Cardinals Edge Braves for N L Lead as Klein Sparks Rally
Lou Klein, reinstated, homered twice and sparked the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Boston Braves to seize first place in the National League from the Brooklyn Dodgers by a half game. Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 4-2 behind Ralph Kiner. the Red Sox slugged the Browns 21-2. the Yankees beat Detroit 5-4 as Berra and Henrich provided clutch hits. Cubs top Giants 6-2. Phils-Reds game postponed by rain.
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Associated Press
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Happy) Chandler
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Columbus golfer Palmer wins third straight county title
Mrs. Robert N. Palmer of Columbus captured her third consecutive Franklin County women's golf championship at the Scioto Club with a 3-2 victory over Bonnie Randolph yesterday.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Bonnie Randolph
Scioto Club
Wimbledon Opens With 35000 on Hand for Singles Round
Wimbledon officials expect a sell out crowd of 35 000 for today’s singles round with 16 players vying for quarter finals. Pancho Gonzales the US champion faces Geoff Brown while Eric Sturgess meets Gianni Cucelli as hot sun and strong crowds draw record attendance. Gussie Moran loses in women’s singles but remains in women’s doubles with Pat Todd.
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Los Angeles
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
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Geoff Brown
Sturgess
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Italy
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Jack Yeager Extends Winning Streak With 12th Bout Victory
Stark County light heavyweight champion Jack Yeager of Massillon won his 12th straight bout, taking a five round decision over Akron’s Maxie Mann at Aga thon Field. Canton's Howard Tate also won a five round decision over Cleveland’s John Stitz. In three round bouts Doc Joshua and John Sewell scored TKOs, Jack Lewis defeated Frank Tufaro, Al Brown stopped Bob Whiteman, and two 85 pound bouts ended with Phil Reynolds beating Terry Jacobs and John Dottavio drawing with Gary Ertle.
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John Sewell
Bud Cheeseman
Joe Johnson
Jack Lewis
Frank Tufaro
al Brown
Bob Whiteman
Local Spring Football Scores With Wet Grounds
Scores list shows Little Rock seven Atlanta six Birmingham eight Memphis one Nashville seven New Orleans five. Chattanooga at Mobile played on wet grounds with game conditions noted.
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New Orleans
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Mobile
Wet Grounds
All Star Poll Sees Williams Take Big Lead
Boston outfielder Ted Williams led the balloting for the 16th annual all star game with 712,408 votes, a wide margin over Brooklyn second baseman Jackie Robinson who had 668,294. Detroit third baseman George Kell remained popular with 596,102 votes despite doctors saying he will miss three weeks. Balloting for the July 12 Brooklyn game is conducted by the Chicago Tribune and partners in 48 states and abroad.
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Wake Forest Beats USC in Semifinal to Meet Texas in Final
In Wichita Kas Wake Forest pitcher Charley Teague delivered a game deciding three in the 12th inning as the Demons edged Southern California 2-1 to advance to the NCAA baseball final against the Texas Longhorns.
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Charley Teague
Wake Forest Demons
Southern California
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Texas Longhorns
Ohio Indiana League results amid rain postponements
In Newark and Marion games, Newark trounced Marion 6 5 while Zanesville led Lima 11. A slate of other scheduled matches was postponed due to rain, delaying several league contests.
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Coaltown Seeks Ninth Unbeaten in Equipoise Mile
Chicago reports Coaltown, the undefeated Calumet colt, to Arlington Park for the 25 000 Equipoise Mile with 11 rivals. Steve Brooks rides as Coaltown aims for his ninth win of the year and a possible show from Free America and other Calumet mates.
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Carrollton Legion Nine Beats Minerva 10-5 in Opener
Carrollton wins the first of a three game American Legion series against Minerva 10-5 in Carrollton. Pitcher Bob Schonerman fanned 17 with seven walks and allowed four hits, aided by Roy Campbell's four singles. Schonerman drove in three with a bases loaded two out double in the second. Second game set for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Minerva.
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Shorty) Schonerman
Roy Campbell
Luke Easter to Visit Indians for Knee Examination
Cleveland report says Luke Easter, San Diego Padres first baseman, will arrive for a knee check by Indians team physician Dr Edward Castle. If cleared, he may rejoin San Diego next week, otherwise surgery could be performed immediately.
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Lorain High Loses Grid Coach to Insurance Job
Lorain High School is without a football coach after Harold Pryor resigned to enter the insurance business. Pryor led the team for 12 years and won the Lake Erie League title five times while going undefeated in two seasons.
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Lake Erie
Fight results from Associated Press reports
In Holly wood California Tommy Campbell from Rock Island Illinois out pointed John L. Davis of Oakland California in a 10 round bout. In Indianapolis Archie Moore and Bob Sikes fight postponed to Monday due to rain. In Bangor Maine Kenny Thayer from Herman Maine outpointed Al Barbosa of Boston in an eight round decision.
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Northeast Ohio baseball clash set at Kent for Sunday
North Canton Hoover and Kent Twin Coach both stand 2-2 and chase third place in a Northeastern Ohio Baseball League contest at Kent Sunday 2 30 p m. North Canton squads meet at the Community Building 1 p m for the trip. Also local teams plan games with area juniors and senior clubs, with contact details for organizers.
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Kent Twin
Kent
North Canton
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