Chandler ready to quit as owners seek real commissioner
Former baseball commissioner A B Chandler says he may resign after the Detroit All-Star Game as owners push for a stronger leader. He plans to meet Reds president Warren Giles in Cincinnati to finalize severance details while denying any personal seek for the job. He defends remaining a fan and notes talks with attorney William Graham Claytor regarding anti trust suits against organized baseball.
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Cincinnati
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Fla
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Organized Bai
Ties Course Mark In Western Play In South Bend
Francis Winninger fired a five under par 67 to lead the second qualifying round of the 48th Western Amateur at South Bend Country Club. Dale Morey posted 68 for a share of second as James English and John Hare Jr. stood third at 70.
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Ind
Francis
Stillwater
Okla
Dale 3Iorey
Dallas
Tara O'Shanter
James English
Red Oak
John Hare, Jr
Indianapolis
Suggs Fires 68 in Western Open Qualifier
Louise Suggs shot a 68 to lead the Women's Western Open qualifier at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club in Whitemarsh Pa. The Carrollton Ga star finished seven under par, two strokes from the course record and three behind Grace Lenczyk. Betsy Rawls and Patty Berg followed with 72 and 73 while Beverly Henson led the amateurs with 74.
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Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Little Louise Suggs
Carrollton
Whitemarsh Valleys
Joe Kirkwood, Jr
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
Oklahoma City
Miss Suggs
Helen Dettweiler
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Tex
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
U. S
Beverly Henson
Pasadena
Calif
Pabe Didrikson Zaharias
Simmetrgin
Ohio
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
Castle's Wallpaper and Paint Meets LO. O. F. No. 103
Castle's Wallpaper and Paint Store hosts LO. O. F. No. 103 at Ely Stadium in the Hot Stove Class E League. Castle's team is undefeated at 2-0, while LO. O. F. stands 1-1. West Side Lumber vs Savings Deposit Bank follows at Cascade Park. Games start at 6. A separate note reports five wheat ships totaling 42 000 tons diverted from Australia to India due to flood shortages.
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LO. O. F. No. 103
Ely Stadium
Weallpaper
LO. O. F
West Side Lumber
Savings Deposit Bank
Cascade Park
Local Links Highlights In Twi-Lite Golf League Standings
Conley Insurance beat Spring Valley American 6 2 Monday at Spring Valley while leading the National Division narrowed to two points after Read's Jewelers routed National Tube 74 4. Lorain Polish Legion of American Veterans widened its American Division lead by 12 games, and Kohlmyer Hardware moved to second with a 6 2 win over Ray's Place. Dodgers top General Industries Golf League after a 3 1 win over the Yankees at Cherry Ridge as Senators gain on Dodgers with a 3 1 4 1 victory over the Cardinals.
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Spring Valley
Kohlmyer Hardware
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Supper Club
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Thomasson’s Chips
Olympic Recreation
Toggery Shop
Spring Valley National
Read's Jewelers
Terrell’s
Erin Brew
Ray's Place
Lorain Polish Legion of American Veterans
Spring Valley American
Olympic Recreation St
Dodgers
General Industries
Frank Fritz
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Cardinals
Indians
Cubs
Tigers
Braves
Yankees
Pacific Coast League weighs draft clash and schedule reform
The Pacific Coast League meets in San Francisco to tackle dwindling attendance and rising costs amid draft tensions with the majors. A key item is possibly dropping the split-weeks schedule to cut travel and expenses, with a return to a one-week stand favored by many owners.
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United Press
San Francisco
Pacific Coast League
Clarence Panis Rowland
Hogan’s calm focus powers Open title defense
The story profiles Ben Hogan as the Sphinx of golf, noting his quiet, calculating game and resilience after a 1949 bus crash. It highlights his insistence on independence from comeback labels, his risk-averse style, and his ability to cope with crowds and pins on tough fairways.
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United Press
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Heaven
Tongay Children Plan Channel Swim Across English Channel
Ted Tempo of London doubts the Tongay children will cross the English Channel as Russell Tongay prepares to take five year old Bubba and four year old Kathy to England. Shirley May France, a two time loser, voices cautious support but doubts the feat.
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Fla
Shirley May
France
English Channel
Boston
Bubba
Kathy Tongay
Shirley
Ted Temime
London
Britain
Russell Tongay
England
Gerber, Former Ace At Shortstop, Dies
Walter Spooks Gerber, 59, longtime shortstop hailed as a great, died at his Columbus home after a heart attack. He started with Pittsburgh in 1914, later played for the Columbus Senators, joined the St. Louis Browns in 1917, was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 1929, moved to St. Paul in 1930, and retired in 1931. Gerber was chosen for Babe Ruth’s all star team in 1923 and famed for his 338,000 base hit against Detroit that helped the Browns place third and split World Series money.
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Walter
Spooks
Gerber
Pittsburgh
Columbus Senators
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Boston Red Sox
St. Paul
Babe Ruth
Detroit
Class D Baseball League Formed By Elyria Board
Elyria Recreation Board organized a Class D baseball league with five teams Cascade McKinley Hamilton Roosevelt Ely. A sixth team may join. Managers meet Thursday at Cascade to submit contracts and schedule. Play begins next Monday with games Monday and Wednesday at Cascade and Ely Stadium. Umpires and equipment provided by the Board.
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Cascade Park
Chiff Stubblefield
Cascade
McKinley
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Ely
Stubblefield
Cascade and
Recreation Board
Long Illness Fatal To Mrs. DiMaggio
Mrs. Rose DiMaggio aged 72 mother of Joe Vince and Dom DiMaggio died after a six month illness at her San Francisco home. Four sons and four daughters were at the bedside. Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees arrived near death, while Dom and Vince DiMaggio were noted baseball players. Dominic, Boston Red Sox outfielder, arrived shortly after her death. Her husband Al was deceased two years.
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Rose DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Vince DiMaggio
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dominic
Boston
Boston Red Sox
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