Feller strong as Yankees, Tigers win big in late World News
Bobby Feller wins six of last six starts lifting pennant hopes as he drives in three runs against Chicago in a 9-3 Cleveland win. Yankees top A's 5 1 in a Chandler victory. Detroit thumps St. Louis 11 2 while Brooklyn moves within 1 1 of NL lead with 8 5 over Boston. Robinson hits in 13th straight as Dodgers top Braves. Giants fall 6 5 to Phillies on Skeeter Newsome slam. Pirates crush Cubs 12 2 as Greenberg homers. Brantt beats Hartung in relief.
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Last Night's Fights Report
Billy Fox knocked Artie Levine in eight rounds in New York. Freddie Dawson outpointed Doug Ratford in Chicago over ten rounds. Philadelphia and Brooklyn bouts are listed with weights and venues.
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Gull
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Freddie Dawson
Doug Ratford
Omaha Drives 19 Runs to Set Western League Record
Omaha combined for 19 runs against Pueblo in a high scoring night as the Cardinals pummeled Dodger pitching with 17 hits and 10 walks. Ed Lewinski drove in six and Ed Kazak four while Pueblo clung to a half game lead by winning the opener 8-3. Des Moines fell to Sioux City 6-4 as the Soos closed within one game of second place.
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Associated Press
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Pueblo
Pueblo Dodgers
Des Moines
Sioux City Soos
Soos
California Whips Yale In National Collegiate Opener
California defeated Yale 7 to 4 in the opening game of the national collegiate championship series in Kalamazoo Michigan. Yale Coach Ethan Allen ran short of pitchers and saved Jim Duffus for today to try for a win in the best of three. If Yale wins, they will play the final as the second game of a double header.
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California
Yale
Ethan Allen
Jim Duffus
Yale Diay
First AHS nine to open at Harlan in 18 years
The Atlantic high school baseball team, led by Coach Arthur Yates, prepares to play Harlan on the Cyclones field next Monday evening, the program’s first since 1929. The squad includes pitchers B J Riley and Don Pratt, with players Wegman, Anderson, Guttenfelder, Phillips, Slutts, Thomas, Warne, Bailey, Wiechmann, Christiansen, Phippen and Moon.
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Ronald Moon
Christensen
Three-I League Surprises Open With Big Scoring Sprees
Springfield rocked Davenport 19 to 8 in the fourth inning as a 13-run burst followed three errors. Terre Haute routed Danville 11 to 1 on nine hits and three miscues. Waterloo edged Decatur 9 to 8 with a six-run ninth, while Quincy beat Evansville 5 to 4 after out-hitting 18 to 13. Tonight Decatur at Waterloo and Springfield at Davenport lead series pairings.
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Phillies
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Decatur
Commies
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Evansville
Waterloos
Danville
Fry Upsets Jacobs To Reach Iowa Amateur Title Match
In Davenport on June 28 Bob Fry of Keokuk defeated defending champion Johnny Jacobs 1 up in 36 holes to reach the Iowa amateur final against Fred Gordon. Fry battled from four down to rally with a 20-foot putt clinching a dramatic victory at the 36th hole. Gordon, an Oskaloosa native, had earlier beaten Pete Jordan 1 up to advance.
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Fred Gordon
Belmont Florist
Bob Fry
Keokuk
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Army Corps
L. E. Sgelley
Belmond Florist
Johnny Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk City
Jacobs
Bob
Johnny
Fred Denman, Jr
Des Moines
Gordon
Oskaloosa
Pete Jordan
Jordan
Saints Surprise Blues Twice In Tight Pennant Drama
The St. Paul Saints upset the Kansas City Blues in a double header winning 5-3 and 6-2 to shrink the Blues lead to five games. Herman Franks fueled the Saints with a three RBI triple in the first game, then fractured his ring finger in the nightcap and will miss at least a month. Milwaukee and Minneapolis split a twin bill with the Millers ending a six game skid by taking the opener 10-8 before a 9-7 loss in the second.
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Open title contenders push Snead at national open
Pat, 24 year old George Payton from Hampton, trails Sam Snead by six strokes after a day in which Ben Hogan shot 134, four behind Snead. Also within range are Herman Keiser Akron Ohio Al Smith Danville Virginia Ed Furgol Royal Oak Michigan and Lawson Little Cleveland who shot 66 yesterday rekindling past form.
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Lawson Little
Cleveland
Third Ward Giants Lead Midget League Standings
The Third Ward Giants top the Elks Midget league with a 7-3 win over the Second Ward Tigers Tuesday. First Ward Cards beat Fourth Ward Dodgers 7-6 Thursday to tie for second with the Tigers. Dodgers suffer three straight losses. Next Tuesday first meets second, then third meets fourth on Thursday.
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Brewster seeks full inquiry into Navy oil imports
Senator Brewster called for a full inquiry into why the Navy imports millions of barrels of oil from Arabia while Russian tankers carry U S petroleum from west coast ports. House merchant marine chair Weichel proposed mandatory export curbs in shortage times. Brewster would push a Senate Commerce Committee investigation.
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Brewster
Senate Commerce Committee
Memorial at Anita Columbia Chapter Service Honors Departed Members
Anita Memorial service titled The Garden of Life was held after the Anita Columbia Chapter No. 127 CES meeting. Mrs. Paul Kelloway sang, necrology by Mrs. Lafe Koob, 97 names on the unresponsive roll call read aloud with flowers placed by conductresses Mrs. Harlan Gittins and Mrs. Wilbur Matthews. Graves of 88 departed members at Anita Evergreen Cemetery were decorated the next day.
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Garden of Life
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Lafe Koob
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Harlan Gittins
Wilbur Matthews
Anita Evergreen Cemetery
Shell Allocates Gas For Midwest Dealers
Shell Oil officials announced gasoline would be allocated to its dealers in July and August to ease a tight supply in seven midwestern states. The affected states are Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Missouri.
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Shell Oil Company
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Drake Track Team Heads to Erie Club Trophies
Des Moines runners Bill Mack and Pat Bowers of Drake College are entered in the mile at the Erie club trophies track and field championships to be held at Crystal Lake Ontario. They will also compete in the national AAU meet July 4-5 at Lincoln Nebraska.
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Canada
Des Moines
Bill Mack
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Crystal Lake
Ontario
Lincoln
Sunspots blamed for Iowa weather distortions in rare shift
Des Moines reports that torrential rains floods and cool weather across Iowa and the Midwest stem from a major distortion of air currents. Forecaster Gordon Dunn notes the pattern began last February with heavy rainfall and floods followed by snow and subnormal temperatures. He cautions the abnormality may subside but could recur, while sunspot activity is cited as a possible cause though not proven.
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IDPA
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Midwest
Dunn
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Alaska
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Middlewest
Chicago
Des Moines Youth Chooses Jail Over Fine Amid Flood
Arthur Williams aged 18 plead guilty to two traffic charges and chose three days in jail over a $20 fine. He has slept on the levee for two nights as flood waters rise, and will spend three days helping deputies fight floods and three nights in jail with meals provided.
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Des Moines
A. Arthur Williams
Williams
Be Safe Pass Wisely on Curves and Hills
Road safety message urges drivers to avoid speeding and passing on curves or hills to prevent accidents and stay alive tomorrow. It emphasizes cautious driving and awareness while traveling.
Snead Fires 12 Under Par Near Midpoint in Chicago Tourney
Sammy Snead, 35, from Hot Springs Virginia, shot 12 under par after 36 holes in the Chicago national golf tournament. The event moved into semifinals with an all Virginia final four setup as Snead dominated the Westward Ho course with a 130 through two rounds.
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