Tigers Whip Legionaires In Home Debut
The Milwaukee Tigers defeated the Hanford post Legionaires 12 to 5 at Daniels Park on Thursday. Legionaires errors and miscues helped the Tigers build a big sixth inning rally, with Frank Stastny starting for the Legionaires and Billy Folkers allowing seven Tigers runs. Farmer Havlik and White led Hanford with two hits each, while Girehand tripled in the second but a baserunning error hampered the Legionaires' offense.
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Daniels Park
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Legionaires
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Billy Folkers
Folkers
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Girehand
Keystone
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al Thomas
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Havlik
White
Wilsons dominant win in Major Open Softball contests
Wilson's routed Armstrong Sporting Goods 8 to 3 behind three homers by Shedek McGuire and Alt with Alt's long shot the season's biggest Major Open hit. Clemmer pitched for the win as Me Too Iowa Manufacturing fell 6 to 2 while John Beck edged Jan Hus 7-5 in the Minor Open. Iowa Steel beat Hearn Stevenson 7-0 and Century Engineering edged Inland Industries 6 to 11 in a six run final inning rally with Carberry driving in the last runs.
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Jan Hus
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Peterson
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Iowa Steel
Hearn Stevenson
Steelers
Iowa City field to get lights from Graybar bid
Iowa City high school will install lighting like the New York Giants field. The school board awarded Graybar Electric of Davenport an $8,929.71 contract to supply materials immediately, except metal poles which are unavailable due to a steel shortage.
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New York Giants
Crey
Graybar Electric Company
Davenport
Adams Began Career As Substitute Jockey
In 1932 a jockey shortage at a country fair led Johnny Adams to ride as a substitute. He rose to fame by topping the national jockey standings in 1937 and again in 1942 and 1943. Critics say he remains awkward in the saddle, but his riding proves them wrong.
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New York
NEA
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Young Adams
Ascot Gold Cup Upset Draws French Winner Souverain
Britain's Ascot gold cup fell to a French horse named Souverain in an upset Thursday. The race marked another historic trophy joining France in a storied contest near Ascot, England.
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England
Britain
Merrie Old
Lieb Defends NCAA Code of Common Sense Sanity
Dr. Karl Lieb of Iowa, president of the NCAA, defended the association's new athletic code as a common sense sanity code rather than an idealistic purity code. He spoke at a Salt Lake City meeting of college track and field.
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Karl Lieb
University of Iowa
NCAA
Association
Coaches Aim to Preserve Pure College Spirit at Little Olympics
On the eve of the NCAA Little Olympics Lieb emphasized preserving college traditions. He urged clean conduct by student athletes and vowed to keep betting, gambling and corruption out of competition.
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Aces Eliminated From Trans Meet
In Wichita Kansas the 44th Trans Miss golf championship narrowed to the quarter finals as top contenders fell. Bob Willits defeated Ned Embry and Chick Evans while Ted Adams beat George Cannon and Tom Stanford to reach the late rounds. Bob Rosburg knocked out John Kraft in the fourth round.
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Bob” Willits
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Charles “Chick” Evans
Chicago
Adams
George Cannon
Denver
Tomory
Stanford University
John Kraft
Bob Rosburg
Berg Faces Suggs In Western Semis
Minneapolis star Berg advances to meet Suggs in the semi finals of the 18th annual Women’s Western Open golf tourney. Lenczyk upset Betty Jameson while Kirby beat Kielty to reach the semis. Riley and Jameson were eliminated in earlier rounds.
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Suggs
Gget
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Miss Kirby
Dot Kielty
Los Angeles
Majors Schedule First Morning Game Since 1930
New York Dodgers and Giants will play morning and afternoon games at Ebbetts Field on July 4 marking the first double schedule on a summer holiday since 1930. The last combined morning and afternoon games were December Decoration Day 1930 featuring the Phillies as guests.
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Giants
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Brooklyn
Budge and Riggs Plan Independent Tennis Promotion Tour
Don Budge announced plans to promote on his own and take a mixed foursome to Europe in July for a tour likely lasting six weeks. Bobby Riggs joins Budge, along with Pauline Betz and Sarah Palfrey Cooke, to hit the globe as top pros eye overseas exhibitions while eight singles contenders reach the national championships quarter finals.
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Bobby Riggs
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Riggs
Europe
Pauline Betz
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Pioneer golf captain Robert Eaton highlighted
The fragment notes Robert Eaton, a senior and captain of the Pioneer golf team, connected to Grin nell Col and a Friday pavement event. The text is incomplete but identifies Eaton as a team leader.
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Robert Eaton
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Pioneer
U S Cities Asked To Foot Olympic Expenses
The International Olympic Committee asked American bid cities to guarantee full expenses for European athletes if the U S wins the 1952 Games. Delegates balked, citing inability to predict world conditions and potential loss of travel funds. Oslo was cited as a possible site by Minneapolis supporters.
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