Yankees Aim for Fourth Straight American League Flag
The Yankees can clinch a fourth straight AL flag tonight tying Joe McCarthy era Yankees and the 1920s Giants. Allie Reynolds and Hal Newhouser pitch as the day’s games shape a potential one game playoff in Cleveland. Reynolds beat the Red Sox 3 2 while Newhouser earned his 200th major league win in a 3 2 Detroit victory. Hoyt Lown or Hoyt Lehman? relief ace Jim Hearn earned his 15th win as St Louis topped Cincinnati 4 3 in a night game.
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National League Standings and Schedules Snapshot
A compact box shows team records including New York Cleveland Chicago Washington Boston St Louis and Brooklyn with win percentages and games back. Schedule mentions Lawie Chenu Detot 3 30 and matchups New York at Philadelphia Washington at Boston and other league notes.
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Three Virginia College Grid Teams to See Action Tonight
Three Virginia college football squads prepare for tonight games led by the University of Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville facing Vanderbilt. Washington and Lee and Randolph-Macon also schedule nonconference action as the circuit eyes a weekend slate with Bridgewater noted as idle and Virginia Military Institute not playing Richmond last week.
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Philadelphia 5 Boston at Brooklyn and Chicago at St. Louis Schedule
City matchups listed with kickoff times and venues Philadelphia hosts Boston at Brooklyn while Chicago visits St. Louis later at 8:30 p.m. Also Philadelphia travels to New York at 13:30 and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati at 2:00 p.m. Matchups include Chicago at St. Louis and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
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Braddock Street Maintains Lead In Church League
Braddock Street Methodist won three from Old Bethel to stay atop the Church League standings. El Keller rolled 143 in a 580 team game as Harold Catlett led Old Bethel with 152 and Dick Sheetz 137. Cork Street Christian, Highland Avenue Presbyterian, and others trailed in a day of partial results.
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Blue Ridge Keglers Set For Two Weekend Matches
Blue Ridge Keglers, unbeaten in Blue Ridge League play, travel Saturday to Hagerstown and Bristol, Tenn. lineup includes Artie Kiracore Bill Sod Ritter Troy Rhea and Frederick for away matches while Keith Ritter Bill Boden Troy Rhea Les Keiter and Bill Bradley anchor other games. The Techmen seek a perfect three and Emory and Henry’s Wasps chase their third win at Carson-Newman in Bristol Tennessee.
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Major College Football Action Flags Weekend Schedule
Top team Michigan State leads a nationwide slate as major programs hit the field across the country. Key matchups include California versus Missouri, Illinois at Iowa State, Princeton versus Columbia in New York televised NCAA game, and Maryland seeking prestige after a 13 10 win over Missouri, with UCLA facing South Carolina.
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Rocky Marciano the greater puncher says Doc Kearns
New York story quotes Jack Doc Kearns praising Rocky Marciano as a greater puncher than Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis. Kearns notes Marciano’s power, modest nature, and his trainer Charley Goldman who refined his style while preserving his right hand follow-through.
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Doc) Kearns
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Congo Congo Christian Population Share Rises
About one third of the native population in the Belgian Congo is Christian according to recently released unofficial statistics. Catholics number about 2.9 million followers while Protestants total about 600,000, reflecting a century of missionary work.
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Midget Racers Return for 50 Lap Feature at Winchester
After a strong opening, the roaring midgets race again Sunday at Winchester Airport Speed Plant on a newly conditioned track. New drivers from Pennsylvania and New Jersey join last week's contenders for a seven-race program beginning at 2 30 p m with time trials at 1 p m. A previous crash involving driver Charles casts a warning over the event.
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Zimmerman of Jarratti Tops Local Racing Crowd
Zimmerman of Jarratti has consistently held the top spot for racing fans, with his attention to speed and his affinity for high end model cars, drawing a devoted following at the event.
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