Yanks Increase Lead To 6 1 2 Games As Indians Lose
The New York Yankees defeated Washington 9 to 6 behind Joe DiMaggio's 21st homer with two on, widening the AL lead to six and a half games as Cleveland dropped a doubleheader to St. Louis. Lefty Gomez earned the win after surrendering 13 Washington hits. Browns beat the Indians 7 to 2, while Chicago Cubs opened a three day stand at Pittsburgh as Cincinnati edged them 7 to 5 in 14 innings with Ernie Lombardi delivering the key homer.
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Cubs
Cincinnati
Ernie Lombardi
Dusting claims spark Pirates NL dusting controversy
Ernie Braden era and Pirates accuse National League pitchers of repeatedly dusting Johnny Rizzo, rookie outfielder and key factor in leading the pennant chase. Other notes include Cleveland Rams training plans, Lefty Grove’s retirement hint, Slyria Girls softball success, Melo Almada’s hitting streak, and Nugent robbery case proceeding in Norristown.
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General Industries Netters Clinch Industrial League Title
General Industries captured the Industrial League crown after beating Perry Fay last night. Steel and Tubes Inc was the only club to win any games against the champions. Singles results show Sharkey and Copas leading GI to victories, with Meredith and Dangerfield also contributing in doubles. Standings list GI atop the table with three matches remaining.
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Generals
Steel and Tubes Inc
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Colson and Post Office
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Perry Fay
General Industries
Per Ty Fay
Sharkey
Fredericks
Michael G
Spencer
Copas
Becker
Sharkey-Copas
Fredericks-Becker
Meredith-Dangerfield
Spencer-Holbrook
Three Contests Booked In Intermediate Loop
Three City Intermedi League games are set tonight. Chronicle Telegram faces Moss Rose at McKinley Tattersall Dairies plays Fowl Dairies at Jefferson Western Heights A. C. meets Ramblers at Roosevelt Thompson Sports draws a bye.
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Chronicle- Telegram
Moss Rose
McKinley
Tattersall Dairies
Jefferson
Western Heights A. C
Ramblers
Roosevelt
Thompson Sports
Junior League softball doubleheader on Legion and Superior diamonds
Two Junior Softball League contests are set for this evening. Volunteer Food Store faces Beiler Truck Line at the American Legion diamond while Bell Realty meets Elyria Hardware Juniors at the Superior diamond. Both games begin at 6 o clock and players are asked to take notice.
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Beiler Truck Line
American Legion
Bell Realty
Elyria Hardware
Superior Diamond
Elyria Girls And Ridgeville Remain Tied For Loop Lead
Elyria Girls held off Lorain DeSantis Cvals 6 to 5 at Jefferson, while Ridgeville Battners rallied to beat Lorain Goodalls 6 to 5 at Lakeview No 3. Both teams stay tied atop the Lorain Girls League after final second half games. A playoff to decide the championship was set but date not yet decided.
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Elyria Girls
Lorain DeSantis Cvals
Jefferson
Ridgeville Battners
Lorain Goodalls
Lakeview
Ridgeville
Elyria Tifris Erelt
M. Smith
DeSantix
Flickers win third straight over Tigers on Jefferson diamond
Simoniz Flickers defeated Tim Mitchells Tigers 21 to 12 on the Jefferson diamond. Mason and Edwards starred for the winners with Dithed catching and Harvey throwing from behind the plate.
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Simoniz
Tim Mitchell
Tigers
Jefferson Diamond
Mason
Edwards
Harvary
Unclear OCR sports note with mixed names and actions
The fragment describes a baseball or similar game with players Drahos Kes Keene and Remimer, noting outs, innings and pitchers. It mentions a win by Sond tail Bitte and a patcher-be set of events, but the garbled text limits clear extraction of teams or final score.
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Stan
Drahos
Kes
Remimer
Keene Teh
Eli Bommerv
Draheus
Omy Bitte
Ksenitth
A. Winisrtue
Monske Twirls Meats To 1-0 Win Over Wellington
Len Monske spun a four-hifthit shutout as Dobrowski Meats beat Wellington 1-0 at Wellington. Carl Saporito pitched well for Wellington, allowing four safeties and a triple by Saporito for the club’s lone hit. Pete Sukey doubled and scored the decisive run in the fourth, as Dobrowski’s Meats clinched the victory in a 38 minute game.
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Dobrowski Meats
Allison- Chalmers
Wellington
Monske
Carl Saporito
Saporito
Pete Sukey
Pronesti
Graber
Dobrowski Meats AL. R. HL
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Hoott Oon
Babson
Wou Williner
Dobrowski
Wooay Ey Pee
Stoo
P. Sukeyv
C. Sapori
Ken Ul—Iy
Simith
Public Invited To Ass'n Pig Roast
The Lorain County Fish and Game Association grounds near Penfield Junction to Amherst Road host a big roast Sunday with public attendance. Food starts at 9 a.m. Activities include tug of war between coon hunters and fishermen, races, trap shooting, and coon chase. JEFFERSON KOMERS, 19-6 The Jefferson veer. team beat Allen 19-6 on the Allen diamond. Klimgzak Mason Edwards pitched, Brown and Eckhardt caught. 23 hits off Ratcil and Majda.
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Lorain County Fish and Game Association Club
Penfield Junction
Amherst Road
Jefferson Komers
Jefferson Veer
Allen
Klimgzak
Mason
Edwards
Brown
Eckhardt
Ratcil
Majda
Three Lead Tied In $10,000 Cleveland Open Golf
Byron Nelson Willie Goggin and E J Dutch Harrison shared the lead in the second round of the Cleveland Open as a tight field contended for the $10,000 prize. They posted 69s two under par while Johnny Revolta Ky Laffoon and Ted Turner stood one under with 70s.
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Byron Nelson
Willie Goggin
E. J. T Duteh
Harrison
Johnny Revolta
Ky Laffoon
Ted Turner
Jock Willowell
Deyion
Leo Willcox
Marion
Sammy Snead
Ed Dudley
Denny Shute
Johnny Fischer
Craig Wood
Fony Penna
Hamilton and Edison Crowned Playground Softball Champions
Hamilton wins the Senior division 8-5 over Allen at Cascade Park with Sukey and Singleton as the battery and Steg-Tuan and Lowery on the losing side. Edison claims the Junior title 13-11 against MacNinley, Bauer and P Vargo forming the Edison battery while Smith and Givens pitched for McKinles.
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Edison
Cascade Park
Allen
Sukey
A Singleton
Hamilton Battery
Steg- Tuan
Lowery
Greenich
Eoison
MacNinley
Bauer
P. Vargo
Edison Battery
Smith
Givens
McKinles
McNeal
Tourney Games To Be Played Under Lights
City Recreation Commissioner Carl W Wagner announced that the semi finals and finals of the city wide softball tournament will be played Sunday evening at Harmon Field. New lighting brings power to 26000 watts with four additonal reflectors installed through Elyria High School and Ohio Public Service Co. Semi finals feature Elgin Hardware vs Bittners and Standard Cleaners vs Vic Silver’s Jewelers, with games at 7 and 8 pm and the final around 9 30 pm. District play opens August 14 with General Industries and the city tourney winner as Elyria’s reps. teams from Lorain Oberlin Amherst Sandusky Norwalk Bellevue and Fremont join the entries. The district winner earns a place in the state tournament at Harmon Field August 26-28.
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Harmon Field
Elyria High School
Ohio Public Service Company
Wagner
Elgin Hardware, Bittners
Standard 1 Cleaners
Vic Silver
Jewelers
Hamon Field
Two Games At Harmon Field Diamond Tonight
Two games are scheduled at Flume Field with the Bitters facing Midland Steds of Cleveland in the main event. Local teams likely Hamper and others appear on the card as the evening starts with first pitch at 7 80 p m.
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Fluemon Field
Bitters
Midland
Steds
Cleveland
Town Harspe
Feller's rough day as Vitt juggles rookie plans
Bob Feller, 19, again faced management changes as Cleveland Indians manager Oscar Vitt shuffled his youngster between starting and relief roles. After a seven inning gem against the Yankees, Vitt pulled Feller in the eighth and again used him in relief in a doubleheader loss to St Louis, costing the Indians a pennant race.
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Iowa
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Boller
New York Yankees
Vitt
Bob
St. Louis
Feller
Viti
Indians
Denny Gatehouse
Johnny Thumphries
Mel Almada
St- Louis
Browns
Cleveland
Tribe
Yanks
Witt
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