Giants Triumph as Conley Falters in 12th Bypass Braves
Ed Wilks reports Conley disappoints again as the Giants pull ahead in the pennant race. The Braves lose in 12 innings while the Cards rally past the Phillies and the Cubs edge the Reds. Dodgers, Pirates and others factor in the tightly bunched NL chase.
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Major Boxscores 84 Santa Ds Milwaukee Blas game
Box score narrative shows multiple teams with player line details and home road splits. The text lists batters or scorers like Mantilla Mathews Paine and includes HRs by Blasingar, Jablonski, and Geneda, plus totals and inning lines for San Francisco Philadelphia and Detroit across a sports card summary.
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Police Night Funds Baseball Benefit in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hosts a police night with a hall park event on Wednesday June 4 to raise funds for the police Kids league. Hugh Orchard will MC, Abraham Pilker will speak, and Marlin Paterson will lead the National Anthem as the flag is raised. A slo-pitch softball game features police against an all-star congregation, with proceeds aiding youth leagues.
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Frick forecasts major league expansion within five to eleven years
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick, in Baltimore to discuss the All Star game, says the seven major leagues could expand to ten or twelve clubs each or a new major league could be created. He did not specify which option and suggested action might come before the 1959 season.
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Howard Back But G B Falls In Three I League Game
Howard returned to Green Bay's lineup and hit his season's sixth home run but Fox Cities scored four in the sixth to win 8-6. Green Bay's loss delays a Cedar Rapids challenge while Davenport beat Cedar Rapids 6-2.
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Des Moines Bowler Signs for TV Series
Des Moines bowls star Ann Rand, a former Iowa State champion who stood out in national events last season, signed to bowl in a national filmed TV series. She joins 29 other bowlers nationwide and will perform in the June Florida filming at Coral Gables.
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Distance marks to fall at AAU meet at Iowa State
The AAU track meet at Iowa State College kicks off at 3 p.m. with high school and college athletes aiming to break multiple Iowa AAU marks. Competitors include Trenton Jones of Towa and Jim Streeley of Ottumwa, targeting hurdles and relays, with records in sprints, distance, and field events under challenge by a strong list of Des Moines Ames Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs entrants.
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Coe Names 94 Spring Sports Letter Award Winners
Coe College announces 94 spring letter awards across six sports led by varsity basketball and baseball champions. Wally Schwank notes 64 awards go to Iowans, with several athletes earning letters in multiple sports and freshmen baseball and track selections highlighted among Cedar Rapids and other Iowa athletes.
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Ren Waeckerle
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Charles Gitea
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Minor League Scores Tangle Across Leagues
Scattered results from American Association, International, Pacific Coast, Midwest and Western leagues show wins by Havana, Columbus, St Paul, Rochester and others with rain interruptions shaping several contests. Notable tallies include Memphis 4 Chattanoora 2, San Antonio 6 1 Caristi Trouston 4, Pueblo 10 Colorado Springs 6.
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Casualties Hit Major Leagues Buhl Hamner Out Indefinitely
Bob Buhl left with a sore arm and Granny Hamner to have knee surgery after injuries in recent games. Duke Snider remains sidelined with a knee issue while Frank Robinson and Jim Davenport also suffer injuries. The Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Braves face personnel losses as injuries ripple through several clubs.
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Los Angeles
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Midget Race Entries Headline Cedar Rapids Memorial Day Meet
The early entry list for Cedar Rapids Memorial Day race shows the only midget event of the year with competitors from Cedar Rapids and Milwaukee to West Allis and beyond. Meanwhile MLB news reports Herb Score to be evaluated for a sore arm after his spring injury, with several teammates on the injured list or returning from absences as clubs adjust rosters.
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Patterson Bout Planned in July
Floye Patterson will defend his heavyweight crown for the first time in July at a site outside New York State. Manager Dug D Amato is expected to announce the challenger and venue shortly. Patterson will move training camps on Monday and begin serial preparations for the defense at Long Pond Inn in Greenwood Lake New York.
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Players Set To Pick Own Star Team
American and National League players will ballot on June 12 to choose their All Star team for the July 6 Memorial Stadium game in Baltimore. About 500 voters expected. teams announced June 29. fans previously chose sides, but players now pick. Ford Frick authorized Orioles ticket sales and will name additional players with managers Casey Stengel and Fred Haney guiding selections.
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