Santee Smashes Mile Record Pace at Ompton Meet
Wes Santee ran 1 mile in 2:06 and 1500 meters in 3:42 at the Ompton invitational, challenging Bannister and provoking rule clarifications. Officials debated timing standards as Santee prepared for warmer weather and a potential American record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Santee
America
Roger Bannister
England
Santee
Ompton
Calif
Gunder Hueg
Lennart Strand
Sweden
Werner Luegg
Germany
Wes
Floyd Hanes
Southern Pacific Aau
Musial Hits Two More Homers as Cardinals Win 5 2
Stan Musial belted his 15th and 16th home runs to pull ahead in the National League home run race as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia 5-2. Yanks topped Cincinnati 10-6. Pirates beat Milwaukee 4-1. Dodgers beat Chicago 2-1. other games saw Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia win while Baltimore fell behind. Harvey Haddix and Bob Keegan registered their eighth wins for their teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kiner
Detroit Tigers
Joe Frisina
Newport News
Slam Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Associated Press
Stan Musial
Babe Ruth
Musial
Hank Bauer
Chicago
Willie Mays
New York
Ruth
New York Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Hank Greenberg
Hack Wilson
Stan
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Yankees
Indians
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Harvey Haddix
Cardinals
Bob Keegan
White Sox
Yogi Berra
Wynn
Yanks
Roy Sievers
Ater
Senator
Ed McGhee
Athletics
Orioles
Gary Erskine
Wrigley Field
Roy Campanella
Jackie Robinson
Williams Lead Sluggers as Little League Batting Race Heats Up
Terry Williams of the Elks paces the league with a .667 average after 10 hits including five homers in 15 at bats. Bob Caster of the Moose sits second with .588 from 10 hits in 17 at bats, followed by LeRoy Reich of VEW at .583 with seven hits in 12. Ed Barr of the VFW leads pitchers with two wins and no losses. Last night’s doubleheader was rained out, leaving the Vets atop the standings at 4-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Williams
Elks
Bob Caster
The
Moose
LeRoy Reich
VEW
John Marty
Davis
T. Gates
Grice
Bailey
Stewart
Ed Barr
VFW
Casler
Parkhurst
Williams
Vets
101 Participate In Fishing Rodeo
The fishing rodeo at Mead Park drew 101 children aged 12 and under to 8 a m contest. 52 trout of legal size were landed. John French and Rhoda Cohen won fishing kits for the largest fish, an 11 inch rainbow and a slightly shorter trout respectively. Fifty others shared prizes, receiving Cortland non shrinkable lines for the first 50 fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead Park
John French
Rhoda Cohen
French
Rhoda
Lausse Knocks Out Rindone in Second Round at Madison Square Garden
Eduardo Lausse, the Argentine knockout artist, stopped Joe Rindone by technical knockout at 1 28 of the second round in New York. Promoter Jim Norris discussed a potential fall bout with Bobo Olson if Rocky Castellani defeats Olson in August. Lausse weighed 156 pounds against Rindone's 161 as the Boston veteran was unable to survive the barrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eduardo Lausse
Hiss
Want Olson
Charlie Johnson
Lausse
Jim Norris
Bobo Olson
Rocky Castellani
Lalisse
Joe Rindone
Madison Square Garden
Rindone
Boston
Harry Kessler
Kessler
Olson
San Francisco
Louise
Castellani
Johnson
Rocky
Former Boxer Arraigned on Bribery Charge in Garden Plot
Clarence Henry a former heavyweight contender was arraigned on bribery charges over a plot to fix a Madison Square Garden bout against Joey Giardello set for June 11. Bobby Jones was allegedly offered 15000 to throw the middleweight fight as authorities traced tips through the International Boxing Club and State Athletic Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Henry
Madison Square Garden
Bobby Jones
New York
Henry
Joey Giardello
Bobby
Towch
Jones
Glandello
Frank Hogan
New York Journal-American
Bill Corum
Hogan
Giardello
Bobby Melnick
Harry Markson
The
International Boxing Club
Bob Christenberry
Christenberry
Baseball Scores and Upcoming Games Summary
Yesterday's results feature the American League with Chicago beating Boston 7 to 3 and Baltimore scoring a 6 3 win over Detroit Philadelphia routed New York 10 to 2 while Cleveland defeated Washington 6 to 3 plus Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 1. Today's slate includes Chicago at Washington and Baltimore at New York among others with several night games. Tomorrow's schedule lists Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington Detroit at Boston and Brooklyn at Chicago among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Trooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Boston Si
Brooke
New York A
Milwaukee Og
Cihelntat
Pro Wrestling Card Set For Tonight At Corry Rollerway
Promoter Abe Cohen stages a three bout card at Corry Rollerway with Christie facing Killer Joe in a semifinal and Bob Orton meeting Hans Herrman in a one hour best two of three falls main event. Attendance caps at 1 040 with 440 reserved and general admission otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie
Corry
Altgn
Lord Garfield
London
Bob Liepler
Buffalo
Killer Joe
Detroit
Herb Foster
Toronto
Bob Orton
Kanana City
Hans Herrman
Germany
Orton
Herrman
Abe Cohen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buddy Parker
Lions
Parker
Detroit Lions
Doak Walker
Wsee - TV
Erie
Shoshone
Student Playhouse
General Electric Theatre
Life
Erizabeth
Web
Moore's TV
Motorola
Stewart-Warner
East Main St
Dodgers
Cubs
Tribe
Chisox
Pony League
Bradford
Hornell
Wellsville
Olean
Corning
Hamilton
Jamestown St Ekie
Phillips
Worth Street
Cohen Auto Supply
W. Main St
Hammond’s Lumber Coal Builders Supplies
Blondie
Blongie
Cere
Arrow
Ghints
Paul
PRO Wrestling
Killer Jo
Colorama Sherbet
Barney
South Center Street
Chio Young
NES Shoe-Repair Shop
Uae
URS de
Al’s
Corry Rollerway
Killer Joe Christie
Socrate
Armitage & Fargo
Keystone
East Columbus Avenue
Corry Savings and Loan
Center Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!