Playoff Push Faces Postponed Softball Schedule
The Mountaineers and several teams adjust to postponed games affecting playoff positions. MSM hosts Grace Bible Phostars and Montague, Braddock meets White Post, Burnt Factory vs Phostars, Bethel Cubs vs R. H. Hummer, Buckley Lages vs Republic Oil, with one postponed game left and a potential spread of makeups into next week.
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Sauer Bids Farewell Ends 288-Homer Slugging Run
Slugger Hank Sauer retires at 40 after a Giants loss to Milwaukee, accepting a coaching role. He leaves with 288 NL homers, MVP in 1952 for the Cubs, 2 All-Star selections, and a career beginning with Cincinnati in 1941.
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Phoebus Remains Undefeated in Legion Series Showdown
In Wilmington North Carolina Memphis Tennessee and Wilmington collide to determine the finals opponent for Phoebus Virginia Phoebus won its second straight 7-3 over Wilmington while Memphis beat Owensboro Kentucky 6-2 Memphis was a first round loser to Wilmington The loser of the Memphis Wilmington game is eliminated Six hits four extra base blows and a walk fueled Phoebus six run fourth inning The tournament winner advances to the Sumter South Carolina sectional tournament
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Willis Hits 3 Homers In Wild Montague Win
Willis homered three times including a third inning slam and 3-for-3 night but White Post lost 15-14 as Montague rallied with 13 hits and 10 errors by White Post. Charlie Hill was knocked down by a liner in the sixth but returned to pitch. G. Carroll and L. Larrick also homered for White Post amid a seven-run first inning by Montague.
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Apostoli predicts brawl in title bout
Fred Apostoli, former top middleweight, predicts a donnybrook in the Gene Fullmer vs Carmen Basilio August 28 NBA middleweight title fight. He also believes the 160 pound division confusion from his era in 1938-39 is unlikely to repeat itself.
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Lucky Inn routs Hummer 16-1 in five innings
Lucky Inn of the City Softball League crushed R. H. Hummer 8 man team 16 to 1 at Senseng Park in five innings. Hockman sparked a two hit night and four runs scored as Hummer’s misplays and walks fed a big eight run second inning. Hockman pitched a two hitter for Lucky Inn with Brannon and Myers contributing multi hit nights.
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Burdette's 17th Shuts Frisco as Braves Rally
Lew Burdette pitched six strong innings to notch his 17th win, a 5-2 decision over San Francisco that kept Milwaukee within three games of first. Del Crandall hit a 15th homer and drove in the go ahead run as Milwaukee stretched its lead over Los Angeles while awaiting Spahn to return as a starter in the late season stretch.
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Boxing title turmoil clouds Basilio Fullmer bout
The NBA stripped Ray Robinson of the world title and sanctioned Basilio Fullmer for a 15 round Cow Palace bout. The winner would be recognized as champion in NBA territory except New York and Massachusetts. Apostoli foresees a dramatic, hard fought bout with a possible knockout within 10 rounds.
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Marshall fined for public intoxication at conservation club dinner
Silver Lake Indiana report says Bob by Marshall, 23, was fined 22 dollars and 75 cents after guests at a Conservation Club dinner complained he grabbed the pickle plate and refused to share the pickles.
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