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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1957

Page

18

Hall Clothes Rally Wins 4-3 in Extra Innings Over Wilson and Co

Hall Clothes defeated Wilson and Company 4-3 in 8 innings at Daniels Park. Don Huff drove in the winning run with a bases loaded single in the bottom of the eighth after Wilson tied the game in the seventh. Huff’s hit snapped Wilson’s bid for a third straight M-1 league victory as Hall Clothes moved to 4-1 on the season.

Wilson and Company Daniels Park Hall Clothes Packers Don Huff Hall Stortstop W. L. Pet Midland Supply Wilson and Co Ceae Hall Kilborn Midland Iowa Wilson Rocky Rothrock Don King Bob Michael Bill Fitch Johnson Thenhauls Karl Keller Chuck Strasburger Strasburger May Thenhaus Jack Stone Knowles Keller Rothrock Stang Chuck Clothiers Jack Beechout Theer Ron Thenhaus King

Bowden Breaks Four Minute Mile In Stockton

Berkeley native Don Bowden, 20, University of California junior, ran 3 58.7 to become the youngest sub four minute mile and join a small elite. He drove 80 miles from Berkeley after exams to Stockton for the Pacific Association meet and plans to focus on the 880 at the NCAA championships in Austin. Bowden aims to beat John Landy’s 3 58 world mark and redeem his Melbourne Olympic showing.

Associated Press America Don Bowden California Brutus Hamilton Berkeley Calif Ins United States University of California Stockton West Santee Australia John Landy Bowden Austin Texas Melbourne

Archie Moore KO'd Bel gian Heavyweight Champ Cherville in Stuttgart

Archie Moore stopped Al ain Cherville in the sixth round of a scheduled ten round bout at Exhibition Hall in Stuttgart before about 8 000 fans. He expressed desire for a title bout with Sugar Ray Robinson and said promoter Jack Hurley had offered a summer match in Los Angeles.

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Four Berths Remain in NCAA Baseball Meet

Four berths remained open for the NCAA baseball championship in Omaha. Penn State Connecticut Notre Dame and Iowa State earned spots by weekend wins. Dist 3 Duke vs Florida State winner advances. Dist 6 Texas vs Arizona in regional final. Dist 7 Colorado State vs Denver in deciding game. Dist 8 Pepperdine to meet California after double header sweep.

Towa State Notre Dame Connecticut Texas Arizona Penn State Duke Florida State Denver Colorado State California Pepperdine Omaha Iowa State St. John’s Cal Emery Springfield Northwestern Bradley Portland Berkeley

Kilborn Defeats Anamosa Snappers 21-2 for First Win

Kilborn Paper of Cedar Rapids opened summer baseball with a 21 to 2 rout of the Anamosa Reformatory Snappers on Sunday. Frank Krach had four hits in a seven inning game as Kilborn scored in all innings except the fifth. Clem Osborne and Jim Fleming contributed strong defense and offense in the lopsided victory.

Anamosa Kilborn Paper Cedar Rapids Anamosa Reformatory Snappers Frank Krach Kilborn Clem Osborne Jim Fleming Mtir

Snead Rallies To Win Title In Wykagomy Round Robin

Sam Snead, buoyed by signs, erased a 20 point deficit after four holes to surge past Doug Ford in the final round at New Rochelle New York. Snead carded a 66 while Ford parred 71, as Hogan Venturi and Ford's group shot 70s in a dramatic comeback to win by eight points.

New Rochelle N.Y Sam Snead Virginia Doug Ford Snead Ford Ben Hogan Ken Venturi

Moore Stops Cherville in Stuttgart Fight Card

Arch ie Moore of San Diego stopped Alain Cherville of Belgium in a German bout in Stuttgart. In a separate match Wilf Greaves from Pittschurch stopped Johnny Neal of Milwaukee in Stovenville. Both results list 6 round outcomes with stoppage.

Associated Press Stuttgart Germany Archie Moore San Diego Alain Cherville Belgium

Crocker Wins Virginia Beach Women’s Round Robin

Fay Crocker topped the 1957 Virginia Beach Round Robin golf event scoring 51 points in the plus and minus format to win 1500 dollars. Mickey Wright finished second with 46 points and 1000 dollars. Wright led in medal score with 361 while Crocker had 268 in the event played at Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach Fay Crocker Miss Crocker Mickey Wright San Diego Montevideo Uruguay Miss Wright

Syracuse All-America Jim Brown to receive degree at New York dinner

Syracuse University four-sport letterman and All-America in football and lacrosse Jim Brown will receive his bachelor's degree Monday and be honored at a New York dinner Wednesday night.

Syracuse N. Y Jimi Brown Syracuse University New York

Packers Sign Gene White To 1957 NFL Contract

Green Bay announces that Gene White a service returnee and 1954 Packers defensive back has been signed to a 1957 National Football League contract. White is a Georgia graduate and returned after an injury late in the 1954 season.

Green Bay Wis Green Bay Packers Gene White White Georgia Packers

Five Hurt In Tunis Speedway Stock Car Crash

At Tunis Speedway Waterloo five people were injured when two stock cars locked bumpers and crashed through a barrier. Two remained hospitalized in good condition, including David Custard, 50, and Larry Orser, 24. The others were Claude Black, 32, Howard Hutchings, 31, and Jack Campbell, 26, all from Waterloo, with Campbell driving one car. Harold O De an the other driver was unhurt. Track officials warned spectators to stay clear of the danger area.

Waterloo Tunis Speedway David Custard Larry Orser Cedar Falls Claude Black Howard Hutchings Jack Campbell Campbell Harold O’dean

Pacific Coast League asks majors for help as westward move looms

In Sacramento AP report, PCL leaders press major league officials for guidance to survive if Dodgers and Giants move west. President Leslie O Connor reveals two aims: keep open classification and secure share of West Coast broadcasting revenue. Directors warn without cooperation the 53 year old league faces doom. No indemnities discussed.

Sacramento Calif West Coast PCL Leslie O’connor Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants Los Angeles San Francisco O’connor Bob Cobb Hollywood Stars O'Connor

Blumenshine and Bantz Pace Independence Rally to 12-2 Win

Independence leads the Corn Valley league by a game and a half after a 12-2 victory over Gilbertville. Carl Blumenshine drove in six runs with three hits including a triple and two singles. Hudson beat Raymond 7-3 and Traer defeated Clutter 7-0 as other league action.

Gazette Independence Corn Valley Baseball League Gilbertville Indees Carl Blumenshine Hudson Raymond Traer Clutter Sheers Schmidt Bantz Ciesielski Hearn

Dodgers Seek Infield Help As Reese Injury Bites Team

Brooklyn Dodgers vice president Buzz Bavasi called Walter Alston and coaches to a meeting to address an infield problem. Pee Wee Reese's muscle injury has left the infield thin. plan reportedly includes recalling Dick Gray from St Paul and selling Ken Lehman to clear space. If Gray arrives Charlie Neal would play short and Don Zimmer would be benched. Reese remains sidelined and may miss an extended period.

Philadelphia Buzzy Bavasi Brooklyn Dodger Walter Alston Brooklyn Alston Pee Wee Reese Brooks Dick Gray St. Paul Ken Lehman Gray Charlie Neale Don Zimmer Reese

Washington Driver Wins Sports Car Meet

Dr. Richard Thompson of Washington D C drove a production Corvette to victory in the NSCA feature race in Fort Worth Texas. He led from the first lap despite rain and floods shortening the 60 mile event to 20 laps. John Wolf and Bob Donner, both from Colorado Springs, finished second and third in Porsche 550 Spyders.

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