Bowman Return Boosts Blue Grays With Veteran Help
Ex major leaguer Bob Bowman returns to the Blue Gray lineup amid a management signings and plans for reliever duty with possible spot starts. Bowman, a former 14 5 major league winner, brings his pitching and coaching experience from St Louis to Bluefield as Bill Adair and Gus Avantaggio announce his addition after a Jenkins DL resignation.
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Maxim Offers $10,000 To Fight Archie Moore
Cincinnati promoter Sam Becker says he will guarantee Joey Maxim of Cleveland $10,000 to box Archie Moore for the light heavyweight title in a 15 round bout. Becker claims Maxim is under contract until Sept 1 and already in England where he scored a knockout on Freddie.
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Junior Golf Tourney Opens at Notre Dame Burke Memorial
South Bend Indiana June 19 114 junior golfers from 15 states enter the 33rd annual Junior Championship of the Western Golf Association. Players compete on Notre Dame's Burke Memorial course to qualify 32 into the championship flight. rounds run Wednesday Thursday and Friday with a 36 hole final.
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Doak Walker Added to Collegiate All Stars Roster
Doak Walker of Southern Methodist joins the Collegiate All-Stars to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the annual all star game at Soldier Field on August 11. Walker is an All-America halfback and was announced on June 19 in Chicago. The event marks SMU’s star player joining the national showcase.
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Appalachian League Tonight Promotes Four Doubleheader Games
Pulaski faces New River, Bluefield plays Wiech, Kingsport visits Bristol, and Johnson City travels to Elizabethton in two win contests each.
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Todays Games Sporting Matchups and Pitchers
St. Louis versus New York features Breco or Hartung or Kennedy as pitchers. Cincinnati at Brooklyn with Raffensberger or Roe. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with Law or Meyer. Chicago at Boston pitting Rush or Sain.
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American League Tonight's Games
New York faces Cleveland with Lopat against Lemon in a night contest. Washington meets Detroit with Marrero opposing Hutchinson. Boston plays Chicago with Kinder at night. Philadelphia hosts St Louis as Shantz faces Garver in the nightcap.
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Branca guides Dodgers to 8-5 win over Giants in New York
Brooklyn jumps into first place tie with idle St. Louis as Ralph Branca pitches a complete game despite 12 hits. Jackie Robinson and Carl Furillo each notch three hits in a 10 hit Dodgers attack, aided by four unearned runs. Whitey Lockman hits his second homer for the Giants while Branca records 10 strikeouts.
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Michigan Contracts To Play Army Eleven
The Michigan Wolverines have signed a three year football contract with Army to begin in 1954. The deal calls for two home games at Michigan Stadium in 1954 and 1955 and a 1956 game to be at West Point Mitchie Stadium or Yankee Stadium. This fall the teams meet at Yankee Stadium, extending their four game series since 1945.
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North Has Edge In Batting Power In Appalachian League Showdown
North all stars hold a power edge with a trio of .400 hitters and four others hitting .300 plus in the North South battle at Bowen field Bluefield. Lead hitter Bobby Westfall tops the league with .451 and fellow sluggers Rocky Marsalisi and Lou Dolci also hit well over .400. Southern bats feature Sid Hathaway .382 Jim McArdle .357 and Jim Watkins .348. Pitching is even, making offense the deciding factor.
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JC, Bluefield Tied For Third
Johnson City Cardinals tie for third in the Appalachian League by beating Elizabethton Locals 7 9. Sid Hathaway Ken Kanavage Richards Rikard and Franczek lead scoring with multiple hits and a home run by Franczek.
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Mountain State League Scores and Rain Affects Schedule
Pennington Gap defeats Newport 12 to 6 while Middlesboro beats Jenkins 5 to 2. Morristown wins 9 to 8 over Big Stone Gap with Harlan at Hazard postponed due to rain.
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Oregon Gal Captures Medal In Women's Open Golf Play
Corvallis amateur Grace DeMoss won medal honors in the 18 hole qualifying test for the Western Women's Open Gold championship with a 75. She bested a field of professionals including Louise Suggs and Patty Berg as rain and wind challenged the course. Match play starts tomorrow with 32 players in championship and lower flights. Central League game results noted: Grand Rapids 12 Flint 11.
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Marietta Invites IRA Regatta to Return in 1951
Marietta asks the Intercollegiate Rowing Association to hold its 1951 annual regatta on the Ohio River. Roger Copeland, chairman of the city’s rowing committee, announced the invitation. He noted the Saturday cloudburst caused unfavorable regatta conditions and said such a disaster wouldn’t happen again in 50 years.
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