Jaycees Rally Falls Short in League Opener at Pratt
Pratt beat Garden City Jaycees 12 to 10 in the Western Division B-1 opener. Pratt jumped ahead with four walks in the second as Christie exited after the second, while Garden tied late but could not overcome Pratt's nine hits and ten walks. Mohr homered for Pratt, Dater added a three-run shot, and Garden’s Smith doubled while Brungardt scored on a misplay. Monte Keller joined the Jaycees for the Lyons game Sunday night.
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Garden City Jaycees
Jaycees
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Gardenine
Jack Christie
Joe Heier
Weiler
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Eddie
Hig
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Titus
Dater
Garden
Pokey Smith
Leonard Brungardt
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Christie
Heier
Smith
Kellar
Monte Keller
Lyons
Local Golfers Win Tourneys at Country Club
Mike Etrick Bert Vance and Serena Downing led two recent Country Club events. Etrick won the nine hole putting contest with 11 putts while Vance and Mrs Downing shot 76 to win Scotch Foursome. Ott and Finnup had 12s in putting. Vance and Lucien Downing posted 5. Second place pairs were Zirkle with Abbie Morgan and Wasinger with Jackie Ott at 71. Schrad er and Ruth Keller scored 78.
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Bert Vance
Serena Downing
Etrick
Vance
Mrs. Downing
Andy Ott
Fred Finnup
Lucien Downing
Sy Zirkle
Abbie Morgan
Sy Wasinger
Jackie Ott
M. C. Schrader
Ruth Keller
Fred Haney Sees Rain On Pirates Season Ahead
In New York, Fred Haney, Pirates manager, muses on rain and rough times as Pittsburgh trails Brooklyn by twenty games. A noted merkle moment from a 1908 Giants game draws comparison to a recent misplay by Pirates to illustrate the era’s baseball wit.
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Fred Haney
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Phillies
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Roy Smalley
Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Wolen
Fred Merkle
Foreboding baseball tale from old Pittsburgh game
In a tense Pittsburgh game from 1908 era the coach warns Freese and Mesias about base running as a hit is threatened. The crowd senses doom as runners hesitate and a crucial moment unfolds with players misreading the play and anticipation of disaster.
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Mesias
Haney
Pittsburgh
Sports score roundup from multiple cities in early results
Thursday results list multiple city games with scores including New York 6 Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 13 Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 12 St Louis 8 Philadelphia 8, Chicago 4. Other line items show varied team tallies and standings across New York Cleveland Chicago Detroit Boston and more, with scattered city pairings and later references to venues and times.
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Washington
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Milwaukee
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Alttaburgh
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Small Colleges In Track Meet At Abilene
Abi line Christian College hosts the fourth annual NAIA festival as preliminaries begin tonight and finals follow tomorrow. Contenders include Abilene speedster Bobby Morrow and Emporia State’s Bill Tidwell with standout marks in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the mile and half mile. Both Morrow and Tidwell exceed existing NAIA records.
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Tex
Abilene Christian College
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Bobby Morrow
Bill Tidwell
Emporia
Kan
State Teachers College
Morrow
Tidwell
Antonelli Finds Cincinnati Ball Club Just To His Liking
Giants ace lefty Antonelli beat the Reds 8-3 marking his eighth straight win over Cincinnati since joining the Giants last year. Other scores: Dodgers topped Braves 13-2. Pirates 12-3 over Cardinals. Yankees 12-6 over Athletics. Scoreless details on Kaline and Kaline’s batting lead, plus Trucks’ fifth win for White Sox.
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Cincinnati Ball Club
Associated Press
Sal Magliie
Brooklyn Dodgers
Don Newcombe
Cubs
Hillis Kinder
White Sox
Russ Mayer
Bob Lemon
Athletics
Johnny Antonelli
New York Giants
Cincinnati Redlegs
Giants
Southpaw
Birdie Tebbetts
Redlegs
Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wind Dust Halt Knothole Play In City Leagues
Wind and dust halted knothole league games yesterday between Kiwanis and Rotary teams. Kiwanis faced Optimist this afternoon in major and minor league action. Wednesday’s opening games saw Knights of Columbus and Lions Club split results with K of C winning major league 10 5 and Lions minor league 8 7. Wilcox led Lions minors with a triple and a homer. Majors featured two homers with Rupp and Thompson each sending one over the fence and also collecting extra bases.
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Rotary
Knights of Columbus
Lions Club
K. of
Lions
Wilcox
Rupp
Thompson
Country Club Golfers Set To Enter National Golf Day
Club golfers will participate on Saturday and Sunday with a one dollar fee per 18 holes. Pro Harry Cebalo said proceeds go to the PGA and Life sponsors.
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Harry Cebalo
PGA
Life
Yankees Clinch Easy Win Over Athletics In KC
The New York Yankees routed Kansas City 12 to 6 in a day night twin bill, aided by 16 hits and 13 walks. Gil McDougald Hank Bauer and Elston Howard homered for the Yanks, who moved to 19 wins in 22 starts. Jim Finigan homered for the Athletics. Bob Grim earned his fourth victory after strong seven innings.
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Kansas City
Gil McDougald
Hank Bauer
Elston Howard
New York
Jim Finigan
Finigan
Bob Grim
Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Bucs
U S Open Champs Lead National Golf Day Events
Women golfers aim to surpass Babe Zaharias while men target Ed Furgol as National Golf Day activities unfold Saturday to benefit charitable causes.
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Babe Zaharias
Ed Furgol
Wes Santee Targets Fourth Minute Mile In Compton Meet
Compton hosts its annual invitational track meet where Wes Santee aims to break the four minute mile once more after a 4:00.6 American record at the 1954 Dallas Texas Relays and a 4:08.5 at Austin. Fred Dwyer, formerly with Villanova, vows to beat Santee, backed by Wanamaker indoor mile memories.
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Austin
British Empire
Hungary
John Landy
Australia
Roger Bannister
England
Laszlo Tabor
Chris
Chataway
Brian Hewson
Fred Dwyer
Villanova
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Wanamaker
New York
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Wichita North Star Enrolls At University Of Wichita
Wichita North High halfback Artie Dillon 6 feet 178 pounds will enroll at the University of Wichita next fall. Dillon, 18, won two football letters at North and also played basketball and baseball for the school, according to head Coach Pete Tilman.
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Artie Dillon
Wichita North High
University of Wichita
Pete Tilman
Dillon
North
Souchak Stays In Title Fight
GREAT NECK New York Mike Souchak rose as a strong threat in the Deepdale Round Robin golf title by resisting pressure on day one. He posted five plus points and 68 for a near top score while defending champion Sam Snead and Cary Middlecoff lagged. Marty Furgol led after the first round with 34. Pee Wee Reese set NL shortstop error record with 18 errors in 1949.
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Mike Souchak
Deepdale
Mike Atte
Souchak
Sam Sneady
Cary Middlecoff
Chick Harbert
Snead
Harbert
Middlecoffs
Marty Furgol
Lemont
Pee Wee Reese
Dodgers
Reese
Crandall Leads Braves Through Rough Patch
Del Crandall of the Braves laments a rough stretch as Brooklyn lags in the National League. Crandall, 25, has three homers and remains a steady defender and leader as Milwaukee presses toward better form. Hedgewoodhouse rides Widener Stakes contender in a rich Hialeah event.
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Crandall
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