Cowboys Break Losing Streak In Tucson Softball Tourney
Davis-Monthan and the 20 30 Club reached the semifinals of the southern Arizona district softball tournament after a third round that trimmed 17 teams to four. El Paso Store, Nogales, and Crossroads Spoilers were eliminated as Davis Monthan's John Pearson and Roy Laos starred on the mound.
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Eagles
John Padelford
Gilbert
Ariz
Padelford
43Rd Communications
Ed Dombrowski
John Pearson
Len Congdon
D-M Mustangs
el Paso
Bill DuPont
George Robles
Nogales
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Robles
Roy Laos
Frank Casanova
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Laos
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el Paso Store
Santa Cruz County Athletic Association
Davis Monthan
Mustangs
Bob Teller
Art
Butterball) Kingman
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Carl Golis
Stretch) McSwain
Curly Dewberry
Andy Herreras
Cochrell
Golis
Oscar Yslas
McSwain
Oscar Carrillo
Dave Matas
Pearson
Tellez
Doubles Stars Seek 5th Title at National Championships
Top seeds Gardnar Mulloy and Billy Talbert open play at Longwood in Chestnut Hill as they chase a fifth doubles crown. Davis Cup pair Frank Parker and Pancho Gonzales win in straight sets, while several seeded foreign and American duos advance or face byes in the opening rounds.
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Miami
Fla
Billy Talbert
New York City
Longwood Cricket Club
Dixon Osburn
Dallas
Stephen Potts
Memphis
Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Frank Parker
Los Angeles
Blair Hawley
Boston
Henri Saluan
Wesleyan University
Italy
Giani Cucelli
Marcello del Bello
Rye
N. Y
Felicimo Ampon
Philippines
Hugh Stewart
Charles Harris
Corpus Christi
Tex
Richard Mouldeous
New Orleans
League Leaders In National and American Leagues
A recap of major league leaders from the AP data includes Robinson of Brooklyn leading batting, runs, RBIs, and hits in the National League, with Hodges and Reese among top finishers. In the American League Kell and Williams top batting, Stephens and Williams lead RBIs, DiMaggio and Williams pace hits, Kell and Williams double, and Stephens home runs. Pitching leaders include Branca Roe and Reynolds with top numbers. A separate line notes Greek sportsman William Helis bought Valdina Orphan for $100,000 five years ago.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Reese
Hodges
Thomson
New York
Musial
Hatton
Cincinnati
Ennis
Philadelphia
Smalley
Chicago
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Gordon
Sauer
Rases—Robinson
Reente Pahn
Boston
Newcombe
Oklyn
Pitchino—Branca
Roe
Kell
Detroit
Williams
Jon
Joost
Stephens
DiMaggio
Borton
Doubies
Mitchell
Cleveland
Dillinger
Stoven
Yale
William Helis
Benes H Knight
Raiders and Cowboys Vie In Southern Arizona Semis
Play-Mor Arcade Raiders face the Eagles at Santa Rita park in the southern Arizona district softball semifinals. Tucson Cowboys meet Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings in the Arizona-Texas baseball league at Randolph park. Davis-Monthan Mustangs play 20-30 club in the same softball semifinals at Santa Rita park.
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Crossroads
Davis Monthan
Davis-Monthan
Eagles
Arcade Raiders
Santa Rita Park
Tucson Cowboys
Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings
Randolph Park
Davis-Monthan Mustangs
Salas Wins TKO Over Hernandez in Phoenix Bout
Charlie Salas of Phoenix dominated Chebo Hernandez of Chihuahua with a sustained barrage to win by eighth round technical knockout after Hernandez failed to emerge for the ninth due to an ear injury. Both weighed 144 pounds for the Madison Square Garden fight. Hernandez bled throughout. Salas suffered a cut over his right eye in the second round. Hernandez subbed for Freddie Herman.
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U.P
Charlie Salas
Chebo Hernandez
Chihuahua
Mex
Hernandez
Madison Square Garden
Salas
Arizona
Freddie
Babe) Herman
Palmer Takes Tom O'Shanter in Playoff Victory
Johnny Palmer, a rising southern golf pro, won the Tom O'Shanter playoff with a 4-under 68 to take $10,000 from George S. May. He defeated veteran Jimmy Demaret who earned $7,000 for second after tying at 275. Palmer, now third in 1949 money winnings, delivered the dramatic 17th hole birdie to seal the title.
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ED Sainsbury
Chicago
U.P
Johnny Palmer
Palmer
George S. May
Tom O'Shanter
Jimmy Demaret
Johnny
Demaret
Jim
Sam Snead
Williams Presses Kell For AL Batting Crown
Boston star Ted Williams kept the lead in AL batting with a .352 average though Detroit’s George Kell closed the gap. Williams led runs scored with 114 and tied Kell with 32 doubles. DiMaggio and Mitchell topped other categories as Reynolds led pitchers with 11 victories.
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Boston
Ted Williams
Williams
George Kell
Detroit
Kell
Stephens
Dom DiMaggio
Dale [Mitchell
Cleveland
Allie Reynolds
New York
Mel Parnell
Anniversary Of Babe Ruth Death Across America
One year after Babe Ruth died at 53 cancer the nation honors his memory with a nationwide moment of silence. A Babe Ruth plaza will be dedicated near Yankee Stadium and sportsmanship awards are created for 1000 U S secondary schools in his honor.
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Babe Ruth
America
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Babe
United States
Skyscraper Memorial Hospital
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O.K
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All-State Squads Prepare For Clinic Grid-Cage Clashes
In Flagstaff on August 16 observers gauge a tough North-South all-star event with football stars like Gene Bron and Jerry Don, and basketball standouts Rex Castro and Sol Taylor. South coach Red Greer leads football, George Genung the class A basketball squad as Arizona coaches study football basketball and track at the clinic.
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Red) Greer
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Amphi
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Yuma
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All Stars
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Bob Winslow
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Gib Dawson
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Enke
Panthers
Yankees Go 6-0 to Lead Early 1927 Standings
The 1927 New York Yankees opened the season with six consecutive wins and led the standings from the start, showcasing a dominant start to a season that would define their era.
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New York Yankees
Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Top Juarez In Arizona-Texas League
The Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings beat the Juarez Indios 7-5 at Bisbee Monday night. Manny Salvatierra and Manolo Fortes hit homers in the 8th, with Fortes also slugging a 425-foot shot. Buck Elliott homered for Bisbee-Douglas. 1,547 fans paid to see the win as Zamora took the loss and Morales improved to 13-3.
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Randolph Park
Copper Kings
Indios
Bisbee
el Paso
Bisbee-Douglas
Globe-Miami
Juarez
Robinson Sets Hot .364 Pace
Stan Musial struggles to overtake Jackie Robinson who leads NL batting pace at .364 after a week. Enos Slaughter holds second at .329, Red Schoendienst climbs to third though slips to .317, with Thomson and Marshall following and other stars like Hodges, Lockman, Kiner, and Gordon rounding the top ten in the league batting race.
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Stan Musial
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Musial
Robinson
Enos Slaughter
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Sid Gordon
Padres Rally Wins In 10th To Edge Solons
In San Francisco on Monday night the Padres defeated the Sacramento Solons 9 to 8 after a 10th inning rally. The win pulls Sacramento into a tie for second place with Oakland, six games behind league leader Hollywood Stars who played exhibition ball in Santa Barbara.
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Walt Dropo
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Harvey Storey
Hollywood
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Dodgers
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Portland
Los Angeles
Tucson Shooters Set for Rocky Mountain Handicap Meet
Seven TT&S club members will join about 150 competitors at the Casper Wyoming trapshoot, September 3 to 5. Local entrants include Jim and Betty Vease Ed Henrys Lyn White Glenn Harrison and Helen Harrison. Defending champ Jack Morton is a TT&S member. Glenn Harrison says Tucson will skip the Grand American at Vandalia this month.
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Tucson
Vadalia
Ohio
Lillard Shines In 4 3 Victory For Tucson Cowboys
Gene Lillard starred on the mound for Tucson as he threw out six base runners and the Cowboys snapped a seven game skid with a 4 3 win over Phoenix at Randolph Park. Dave Wilson earned the win for the Cowboys while Ernie Sites went 3 for 3 for Phoenix. Acosta led Tucson with a single and a triple, and Gil Loust was signed after the game.
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Phoenix Senator
Tucson Cowboys
Randolph Park
Waddies
Solons
Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings
Bill Abernathie
Kings
Lee Smith
Lillard
Dick Steinhauer
Dave Wilson
Phoenicians
Wilson
Bill Newman
Harry Eastwood
Nick Sunseri
Ernie Sites
Phoenix
Acosta
Walt Graham
Sunsets
Pinky Vargas
Bell
The
Gil Loust
Bakersfield
Coast Legion Nine Near Region Title Showdown
In Winslow the four state American Legion junior baseball tourney moves to the second round with Phoenix facing Bingham Canyon Utah and Oakland vs Phoenix in the finals chase. Oakland beat Madison 18 to 17 after midnight to reach the final. The Arizona Utah winner meets Oakland for the crown, needing two wins over Oakland or one for Oakland to claim the title.
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Bingham Canyon
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Vernon Kildburg
Capt
Ray Herrera
Gene Mitcham
Don Lee
Bob Bandelier
J. W. Porter
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Kildburg
Herrera
Porter
Mitcham
Lee
Bandelier
Thompson
Nevada
Jacome To Hurl Against Abilene
Amarillo plans to start Ed Jacome against Abilene Blue Sox Tuesday night if he arrives in time. The right hander was purchased from Gladewater of the East Texas league after a six win five loss mark. Earlier with Vernon he went 22 and 10 with 106 strikeouts in 257 innings.
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Amarillo Gold Sox
Ed Jacome
Tucson
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Blue Sox
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Docusen Favored To Defeat Jones In Olympic Main Event
In Los Angeles Bernard Docusen of New Orleans is favored to beat Harold Jones of Detroit in a ten round main event at Olympic auditorium. Jones was a late substitute for Ike Williams and has just lost a split decision to Enrique Bolanoh. Docusen likely weighs in heavier as Williams broke a bone in his right hand.
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Bernard Docusen
New Orleans
Harold
Baby Face) Jones
Detroit
Olympic Auditorium
Rugged Jones
Ike Williams
Enrique Bolanoh
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Williams
Burgless Whitehead Suspended for Rule Violation
Ten years ago Burgess Whitehead headlined as Giants infielders when suspended indefinitely for infractor of rules, a drastic league penalty noted in the era’s sports brief.
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Infield Shuffle Sends Acosta to Short and Bell to Third
Littard rearranges the infield with Acosta moving to shortstop and Bell to third base. The changes calm Bell who had been jittery at short while Acosta is delivering his best play of the season.
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Acosta
Bell
Walked for Gravaweed in Phoenix Tucson game summary
Totals 33 82414 x Walked for Gravaweed Phoenix 003 000 000 Tucson 112 000 o07-4 R Trower Fracchia Greenwood Perez Supieri Vargas Graham E Fracchia Bell Acosta 2B Fracchia Sites Bacciocco 36 Graham Acosta Left Phoenix 8 Tucson 8 DP Greenwood Eastwood New man S&B Sites Sac Graham PB Eastwood BB off Wilson 5 Greenwood 4 SO by Wilson 7 Greenwood 3 WP Greenwood 2 Winner Wilson 5-2 Loser Greenwood 5-3 A Mustachia and Cialleria T 2:02 A 559 paid
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Supieri
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Acosta
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Cialleria
Pachucos Defeat Sino Americans in Softball at Oury Park
The Oury Park Pachucos beat the Sino-Americans 13 8 in a class B game behind Roman Osuna six hits. Arsenio Carrillo and Fred Rico homered for Pachucos. Bob's Place forfeited to the Manhattan Chargers.
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Pachucos
Roman Osuna
Arsenio Carrillo
Fred Rico
Bob’s
Manhattan Chargers
Twogood Returns to USC as Coach
Forrest Twogood, former Idaho head basketball and baseball coach, signs to coach USC freshman basketball and baseball. He previously led USC from 1929 to 1936, served as a Navy officer in World War II, and later oversaw basketball officials in the PCC southern division. He succeeds Sax Elliott as USC basketball coach.
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Forrest Twogood
University of Idaho
University of Southern California
Twogood
USC
Idaho
Navy
Sax Elliott Ag Frosa
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