Feller disqualified after 400 meter relay win. Indians win
The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 9 to 7 as Bob Feller failed to pitch a complete game yet the Tribe moved a half game ahead of the Athletics. The Browns beat the Athletics 2 to 1 and the White Sox beat the Red Sox 4 to 3 to gain on top contenders. Ed Lopat, a former Yankee foe, took the loss for New York.
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Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Mr. X
Tribe
New York Yankees
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Feller
Athletics
Browns
St. Louis
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Chicago
Ed Lopat
J. Gordon
Ann Curtis Wins 400 Meter Olympic Freestyle
Ann Curtis of San Francisco won the women's 400 meter freestyle at Wembley setting a new Olympic record 5 17 8 beating Karen Harup Denmark Cathy Gibson Britain Scotland finished third Harup second and Gibson third Curtis anchored the 400 meter relay to tie for two gold medals for the USA in women’s swimming also leading the USA in diving results with strong team totals for the games
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Olympic
Wembley
England
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Denmark
Karen M the Harup
Miss Curtis
Miss Harup
Holland
Rita Mastenbroek
Berlin
Cathy Gibson
University of California
Britain
Motherwell
Scotland
Miss Holrup
Miss Gibson
Fernande Caroen
Belgium
Brenda Helser
Los Angeles
Asheville
N. C
U.S.A
America
Vicky Manalo Draves
U.S
Greta Andersen
Nel van Vliet
United States
Hungary
Australia
France
Sweden
Austria
Brazil
Olympic Stadium
Great Britain
California
Patton
Jack Archer
Barney Ewell
Lorenzo Wright
Harrison Dillard
U. S
Ewell
Penn State
Wright
Wayne University
Dillard
Baldwin Wallace College
Ed Conwell
Jersey City
N. J
Fannie Blankers-Koen
J. F. Mikaelsson
B. T. I. Johansson
F. E. Schwab
Switzerland
Mikaelsson
Italy
Ewells
U. of C
Henley
Thames
Tan Turner
Oakland
Calif
Dave Turner
Yale University
Coxwain
Washington
Arthur A. Gallagher
Philadelphia
Joe Angyal
New York
University of Washington
Insulators to host Cananea Miners in semi pro baseball clash
The Randolph park tilt at 8 p.m. Monday features the Insulators led by Babe Hall against the Cananea Miners. Starters include Walt Kellner for the Insulators with a three-man mound staff for Cananea. lineup details list Armando Rodriguez Miguel Avila and Domingo Stuarte among Miners players and Hall’s regulars in Tucson.
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Tucson
F. Bustamante
J. Cortez
Armando Rodriguez
Miguel Avila
Domingo Stuarte
R. Rivera
R. Ozuna
A de la Fuente
A. Bustamante
Aurelio Rodriguez
Armando Montano
J. Soto
J. Castillo
Hall
Walt Kellner
Pete Charonhas
George Robles
T. Morales
Bud McBride
Bud Grainger
Roy Pullen
Babe Hall
Bill Hassey
M. Simon
Tennis junior champ Falkenburg rematches aftermath
Five years ago Bob Falkenburg won the National Junior tennis title defeating Jim Brink 6-4 7-5 6-4. Ten years ago the United States dominated a Berlin track meet winning eight of 11 events against Germany.
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Bob Falkenburg
Jim Brink
United States
Germany
Berlin
Baseball Standings and Results Across Leagues Summary
Standings and results from the American Association International League and Southern Association list teams such as Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis Rochester Newark Toronto Syracuse Baltimore Buffalo Mobile Nashville Birmingham and Atlanta with win loss tallies and inning notes amid a compressed contest summary. The fragment shows scattered team positions and scores without a clear single winner or event, reflecting a periodal league snapshot.
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International League
City A
Rochester
Ersey
Baltimore
Buffalo
Syracus
Newark
Toronto
Olympic Scoring Unofficial Standings At London Games
Unofficial point totals at the start of today’s Olympic competition list the United States with 395 points followed by Sweden 222 France 118 Hungary 112 1 10 Turkey 90 1 3 Finland 78 7 12 Holland 73 1 60 Australia 58 Denmark 35 3 Britain 43 Switzerland 37 3 5 Norway 36 34 Australia 35 Jamaica 26 Czechoslovakia 25 Argentina 21 14 Belgium 21 Egypt 10 14 Peru 10 Canada 9 3 5 Mexico 9 14 Panama 8 Yugoslavia 8 Boland 6 South Africa 6 Iran 5 3 5 Ceylon 5 Lebanon 3 4 Brazil 2 India Spain 1 Korea 3 5 Greece 3 3
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London
U.P
United States
Sweden
France
Hungary
Turkey
Finland
Holland
Australia
Denmark
Britain
Switzerland
Norway
Jamaica
Czechoslovakia
Argentina
Belgium
Egypt
Peru
Canada
Mexico
Panama
Yugoslavia
Boland
South Africa
Iran
Ceylon
Lebanon
Brazil
India
Spain
Korea
Greece
Oakland Edges Angels 7 to 6 in extra innings
Oakland catcher Edward Paul Fernandes delivered a pinch hit single in the eleventh to beat the Los Angeles Angels 7 to 6. The win tightens the Pacific Coast League pennant race with Oakland within three games of league leader San Francisco as the Seals won 7 to 2 over Hollywood.
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San Francisco
Edward Paul Fernandes
Oakland
Fernandes
Nick Etten
Los Angeles Angels
Seraphs
Acorns
San Francisco Seals
Hollywood
Seattle Rainiers
San Diego Padres
Neal Sheridan
Butch Moran
Sacramento
Portland
Beaver Ball Park
COWBOYS BEAT EL PASO OPEN AT JUAREZ TONIGHT
Bisbee and Douglas fans hail manager Chetkovich as hero after he returns from injury to pitch the Miners to a 7-1 win over Juarez in game one. Globe-Miami Browns protest a 6-4 win over Phoenix in a rain-shortened game with three homers by Dan Baich. Tucson Cowboys beat El Paso 7-4. seven double plays mark the contest. Tonight’s slate includes Phoenix at Bisbee-Douglas Tucson at Juarez and El Paso at Globe-Miami.
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Arizona-Texas
sAeus
Globe- Oresenee
Juarez
Phoenix
Bisbee
Doug
Tucson
el Paso
Globe-Miami
Nen
Gene Lillard
Howe
Bob Scherbarth
Dan Baich
Pete Hughes
Ramon
Pinky” Vargas
Robert Villarreal
Dick Sabatini
Vic Canales
Bob Masser
Globe Miami
Tom Radcliff
RBI Scherbarth
Baich
Fernandez
Vargas
Globe-M
Galina
Ead
Thomas
Globe- Varrelman G-M D
Taylor
Reenduian G-M
Bisbee and
Douglas
Mitchell
Chet
Chetkovich
Bisbee- Douglas Miners
Globe- Miami Browns
Globe
Miners
Bisbee-Douglas Park
Indios
Claypool
Phoenix Senators
Browns
Solons
Bud Thomas
Tucson Cowboys
el Paso Texans
Bill Abernathie
Walt Clough
Bisbee-Douglas
Ponce
Sayliss
Fracchia
Hugo Masser
Angelevski
Azendzian
Arches
Biggs
Willis
Baich Liss
Masser
Pions i Farsell
Rzendzian
Fery
Angelewski
Bayliss
Carroll and Sciallelia
Clough Dominates El Paso In Sixth Inning Rally
El Paso defeated Tucson 4 to 0 as Clough pitched six innings before Radcliffe finished. Moore Smotherman Vargas Perez Sunseri and Campbell contributed RBIs, with Abernathie and J Jones among those scoring. Attendance 1,158 at the Phoenix game summarized with errors by Scherbarth and Campbell and several double plays.
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Clough
EL Paso
Moore
Smotherman
Vargas
Perez
Sunseri
Campbell
B. Jones
Scherbarth
Bell
Trench
Abernathie
J. Jones
Joe Jones
Bill Jones
Fernandez
Malmberg
Sunsers
Noe
Hansen
Sherbarth
Higgins
Jack Jones
Tucson
Higins
Eae Clough
Piegel
Radcliffe
Dien
Nathie
Clou
Cady
Herrera
Kelly Beaten In Row Event At Henley
In pouring rain at Henley England G E Risso of Uruguay upset US favorite Kelly Jr Philadelphia in the Olympic single sculls. Risso finished 8 09 3 with Kelly 8 09 7 four tenths of a second apart after a close 1900 meter race. Kelly collapsed postrace and was revived while his father coach John B Kelly watched from the dock.
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Henley-On-Thames
England
Young B. Kelly, Jr
Philadelphia
G. E. Risso
Uruguay
United States
Risso
Kelly
John B. Kelly, Jr
Australia
Mervyn Wood
Rowe
Ameo
Mickie McLaugh
Lin
Bucky Walters Named Reds Manager In 1940s Shift
New York Aug 7 William Bucky Walters former third baseman turned pitcher was named manager of the Cincinnati Reds succeeding Johnny Neun. Walters had won National League games and now leads the Reds from the dugout in a major club change.
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New York
William
Bucky) Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Neun
Southern Arizona softball schedule highlights at 22nd Street Park
In the August 7 1948 Citizen sports page, a packed Southern Arizona softball tournament slate lists Pathfinders vs Southside Merchants at 6:30 p.m., 4105th Storage vs Eagles at 8 p.m., Crosley Spoilers vs Goodman Supply at 9:30 p.m., Shamrocks vs Frontiers at 10 a.m., Davis-Monthan vs Martin's Desert Beach at 11:30 a.m., El Centro vs Playmor Arcade at 1 p.m., with further games including losers and winners brackets through 8:30 p.m. at 22nd Street Park and Randolph park for city leagues.
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Pathfinders
Southside Merchants
Southern Arizona
22Nd Street Park
Eagles
Crosley Spoilers
Goodman Supply
Shamrocks
Frontiers
Davis-Monthan
Martin's
Desert Beach
el Centro
Playmor Arcade
22nd _ street park
Goodman
Sino-Americans
Pathfinder
Merchants
Elks
Randolph Baseball Park
Davis- Monthan-Martin's Desert Beach
Seay Wins Southwestern District Net Title
Betty Seay of El Paso captured the U S Lawn Tennis Association singles crown by defeating Eloise Morton of Tucson 6-4 1 in the final. Seay and Peggy Robertson won the doubles title over Mitzie Hammond and Carol Prescott 4-6 6-1 6-3 at the University of Arizona courts.
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Betty Seay
el Paso
Eloise Morton
Tucson
Peggy Robertson
Mitzie Hammond
iCarol Prescott
U. S. Lawn
Australia Wins Two Singles in Davis Cup Final Against Canada
In the American zone Davis Cup final a year ago Australia secured its first two singles matches against Canada, establishing an early lead in the contested ties.
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Australia
Canada
Baseball pennant race notes from early season
Three years ago Detroit held a half game lead over Washington in the American league pennant race while Chicago led St Louis by six games in the National league.
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Yankees
Joe Gordon
Allie Clark
Gordon
Clark
Feller
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phils
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ted Gray
Detroit Tigers
Walter Masterson
Washington Senators
Masterson
Hoot Evers
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
St.Louis
First Place Goes To Great Britain
British team secures top spot in the competition as athletes from Great Britain claim victory, with details highlighting performance and key contributors. The event underscores the nation's strong showing and competitive field.
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Great Britain
All Stars Clash in City Recreation Class C Game
The fourth annual city recreation Class C baseball clash set for 8 p m at Randolph Park features American All Stars led by Angel Rodriguez of the Dodgers against Cecil Miller s National All Stars with Jerry Tolle of the Coolers pitching. Rodriguez carries a 5 2 record while Tolle is 2 0. the age average is 15.
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Randolph Park
al Faccio
Angel Rodriguez
Dodgers
Cecil Miller
Jerry Tolle
Coolers
Rodriguez
Tolle
Yanks
Fair Trade Pharmacy
Powers Texaco Service
Tommy Scott's Dry Cleaners
Apache Hotel
Eagles
Leonard Ares
Pirates
Paul Osborne
Lobos
Henry Don
Huskies
Felix Calistro
Hector Arevalo
Joe Guerrero
Leo Montano
Frank Campos
Conquerors
Dave Wilson
BBC
Alex Valdez
Powers
Manuel Rosas
Indians
Verdeur Sets Olympic Mark in 200-Meter Breaststroke
Joe Verdeur of Philadelphia won the 200-meter breaststroke to complete an American sweep of breaststroke medals at the Olympic swimming program. Keith Carter of Purdue took silver in 2:40.2, Bob Sohl of Michigan earned bronze, as Verdeur clocked 2:39.2 to break the Olympic record.
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Olympic
Wembley
England
Philadelphia
Joe Verdeur
United States
Keith Carter
Purdue University
Bob Sohl
University of Michigan
U. S
Verdeur
Tetsuo Hamuro
Japan
Berlin
All Way
Holland
Kandill
Jimmy McLane
John Marshall
Australia
McLane
Marshall
G. Mitra
Hungary
Kusuo Kitamura
Los Angeles
Salas Wins Over Yaeger In Los Angeles Bout
Charley Salas the Arizona welterweight claimant won a unanimous decision over Bobby Yaeger of Los Angeles in a slow 10 round bout. Salas landed three hard rights in the final round to put Yaeger on the ropes for a count of eight. Salas weighed 144 1/2 pounds, Yaeger 144.
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Hollywood
Charley Salas
Arizona
Bobby Yaeger
Los Angeles
Las
Phoenix
Ariz
Yaeger
Salas
Softball Tourney Games Rained Out Resume Tonight
Softball games at 22nd Street Park were rained out before completion. The Pathfinders Merchants contest halted at 3 1/2 innings with Pathfinders leading 2-0. Joe Hunt, national advisor to the National Softball Congress, says play will resume tonight from that point.
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Southern Arizona
22Nd Street Park
Pathfinders-Merchants
Pathfinders
Joe Hunt
National Softball Congress
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