Boardman May Get September Title Shot After Ruff KO
Marlborough lightweight Boardman may face champion Wallace Smith in Boston on September 10 for the title after knocking out Frankie Ruff in St. Clare's Hospital. Promoter Sam Silverman hinted at a $50,000 guarantee for Smith to fight Boardman in Boston. Ryff suffered a decisive knockout earlier in Madison Square Garden, failing to rise after a left right to the chin.
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Bud) Smith
Frankie Ruff
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Ira McCown
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Audubon Edges Atlantic Midgets 5-4 In Nishna Valley Win
Audubon edged Atlantic 5-4 to earn its first Nishna Valley baseball league win. Davis pitched all nine innings for Audubon, with ten strikeouts. Turner started for Atlantic, relieved by Kinen. Turnure fanned six. Audubon hosts Casey as Atlantic visits Extra Tuesday.
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Pottawattamie County Leagues Schedule Announced
Walnut and surrounding towns host Cubs and Midget league games with home and away dates from June to July. Matchups include Jun 5 Walnut at Marne and Jun 15 Marne at Avoca plus several treynor Marne Oakland and Neola clashes. Interdistrict Midget tournament set for late July and early August. Wheeler posts 4 04.7 mile in Compton Relays. Dick Sorde signs with New York Giants after Occidental stint.
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Oak Hill Smashes Methodists in YMCA Opener 12-3
Oak Hill routed the Methodists 12 to 3 in the YMCA church softball opener at Sunnyside Park. Gary Nelson earned the win with five hits allowed as Oak Hill built a 4-0 lead through three innings and erupted for six runs in the sixth. Allen, Mailenburg and Clammer each collected hits for the Methodists as they added three runs in the fourth. Oak Hill advances to face Zion Lutheran next Monday night.
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Hopalong Cassady and Patty Berg Named Athletes of the Year
Howard Hopa long Cassady of Ohio State and golf champion Patty Berg are honored as America's Athletes of the Year for 1955. Each receives the Frederick C. Miller Memorial Trophy as top male and female athletes, per the Associated Press poll. Cassady led with 53 first place votes, ahead of Rocky Marciano and Johnny Podres. Berg edged Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Doris Hart, and Pat McCormick among finalists.
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Ohio State
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America
Frederick C. Miller
Associated Press
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Rocky Marciano
Brooklyn
Johnny Podres
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Doris Hart
Pat McCormick
Weight lifter Paul Anderson sets new national mark
Paul Anderson, 24, Olympic candidate, broke two of his own records and totaled 1 175 pounds at the national weight lifting tournament sponsored by the Aurateur Athlete Vaiva on Friday night.
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Walls Three-Run Homer Powers Pirates Win
The Pirates, now in second place a half game behind Milwaukee on June 2, beat the Braves 4-1 behind a three-run homer by rookie Lee Walls and a key long single by Dale Long. Bob Friend earned his ninth win as Pittsburgh overtook St. Louis while Philadelphia toppled the Cardinals, and other NL results left Cincinnati and Brooklyn further back. In the AL, New York lost to Detroit while Chicago Cleveland and Boston trailed in a tight chase for second place.
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Lincoln Tops Bruins by 13 to 1 in Western League
Lincoln dominated Des Moines 13-1 as Dick Stuart hit his 18th and 19th homers and drove in four. Amarillo stayed in second by edging Pueblo 8-6, while Topeka beat Sioux City 3-2 to pull even with Amarillo. Colorado Springs defeated Albuquerque 4-2 as Saturday standings kept Des Moines at Lincoln, Sioux City at Topeka, Pueblo at Amarillo, and Colorado Springs at Albuquerque.
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Omaha Stamps Saints Win Streak Ends at Six
Humberto Robinson two hit Louisville for a 5-0 win while Omaha beat St. Paul 9-4 to snap the Saints six game streak. Indianapolis toppled Charleston 4-0 as Denver stayed seven games ahead. Minneapolis defeated Denver 7-6 in a tense late show.
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Delany and Nielsen break four-minute mile mark in Compton
Ron Delany of Ireland wins the mile in 3 minutes 59.0 seconds with Gunnar Nielsen of Denmark close behind at 3 minutes 59.1 seconds at the Compton Invitational. Delany earns athlete of the meet honors as both set sub four minute times amid a strong field.
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Mantle Tops Major League Batting and Home Run Leaders
Batting leaders show Mickey Mantle of New York at .419 and Hank Bauer and Yogi Berra at .375, with Mantle driving in 50 runs and Berra 35. Home runs feature Mantle with 20, tied by Bauer Berra and Sievers at 12. Pitching leaders include Jim Brewer and Whitey Ford at 7-1 and Eddie Lemon at 6-2, with Wes Pascual leading strikeouts at 73.
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Baseball Stats Highlights From 1929 Season
Repulski of St Louis hit .387 and Long of Pittsburgh .383 with Bayer of St Louis collecting 41 RBIs. Long paced Pittsburgh with 15 home runs while Banks of Chicago and Bayer led St Louis with 12. Lawrence of Cincinnati had 60 RBIs and 1000 runs scored while Friend of Pittsburgh had 92 and 818 totals. Strikeouts were led by Friend with 60 and Mizell of St Louis with 50.
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Brewer Tops A's in Seven Inning Complete Game
Tom Brewer of the Red Sox pitched a five hitter and struck out five to earn his seventh win in eight decisions and complete his fifth complete game as Boston blanked Oakland 5-0. Bob Nieman homered twice and Orioles beat the White Sox 3-2 in a tight decision.
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