TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1947
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SENATORS KNOCK OFF RED SOX IN EXTRA INNINGS
Buddy Lewis delivered an rbi single in the top of the 11th inning to give the Washington Senators an 8-7 victory over Boston, spoiling a dramatic Red Sox comeback bid. Trailing 7-3 entering the bottom of the 9th the Red Sox scored 4 times, including a 3-run homer off the bat of Ted Williams with 2 out, to tie the game. The loss drops the Red Sox 5 games behind idle Cleveland in the American League pennant race. The Senators are now just a game and a half behind the Red Sox.
In other American League action Marius Russo hurled 8 innings of 3 hit ball in the Yankees 5-1 win over Detroit while rookie outfielder Wally Westlake's third homer of the season helped Philadelphia past the Chicago White Sox 4-3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Charley Schanz won his 19th game of the season and Buster Adams hit a 3-run homer leading Philadelphia past the Chicago Cubs and moved the Phillies to within a game of the National League leaders. Third place Pittsburgh also won, beating Cincinnati 7-4. Reserve infielder Lee Handley had a 5 hit game for the Bucs while Preacher Roe snapped a 4 game personal losing streak and improved his record to 18-6 on the season.
Sam Chapman and Chuck Workman each homered in the Boston Braves 8-0 whitewashing of Brooklyn. For Chapman, it was his league leading 24th round tripper of the season. In St Louis, Vince Dimaggio had 3 hits including a homer to lead the New York Giants past the Cardinals 6-2.
Code:
AMERICAN W L PCT GB
CLEVELAND 70 52 .574 x
BOSTON 65 57 .533 5.0
ST LOUIS 65 58 .528 5.5
WASHINGTON 65 60 .520 6.5
PHILADELPHIA 50 63 .442 10.5
DETROIT 58 64 .475 12.0
NEW YORK 56 67 .455 14.5
CHICAGO 53 71 .427 18.0
NATIONAL W L PCT GB
CHICAGO 72 51 .585 x
PHILADELPHIA 70 51 .579 1.0
PITTSBURGH 70 56 .556 3.5
CINCINNATI 65 59 .524 7.5
ST LOUIS 62 59 .512 9.0
BOSTON 56 65 .463 15.0
BROOKLYN 49 75 .395 23.5
NEW YORK 47 75 .385 24.5
YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 8 Boston 7 (11 inn)
New York 5 Detroit 1
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 6 St Louis 2
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 2
Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 4
Boston 8 Brooklyn 0
TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington (F Hutchinson 16-13, 3.39) at Boston (A KArl 16-7, 3.90)
Cleveland (R Poat 9-11, 3.40) at St Louis (T Baker 11-13, 3.30)
Detroit (V Trucks 10-15, 2.91) at New York (B Bevens 4-3, 5.60)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York (S Emmerich 1-4, 4.27) at St Louis (B Voiselle 13-13, 3.99)
Philadelphia (V Lombardi 14-11, 3.27) at Chicago (P Erickson 9-16, 4.96)
Cincinnati (S Ferens 13-6, 3.17) at Pittsburgh (D Adkins 9-12, 3.74)
Brooklyn (D Black 4-16, 4.76) at Boston (S Gromek 16-8, 3.74)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING BATTING
M Almada Bos .331 B Elliott Pit .349
B McCosky Det .327 J Medwick Cin .340
W Judnich SLB .327 G Rosen Bkn .328
HOME RUNS HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos 28 S Chapman Bsn 24
W Judnich SLB 19 H Clift Chn 22
O Grimes Cle 17 J Gordon Phi 21
RBI'S RBI'S
W Judnich SLB 86 B Elliott Pit 84
T Williams Bos 84 H Clift Chn 78
D Litwhiler Cha 83 S Chapman Bsn 78
WINS WINS
A Jurisch Det 19-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6
E Johnson Bos 17-8 C Schanz Phi 19-10
A Karl Bos 16-7 P Roe Pit 18-6
ERA ERA
B Lohrman Cle 1.59 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.04
B Feller Cle 2.69 H Wyse Chn 2.48
STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle 165 E White StL 167
A Jurisch Det 159 R Barney Bkn 160
V Trucks Det 155 P Roe Pit 140
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
UCLA & USC CLASS OF THE PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE
UCLA and USC look like the teams to beat this season in the PCC but do not count out Oregon or California. USC, which suffered through a dissappointing 1946, is rated the 6th best team in the national pre-season poll. UCLA is the only other PCC school in the top 20, holding down the 17th spot. Last season the Bruins were unbeaten until a Rose Bowl loss to Michigan.
The Trojans are considered the creme of the conference thanks to an outstanding defense led by linemen Paul *Cleary and Ralph *Heywood. Senior tackle John * Ferraro and the rest of the line will be the key to the offensive which is led by sophomore QB John *Powers. Junior back Don *Doll handles the bulk of the rushing duties.
Like USC, UCLA's success depends upon the performance of it's veteran defense. Linebackers Don *Paul and Jack *Myers are both possible first round NFL picks. Cornerback Jerry Shipkey and lineman Roy *Kurrasch will also play a big role on the defensive side of the ball. On offense the only thing senior QB Ben *Reiges needs to do is look for receiver Tom *Fears. Fears is a Heisman Trophy candidate and a possible first overall NFL pick.
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1946 PCC CONFER OVERALL
STANDINGS W L T W L T
UCLA 7 0 0 10 1 0
Stanford 4 2 1 7 2 1
USC 4 2 1 6 3 1
Oregon State 5 2 1 6 2 1
Washington 4 4 0 4 4 1
Oregon 3 5 0 4 5 0
California 2 4 1 2 6 1
Wash State 2 5 0 2 6 0
Montana 1 3 0 3 5 0
Idaho 0 5 0 2 7 0
BOXING
ROMERO WINS EUROPEAN BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
Former World Bantamweight champion Luis Romero of Spain has reclaimed the European Bantamweight belt. Romero scored a unanimous decision victory over Johnny King in Liverpool last night to get back the title he was forced to surrender when he beat Canadian Fernando Gagnon for the World Bantamweight crown. Romero would lose the world title in his first defense, against Cuban Luis Galvani, freeing him to go after the European belt once again.
The victory improves Romero's record to 22-7-1 while the loss drops King to 37-7. King had claimed the title in July by scoring a unanimous decision over Italian Guido Ferracin in the final of a 4-fighter elimination tournament to replace Romero.
One other bout of note also in the bantamweight division. Hiroshi Horiguchi of Japan scored an 8th round knock out of veteran Canadian Katsumi Morioka in Vancouver. The bout was a tuneup for Horiguchi who will face World Champion Luis Galvani in Tokyo at the end of September.
GOLF
HOGAN HAS CLINCHED MONEY TITLE
With two regular events plus the year end Tournament of Champions still to be played Ben Hogan has already clinched the top spot on the year end money winners list. With 6 victories and 12 top 5 finishes Hogan has earned more than twice as much money as the number two man on the list. He has made the cut in 16 of the 17 events completed so far this season.
Here are the leading money winners on the tour this season. The top 20 will qualify for the Tournament of Champions that features a record $3000 prize for the winner. The top 40 on the money list automatically qualify for their tour card for next season. All remaining golfers will have to go through Q School to regain their tour card.
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1947 PGA TOUR MONEY LEADERS
NAME PRIZE$ WINS TOP 5
HOGAN 20900 6 12
SNEAD 10400 0 6
HEBERT 8913 2 3
KEISER 8818 1 3
NELSON 8538 0 5
LOCKE 8175 1 3
DEMARET 7963 0 4
MIDDLECOFF 7375 0 2
FURGOL 6928 0 2
HARRISON 6587 0 2
HARPER 6512 0 3
REES 6313 1 3
WARD 6288 0 2
THOMSON 6224 0 2
HAMILTON 5717 0 2
FLECK 5614 0 1
LITTLE 5588 0 2
BRADSHAW 5288 2 2
BURTON 5252 1 2
HARBERT 5162 0 2
FERRIER 5160 1 1
COTTON 5042 0 1
BOROS 4738 0 1
OLIVER 4725 1 2
BULLA 4550 0 1
RIEGEL 4438 0 2
LEES 4400 0 1
KING 4312 0 0
HAEFNER 4250 0 0
MACKAY JR 4083 0 2
FORD 4037 1 2
WEETMAN 3988 0 0
BURKE JR 3763 0 1
MANGRUM 3688 0 0
WALL 3600 0 1
SMITH 3513 0 2
BRUEN 3425 0 1
FAZIO 3375 0 1
FAULKNER 3363 0 1
STRANAHAN 3263 0 0
BOLT 3250 0 0
VON NIDA 3088 0 0
VAN DONCK 2887 0 0
DALY 2740 0 1
SARAZEN 2688 0 0
DE VICENZO 2575 0 0
SHUTE 2495 0 0
METZ 2438 0 1
RUNYON 2438 0 0
DUTRA 2400 0 1
SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Bolton 0 Preston NE 0
Sheffield United 4 Middlesbrough 0
Portsmouth 2 Stoke City 2
TODAY'S GAME
Derby at Burnley
Code:
STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS
Preston NE 2 1 0 1 3 1 4
Arsenal 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Charlton Athl 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Sheffield Untd 2 1 1 0 5 3 3
Bolton 2 0 0 2 0 0 2
Stoke City 2 0 0 2 2 2 2
Derby County 1 0 0 1 2 2 1
Huddersfield 1 0 0 1 2 2 1
Blackburn 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
Everton 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
Manchest. City 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
Wolverhampton 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
Man United 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 0 4 1
Portsmouth 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Liverpool 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
Sunderland 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
Chelsea 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
Grimsby Town 1 0 1 0 0 1 0