Braves Rally to 7-0 Win and Narrow Phils Lead
Vern Bickford pitched a no hitter through nine innings for the Braves, who beat the Dodgers 7-0 as they gain on the Phillies. The win boosts Boston's pennant hopes behind a 1 2 3 pitching trio with Sain and Spahn, while Phil Maglie and other rivals stumble in key games. DiMaggio benches himself. Mapes homers as Yankees top Phillies 7-6.
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Jack Hand
Vern Bickford
Boston
Braves
Spahn
Bickford
Johnny Sain
Warren Spahn
Billy Southworth
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Rex Barney
New York
Dodgers
Jim Tobin
Jim Russell
Pee Wee Reese
Gene Hermanski
Russell
Phils
Sal Maglie
al Dark
Curt Simmons
Giants
Ewell Blackwell
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Ted Kluszewski
Chicago
Frank Hiller
Tigers
Detroit
St. Louis
Dizzy Trout
Ned Garver
Don Lenhardt
Ken Wood
Browns
Hank Borony
Tiger
Cleveland
Ray Boone
Allie Clark
Mike Garcia
Joe DiMaggio
Cliff Mapes
Philadelphia
Casey Stengel
DiMaggio
Vico
Midgets Top Mohawks 5-0 Behind Torres One-Hitter
Santa Rosa class D Midgets, in second place, defeated league leaders the Mohawks 5-0. Tito Torres spun a one hit game as Fred Martinez legged out a triple but was out at base after Torres struck out two. Games run Monday through Saturday at Santa Rosa park with players aged eight to thirteen.
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Mohawks
Tito Torres
Fred Martinez
Torres
Santa Rosa Park
Jets
Mohawks. Wednesday—Midgets
Lions
Santa Rosa All-Stars
el Rio All-Stars
Packy McFarland to Fight Vasquez in Phoenix Semi
Packy McFarland of Tucson and Arizona lightweight champion meets Marques Vasquez of Los Angeles in a six round semifinal on Wednesday night at Phoenix. McFarland previously faced Vasquez twice, winning by knockout in the second meeting after a six round decision in the first. He is scheduled for an Aug. 21 six rounder in El Paso against an unannounced opponent.
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Packy McFarland
Tucson
Arizona
Marques Vasquez
Los Angeles
Phoenix
McFarland
el Paso
Vasquez
Ransom Tops Field In Tam O'Shanter Golf Tourney
Henry Ransom, veteran Texan golfer now with St. Andrews Illinois, holds a two stroke lead after a 69 in round two and 139 at halfway in the Tam O'Shanter world championship in Chicago. Chandler Harper and Dick Mayer among leaders as weather and score disputes ripple through the event. Amateur Wilford Wehrle leads Stranahan in the amateur division while Babe Didriksen Zaharias and Patty Berg duel in the women's pro event.
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Henry Ransom Paces
Tam O’shanter
Chicago
WU Cal Gok Ransom
Ransom
St. Andrews
Stranahan
Wilford Wehrle
Ormond Beach
Fla
Louisville
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Wehrle
Babe Didriksen Zaharias
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Babe
Patty
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Dot Kielty
Long Beach
Calif
Cowboys Meet Juarez In Arizona League Showdown
At Randolph Park Tucson Cowboys host Juarez Indios in a Texas league baseball clash. Local fans expect a tight game with both teams aiming for a strong league result.
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Tucson Cowboys
Juarez Indios
Randolph Park
League Baseball Scores From Morning Standings
In the International League Buffalo beat Baltimore 7 to 6 and Springfield defeated Toronto 3 to 2. Jersey City led Rochester 10 to 3 while Montreal and Syracuse trailed. Southern Association results show Birmingham 11 over New Orleans 3 and Atlanta 6 over Mobile 4. Texas League games include Beaumont 5 Dallas 4 and Oklahoma City 6 over San Antonio 5. American Association actions saw Minneapolis 9 Columbus 0 and St Paul 10 Toledo 5 with Louisville 5 Kansas City 2. Only games scheduled.
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Baltimore
Springfield
Toronto
Jersey City
Rochester
Montreal
Syracuse
Southern Association
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Mobile
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Beaumont
Dallas
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Houston
Tulsa
American Association
Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
Tourney Scheduled for Menlo Park Softball League
The Menlo Park youth softball league for players 15 and under will stage a double elimination championship tournament starting next Wednesday morning. Teams wishing to enter should notify Ernie Navarro, league supervisor, and the schedule with pairings will be released next Monday.
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Menlo Park
Ernie Navarro
Alvarez Seeks Clash With Lou Williams In Tucson Bout
Jose Pepe Alvarez from Monterrey Mexico prepares for a 10 round duel against Lou Williams at the Tucson Sports Center. The 20 year old fighter carries a 30 9 4 record in 43 fights with 15 by 10 rounds. His 1950 win list includes Baby Castillo Tony Lala Lupe Loera and Raul Reina. Losses include Eddie Lacy Don Bowman and Lenny Alvarez twice.
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Jose
Pepe) Alvarez
Lou Williams
Los Angeles
Tucson
Monterrey
Side of the Border
Alvarez
Baby Castillo
Tony Lala
Lupe Loera
Ray Smith
Charley Espinoza
Chino de la Fuente
Raul Reina
Eddie Lacy
Don Bowman
jLenny Alvarez
LeBaron Justice Spark Win Attack Over Eagles
At Tempe and Chicago on Aug 12 three swimming records fell at the Arizona Junior AAU championships led by Joe Phillips and Harold Evjen. In Chicago the All-Star team defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 17 to 7 with Eddie LeBaron and Charley Justice starring for the West squad and Bert Bell lauding the effort.
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Justice Spark
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Tempe
Arizona
Chicago
Philadelphia Eagles
Soldier Field
Greasy Neale
Emil Sitko
Notre Dame
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Iowa
Eddie LeBaron
College of Pacific
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Choo Choo
Davey O’brien
Camp Pendleton
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Marines
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Bert Bell
National Football League
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Neale
Duke Maronic
Sin
Red Sox Vinces Tense Feud Follows Toy Binocular Gibe
The Cleveland Indians anger Red Sox after a home plate incident involving toy binoculars used as a jab at Steve ONeill. Both clubs’ leaders Lou Boudreau and Steve ONeill vow strong play when they meet at Fenway on August 27, fueling a heated AL race.
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Red Sox
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland
Steve
Indians
O'Neill
Lou Boudreau
Bob Lemon
Big Steve
Sox
Dick Koby Leads Cowboy Batsmen
Dick Koby leads Tucson Cowboy batters with a .341 average as the club release shows. Al Perez and Al Cohen tie for second at .338, followed by Dick Zwainz at .330 and Dave Fairman at .302. Perez has 16 home runs. Zwainz leads with 117 RBIs. Johnny Farkas holds 12 wins and five losses as the top pitcher.
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Dick Koby
Tucson Cowboy
al Perez
al Cohen
Dick Zwainz
Dave Fairman
Perez
Waddies
Zwainz
Johnny Farkas
Diet Obey
Sunseri
Zwaing
Ossee
Escalona Od
Ehricr Ee Eeweee
Lilly Retains Lead With .404 Average In League race
Lilly remains top batter in the Arizona Texas league with a .404 average through Aug. 7. He also leads in runs with 142 and total bases 275 while sharing triples lead at 17 with Pepe Sosa of Juarez. Hector Lara has 22 home runs. Glenn Noren and Don Mason tie for RBIs at 139. Jesus Valenzuela leads pitchers with 19 wins.
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Art Lilly
el Paso
Howe News Bureau
Lilly
Pepe Sosa
Juarez
Hector Lara
Glenn Noren
Phoenix
Don Mason
Garcia Claims TKO Over Vasquez In Legion Stadium Bout
Rudy Garcia the WUP State Featherweight Champion from Los Angeles earned a fourth round TKO against Glendale’s Rudy Vasquez in a 10 round main event at Legion stadium. Garcia dominated after a balanced start, sending Vasquez to the canvas twice before referee Frankie Van halted the bout.
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Hollywood
Rudy Garcia
Los Angeles
Glendale
Rudy Vasquez
Legion Stadium
Vasquez
Garcia
Frankie van
B D Kings Defeat El Paso 10 To 4 In Arizona Texas League
Bisbee Douglas turned back El Paso 10 to 4 as Richard Smith sparked an eight inning rally with a home run. Tucson edged Juarez 6 to 5 after a ninth inning surge. Phoenix Globe Miami doubleheader was rained out and rescheduled for tonight.
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Juarez
el Paso
Phoenix
Bisbee-Dougla
Tucson
Globe-Miami
Bisbee-Douglas
United Press
Richard
Smith
Copper Kings
Schroeder Reaches Newport Net Meet Final
Ted Schroeder advanced to the singles final of the 31st Newport Invitation by defeating Gardnarry of Coral Gables Florida. Schroeder dropped the first set 16 but captured the next three with strong service and steady play despite Gardnarry's early control.
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R. L
Ted Schroeder
Gardnarry
Coral Gables
Fla
Schroeder
Starting Roles for Campbell in Colts Steelers Exhibition
Baltimore August 12 one newcomer to pro football has earned a starting berth for the Colts in the exhibition with the Steelers Leon Muscles Campbell rookie from Arkansas will start at fullback for Baltimore Art Spinney Boston College is listed as doubtful for left end with Bill Leonard Notre Dame also in contention The rest of the starting lines are veterans Ray Richeson to start at left guard Chet Mutryn halves Joel Williams center for the Colts
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Colts
National Football League
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Muscles) Campbell
University of Arkansas
Colts
Art Spinney
Boston College
Clem Crowe
Crowe
Spinney
Bill Leonard
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Ray Richeson
Johnny Michelosen
Chicago Hornets
University of Alabama
Chet Mutryn
Buffalo
Joel Williams
Richmond Rebels
Rain Delays Start Of Legion Junior Baseball Tourney
In Mesa on August 12 rain forced postponement of the state American Legion Junior baseball tournament. First round games were rescheduled for today with Phoenix facing Tucson and Mesa meeting Kingman. The Phoenix Tucson game halted in the second inning yesterday and will resume. Losers play tonight at 6 and winners at 8. Additional games are set for tomorrow night with a possible Monday finish.
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Mesa
American Legion
Phoenix
Johnson To Refund Money To Packers
Glenn Johnson, 265 pounds, will reimburse ad vances and transportation funds given by the Green Bay Packers. His wife in Phoenix said he left for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after accepting a better salary with no release clause. Green Bay contemplates legal action against Johnson and Bill Kelley for breaking contracts and joining the Bombers.
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Ariz
Glenn Johnson
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Johnson
Arizona State College
Tempestar
Bill Kelley
Texas Tech
Blue Bombers
Funeral Services Held For Glisson
In Encinitas California the funeral for 17 year old jockey John Glisson will be held after he died from injuries sustained at Del Mar race track. His brother Gordon Glisson was in the same race and his body will be sent to Winnsboro South Carolina for burial with his riding silks.
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Calif
John Glisson
del Mar Race Track
Glisson
del Mar
Broker
Gordon Glisson
Harold J. Davis
Seattle
Winnsboro
S. C
Clifford Mooers
Konno Upsets Great Swimmer In Osaka Meet
Ford Konno of Honolulu defeated Japan's Hironoshin Furuhashi by a stroke in the 880-yard freestyle, clocking 9:40.2 to near world record pace. The American sweep included Jim McLane and Ronald Gora in other events as top finishers.
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Honolulu
Japan
Hironoshin Furuhashi
Konno
Hawaii
Furuhashi
Yasuko Tanaka
Australia
John Marshall
Yale
Bill Smith
Marshall
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Jim McLane
Ronald Gora
Bob Brawner
Bowen Stassforth
Takao Hagiwara
Richard Thurman
Allen Stack
James Thomas
Aussies Favored To Beat Swede Netmen In Davis Cup
John Bromwich and Frank Sedgman were favored to defeat Lennart Bergelin and Sven Davidsson of Sweden in doubles to give Australia a 2 to 1 lead in the interzone finals. Bergelin upset Sedgman in a rain delayed five setter while Bromwich routed Torsten Johansson 6 2 6 3 6 0.
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Frank Sedgman
Lennart Bergelin
Sven Davidsson
Sweden
Australia
Bergelin
Sedgman
Westchester Country Club
Bromwich
Torsten Johansson
Johansson
Bergelin- Sedgman
Bob's Place to face Nogales Internationals tomorrow
Bob's Place, in the class A City league, meets the Nogales Internationals at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in Nogales. Players report at Bob's Place at 8 a.m.
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Bob
Bob's
Nogales
Cowboys Rally Past Indios In Ninth Inning Thriller
Tucson Cowboys beat Juarez Indios 6 5 in a dramatic ninth inning rally. Al Cohen and Memo Luna paced fielding plays while Dave Fairman started the late surge and Al Perez delivered the deciding hit. Leiber sends Manny Fierro to the mound as Tucson plans a Phoenix doubleheader tomorrow.
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al Perez
Dave Wilson
Tucson Cowboys
Juarez Indios
Cowboys
Hank Leiber
Manny Fierro
Syd Cohen
Hector Azamar
Phoenix
Leiber
Cliff Ehrer
Johnny Farkas
Waddies
el Paso
Fairman
Cowpokes
Dave Fairman
Eddie Gibb
Memo Luna
Fernando Ramirez
Farkas
Harry Theodosis
Short
Wilson
al Cohen
Ramirez
T. Perez
Pepe Sosa
The
Indies
Aleman Cruz
Burro Hernandez
Indios
Theodosis
Dick Zwainz
Pinky Vargas
Hernandez
Luna
Theodosius
Cruz
Cohen
Gibb
Vic Canales
Coolers Win Class C Pennant with 7 1 Record
The Coolers beat the Unknowns 61 to clinch the Class C National League championship. Pitcher Tommy Foust earned the win with a four hit, 10 strikeout outing. Ernest Bernal took the loss after five and one third innings. Jim Kimberlin led with a triple and a double in two at bats. Tom Dinwiddie added two singles in four at bats.
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Ernest Bernal
Simon Carranza
Jim Kimberlin
Tom Dinwiddie
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