Boys Field Leads Softball Leagues After Three Weeks
The Boys Field softball teams top the standings across senior junior and girls divisions after three weeks of play. Senior leaders show Boys Field 5 2 and Lin-Meolam 3 2, with others close. junior leaders include Boys Field and Lincoln both 5 2, while girls see Tiskelwah undefeated at 3 0 and Taft 3 2. Schedule highlights for June 20 21 22 include key matchups among Lincoln Glenwood Tiskelwah Taft Froth Edgewood Elk and Dunbar with several cross division games listed.
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Giants Beat Cards in a tense late rally
Baseball wrap reports a disrupted game with the Giants overcoming the Cards as Lou Fella pinch hit Dusty Cocke for the final out with bases loaded in the ninth. Earlier, Ros ten pitched into the fourth and Shoffner was relieved by Fouts amid a tense late-inning sequence.
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Guyan to Hold 1988 Crown Flight Events
Guyan will hold its 1988 crown flight events with multiple flights and handicaps. Play starts at unspecified hour with prizes for winners and runners-up in each flight. Durham term in the Piedmont league refused the right to wear red uniforms by circuit proxy Paul Daughton.
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Trojans Clinch NCAA Title At Minneapolis Meet
Southern California dominates the national collegiate track championships at Memorial Stadium, scoring 69.75 points to win the meet for the fourth straight year. Louis Zamperini struck a mile upset of Chuck Fenske in 4:08.5, breaking the NCAA mark, while Walter Mehl edged Greg Rice in the two mile in 9:11.1. Gil Cruter and Dave Albritton shared a high jump near record of 6 feet 4 1/2 inches, and Fred Walcott shaved the American and NCAA 120 yard high hurdles record to 14 seconds flat in trials and 14.1 in finals.
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Jawns Edge Akron in Low Scoring Pitchers Duel
Johnstown’s Mid-Atlantic Jawns defeated Akron 1 0 as Art Bartelli hit a second inning homer. Elmer Wright and Dick Smith each fanned nine, allowing five hits apiece. Akron left 11 men on base in a tense game noted for strong pitching and limited offense. Smith earned the win. Garhark Wright Spence batted and the hometown team secured the victory.
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City-Wide Tennis Billed For Pequont Club Courts
The sixth city wide tennis tournament sponsored by The Gazette will be held at Pequont Tennis Club on the west side from July 9 to July 23 with men's and women's singles and doubles events. Entry fee is 80 cents per event sent to Denzel Freeland. W. J. Kraus won last year’s title, defeating Bill Bell 8-4 6-2 6-2, succeeding Jack Sergent.
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Vander Meer’s Fireball and Dutch Heart Under Pressure
The piece profiles Johnn Vander Meer blending a Gomez like tempo with a fast, lively pitch. At 165 pounds he relies on timing and stubborn pride in his craft, facing adversity without vanity. Even as he earns only a fraction of top salaries, he twice pitched no hitters, with his father praising his quiet approach. Oscar Witt’s 17 year old UC freshman son is noted but does not play baseball.
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Louis Schmeling rematch sparks giant doubts and bets
The piece weighs Louis’s youth and fast fists against Schmeling’s head games. Experts wonder if Schmeling unsettled Louis last time, while Louis touts a two round knockout. Both fighters appear to loom as overwhelming favorites with a paradoxical forecast: both can’t win.
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Races Set Amid Threats In Local Motorcycle Meet
Local racers Len Nigaro Bloomfield NJ Bill Carpenter Lancaster QC Adie Penn Dayton OH and others are listed among late contenders for today’s all class C motorcycle race under AMA rules. Capitol City Motorcycle Club chairs the event with Joe Ryle guiding the proceedings.
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Lancaster
Adie Penn
Dayton
Wild Bill Shaw
O. C
E. Hupp
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Sunday Baseball Ban Lifted and Braddock Family Facts
The last Sunday baseball ban ended after Pennsylvania voters approved a Sabbath permit on November 7, 1933 enabling Sunday games in major leagues. Theresa Fox Braddock, wife of former heavyweight champion Jim Braddock, was a New York City telephone operator before marriage. the couple has three children. In a grounder play, the runner on first is not out when the batter is forced at first and the shortstop throws to second.
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Jim Braddock
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Theresa Fox
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