Indians Fall to Yankees as Feller Struggles on The Mound
In Cleveland, the Indians lose 4–0 to the New York Yankees after Bob Feller allows five hits including three home runs. The setback snaps Cleveland’s early pennant pace as New York climbs within a game and a half.
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Cleveland
Tribe
Indians
New York Yankees
Feller
Yanks
Ofhem
Rapid Robert
Philadelphia
Athletics
Browns
St. Louis
Ferris Fain
Barney McCocky
A’s
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Braves
Boston
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
Pirates
Dodgers
New York
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Cubs
Washington
Detroit
Cincinnati
LaBeach Seeks 220 Yard Mark at Alhambra Games
Panamanian sprinter Lloyd LaBeach aims to break Ralph Metcalfe’s 220 record of 21.2 seconds on a turn at the Alhambra games after recently shattering the 200 meter mark. San Francisco prep star Ollie Matson also targets a 440 interscholastic record, with the old 48.2 time noted as the hurdle.
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Alhambra
Calif
Lloyd LaBeach
LaBeach
Ralph Metcalfe
Ollie Matson
San Francisco
Matson
Wildcats Schedule Four Interstate Basketball Games
University of Arizona announces four upcoming interscional games for next season. The Wildcats will barnstorm east during Christmas, opening with North Carolina in Lafayette Louisiana on December 28. They will play St. Marys at the Cow Palace San Francisco January 28 and San Francisco University later in January, with a Pitt visit on February 7.
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University of Arizona
Wildcats
North Carolina
Lafayette
Arizona
Cow Palace
San Francisco
St. Mary's
San Francisco University
University of Pittsburgh
Shelton Trophy Shoot Sunday at Pima Pistol Club
Members of the Pima Pistol club will fire handgun matches at 9 30 a m Sunday featuring the 62nd leg of the R K Shelton perpetual trophy over the 50 shot 50 yard slow fire any calibre match. The trophy has a 25 year history with the club and many records are noted including 459x500 for Weddle and Stowe.
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Pima Pistol Club
R. K. Shelton
Shelton
Pima Club
Henry S. Weddle
Mile Stowe
Weddle
Stowe
Chet Sherman
Pima
London
Young Hurler To Face PCL Beavers
Sacramento Solons face Portland Beavers in a fourth game of the cellar series with 18 year old Richie Myers making his pro debut against veteran Tommy Bridges. Manager Joe Orengo said Meyers was signed to the Sacramento Grand Rapids farm but impressed enough for triple A Pacific Coast league action.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sacramento Solons
Portland Beavers
Sacs
Richie Myers
American Legion
Tommy Bridges
Meyers
Joe Orengo
Myers
Sacramento Grand Rapids
VFW Calls Off Semipro Practice At ICub Field
The VFW team in the City Semipro league canceled the 5:30 p m practice today at ICub field due to unspecified reasons.
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VFW
Icub Field
Oakland Extends win streak with 4 1 victory over Seals
Oakland pirates beat the San Francisco Seals 4 to 1 as Lefty O Douls club dropped its fifth straight. Will Hafey pitched six effective innings for Oakland while Don Dempsey struggled for San Francisco. Portland also won 5 to 3 in 10 innings over Sacramento.
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San Francisco
U.P
San Francisco Seals
Lefty O’doul
Oakland
Will “Hundred
Netter Upset In NCAA Meet Shocks Tulane as Semis Form
In Los Angeles, top contenders at the NCAA intercollegiate tennis championships advanced to the semifinals. Seeded stars Victor Seixas and Herby Flam won easily while UCLA and Washington players joined the last four, with Likas and Brink reaching the semis and Tuero eliminated.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Jack Tuero
Tulane
Tuero
Harry Likas
San Francisco
Likas
Victor Seixas
North Carolina
Fred Kovaleski
William and Mary Star
Seixas
Flam
Brink
UCLA
Gene Garrett
Dick Mouledous
Bobby Perez
Arnold Saul
USC
Harry Roche
Kovaleski
Bartzen
William and Mary
Clark
Gil Shea
Name Loughry Named THS Grid Aide to Coach Greer
John E. Loughry named assistant football coach to Jason Red Greer at Tucson High. He brings nine years of coaching, a Bucknell masters, and prior roles at Avalon and Sykesville. He will teach American history after the second summer term. Doughry yet unassigned as Greer is in Arkansas.
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John E. Loughry
Jason “Red” Greer
Tucson High
Pennsylvania Mansfield State Teachers College
Avalon High School
Stoae
Sykesville
Loughry
Bucknell University
Salas favored to stop Jackson in Legion Stadium main event
In Hollywood on June 25 Lauro Salas of Monterey Mexico is favored to defeat Bobby Jackson of Glenwood Springs Colorado in a 10 round 135 pound main event. Both fighters are rugged sluggers and expected to deliver brisk action tonight.
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Hollywood
U.P
Louis Walcott title bout delayed by weather again
The Louis Walcott heavyweight championship bout at Yankee Stadium was postponed due to a thunderstorm after 7:25 p.m. Fans were soaked inside the stadium as rain and lightning interrupted the event. Weigh ins were not redone and promoters offered ticket exchanges or refunds. Louis and Walcott awaited a rescheduled date.
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Yankee Stadium
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
New York
Weather Man
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Tucson
KOPO
Bill Corumace
Don Dunphy
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
New York Yankees
Ball Park
Louis
Walcott
Mike Jacobs
Sol Strauss
Pompton Lakes
City Softball and Baseball Night Schedule
Friday events list at 22nd Street Park and Randolph Baseball Park. Reserves meet Naval Reserves at 6 30 p m in class B play. Eagles face Goodman Supply in class A city softball. Tucson Cowboys meet Bisbee-Douglas in the Arizona Texas league. Sav On Furniture clashes with Manhattan Chargers in class B softball.
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Naval Reserves
22Nd Street Park
Eagles
Goodman Supply
22Nd Street
Tucson Cowboys
Bisbee - Douglas
Arizona
Randolph
Manhattan Chargers
Raschi Shuts Out Indians For Ninth Straight Victory
Vic Raschi pitched six hits shutout to give the Yankees a 4 0 win over the Cleveland Indians and his ninth consecutive victory. Jackie Robinson stars for the Dodgers with seven hits including six in a row as Los Angeles takes two from Pittsburgh 6 2 and 8 6.
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Associated Press
Vic Raschi
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Rifle Shoot Slated Sunday Border League Opens
The Tucson Rifle club hosts Nogales and Benson clubs at 8 50 a m Sunday on the Dr A G Schnabel range to open the 1948 Border Shooting league with smallbore rifles on 50 and 100 yard courses. Participants include Tucson Nogales Benson Tombstone Bisbee Douglas Willcox with matches through the summer. Elizabeth Davis, last year’s top shooter, is favored to compete again as names like Virgil Walker and J B Kitchens signal stiff competition.
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Tucson Rifle Club
Nogales
Benson
J. B. Kitchens
Virgil Walker
Albert L. Ruiz
Fred O’connell
Bob Riddell
Jack Eicks
Harry
E. Aitken
Paul Showalter
R. C. Watson
Robi. Johnson
Donald Amesbury
W. W. Cassell
Jack Lahr
Dave Karam
M. Bachelier
W. H. Young
Roy Dunlap
A. E. Tuell
W. J. Tfabor
Harold Mann
Elizabeth Davis
Nogales Club
Lena Pitches Shutout Game With the Elks on Comeback Trail
The Elks beat the Shamrocks 3 to 0 as Samhkhena pitched three hits allowed and four strikeouts, while Art Pollard homered to spark an early lead. Ed Kahler doubled and scored on an error, with Aggie Aguilar turning a crucial catch. The Elks sit 8-3, trailing leaders at 9-2. Sino-Americans win their 10th straight, 12-8 over First Baptist.
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Elks
Merchants and Bombers
Steinfeld Shamrocks
Samhkhena
Morris Udall
John Flynn
Shamrocks
Flynn
Bombers
Merchants
Goodmans
Art Pollard
Ed Kahler
Howard Haines
Kahler
Jim Herbert
Art van Haren
van Haren
Herbert
Aggie Aguilar
Lewkowitz
Aggie
Bruce Carrigan
Aguilar
Bill Damron
First Baptist
Udall
Schaefer
Lena
Inverness In Second Round In Golf Four-Ball Matches
The Inverness 11th annual four-ball matches opened with strong scoring. Keiser and Haefner led with a 64, while Hamilton and Harrison shot 63 for best day score. Furgol and Locke combined for nine birdies on their 64 to win two up.
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Toledo
Inverness
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ed’Furgol
Detroit
Hamilton
Keiser
George Schneiter
Furgol
Big Clayton Haefner
Charlotte
E. J
Hariison
Little Rock
Johnny ‘Palmer
Alexander
North Carolina
Furggol
Bobby Locke
Chick Harbert
Detroit Clouter
Vic Ghezzi
Fugrol
Locke
Pirates Sign Pacific Coast Prep Star Strobel
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed high school pitcher Fred Strobel from Long Beach California. The six foot tall 180 pound right hander allowed only one run in five games this season and was assigned to the Waco Texas club in the Big State league. Scout Ted McGrew secured the deal.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fred Strobel
Waco
Texas
Lea Strobel
Long Beach
Calif
Pirate
Ted McGrew
Brown Browns top Miners in four-hitter six to two
The Globe-Miami Browns upset the Miners 6 2 as Tucson Cowboys move into a first place tie with the Browns. Juarez Indios crushed the Browns 24 9 and trail leaders by two games. Nicholson to face Dudley in third game of three game set.
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Tucson Cowboys
Globe-Miami Browns
Bisbee-Douglas
Juarez Indios
Brownies
Indios
Waddies
Miners
Dick Nicholson
Willis Dudley
Lloyd Brown
Tucson
Bob Henry
Smitty Smotherman
Henry
Brown
Joe Catlin
Mel Steiner
Jim Byron
Cowboys
Jim Hughes
Bisbee
Douglas
Parker Upset At Wimbledon
Lennart Bergelin stunned top seed Frankie Parker in the Wimbledon fourth round. The Swede won 5-7 7-5 9-7 0-6 10-8 in three hours five minutes on Center Court. Gardnar Mulloy beat Jack Harper 7-5 6-0 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Doris Hart and Pat Todd opened defense of their women's doubles title with a 6-0 6-3 win over Anderson and Woodgate.
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London
Lennart Bergelin
Frankie Parker
Los Angeles
Parker
Jack Kramer
Bergelin
Da“Ed
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Big Jack Harper
Australia
Wimbledon
Mulloy
Harper
Beckenham
Florida
Doris Hart
Pat Todd
la Jolla
Calif
Owen Anderson
P. F. Woodgate
England
Panthers Dominate Tobos In 17-9 City Recreation Win
Panthers walloped the Tobos 17-9 at Eagle Field in a class C city recreation baseball game. Lobo pitcher Jack Horner walked 24 and allowed five hits while Panther hurler Frank Madero yielded seven hits and six strikeouts. Three Panther players homered, led by Ray Vega.
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Panthers
Tobos
City Recreation
Eaglefield
Lobo
Jack Horner
Panther
Frank Madero
Ray Vega
Musick Named Head Coach at Ventura JC
Bobby Musick, youngest USC football star brother, appointed to head coach at Ventura Junior College in Ventura California. The decision announced today reflects his rise from star player to college coach.
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Ventura
Calif
U.P
Bobby Musick
USC
Ventura Junior College
Hilebrand and Wal lace Hit Homers in Tight Contest
Leonard Green led the losers with two hits in three at bats as Jack Hilebrand and Harold Wal lace each belted a four bagger in the game.
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Jack Hilebrand
Harold Wallace
Leonard Green
Juarez Indios Rally Tops Globe-Miami in 22-Run Marathon
Juarez Indios exploded for 22 runs in the second inning to defeat Globe-Miami 24-9. Manolo Fortes led Juarez with a home run and triple, while El Paso and Phoenix posted high scoring wins and Phoenix pitcher Radcliff earned the decision in a 9-15 game.
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Rally
G-M
Juarez
Manolo Fortes
Don Bayliss
Globe- Miami
Tom Radcliff
Phoenix
Charley Spiegel
Walt Raimandi
Tony Ponce
Roland Pryor
el Paso
Fortes
Globe-Miami
Juarez Reseeeesse
Cee O
Olx
Caffery
Hobbs
Azendzian
Willis
Thomas
Edelstein
Hernandez
Mendoza
Villarreal
Canales
Baron
Morales
Iturralde
Regalado
Casanova
Regaldo
Masser
Angelewski
Barbon
Thy Fortes
Bayliss
Hicks
Rasmussen
EL Paso van Abhor Bho
Kell
Farrell
Ib Ay
J Hansen
Sabatinicf
Fern'dez
Hughes
Scherb'th.c
Biggs
Campbell
Tavior
T Jones
Lillard
Lw Jones
Stanf'd
Rabourn
Hamel
Radcliffe
R’mondip
Spiegel
Ponce
Pryor
aMiller
PAS
Hansen
Fernandez
J. Jones
W. Jones
Radcliff
Sabatini
Taylor
Stanford
Scherbarth
Fl Paco
Hells
Svievel
Raimondi
Sviervel
Np ‘Spiegel
Ry Redcliff
Ne i
Jenni and
Carroll
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Ralph Roden
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Don Black
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Don Carlson
Rainiers
Bill Ramsey
Hafey
Don Dempsey
Bill Beard
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Sal Barre Diego
Yale Tywood
Louis- Walcott
Netter
Herby Flam
Bernard Bartzen
Jim Brink
Jim Evert
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Evert
Evert Brothers
Jim
Gerry
Clark Taylor
Everts
Salas
William Grimsley
U. S. Weather Bureau
Gene Aker
By Skibo McKay
Fritz Howell
Coast Prep Star
By Bill Lucas
Bill Abernathie
Marguerite Price
San Bernardino
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Smotherman
Cahill
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Vargas
Perez
Chapple
Clough
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Malmberg
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