Wooten's single lifts Nationals past Detroit in tight 2 1 win
Washington nips Detroit 2 1 as Earl Wooten drives in the go ahead unearned run with a single. Harrist picks up the win in relief as Detroit also counts an unearned run. Yankees beat Cleveland 5 1 in 11 innings on Henrich grand slam. Browns routed by A's 12 1. Rain wipes out rest of program.
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Wooten
Washington
Nats
Earl Harrist
Detroit
Dizzy Trout
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Cleveland
Tommy Henrich
Ed Lopat
Yanks
Don Black
Indians
Philadelphia A’s
St. Louis Browns
Dick Fowler
Browns
Herman Franks
A’s
Robin Roberts
Hank Sauer
Danny Litwhiler
Phillies
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Sauer
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
City Softball and Baseball Schedule in Local Parks
At 6 30 p m Oary Queens faces Telephone Belles in city girls softball at 22nd Street Park. At 8 p m Sino Americans meet First Baptists in city class B softball. At 8 15 p m Tucson Cowboys clash with Bisbee Douglas Miners in the Arizona Texas league at Randolph Park. At 9 30 p m Ellis plays Steinfeld in city softball at 22nd Street Park.
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Oary Queens
Telephone Belles
22Nd Street Park
Sino-Americans
First Baptists
22Nd Street
Tucson Cowboys
Bisbee-Douglas Miners
Randolph
Ellis
Steinfeld Shamrocks
LaBeach Aims For World Record At Alhambra Meet
Lloyd LaBeach, Panama born, seeks to break the world furlong mark of 21.2 seconds at Alhambra tonight after running the season’s best 200 yards. He won the event last year in 21.4. Also entered is Ollie Matson, cleared to chase a national scholastic record in the 100. Fred Thompson and Jordan high rival in Los Angeles are among contenders.
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Alhambra
Calif
U.P
Lloyd LaBeach
Ralph Metcalfe
la Beach
Ollie Matson
San Francisco
CIF
Herb McKenley
Fred Thompson
Jordan High School
Los Angeles
Inverness Golf Tourney Opens with Big Purses and Star Pairs
Toledo June 24 A purse of 10560 hung at the end of 126 holes as 16 top pros opened the 11th Inverness best ball round robin invitational. Hogan and Demaret, the favorites, lead after strong showings as the field features 10 money leaders plus six more in the top 20.
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Toledo
Inverness
Golfdam
Golden Boys
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Ben
Hogan
Demaret
Cary Middlecoff
Big Jim Ferrier
Huskies edge Hawks in Class C city game
The Huskies edged the Hawks 10 to 9 as Fernie Valencia pitched six innings with eight strikeouts at Eaglefield. Dick Brady started for the Hawks, allowing six hits and fanning seven, while Brady had two hits in four at bats. Fred Carrillo allowed six hits and struck out 11 for the Lions who beat the Coolers 7 to 2 at Himmel park.
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Huskies
Hawks
Fernie Valencia
City Recreation
Eaglefield
Himmel Park
Lions
Coolers
Valencia
Dick Brady
Brady
Fred Carrillo
Tony LaPolla
Don Snyder
Tom Teller
Bombers Tie Merchants for City Softball Lead
Davis-Monthan Bombers beat the Southside Merchants 5 to 1 at 22nd Street Park to reach a first place tie in the Class A City Softball league. John Pearson earned his third straight mound win, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out 15 in a near no hitter.
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John Pearson
Davis-Monthan Bombers
Southside
22Nd Street Park
Southsiders
Pathfinders
Davis Monthan and
Merchants
Pearson
Felix Carreon
Bombers
Carreon
Davis Monthan
Red Hale
Ben Benitez
Hale
al Schaeffer
Davis-Monthan
John Varley
Joe Rogers
Albert McSwain
Lewis
Bagavich
Varley
Estevan Bluejackets
National Guards
Costra
James A. Dick
Cowboys Rout Miners 17 3 In Bisbee Tilt
In a Randolph park game the Tucson Cowboys exploded for 10 runs in the fifth inning to rout the Bisbee Douglas Miners 17 3. Pitcher Bill Abernathie won his ninth, while Smitty Smotherman and Willie Moore were erased on a triple play in the first. Ed Reyes was released and Bob Callahan signed as the Miners shuffled pitchers.
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Bisbee-Douglas
Randolph Park
Tucson Cowboys
Anid
Waddies
Lloyd Brown
Cowboys
Bob Henry
Louis Walcott
Russ Kusmertz
Smitty Smotherman
Willie Moore
Merv Dubbers
Kusmertz
al Gonzales
Smotherman
Gonzales
Moore
Bill Abernathie
Joe Catlin
Abernathie
Jim Hughes
Brown
Dubbers
Gene Clough
Clough
al Perez
Ed Reyes
Bob Callahan
Hartford
Conn
Bobby Acosta
Ggnes
Guy Fletcher
Rainiers
Ed Mierkowicz
Red Lynn
Angels
Bynon’s risky catch stirs controversy in fifth inning
Jim Bynon made a fine running catch of Jack Trench’s foul to right in the fifth, but many thought the effort foolish as a runner scored from third after the snag.
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Jim Bynon
Jack Trench
Waddies Narrow Gap Behind Globe Miami Browns
Globe Miami Browns edged Juarez 6-4 to stay ahead while the Waddies failed to overtake the leaders in a tight race. Juarez held third place as the Browns pulled away with a late score.
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Waddies
Globe Miami Browns
Juarez
Bisbee-Douglas Brings Wins with Strong Offense and Errors
Bisbee-Douglas 10 06 in a 17 run slugfest over Tucson 7 0 with Catlin Perez and Cahill driving in multiple runs. Kusmertz suffers losses as Abernathie and team tally seven walks and multiple fielding miscues in a high scoring 2 16 game before 1 000 paid fans.
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Chetkovich
Bisbee-Douglas
DOME
Sompesesninseshs
Catlin
Hughes
Villa Smotherman
Moore
Dubbers
Vargre
Perez
Malmberg
Trench
Abernathie
Catlin Hughes
Bynon
Gonzales
Edstein Cahill
Joe Louis Walcott Title Fight Broadcast at Ochoa Center
A heavyweight championship bout between Joe Louis and Joe Walcott will be broadcast to the public at 7 p.m. today at the Ochoa Center. Movies will follow the fight per event plans.
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Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Ochoa Center
Tucson
KOPO
Bill Corum
Ace Sports
Don Dunphy
Sugar Ray Robinson KO win noted in Cleveland
A year ago Sugar Ray Robinson defended the welterweight title by a technical knockout of Jimmy Doyle in the ninth round at Cleveland. Three years ago Dave Boo Ferris of the Boston Red Sox earned his 10th win against two losses as Boston beat Washington 6-5.
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Associated Press Today
Sugar Ray Robinson
Jimmy Doyle
Cleveland
Dave
Boo” Ferris
Boston Red Sox
Bost
Washington
Parker Scores Easy Triumph At Wimbledon Fourth Round
Frankie Parker of Los Angeles, top seed, swept Cyril Kemp 6 0 6 1 6 0 in 35 minutes to reach the Wimbledon fourth round. Budge Patty advanced after Franjo Puncec retired with a chest ailment. John Bromwich, Eric Sturgess and Louise Brough also posted wins in the day’s matches. Doris Hart and others dominated women’s singles action.
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London
Frankie Parker
Los Angeles
Jack Kramer
Cyril Kemp
Parker
Kemp
Deuce
Budge Patty
Franjo Puncec
Puncec
Egypt
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Mary Arnold Prentiss
Doris Hart
Miami
Helen Pedersen Rihbany
Boston
United States
Scrap Both Fighters In Tip-Top Condition
New York June 24 Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott faced weather delays and weigh in tensions before a rescheduled 15 round heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium with an expected crowd near 95 000 and a $900 000 gate. Louis weighed 213 and Walcott 194 as physician Vincent Nardiello praised both fighters condition ahead of the title bout.
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Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
New York City
Eddie Egan
New York State
Egan
Louis
Leon
Walcott
New York
Jersey
Yankee Stadium
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Vincent Nardiello
New York State Athletic Commission
Nardiello
Browns Hold One-Game Lead in Arizona-Texas Loop
The Browns beat Indios 6 to 4 in Juarez to keep a one game edge in the A T league as Tucson routed the Miners 17 to 3 and Phoenix fell 8 to 7 to El Paso. Bob Fink worked eight innings for the Browns in a solid start, while El Paso rallied late aided by Higgins relief in the ninth. All clubs remain in action tonight with continued series play.
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Globe-Miami Browns
Indios
Juarez
Tucson
Cowboys
Phoenix Senators
el Paso
Texans
Bob Fink
Browns
Chino Melendez
Phoenix
Roger Higgins
Higgins
Western Conference waived athlete eligibility rules during war
Five years ago the Western Conference met in Chicago and decided to waive basic eligibility rules for athletes for the duration of the war, a move aimed at keeping competition going amid disruptions.
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Chicago
Harvard Varsity Crew Ends Season Undefeated
Ten years ago Harvard varsity crew finished the season undefeated by beating Yale by one length on the Thames at New London Connecticut.
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Harvard
Yale
Thames
New London
Conn
Oakland Wins Over Leaders in 10-2 Victory
Oakland, led by Nick Etten with four safeties and a homer, defeated San Francisco 10 to 2 to pull within two games of the league leaders as the Pacific Coast League pennant chase tightens. Seals dropped further back while San Diego and Portland won elsewhere.
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San Francisco
U.P
Casey Stengel
Oakland
Oaks
Los Angeles Angels
Seattle
Suds
San Diego
Padres
Hollywood
Portland
Sacramento Solons
Nick Etten
New York Yankee
Philadelphia Phils
Seals
Hollywood Stars
Jimmy Dykes
Leo Wells
Padre
Yale Trojans To Tangle For Title In Two Out Of Three
Yale and Southern California meet in Kalamazoo for the national collegiate baseball championship. Yale earned the Eastern title, USC the Western crown, last year Yale was runner-up. Opening game starts Walt Hood versus Frank Quinn with both aces on the mound.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Yale
Southern California
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Southern Cal
Walt Hood
Frank Quinn
Jim Jeffries Predicts Louis To Defend Title
Santa Maria California June 24 UP James J. Jeffries former heavyweight champion picks Joe Louis to defend his title vs Joe Walcott tonight Louis must be in shape as Walcott has confidence but not enough to win Jeffries adds Louis!
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Santa Maria
Calif
James J. Jeffries
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Salenger May Sell Sacramento Baseball Club
Sacramento stockholders who sold the Solons to Oscar Salenger plan a meeting to consider buying back the club. Reports say Salenger may sell to outside interests, as the team languishes near the league bottom and attendance declines. Stockholders previously earned $150 per $50 share after the sale. Salenger is in Chicago on an extended trip and unavailable for comment.
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Sacramento
U.P
Sacramento Solon
Oscar Salenger
Chicago
Salenger
Had Better Be In Condition or He Can Expect to Lose
A terse warning is issued that someone must be in good condition or risk defeat. The statement emphasizes accountability and consequences if performance or readiness is lacking.
Favorites Advance In Collegiate Net Meet
William and Mary players Fred Kovaleski and Bernard Bartzen reach the NCAA tennis championships quarterfinals in singles and doubles. Kovaleski defeats Arnold Saul of Southern California after a five-set match. Bartzen and partner Harold Burrows of Virginia win their doubles match as the Dow field halves with all top seeds advancing.
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U.P
William & Mary
Fred Kovaleski
Bernard Bartzen
FBI Feline
Ine Treld
Kovaleski
Arnold Saul
Southern
California
Bartzen
Virginia
Harold Burrows
USC
Bob Perez
Saul
Clark
Gil Shea
Jack Tuero
Tulane
Perez
Jim Brink
Washington
Vice Seixas
North Carolina
Gene Garrett
UCLA
Clyde Knox
Lewis and Clark
Notre Dame
Jim Evert
Phil Seymour
Harry Likas
San Francisco
Bob Curtis
Rice
Herb Flam
Evert Brothers
Tuero
Mouledous
Flam
Garrett
Seixas
Taylor
Likas
Roche
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Cas
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Senators
White Sox
Earl Wooten
Mark
Fritz Howell
City Softball League
By Seibo McKay
Joe Ismay
Cowboys Blast Miners
Polly Riley
By Bill Lucas
Jerry Liska
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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Skycrest Country Club
Miss Riley
Fort Worth
Babe
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Bettye Mims White
Dallas
Mrs. Zaharias
Subes-Doras
Smother'n
Cahill
Vargas
Varrelm'n
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Kusrmertz
Aberr'thie
Ko’h
Chapple
Ay Stringer
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Zernial
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Layne Attle Aeee
Graham
A. Zernial
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Bill Macklin
John Bromwich
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Czechoslovakia
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
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Joe Jones
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Barbon
Fortes
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Her'ndez
Morales
Casanova
Donaghey
Melendez
Pom
Fink
Thomas
Angelevski
Saseses
Meez
EL Paso Phoenix
Ndez
C'mpbell
Taor
J Jones
Lillard
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C Miller
Ponce Mejia
Graham Halsted
Alex Kampouris
Joe Marty
Duane Pillette
Herman Pillette
Bill Beard
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