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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1955

Page

14

Giants Win 2 Over Pirates to Stretch Lead

The New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 and 5-3, aided by Don Mueller’s five RBIs and Ruben Gomez’s six-hitter sealing a six-game win streak. The Pirates slipped to an 11-game skid as Brooklyn moved past Philadelphia.

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Sunday Major League Boxscore Highlights and Expos

A dense box score montage shows Kansas City and Chicago matchups with numerous players named in scoring, batting, and pitching lines. The item references DeMestri, Dorish, Astroth, Keliner, Martin, Chakales, Fox, and others across multiple innings and games, plus a Baltimore New York appearance and exhibition note about Ted Williams returning to Fenway Park for a charity event.

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Sweden Wins Five Nation Tennis Tournament Title

Sweden defeated India 2-1 to capture the Five Nation tennis tournament in Lugano Switzerland. Sweden earned the title with a strong showing from its top players and secured the decisive victory in the final match against India.

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Kohawks Tap Four On Tourney All Tournament Team

The Cue baseball team defended its Midwest Conference title by producing four players on the all tournament team after the weekend tourney in Cedar Rapids. Knox placed five players and St Olaf three on the coaches selected lineup led by Opten LeRoy Im Olaf and Dick Culbertson of Knox.

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Winthrop Takes Buchanan Race With Fourth Straight Win

Winthrop moved ahead in the Buchanan county race by whipping Fairbank 11-2 for its fourth straight win. Carl Blumenshine slugged two solo homers, D Gritton struck out 16 for the win and added a ninth inning double with the bases loaded. Other games saw Urbana beat Hazleton 5-0 behind Hosford's three hitter and Independence rout Center Point 13-3.

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Boxing Wrapup From Hollywood And Berlin

The report notes Jorge Macias of San Jose stopping Lou Filippo of Los Angeles in Hollywood and Gustav Scholz of Germany outpointing Tuzo Portuguez of Costa Rica in Berlin with decision margins listed as 139 159 and 156 percent respectively and 10 rounds.

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