DiMaggio Delivers After Blunder in 9th Inning Victory
Joe DiMaggio, after a center field misplay that allowed the Tigers to score, lined a two out single in the ninth to beat Detroit 5 4. The win gave the Yankees a four game streak and 2 1/2 games lead, with Casey Stengel celebrating his 62nd birthday.
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Smalley Drives Cubs Past Giants With Big Three
Roy Smalley hit a homer and a double driving in five as the Cubs beat the Giants 7 to 6. Ed LO pat earned his 13th win after a tense ninth inning with two out and two on. Yankees, Cardinals, Reds also won. Braves and Phillies losses noted.
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Bob Usher
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Cardinals
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Stan Musial
Cliff Chambers
Roy Smalley
Cubs
Bobby Thomson
New York
United Press
Giants
Elyria Independents Set to Face Oberlin Nine
Elyria Independents meet Oberlin in a Tri-County League game at the Oberlin College freshman diamond on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The Elyria squad will assemble at the YMCA at 5 p.m. for warmups.
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Sanford Starr Figure In Trade
Fred Sanford a former $100,000 pitcher was traded from the Yankees to the St. Louis Browns for a $10,000 waiver deal. Dick Starr, also a former Yankee, went from the Browns to the Washington Senators. both pitchers had two wins this season. The 1948 trade included Starr Red Embree and Sherman Lollar moving to the Browns for Sanford and Roy Partee.
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Washington Senators
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Red Embree
Sherman Lollar
Sanford Pat Roy Partee
Camden Township Tops South Amherst 6-2 in Tri-County League
Camden Township junior baseball team defeated South Amherst American Legion Juniors 6-2. Neil Whitey allowed six hits and no runs after the third inning as Camden came from behind with a fourth inning run and four runs in the sixth to seal the win. They return to league play Wednesday against Vermilion Legion Juniors in Vermilion.
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Vermilion Legion
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Senneffij
Wolfe
County Champs Lose Opener in District Tourney
Elyria Rowe Radio, winner of the Lorain County Championship, opened district play at Willard Ellis Memorial Field with a 1-0 loss to Clyde Cutlery. Larry Laird allowed two hits but surrendered the deciding run in the sixth. Ken Hoover went the distance for Clyde with a two-hitter. Lorain Canadian Legion beat Whitlard Hosler's 4-0 behind Stan Zagorsky's three hits.
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Arrest Man On Bribery Charge In Bradley Game Offer
NEW Junn ur Vince nabine stein 33 year old fruit beddler was arrested today on bribery charges in connection with a 10000 offer to Gene Melchiorre to throw a game. District Attorney Frank S Hogan said Melchiorre turned down the offer to throw the Bradley CCNY game in Madison Square Garden last season as CCNY won 71 68. Rubinstein faces prosecution for allegedly offering the bribe though Melchiorre did not take it.
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Fruit Beddler
Bradley University
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Frank S. Hogan
Melchiorre
Bradley
United Polish Club Softballers Clash In District Final
UPC Softballers face Sandusky Apex Electric in a Fifth District of Ohio Championship Tournament game tonight at 9 30 Elyria time. Players told to meet at 7 15 at the club. McKinley midgets win 13 4 over Roosevelt. Don Gibson shines with a one hit game and Steve Orosz hits a homer with men on. Edison tops Cascade 9 8 as Tom Webb homers triple and double in the midget game. Dick Bruce earns the win.
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Cascade
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Don Toth
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Edison
Line Scores Of Major League Games
National League results show New York 6 8 1 win over Chicago 7 1 0. Leonard improved to 10 3 for the win while Spencer took the loss. Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 5 6 6 as Lent won and Konstanty took the loss. Boston 3 2 2 and St Louis 4 10 2 each scored late. Bickford improved to 11 8 with Cooper getting the save. American League action lists New York 3 against Detroit 3 with Hutchinson earning the win and Trucks taking the defeat. Final scores reflect several scheduled games only.
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Python Strikes Against Mirror at Milwaukee Zoo Pool
A 22 foot python at Washington Park Zoo in Milwaukee refused to approach its pool after a mirror was installed to improve viewing. Zoo officials said the snake feared its reflection and retreated to land, finally returning to the water with its head still out of sight of the mirror.
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Baseball's Rich Owners Face Reserve Clause Scrutiny
National League President Ford Frick testifies to a House subcommittee that baseball owners seek profits more than the game itself. The piece profiles famous owners like Dan Topping, Walter Briggs, Bob Carpenter, Connie Mack, Branch Rickey, Clark Griffith, Bill Veeck, Larry MacPhail, Phil Wrigley, and Dizzy Dean, noting their wealth and varied origins while noting last year's 50 million paid admissions.
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Red Cross
Cub
Phil Wrigley
Dewit Boys
Browns
Veeck
House Appropriations Committee
Billy Evans Umpire Turned Executive Ends 45 Years In Baseball
A portrait of Billy Evans, lifelong baseball figure, detailing his 45-year career from player and umpire to executive. From guiding the Detroit Tigers to No. 1 farm systems with Boston and Cleveland, Evans presides over front offices and minor leagues, with a story likely to engage fans.
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Southern Association
Evans
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