TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1947
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WILLIAMS HAS 3 HITS IN RED SOX VICTORY
Ted Williams virtually assured himself the triple crown with a 3-for-5 performance that included a 2-run homer in Boston's 9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Williams is bidding to become just the third player in baseball history to lead his league in batting average, homers and rbi's all in the same season.
With the World Series opponents already determined the rest of the league is just playing out the string this weekend. In the American League Detroit blanked Washington 3-0 thanks to a 3-hitter from pitcher Red Lynn. All the Detroit offense came on Joe Wood's 3-run pinch-hit homer in the 8th inning. The pennant winning Cleveland Indians beat Chicago 8-4 while New York trimmed St Louis 7-6 in the other games.
In the National League the New York Giants avoided a 100-loss season by shutting out Cincinnati 2-0. Slim Emmerich scattered 8 hits for his first career shut out. Emmerich is 2-11 on the season. Elsewhere, Pittsburgh beat the Cubs 4-2, Brooklyn thumped Philadelphia 10-4 and the Cardinals beat the Braves 5-4 in 10 innings.
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AMERICAN W L PCT GB
*CLEVELAND 89 64 .582 x
BOSTON 83 70 .542 6.0
ST LOUIS 79 74 .516 10.0
WASHINGTON 77 76 .503 12.0
DETROIT 76 77 .497 13.0
NEW YORK 74 79 .484 15.0
PHILADELPHIA 70 83 .458 19.0
CHICAGO 64 89 .418 25.0
NATIONAL W L PCT GB
*CHICAGO 89 64 .582 x
PITTSBURGH 86 67 .562 3.0
PHILADELPHIA 83 70 .542 6.0
ST LOUIS 83 70 .542 6.0
CINCINNATI 80 73 .523 9.0
BROOKLYN 69 84 .451 30.0
BOSTON 67 86 .438 22.0
NEW YORK 55 98 .359 34.0
*clinched pennant
YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 3 Washington 0
New York 7 St Louis 6 (10 inn)
Cleveland 8 Chicago 4
Boston 9 Philadelphia 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 5 Boston 4 (10 inn)
Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 4
Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 2
New York 2 Cincinnati 0
TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington (J Haynes 15-10, 2.56) at Detroit (A Jurisch 25-10, 3.85)
St Louis (A McKain 16-11, 3.46) at New York (M Lanier 18-19, 3.13)
Cleveland (J Babich 7-12, 3.58) at Chicago (G Schott 12-13, 5.04)
Boston (B Bowman 12-6, 3.58) at Philadelphia (A Williams 16-15, 3.43)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston (S Gromek 19-11, 3.75) at St Louis (B Voiselle 16-15, 4.43)
Brooklyn (R Barney 12-12, 3.35) at Philadelphia (L Hoerst 7-4, 2.80)
Pittsburgh (C Melton 17-12, 2.19) at Chicago (H Wyse 14-10, 2.70)
Cincinnati (H Feldman 18-9, 4.23) at New York (E Wright 8-10, 4.92)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING BATTING
T Williams Bos .347 J Medwick Cin .361
J Hudson Bos .340 B Elliott Pit .339
B McCosky Det .324 G Rosen Bkn .325
W Judnich SLB .322 P Rizzuto ChN .321
J Pesky Bos .311 C Furillo Bkn .318
HOME RUNS HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos 38 S Chapman Bsn 26
W Judnich SLB 23 J Gordon Phi 25
T Henrich Det 21 J Dimaggio Cin 24
RBI'S RBI'S
T Williams Bos 112 B Elliott Pit 105
W Judnich SLB 108 J Medwick Cin 98
B Young Bos 103 H Clift Chn 93
WINS WINS
A Jurisch Det 25-10 V Olsen Chn 23-10
E Johnson Bos 22-10 E White StL 21-8
E Lopat SLB 19-15 P Roe Pit 20-10
ERA ERA
B Lohrman Cle 2.11 C Melton Pit 2.19
J Haynes Wsh 2.56 E White StL 2.50
T Bonham NYY 2.68 H Wyse Chn 2.70
STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle 220 E White StL 208
V Trucks Det 209 R Barney Bkn 196
W Spahn Cle 200 P Roe Pit 167
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CAROLINA ROUTS GEORGIA
In a battle of top ten teams North Carolina was dominant, shutting the 8th ranked Georgia Bulldogs out in a 20-0 victory. The home win, in their season opener, may move the Tar Heels up from their preseason rank of 7th.
Army is certain to drop out of the top ten after the defending National Champions were upset 17-14 on a last second Villanova field goal.
In the SEC Tulane scored an upset victory over Alabama, trimming the Tide 17-16 while Mississippi improved to 2-0 in conference with a 20-16 victory at Florida. One other SEC game had Georgia Tech blasting Tennessee 30-0.
In the Western Conference opener Wisconsin beat Purdue 31-24. Second ranked Michigan had little trouble with independant Michigan State, hammering the Spartans 44-0. Illinois beat Pittsburgh 36-7 but the rest of the conference was not as successful yesterday as Indiana lost 14-7 to Nebraska while Ohio State fell 30-3 to Missouri.
USC and Stanford both posted victories in the Pacific Coast Conference. The Trojans dumped Washington State 28-7 while the Cardinal edged Idaho 13-10.
The Southwest Conference is a perfect 12-0 after two weeks of non-conference games. Highlights yesterday included Texas blasting Oregon 38-0 behind the three touchdown performance from Longhorns running back Joe *Baumgardner. Heisman hopeful Bobby *Layne also had a strong game. Meanwhile Texas Christian shutout Oklahoma A&M 14-0 while Texas A&M shaded Texas Tech 16-13.
Plenty of in-conference action for the 16 team Southern Conference. Certainly the big news for the conference was the Carolina win over Georgia but within the conference Duke, Maryland, Virgina Tech, Washington & Lee and William & Mary all won their conference openers.
COMPLETE SATURDAY SCOREBOARD
Tulane 17 Alabama 16
New Mexico 24 Arizona State 14
Virginia Military Institute 30 Catawba 3
Kentucky 31 Cincinnati 0
Iowa State 17 Colorado 7
Drake 16 Colorado State 16
Brown 37 Connecticut 0
Holy Cross 7 Dartmouth 3
William & Mary 30 Davidson 3
Virginia Tech 41 Furman 3
Virginia 27 George Washington 3
Wake Forest 14 Georgetown 0
North Carolina 20 Georgia 0
Stanford 13 Idaho 10
Nebraska 14 Indiana 7
Cornell 29 Lehigh 10
Marquette 29 South Dakota 7
Maryland 21 South Carolina 3
Harvard 28 McDaniel 0
Yale 31 Merchant Marine 0
Michigan 44 Michigan State 0
Mississippi 20 Florida 16
Missouri 30 Ohio State 3
Boston University 17 Mohawk 7
California 20 Navy 17
Temple 14 New York University 3
Duke 14 North Carolina State 0
Arkansas 30 North Texas 0
Pepperdine 34 Northern Arizona 3
Texas Christian 14 Oklahoma State 0
Utah 33 Oregon State 21
West Virginia 14 Otterbein 0
Illinois 36 Pittsburgh 7
Montana 20 Portland 7
Citadel 14 Presbyterian 7
Wisconsin 31 Purdue 24
Rice 24 Louisiana State 7
Columbia 24 Rutgers 0
Auburn 16 Southern Mississippi 0
St. Mary's 27 Hawaii 6
Georgia Tech 30 Tennessee 0
Texas 38 Oregon 0
Texas A&M 16 Texas Tech 13
Hardin-Simmons 29 Trinity (Texas) 0
Northwestern 21 Vanderbilt 20
Villanova 17 Army 14
Minnesota 28 Washington 7
Washington & Lee 21 Richmond 7
Southern California 28 Washington State 7
West Texas A&M 24 Abilene Christian 10
Western Reserve 17 Duquesne 6
Utah State 28 Wichita State 10
Arizona 37 Wyoming 24
SUNDAY'S GAME
Nevada at San Francisco
TUESDAY'S GAME
Brown at Princeton
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
WEEK FIVE SCHEDULE
TODAY'S GAMES
New Orleans Saints (2-2) at New York Giants (3-1)
Washington Redskins (1-3) at Atlanta Falcons (3-1)
Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) at Carolina Panthers (1-3)
Baltimore Ravens (3-0) at Cleveland Browns (2-1)
Cincinnati Bengals (1-2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1)
New England Patriots (2-2) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3)
San Francisco 49ers (3-1) at Chicago Bears (3-1)
New York Jets (3-1) at Tennessee Titans (3-1)
Green Bay Packers (3-1) at St. Louis Rams (2-2)
Indianapolis Colts (1-3) at Miami Dolphins (0-4)
Houston Texans (3-1) at Buffalo Bills (0-4)
Arizona Cardinals (1-3) at Detroit Lions (1-3)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2) at Dallas Cowboys (0-4)
MONDAY'S GAME
Minnesota Vikings (2-2) at Seattle Seahawks (2-2)
CANADIAN FOOTBALL
EXCITEMENT OUT WEST AS ESKIMOES LOSE FIRST
It took overtime to accomplish it, but the Edmonton Eskimoes have finally lost a game in Western Canada Rugby Football League action. Calgary improved to 2-4 by beating Edmonton 25-23. Bob Shaw's 19 yard field goal gave the Stampeders the win with 3 minutes left in overtime after the Eskimoes only managed a single point when their kicker, Bob Dean, missed a 17 yard field goal attempt. The other Western game was just as tight as Winnipeg hung on for a 16-15 win over Regina. All the Regina offense came on 5 field goals from Joe Aguire.
Alex Webster ran for 145 yards to lead Montreal past Toronto 30-20. A single on a missed field goal in the closing minutes lifted Hamilton to a 10-9 win over Ottawa. All the scoring came on kicks except for a 6 yard Ottawa touchdown pass near half time that put the Rough Riders ahead 8-6.
In the ORFU Windsor scored a late touchdown to beat Toronto Balmy Beach 21-14. The victory moves Windsor into a first place tie with the Hamilton Wildcats.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Windsor 21 Toronto Balmy Beach 14
Montreal 30 Toronto Argos 20
Hamilton Tigers 10 Ottawa Rough Riders 9
Winnipeg 16 Regina 15
Calgary 25 Edmonton 23 (OT)
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STANDINGS
ORFU W L T PTS
Ham Wildcats 4 1 0 8
Windsor 4 1 0 8
Ott Trojans 3 1 0 6
Tor Balmy Beach 2 2 0 4
Sarnia 0 4 0 0
Tor Indians 0 4 0 0
IPRFU W L T PTS
Montreal 5 0 0 10
Argos 2 3 0 4
Ham Tigers 2 3 0 4
Ottawa RR 1 4 0 2
Western W L T PTS
Edmonton 5 1 0 10
Winnipeg 4 3 0 8
Calgary 2 4 0 4
Regina 2 5 0 4
BOXING
GALVANI RETAINS WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CROWN
Luis Galvani successfully defended his World Bantamweight title with a 6th round TKO of Hiroshi Horiguchi in Tokyo. Galvani, who won the title from Luis Romero in July, is 34-4-1 as a professional. Horiguchi falls to 25-13-2.
One other bantamweight bout of note yesterday. Hawaii native David Kui Kong Young improved to 35-3 with an unanimous decision over San Francisco native Tony Olivera. The victory moves Kui Kong Young into the top 5 in his weightclass. Olivera falls to 25-5-2 as a pro.
SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Huddersfield 1 Aston Villa 1
Middlesbrough 4 Bolton 0
Arsenal 1 Burnley 1
Liverpool 2 Everton 1
Blackpool 3 Grimsby Town 1
Manchester City 2 Blackburn 0
Portsmouth 2 Charlton Athletic 0
Manchester United 1 Preston NE 0
Sheffield United 2 Stoke City 1
Derby County 2 Sunderland 0
Chelsea 2 Wolverhampton 0
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STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS
Blackpool 10 8 1 1 17 5 17
Arsenal 9 6 0 3 15 7 15
Aston Villa 10 7 2 1 11 4 15
Man United 9 6 1 2 13 7 14
Huddersfield 10 5 2 3 15 13 13
Burnley 9 3 0 6 8 5 12
Manchest. City 10 4 2 4 13 10 12
Portsmouth 9 4 2 3 12 8 11
Wolverhampton 9 5 3 1 13 10 11
Preston NE 10 4 4 2 13 11 10
Liverpool 10 4 4 2 13 14 10
Sunderland 10 5 5 0 16 15 10
Derby County 10 3 4 3 12 10 9
Bolton 9 2 3 4 10 12 8
Charlton Athl 9 3 4 2 10 11 8
Stoke City 10 3 5 2 10 9 8
Blackburn 9 3 5 1 13 16 7
Middlesbrough 9 3 5 1 10 12 7
Sheffield Untd 10 3 7 0 16 21 6
Everton 10 1 6 3 7 14 5
Chelsea 9 1 8 0 8 19 2
Grimsby Town 10 0 10 0 6 28 0