Major Loop Races Close in Tight National League Battle
The National League features a tight race as the Boston Braves pace slows with a five game gap over rivals. Cards and Dodgers surge to threaten Giants while Reds beat Braves 3-1 and Cubs upset Dodgers 4-2 in a late night Chicago tilt.
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Bisbee-Douglas roster lone survivor Warrelman
Catcher Jerry Warrelman remains the only player from the Bisbee-Douglas roster to start the Arizona-Texas league season with the club. He became the lone survivor after pitcher Russ Kusmertz was released, leaving Warrelman as the remaining staple of the team.
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Lightning and Storm Threat to Electric Service
Lightning wind and rain threaten the electric system as transformers and outdoor equipment suffer damage. High winds may tear service wires and topple tree limbs, while heavy rain adds to outages. The text frames the danger of natural elements to power infrastructure.
Baseball Stat Leaders Mixed Across Leagues
National League top hitters include Musial of St. Louis with 20 and 16 in different listings and Dark of Philadelphia with 20. Other names such as Torgeson and Hite appear in strikeout and pitching tallies. American League batting leader Williams of Boston hits .388 with a cluster of leaders in runs and steals noted for Cleveland and St. Louis performances.
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Hopp
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Ashburn Philadelphia
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Branca
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Olympic fencers advance to second round in foil tourney
At Wembley England two U S fencers Silvio Giolito of Woodside New York and Dean Cetrulo of Hollywood California qualified for the second round of the individual foils event. Cetrulo led one pool with six victories while Giolito topped another with four. Nathan Lubell of New York was eliminated with three wins.
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New York
New Grid Pants Brighten Arizona Football 1948 Uniforms
The University of Arizona football team will wear new light canary yellow pants for 1948 replacing the 1947 deep gold. Jerseys will be blue, swapped to red if rival teams wear blue, with plastic gold helmets featuring a red A.
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University of Arizona
Mike Casteel
United States water polo team eliminated by Sweden
Wembley England Aug 3 The United States water polo team was eliminated from the Olympic tournament as Sweden won 7 to 0 in the second match The American protest over a flag shown at the first Swedish goal was denied by the appeals committee
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United States
Sweden
No Hit Bob Lemon Sets Striking Pace This Season
No-Hit Bob Lemon already has struck out more men than he did in 37 games last year, highlighting a dominant start to the season and marking a notable uptick in his pitching performance.
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