Jeffcoat Wins Fifth as Cubs Beat Braves in Milwaukee
Hal Jeffcoat earned his fifth relief win as the Cubs defeated the Braves 4 2 in Milwaukee. Speake homered for the Cubs, keeping Chicago within four games of the pennant behind the Giants. Giants beat Pirates 6 3 as Taylor pinch homered for the Giants. Dodgers lost to Phillies.
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Associated Press
Chicago Cubs
Hal Jeffcoat
Stan Hack
Charley Root
Cubs
Jeffcoat
Root
Jeffroat
Hack
Hal
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Braves
Bob Speake
Bruins
New York Giants
Giants
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Bill Taylor
Philadelphia
Robin Roberts
Brooks
Cincinnati
St Bouls
Atreak
Smokey Burgess
Detroit
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Chicago
Art Ditmar
Kinsas City
Washington
Boston
Hooklyn
Phillies
Roberts
Philadelphias
Roy Campanella
Phils
Dodger
Billy Lees
Pirates
Taylor
Max Sarkont
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bucs
Burgess
St. Louis
Rip He
Yanks
Orioles
Bob Turley
Swifty
Jim Konstanty
Tom Moga
Tisley
Baseball Stat Leaders Mixed Up Incomprehensible OCR List
A garbled OCR list attempts to present batting leaders and stats from the National and American Leagues. Names such as Snider Muller Ring Adcock Newcombe Fox and Power appear with inconsistent team ties and unclear at bat counts and markers.
Delay Decision In Martinez Case Delayed Into June
The New York State Athletic Commission will not decide the Martinez grounding case until mid June after completing an investigation into an alleged boycott by the Fight Managers Guild. Julius Helfand plans to review transcripts by June 13 as he attends a Paris meeting and a Welterweight title bout. Daly and Pelts were suspended for acts detrimental to boxing.
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Associated Press
New York
Vince Martines
New York State Athletic Commission
Martinez
Managers’ Guild
International Boxing Guild
Julius Helfand
Commission
Paris
World Committee of Professional Boxing
Helfand
Syracuse
Tony DeMarco
Carmen Basilio
Handsome Paterson
Bill Daly
Daly
Tex Pelts
Pelte
SANTEE FAILS IN BID FOR 4 MINUTE MILE AT LA RELAYS
Santee again misses 4 minute mile at the 15th annual Los Angeles Coliseum Relays. He clocks 4 minutes 55 seconds in the mile while Ron Delaney wins the free-wheeling 80 with a late disqualification. Amie Sowell loses the half mile to Tom Courtney after leading until the final turn.
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Los Angeles
Santee
Los Angeles Coliseum
Ron Delaney
Villanova
Pittsburgh
Amie Sowell
Tom Courtney
Fordham
Courtney
Delaney
Sowell
Mal Whitfield
Lon Spilcrier
California
Lang Stanley
Teener League season begins with Ajax and Rogers clash
The 1955 Teener League opens Monday at Loveland Field with Ajax versus Rogers Steel at 6 15 pm. Four clubs Ajax Rogers Steel Aero Supply and Nations Bank announce rosters. Spartansburg joins in the second half for a five team race.
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Ajax
Rogers Steel
Sparta
Loveland Field
Aero Supply and Nations Bank
Spartansburg
Joe Glaviano
Merle Cottaway
Ronald Dills
Jim Kelsey
Robers Steel
Paul Steen
George Kinhey
Aero Supply
Cliff Austin
Don Hand
National Bank
Art Perkins
Jim Woodworth
Battery
Steelmen
Bob Staples
Bob Miller
Perkins
Woodworth
Leroy Rieck
Larry Barr
Ray Miller
Terry Williams
Lee Williams
Carmen Merritt
Donald Foley
Staples
Miller
Dave Vanney
Gerald Lewis
David Carlson
Bob Nichols
Jan van Dresar
Norman Gonktin
Ken Downey
The
Uneups
Leslie Uteger
Ed Latost
Dick Pitts
Craig Parkhurst
Terry Houser
Bill ‘Tunnel
Vern Lindsey
Richard Craker
Sidney Stewart
Ernest Vanssens
John Roberts
David Fill
Strom Ib
Tom Mowrey
Bob Higgins
John Fitzgeraldss
John Mortis
John Mowrey
Lee Austin
Ditmar tosses two-hitter as White Sox fall 1 0
Yesterday's Stars by Associated Prone reports Art Ditmar pitched a two hitter striking out five to beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0. Smokey Burgess powered two home runs including a grand slam lifting the Redlegs to a 10-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Also notes a stray sentence about lizards regrowing tails.
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Art Ditmar
Athletion
Chicaso White Sox
Smokey Burgess
Redlegs
St. Louis Cardinals
Major Standings Show Tight AL Race and Schedules
The American League standings list Cleveland facing Detroit and Chicago at Kansas City with New York and Baltimore near the top. Yesterday New York beat Baltimore 7 5 and Detroit defeated Cleveland 11 4. Tomorrow features Kansas City at Chicago and Cleveland at Detroit with Baltimore at New York and Philadelphia at Brooklyn in later games.
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Boyer
St Louis
Newcombe
Brooklyn
Jeff~ Cyt
Chitcago
Jones
Chicago
Power
Kansas City
Rune Matin
New York
Goodman
Ap Ginis
Bostol
Kuenn
Detroit
Wilton
Karsaw City
Uhples — Fox
Behin
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
St.Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pitsburgh
St. Louis
Titusville High Star George Johnson Wins Princeton Scholarship
George Johnson, Titusville High Rockets basketball ace who set 15 school scoring records in 1954-55, earns a $1,100 annual Princeton University District 4 National Scholarship. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George G Johnson of 686 East Spruce Street and was chosen by Princeton’s scholarship committee for scholastic merit and character.
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Titusville High
Princeton
Titusville
George Johnson
Titusville High Rockets
Princeton University
George
George G Johnson
East Spruce Street
New Jersey University
Tigh
Rockets
Hixson and Pfeiffer Lead District 10 Golf Play
Corry High School duo Hixson and Pfeiffer paced the District 10 golf event held at Edinboro’s Cul Uytteon Hills course. Hixson shot a 78 with a 40-38 split to beat Pfeiffer and Newby of Erie Academy by two strokes, earning medalist honors despite a second hole ball loss bogey. Their top scores qualify them for the PIAA tournament at Penn State next weekend alongside Newby and others from Erie Academy and Meadville.
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Corry
Pfeiffer
Newby
Erie Academy
Hixson
Worolinds
San
Arkufing
Peffer
jComy High
Hixson Ad
Turner Fuentes Fight Ends In Draw At Madison Square Garden
Turner and Fuentes battled to a draw in a 12 round clash at Madison Square Garden. Referee Al Berlance and judges Agnello and Forbes split on the rounds with Fuentes winning several late frames. attendance reached about 1500 amid boos as fans questioned scoring.
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Ruth
Seoinvird
Ramon Fuentes
Turner
Madison Square
Chistian
Los Angeles
Fuentes
Berl Find Turner
Tidge Agnello
Fueritees
Forbes
WivEn
AP Cnd
Fuettes
Gbte Fecelpty Wak
Boxtage
Cmwd
Ohebred
Aguello
Vole 16
Bert
Fuente
TuHye
Joe Jones Favorite in Camden Handicap at Garden State Park
Joe Jones owned by Mrs Fane D Jacobs is the favorite in the nine horse field for the $19,000 added Camden Handicap at Garden State Park. Son of Stymile listed at 5-2 in the morning line, Paper Tiger to ride Joe Jones with jockey Bam Bolumett aboard.
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Romeo Rea
Camden
Joe Jones
Fane D. Jacobs
Garden State Park
al Stymile
Wong
Paper Tiger
Turiong Vi
Ind Bam Bolumett
Helicope
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Muller
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Ring
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Stollen
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Turley
International League
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Rochester
Montreal
Toronto
Fogle Lumber CO
Franklin St
Corry, Pa
Hammond's
Eagle Street
Dial Lumber
Coal Builders Supplies
Hixson, Pfeiffer
Camden Handicap
Fuchs
Tuffy
Kendall
Compr
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TU Ae Merchandise Club
Al's Clothes Shop
Home Freezers
WOTR
All-Way Electric
Panther
Arnold. Sowell
By Alan Maver
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RRS
Orchard Park
Kael
Westein Strer Wen
Morrell's
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