Sox Rally Past Yankees in 9th to Trim Yankees 8-5
Chicago White Sox rally with four ninth inning runs to tie 5-5 and win 8-5 over the New York Yankees. Sam Mele hit a three run homer off Bobby Mogue as Minnie Minoso and Ed Hobinson contributed key hits to fuel the comeback. The win tightens Chicago’s grip on second place as Boston falters.
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Ry Ralph Roden
Associated Press Sporta
Chicago White Sox
Paul Richards
Riciards
Sox
Perant
Socking Sox
New York Yankees
Chicago
Sam Mele
Bobby Mogue
Mele
Richards
Jakippar
Speed
Busby
Washington
Yanks
Vic Raschi
Chase Machi
Joe Ostrowski
Nelson Fox
Hogue
Ostrowski
Minnie Minoso
Ed Hobinson
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tiger
Washington Senators
Louis Browne
Louia
Satchel Paige
St. Louis
Paige
Tom
Dave Madison
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Dodgers
Pitsaburgh Pirates
George Shuba
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
St. Louia
Rawls Outguts Suggs in Semi Fights for Western Open Crown
Rawls defeats Suggs 2 up to reach the final at Skokie Country Club. Betty Jameson, former Western Open winner, survives Betsy Jemesen 5 and 4 to set a showdown for the title. Rawls also upsets Louise Suggs in yesterday’s match as the all-Texas field advances toward the championship.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Earle Rawls
Phi Beta Kappa
Betty
Jinx
Betty Jameson
Miss Rawls
Maken
Betsy
Lone Star State
Skokie Country Club
Mise Jemesen
Skokie
Mise Rawls
Rawls
Louise Suggs
Hetty
Werburn Reemack
Sacramento
Calif
Cmeteur
Nichols Wins Western Junior Golf Title Over Sadler
Dan a Nichols of Auburn Kansas defeated tournament favorite Sam Sadler of Wichita Kansas 4 and 3 to capture the Western junior championship yesterday. Sadler misplayed the twex and lagged in putting and failed to win a hole until they reached the Slat groban.
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St. Paul, Minna
Dana Nichols
Auburn
Kans
Sam Sadler
Wichita
Erratiz
Sadler
Oklahoma A. & M
Managers Pick Maxim To Beat Robinson
Boxing insiders favor Joey Maxim in the light heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium against Ray Robinson. Most managers expect Maxim to win though Robinson could vacate his middleweight crown if he loses. Ticket sales surpassed $200,000 with an estimated 35,000 fans and $400,000 in gate. There will be no home TV or radio broadcast.
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Jack Hand
New York
Ray Robinson
Joey Maxim
Yankee Stadium
Robinson
Maxim
New York State Athletic Commission
Felix Bocchicchio
Jersey Joe Walcott
Charlie Johnson
Sandy Saddler
Archie Moore
Tex Sullivan
Rocky Coastellani
Hymie Wallman
Johnny Bratton
Cesar Brigny
Nat Rogers
Garden
Jimmy Deangelo
Roland la Starza
Harry Markson
International Boxing Club
Grant Indians open season strong with six straight wins
Grant Indians start the season 6 0 and post a team .314 batting average led by Dean Westover .518 Norman Blunk and Larry Johnson at .375 Roscoe Kenworthy .363 Dale Orstad .248 Junior Crowder .318 Blunk wins all six games as pitchers with seven runs allowed in six outings The note mentions a 24 2 win over Vil Heen from last Sunday.
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Grant
Grant Indians
Dean Westover
Norman Blunk
Larry Johnson
Roscoe Kenworthy
Dale Orstad
Junior Crowder
Vil Heen
Lewis Defeats Walnut Nine 7 to 5 in Nine Innings
Lewis lighted by strong hitting as P Mae Khall, Rice and D Waeppler led the attack. Potter Quien and Marshall formed the Lewis battery while Clauen Brindley and Suhr did the catching for Walnut in a nine inning finish.
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Lewis
Lewis Light
Walnut
Woateat
Maekhall
Rice
D Waeppler
Koy
Cloen
Sule
Potter
Quien
Marshall
Lewis Battery
Clauen
Brindley
Suhr
Wadnut
Weather Causes Rainouts Across Western League Schedule
All Western league games were postponed due to rain and wet grounds. Pueblo led Lincoln 3-1 after four innings when rain halted play. Tonight Pueblo faces Des Moines in a doubleheader in Des Moines with McCahan and Stanka as Pueblo pitchers.
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Associated Press
Pueblo
Lincoln
Denver
Des Moines
Witchita
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Sioux City
Sky Sox
Bill McCahan
Joe Stanka
Paul Schnieders
Joe Kuncl
Wichita
Pete Mesa
Mike Kume
Rebulta
Evrath
Johnson
Mertz
Major League Leaders Challenging Seasons by Team
The listing shows leading figures in batting and pitching across leagues. Notable names include Stan Musial and Bobby Thomson for batting. Carl Erskine era and pitchers like Spahn and Hearn highlighted for strikeouts and wins. Multiple teams such as Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit appear with top stats.
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Musial
St. Louis
Lockman
New York
Robinson
Brooklyn
Sauer
Chicago
Thomson
Adams
Cincinnati
Williams
Miksis
Jethroe
Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Hodges
Westrum
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Roc
Hearn
Spahn
Rush
DiMaggio
Rosen
Cleveland
Bell
Runy—Avila
Bunton
Deppo
Kgptroit
Fox
Chicago and Simpat Cleveland, 7S. Doubles—Priddy, Detroit, 16; Robinson, Chicaza
Vernon
Washington
Simpson
Young
Minoura
Cuttasquel
Mullin
DeGonoit
Divers
Peling
Veretz
Detroit
Berea
Rizzuto
Avila
Shaftz
Philadelphi
Sain
Reynolds
Shuantz
Four New Champs Crowned In AAU Track Meet
Four new champions emerged at the AAU meet as Curtis Stone topped Fred Wilt in the 10 000 meters with a new American record and Mal Whitfield defeated world record holder George Rhoden in the 400 meters. Parry O’Brien defended the shot put title with a meet mark, Dean Smith won the 100 meters, Miller the javelin, and Thomas Bane the hammer throw. Ongoing drama included Jim Otto day injury in the 100 meters and Albin Rauch’s withdrawal from the 400 meter hurdles due to muscle trouble.
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Bob Myers
Long Beach
Calif
America
George Rhoden
Mal Whitfield
Curtis Stone
Fred Wilt
Stone
Wilt
Horace Ashenfelter
New York Athletic Club
Parry O'Brien
Jim Fuchs
O’brien
Fuch
Charlie Moore
Bill Miller
Whitfield
Dean Smith
Miller
Thomas Bane
Jim @olliday
Northwestern
Los Angeles
Galliday
Princeton
Albin Rauch
U. S
Helsinki
Rauch
Baseball Standings and Results Featured in National League Card
National League standings show New York leading with 36 wins and 20 losses, Boston and Chicago close behind. Yesterday Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 5-4 while Boston routed St. Louis 12-7, and New York edged Chicago 4-3 in 10 innings. Tomorrow’s schedule includes St. Louis at Boston and Chicago at New York with two games each.
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Associated Press
National League
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago Pescilien
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Eae Washington
Uosu Philadidodia Oat
Carl Erskine
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
International Soundphoto
Danes Zion Softball Game Rescheduled to June 25
Friday night league game between the Danes and Zions is postponed due to wet grounds and moved to Wednesday June 25 at 8 p.m. It will be a five inning affair followed by the Methodist vs Presbyterian contest. Next week the Danes face Catholics Monday and Zions meet Baptists Friday.
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Zions
Walnut Horse Show Attracts About 2000 In Walnut
An estimated crowd of about 2000 attended the Walnut horse show and kiddies' celebration. Some 142 horses from three states competed for 850 dollars in prize money. Doc Lawson provided music and Ralph Boomer was the announcer. The kiddies events took place in the city park under the show's directors.
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Walnut
Doc” Lawson
Ralph Boomer
F. R. Burnham
Harry Walter
Art Lebevk
Lloyd Petersen
Yesterdays Stars Shine as Shuba Homers for Victory
Dodgers rally with a two-out two-run pinch-hit homer in the ninth to beat the Pirates 5-4. Satchel Paige pitches ten innings of scoreless ball for the Browns as St. Louis and Washington play to an 18 inning 5-5 tie.
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Associated Press
George Shuba
Dodgers
Rooklyn
Pittsburgh
Satchel Paige
Browns
St. Louis
Washington
Grant News Notes and Local Family Visits
Grant Brown and Karen Brown visited at the Kenneth Brown home near Emerson. Gerald Saunders and daughter from Somerset pa were guests at the John Saunders home and with Atlantic relatives, calling on the Morrison families Thursday. Gordon Munger and son from Burlington visited Aunt Flora Hacc on. Casey Larson moved to the late Rose Herriott residence recently purchased.
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Grant
Karen Brown
Kenneth Brown
Emerson
Gerald Saunders
Somerset
Penn
John Saunders
Atlantic
William and Clair Morrison
Gordon Munger
Burlington
Flora Haccon
Casey
Robert Larson
Rose Herriott
Return Home After Week With Guthrie Parents
Viota Mrs. Max Jones and daughter Judie of Guthrie Center returned home after a week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Dimig. The note urges walking against traffic to see what is coming.
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Viota
Max Jones
Judie
Guthrie Center
H. J. Dimig
Legion Auxiliary Officers Elected and Veterans Support Reported
Anita The Legion Auxiliary met with reports of 1850 stamps sent to California veterans this month totaling 88,250 for the year. They will buy six grave markers for graves in the local cemetery and sent funds for canteen money and carnival gifts. New officers include Mrs Roy Scholl president and others as vice presidents secretary and treasurer. The group partnered with the American Legion and the penny match and poppy sale were noted with substantial contributions.
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Anita
Legion Auxiliary
W. T. Biggs
California
Glenwood State School
Knoxville
Roy Scholl
Arthur Duffanil
Cloyd Karna
John Mehlmann
Guy Steinmetz
Earl Knowlton
Ruby Biggs
Harvey Scholl
Olc
Adair
Clyde Boehmp
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
San Francisco Veterans Hospital
Ferne Shobert
Nellie Bolton
Ann Ryan
Nadine Arnold
Anna Sperling
Emma Hocamp
Marie Alcorn
Valuable Pigs Ship To Korea To Aid Recovery
Two hundred valuable pigs valued at 25000 dollars depart Des Moines for Korea to aid postwar recovery. Donated by Evangelical and Re formed churches and CROP, the shipment is funded by UNERA at 75000 dollars. Pigs go to government breeding farms and then to farms nationwide for rapid livestock growth and quality improvement. Steward Deane Rinner and Dan Clinton supervise the 60 hour flight.
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Des Moines
Korea
Evangelical and Reformed Church and Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency
Heifer Project Committee
Interdenominational Voluntary Society
UNERA
Deane Rinner
Wayland
Dan Clinton
Houston
Tex
Stewardens
Hoga
Service Members Furlough and Transfers Noted
Audubon Pfc Palmer D Hansen is on a three week furlough with his parents. Pvt Virlyn D Yager, son of Clair Yager, transferred from Offutt Air Base to Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver Colorado. Casey Pfe Norwin Schreidt USMC on furlough visiting his parents William Schmidt. Schreidt finished boat training in San Diego and will repost at Camp Pendleton California.
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Audubon
Palmer D. Hansen
Mrs
Palmer Hansen
Pvt. Virlyn DD. Yager
Clair Yager
Offutt Air Base
Fitssimmons Hoapital
Denver, Colo
Casey Pfe
Norwin Schreidt
USMC
William Schmidt
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Cal
Foot powder boosts comfort and freshness in shoes
A Tim of feet powder or deodorant powder helps feet feel more comfortable and keeps shoes fresh. It suggests using powder daily to reduce moisture and odor during walks and activities.
Stevenson Harriman Ticket Rumors Stir Washington
President Truman reportedly would welcome a Stevenson Harriman ticket. Stevenson resists a candidacy while Harriman sees top placement as possible. Democratic insiders privately push the pairing despite Stevenson’s insistence on seeking only re election as governor.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai B. Stevenson
Illinois
W. Averell Harriman
Stevenson-Harriman
Stevenson
Hasriman
Thornton hires Elk Horn-DeWitt graduate as coach and social studies teacher
Booth, a former Elim children's home resident and Elk Horn high school graduate, will coach basketball and teach social science at Thornton high school this fall. He plans to marry this Sunday, June 22, and his wife will also teach at Thornton High.
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Elk Horn
DeWitt
Booth
Elim Children’s Home
Elk Horn High School
Thornton High School
Thanksgiving for Kindness and Sympathy Received
We express heartfelt thanks for the kindnesses sympathy and floral offerings given during the illness and death of our beloved mother. Signed by Mr and Mrs Nyhl Quwanson Mr and Mrs Gayle Mrs Ellen McNamara.
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Mra
Nyhl ‘Quwanson
Gayle
Ellen McNamara
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