Athletes Hope To End Losing Streaks In Series Opener
The Cardinals and Phillies aim to halt losing skids as they start a Busch Stadium series. St. Louis dropped a 6-2 loss to Milwaukee, and Philadelphia fell 9-8 to Brooklyn. MLB standings shift as Yankees and White Sox win. Dodgers beat Phillies 9-8 in Brooklyn.
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Western Loop Race Is Close In Western League
The Associated Press notes Colorado Springs leads the Western League with a 13 point edge over Lincoln as the Sky Sox defeat Sioux City 8-2 and Wichita edges Des Moines 13-4. Jack O'Donnell earned his third win for Wichita while Bob Anderson of Des Moines notches his third win with Pueblo limited to seven hits.
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Red Sox Outfielder Sidelined With Injury
Red Sox outfielder Faye Throneberry, leading hitter with 18 RBIs, will be sidelined indefinitely after a right shoulder separation suffered against the Yankees Saturday. Throneberry holds a .28 batting average and is a key Boston contributor.
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National Junior College Track Meet entries grow at Gowans Stadium
Hutchinson hosts the 14th annual National Junior College Field and Track meet May 20 and 21. About 160 athletes are entered with 20 JC s from nine states on an expanding list as more entries arrive. Returning champions Hutchinson JC, Victoria Texas, Garden City, and Trinidad Colo lead the field with Graceland Col of Lamoni Iowa among threats.
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Colo
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Ogden
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Harold Bybee
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Derby Winner Has Fast Brother Too
Louisville report on Hex Ellsworth and Meshach Tenney aiming for a second Kentucky Derby win with Like Magic a full brother to Swaps. Swaps defeats Nashua by a length and a half, time two minutes one and four fifths, close to Derby record. Shoemaker and Arcaro used the bat as Swaps secures $108,400 and career earnings rise to $236,000. Also notes on 1954 Pirates’ 101 losses in season and 1909 110-win year plus World Series title, plus a fencing injury to a player.
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Mickey) Tenney
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Ellsworth
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K State wrestling announces nine letter recipients for 1955
Kansas State athletic officials named nine wrestlers to receive letters for the 1955 season and 11 freshmen as candidates for numerals. Included are Roland Alexander, John Bradshaw, Dick Fixson, Ken Ellis, Tom Skelton and others. Coach Fritz Knorr praised the squad, predicting stronger next year as the Wildcats placed fourth in the Big Seven and posted a 6 5 1 dual record.
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Ken Ellis
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Dick Fixson
Goodland
Everist
Oberlin
Albert Foster
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Reymond Glaze
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Bob Gramzoe
Almena
Edward Harrington
Gary Haller
Colby
Virgil Hecker
Oakley
David Nuttle
el Dorado
Calvin Schwalbe
Waconia
Minn
Tom Skelton
Fritz Knorr
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Walleyes Released into Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Seth Way of the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission reports walleye fry, about a day old, released into Cedar Bluff reservoir in Trego County. The fry arrived from Colorado’s warm water hatchery in Las Animas, in exchange for channel catfish sent to Colorado last fall. A million walleye eggs from Minnesota are due at Pratt hatchery soon, then hatched fry will be stocked in large state impoundments. Walleyes have already been released in Fall River, Kanopolis, and Cedar Bluff reservoirs over the past three years.
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Moore Signs for Bout With Champ Bobo Olson
Archie Moore signs to defend his light heavyweight crown against middleweight champion Bobo Olson after defeating Nino Valdes in Las Vegas. The bout is set for June 22 at the Polo Grounds in New York as Moore tones up and eyes Rocky Marciano potential title chances in September.
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Sessions Set For Memorial Day Weekend Tryouts
Manager Ken Ester opens a second wave of Sixteen players at Lightnerfield for Ban Johnson baseball tryouts. Three holdovers from last year are present with many more expected June 2 as the team sharpens for Memorial Day weekend exhibition games against the Bo Jets of Wichita and a Western division B 1 schedule. Players listed include Eddie Dater La Verne Billinger Doug Jones and others from Garden City Ellis Syracuse Punxsutawey and Deerfield.
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Laverne Billinger
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Lyons
Jack Niernberger
Ellis
LeRoy Arnold
Garden
Lightner
Joe Dreiling
Garden City
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Bob Bergkamp
al Stecklein
Lavern
Quay Shaffer
Bob Butler
Man Admits Burglaries Committed on Night Off
Wichita officer says 28 year old H D Lippincott Jr a worker at an aircraft and liquor store admitted he was a burglar during his nights off. He was arrested by Patrolman Harpenau after suspicious behavior in an east side area and confessed to several recent Thursday night burglaries.
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James Reeves
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H. D. Lippincott Jr
Robert Harpenau
East Side
Lippincou
Olson May Have To Lose Title In Moore Challenge
New York boxing notes center on middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson possibly relinquishing his crown if he loses to Archie Moore in a June 22 showdown for the light heavyweight title. Contenders like Eduardo Ko Lausse, ranked No. 7, and Ralph Tiger Jones vie for inclusion as Olson faces a decisive test Friday night.
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Bobo) Olson
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Archie Moore
Bobo
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Ko) Lausse
Winnner
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Tiger) Jones
Yonkers
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Lakin Wins Hi Plains League Track Title In Tight Meet
Lakin high school thinclads clinched the Hi Plains League track and field meet by a one point margin, totaling 49 points to Sublette’s 48. Sublette set no new records amid fast times on a good track. Lower and Eyes of Lakin led with multiple top finishes, while Johnson, Satanta, and Plains trailed in the final scoring.
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Prison Inmates AIL From Poor Food In Leavenworth
Forty five inmates at the U S Disciplinary Barracks were ill on Wednesday after eating turkey salad with mayonnaise authorities said Maj Henry Robertus Jr public information officer said an analysis of leftover food showed the mayonnaise was responsible The incident occurred at Leavenworth Kansas and prompted medical checks for affected inmates
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U.S
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