Davey Fight Ruled Draw in New York Clash
New York officials ruled the Davey Basilio bout in Syracuse a draw keeping Chuck Davey undefeated at 34 fights. Referee Joe Palmer was suspended for a poor card after deputies voided the decision on incomplete scoring. Basilio claimed an upset win early, but judges split ballots and Palmer’s scoring was found lacking.
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New York
Chuck Davey
Lansing
Mich
New York State Athletic Commission
Bob Christenberry
Davey-Carmen Basilio
Syracuse
Davey
Christenberry
Joe Palmer
Basilio
Thomas Graulty
Troy
N.Y
Palmer
Control Off Says Maglie After First Loss of Season
Sal Maglie, the New York Giants ace, lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 ending a nine game win streak this season. The 36 year old star said his control was off and he was in trouble every inning as he walked three batters and gave up eight hits in seven innings before being pinch hit for.
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Sal Maglie
New York Giant
St.Louis Cardinals
Maglie
Redbirds
146 Golfers to Vie for National Open
146 players including Fred Haas will compete for 12 spots at Montclair New Jersey to complete the National Open field. The event, part of Northwood Country Club Dallas June 12 14, will exclude defending champion Ben Hogan and 28 others who did not need to qualify. Tests were postponed from yesterday due to heavy weekend rains.
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N. J
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Northwood Country Club
Dallas
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Michigan State Pitcher Roger Howard Goes 2-0 in Big Ten Start
Roger Howard from Johnstown Pennsylvania, a Michigan State pitcher, earned two straight 1-0 wins this spring in Big Ten play, allowing only three hits in each game.
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Roger Howard
Michigan State
Johnstown
Badger Star to Set Sights on 800 Meter
London report says Don Gehrmann will abandon the Olympic 1500 meter chase and focus on the 800. The Wisconsin standout, seen as America’s top Helsinki mile prospect, cites family duties and public relations work as keeping him from proper training. He failed to beat Bill Nankeville in the 1500 but defeated him in the 1000, and earlier won a 440 at 49.2 seconds amid a rain soaked track.
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Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
America
Helsinki
Britain
Bill Nankeville
Nankeville
Gehrmann
Don
Ollie Sox
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Minneapolis Amateur Clinches Open Berth in Dallas Tourney
Minneapolis athlete Ade Simonsen, a local amateur, earned Minnesota's spot in the National Open golf championship to be held in Dallas, Texas, July 12 to 14 after a sudden death playoff with Bobby Reith of Minikahda Club. Simonsen posted 72 77 for 149 on the Golden Valley course, besting Reith who had 76 73. Simonsen’s decisive birdie on the third extra hole gave him the win.
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Ade Simonsen
Minnesota
Dallas
Texas
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Bobby Reith
Minikahda Club Pro
Golden Valley
Reith
Sioux Falls Beats Rox To Move Up In Northern League
Sioux Falls Canaries swept St. Cloud beating Rox 7-4 as Don Elston allowed five hits. Sioux Falls hitters ripped two Rox hurlers for nine hits including three home runs and four doubles. St Cloud suffered its fourth straight loss while Duluth Dukes won 7-6 at Fargo Moorhead and Eau Claire beat Aberdeen 7-5 to close gaps. Superior idle due to wet grounds at Grand Forks.
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Sioux Falls Canaries
St. Cloud
Don Elston
Duluth Dukes
Fargo-Moorhead Twins
Eau Claire
Aberdeen Pheasants
Superior
Grand Forks
Saxton and Rawlings Battle Tonight in Chicago
Johnny Saxton, undefeated 22 year old welterweight from New York, meets Luther Rawlings of Chicago, No. 2 lightweight, in a 10 round catch weight bout at Chicago Stadium tomorrow night. Saxton stands 5 ft 8½ in with 28 straight wins and 15 knockouts. Rawlings, taller by about three inches, has 32 wins in 41 pro starts and recently lost a split decision to lightweight champion Jimmy Carter in Chicago.
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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 NC, the new British amateur champion, opens his bid in the French amateur Friday. Ward must beat a star-studded field including other top American players to add another national crown to his collection.
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Paris
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N.C
Ward
America
Prep Baseball Game Called Due to Blinding Sunset
In Bethel Connecticut Woodbury High School and Abbott Tech played to a 9-9 tie after nine innings as umpires halted play because the setting sun blinded batters. The article notes a famous baseball moment mentioning Ted Williams and his 324th major league homer.
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Conn
Woodbury High School
Abbott Tech
Ted Williams
Red Sox
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Marines
Hart wins triple crowns at Paris women tennis meet
Doris Hart of Jacksonville Florida conquers three titles at the French championships securing singles doubles with Shirley Fry and mixed doubles with Frank Sedgman. Hart and Fry beat Hazel Redwick Smith and Julia Wipplinger 7 5 6 1 in doubles while Hart Sedgman overcome Fry Sturgess 6 8 6 3 in mixed. Sedgman and Ken McGregor take men's doubles 6 3 6 4 6 4 over Gard Mulloy and Dick Savitt.
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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 Perfect Game
MILWAUKEE A stubborn No 4 pin kept Cleve land's Steve Nagy from a perfect 300 last night in the Masters' Invitational Match Tournament coupled with the American Bowling Congress event. Nagy strung 11 straight strikes and twice missed the final perfect by a narrow margin.
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Cleveland
Steve Nagy
Nagy
Former Court Star Kotsores Arrested in Fur Ring
William J. Kotsores, 27, the 1944 National Invitation Tournament MVP from Fort Lee New Jersey, was arrested on charges of receiving and possessing stolen furs. Police link him to a four member fur theft gang and an $8,000 haul from a $23,000 company heist in Brooklyn on April 16.
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New York
William J. Kotsores
Fort Lee
N.J
Kotsores
St.John’s University
Brooklyn
Mississippi Has 3 GOP Delegations
Mississippi Republicans will send three delegations to the national convention in July, each claiming the right to cast the state's five votes. One group backs Sen. Robert Taft, another backs Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, and the third is uninstructed but Eisenhower-leaning. The Lily White faction controls two delegations, while a separate Negro-led group, recognized federally, pledged to Taft at its April 30 convention.
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Miss.p
Mississippi
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
National Party
Taft
Mexican Red to Test Strength in July 6 Vote
Mexico City reports Latin America’s leading Marxist Vicente Lombardo Toledano seeks his first elective post in 26 years. He heads the Popular and Communist parties for president in a July 6 vote seen as a test of left wing strength and anti U S influence, with allies among fellow travelers and a Communist party that claims 30,000 members.
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Anderson Joins Group in Blast at Taft Backers
Ten Republican governors including Minnesota's C Elmer Anderson accuse Taft backers of undermining party rule. The statement targets a southern wing, cites Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia, and calls for the GOP to present a unified, loyal electorate. Delegates to the July convention will decide seating from those states.
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Robert Taft
C. Elmer Anderson
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Taft
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Sherman Adams
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Edward F. Agn
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Val Peterson
Nebraska
Dan Thornton
Colorado
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Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Forgery
Leo G. Breuer of Elgin Illinois pleaded guilty to second degree forgery in district court on Monday Judge Martin A Nelson ordered a pre sentence investigation by the state parole officer
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Leo G. Breuer
Elgin, Inl
Martin A. Nelson
Beardsley Wins Iowa Gubernatorial Primary Again
Gov. William S. Beardsley conceded victory after leading rivals by about 15 000 votes in a high turnout primary. Kenneth A. Evans finished runner up with William H. Nicholas third, amid a wide ballot and anticipation of a 400 000 vote total. Herschel C. Loveless challenged Wearin in a Democratic bid. Secretary Clyde Spry trailed early but led at dawn. Beardsley’s path to a third term remains on track.
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William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Kenneth A. Evans
William H. Nicholas
U. S
Herschel C. Loveless
Otha D. Wearin
House of Congress
GOP
Commerce Commission
Towa
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 at the Shiely Potters Rock Crushing plant in Waite Park less than four hours after starting a new job. He drove a truck onto a turntable to load rock when the 40 foot fall occurred at 7:45 a.m.
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Minn
Sauk Rapids
Leslie Johnson
Shiely-Potters Rock Crushing Company
Waite Park
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