Barrett's Fifth Win Highlights Control Pitching Comeback
Charlie Barrett, praised as 1947's top comeback, won his fifth straight by beating Cincinnati 11-1. He has allowed only two walks in his last 45 innings, boosting the Braves to first in the NL pennant race. Musial fueled St Louis late as Cards win 7-6. Feller, Scheib, and Sox also prevail as rain halts two games. Yankees and White Sox idle.
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Joe Reichler
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Des Moines Rally Ups Omaha 10-6 In Seventh Inning
Denver Bears move to fourth in the Western League after beating Pueblo 6-2 as Bob Revels dominates on the mound. Omaha falls to Des Moines 10-6 while Sioux City edges Lincoln 6-4, and Des Moines continues to face Omaha with Pueblo next in Denver.
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Omaha
Associated Press
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Pueblo
Denver
Des Moines
Sioux City
Lincoln
Cardinals
Bob Hoch
Athletics
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Don Schoernborn
Bears
Hanson Wichita Freshman Defeats Bo Wininger 3 2
Wichita Kansas June 18 The Trans Mississippi golf championship opened second round with notable upsets as Wichita University freshman Tom Hanson defeated Guthrie Oklahoma A and M star Bo Wininger 3 and 2. Hanson led 4 down at the turn and now faces Charles Chapman of Denver 8 and 7 winner.
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Kans
Tom Hanson
Wichita University
F. G
Bo) Wininger
Guthrie
Okla
Hanson
Wininger
Oklahoma
Littleton
Ralph Luldlum
Chick Evans
Chicago
Bob Willits
Kansas City
Missouri
Stanford University
Bob Rosburg
Tom Lambie
Rosburg
Jerry Hunt
Last Night's Fights Prominent Boxing Cards Noted
In Los Angeles Joey Barnum 142 of Culver City and Bobby Yaeger 142 of Los Angeles fought to a draw in a non title bout at Hartford Will Pep 130 of Hartford outpointed Victor Flores 1438 of Mexico City 10 rounds.
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Joey Barnum
Culver City
Calif
Bobby Yaeger
Drew
Hartford
Conn
Willie Pep
Victor Flores
Mexico City
Evansville Braves Top Waterloo 3 to 1 for Second Berth
Evansville beat Waterloo 3 1 lifting the Braves to second in the Three-States standings while Terre Haute dropped to third. Danville edged by Springfield 7 6 as Evansville’s Bob Witcher held Waterloo to four hits. Danville and Springfield split on the day with Danville totaling ten hits to Springfield’s eight.
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Evansville Braves
Danville
Davenport
Terre Haute
Bob Witcher
Evansville
Waterloo
John Perkovich
Braves
Springfield
Browns
Drive Carefully Lest This Motor Trip Be Your Last
A compact admonition warns readers to drive carefully on the road ahead. The item emphasizes safety and caution for travelers and motorists facing potentially hazardous journeys.
Fatigue Forces Locke to Cancel British Open Tour
Bobby Locke the South African golf star cited fatigue after 33 US rounds at an average 69.3 to skip England for the British Open. He will stay in Detroit to qualify for the PGA Championship at Plum Hollow and then rest for the Chicago event after a late talks with sponsor George S May offering a lucrative appearance.
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Bobby Locke
United States
Locke
England
George S. May
Chicago
Bobby
Plum Hollow Golf Club
Chick Evans First To Enter Western Amateur
Chick Evans eight time Western amateur champion enters the 45th Western Amateur at Des Moines July 14 to 20. Evans notes the event as his favorite championship after starting in 1909 and winning again in 1928. A London cable from Robert J. Sweeny Jr. requests cooperation to reserve him a starting place. The field is expected to include Walker Cup teammates Marvin Ward Frank Stranahan Smiley Quick Ted Bishop and Dick Chapman.
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Charles
Chick) Evans
Chick
Evans
United States
Lf Association
Western Golf Association
Chicago
London
Robert J. Sweeny, Jr
Sweeny
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Frank Stranahan
Smiley Quick
Ted Bishop
Dick Chapman
Open Champion Lew Worsham Wins 18-Hole Playoff
Lew Worsham of Oakmont Pennsylvania defeats Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff to capture the Open Championship at St Louis Country Club. He becomes the new national open champion and takes home the U S G A cup.
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Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Sam Snead
St. Louis Country Club
Aging Pirates Pitching Struggles Plague Pittsburgh
Veteran Pirates hurlers average 33 years as a six man rotation fails to finish 18 straight games. The club has used 57 pitchers producing 128 runs and 191 hits in that span while fans boo during a recent double defeat to the Boston Braves. Ostermueller and Bonham provide some relief wins, Sewell saves a few, and Roger Wolff is added to the staff.
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Kirby Highe
Fritz Ostermueller
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Rip) Sewell
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Abner Doubleday
Forbes Field
Bucs
Roger Wolff
Cleveland Indians
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Bucces
Pirates
Boston Braves
Ostermueller
Bonham
Sewell
Blues edge Louisville 8 to 7 in AA baseball thriller
In the American Association race Kansas City led Toledo and Louisville by a slim margin as the Blues defeated Louisville 8 to 7. St Paul earned its first 1947 shutout with a 9 to 0 win over Columbus, Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 9 to 4, and Minneapolis upset Toledo 6 to 4.
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Toledo
Louisville
Blues
St. Paul
Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Tiller Named New Loveland High Coach
Loveland Colorado announcement says Olav E. Tiller of Ames Iowa will succeed Ray Patterson as Loveland high school basketball coach and P E teacher. Patterson becomes director of athletics and physical education. Tiller led the 1945 Ames team to the Iowa championship.
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Olav E. Tiller
Ames
Ray Patterson
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Patterson
Iowa
Red Oak VFW Softball Dominates Griswold 10 to 1
Red Oak VFW scored ten runs against Griswold in a Monday night win in Red Oak Iowa. Slim James pitched five hit ball and Homer Williams led Red Oak with a triple and a single.
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Griswold
Red Oak V. F. W
Slim James
Homer Williams
Persia farmer in tractor accident injuries reported
Harlan. Thomas McConnell 82 a Persia farmer was injured in a tractor truck crash in Harlan Monday night and listed in fairly good condition at Jennie Edmundson hospital Council Bluffs. He suffered head and back lacerations and a possible concussion when his tractor was struck from the rear by a truck driven by Darrell Berger. The accident occurred about 930 p m Deputy Sheriff S C Nielsen reported. Wiola Miller and Mrs Henry Miller and Diane Sue moved to an apartment in Atlantic from here Mr Miller works at the Mobile station in Atlantic.
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Thomas McConnell
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
McConnell
Darrell Berger
S. C. Nielsen
Wiola
Henry Miller
Diane Sue
East Fifth
Atlantic
Mr. Miller
Mobile
Senators pursue U S war loss in invasion currency
Washington officials faced questions on a multi million dollar overage in invasion currency printed for Soviet and Allied use in 1944. Senator Bridges pressed for answers on who allowed the transfers and how $380 million in foreign currencies was converted to dollars, with Major General Richards saying halting the flow was nearly impossible.
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Bridges
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State
Treasury Departments
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Germany
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Army
G. J. Richards
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