Stan Musial Aces Front Page War With Double Homer
Stan Musial powered a 5 to 2 Cardinal win over the Phillies by smashing two home runs and driving in four. The slugger, leading the league in homers with 17 and batting .280, also chased headlines in the Army McCarthy hearings as the Dodgers, Giants, and White Sox posted wins nationwide.
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Carl Lundquist
Stan Musial
Musial
Washington
Cardinal
Phillies
Stan
Superman
Robin Roberts
Cardinals
Rip Repulski
Alex Grammas
Haddix
Jerry Harvey Haddix
Stan Lopata
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Indians
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Yankees
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Wrigley Field
Chicago
Rey Campaneta
Bob Rush
Jackie Robinson
Erskine
Stan (the Superman
Buffs Are Red Hot Again Slam Ft Worth Cats Two More Times
San Antonio moved atop the Texas League by sweeping Dallas in a Friday doubleheader 3 1 and 7 6 in 10 innings, pulling within 1 1/2 games of first place as Shreveport beat Oklahoma City. Houston dumped Fort Worth 4 3 and 7, while Tulsa and Beaumont split, Beaumont taking the nightcap in 13 innings. Don Spencer Harry Hesler Jim Ackeret led Shreveport with 14 hits. Dallas' Babe Martin and Gerry Jacobs homered for San Antonio.
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United Press
San Antonio
Dallas
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Missions
Houston Buffs
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Oilers
Beaumont
Procopio Herrera
Willie Brown
Eagle
Red Murtz
Brown
Babe Martin
Gerry Jacobs
Houston
Baytown Lassies Meet Jacinto City Baptists at Robert E. Lee
Baytown Lassies fresh from Gulf Coast League win face Jacinto City Baptist Saturday at 7 30 p m on the Robert E Lee diamond. First meeting this season. Lassies swept Home Owned Estates 28 4 in Highlands to seal their third straight win. Scotty Price won all three games and the team totaled hits with Aubuchon and Rogers homering. The squad pulled its first triple play of the season in the sixth.
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Gulf Coast League
Baytown Lassies
Jacinto City Baptist
Robert E. Lee
Lassies
Highlands
Baytown Girls
Scotty Price
Estates
B. B. Daves
Francis Aubuchon
Chunky Rogers
Aubushon
Rogers
Women Golfers In Second Round At Baytown Club
The Baytown Country Club hosts the second round of the Ladies' Club Championship on Friday. Alma Morgan defends her title against Rene Lehde, with Opal Turner facing Millie Bates in another championship eight match. First flight second round pairings include Clara Marti vs Alta Humphries, Martha Davis vs Betty Hazelwood, Anita Bonner vs Robbie Hand, and Mary Edith Clayton vs Pleta Douglas, while Margaret O'Sullivan meets Elizabeth Hahn and Wanda Winningham opposes Betty Leggett in the second flight. Consolation matches are set in the championship flight with Mary Love versus Janie Higginbotham and Jean Lammers against Derik Hebert.
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Flag
Baytown
Alma Morgan
Rene Lehde
Opal Turner
Millie Bates
Clara
Marti
Alta Humphries
Martha Davis
Betty Hazelwood
Anita Bonner
Robbie Hand
Mary Edith Clayton
Pleta Douglas
Margaret O'Sullivan
War of Roses Leads 19 Three-Year-Olds in Kent Stakes
Stanton Delaware. Twenty three year old field line up for a mile and one sixteenth Kent Stakes at Delaware Park. War of Roses heads the 325,000 added event with 19 contenders. Purse totals 58608 arriving to winners with 59680 paid to winner.
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Stanton
Del
Mre. J. RK. H. Thouron
Delaware Park
Tigers Take East Little League Doubleheader, Clinch Lead
The Earthman Tigers defeated the Felton Giants 7-6 led by two home runs and strong pitching. In the nightcap the Dodgers fell to the Cards 3-2 as Danny Barfield scored the deciding run on a passed ball after a tied game in the final frame. Doug Bell earned the win with 12 strikeouts. The Cards improved to 7-0, Dodgers 3-4, Giants 1-5, Tigers 214-4.
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Paine: Bros
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Dittman’ Dodgers
Cards
Dodgers
Baytown
Earthman Tigers
Felton Giants
Giants
Tigers
Carda
Danny Barfield
Doug Bell
Gordon Jennings
Tom Dodd
Jennings
Jerry Walters
Jimi, Herring
Arthur Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Herring
Sammy Masters
Gianta
Barry Smith
Bob “Howell
North Texas Wins NAIA Golf Crown
North Texas State College captured the NAIA golf title at Abilene Country Club with a record 12 under par 556, defeating defending champion Hardin-Simmons by eight strokes. Individual honors went to Marion Hiskey of North Texas and Tommy Hall Hardin-Simmons, both nine under par.
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Abilene. Tex
North Texas State College
Texana
North Texas
Abilene Country Club
Hardin Simmons
Omaha
Neb. University
Mankato
Minn
State
Tommy Hall
Lee Wise
Ray Ferguson
Arlyn Scott
Harding Simmons
Remo Crovetti
Western Ilinois
Dick Steaners
Portland Ore
University
Scott
Wise
Ferguson
Crovetti
Steaners
Avila Faces Possible Suspension After Umpire Incident
Bobby Avila of the Indians, the American League’s leading hitter, faced a possible suspension for bumping plate umpire Bill Grieve after being called out on strikes in the sixth inning of a game against the New York Yankees. Grieve ejected Avila, with the incident prompting disciplinary action under league rules.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Avila
Indians
Bill Grieve
New York
Avilla
Junior Deputies Set To Open League Play
The Junior Deputies, sponsored in Harris County by Sheriff C W Kern, open league play next Tuesday night. Two leagues form a loop with Crosby Highlands Channelview Deer Park Baytown South Houston and La Porte. Baytown and La Porte are led by M Brown and Jim Crate, Highlands by Pat Patterson, Crosby by Claude Havard. All games at Jaycee Park with age rules like Little League plus one. The east and west division winners meet in a three game series for the 1954 title. Baytown has six previous championships. Sheriff Brown’s Bombers hold a 112 game win streak. Schedule includes Crosby Highlands Channelview Deer Park Baytown South Houston and La Porte on specified dates.
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Tan Aceon
Harris County
Highlands
Claude Havard
Crosby Boas
Jaycee Park
Baytown
Charg Lons
Sheriff
Santee Near Four Minute Mile Barrier Again in California
Santee posted a 4:00.6 in the Compton Invitational led by a 38.1 first quarter and 60.6 60.3 splits, closing with a chilly last lap as he eyes Roger Bannister’s 3:59.4 mark in Los Angeles opposite Josy Barthel. Ericsson, Bonham, and Boehm trailed in the mile. Fin Lea edged Mashburn in the 440 with a 47.1.
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Calif
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Roger Bannister
Los Angeles
Luxembourg
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Competite
Santee
Barthel
Los Angeles Coliseum
Southern California Sports Association
Banted
Batthe
Marty Montgomery
University of Southern California
Sweden
Ingvar Ericsson
Russ Bonham
Whittier
Walt Boehm
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Fin Lea
Four Fastest Miles Run Last Month
Four of the five fastest miles in history were run last month led by Roger Bannister on May 6 at Oxford. Wes Santee and John Landy posted rapid times in Switzerland and at Memorial Day, with Santee clocking 4:00.6 and Haegg slipping to fourth fastest with 4:01.4. Porterhouse in Test at Belmont Park as Peter Pan handicap field gathers.
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Roger Bannister
Oxford
Eng
Wes Santee
Kansas
John Landy
Australia
Switzerland
Santee
Gunder Haegg
Porterhouse
York
Llangolien
Belmont Park
Little Moe Favored To Win Tourney Again
Manchester England June sees Little Mo Connolly of San Diego as heavy favorite to beat Louise Brough of Beverly Hills in the Northern Lawn tennis tournament. Little Mo reached the finals by defeating Margaret Osborne Dupont of Wilmington Delaware 6 1 6 4 while Miss Brough upset defending champion Doris Hart of Coral Gables Florida 3 6 6 2 6 4.
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Eng
le Mo Connolly
San Diego
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Little Mo
Margaret Osborne
Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Miss. Brough
Doris Hart
Coral. Gables
Fla
Aldredge sets multiple NAIA marks at Abilene meet
Lanky Ralph Aldredge of Texas Southern smashed two NAIA records at the third annual national intercollegiate meet in Abilene Texas. He lowered the 100 and 220 yard dash marks while Burl Coy and Wilbur Watson also posted standout times and jumps. The finals in most events were to be decided Saturday night.
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Tex
Ralph Aldredge
Texas Southern
Hil ‘Ziraman
California
Paly
Aldredge
Bransford Watson
Texas College
Watson
Burl Coy
Abilene Christian College
Bill Johnson
Pepperdine College
Wilbur Watson
Don Covey
Texas Tech
Herb Herndon
Prairie View
A&m
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North Texas
Ron Chadwick
Washington
Bill Barnes
Omaha
Charley White
Howard Payne
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Wayne HM. McCleskey
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