Paine Bros Clinch First In East Loop
Paine Bros. Cards clinched the 1954 East Little League pennant with a 2-1 win over the Dittman Dodgers. With six games left, they cannot be ousted. Felton Giants, Earthman Tigers, and Dittman Dodgers vie for second and third as Friday's slate features Giants vs Tigers and Dodgers vs champions. Vernon Olney of the Dodgers stands at bat seeking to improve a .536 average with 16 hits in 31 at bats. night games could see Jerry Walters or Doug Bell on the mound for the Cards.
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Lulu Perez Favored Over Bassett In Garden Bout
In New York on June 25 Lulu Perez of Brooklyn is 17-3 to beat Percy Bassett of Philadelphia in a 12 round featherweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The televised fight could lead to an October title shot at Sandy Saddler, per New York Boxing Commission chairman Robert K. Christenberry. Perez, 21, is considered faster and sharper, while Bassett, 26, is viewed by many as washed up.
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East Little League Cards Win Thriller to Take Title
The Paine Bros Cardinals defeated the Dittman Dodgers 2-1 in an extra inning tug of war to claim the East Little League championship. Led by Doug Bell and Dave Alford on the mound with five one run wins, the Cards clinched their first pennant after two years as runners up. Bell and Alford logged key no hitters and a string of tight wins showcasing strong pitching and steady defense.
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Sarazen to Tangle With Allis Again in Seniors Duel
Gene Sarazen heads to England for a 36 hole International Seniors match at Southport June 30 and July 1, renewing memories of the 1937 Ryder Cup clash with Percy Allis. Hagen notes the 1937 win on foreign soil remains a landmark. Sarazen will also play in the British Open starting July 29 alongside Demaret Penna and Turnesa.
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Walter
Chunky Gene
Jimmy Demaret
Tony Penna
Fim Turnesa
Calm Weather Boosts Baytown Anglers Trout Tally
With calm weather and clear water, Baytown anglers reported strong trout catches on Thursday. Notable hauls included 14 speckled trout by Co. & Shrack and K. C. Kennalt, 22 by J. W. Ptacek and son with Bob Poston, 12 by W. J. Eppling party, and a Weaver couple netting 35 specks. Several others, including A. E. Archer and teammates, added 12 to 26 fish. Overall, fishing has been excellent for over two weeks with continued good catches by Bob’s and Bay View camp crews for about 20 days.
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Baseball Only At 1954 All-Star Game
New York June 25 UP It will be baseball and nothing else at the 24 all star game in Cleveland Commissioner Ford Frick ordered Friday. Usually owners hold mid summer meetings during the all star break but Frick moved them to New York on July 26 to avoid distractions. A vital joint session will discuss expansion to the Pacific Coast inter league games and pension fund disputes with players. Major league player representatives will meet with lawyers Norman Lewin Ralph Kinr and Allie Reynolds but Lewin expects little news.
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Sox Smash Four Homers In Nightcap
Bayshore Yankees rout Rotary Cubs 7-1 at Jaycee Park as Trey Barsalou hurls one hit, walks three, and hits two for three including a double. Bryan Stratton adds a double. Charles Barnhill scores Cubs’ lone run. Commerce O’Brien Red Sox explode 19-7 over Wilkie Indians with George Laird two homers and Tommy Cole one. Umpire ruling ends game due to 9:30 limit. later deemed incorrect by LL secretary Sylvester.
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Tommy Cole
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Qualifying Tourney Set Across Cities for Public Links
Sectional qualifying for the U S Public Links golf championship takes place Friday in Miami Chicago and Nashville with Saturday Seattle and Sunday the Peoria region finishing. The Dallas Cedar Crest hosts the July 12 17 championship with 200 players. Earlier rounds occurred in Washington Pittsburgh San Antonio and Honolulu. Seventeen year old Johnny Arreaga posted six over par 148 in San Antonio as one of the youngest to reach the championship flight. The Camp Gordon Army Signal Corps Center saved over 500000 in a year by cutting civilian overtime.
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Tennessee A&I Coach Was Mighty Bad Boy
Nashville report profile of Henry Arthur Kean, longtime Tennessee A&I football coach and leader in Negro athletics. Highlights include his 153-30-3 record, two National Negro basketball titles, and role in placing Black players on major pro and Olympic teams. He reflects on morale, recruitment, and expected effects of school segregation on college sports.
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Oilers Face Diamond Alkali Nine in Friday Night Clash
Baytown Oilers host Diamond Alkali at Oiler Park Friday at 8 p.m. with either Ted Davenport or Ted Holt pitching. Merchants’ Dick Munday likely to start after their 4-1 win over Oilers. Sunday’s game vs Ellington Wield Service at 3:15 p.m. concludes a three game stretch.
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Middlecoff Leads By Three Strokes At Insurance City Open
WETHERSFIELD Conn June 25 UP Cary Middlecoff posted an 85 to hold a three stroke lead at the start of the second round of the Insurance City Open golf tournament. Leo Biagetti Hart Stewart tied for second at 68 while Jim Turnesa Johnny Palmer and Shelley Mayfield were among those at 69. A large group of 70s followed. In Lauderdale Fla UP Lew Worsham former U S Open champion was named club pro at Coral Ridge Country Club replacing Robert Abel who announced the appointment.
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Picone returns to Millers after Giants sale
Pitcher Matin Picone, with ten years in the New York Giants organization, joins the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association after being sold by the Giants to the Cincinnati Reds. He was unimpressive in three appearances before the Reds sent him on. A stray line about a venomous South African snake appears but is unrelated to sports news.
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