Thomson's Grand Slam Beats Cardinals in Ninth
Giants win 8 to 7 at the Polo Grounds as Bobby Thomson belts a bases loaded homer in the ninth off Whitey Ford era reliever Schmidt. The homer follows Enos Slaughter and Peanuts Lowrey multi hit night for the Cardinals who led much of the game. Thomsons heroics mirror the climactic pennant clincher last October.
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Polo Grounds
Bobby Thomson
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Cardinals
Brooklyn
Tate
Enos Slaughter
Peanuts
Rey
Sal Maglie
Thomson
Maglie
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Harry Brécheen
Yuhas
Henry Thomson
Dito
Red Schoendienst
George Wilson
Wheérn- Davey
Williams
Wille Werle
Whitey Lockman
Werle
Doad
Schmidt
Moenday
Nes Booby Thomson
Baptist Temple Tops Church League In Slowpitch Standings
Baptist Temple led the Church League standings after beating Memorial Baptist 9-4 in a Lee Diamonds night of four softball games. Other results saw Wooster Baptist 5-3 over St Joseph, Baytown First Baptist 7-1 over Baytown Second Baptist, and Highlands First Baptist 14-20 over Grace Methodist.
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Memorial Baptist
Lee Diamonds
Wooster Baptist
St. Joseph
Baytown First Baptist
Baytown Second Baptist
Highlands First Baptist
Grace Methodist
Statewide oil production cuts set by Texas railroad board
Austin June 17 P A reports Texas oil output faces consecutive proration cuts after a Tuesday hearing. Nominations total 2,861,293 barrels daily, down 11,563 from June. The Texas Railroad Commission has ordered a 300,000 barrel daily reduction since April, with June 24 allowable at 2,871,293 barrels daily.
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Austin
Tueser
Texas
US Quartet Still in British Meet
Four surviving US women golfers remain in contention at the British Amateur Championship after two rounds. Polly Riley of Fort Worth Mae Murray of Rutland Miss Doran of Cleveland and Mrs Frank Goldthwaite of Fort Worth advance to the third round. Riley beat Mrs Wylie of Scotland and Kyle of Britain to reach the next stage.
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Scotland
U.S
Doran
Elizabeth Price
England
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Miss. Murray
Celia Nicholson
Miss Riley
Joan Gee
Goldthweite
Arlette Facquet
Phil Wylie
Alex Kyle
Britain
Redskins 0-0 Giants in 1939 clash at middy field
Washington and New York battled to a rare scoreless tie on October 1, 1939, at a middy field. Michigan State holds a 6-0 record against Big Ten foes but does not join the conference officially until 1953.
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Washington
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Big Ten
Spartans
Boras II Declared Eligible For PGA Tour Opens
Julius Boros, Open champion, was declared eligible to play in the PGA tourney after the executive committee suspended the by law that barred non members. The change applies to 1952 only, with a possible future rule change to allow Open champions regardless of PGA membership. Boros, 32, from New England, was finishing a practice round at Big Springs Country Club in Louisville as the tournament began.
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Julius Boras
Sewly
Professional Golfers Association
PGA
Boros
New
Chicago
Lawson, Little and Cary
Middlecaff
Eisenhower State Park Near Denison Planned
A 450 acre Texas state park near Denison, to be named Eisenhower State Park, was approved by the state parks board in Austin. The site lies between the Elm Ridge homesite area and the Denison dam on Lake Texoma, at a cost of about $1 million. Architect Donald L Mayes of Denison was contracted to develop the park, including a 12 room lodge and cabins.
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Texas State Park
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Denison
NATO
Elm Ridge
Denison -Dam
Lake
Texoma
State Parks Board
Toniy
Eisenhower State Park
Texas
Parks Board
Lake Texome
Grayson Cam
Donald L- Mayes
On Borrowed Time a. Mass. truck overturns with dynamite
In Brockton Mass on a June day a 25 year old, Robert Moses, gazed away from his truck wheel causing the vehicle to overturn after striking nine highway posts. Moses was uninjured and fled to the road to keep onlookers distant as the loaded dynamite wagon came to rest.
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A. Mass
Robert Moses
Brockton
Mass
Moses
One Bail Is Thrown By Winning Losing Hurler
In a Giants Cardinals game George Spencer earned the win after relieving Max Lanier and forcing Del Rice into a game ending double play. Willard Schmidt also faced one pitch in the ninth as Bobby Thomson hit a homer to seal a 3 to 7 Giants victory. John Davis leads candidates for the final Olympic weight lifting trials on June 27-28.
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New York
Juhé
George Spencer
Max Lanier
del Rice
Willard Schmidt
Cards
NEAV
York
John Davis
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