Davey Fight Ruled Draw
Davey of Lansing Mich welterweight remains undefeated after the New York State Athletic Commission ruled the Syracuse bout with Basilio a draw. Commission Chairman Bob Christenberry also suspended referee Joe Palmer for a very poor scoring card.
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New York
Chuck Davey
Lansing
Mich
New York State Athletic Commission
Bob Christenberry
Commission
Davey-Carmen Basilio
Syracuse
Davey
Christenberry
Joe Palmer
Basilio
Thomas Graulty
Troy
N.Y
Palmer
Control Off Says Maglie In First Defeat Of Season
Sal Maglie of the New York Giants allowed five runs on eight hits and walked three as the St Louis Cardinals defeated him 5 to 4. The veteran right hander said his control was off and he faced trouble every inning before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh.
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St.louis
Sal Maglie
New York Giant
St.Louis Cardinals
Maglie
Redbirds
Golfers Vie for National Open at Montclair Trials
146 professionals and amateurs vie for 12 spots at Montclair New Jersey to complete the National Open field. Fred Haas stood out as many big names failed to qualify. The championship will be at Northwood Country Club Dallas June 12 to 14 with defending champion Ben Hogan exempt from qualifying. Roger Howard of Michigan State posted two straight 1-0 wins this spring in Big Ten play, allowing three hits per game.
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New York
Montclair
N. J
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Northwood Country Club
Dallas
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Roger Howard
Michigan State
Johnstown
Badger Star to Set Sights on 800 Meter
London reports Wisconsin runner Don Gehrmann abandons Olympic 1500m plans to target the 800m after decide during Whitsun weekend. He cites family duties and PR work hindering training and notes a 1500m loss to Bill Nankeville, a 1000m win in 2:11, and a 49.2s 440y victory replacing an injured competitor.
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Badger Star
London
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
America
Helsinki
Britain
Bill Nankeville
Nankeville
Gehrmann
Don
Ollie Sox
Kearny
Minneapolis Amateur in Open Tourney
Ade Simonsen, a Minneapolis amateur, earned Minnesota’s entry in the National Open golf tournament at Dallas on July 12 to 14 after a sudden death playoff with Bobby Reith of Minikahda Club. Both finished 36 holes at 149 on the Golden Valley course. Simonsen shot 72 77, Reith 76 73, and Simonsen won the playoff with a birdie on the third extra hole.
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Ade Simonsen
Minnesota
Dallas
Texas
Simonsen
Bobby Reith
Minikahda Club Pro
Golden Valley
Reith
Sioux Falls Gains On Rox With Sweep In St Cloud
Sioux Falls Canaries beat Rox 7-4 to complete a sweep at St. Cloud, moving into third in the Northern League standings. Don Elston allowed five safeties. St Cloud lost for the fourth straight time as Duluth Dukes won 7-6 over Fargo-Moorhead. Eau Claire beat Aberdeen 7-5 while Superior idle at Grand Forks.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls Canaries
St. Cloud
Don Elston
Duluth Dukes
Fargo-Moorhead Twins
Eau Claire
Aberdeen Pheasants
Superior
Grand Forks
Saxton and Rawlings Set for Tonight at Chicago Stadium
Johnny Saxton, undefeated at 28 straight wins with 15 knockouts, meets Luther Rawlings, a 32 of 41 pro with a recent split decision loss to lightweight champion Jimmy Carter, in a 10 round catch weight bout at Chicago Stadium tomorrow night.
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Chicago
Johnny Saxton
New York
Luther Rawlings
Chicago Stadium
Saxton
Rawlings
French Golf Crown Aim of Harvie Ward
Harvie Ward of Tarboro North Carolina the new British amateur champion will open his bid in the French amateur Friday Ward faces a star studded field including other leading American players as he seeks another national crown in Paris.
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Paris
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N.C
Ward
America
Prep Baseball Game Called at Sunlit Bethel High
In Bethel Connecticut Woodbury High School and Abbott Tech ended nine innings tied 9-9 as the sunset blinded batters forcing the umpires to call the game. The note mentions Ted Williams and his 324th Major League home run prior to his Marine enlistment.
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Bethel
Conn
Woodbury High School
Abbott Tech
Ted Williams
Red Sox
The
Marines
Three Titles for Doris Hart at Paris Championships
Doris Hart of Jacksonville Florida secured three titles at the Paris championships winning the singles final over Shirley Fry 7-5 6-1. Hart teamed with Fry to win the women's doubles and with Frank Sedgman to take the mixed doubles 6-8 6-3 6-3. Sedgman and Ken McGregor defeated Gard Ner Mulloy and Dick Savitt 6-3 6-4 6-4 to win the men's doubles.
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Paris
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
Miss Hart
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
Hazel Redwick-Smith
Julia Wipplinger
South Africa
Australia
Frank Sedgman
Miss Fry
Eric Sturgess
Sedgman
Ken McGregor
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Dick Savitt
Orange
N.J
Stubborn No 4 Pin Spoils Nagy Perfect Game
Cleve land’s Steve Nagy narrowly misses a perfect 300 in the Masters Invitational Match Tournament tied to the American Bowling Congress event. A stubborn No 4 pin spoiled his bid after 11 straight strikes with a final 299.
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Milwaukee
Cleveland
Steve Nagy
Nagy
Former Court Star Member of Fur Gang
William J. Kotsores, 27, a 1944 NIT MVP from St John’s University Brooklyn, was arrested on charges of receiving and possessing stolen furs tied to a $23,000 fur company heist. Police say he worked with a four man fur thieves gang and received $8,000 worth of fur.
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New York
William J. Kotsores
Fort Lee
N.J
Kotsores
St.John’s University
Brooklyn
Mississippi GOP splits over three delegations to convention
Mississippi Republicans split at the state convention, forming three delegations for the July national convention. One supports Taft, one leans Eisenhower, and an uninstructed group with Eisenhower sympathy. Lily White delegates claim five votes, while a separate Negro-majority faction is nationally recognized and pledged to Taft.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
National Party
Taft
Mexican Red to Test Strength in July 6 Vote
Mexico City reports Vicente Lombardo Toledano leads the Popular and Communist parties for president in Mexico’s July 6 election. His challengers include a government candidate, a wealthy independent, and a conservative. The left votes are expected to consolidate for Lombardo as the two parties claim 30,000 and supporters in the fellow-traveler Popular party. The result will gauge anti U S influence in Mexico. Lombardo avoids labeling himself a Communist yet aligns with long standing Communist strategy.
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Mexico City
Latin America
Vicente Lombardo Toledano
Popular
Communist
Mexico
Lombardo
Communist Party
Legal
U. S
Ten Governors Attack Taft Backers Over Party Rule
Washington report notes ten Republican governors including Minnesota’s C Elmer Anderson charge backers of Senator Taft with overriding majority wishes in Texas Louisiana and Georgia. They demand the party present full integrity to voters in November and contend southern states flout majority rule. Delegates from Texas Louisiana and Georgia may be seated by the national convention.
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Robert Taft
C. Elmer Anderson
Minnesota
Taft
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Gov. Anderson
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Edward F. Agn
Kansas
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Wisconsin
John Davis Lodge
Connecticut
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Republican Party
Adams
Norris Cotton
National Party
Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Forgery in District Court
Leo G. Breuer of Elgin Illinois pleaded guilty to second degree forgery in district court on Monday The judge Martin A Nelson ordered a pre sentence investigation by the state parole officer
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Leo G. Breuer
Elgin
Martin A. Nelson
Beardsley Concedes Iowa Primary Victory in Run
Des Moines report says Gov William S Beardsley widened his GOP primary lead to about 15,000 votes as rivals Kenneth Evans and William H Nicholas conceded. The contest also highlighted a crowded ballot with expectations of a large total vote, possibly over 400,000, in a year without a U S Senate election. Herschel Loveless showed no strong bid for governor while Rep Charley Hoeven faced early opposition for renomination. Secretary Clyde Spry trailed but led in early tallies as Beardsley and Spry navigated party conventions matchup.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Kenneth A. Evans
William H. Nicholas
U. S
Herschel C. Loveless
Otha D. Wearin
House of Congress
Commerce
Secretary of Agriculture
Clyde Spry
Beardsley
Francis Johnson
Sauk Rapids Truck Driver Killed After Four Hours on Job
A 22-year-old Sauk Rapids man, Leslie Johnson, died after a truck fell 40 feet from a turntable at the Shiely Potters Rock Crushing plant in Waite Park. He began work at 4 a.m. and was killed at 7:45 a.m. while loading rock.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Sauk Rapids
Leslie Johnson
Shiely-Potters Rock Crushing Company
Waite Park
Johnson
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