Pro Tennis Split Over Amateur Tour Push
New York reports Jack Kramer calls for a strictly amateur USTA promotion of the pro tour with prize money and a $10,000 pro purse. promoter Bobby Riggs weighs a Moran match as Pat Todd is eyed as a potential opponent. Also notes Harry Agganis scouts in Maine and Gil Johnson recalling a bench clash with brother Bill Johnson over a fine for fraternizing.
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Australians Take Lead In Davis Cup Quest At Forest Hills
Australia led the Davis Cup challenge at Forest Hills by sweeping the opening singles as Sedgman and McGregor defeated American stars. Bromwich and Sedgman were set to play the decisive doubles against Schroeder and Mulloy as the U S faced an uphill battle to win three more matches for the cup. The Americans endured a patchwork pairing while Australia boasted youth and confidence.
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Blue Rocks Sweep Three-Game Series From Lancaster
Wilmington Blue Rocks beat the Lancaster Red Roses 9-5 at Stumps Field to complete a three game series sweep. Dick Young went 5 for 6 with a triple two doubles and two singles. Billy Loos drove in four runs with two doubles and a single as Forst allowed 18 hits in eight innings.
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Red Sox Rally Tops Tigers as Four-Team AL Race Heats Up
Boston's 6-2 win over Detroit tightens the AL pennant chase with New York Cleveland and Chicago also in the mix. Lefty Parnell outduels Dizzy Trout as Al Zarilla drives in key runs. In the NL, Phillies beat Pirates in 16 innings, Dodgers win, Cubs edge Braves, and Cardinals top Giants.
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Last Night's Interstate League Scores
Allentown defeated Trenton 8 to 3 while York beat Sunbury 6 to 0 and Wilmington prevailed 9 to 5 over Lancaster Harrisburg edged Hagerstown 3 to 2. Tomorrow Lancaster visits York and Lancaster hosts York while Trenton meets Harrisburg.
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Davis Cup lead recall and other sports notes
A year ago the United States led Australia 2 0 in the Davis Cup challenge. Five years ago Sgt Tommy Bridges 38 of the Detroit Tigers received an Army discharge. Ten years ago the Cleveland Indians beat Washington 4 3 to move three games ahead of Detroit. Fifteen years ago Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn retained the U S doubles tennis titles by defeating Gene Mako and Don Budge.
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Baseball Scores and Matchups From Yesterday
In the American League yesterday Boston defeated Detroit 6 to 2 New York crushed St Louis 10 to 0 Cleveland beat Philadelphia 6 to 2 Chicago routed Washington 6 to 1 In upcoming games St Louis meets New York Fannin against Lopat Detroit faces Boston White against Dobson Cleveland at Philadelphia Fiores versus Shantz Chicago at Washington Wight versus Marrero.
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National League Scores From Yesterday and Today Matchups
Yesterday results show Chicago, Boston, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh with various wins. Today Brooklyn visits Cincinnati, New York travels to St. Louis, Philadelphia plays Pittsburgh, and Boston meets Chicago with pitching rotations listed.
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Cards Win Pair From Trenton Club
Allentown beat the Trenton Giants in a doubleheader 8 to 7 in seven innings and 10 to 3 in nine innings to keep its Interstate League playoff hopes alive. Key hitters include Osteen 2, Koppenhaver 2, Keichner, Marolewski, Moford, Meyers, and Cunningham.
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Turf Bowling Highlights At Pangborn Park Turf Bowl
The Pangborn Park Turf Bowl league features a key Monday match at 6 30 p m between the Alsatians and the Bankers to decide second-half supremacy. The Bankers lead the first half undefeated, while Alsatia must win to force a playoff on September 10 and possibly claim the Pangborn trophy first won in 1947.
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York Hurler Stars With No-Hit Contested Victory
York Pa Aug 26 Tony Sereda 21 year old right hander pitched the first no hit game by a York hurler in the modern era shutting out Sunbury 6 to 0 in an Interstate League contest Attendance was 642 as Sereda etched his name in the record books.
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Scoreless summary unavailable due to incomplete data
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Interstate Loop Plans Playoffs
Post-season playoffs in the class B Interstate League are scheduled to start Tuesday Sept 5 with opening games at top two teams’ parks. The league format pairs first vs third and second vs fourth, best of seven, with a potential one game tiebreaker. An All Star game is planned for 1951, site undecided.
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Jaycees Defeat South End in Junior League Showdown
In a Stadium preliminary game last night the Jaycees beat the South End Juniors 8 to 6. A homer by Rogers of the Jaycees in the seventh inning with two on base provided the key swing.
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Golf Crown On Line Today
Sam Urzetta and Frank Stranahan meet for the national amateur golf championship title at the Minneapolis Golf Club in a 36 hole final. Urzetta, 24, is the son of a janitor and Stranahan, 28, is the son of a millionaire spark plug maker. Stranahan already holds the British amateur crown and aims for the little slam.
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Y City Softball League Results Report
Last night results show Security A. C. defeating Nolandia, Mt. Aetna A.C. beating Subway A.P. club 14 to 4, and The Antietams defeating Mollers by a forfeit 0 to 4 due to Phalanx Club fielding too few players. Hagerstown Shoes defeated Phalanx Club 7 to 0 in a forfeited game.
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