Duck farm at Geneva aids Pennsylvania game program
The Pennsylvania Game Commission duck farm near Geneva in Crawford County raised about 5,000 young mallards this wet end and four to five weeks of growth followed. Last year the farm produced 7,100 ducks for liberation. aims indicate up to 10,000 ducks may be shipped this year to bolster the state wild population. Bands on released ducks show about 14 percent return, confirming program success and encouraging sportsmen cooperation.
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Yesterday's Stars Pitching Hab Trice Shines for Athletics
Hab Trice pitched effectively for the Philadelphia Athletics securing his fourth win in a pitching shaded contest. The game highlighted strong relief work and timely hitting to edge the opposition.
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Braves Top Pirates to Climb From Last Place
Braves beat Pittsburgh 6-1 after a snow halted game, lifting Milwaukee from last place while Pittsburgh sank to the cellar. White Sox pushed ahead in the AL by beating Washington 8-1 as Phils edged Cleveland 3-2 in a marathon that tied a record with 15 pitchers. Warren Spahn fanned 12 Pirates in Milwaukee, and a Minoso grand slam powered Chicago over Washington.
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Rochester routs Havana in International League game
Rochester defeated Havana 14 to 4 in an International League baseball game played last night. In boxing action Manny Rivera of Los Angeles, 139 pounds, stopped Jos Felan of San Antonio, 140 pounds, in six rounds.
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Baseball Scores and Tonight's Schedule Across Leagues
Yesterday in the American League Chicago beat Washington 8 to 6 and Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 3 to 2. Milwaukee routed Pittsburgh 11 to 6. In the National League Philadelphia topped St Louis 14 to 10 as Brooklyn faced Chicago and New York played Cincinnati in cold weather. Tonight Baltimore visits New York and Detroit goes to Boston in the American League while in the National League Brooklyn meets Chicago and Philadelphia plays St Louis with several night games.
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Johnson Fights Mims Tonight
George Johnson the knockout sensation meets Holly Mims in a scheduled 10 round national CBS bout. Johnson has 17 pro wins and 21 victims stopped while losing only three times. Mims with 34 wins 11 losses and four draws is a top middleweight and a 6-5 favorite.
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Trout Season Opens With Record Start In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the trout season opened strongly with A. French noting the opening day near perfect and statewide catches the greatest ever recorded. The 108 day season runs daily with stocking to begin soon and anglers urged to avoid littering on the banks.
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Stocking plan, private property rights eyed in state fishing report
The report notes variable catches with some below record levels and describes a mid season stocking program to dump 0 00,000 to 1 million fish in streams within 10 days. It urges starting now as high temperatures hinder stocking and warns fishermen that private property fishing rights are a privilege. It highlights pollution along stream banks and calls for stricter enforcement to reduce public fishing pressure.
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Campanella Undergoes Wrist Operation in Brooklyn
Roy Campanella, star catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, had wrist surgery to remove a bone chip at Long Island College Hospital. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Herbert Fett performed the procedure and expected a return to action in about three and a half weeks.
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Work Bee Planned at Little League Field
Fathers of Little League are asked to report at Olin Bracken Field this evening at 6 o'clock to complete bleachers before the season opens May 17. President Al Van Dresur leads the effort and volunteers should bring shovels to move ashes around the outside of the bleachers.
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