Brooklyn Dodgers Tie Braves for NL Lead After 14th-Inning Win
Carl Furillo homered to start a two run 14th for Brooklyn in a 6 4 victory over the New York Giants tying the Dodgers with the Boston Braves for the National League lead. Roy Campanella and Jack Banta provided key support as Jansen took the loss. Reese Is Jorgsen is listed as Brooklyn’s 3b. Lohrke and Hodges homered for New York.
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Stan Musial Faces Slump After Mighty Start
Brooklyn May 31 1948 Stan Musial once the league’s top slugger now posts a .270 average after six weeks though his career .348 mark remains. He trails in 37 games with 12 extra base hits and no triples this season while 1948 saw a .426 start and a .376 batting mark. Speculation cites restaurant investment as a factor but observers expect a quick turnaround as he battles to regain form. Billings report notes T Morgan of Miles City named southeastern Montana fish and game commissioner to be honored Wednesday by the Billings Rod and Gun club.
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Doerr Sprains Back in Scranton Exhibition
Bob Doerr Boston Red Sox second baseman sprained his back during fielding practice before a Scranton farmhands game. He felt back muscles tighten while fielding a grounder and was taped up, expected to miss a few days. Boston won 13 to 2 as Boo Ferriss pitched nine hits.
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Labroi Edges Carter In Eight Round Chicago Bout
Gerald Labroi of Gary Indiana won an eight round decision over Wray Carter of Chicago in the Marigold Gardens main event. Frency Ferland of Montreal outpointed Billy Lee of Hackensack in an eight round feature at Twin City Bowl in Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Bozic Wins Bowling Prize in Rocky Mountain Classic
Officials of the Rocky Mountain bowling classic announced Tony Bozic of Kansas City Kansas won the event and took a $750 prize. The announcement followed the Tuesday night proceedings in Denver.
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Milwaukee beats Kansas City in a 2 0 win in series
Milwaukee tops Kansas City 2 0 as the only scheduled game in the series with Minneapolis routing St Paul 12 3. The results reflect a day of limited action with two notable scores and a clear lead by Milwaukee in the matchup.
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Par Is Walloped in National Open Qualifying
Freddie Haas Jr of New Orleans and Cary Middlecoff of Memphis led sectional qualifying for the 49th Open Championship with 131 totals after 36 holes. In Washington and Los Angeles trials 1,302 aspirants were culled to 130 while many favorites failed to advance.
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Porky) Oliver
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Bud) Ward
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Charles Looks Good to Promoter Louis
In MOMENCE Illinois on May 31 Joe Louis watched Ezzard Charles breeze through sparring rounds at Sunset Hills and say Charles looks good mighty good. Charles aims for 178 pounds before facing Jersey Joe Walcott for the NBA heavyweight crown at Comiskey Park on June 22. Walcott plans about a six pound cut to enter at 198.
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International League Scores and Results
Jersey City edged Syracuse 1 0 while Baltimore defeated Newark 4 3 in a pair of scheduled games.
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Tuesday Game Postponed Due to Rain
Rain forced the Copper league to postpone Tuesday play as forecasts predicted a gloomy Wednesday. North Side versus McQueens was moved, with O Gara or Navarro and Kennedy or Jursnick as possible starters. Mulcahy and Skooter Johnson return for NSAC and Parks adds Collins and Walsh to bolster the lineup next week.
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Emmett Walsh
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Ray MacGuire Nets Two Aces But Misses Open Qualifying
Ray MacGuire the 35 year old Birmingham Michigan pro carded two holes in one during Detroit qualifying for the national open but failed to advance. He holed out on the 205 yard fifth with a tee shot and again on the 164 yard 14th with a three iron finishing two rounds at 147, 11 strokes behind leader Chick Harbert of Detroit who shot 68 68 for 136 at Plum Hollow Country Club.
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Probable MLB pitchers for Wednesday games
National League matchups include St. Louis at Brooklyn with Brazie facing Roe, Pittsburgh at Boston featuring Lom-bardi against Bickford, Chicago at New York with Schmitz opposing Hansen, and Cincinnati at Philadelphia with Fox meeting Borowy. American League games list Raschi vs Judson in New York at Chicago, Haynes against Embree in Washington at St. Louis, Kinder vs Feller in Boston at Cleveland, and Coleman facing Trucks in Philadelphia at Detroit.
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Oklahoma Coach Selected to Guide All Stars
Chicago May 31 Charles Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma named head coach of the College All Stars for the August 12 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Wilkinson, 33, former All-Star player, led Oklahoma to 17 wins 3 losses and a tie in two seasons and will head a group of coaches to assist at Northwestern University practice starting July 23 in Evanston Illinois.
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Bud) Wilkinson
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Pale Hose Sluggers Dominate AL Batting Averages
Chicago May 31 Two White Sox stars lead the AL batting list through Monday. Gus Zernial sits in first at .355 before his 60 day injury. Cass Michaels second at .343 with Dom DiMaggio third at .336 and George Kell fourth at .335. Williams leads RBIs with 41 and Kell tops hits with 54 while Zernial has 17 doubles and Mitchell seven triples.
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Washington
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Oklahoma Man Wins Wind River White Water Race
John Wells of Poteau Oklahoma won the Wind River canyon race in Thermopolis Wyoming riding a boat built from a P 38 belly gas tank. He completed the 12 mile run in 1 hour 22 minutes 4 seconds to earn $1000.
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Idaho Vandals to play eight preconference games on eastern tour
University of Idaho basketball will undertake an eight game eastern pre conference tour next season. The trip opens at Laramie with two games against Wyoming on December 16 and 17.
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Gale L. Mix
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Famed Vernon Kennedy Returns to Mendon Semi Pro Baseball
Vernon Kennedy, a righthander with 19 years in major and minor leagues, returns home to Mendon Missouri to pitch for the Mendon Athletics after quitting the Dallas Texas league club. He says he is not interested in another summer of minor league baseball and will also tend to his farm near town.
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Legion Baseball Schedule Posted
Five Montana American Legion teams lead the state race after three games Mis soula Butte Billings Helena and Glendive each 2 1. Great Falls and Kalispell 1 2 while Miles City has three straight losses Kalispell at Missoula Glendive at Miles City Butte at Great Falls Helena and Billings idle this weekend.
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Western League Scores Quick Summary
Des Moines defeated Pueblo 3 to 2 while Lincoln edged Omaha 2 to 1 and Sioux City beat Denver 6 to 3 in a set of league games.
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Pirate Chesnes Fined $300 for Insubordination
Pittsburgh May 31 The Pirates fined pitcher Bob Chesnes $300 for insubordination and temper after he gestured angrily toward manager Billy Meyer during the ninth inning of a doubleheader against the Cubs. Chesnes was not present at the club office for the announcement. Meyer said it was his first fine since becoming manager last year.
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Rabid Indians fan scales post in district rooftop protest
Cleveland may 31 Charles Lupica a 37 year old druggist climbed to a four by four platform atop Wade Park Loop Drug Co and sat perched on a 16 foot post vowing to stay until the Indians reclaim first place in the American league His wife awaiting her fourth child around late June supported his stunt noting his fame as a rabid fan and his plan began after a cafe debate over the team.
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Twilight golf race play set Thursday at Highland View
Frank Kall president of the Butte Highland View Golf club says the Twilight league will be staged Thursday night. The regular Tuesday session was delayed this week due to heavy Municipal course play over Memorial Day. Next week league resumes on the regular night.
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Sammy Snead Wins PGA Title Over Johnny Palmer in 34-Hole Thriller
Sammy Snead defeated Johnny Palmer 3 and 2 at Richmond’s Hermitage course to win the 31st PGA Championship. Snead, 37, becomes the first to win PGA and Masters in one season and collects 3500 dollars, with Palmer earning 1500 for second.
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Missouri House votes down parimutuel betting bill
Missouri's house of representatives defeated a bill to legalize parimutuel betting on horse races in Jefferson City. The measure was rejected on Tuesday, ending its push this session.
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