Phillies Nips Reds as Roberts Nets First Major Win
Robin Roberts, 21, earned his first big league victory for the Philadelphia Phillies beating the Cincinnati Reds 3 to 2 in Philadelphia. He allowed seven hits, struck out nine, and walked three. Ashburn stole second and Walker drove in the decisive run in the fourth. The National League game was the only one played due to rain.
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Ralph Roden
Associated Press
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
Cisiginnati Reds
Philad
Robert
Reds
Hank Laver
Danny Faer
Springfield
Wilma
Pitts Pirates
Elmer Riddle
Phils
Ashburn
Harry Walker
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
New York Yankees
Indians
Cleveland
Tommy Henrich
Don Black
Tribe
Ken Keltner
Philadelphia Athletics
Dick Fowler
Browns
Herman Franks
Detroit
Washington Senators
Tigers
Dizzy Trout
Senators
Washington
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Courts curb telecast rights in boxing fight showings
Boston judge extends restraining order to stop three men from televising the Louis Walcott title bout. In Philadelphia Judge McDevitt rules hotels and theaters cannot charge admission to unlicensed TV reception, calling it theft of property from telecast rights owners. Also notes the 1949 state amateur golf tournament set for Fort Dodge Country Club with officers reelected.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Frank Donshue
Massachusetts Superior Court
Common Pleas Court
Harry S. McDevitt
McDevitt
Fort Dodge
Okoboji
Fort Dodge Country Club
Fort Dodge Club
State Golf Association
M. J. Rump
Des Moines
Herman L. Sani
John Sunstrum
Oskaloosa
Baseball scores from yesterday in Major Leagues
National League results include Philadelphia defeating Cincinnati 3 to 0. Pittsburgh and St Louis games were postponed or rained out. American League games show New York beating Cleveland 5 to 1 in 11 innings and Philadelphia routing St Louis 12 to 1 with Boston at Chicago postponed due to rain.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
WCW
Dodds tops 1500 in training at Boston College track
Gil Dodds ran 1500 meters in 3 minutes 49.6 seconds at Boston College track, 1.8 seconds off Jack Lovelock Olympic mark and faster than any American this season. He also clocked 3:09.6 for 3/4 mile and 1:12.2 for 600 yards in recent workouts. Dodds heads to Bloomfield Saturday for a special mile then to Milwaukee July 3 for the AAU 1500.
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Newton
Mass
Gil Dodds
Bloomfield
N. J
Jack Ryder
Dodds
Jack Lovelock
Boston College
Milwaukee
Wis
Indians wallop Brewers 19 to 7 in night game
The Indianapolis Indians crushed Milwaukee 19 to 7 after 15 hits for 35 bases, widening their first place lead to four games in the American Association. Minneapolis beat Toledo 7 to 6, Columbus topped Kansas City 4 to 2, and St. Paul edged Louisville 4 to 3.
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Associated Press
American Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Victory Field
Indians
Minneapolis
Toledo
Columbus
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisville
Atlantic Host to Open Day Sunday at Golf Club
The Atlantic Golf and Country Club will host Sunday’s open day tournament with a 27 hole medal play event. Prizes include four handmade woods for the championship flight and a golf bag with golf balls for second and third prizes. Entries close at 10 a.m. Sunday.
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The
Atlantic Golf and Country Club
Pueblo Dodgers take two from Sioux City in doubleheader
The Western league leader Pueblo Dodgers beat Sioux City 2-1 and 6-3 to gain a full game on Lincoln. Denver Bears defeated Des Moines 4-2 as rain paused the Omaha Lincoln game. Gorman and Krage hit back to back home runs for Pueblo in game one. Uber earned the win in game two.
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Associated Press
Pueblo Dodgers
Lincoln
Sioux City
Dodgers
Denver
Des Moines
Pueblo
Herb Gorman
Ed Krage
Bill Daves
Soos
Johnny Uber
Soo
Bill Brightwell
Pioneer Memorial Stadium
Denver Bears
Bruins
Boomba Bartkowski
Willie Skeen
Bears
Deadline June 30 on Stored Game
Des Moines report states all wild game held in storage under permits from the 1947 48 season must be disposed of by June 30. Officers will ensure no game is kept past the permit expiry, while legally taken game by Lowans under non resident licenses in other states may be kept if properly identified.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
No clear news item in readable text
Fragmentary phrase appears to advertise driving comfort and road signs but provides no identifiable event or named entities to summarize.
Methodists Trip Zion Lutherans In Church League
Methodists toppled Zion 11 to 5 behind strong hitting and solid defense for pitcher Frits Simpson. Each side had eleven hits with Riggs homering twice for the Methodists, while Ahrens and Knop led Zion with early power. Dohrmann fanned six for Zion and Dohrmann yielded four walks.
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Methodists
Frits Simpson
Zion
R. G. Dohrmann
Simpson
George Ahrens
Pastor
Aldag
Ralph Riggs
Becker
Murphy
Miller
Dean Robinson
Riggs
Newman
Les Knop
Karl Aldag
Presbyteriana
B & H. Motors
King’s Tavern
Light & Power
Ge K. Robinson
Henningsen
R. Knop
H. Cohrs
Rf Nelson
D. Cohrs
D. Robinson
Schwartz
Ahrens
L. Knop
Dohrmann
Strigk
Pew Topples Gordon in Iowa Amateur Golf Action
In Okoboji Iowa Bill Pew of Le Mars defeated defending champion Fred Gordon of Belmond 3 1 to advance as a top contender. Pew fired a three under par 70 while Gordon posted even par 73 to bow out. Johnny Jacobs Cedar Rapids remained a title favorite after a tight win over Jim Rasley Iowa City. Bernie Steiger Cedar Rapids eliminated Ted Lauterbach Cedar Rapids as the field trimmed to eight for the semifinals.
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Okoboji
Johnny Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bill Pew
le Mars
Fred Gordon
Belmond
Paw
Weatmar College
Belmond Florist
Gordon
Pew
Jacobs
Jim Rasley
Iowa City
Rasley
Bernie Steiger
Ted Lauterbach
Livestock Kill Declines in Iowa
In the first quarter of 1948 Iowa livestock slaughter dropped from 1947 levels. Iowa cattle slaughter reached 312000 head versus 377000 last year while hog slaughter fell to 2229000 from 2432000 and sheep and lamb totals dropped to 391000 from 614000. National meat output for 1948 was down seven percent from 1947.
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Washington
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
United States
Grant News Tuesday Social Guests and Visits
A stream of visitors and extended stays fill the Grant area as residents hosted friends and relatives from Los Angeles Elliott St. Louis Griswold South Bend Denver Shenandoah Mitchell Waterton Lincoln Omaha Red Oak Rantoul Sac City Lyman Jefferson and other locales. The gatherings included dinners, Sunday suppers, steak fries, and collaborative visits at multiple homes including Stinemates Campbell Parker Moon and Breeling households.
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Grant
Kenneth Mueller
John Hines
Los Angeles
Ross Stennett
Michael
Elliott
H. J. Tye
Steve
Judy
St. Louis
C. E. Woodward
Ned Phillips
Jack
Phil Sproule
Griswold
Charles Slemmons
Rodney
A. C
West Coast
Gretchen
Stinemates
Slemmons
South Bend
Ind
Jon Spargur
Denver
Clifford Embree
Stanley Taylor
Gary
J. T. Campbell
Shenandoah
R. C. Raines
Mitchell, & D
Lester Smith
Don Miller
Raymond
Waterton
Eugene Parker
William Chalmers
Marlowe Roberts and Son
Phoenix
Ariz
J. C. Moon
Byron Cavitt
Joan of Lincoln
Neb
Chas. Ruhl
Robert Mikkelsen
Omaha
Charles Hensel
Sam McConaughey
Diana
Asa Miller
Paul Wahlund
Clarence Hancock
Russell Marshall
Claude Casady
Lewis
Rev. A. Breeling
Harold Hoyland
Floyd Campbell
Oklahoma visitors head to Lake Okoboji for summer
Anita Nyland Mrs Marilda Nyland her land daughter and Mrs Leon Voorhees and granddaughter Karen Voorhees all of Oklahoma City are visiting here with their father Joe Trimmer en route to the Voorhees cottage at Lake Okoboji for the summer. Drive carefully lest this motor trip be your last.
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Anita
Marilda Nyland Land
Leon Voorhees
Karen Voorhees
Oklahoma City
Okla
Joe Trimmer
Voorhees
Lake Okoboji
Fight Tonight at Yankee Stadium Joe Louis vs Jersey Walcott
Heavy overcast sun marks clean weather for a scheduled 5 p m CST fight at Yankee Stadium after yesterday's rain postponement. The report notes Otepalik, a wrestling coach from Iowa State, named U S delegate to the International Wrestling federation.
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Joe Louis
New York
Eddie Eagan
Jersey Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Jersey Joe
International Soundphoto
Joe Walcott
Otepalik
Ames
Hugo Otepalik
Towa
United States
International Wrest
Jting Federation to Meet in London During Olympics
Daniel Ferris announces that the Jting Federation will convene in London during the Olympic Games. The statement comes from the Amateur Athletic Union secretary outlining the meeting schedule and involvement.
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Jting
London
Daniel Ferris
Amateur Athletic Union
Short daily naps boost efficiency in industry and office work
Short daily naps were once seen as signs of weakness but are now recognized as boosting efficiency. Tests show workers who nap briefly become more alert and work longer with full efficiency after resting on a comfortable bed at fatigue onset.
Iowa City birth at Mercy Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. William Tucker announce the birth of their first child at Mercy hospital in Iowa City this morning. The father is a student at the University of Iowa Law School, and his parents reside at 901 Chestnut Street. Bon fer McPherrine. Grant McPherrin and Mrs. Don McPherrin announce the birth of a 7 pound 8 ounce boy born Monday June 14 at Creston hospital.
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William Tucker
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Tucker
University of Iowa Law School
Frank Tucker
Chestnut Street
Bon Fer McPherrine
Grant
Don McPherrin
Creston Hospital
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