18-Year-Old Bell Throws No-Hitter in Bristol
18-year-old Bill Bell, BRISTOL, Tenn./Va, pitched a no hitter with 17 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Kingsport after a 13-1 victory against Bluefield, as Pirates prospects stir excitement in the Appalachian League. Rocket Ron Necciai also stars with a 24-strikeout ninth inning bow.
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Athens Country Club Sets 30 Golf Events This Summer
The Athens Country Club schedules 30 golf events for members starting May 24 25 with a Calloway handicap tourney and ends with the annual membership meeting October 16. Highlights include National Golf Day May 31 featuring Ben Hogan and a $1 entry fee donated to U S O and a National Golf Fund.
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Pomeroy Card Promises Return Match In Junior Heavyweight Title
Meigs County hosts its third wrestling card June 6 in the Pomeroy Junior High auditorium. Promoter Mayor Delmar A Canaday notes a return match for the world junior heavyweight title between Roy Shire and Frankie Talaber. The show features Ella Waldeck and Loraine Johnson in a two out of three falls match, plus Chris Belkas versus Jules La Rance. A new referee will be used after fan complaints at prior bouts.
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Athens Softball League Plans Set for Next Meet
The Athens City Softball League held a preliminary meeting to set operating rules with a next gathering planned for Thursday. Attendees included Eston Starkey Easter Dairy John Adams Bucks Auto Supply and Chuck Dailey still seeking a sponsor. Teams may enter June 9 with 6 pm games and 6 10 forfeiture time.
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Akron Boxers Split In Draw At Armory Fight Night
Akronites Dave Marsh and Joey Greenwood battled to a draw in a featured lightweight bout at Akron Armory. Marsh weighed 142 pounds and Greenwood 140, as about 700 fans watched a steady boxing match with no knockdowns or heavy punching. Greenwood entered the bout with nine straight pro wins.
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Indians Edge Red Sox In Ninth In Cleveland
The Cleveland Indians lost a 3-2 heartbreaker to the Boston Red Sox as a ninth inning rally decided the game. Bob Lemon allowed one earned run on six hits while Mickey McDermott earned the win with strong late relief.
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Redlegs and Dodgers clash in Brooklyn box score
Cincinnati at Brooklyn game details include Kluszewski Campanella Hodges and Hatton key hits. Final: Black wins for Brooklyn, Labine takes loss with 7 and 4 lines for pitchers. Umpire crew listed and game time 2 31.
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Baseball Schedule Part by League Tonight
National League games include Boston at New York with Surkent facing Maglie and Brooklyn at Philadelphia with Ware meeting Drews. Chicago hosts Pittsburgh, St Louis visits Cincinnati, while American League action has Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at St. Louis with listed pitchers. American Association features Indianapolis at Toledo, St Paul at Kansas City, Minnesota at Milwaukee, and Louisville at Columbus.
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Baseball results from Chicago to Milwaukee and beyond
Scores from multiple games show Chicago and Boston in a doubleheader, with Philadelphia beating Pittsburgh and New York defeating St Louis. Washington toppled St Louis, while Louisville and Columbus met rain delays. Minneapolis at Milwaukee, St Paul at Toledo, and Kansas City at Indianapolis were postponed.
Phillies blank Pirates as Simmons belts three run homer
Curt Simmons hit a three run homer and pitched a three hit shutout guiding Philadelphia to a 6-0 victory over Pittsburgh. Al Dark of the Giants drove in two runs and scored on a triple and two singles helping New York defeat St. Louis 6-0.
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Dayton Hires Wheeling Coach Jofredo From Chaminade
Joe Jofredo, three year basketball coach at Wheeling Central Catholic High School, accepted a coaching post at Dayton Chaminade High School in Ohio. The move places Jofredo at a new program beginning next season.
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UF Announces Elite Newcomers Schedule
The University of Florida football announces three new opponents in its schedule Stetson Clemson and Tennessee all returning bowl teams last season adding high profile nonconference tests for 2025.
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Texans Lead Colonial Test in Fort Worth
Texans Joe Conrad of San Antonio and Raymond Gafford of Dallas shot two under par 68 to lead the Colonial National Invitation Tournament after the first round in Fort Worth. Doug Ford posted 69 while Tommy Bolt and Fred Hawkins tied 70.
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Baseball Refused Anti-Trust Help
A House Judiciary Subcommittee shelved three bills that would exempt professional baseball from monopoly laws. The report said baseball must retain the reserve clause to stay profitable, and saw no need for Congressional interference, ensuring the sport can continue.
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No live Memorial Day Indy Race Broadcast by MBS Network
For the first time in over a decade the MBS Network will not televise the Memorial Day automobile races at the Indiana polis Speedway. Only a brief finish recording will appear in the nightly news reel hours after the event.
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Baseball Leaders Logged Strong Home Run Totals
National figures show Robinson of Brooklyn with 353 runs batted in contributions by Sauer of Chicago at 34. Home runs led by Pafko of Brooklyn and Sauer of Chicago tied at seven with Mathews, Adcock, and others. Mitchell of Cleveland tops batting with 361. Kosen of Cleveland leads in RBIs with 22.
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Four Shutouts Mark Major League Play
Major league pitchers combined for 4 shutouts as NL pitchers led with four. Curt Simmons pitched the Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pirates with an inside the park homer in the sixth. Bob Rush and Warren Spahn split a doubleheader with Cubs and Braves each holding opponents to zero. Lefty Monte Kennedy blanked the Cardinals 6-0 for the Giants, while Ed Yost and Micky Vernon homered to back Porterfield in a 4-2 win over the Browns. Rain halted Yankees vs White Sox. Detroit idle.
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Maxwell's 13th inning homer sinks Columbus 3-1
Third place Louisville moved within a half game of leaders Milwaukee and Kansas City as Charley Maxwell hit a 13th inning two-run homer to defeat Columbus 3-1. Ed Lyons opened the frame with a double, and Russ Kemmerer earned his fourth win after six and a half scoreless innings despite giving up two singles and an error to tie the game at 1-1.
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Belpre Track Team Heads to State Meet
Belpre Eagles send eleven cindermen to Columbus for the state track meet after clinching their fifth straight Eastern District Class B title on a rain soaked track. Marion McIntire set a new pole vault record at 11 feet 5 1/2 inches.
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Herman Hurls No-Hitter For Sea Birds In Florida State League
Bill Herman pitched the Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds to a 4-0 no hit win over the Leesburg Packers in the Class D Florida State League. He struck out six and walked four.
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Bratton Chosen Over Flanagan In Madison Square Garden Bout
Johnny Bratton and Del Flanagan, engaged in a week of verbal sparring, meet in a televised 10 round welterweight clash at Madison Square Garden. Bratton, a 2 to 1 favorite, predicts victory as ABC and NBC carry the bout coast to coast at 9 p.m. EST.
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Kent State Invades for Weekend Series
Ohio University streams toward a potential District IV playoff bid with a 16 3 record as Shelly Swank earns the start in today’s opener against Kent State. Saturday’s 2 p m game follows a 3 15 p m first pitch. Memorial Day hosts Ohio State in Columbus with a May 27 rematch.
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100 Boxers Begin Trials For Olympics
About 100 amateur boxers from six states start in Toledo to win six regional spots for Helsinki Olympiad. 56 bouts tonight and 30 more tomorrow set up 10 weight divisions. Regional winners advance to Kansas City finals June 16-17 to face other regional and service champions. Ohio leaders include Nate Brooks and Ike Vaughn from Cleveland.
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High School Fair Opens in Columbus for State Finals
Athletic talent floods Columbus as about 1500 qualifiers attend the state high school championships in track field golf tennis and baseball. Today features first rounds for all divisions and early finals in track field and Class B baseball with the title matches set for Saturday.
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King's Ale Upsets in Leban Feature Pace
King's Ale captured the feature class 25 pace at the Lebanon harness race meeting in an upset victory last night, defeating the favored runners and earning top honors.
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Pronto Don Favored in New Rochelle Trot at Yonkers
Yonkers Raceway hosts the grand circuit meeting featuring the $10,000 New Rochelle Trot. Pronto Don is the favorite as the field breaks from the gate tonight at Yonkers.
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