Kokomo Wins NC Conference Golf Title In 1943 Revival
Kokomo captured its NC Conference golf championship with a 321 total, beating defending champ Logansport by five strokes. Medalist was Toby Richards of Marion with 72 on the par 70 course. Other team scores include Marion 343 and Muncie Central 344.
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New Castle
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Richmond
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Ick Osborne
Jim Carter
AHL
Joe Niece
Larry Ballinger
Mike Cummings
Gra-Y Selects Division Champs for Anderson YMCA Softball
Four division champions were determined in the Anderson YMCA Gra-Y Boys' softball league. Finals set for Saturday May 25 at Fairview Park and Delco-Remy Diamond with preps of Riley vs Park Place Madison Ave vs Westvale. Madison Avenue defeated Washington 8-3 and Park Place beat Longfellow 15-6 last week.
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Sharon Bell
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Westvale
Delco-Remy Diamond
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Franklin Om
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N. Anderson
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Forest Hills
Westvale Ion
Shadeland
Inn
Hazelwood
Central Ave
25Th Street
Lindbergh
7Th Street
Central Indiana Baseball League to stage 60 game season
The Central Indiana Baseball League will feature six teams from Muncie Middletown Marion Lafayette Peru and Logansport playing a 60 game schedule with a split season after ten games. Forfeit fees and a $25 membership are planned with automatic team drop after two forfeits.
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CIBL
Central Indiana Baseball League
Muncie
Middletown
Marion
Lafayette
Peru
Logansport
Frankfort
Fortville
Selma
Anderson
Wheaton baseball shells Lake Forest in eight zero rout
Wheaton jumped to a six run first inning and cruised to an 8 0 win over Lake Forest in a College Conference of Illinois game. Four singles a walk a sacrifice fly and another single fueled the inning rally.
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Lake Forest
PGA Entries Near Deadline At Miami Valley Golf Club
Star players delay PGA entry for July tournament at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio with a 40100 purse eight thousand to the winner. Tom Crane notes expected final entries while fans seek more attraction and gate appeal.
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PGA
Miami Valley Golf Club
Dayton
Ohio
Cary Middlecoff
Jimmy Demaret
Tom Crane
Dunedin
Fla
Collier Named Saban's Assistant at Western Illinois
MACOMB Illinois UP Joe Collier former Northwestern end was named end coach and assistant to head football coach Lou Saban at Western Illinois State College Collier of Rock Island Illinois graduated from Northwestern in 1954 and played for the Wildcats in 1951 1952 and 1953 during his college career
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Northwestern
Monday
Lou Saban
Western Illinois State College
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Rock Island
Wildcat
Pitt Basketball Team Spans Six Hundred Miles Last Season
Pitt's basketball squad logged about 600 miles of travel during the previous season as part of its schedule.
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Indianapolis And IR Teams Meet Saturday
Eight top amateur boxers from Indiana prisons join a State squad coached by Bobt ter for an outdoor show at the IR ballpark Saturday May 25. Highlights include Baby Joe Harding and main bout Bob Murphy vs Cleo Horton with several other regional matchups under Indiana AAU.
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Indiana Reformatory
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Bob Murphy
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Cleo Horton
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al Sheridan
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Kim Kinsey
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Willie Thompson
Hill Community Center
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Cat Lowell
Inis
Bob Johnson
Indiana Aau
Arch Hindman
State Athletic Commission
Ezzard Charles
Tony Zale
Wallace
Bud Smith
Garden Site Debate Over Boxing Title Fights
In New York, attorney Kenneth Royall argues Madison Square Garden could not host future championship boxing if a government trusteeship is imposed on IBC leaders and associates. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan considers appointing a trustee for stock in the Madison Square Garden Corp amid antitrust rulings.
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Madison Square Garden
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Kenneth C. Royall
Sylvester J. Ryan
IBC
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Ryan
Madison Square Garden Corp
James D. Norris
Arthur Wirtz
Chicago
Michigan
Missouri
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Wirtz
Amherst Forfeit Series With Dartmouth Over Enrollment
In 1871 a three game baseball series between Dartmouth and Amherst was called off after Amherst discovered a player was not enrolled at the school, ending the contest and prompting questions about eligibility.
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Dartmouth
Amherst
Stengel Praises Shantz After 3-1 Start With Yankees
New York pitcher Bobby Shantz, 143 pounds, has a 3-1 record with eight innings in a 6-3 win over Cleveland. Manager Casey Stengel calls him a dandy, noting past injuries but surprised by his current form as he leads the world champions in early season pitching.
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Hank Bauer
Bauer
Casey Stengel
Yogi Berra
NEW York
Bobby Shantz
New York Yankees
Shantz
Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
Cleveland
Sten
Casey
Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates
Yellow Creek Lakers Crown Mixed League Kegling Champs
The Yellow Creek Lakers won the Thursday Mixed League Kegling championship at Rains Gardens with 90 points. Final standings list Hot Dogs runners up, followed by Hamseh, Petty’s and other teams. individual honor roll includes B King and several men and women with top scores across events.
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Rains Gardens
YC Lakers
Petty
B. King
Foohey
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J. Hood
Lawrence
Hanes
Ormond
Holt
York
Manship
Western Michigan Converts Walks Wisconsin Errors
Western Michigan scored on nine walks and three errors to defeat Wisconsin 7-4. The Broncos had three runs on one hit in the second inning and two runs without a hit in the eighth, plus a two-walk, wild pitch, and single in the sixth. Ken Hamlin hit a bases empty homer for WMU in the third. Wisconsin fell to 8-12.
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Western Michigan
Wisconsin
Bronco
Ken Hamlin
Standings and results from baseball leagues
American League leaders Baltimore and Detroit posted uneven results while Kansas City and Cleveland earned wins. In the National League Brooklyn beat St Louis, and Washington topped Detroit as several games were postponed by rain.
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Conley
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American Association
iMendey's
Sories
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Paul
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Ers
Eee
Omeha
St Louis
Cleveland Indians Trade Houtteman and Sign Eddie Robinson
The Cleveland Indians traded Art Houtteman to Baltimore for an estimated $20,000 and signed Eddie Robinson as a free agent. Houtteman, 29, joins Baltimore after 12 big league seasons, while Robinson, 36, returns to Cleveland as a left handed pinch hitter. Don Ferrarese goes from Orioles to Vancouver to clear space.
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NEW York
Cleveland Indians
Art Houtteman
Eddie Robinson
Houtteman
Baltimore
Robinson
Cleveland
Orioles
Don Ferrarese
Vancouver
Paul Richards
Buffalo
Indians
Detroit
Kerby Farrell
Bauer and Jones Face Prosecutor Over Club Assault
Hank Bauer of the New York Yankees and Edward Jones a delicatessen owner must appear in the prosecutor's office Tuesday morning. If Jones presses charges the case proceeds as a civilian arrest. The incident, at an East Side nightclub, followed birthday celebrations for Billy Martin. Jones suffered a broken nose, bruised ribs and a scalp contusion.
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Hank Bauer
New York Yankees
Edward Jones
Asst. Dist. Atty
Karl Grabow
Jones
Bauer
East Side
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Purdue Notre Dame Baseball Game Cancelled
The scheduled college baseball game at West Lafayette between Purdue and Notre Dame Monday was cancelled due to wet grounds.
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Purdue
Notre Dame
Drysdale Earns 3rd Straight Win Over Cardinals
Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 as Don Drysdale improved to 3 0 with a six inning start. Carl Furillo Duke Snider and Sandy Amoros homered for Brooklyn while Hal Smith and Hobie Landrith helped St Louis with key moments.
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McBride Upsets Besmanoff In Tight 10 Round Win
Archie McBride, the Trenton heavyweight, defeats Willi Besmanoff of Germany in a close 10 round decision. The 28 year old underdog pressured with body and head shots, ending Besmanoff's 13 fight win streak and snapping a long winless spell for McBride since May 1955.
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Archie McBride
Trenton
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Willi Besmanoff
Germany
Besmanoff
McBride
Bob Satterfield
Cubs Bring Ernaga To Boost Power For Pinch Hitting
Chicago Cubs acquire Frank Ernaga from Portland to replace weak hitting outfielder Bobby Del Greco. Ernaga, 26, brings 18 homers for Tulsa and 23 for Burlington with 97 RBI last season, while hitting .250 in Portland. He is expected to serve as a right handed pinch hitter against lefties.
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Chicago Cubs
Bobby del Grecco
Frank Ernaga
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Cubs
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Iowa
RBI
Bob Scheffing
Wausau Tops Winnipeg in Nightcap as Rojas Homers
Wausau Lumberjacks pounded 14 hits off Winnipeg pitchers to win 11-4 in the nightcap of a Northern League doubleheader. Cookie Rojas hit a bases loaded homer in the fourth as Wausau built a 9-1 lead, with Juan Amaranteos homering for Winnipeg. Bob Aspiril earned the win. Jim Donahue took the loss. Golfer Gene Littler, listed among the money winners, did not place in the top 25 in the 1957 Tournament of Champions.
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Wausau
Cookie Rojas
Juan Armenteros
Gene Littler
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