Yanks Tumble To Sixth Place In AL Standings
The New York Yankees dropped to sixth in the American League after a 4 to 3 loss to the Washington Senators. Jake Powell singled in the 11th to cap a walkoff win as Atley Donald pitched nine innings for New York. Meanwhile Cleveland edged Detroit 6 5 in a five run fourth inning rally. The Giants beat the Dodgers 15 9 with Mel Ott and Phil Weintraub homering twice each. Rain halted Chicago and St. Louis in a 1 1 tie after 2 or 3 innings. Nickel from Sudbury accounted for 85 percent of world production.
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Ted Meier
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Gianti
York White Roses Win Wild 12-11 Over Blue Rocks
The York White Roses outslugged the Wilmington Blue Rocks 12 to 11 in ten innings in York Pa. Sweeney drove in the decisive run after Barillari’s misplay in center field. Rando and Henry led York with five and four hits as the teams combined for 34 hits in a hectic Interstate League game.
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Junior Softball League Planned
A meeting to organize the Y M A Junior Softball League will be held at the Y on Wednesday evening June 14 at 7 30. Teams include Troop 1 and Troop of Boy Scouts Junior High Boys of Y and the Ranger Club. Players must be under 15. Plans include schedules rules and playing place.
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Tucker Fattens Batting Average
New York June 13 Thurman Tucker slugging center fielder for the Chicago White Sox fattened his batting average 15 points in the past week and now threats for the major league crown. Dixie Walker of Brooklyn still leads the National League with .416 while Tucker tops the American League at .361. Leading hitters include Walker Musiel Weintraub Bardasaray Galan Medwick Tipton Adams Sanders Wasdell Heath Doerr Hostetler Myatt Johnson Siebert Hall.
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Philadelphia
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Wasdell
Invasion A C 11 Moller Aggregation 0 in Softball Meet
Hauver hurled a three hit ball and fanned a dozen as Invasion A C defeated Moller 11 to 0. ONeill Middlekauff and Rhinehart had three hits. Hauver led the losers with two. Coachman’s Service Station beat Fraternal Order of Eagles 11 to 3 with Barnhart Hendricks delivering for the winners.
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Interstate League Games Today In Doubleheader Card
Hagerstown visits Trenton Allentown battles Wilmington York travels Lancaster Gam Tomnarrow York at Lancaster schedule shows four games with regional rivals.
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American League Yesterday's Renata Washington 4
A garbled baseball recap lists results and matchups across the American League with teams like New York Cleveland Detroit and St Louis mentioned. It notes games played and losses with incomplete scores and upcoming schedule hints for tomorrow including matchups such as St Louis at Chicago and Detroit at Cleveland.
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Baseball scores and notes from a National League slate
The report summarizes yesterday's NL results with New York routing Brooklyn while Boston and Philadelphia split, plus upcoming matchups. It also notes Jake Powell's 11th inning single lifting the Senators past the Yankees and mentions two late Indians runs on two run singles. Former billiard champion H W Stevenson dies in London at age 69.
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H. W. Stevenson
West Middlesex Hospital
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Stats Summary
The report lists season leaders across batting and pitching. Walker of Brooklyn tops with 416 runs and 59 hits. Weintraub of New York leads RBIs with 44, while Barrett of Pittsburgh claims 7 triples. Cullenbine of Cleveland leads several categories with 59 hits and 19 doubles. Munger of St. Louis and Ryba of Boston dominate pitching with 61 wins overall.
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Reds Young Pitcher Faces Big Stage in 18-0 Loss
Cincinnati within hours of high school graduation, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall debuted for the Reds in a rout by St Louis. He pitched two thirds of an inning, allowing five walks, two hits and a wild pitch while Stan Musial and others produced a costly sequence. Nuxhall admitted nerves but kept a wide grin as he recalled the moment.
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Which Two Wins Racing Feature at Charles Town
Charles Town West Virginia June 13 Which Two owned by H Rogers Jr of Washington DC led every jump but the first in the seventh race the best offering on a revised program. Which Two broke second but soon led and defeated Pearson and Shanks High Arch by a length and a half. Winson Stables On The Wane was third in the mile and one sixteenths. Which Two paid a $5 mutuel after high arch favored by late wagering. Feature Creen brier Purse was called off when a trainer stretched his horse and Pudie was found ineligible. Jockey Ruddy Root made the Daily Double a personal proposition and the payoff was $9820. Root rode Rolls Rough to $8.80 and Bear Cat to $10.40.
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Washington, D. C
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Rolls Rough
Double No Hit Prep School Hurler Signs For Big Bonus
Richard "Smiting Dick" Callahan, a double no hit pitcher from Holy Cross College prep, signed a Boston Red Sox contract and will report to Louisville of the American Association next Monday. Reported bonus reportedly the big east payout, friends say $12,500. Callahan, 19, led Holy Cross to three state titles, posted two no hit games in a week, and won 17 straight as a prep. He also has a Navy medical discharge.
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Dick” Callahan
Holy Cross
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Boston
Double bill results from Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown
Sharpsburg defeated Antietam Redbirds 9 to 5 as Bender pitched for the winners and A Marshall worked for the losers. In game two Shepherdstown beat Red Tops 8 to 4 with Custer on the mound for the winners and C Jamison for the losers, tallying seven hits for the victors.
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Yet Stanley Hack Returns To Cubs
Chicago fans welcomed veteran third baseman Stanley Hack back to the Cubs. The 34 year old arrived from his Oregon ranch to make his first 1944 appearance at Wrigley Field after planning to miss the season due to ranch duties. Hack has spent 12 years with Chicago.
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