New York Club Slumps as Yanks Struggle at Bat
The New York Yankees suffer a three game skid and a seven and a half game lead shrink as Mel Harder limits them to four hits in Cleveland. Joe DiMaggio endures three straight without a hit while Phil Rizzuto homers for New York.
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Waner Reaches 3000th Hit In Major League Showdown
Paul Waner, 39, of the Boston Braves, collected his 3000th major league hit with a fifth inning single off Truett Sewell. Waner joins a select club of 3 000 hit players but vows to keep playing. He sits at .260 and could reach 1000 walks this season, joining Mel Ott among active NL players.
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League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Reiser of Brooklyn batting .351 and Ott of New York with 43 runs. Mize of New York leads with 49 RBIs and 73 hits, while Joost of Cincinnati has 20 doubles. Wyatt of Brooklyn leads with 7-1, Starr of Cincinnati at 9-2 in six decisions.
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Baseball Leaders and Standings Noted in Boston and New York
Batting leaders include Gordon of New York hitting .373 with Doerr of Boston at .360. Williams of Boston drives in 55 runs ahead of York of Detroit and D DiMaggio of Boston with 47. Bos ton 63 RBI by Doerr leads. Spence of Washington has 81 hits with Gordon at 79. Higgins of Detroit tops doubles with 24. D DiMaggio 19. Spence and Heath share 7 triples. Williams 15 homers, York 14. Kuhel of Chicago leads with 12 steals. Case of Washington 11. Bonham of New York 9-1, Haynes of Chicago 5-1. Based on six decisions.
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Navy Tours Hit By New 48Hour Limit On Schedule
Navy athletic tours face a 48hour limit that could crimp football schedules for major opponents. Georgia and Auburn may struggle to travel and return in time for games. The column also notes track and golf anecdotes and a proposed cross-sport exhibition between football Giants and baseball Dodgers.
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Army bars Louis from further cuffs after victory pants idea
The Louisville Times reports B M Atkinson Jr notes the Army will not permit Louis to strike anyone else, citing the victory pants concept as the basis for the restriction. The move reflects disciplinary limits following the incident.
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Army Navy parallels in service dept speedboat units
The Army forms its own Navy style unit with Gar Wood Jr commissioned as a lieutenant and others with speedboat skills sought. Reports from Lieut Cmdr J Russell Cook at Great Lakes note enlistments up 15 to 60 percent in towns hosting Lieut Mickey Cochrane's Navy ball team. Soup Campbell, Bob Feller's roommate with the Indians, boxed at Camp Lee Va and played base ball on the base team.
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Quote Unquote George Vik Reflects on Return to Football
Former Notre Dame star and Tulsa assistant coach George Vik speaks after completing a construction job on Midway Island. He discusses lessons learned, football future, and readiness to rejoin coaching duties.
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Reds beat Dodgers in 1940s flashback sports note
Three years ago the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 2 behind Bucky Walters and widened their lead to six and a half games as the St Louis Cardinals were idle. The column recalls past boxing and military draft notes with quick references.
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Right in the Pink: A Year in the Pacific Keeps You Fit
A terse remark underscores that a year spent at sea or in the Pacific keeps one in peak form. The speaker stresses fitness gained from long deployments or voyages, framing endurance and discipline as the key benefits of such service.
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Shut Out and Vagrancy Set for Dwyer Showdown at Aqueduct
Greentree stable’s Shut Out and Belair stud’s Vagrancy lead a three horse clash in the 54th running of the $25,000 Dwyer stakes at Aqueduct with Eddie Arcaro aboard Shut Out at about four to five and Jimmy Stout on Vagrancy at about three to one. Valdiia Orphan from Valdiia Farm also figures in the race, driven by Carroll Bierman. The Delaware card features the $10,000 Sussex handicap with Pictor ridden by George Woolf at 119 top weight, as seven face him. Also, Tell Me Now and Ask Me Now may go odds-on in the Betsy Ross stakes at Suffolk Downs for two-year-old fillies, while Equifox leads the Lincoln handicap at Crete, Illinois, and Best Seller heads the Motor City handicap at Detroit with a full field in each race.
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Tigers Dons clash at Oury Diamond tomorrow
Tomorrow's sandsot schedule lists the Tigers at Oury Park facing the Dons at 10 a.m. The Dons gain Raul Soltero and Rudy Camacho infield and pitching help. Other 10 a.m. games include Northsiders vs Groves and Manhattan Chargers vs Eagle Millers. 2:30 p.m. features Middleton's Southsiders vs Martins Drug Stores at Eaglefield.
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