Locke Threat for U. S. Crown
New York reports about 1500 Americans aiming to stop Bobby Locke from winning the U S Open overseas for the first time in 31 years. A field of 1517 entrants is announced for the June 14 to 16 championship at Oakland Hills, Birmingham Michigan, with Ben Hogan defending.
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New York
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Oakland Hills Country Club
Birmingham
Mich
United States
Ben Hogan
Topeka Youth Earns Third in ABC Singles
Cecil Potts, a 19-year-old Topeka youth and ABC competitor, finished third in the singles division with a 738 total after opening with consecutive 257 games. Roger Birdseye led all events with 1826, while Potts stood second at 1815.
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ST. Paul
Lee Jouglard
Detroit
Jouglard
ABC
Twin Cities
Ben Jackson
Bill Harich
Minneapolis
Joe Wilman
Berwyn
Ill
Harich
Dick Hoover
Akron
Ohio
Junie McMahon
Chicago
Cecil Potts
Topeka
Kas
Potts
Stuck With Tickets but Horse Wins Race
In Toledo at Fort Miami race, Maurice L. Bly sold three tickets on the No. 3 horse for a fifth race bet. The bettor did not specify the horse. Bly’s tickets were punched for No. 3, Rose Jester, a 40 to 2 longshot, which won the race. Bly was left with a $30 miscue due to the automatic totalizator system.
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Toledo
Ohio
Maurice L. Bly
Fort Miami
Bly
Rose Jester
Ulrich Seeks Open Berth at Minnesota Qualifier
Ten Upper Midwest golfers contest a 36 hole Minnesota sectional at Woodhill Country Club for one Open berth. Top contender is Wally Ulrich, former Superior pro, paired with Munn Plitman for a 9 21 a.m. start. other locals include Bolstad Cedarholm Ladd Ryan Kidd and more.
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Upper Midwest
Minnesota
Woodhill Country Club
Nate Supak
Munn Plitman
Oak Ridge
Twin Cities
Wally Ulrich
Austin
Bob Kivlin, Jr
Red Wing
Babe Orff
Stillwater
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Bolstad
Cedarholm
Plitman
Buckeyes Rally for Big Ten Title Bid at Michigan State
Ohio State aims to clinch the Big Ten baseball crown with a two game series at Michigan State needing one win after an 8-2 record. Illinois sits 8-3 for second place while Purdue trails at 1-6 and Indiana hosts Bradley in non league play to finish the regular season.
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Chicago
Ohio State
Michigan State
Buckeyes
Illinois
Purdue
Wisconsin
Indiana
Bradley
Big Nine Titles At Stake In Press Box Chat
The piece centers on Packer pitcher Bill Davis who, despite good shape and steady effort, remains winless in league play with a relief triumph his best gain. It notes lineup shifts from Shanty Dolan and injuries to Sam House and Bill Campeau, plus postponed Owatonna games and LaVelle’s strong bat.
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Packer
Austin
Fairmont
Davis
Carl DeRose
Faribault
Minnesota
Bill
Emil Scheid
Austin Packers
Bill Campeau
Dick Seltz
Sam House
Omer Folven
Trouble Flares as Dodgers Knock Off Phillies 4 3
The Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 3 as Russ Meyer bumped Jackie Robinson at home plate prompting a bench and umpire intervention. Robinson scored the decisive run in the seventh after Meyer walked a bases loaded. Campanella homered early for Brooklyn, while Philadelphia failed in the clutch and Konstanty struggled.
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Dodgers
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Russ Meyer
Phils
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
Carl Furillo
Meyer
Russ
Jackie
Eddie Sawyer
Roy Campanella
Brooks
Larry Goetz
Campanella
Willie Jones
Pee Wee Reese
Carl Erskine
Jim Konstanty
Austin Chooses Final Battle Against Albert Lea Saturday
Southern Minnesota league play resumes with Austin traveling to Albert Lea for the second half of a Memorial Day doubleheader. Waseca at Owatonna and Rochester at Mankato also on Saturday. DeRose seeks a fifth win after a 2 0 win at Marcusen Park. Rollie Marquardt expected for Albert Lea.
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Austin
Albert Lea
Waseca
Owatonna
Rochester
Mankato
Burns Drops 2 Outfielders From Albert Lea Packer Squad
Manager Bud Burns cut two outfielders from the Packer squad, Don Turck of Austin and Vern Schumacher of Albert Lea. Turck, added to Albert Lea last year after leaving Austin, fanned in the sixth and was struck by a pitch in the ninth. Ray Riley and Joe Majewski, former Austin players now with Albert Lea, will be retained. Riley returns Saturday night against Austin at 8 p.m.
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Bud Burns
Albert Lea
Shears
Packer
Don Turck
Austin
Vern Schumacher
Turck
Albert
Ray Riley
Joe Majewski
Burns
Riley
Equestrian Tryouts Slated for Milwaukee
Minneapolis report says initial tryouts to form the 1952 Helsinki Olympic team run July 6-8 at the Milwaukee show. Ten zones will each select one or two riders from Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Montana Wyoming North and South Dakota for final tests October 2-5 at Fort Riley Kansas. Some events open to women, zone VP C B Sweatt notes.
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Helsinki
Finland
Milwaukee
C. B. Sweatt
Wayzata
Minn
U. S. Equestrian Team, Inc
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Montana
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Fort Riley
Kas
U. S
Sweatt
Notable Sports Glimpses From the Mirror Archive
Today a year ago Marty Marion hit a grand slam as the St Louis Cardinals beat the Giants 5 to 2. Five years ago Rassault captured the Belmont Stakes completing the Triple Crown. Ten years ago Fred Perry defeated Dick Sheen in four sets to win the world professional tennis title. Fifteen years ago Ed Brandt of the Boston Braves lost to Pittsburgh after an eight win streak.
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Marty Marion
St.uia Cardinals
Gers
Rassault
o—Fred Perry
England
Dick Sheen
Ed Brandt
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh
Willie Mays Slumps as New York Giant
Willie Mays, just called up from Minneapolis where he hit .477, slumps for the New York Giants. He is batting .0477 with one hit in 21 at bats and says he must be in a slump as he struggles to adjust to big league pitching.
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Dave Owen
The
Hormel Squeal
New York Yankees
Preacher Roe
Don Newcombe
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Jackie Robinson
Willie Mays
New York
New York Giants
Minneapolis
Giants
Mays
Giants Sign Hurlers Maryville Pitcher Maryville Tenn
Paul Harrison an 18 year old left handed pitcher from Maryville Tennessee was signed Thursday to a New York Giants contract by Giant Scout Dale Alexander.
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Maryville
Tenn
Paul Harrison
New York Giants
Giant
Dale Alexander
Sioux Falls Canaries win fifth straight with 5-3 win
The Sioux Falls Canaries defeated the Grand Forks Chiefs 5-3 at home to extend their Northern league winning streak to five games. Rain and cold forced postponements of other contests. Grand Forks fell behind early and could not rally.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls Canaries
Grand Forks Chiefs
Grand Forks
Sioux Falls
Robert Moses Grove Achieves Top AL Win Percentage Five Times
Lefty Grove led the American League in winning percentage a record five times, marking him as the era's dominant pitcher and a standout in baseball history for consistency and peak performance.
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Robert Moses
Lefty
Grove
Record $207,650 purse split in Indy 500 race
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway distributed a $207,650 purse among 33 cars in the Memorial Day 500 race. Winner Lee Wallard of Albany New York earned $63,612.12 plus a $4000 Chrysler pace car and merchandise prizes. Owner Muriel Belanger of Crown Point Indiana shared the winnings. Final standings were revised just before the victory dinner, moving Andy Linden up to fourth and shifting Ball and Banks one place each.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Lee Wallard
Altamont
N. Y
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Muriel Belanger
Crown Point
Ind
Speedway
Andy Linden
Los Angeles
Bobby Ball
Phoenix
Ariz
Henry Banks
Compton
Calif
First Hole-in-One of 51 Golf Season at Ramsey
Billy Erickson of Austin scored the first 1951 hole-in-one Thursday at Ramsey golf course on 215 yards at the No. 8 hole with a two iron. Erickson ended his round with 40 as Jim Vacura Ramsey pro posted 37, Ken Nelson 44, and Lambert Kulas 45.
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Billy Erickson
Austin
Ramsey Golf Course
Erickson
Jim Vacura
Ken Nelson
Lambert Kulas
Nelson
Kulas
De Marco and Giosa Set Tonight Lightweight Clash
Paddy De Marco returns to a 10 round lightweight bout against Eddie Giosa at St. Nicholas Arena in New York. The fight airs on ABC radio and NBC TV at 8 p m. De Marco carries a 55 61 5 1 record after a six month illness break. Giosa, age 26 and with 100 career starts, has upset several notable opponents including Fusari Bassett Greco Jenkins and Montgomery.
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Paddy de Marco
Eddie Giosa
Philadelphia
St. Nicholas Arena
ABC
NBC
de Marco
Brooklyn
Giosa
Charley Fusari
Percy Bassett
Johnny Greco
Lew Jenkins
Bob Montgomery
Boxing Bouts Report From Tacoma Edmonton Spokane
Boxers Jess Hall 190 of Tacoma stopped Hank Thurman 198 of Modesto California. George Dunn 133 of Hartford Connecticut outpointed Joey Velez 135 in Edmonton Alberta. Spokane results noted.
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Tacoma
Wash
Jess Hall
Hank Thurman
Modesto
Calif
Edmonton
Alta
George Dunn
Hartford
Conn
Joey Velez
Spokane
Cards Sign Prep Star From Orrville Ohio
Stan ley L Becker who just graduated from Orrville High School signed with the St Louis Cardinals for a reported six thousand dollar bonus.
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Ohio
Stanley L. Becker
Orrville
St. Louis Cardinals
Little Nellie Fox Sparks White Sox in 14-Game Win Streak
White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox leads with a .441 in a 14 game run, posting 26 hits, 44 bases, 11 runs and 13 RBIs. Fox, once with Athletics in 1947, is chasing the league batting lead at .370 while teammates nickname him the beast.
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White Sox
Chicago
Nellie” Fox
Ben Hogan
Sox
Jacob Nelson Fox
Nellie
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Tipton
Comiskeys
Slick Paper Jinx Catches Yank's Mantle
Sports column notes Mickey Mantle facing a slump as he rests during a western trip after five strikeouts in a doubleheader. it also highlights the white sox winning streak tying a yankees-tying AL record and a Vanderbilt upset with umpire banter in spring baseball, plus a profit report from the southern conference tournament and Ron Anke’s scoreless streak.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Mickey Mantle
Mickey
Yankees
White Sox
Sox
Wisconsin
Ron Anke
Ron
Playground Baseball to Begin Saturday
Boys aged 8 to 18 are invited to play Peewee Midget and Junior baseball this summer. Registration at the Athletic field and Chesner park starts Saturday with West Side signups at 9 a.m. and East Side at 1 p.m. Harold Hastings and Ove Bervers lead efforts to form teams and leagues.
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Harry Strong
Austin Recreation
Chesner Park
Harold
Red) Hastings
Ove Bervers
United States Women’s All Stars Lose to Arequipa Team
A US women’s all-star basketball squad fell to an Arequipa all-stars lineup 22 to 15 in Lima Peru last night.
Portland Beats Los Angeles 8 2 in Pacific Coast League
In a Pacific Coast League tally Portland defeated Los Angeles 8 to 2 while Sacramento led San Francisco 5 to ? and San Diego edged Hollywood 7 to 6 as Seattle posted an 8 4 win over Oakland.
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Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Francisco
San Diego
Hollywood
Seattle
Oakland
Kansas City Defeats Milwaukee in Key Lead Bid
Kansas City tops Milwaukee 3-1 to pull level in the American Association race. Rex Jones pitched a masterful three-hitter as Art Belleweg hit a decisive third inning triple. Murray Wall took the loss after six straight wins. Karl Segrist and Bob Marquis added homers for KC and Louisville beat Indianapolis 7-1 behind Jim Hisner. Only game scheduled.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Brewers
Blues
Rex Jones
Brews
Murray Wall
Art Belleweg
Karl Segrist
Bob Marquis
Insurance
Jim Hisner
Louisville
Indianapolis
Frank Papish
Norm Zauchin
Former Phil Pitcher Will Be Married
Dorothy Ludwig 21 of Egypt and Curt Simmons former Philadelphia Phil lies pitcher now in the army plan marriage. Ludwig just graduated from Kutztown teachers college and Simmons, a corporal, is on leave from the 28th Infantry Division training at Camp Atterbury Indiana.
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Dorothy Ludwig
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Austin High Baseball Seeks Big Nine Title at Northfield
Austin High School varsity baseball coached by Dick Seltz heads to Northfield for the Big Nine tournament with a 5-1 record behind lineup includes Arnold Hastings Rasmussen Miller Rasmussen Lunde Wheeler Schumacher and pitchers Weiss Plath Krall and Peterson. They aim to rebound after a 4-0 loss to Rochester May 21 and rain delays. The district tournament follows at Marcusen Park June 15-16.
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Northfield
Austin
Winona
Owatonna
Mankato
Faribault
Rochester
Packer
Seltz
Marcusen Park
Bob Arnold
Bob Hastings
Don Rasmussen
Don Miller
Dayle Rasmussen
Dick Lunde
Bryce Wheeler
Roger Schumacher
Bing Weiss
Ron Plath
Jerry Krall
Ken Peterson
Austin Golf Team Heads to Big Nine Tournament
Walt Lembcke leads five Austin golfers Captain Allan Anderson Ronald Anderson Loel Jan Bobby Nelson and Jack Buck to Northfield for a 27 hole Big Nine meet at Northfield Country Club Albert Lea Red Wing Owatonna Faribault Northfield Mankato Winona and Rochester also compete Albert Lea the defending champion and Austin the runner up last year Region One champion defends at Minneapolis June 5 It is the golfers final spring event after four of seven wins.
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Northfield
Northfield Country Club
Albert Lea
Red Wing
Owatonna
Faribault
Mankato
Winona
Rochester
Minneapolis
Lembcke
Allan Anderson
Ronald Anderson
Loel Jan
Bobby Nelson
Jack Buck
Anderson Brothers
Nagurski Zebrakid to Headline Mayo Civic Card
Rochester Minnesota to host a wrestling card featuring Bronko Nagurski versus the Zebra Kid in a main bout. Leo Nomellini with Pat O Connor face Abe Kashey and Frank Taylor in a tag match. Dirty Dick Raines faces Steve Gob in a separate special event.
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Bronko Nagurski
Minnesota
Zebra Kid
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Columbus
Ohio
Mayo Civic Auditorium
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Leo Nomellini
Pat O’connor
Auckland
New Zealand
Abe Kashey
Los Angeles
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Toledo
Dirty Dick Raines
Texas Cowboy
Steve Gob
Bayonne
N. J
Buffalo Girl Leads All-Events in WIBC Tourney
Ethel Vogel of Buffalo rolled 576 last night and after 589 and 576 scores in the WIBC event holds an all events total of 1741. Her team Admiral Television of Buffalo moved into sixth place in the team standings with 2590.
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Seattle
Ethel Vogelsang
Buffalo
N. Y
Admiral Television
Saddler Set for Prada Scrap in Buenos Aires
Featherweight contender Sandy Saddler weighed 133 pounds and said he is in perfect shape for a ten round non-title bout against Argentina's Alfredo Prada in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Sandy Saddler
Argentina
Alfredo Prada
New York
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