Baseball season buzz and local sports notes spread wide
The column highlights the National League race with the Reds and Pirates rising, the Dodgers for a title defense, and the Yankees leading the American League. It also covers Anderson High School’s A Club picnic at Mounds State Park, Indy 500 interest centered on Pat Flaherty and other drivers, the Indiana Reformatory Blue Notes facing Middletown, Kowalski’s retirement, and trainer Charley Goldman’s praise for Rory Calhoun over Rocky Marciano.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Yanks
Cleveland
Anderson High School
Mounds State Park
Carl Bonge
Jim Carter
Joe Vargo
Bob Freeman
Dane Pugh
Don Barnett
Ray Fleenor
Joe Sparks
Ick Osborne
Pete Russo
Anderson
West 16Th Street
Indianapolis
Pat Flaherty
Chicago
Anderson Oval
Rathman Brothers
Dick and
Jim
Pat O’connor
Sun Valley Arena
Andy Linden
Troy Ruttman
Sun Valley
Butler Captures Little State Track Championship
Butler defeats Hanover and Ball State to win the Little State track title at Wabash College. Bill Etienne wins two events and anchors a 3:24.3 mile relay. Hanover second, Ball State third. rain delayed the meet 15 minutes.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Bill Etienne
Butler
Hanover
Ball State
Etienne
Bulldogs
John Morris
Indiana
Olson Makes Pro Win Streak End at 15
Carl Bobo Olson, a prominent boxer, had won 15 straight pro bouts before suffering his first defeat in 1947. The report notes his long unbeaten run and situates it within the Major League Baseball flavored card pairing Wichita at Indianapolis and other matchups among Louisville, Charleston, Denver, St. Paul, Minneapolis.
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American Association
Wichita
Indianapolis
Louisville
Charleston
Denver
St. Paul
Omcha
Minneapolis
Carl (Bobo) Olson
Associated Press
Pet
Milwaukee
Seereeee
Wast Louis
Detroit
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Chicago
St Paul
Omahe
Brooklyn
Burcette
Creig
Cincinnati
Lawrence
Worthington
Margoneri
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Schmidt
Friend
Philadelphia
Meyer
Simmons
Fierrarese
Johnson
Pierce
Stone
Griggs
Ditmar
Coleman
Hoeft
Brewer
Porterfield
Score
Panthers Roll To Second Win In Rain Shortened Tilt
Elwood’s Panthers defeated Noblesville 9 to 3 at Callaway Park as Arehart limited the visitors to four hits over six innings before rain ended the game. Noblesville’s fifth loss in 13 starts sets up a Thursday finale at Broad Ripple.
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Elwood
Panthers
Noblesville
Callaway Park
Millers
Broad Ripple
Arehart
Panther
Simpson Teague Sutton Hit Homers In AHS Win
Loganport suffered a heavy 16 11 loss as Anderson High School rode strong first three innings. Fred Simpson hit a 2 run homer with Ron Spall aboard, Jim Sutton drove in five on a bases loaded double, and Frank Teague added a solo homer in the seventh. Anderson remains unbeaten in league play and tied for the top in the NCAC.
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Logansport
Don Barnett
Anderson
Berries
Fred Simpson
Ron Spall
Jim Sutton
George Harris
Dave Sheedy
Pierce Anson
Central Junior sweeps city track title at South Anderson field
Central Junior High dominated the City Championship with wins in 9 of 11 events and 86.4 points to retain the title. Central Avenue finished second with 49 points, North Anderson third with 30.34, and Washington last with 24.12. Watson of Central Junior swept the 100 and 220, anchored the 440 relay, and Clem of North Anderson set a pole vault mark of 9 feet 10% inches.
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Central Junior
South Anderson
Central Avenue
North Anderson
Washington
Watson
Clem
Isom
Fowler
Brogden
Scott
Pine
Blackwell
Dortrecht
McFarland
Seo
BBC
Wells
Graham
Rousey
Pitts
Brewer
Low Churdhes
Vaughn
Collier
Sutton
Barlow
Bread
Vance
Cortrecht
J. Seal
McNear
Townsend
Seal
Maynard
Minnicor
Sanders
Steel
Kirk
Atkinson
Wykoff
UCLA Star Ronnie Knox Fights To Regain Eligibility
UCLA halfback Ronnie Knox said he will fight to keep his eligibility for next fall after PCC ruled that players from UCLA varsity and freshmen teams would lose a year unless cleared. He and stepfather Harvey Knox asserted his innocence and readiness to undergo any tests the conference requires.
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Los Angeles
Ronnie Knox
UCLA
Harvey Knox
Ronnie
PCC
Jaycee Fish Fry on Courthouse Square Friday
The Jaycee Fish Fry runs Friday from 11 AM to 8 PM on Courthouse Square. Fried by Jonah Club.
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Courthouse Square
Jonah Club
Gibson Still American Hope In Paris Singles
Herb Flam of Beverly Hills was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the French International Tennis Tournament leaving Althea Gibson of New York as the lone American hope for the singles title. Gibson beat Shirley Bloomer 6-2 6-1 to reach the semifinals where she faces Angela Buxton after Buxton defeated Edda Buding 8-6 6-2. Suzy Kormoczi faces Angela Mortimer in the other semifinal.
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Paris
Herb Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Althea Gibson
New York
Flam
Seven Davidson
Sweden
Roland Garros
Miss Gibson
Shirley Bloomer
England
Angela Buxton
Edda Buding
Germany
Suzy Kormoczi
Hungary
Angela Mortimer
LaPorte Youth Sets Fast Mile at Local Track Meet
Dale Lubs of LaPorte ran the mile in 4:25.1, the fastest high school time in Indiana this season, at the 8th La Porte Invitational. Other marks included Dick Johnson 90.7 in the 440, Bruce Fischer 2:01 in the 880, and La Porte’s 3:29.1 mile relay. Gary Froebel won the meet as team scores show Gary Froebel 62, LaPorte 50, Michigan City 35.
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Laporte
Ind
Dale Lubs
Indiana
Gary Froebel
Michigan City
Valparaiso
Hammond Noll
Hammond Clark
Gary Wallace
Gary Tolleston
Soviets Approve Melbourne Olympic Preparation
Mik hail Peshak led a Soviet delegation inspecting Melbourne for the Olympics and declared the city well prepared. About 10,000 Russians will compete in trials in Russia next August to select a 400 member team for the trip, with three weeks of training before departure for the games set November 22 to December 8.
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Melbourne
Driver Says He Drives to Win Not Worry About Odds
At a New York Harness Writers meeting in Westbury Lou O Niell asked trainer driver John Simpson if odds worried him when planning a wager he would drive. Simpson replied he never worries about the odds he must drive the winner first because he can collect.
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Westbury
N. Y
New York
Lou O'Niell
John Simpson
Simpson
AAU Swim Meet Assigned to Alexandria Bay Dates Set
The National AAU junior and senior men's four mile championships were assigned to Alexandria Bay by W Grant Mitchell executive secretary of the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority. The events are scheduled for July 21 and 22.
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Watertown
N. Y
Alexandria Bay
W. Grant Mitchell
Thousand Islands Bridge Authority
Woman Wins Daily Double At Hillito Racetrack
A bettor who claimed no prior wagering won the daily double at Hillito racetrack by selecting Bogus Check for its name. Sheriff Jim figures into the outcome as the horses finished with a 1447 double.
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Tucson
Ariz
Hillito Racetrack
Jim
Monarchs to Play Boosters Sunday at Elwood Park
The Muncie Monarchs meet Elwood Boosters at Elwood Callaway Park Sunday at 2 p.m. Then Boosters travel to Peru for a 7:30 p.m. game against Bunker Hill Air Force. Memorial Day program by King Tuts from 1 to 2:30 p.m. includes five innings of Alexandria versus Elwood.
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Elwood
Muncie Monarchs
Elwood Boosters
Elwood Callaway Park
Boosters
Peru
Bunker Hill Air Force
King Tuts
Muncie
Callaway Park
Alexandria
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Republic Gas
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Henry Schmidt
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Main
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City Hall
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D-X Sunray Oil Company
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Monarchs
Hardin
Mr. Bond
and Mr. Lillard
Kentucky
Tue Bono
Littaro Company
Bond & Lillard CO
National Dist. Prod. Corp
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