hits .346, Joost drives 81 runs, and Stephens belts 21 homers. Reynolds of New York goes 10-1 with a .909 ERA, and Trucks of Detroit fans 98 strikeouts.
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Reynolds
New York
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Petroit
Schott Leaves McKinley Post to Practice Law
The McKinley High School freshman football coach Paul A. Schott resigned, accepted a law position with the area rent office, and will leave after a long tenure. A graduate of Otterbein College and William McKinley School of Law, he taught Spanish, history and business law at McKinley after starting at Martin Grade School in 1935, with stints at Timken High and service in the armed forces.
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McKinley
Timken High
Armed Service
Spikers edge Terminix 9-8 in Class B baseball
Spikers beat Terminix 9 to 8 at City Field. Tony Ranalli homered and doubled to lead Spikers while Glen Shoop hit a triple for Terminix. Final score description shows Spikers 9, Terminix 8 with key hits and late rally. Ceretta and Ghezzi pitched for Spikers, Petroff and DeVore for Terminix.
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City Field
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Glen Shoop
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Ohio Amateur final set with Evans and Leskosky in title clash
Richard E. Evans of Shaker Heights, a University of Michigan sophomore, faces Vince Leskosky of Youngstown, a 25-year-old Ohio Edison linesman, in Mansfield after Evans upset Pete Thoma and Al Hager to reach the final while Leskosky dismisses Pete Dye and Eddie Messier en route. Evans has twice failed to qualify for match play before this year's run.
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Youngstown
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Cleveland
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Snead Leads Dapper Dan by Three Strokes
Sammy Snead held a three stroke edge at the Dapper Dan tournament near Pittsburgh after 36 holes as 29 golfers remained par or better. Dick Metz stood second at 137 after a 67, while Bobby Cruickshank, oldest entrant and former top player, thrilled with a hole in one.
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Alcoma Club
Sammy Snead
Dick Metz
Chicago
Metz
Bobby Cruickshank
Local scorecard of recent high school games
The small town scoreboard shows Muncie 6 over Marion 3, Zanesville 6 over Springfield 4, Portsmouth 6 over Newark 6 in ten innings, Richmond 7 over Lima 4. The terse list records results with no further context.
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