Espee Convairs Top Mustangs In Three-Hitter Victory
Ralph DuPont pitched a three hit game as the Espee-Convairs defeated Big Bill Clemensen and the Davis Monthan Mustangs 6-2. Gil Bravo drove in three runs, including a key first four inning rally that put EC ahead 3-0.
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Ralph DuPont
Espee-Convairs
Big Bill Clemensen
Pittsburgh
Davis Monthan
Mustangs
DuPont
Fannec
Big Bill
Gil Bravo
Ballesteros
Cooper
Emil Rey
Rey
Parra
Larry Pennell
Pennell
Bravo
Don Cogswell
Hines Leads Inquirer Golf Despite Personal Worry
Jimmy Hines shot 66 in the Philadelphia Inquirer invitation at Lianer County Club. The former Metropolitan Open winner played amid news that his son was captured in Italy 15 months ago with no word since V E Day. Major golfers followed, including Nelson, Bulla, Picard, Furgol, Snead, Ky foon, Byrd, Cruickshank, and Bing Crosby who finished with 83.
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Jimmy
Italy
Lianerc Country Club
America
Byron Nelson
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
Henry Picard
Harrisburg
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Oy Snead
Hot Springs
Kyfoon
Chicago
Sammy Byrd
Wee Bobby Cruickshank
Bing Crosby
Nelson
Snead Withdraws From Philadelphia Inquirer Invitational
Sam Snead of Hot Springs Virginia pulls out of the $17,500 Philadelphia Inquirer invitational golf tourney after doctors diagnose a broken bone in his right arm from a fall during a softball game with the club caddies. He returned home last week for treatment.
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Snead
Philadelphia
Samy Snead
Hot Springs
Hot
Arm strong belts Davis at MSG in second round
Henry Armstrong defeated Al Bummy Davis by knockout in the second round of a lightweight championship bout at Madison Square Garden, a memory observed one year later.
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Associated Press Today
Henry Armstrong
al “Bummy” Davis
Madison Square Garden
Medwick sent to Braves in major swap at trading deadline
In New York Horace Stoneham Mel Ott and three Boston executives mark a deal sending outfielder Joe Medwick and pitcher Ewald Pyle to the Braves in exchange for catcher Clyde Kluttz. Giants also acquire Jim Mallory from Columbus and hint at more moves before midnight.
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Jack Cuddy
New York
U.P
Medwick
Braves
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Toots Shor’s
Stoneham
Archie” Gardner
Duffy's Radio Tavern
Ott
Boston
Eddie Brannick
Giants
Brannick
Joe Medwick
Ewald Pyle
Clyde Kluttz
Little Mel
Ust
Ernie Lombardi
Kluttz
Jim Mallory
St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus
Pyle
Dodgers
Cardinals
Lombardi
Phil Weintraub
Robinson Favored Over McDaniels In Madison Square Garden Bout
NEW YORK June 15 UP Ray Sugar Robinson of Harlem is the 3-1 favorite to beat Jimmy McDaniels of Los Angeles in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. A win would move Robinson closer to a welterweight title shot with Freddie Cochran.
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New York
Ray
Sugar” Robinson
Harlem
Jimmy McDaniels
Los Angeles
Madison Square Garden
Freddie Cochrane
McDaniels
Robinson
Standings Update From Morning League Play
Chicago tops Cleveland 4 to 3 while St Louis defeats Detroit 3 to 2 and Boston beats Philadelphia 1 to 0 on scheduled games.
Yesterday's Results Across MLB Teams
The Brooklyn team beat New York 5 to 4. Philadelphia defeated Boston 13 to 8. Chicago lost to Pittsburgh 2 to 5.
Today’s National League Games Listed
Philadelphia faces New York while Brooklyn plays Boston in a pair of games. St Louis visits Pittsburgh for a night contest and Chicago travels to Cincinnati for two games including a twilight start.
Baseball Tonight Schedule Across Leagues
American League games include New York at Philadelphia and Detroit at Chicago with several night fixtures. National League matchups feature Chicago at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at New York with St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Tomorrow Detroit at Chicago is listed with two games, plus Cleveland at St. Louis and Boston at Washington in both leagues.
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Detroit
New York
Boston
St Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
National League
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
American League
Minor League Scores From International League Action
Montreal defeated Jersey City in a lopsided 84 to 0 5 game showing. Newark beat Rochester 6 to 4. Syracuse won 10 to 2 against Buffalo. Only games scheduled.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Jersey City
Newark
Rochester
Syracuse
Buffalo
Association Scores Update From Overnight Games
Minneapolis defeated Columbus 5 to 1 while St. Paul led Toledo 9 to 7 and Milwaukee 6 to 4. Louisville won over Kansas City 4 to 0 and the Kansas City at Indianapolis game was postponed due to rain.
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Ae Association
Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Southern Association scores update players and teams
Chattanooga defeated Mobile 4 to 1 while New Orleans crushed Atlanta 6 to 0 and Birmingham beat Memphis 4 to 2. Little Rock away at Nashville is listed as post.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Mobile
New Orleans
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Little Rock
Nashville
Copper refinery at Trail marks Dominion mining start
The 1916 establishment of a small copper refinery at Trail signals the start of copper mining in the Dominion of Canada. Pacific Coast League scores include Los Angeles 8 over Hollywood 1 and Portland 9 over Seattle 3, San Francisco 8 over Oakland 2, San Diego 5 over Sacramento 3.
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Trail
Dominion of Canada
Pirates Take NL Lead With Pair Over Cubs
The Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 5 to 2 and 6 to 5 to seize the National League lead. Pittsburgh fans celebrated as the club revived its season after a rough start, boosting batting averages and benefiting from strong pitching by Butcher Sewell Roe Gerheauser and Gables. The Dodgers, Phillies, Browns, Red Sox and White Sox also posted wins in other games.
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Pirates
Cubs
Tucson Women Enter Sunday Bowling Meet
Tucson bowlers prepare for a Sunday Speed Way lanes event offering prizes including war bonds, steak dinners, cigarets, bowling pins, leather billfolds and wine. The handicap tournament starts at 12 noon with ladies singles and doubles plus mixed doubles, using scratch figures of 160 for women and 190 for men.
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Tucson
Stars End Dodgers Streak as Ed Stanky Delivers Ninth Inn Rally
Yesterday's games featured Ed Stanky's fourth straight single in the bottom of the ninth lifting the Dodgers to a 5-4 win over New York and knocking the league leader from the top. Al Gionfriddo and Bob Elliott starred for the Pirates in a 6-5 doubleheader sweep to seize first place. Vince DiMaggio and Jimmy Wasdell powered the Phillies to an 13-8 rout of the Braves with DiMaggio driving in six and Wasdell five. Vern Stephens homered twice for the Browns in a 3-2 win over the Tigers. Orval Grove contributed on both mound and at bat as the White Sox beat the Indians 4-3. Leon Culberson's triple produced the Red Sox's lone run in Clem Hausman's three-hit day against the Athletics.
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Pirates
Max Butcher
Truetz
Rip
Dodgers
Giants
Bill Voiselle
Eddie Stanky
Clyde King
Vince DiMaggio
Phils
Boston
Jimmy Wasdell
Browns
Tigers
Mernon Stephens
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Pete Gray
Leon Culberson
Red Sox
Athletics
Philadelphia
Clem Hausman
Bobo Newsom
Orval Grove
White Sox
Indians
Chicago
Jim Bagby
Associated Press
Ed Stanky
New York
al Gionfriddo
Bob Elliott
Gionfriddo
Cubs
Elliott
Buccos
Phillies
DiMaggo
Wasdell
Golf legends collide as long gaps mark rivalries
A fragmented note recalls a trio of gaps in matchups. It mentions a three year gap at Suf folk with horsemen halting larger purses and a five year prior victory by Betty Jamieson over Patty Berg, two up, in the Trans Mississippi finals at St. Louis.
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Suffolk
Betty Jamieson
Patty Berg
St. Louis
Medwick and Pyle Join Braves in Major Trade Shakeup
Boston Braves acquire outfielder Joe Medwick and pitcher Ewald Pyle from the New York Giants in exchange for catcher Clyde Kluttz. The club also rumored to have paid $100,000 for Mort Cooper and acquired Red Barrett from St Louis. Medwick shifts to left field and Tommy Holmes to right as Coleman reshapes the lineup.
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Boston
Boston Braves
Tom Yawkey
Red Sox
Joe
Ducky) Medwick
Ewald
Pyle
Eddie Brannick
New York Giants
Medwick
Braves
Clyde Kluttz
St. Louis Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Charles
Red) Barrett
Giants
John Quinn
Lou Perini
Guio Rugo
Bob Coleman
Phillies
Coleman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jim Tobin
Cooper
Holmes Coleman
Tommy Holmes
Minneapolis
Feller Aims to Regain Big League Form After Navy
Bob Feller, former Cleveland Indians star, works to rebuild his pitching touch with the Navy Bluejackets after twenty eight months at sea. He believes he will return to the majors with a decade of winning baseball ahead, noting the challenge of regaining finesse.
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Great Lakes, II
A.P
Bob Feller
Iowa
Cleveland Indians
High Seas
Feller
Navy
Bluejackets
Swedish miler Arne Andersson to run in U.S. nationals
World champion miler Arne Andersson of Sweden is expected to accept an invitation to compete at the national track and field championships in New York on June 30, according to Amateur Athletic Union secretary Dan Ferris.
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Anderson
New York
U.P
Arne Andersson
Sweden
United States
Dan Ferris
Amateur Athletic Union
Hoop Jr and Pavot Lead Preakness Field at Pimlico
Nine three year olds entered for the 55th Preakness at Old Hilltop led by Hoop Jr winner of the Derby and Pavot. The $87 670 purse tops last year with 68 170 to the winner. Post positions set with Hoop Jr and Pavot numbers one and two side by side. Bobanet drawn No 3 and Sea Swallow No 4.
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F. W. Hooper
Jacksonville, Fla
Pimlico
Oscar Fraley
Baltimore
U.P
Pavot
Old Pimlico
Old Hilltop
Pensive
Algo
Bobanet Stable
Bobanet
P. A. B. Widener
Pentagon Stable
the Doge
William Helis
Adonis
W. G. Lewis
Darby Dieppe
Christiana Stable
Alexis
C. S. Howard
Sea Swallow
Pavot and
Derby
Beavers Edge Rainiers 9 3 to Lift PCL Lead
Eddie Adams homer with bases loaded powered the Portland Beavers past the Seattle Rainiers 9 3 to widen their Pacific Coast league lead to one and a half games. Larry Barton added a solo shot in the seventh. Sid Cohen limited Seattle to eight hits. San Francisco Seals climbed to third with an 8 12 win over Oakland, aided by Neill Sheridan’s triple and two singles. San Diego Padres won their third straight, 5 3 over Sacramento as Carl Dumler earned his 11th victory. Don Osborn shut down the Hollywood Stars 8 1 to stop their two game streak for Los Angeles.
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United Press
Eddie Adams
Portland Beavers
Seattle Rainiers
San Francisco Seals
Oakland Acorns
Sacramento
San Diego
Adams
Seattle
Beavers
Larry Barton
Portland
Sid Cohen
Rainiers
San Francisco
Oakland
Oaks
Seals
Neill Sheridan
Frank Hawkins
Acorns
San Diego Padres
Solons
Carl Dumler
Padres
Guy Fletcher
Don Osborn
Hollywood Stars
Los Angeles
The
Twinks
Lovelock Wins Mile at Invitation All Star Meet
Ten years ago Jack Lovelock of New Zealand won the mile in 4 11 2 at the second annual Invitation all star track meet held at Princeton.
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Jack Lovelock
New Zealand
Princeton
Greenberg Rejoins Tigers After WWII Discharge
Captain Hank Greenberg, famed Tigers slugger, received an honorable discharge from the Army and will rejoin Detroit as soon as possible. He is expected to bolster the pennant contenders alongside returning star Al Benton, with MLB rules permitting both to count toward rosters. Greenberg held a $55,000 salary for a full season and returns after four years overseas service in the China-Burma-India theater.
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Fort DIX
N. J
Hank Greenberg
Hammerin
Hank
Detroit Tigers
Alton Benton
Benton
Tigers
Greenberg
New York
National Guard
Pearl Harbor
China-Burma- India
Bowling Group Meets Chicago Veterans Rehab Plan
Bowling group representatives from across the nation form the Bowlers Victory Legion in Chicago to map a veteran rehabilitation program. Lt. Col. James T. McGibbony of the surgeon general's staff assists in outlining bowling's role for returning veterans.
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Chicago
U.P
Bowlers Victory Legion
James T. McGibbony
Surgeon General
Uncle Sam May Draft Azteca Duo Gallego and Holmes
Uncle Sam plans to draft two Azteca Semipro players. Eddie Gallego a center fielder is set to enter the armed forces June 22. Fred Holmes a left fielder who leads the league with a .459 average may be called up next month. Holmes leaves tomorrow for a fishing trip in northern Arizona.
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Uncle Sam
Eddie Gallego
Fred Holmes
Holmes
Arizona
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