Rookie of the Year contenders shine in mixed results
White Mathews and Nieman emerge as top first year candidates with notable showings. White led the Red Sox past Detroit with three hits and a homer, Mathews belted his 12th homer as the Braves beat the Pirates, and Nieman drove in three in a Browns loss to the Yankees amid a day of busy scoring and a rainout slate.
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Eddie Mathews
Bob Nieman
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Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Sammy
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Brideweser
Yankees
Brideweser
Billy Martin
Ivan Delock
Scranton
Red Six
Ted Gray
Billy Hoeft
Hal White
Tiger
Browns
St. Louis
Joe Collins
Phil Rizzuto
Senators
White Sox
Frank Shea
Joe Haynes
Major 4 League Leaders
The Associated Press outlines National League batting led by Musial with 339 and runs by Lockman at 49. Pitching top is Roe with 60 strikeouts. home runs leader Sauer with 19. stolen bases by Reese at 14. In the American League Rosen tied with 336 batting, DiMaggio and Avilla 42 runs batted in. Berra 4 home runs. Shantz 121 wins.
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St. Louis
Lockman
New York
Sauer
Chicago
Williams
Schoendienst
Thomson
Reese
Brooklyn
Rosen
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Boston
Avilla
Cleve
Harvard Graduate Son of O Connel Family
Harvard University graduate, son of Mr and Mrs O Connel of S Loudoun Street, recently completed studies. The notice highlights his achievement and family background.
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O’connel
S. Loudoun St
Harvard University
Giants Face Setback As Westrum Out With Broken Finger
New York Giants suffer a broken finger to catcher Wes Westrum, the third injury to key players Monte Irvin and Willie Mays. The piece notes Westrum’s absence hurts the lineup, praises William Nos and highlights strong pitching from Yankees stars.
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Wes Westrum
Giants
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Westrum
Ruth’s 60 Home Runs Stands as Unmatched Benchmark
A quarter century after Babe Ruth’s 60 HR season, experts argue the mark may stand forever. No current player nears the Babe’s all around greatness or pace. Greenberg hit his 58th late but cooled with five games remaining.
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Hank Greenberg
Ruth
Detroit Star
Gell McCorry Recounts A’s Signing of Bobby Shantz
Gell McCorry of the Yankee organization recalls visiting Bobby Shantz at his Pottstown home and initially being startled by the size. He returned to New York without a contract, then went back to seal the deal. Bobby Shantz told him he had signed with the A’s the previous day.
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Gell McCorry
Yankee
Bob Shantz
A’s
Pottstown
Bobby
New York
Bob
A's
Odds Shift as Rain Delays Robinson Maxim Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson emerged as favorite at 7 to 5 after rain postponed the Light Heavyweight title fight with Joey Maxim to Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Robinson weighed 160 pounds with expectations near that mark, while Maxim weighed 174 3 4 and aimed for 175 or less by fight time. Both expected to endure the two day delay and stay in peak form for the title bout.
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New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joey Maxim
Yankee Stadium
Robinson
Joey
Baseball Scores From Monday Rainy Night Standings
Associated Press recap shows Boston defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 3 and St. Louis games delayed by rain with Cincinnati at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia postponed. Brooklyn hosted with rain postponements noted.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
We. Pet
Weket
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Semifinals Set in 34 PGA Championship at Louisville
Bob Hamilton and Ted Kroll reach the semifinals at Big Spring Golf Club in Louisville. Kroll faces Jimmy Turnesa while Hamilton meets Chick Harbert in 36 hole semifinals. Middlecoff and Haas are eliminated by Turnesa and Harbert respectively. Hamilton defeats Champ 2 and 1.
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Bob Hamilton
Ted Kroll
Big Spring Golf Club
Kroll
Jimmy Turnesa
Hamilton
Chick Harbert
Cary Middlecoff
Pion
Turnesa
Westchester County
N. Y
Clarence Doser
Harbert
Fred Haas
Frank Champ
Houston
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