Raiders end long first division drought with 5-1 win
Cedar Rapids Raiders, aided by Emmy Unzicker’s three-hitter and a rain-shortened game, top Keokuk 5-1 to reclaim a share of first division in the Three-I. Tom Incaviglia powered the offense with a homer and three other Raiders contributed key hits as Evansville Peoria rainout implications lingered. The Raiders prepare to host Burlington in the series finale with Sy Zacher scheduled to pitch.
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Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Raiders
Evansville
Peoria
Agate
Emmy Unzicker
Sy Zacher
Cedar Rapids Southpaw
Bob Yanen
Braves
Pete Jaworski
Gene Haack
Bill Dailey
W. L. Pet. G.B
Burlington
Praanene
Haute
Frida Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Quincy
Terre Haute
Three Beat Four Minute Mile At British Games
In London at White City stadium during the British games and county championships a four minute mile was achieved by three runners Laszlo Tabori of Hungary Chris Chataway of Britain and Brian Hewson of Britain all clocking under 4 minutes Sands Tharos unable to start due to travel issues The field also included S J Bisley R Dunkley and R Lamers with times ranging from 4 09 to 4 12.2 Landy held the world record and Bannister had run 3 59 4 in 1954.
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London
White City
Laszlo Tabori
Hungary
Britain
Chris Chataway
Brian Hewson
John Landy
Australia
Roger Bannister
British Empire
Vancouver
B. C
Bannister
Landy
Sandor Tharos
S. J. Bisley
R. Dunkley
R. Lamers
Germany
Stevens Shatters Owens Mark In Big Ten Qualifiers
Iowa leads five men into Saturday finals at Columbus after Les Stevens clocked 22.5 in the 220 yard low hurdles. Michigan aims to reclaim the crown as Owens records fall under windy conditions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Les Stevens
Iowa
Larry Perry
Wolverines
Michigan
Illinois
Owens
Northwestern
Jim Golliday
Stevens
Purdue Tops Big 10 Golf By 2 Strokes
Purdue holds a two stroke lead in the Big Ten golf tournament with a 759 total, Ohio State 761, at Lafayette Indiana. Iowa and Indiana sit tied for sixth at 799, with individual scores led by Frank Sutton 79 78 157 and Herb Klontz 79 79 158.
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Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Ohio State
Iowa
Indiana
Frank Sutton
Doc Shenkman sues Campanella over unpaid medical bill
New York physician Dr. Samuel Shenkman who treated Roy Campanella’s injured left hand last October has filed a summons seeking 9500 dollars, claiming Campanella and the Brooklyn Baseball Club have not paid for his services.
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New York
Samuel Shenkman
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Star
Campanella
Brooklyn Baseball Club
New York Transit Names, Warnings Amid Confusing Report
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions Carmelo Costa with numbers 12944 and Lulu Perez with 126 percent, together with unclear references to Bobby Oliphant Johnny Behneisai Faas St and CH . N. C. The data appears garbled without a clear event or outcome.
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New York
Carmelo Costa
Rockita
Lulu Perez
Bobby Oliphant
Ted Johnny Behneisai Faas
Three I League Standings and Friday Results
The Three I League standings show Milwaukee Philadelphia St Louis and Brooklyn near the top as games on Friday produced wins for New York Baltimore Boston Detroit and Chicago. Saturday schedules include Milwaukee at Chicago Philadelphia at New York and Detroit at Cleveland with rain in Kansas City.
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Philadelphia
Pittsbareh
St. Louis
Hicagso
Cleveland
Clevelte
Washinetes
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
Troit
Whington
Seaton
Bannister to Wed Swedish Doctor Moyra Jacobsson
Magic miler Roger Bannister 26 announces his engagement to Moyra Jacobsson 26 a Swedish girl he met in London. He is a house surgeon at St Mary's hospital Paddington and holder of the world’s first four minute mile record.
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London
Roger Bannister
Moyra Jacobsson
Oxford
St. Mary’s Hospital
Paddington
Waltonian Archers Invite Archery Tourney This Sunday
The Waltonian Archers announce an invitational shoot this Sunday at 1 p.m. at Kingston stadium. Team members and guests are invited to participate or watch the event at the local venue.
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Kingston Stadium
Jake Muehlen thaler earns second Athlete of the Week award
Ames reports Jake Muehlen thaler of Iowa State College from Sheldahl won his second Athlete of the Week honor after a 215 feet 9 1 in the Big Seven Pee meet.
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Ames
Jake Muehlenthaler
Iowa State College
Sheldahl
Ten RBI and Three Homers by Bosox Rookie Zauchin Impresses Boston
Norbert Zauchin 24, a Detroit sandlot finding, hit three homers a double and 10 RBIs in a 16-0 Bosox rout of Washington. He doubled and drove in runs in the fourth and fifth, boosting Boston’s offense as Tom Brewer and Whitey Ford paced nearby games. Detroit edged Chicago 1-0 on Frank House’s homer while Cleveland-Kansas City rained out.
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Associated Press
Boston Belter
Norm Zauchin
Boston Red Sox
Bosox
Washington
Zauchin
Tom Brewer
Carl Lundquist
United Press
Detroit
Norbert
Henry Zauchin
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Williams
Boston
Dean Stone
Rudy York
Tony Lazzeri
Yankees
Baltimore
Whitey Ford
Chicago
Frank House
Cleveland
Kansas City
Eddie Robinson
Ford
Billy Hoeft
Dick Donovan
House
White Sox
Hofmans Homer Lifts Giants Over Dodgers 3 1 in Rally
Bobby Hofman delivered a dramatic pinch homer in the seventh to spark the Giants to a 3-1 victory over Brooklyn. Hofman tied the all time nine pinch homer record, lifting New York within one game of the Cubs and fueling a late spark that included Willie Mays homer.
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New York
INS
Bobby Hofman
Leo Durocher
Hofman
Giants
Brooklyn
Hank Thompson
Erskine
Willie Mays
Carl
Sal Maglie
Philadelphia
Cubs
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Phillies
Stanky Out as Cardinal Manager. Harry Walker Replaces Him
Eddie Stanky was fired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Harry Walker, former Rochester Red Wings boss, was named to replace him for the balance of 1955. August Busch Jr said Walker signed through the season while Stanky remains with the organization.
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ST. Louis
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Walker
Rochester Red Wings
August A. Busch, Jr
Cardinal
Walker
Cardinals
Rochester
Busch
Stanky
Fred Walker
Harry
Lou Kahn
Redbirds
DeKalb Miler Faces Sterling Sweep in Illinois Meet
Jim Bowers of DeKalb clocked 4:22.5 for the mile, hailed as the fastest by an Illinois high school student, but Sterling captured the North Central high school track title Friday in Sterling Illinois.
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Sterling
Ill
Jim Bowers
DeKalb
Hasty Scenes and Blazon Star Win Pimlico Daily Double
Baltimore newswire reports Hasty Scenes a two year old with four prior attempts and Blazon Star a lightly trained three year old joined to win a $1,107.40 daily double at Pimlico on Friday.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Costa Wins and Gets Saddler Title Shot in Brooklyn
Carmelo Costa 21, of Brooklyn, won a 10 round decision over Lulu Perez in a Battle of Brooklyn at Madison Square Garden. Matchmaker Billy Brown announced Costa will challenge champion Sandy Saddler in a July or August title bout televised from the Garden. Co manager Jerry Salica said Costa is ready after the Perez victory.
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New York
Carmelo Costa
Brooklyn
Sandy Saddler
Billy Brown
Madison Square Garden
Costa
Lulu Perez
Brown
Jerry Salica
Perez
Junior Legion Opens Season Sunday At Riverside
The Cedar Rapids American Legion junior A team will play Center Point Sunday at 2 p.m. at Riverside to start the season. The club fields class A and class B squads with Frank Tvrdik coaching the A team and Jack Watson guiding the B nine.
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Cedar Rapids American Legion
Center Point
Riverside
Frank Tvrdik
Jack Watson
First Game Highlights for Waterloo and Burlington Matchups
In the opening contest Waterloo trails 0-0 after a scoreless first, with McGrothlin and Romano contributing as Johnson defends. The second game shows Waterloo posting 9 2 0 and 0 1 3 to Burlington, and Armbruster Shoop Pot and Corcert Yvars Dutliba Patten listed among players, with multiple scoring moments recorded.
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Waterloo
Burlington
Heman
Jones
Garber and Meck
Pweke
Hterr Armbruster
Shoop
Ana Chett
Byanevie Araule Otra
Jostley
Yvars
Dutliba
Patten
Pravda Returns to Fight Amateurs Reinstatement
Austria's Christian Pravda, international ski champion suspended by the World Skiing Federation for amateur rule violations, returned to Innsbruck to intensify his bid for readmission to amateur skiing.
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Inssbruck
Austria
Christian Pravda
World Skiing Federation
Indians Put Feller on Waiver List
The Cleveland Indians placed four of their top stars on the latest waiver list led by Bob Feller. Also on waivers were Vic Wertz Art Houtteman and Ralph Kiner as teams weigh potential trades to National League clubs. The list runs to June 15 with 48 hour withdrawal if claimed by any AL club.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Vic Wertz
Art Houtteman
Ralph Kiner
Indians
Houtteman
Kiner
Chicago Cubs
Wertz
Giants
Minoso Sidelined Week or More by Head Injury
Chicago White Sox outfielder Minnie Minoso will miss at least another week after being struck in the head by a pitch in New York on May 17. He remains hospitalized as a precaution with a small skull fracture and dizziness prompting return to care, doctors say.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Minnie Minoso
Minoso
New York
John Claridge
Minnie
Baseball scores from several leagues and cities
In Minor Facts International League Syracuse tied Richmond Toronto 6 all while Rochester and Montreal played Buffalo beat Columbus 10 to 4 Havana lost 4 to 5 Hollywood defeated Seattle 8 to 3 Sacramento won 9 to 6 over Oakland Portland 7 and San Francisco 8 beat San Diego 7 Los Angeles 6. American Association Minneapolis 17 Omaha 6 Indianapolis 3 Charleston 6 Toledo 4 Louisville 1 Denver 6 St Paul 0 Southern Association Atlanta 4 Chattanooga 1 Nashville 4 Birmingham 2 emphis 5 Little Rock 2 New Orleans 9 Mobile 0 Texas League Tulsa blank San Antonio 1 Houston 11 Oklahoma City 4 Shreveport 3 to 2 Ft Worth 1 1 Beaumont 5 Dallas 4 Western League Sioux City 1 Lincoln 0 Des Moines 6 Wichita 4 Pueblo at Colorado Springs rain.
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Des Moines
Wichita
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Cedar Rapids Village
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Bob Speake
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Louis Arroyo
Rip Repulski
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Herm Wehemeier
Roy Smalley
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