Spirit of 48 Fuels Braves Bid For NL Lead
Boston Braves manager Billy Southworth credits the Spirit of 48 for their push to a share of the National League lead after an 11-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He cites pitchers Warren Spahn Johnny Sain Vernon Bickford and key players Sam Jethroe Del Crandall and others as driving forces while warning not to get too excited as the season nears the stretch run.
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Southworth
Braves
Rudy Cernkovic
United Press
Ittsburgh
U.P
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Billy
Pittsburgh
Whiker Cooper
Homer
Warren Spahn
Johnny Sain
Vernon Bickford
Pérnmants
St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby Elliott
Sid Gordon
Willard Marshall
Standings and schedules for major leagues and rivals
The American League standings show Detroit and New York atop with Cleveland and Boston close. Yesterday Cleveland beat Philadelphia 10-2 and New York defeated St. Louis 12-0 while Boston routed Detroit 12-9. Today's games feature Cleveland at Philadelphia and St. Louis at New York among others. tomorrow’s slate includes Cleveland at Philadelphia and Detroit at Boston. In the National League Philadelphia leads with 46 wins, Chicago sits 5 behind. tonight’s matchups include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
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I L. Pet
G.B. Detroit Freenetteees
New York
Cleveland
Sooes
Boston
Seesess
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Feller
Fowler
Wildmar
Garver
Lopat
Sanford
Newhouser
Parnell
Gumpert
Pearce
Snes
G. W. L. Pet
G.B. Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Ceeeees
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
U.ton
Simmons
Meyer
MacDonald
Werley
Twinisht Newcombe
Landrum
Ramsdell
Blackwell
Perowski
Chipman
Klippstein
Jansen
Jones
Brecheen
Lanier
American Association
Louisville
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo
Minneapolis
Springfield
Syracuse
Buffalo
Montreal
Rochester
Toronto
Baltimore
Jersey City
Sugar Ray Fined and Delayed Title Bout in Scranton
Sugar Ray Robinson was fined $1,000 and given a delayed suspension after refusing to fight Jose Basora in the world middleweight title bout in Scranton. Robinson cited a back ailment but a commission examiner said he was in perfect condition, with the postponed match now possible for late August.
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Scranton
U.P
Sugar Ray Robinson
Jose Basora
Robinson
Basora
Leonard M. Freda
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Little League Lead On Block On Lexing ton Diamond
The American Legion Post No. 12 faces Eagles for top position in the league. Both teams hold three wins and two losses in the second half as they battle for undisputed leadership. The Legion Eagles game is set for 7:15, preceded by V.F.W. No. 1079 versus United Polish Club at 5:45 with 2-3 records.
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American Legion Post No
Eagles
Lexington Avenue
Legion
Legion-Eagles
V.F.W. No
United Polish Club
Vets
UPC
Two Local Teams Meet In Independent Cascade Park Game
Two Elyria area teams, Elyria Businessmen from the Class A Lorain Medin a County League and Parsch Lumber & Coal from the Lorain Class B League, clash in an independent contest at Cascade Park today at 6 15 p m.
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Elyria Businessmen
Parsch Lumber & Coal
Cascade Park
Lorain-Medina
V.F.W. Nine Faces Columbia in City League Softball
V F W No 1079 of the City Class B Softball League will travel to Columbia Friday for a game against the Columbia V F W nine. Game time is 6 45 o clock and Elyria team members are asked to meet at the clubrooms at 6 30.
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V.F.W
Columbia
Columbia V.F.W
Elyria
Blackboards replaced by green boards in modern classrooms
The old chalkboard is described as obsolete in today’s schoolrooms with green chalk boards and yellow chalk chosen for better visibility.
East Meets West in Film Capital Suspect Meeting Of Communists
Reported in the film capital, a meeting of European Communist leaders in Czechoslovakia is suspected with Vishinsky presiding. The amid Cominform threats against Yugoslavia and Greece rise. Albania and Bulgaria may plan armed action per UN Balkan warning. New Zealand imports 86,000 tons of cement from Britain.
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East
West
London
Andrei Vishinsky
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Greece
United Nations Special Committee On
Balkans
Albania
Bulgaria
Vishinsky
Moscow
Karlovy Vary
Karlsbad
Communist Party
Harry Pollitt
William Gallacher
Vladimir Poptomov
Interior Ministry
Hungary
New Zealand
Britain
Local golf matches highlight Cherry Ridge standings and club events
Arnold Michaels led Cherry Ridge with an even par 35 as four City Golf League matches were played at Cherry Ridge. Toggery Shop beat Sportsman's Club 8-2, Timms Spring Company defeated Western & Southern Life 7 1 2 to 2 1 2, Cherry Ridge topped Baksa Service 742 242, and Elyria Hardware edged West Side Lumber 544 442. Prizes went to Ehlke and Michaels for low scores on par four holes amid a busy slate with Rotary Club dinner golf results and multiple flight matches at Elyria Country Club and Elyria Country Club Ladies Golf Association events.
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Arnold Michaels
Cherry Ridge
Toggery Shop
Sportsman's Club
Timms Spring Company
Western& Southern Life Insurance
Baksa Service Station
Elyria Hardware
West Side Lumber
Ehlke
Michaels
Bill Mackin
Gene Holmes
Band Concerts Begin in Oberlin Saturday on Tappen Square
Oberlin announces Saturday night band concerts from 8 30 to 9 30 p m in Tappan Square along West College Street under director Richard Weldon as part of the Summer recreation program with plans for three weekly performances.
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Oberlin
Tappen Square
Richard Weldon
Tappan Square
West College Street
Weldon
Pelt Wearing Differences Across Animal Fur Parts
Different parts of a fur pelt show varying wearing qualities. backs wear better than sides, with sides outwearing the belly and paws in observed patterns.
Freight Train Speeds Set Record in 1949
The average speed of freight trains between terminals rose in 1949 to a new peak, marking the fastest year on record for rail freight velocity.
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Sam Jethroe
Tmgreee
Rastard
Sugar Ray
Cascade
Margaret O’brien
Misora Hibari
Hollywood
Misora
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Max Jalowiec
Timms
Bill Ehlke
Earl Snodgrass
Rudy Mate
Stan Dudek
Timms Spring
Ben Studnicki
John Surdock
Don Gurney
Ralph Murbach
T. F. Schilling
Elyria Country Club Ladies Golf Association
H. Guthman
G. H. Smith
C. Heidrich
J. Brydon
D. McGinley
F. P. Cowell
W. Gibbons
A. W. Smythe
Smythe
Cherry Ridge Ladies Golf Association
K. B. Crandall
L. P. Tufford
Vincent Toth
Bruce Bower
Tutford
Herb Meister
Jack Refenning
Vernon Bell
Kirs. H. Lite
R. Riurbach
H. R. Kunkle
C. R. Aldrich
A. R. Hoch
Barbara Little
C. Heidrick
J. Beliz
J. P
A. C. Joyce
M. H. Forbes
F. Payne
E. Lance
J. Knight
Olive Sargis
R. A. Stith
M. Grant
J. Waiters
BDA
Bureau of Dairy Industry
America
SAUER
Ford
J.R. Call
Ford Sales
P. O
Oberliner
Beity Heisman
N. Pleasant Phone
Frank Felkner
the Legion and Auxiliary
Los Angeles
American Legion Auxiliary
Ralph Lyman
James McGranh
Joseph Revers
Merle Hanmer
John Pietch
Paul Stone
Henry C. Burr
Wal‘nut Street
Nina Hawkins
Hartville
Uniontown
Henry C. Rochner
Mr. Burr
Burr
Lakeside Hospital
Philip Thomas
Groveland
Lysle Butler
Morgan Street
Crystal Lake
Nell Cobb
Allen Hospital
Eleanor H. Young
Standard Drug Store
Pythian Sisters of
Oberlin Temple
K. of P. Hall
John
Toggery
Stan
Broad Street
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