Lions Club Giants Take First Half With 3-2 Victory
The Lions Club Giants edged the Kiwanis Yanks 3-2 to close the first half of the Little League season. Dickson earned the win for the Giants as they held the Yanks to three hits. Koontz fueled a 3-2 comeback with two hits and a key double, while Bill Terry homered for the Giants. In the other game the Red Sox, sponsored by the Rotary, beat the Cards 8-1 behind Norman's pitching as the Red Sox capitalized on defensive mistakes for eight runs.
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Kiwanis Yanks
Red Sox
Rotary Eru
Cards
Southwest Pump
Dickson
Hamilton
Giants
Yanks
Terry Lynch
Mickey Wade
Bill Terry
Atkins
Koontz
Norman
Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Braves
Winter Olympics Awarded to Squaw Valley 1960
Alexander C. Cush ing of the California Winter Olympics committee called the 1960 Winter Games award to Squaw Valley California a tremendous boost to winter sports in the United States. He pledged a first rate job and noted California’s responsibility. The IOC decision came after Detroit failed to win the 1960 Summer Games bid, Rome leading Innsbruck on the second ballot with 32 to 30.
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Paris
France
Alexander C. Cushing
Squaw Valley
Calif
United States
Cusheing
California
Detroit
Rome
Italy
Innsbruck
Austria
Chickens And Geese Pay for Plane Trip
Dr. Chang Moon, a Texas Wesleyan College history professor in Fort Worth, sold his hobby-farmed fowls started last January to fund a round-trip plane ticket to Korea to visit his brother for the first time since 1948. He lives near Seoul, and the tale blends farm life with family reunion plans.
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Fort Worth
Chang Moon
Korea
Moon
Texas Wesleyan College
Seoul
Trabert Favored To Defend Wimbledon Title In 1955
Wimbledon opens with Tony Trabert as top seed and 7 to 4 favorite to win his second straight title. Defending champion Jaroslav Drobny starts with 14 to 1 odds, facing Rene Baser as he seeks to retain the crown amid recent health strains.
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Wimbledon
England
Tony Trabert
United States
Trabert
Cincinnati
Duchess of Kent
Center Court
U. S
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Jaroslav Drobny
Switzerland
Rene Baser
Drobny
Honey Grove Round-Up crowns all around cowboy champion
Burl Plunkett won the all around cowboy title at the Honey Grove Round-Up Club rodeo finishing Friday night before a large crowd. He earned a gold belt buckle for bull riding and bareback riding while Max Robinson won bulldogging and Jack Maddox claimed calf roping. Sugar ridden by Ernest Reynolds of Paris was top cutting horse. several other horse names and riders were listed with wins.
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Honey Grove
Burl Plunkett
Plunkett
Max Robinson
Jack Maddox
Sugar
Ernest Reynolds
Paris
Friskie Kay
Tony Melton
Sniport
Gus Manuel
Sway Out
Guy Morgan
Shorty
Rafael Williams
James Mooney
Bonham
Pumpkin Head
Rip Loftis
Jeanette Luttrell
John Luttrell
College Golfers Begin National Tourney Monday
A record entry of 232 collegiate golfers start the 58th NCAA golf tournament at Holston Hills Country Club Knoxville. SMU appears favored to reclaim the team title with 1954 alumni Floyd Addington Tommy Towry Stewart Carrell and Bryan Honts in the field. Don Albert of Purdue seeks to defend his medalist title with last year’s 69 67 136 NCAA record.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Methodist University
Floyd Addington
Tommy Towry
Stewart Carrell
Bryan Honts
SMU
Holston Hills Country Club
Holston
North Texas State
North Carolina
Florida
Purdue
Texas
Oklahoma
Virginia
Princeton
Don Albert
Houston
Tiger Jones Beats Durando In Sixth Round TKO
New York June 18 Tiger Jones Yonkers N Y battered Ernie Durando into defeat in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden. Referee Al Bert stopped the bout as Durando bled in his corner before the seventh round. Jones said he would rest until mid August then pursue a title shot against Lausse Robinson or Olson.
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New York
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Ernie Durando
Jones
Yonkers
N. Y
Eduardo Lausse
Sugar Ray Robinson
Bobo Olson
Olson
Durando
Bayonne
N. J
Madison Square Garden
al Bert
Pump baseball team hosts Colbert in North Texas league clash
The Southwest Pump baseball team seeks first place in the North Texas Amateur League as Colbert Oklahoma visits the rodeo diamond for a 2 30 p m game. Jimmie Herrtage and Jackie Herriage miss the game due to National Guard summer camp at Fort Hood, with Jack Winkler inheriting pitching duties.
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Southwest
Hogan Uses Squirrel for Early Birdie in Open Round
Ben Hogan faced a rogue squirrel on the U S National Open tee during the third round. The animal wandered onto the par three hole as Hogan paused his backswing, then returned before he struck. Hogan redirected and sank a birdie two from nine feet.
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Gan Srancisco
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Ben
Marshale
Louise Brough Captures London Grass Court Crown
Louise Brough defeated 18-year-old Jean Forbes of South Africa 6-3 6-1 to win the London grass court championship and signal a strong Wimbledon bid. Ken Rosewall of Australia also advanced decisively in the event.
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London
Louise Brough
Jean Forbes
South Africa
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Fleming Surges in Texas League Batting Race Lead
Fleming moved into the top spot in the Texas League batting race with 13 hits in 24 at bats, pushing Shreveport ahead of Dallas' Eddie Knoblauch who fell to second. Knoblauch still led with 96 hits and 22 doubles, while Ben Taylor topped home runs with 17 and Red Murff remained the winningest pitcher at 15-3. Pete Burnside won the men’s title 6-2, 6-3 over Lew Hoad in the all England tuneup.
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Les “Fleming
Shreveporter
Theat
Dallas
Eddie Knoblauch
Willie Brown
Houston
Virgil
Dick Williams
Fort Worth
Knoblauch
Ben Taylor
Beaumont
Jim Pisoni
San Antonio
Bill Roberts
Sherwin Dixon
Dixon
Chuck Deertel
Red Murff
Pete Burnside
Two Girls Return Lost Money on Lake Wawasee
Berne Indiana June 18 UP two girls fishing in Lake Wawasee found a billfold containing 800 dollars. They turned it in and the owner retrieved his money and rewarded the girls fifteen dollars for honesty.
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Berne
Ind
Lake Wawasee
Used Furniture Sale Advertisement
Local ad touts a good used furniture sale with items including 3 redroom suites a gas range several refrigerators a server refrigerator and used living room suites. It lists couches making beds and nearly new mattresses with multiple apartment gas ranges available.
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Tiger Jones
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Denison Business and Professional Women’s Club
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Eunice Felty
Lew Hoad
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