Indians In League Clash Sees Boudreau Claim Pennant Bid
New York reporters note Lou Boudreau’s bold claim that Cleveland will win the American League pennant. The Tribe then lost the first game to the Yankees and won the second amid costly fielding miscues, with eight Cleveland pitchers used as Ed Lopat and Sad Sam Zoldak kept the crowd guessing.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Lou
Bob Feller
Feller
Dilly
Dale Mitchell
Tommy Henrich
Larry Doby
Mitchell
Henrick
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Phil Rizzuto
Rene Joe Gordon
Joe Diaggio
DiMag
Larry Berra
Sam Zoldak
Cleveland
Ed Lopat
McKechnie
Bob Lemon
Bill
West to Midwest to South reach Public Links semis
Two pressure hardened golfers from the far west one from the mid west and one from the south advance to the semifinals of the 23rd annual public links golf tournament on Thursday at Atlanta Georgia.
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Atlanta
Midwest
Peruvian Swimmer Del Carpio Crosses Straits of Gibraltar
Daniel Del Carpio completed a record crossing from the European side to Ceuta in less than eight hours. He started at 11:20 am GMT and reached shore near Gibraltar at 7:03 pm, the first to do so since 1928.
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Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Daniel del Carpio
Straits of Gibraltar
Mercedes Gleitz
Carpio
Letter Request From One Arm Ballplayer Inspires Boy
An 11-year-old Joliet boy Billy Provance, who lost an arm in a carnival accident, hopes for a letter from a one armed ballplayer to lift his spirits. A Joliet radio station seeks Pete Gray, former St. Louis Browns player, to respond.
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Billy
Joliet
Pete Gray
St. Louis Browns
Chrysler chief predicts car production won’t meet demand soon
Chrysler Corp president said production of new cars will lag behind demand until buyers can no longer afford them. He indicated a period of weak supply until affordability improves, signaling a prolonged gap between car availability and consumer demand in Palo Alto.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Chrysler Corporation
There Is More To Olympics Than Just Winning Medals
The piece argues Olympic value lies beyond medals, highlighting unheralded athletes like Bob Mathias and Bob McMillen who gain knowledge and experience. It notes Verne McGrew, Clarence Robinson, Ollie Manninen and others as standout performers shaping the U S team and enduring personal growth.
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New York
NEA
Atlantic Ocean
Clarence Robinson
Brigham Young
Ollie Manninen
Ollie
Ted Vogel
Johnny Kelley
Gardner
Mass
Deacon McKechnie Performs Unusual Indians Role
Deacon Bill McKechnie ages 61 serves as the Cleveland Indians dugout coach and crowd-pleasing MC during tense moments. He keeps the team loose with wit while Lou Boudreau manages on and off the field, preserving a pennant push atmosphere.
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New York
Deacon Bill McKechnie
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Indians
Curt Stone Aims for Olympic Distance Victory Through Relentless Training
Curtis Stone national AAU 5000-meter champion trains intensely seeking the first American win in the event. He adopted Scandinavian-style routines after studying European methods while at Penn State and worked with teammates Gerry Karver and Harold Aschenfelter. Stone blends sparse track work with cross country runs and noon golf-course jogs to stay prepared for the wire.
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New York
Penn State
Oregon
Ralph Hill
Los Angeles
Lauri Lehtinen
Finland
Hill
Stone
Scandinavia
Brooklyn
Nittany Lions
State College Daily Paper
Chick Werner
Gerry
Ash
Gerry Karver
Harold Aschenfelter
England
Flying School Humble Brings Lesson In Wind Drift
Horace and Conn Housley test takeoffs at Wilsons Flying Service and learn crosswinds near the ground make landings tricky. Curley Wilson expands Amer ican Falls Aero Service and plans an American Falls Branch of Wilsons Flying Service. A mechanic, Roy Lee, overdoes the dope during plane work, prompting light humor. MAULED MORRIS adds a quip on prop conflicts.
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Wilson's
Conn Housley
E. M. “Curley
Wilson
American Falls Aero Service Company
American Falls
Curley
Highway 30
Roy Lee
Shelley
Roy
Muzzle Loading Shoot Set for Great Falls
GREAT FALLS UP Members of the Montana Muzzle Loading Rifle Club will gather August 8 for the eleventh annual muzzle loading rifle matches at the Great Falls range. Riflemen from across the state compete for the championship trophy and event medals, with the David Crockett match drawing notable interest as a winner take all, 60 yard off hand shot.
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Great Falls
Montana
David Crockett
Israeli forces capture two villages near Jerusalem end invasion threat
Tel Aviv report says Israeli forces seized two strategic villages west of Jerusalem halting a threatened Egyptian push toward the Holy City. The statement came from the commander of Jerusalem's Jewish brigade on Thursday.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jerusalem
Holy City
Honor Guard Watches Olympic Flame In Modena Stop
An honor guard of former Italian Olympic athletes watched the Olympic flame pause for two hours in Modena Italy as it travels from Mount Olympus Greece toward Wembley London. Thousands gathered as new couriers were assigned to carry the torch along the Reggio Emilia highway toward Milan while the flame has covered about 650 miles in Italy with more than 700 soldiers aiding the relay.
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Modena
Italy
Wembley Stadium
London
Mount Olympus
Greece
Reggio Emilia
Milan
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Deacon McKechnie
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Ben Chapman
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Yankees
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