Dickey's Yanks Gain Ground On Leading Sox In West Swing
Yankee manager Bill Dickey rides a hot western swing as New York gains three percent on the Boston Red Sox. Bevens rises as key pitcher while Lindell covers at first base and catching duties shift to Aaron Robinson and Gus Niarhos.
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Bill Dickey
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Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Robert Feller
Larry MacPhail
Swank
Fifth Avenue
Joe Cronin
Dickey
Johnny Lindell
Nick Etten
George Stirnweiss
Aaron Robinson
Gus Niarhos
Floyd
Bill) Bevens
Spud Chandler
Red Ruffing
Bevens
Midwest
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Coul
Washington
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Ed Wright
Boston Braves
Philadelphia
Santa Anita Bids For Rich Purses
Los Angeles June 25 UP Santa Anita race track won tentative state horse racing board approval of a winter meeting purse of 700000 for 12 stakes races none under 50000. The Derby and Handicap will be 100000 with the Handicap winner guaranteed 100000. Overnight purses must rise with stakes. The board kept Roy Selden suspended to Sept 8 and Herschel Allen suspended to Aug 21 for misconduct. It also set show cause for license revocation on Allen and postponed action on Jack Taylor and Dr. L E McGee cases. 1947 racing dates were discussed with no action. next meeting July 26.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita Race Track
State Horse Racing Board
Roy Selden
Santa Anita
Herschel Allen
Mayer Horses Lead at Hollywood Park
In Inglewood California Louis B Mayer held a clear three to one edge over rivals as his two year old Stepfather and three year old Honeymoon won $25,000 stakes last week boosting earnings to 128,260. Jockey Jackie Westrope led the riders with 30 winners and 19 seconds in 147 mounts after a prior suspension for rough riding.
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Inglewood
Calif
U.P
Westrope
State Horse Racing Board
del Mar
Pirates Rally To Win 16-15 In Extra Innings
The Pirates erased a 13-3 deficit against the Carrillo Sluggers, scoring five in the sixth and seven in the seventh to tie 15-all, then won 16-15 in the eighth at Eagle Field. Frank Sanchez hit a two-run homer for the Sluggers in the sixth.
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Pirates
Carrillo
Eaglefield
Frank Sanchez
Knotty Problems by J. F. McKale
A foul fly is caught with the catcher's glove contacting the bat. The ball is dead and the batter awarded first base without a time at bat, the catcher charged with an error. A foul ball touching a batter but not ruled dead would not apply if the hit had been fair.
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Cleon Knapp
Scholarship Wins Empire City Race
In Empire City racing at Jamaica, 23,356 spectators wagered 1,889,915 dollars over seven races. The Fleetwing handicap winner Scholarship, a four year old trained by George G. Gilbert Jr., clocked 1 10 2 5 for six furlongs, narrowly missing the track record and paying 25.90 to win. Edward Lasker's Flood Town was second, Polynesian faded to third.
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Associated Press
New York
Empire City
Jamaica
George G. Gilbert, Jr
Scholarship
Edward Lasker
Flood Town
P. A. B. Widener
Suffolk Downs
Arlington Park
Delaware Park
New England
FE. B. Rollin
North Square
Hill Sun
Slender Lady
Fighting Frank
Arlington
Pep Well
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Charles C. Jones
Poolesville
Belmont
Aqueduct
Patten backs single tourney team for state semipro event
Parque Patten of the Mutual Life team urges Tucson to send one strong squad to the state semipro tournament in Mesa starting July 11. He argues there is insufficient pitching to support more than one Tucson team, with his club drawn to face Mesa in the opening round. Azteca Warriors also enter the Semipro tourney. A potential league re schedule aims to fit the Legion tournament series against Peterson Post of Long Beach in Tucson Friday through Sunday.
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Mutual Life
Mesa
Corbett Lumber Company
Patten
Tucson
Azteca Warriors
Legion
Peterson Post
Long Beach
Christopher Leader Sees PCL Batting Lead Narrow
Los Angeles outfielder Lloyd Christopher led the Pacific Coast League in batting earlier but slipped after seven hits in seven games last week. Through last Friday his season average stood at .338, down from .350 the prior week, with Holly Wood’s Cully Rickard at .335 close behind.
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Los Angeles
Lloyd Christopher
Leo Moriarity
Christopher
Cully Rickard
Hollywood
Mexican Track Team Heads to AAU Meet in Texas
A 21 member Mexican track and field squad left by train for San Antonio to compete in the national AAU meet opening Friday. President Manuel Avila Camacho bought tickets for the team and coaches to make the trip possible. The group is an all star selection from across Mexico.
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Mexico City
San Antonio
Texas
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
Women Grapplers Highlight Armory Card In Old Pueblo
Two of three matches on the 40 and 8 card feature women wrestlers. June Byers of Estes Park faces Nell Stewart of Abilene in the semifinal, while Mattie Bell of Chicago meets Helen Hild in the preliminary. Main event pairs Jesse James of Houston and Carlos Ortiz of Tampico.
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Old Pueblo
Armory
Jesse James
Houston
Tex
Grappler
Carlos Ortiz
Tampico
Mexico
Miss Byers
Don Signs College Gridiron Players for Dons
Los Angeles. Coach Dud DeGroot announced that Purdue tackle Tom P Hughes and Michigan State halfback Jacweir Breslin have signed with the Los Angeles Dons of the All America football conference. Fullback Bill Joslyn, a V 12 Marine student from California, is expected back from duty in Japan to join this season. A 70 member squad is slated to report Aug 3 at Ventura junior college for practice.
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Los Angeles
Tom P
Ventura Junior College
DeGroot
Radio Schedule Highlights Local Daytime Lineup
A fragmented timetable lists KTUC and KVOA shows across morning and afternoon hours. Programs span news, music, dramas, and talk with many named hosts and titles, reflecting a bustling daily schedule for Tucson stations.
Americans Win At Wimbledon Doubles Debut Leads Light Crowd
Americans led by California stars dominated early Wimbledon action on day two. Jack Kramer and Tom Brown defeated Australia’s R. W. Baker and Britain’s T. R. Miles 6-0 6-1 6-2 in doubles. Katherine Winthrop and Pat Canning Todd won in women’s singles 6-0 6-1 and 6-1 4-6 6-4 respectively. Bill Robertson beat Al Van Meegeren 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-2 as center court crowds were light.
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Eng
Wimbledon Stadium
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Tom Brown
San Francisco
R. W. Baker
Australia
T. R. Miles
Britain
Bill Robertson
California
al van Meegeren
Netherlands
Falkenburgs Win In NCAA Tourney
In Chicago on June 25, 1960, Bob Falkenburg of USC led 21 others into the NCAA tennis third round at Northwestern. He won two opening matches, including a 6-2 6-0 victory over Bob Norman of Northwestern, after defeating Brenden Macken by default. Other results include Tom Falkenburg beating John Southworth 3-6 6-4 6-1, and Sam Match defeating Bob Rutledge 6-2 6-2.
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Bob Falkenburg
University of Southern California
Northwestern University
Falkenburg
Brenden Macken
William and Mary
Bob Norman
Northwestern
Tom Falkenburg
Southern California
John Southworth
Pittsburgh
John Shea
Bernard Artheen
Sam Match
Rice
Bob Rutledge
Stanford
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