Five Jefferson City Baseball Teams Triumph in Sunday Encounters
Jefferson City junior and Legion squads dominated their opponents in weekend action. Spec standout Gene Finley fueled a 17-9 junior win over Versailles with five hits including a cycle of power in three at bats, driving Jefferson City’s Mid Missouri league pace.
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Minor League Results From Rolla and Nearby Cities
Baseball scores and standings from Rolla and surrounding leagues list teams such as Sacramento, New Orleans, Columbus, and Indianapolis with results like 2-0 and 9-1. The report includes Western and Southern associations, city matchups, and scattered totals across the circuit, reflecting a busy period of minor league play.
Brewers Win as Manager Change Stakes Lead
The Milwaukee Brewers, with Ted Smith as interim general manager, won a doubleheader over Columbus 6-2 and 2-0 while Charley Grimm moved to manage the Boston Braves. The results boosted Milwaukee half a game atop the standings as Kansas City swept Toledo and the rest of the circuit saw mixed outcomes across multiple games.
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Dodgers Trim Mexico In Lincoln Field clash
Jefferson City Dodgers won their eighth of nine as they trimmed Mexico 9 to 7 at Lincoln Field. Start was 4-2 Dodgers after two innings, Mexico tallied in each of first two frames. Dodgers added three in the fifth and two in the seventh to lead 9-4, Mexico scored three in the eighth before being blanked in the ninth. Dodgers set to face Tweedies at City Park at 8 pm, with Fort Huron Wood visiting next Sunday.
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Moose Club Defeats Eldon 14 to 3 in Eldon Outscores
Moose Club won its second game of the season at Eldon 14 to 3. Vaughn worked the distance for Eldon while Morrow lasted 10 innings for Hallsville and Harvey Elin delivered the decisive single with none out in the 11th. Greene led Eldon with three hits, and Rein sch paced the Moose with five hits including a triple.
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Red Birds Triumph in Central Missouri Clash
Jefferson City Red Birds defeated Prairie Home 4 2 to win their second Central Missouri game in a row. Cochrane and Gent Palmer led Prairie Home with three and three singles respectively, while Jerry Calle and Art Mueller added two hits each for Jefferson City. Odneal allowed ten hits as the visitors pulled away with key doubles from Calle and Mueller. Jeffers on City will face Roda at City Park Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
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Tebbetts Wins Fifth Straight Central Missouri League Victory
Tebbetts defeated host California Tigers 5-3 to extend its winning streak to four straight in the Central Missouri league. Jerry Larm earned the win for Tebbetts, while Harvey, Massar, Wayne Buona, and Warold Turner each contributed two hits. Tebbetts now leads or is tied for the league lead with Versailles, which also stands four and zero after their latest games, as Tebbetts prepares to face Versailles next Sunday.
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Blues Take Sixth Tilt Over Rich Fountain in 21-0 Win
Riverside Blues hammered Rich Fountain 21 to 0 at the Rich Fountain diamond. Al Wohl allowed two hits and pitched seven no-hit innings. Riverside hitters collected 26 hits and scored 21 runs. Rich Fountain committed six errors as Riverside surged to a sixth straight victory this season.
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Kansas City Woman Holds Bowling Lead
ST LOUIS June 2 AP Detroit bowlers faltered as Kansas City rival Mariam Gorman posted 649 to reach sixth in singles at the Women’s International Bowling Congress. Lorerie Craig of Kansas City leads singles with 672 while Cole Furniture of Cleveland tops the team division with 2854.
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Cole Furniture
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Pockets $2 400 Mangrum Wins Western Open Title
Mangrum shoots 274 to win the Western Open, finishing eight strokes ahead as Locke trails. The event, held amid collegiate track chatter, marks a major golf victory with a $2400 purse and strong field performance.
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Collegiate Thiiiclad Stars Eye NCAA Meet
The article highlights college stars like Mangrum and Palmer contending at the NCAA meet, with Mangrum moving up in the money standings and Palmer posting a 283. It notes other top finishers, deficits, and potential Olympic-team implications as U S college graduates loom large in Helsinki prospects.
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Sam Felton
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Graig Dixon
Staley Wins Ninth Brooklyn Move Into NL Lead
Brooklyn moves atop the National League as Staley wins his ninth despite Giants losses. Dodgers surge to first with a 3-2 win over Chicago, while St. Louis sweeps the Giants in a doubleheader to claim second. Reds and Braves post wins in a busy day as league races tighten.
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Grimm Lets Braves Use Two Players In Boston Debut
Cincinnati report notes July 2 194? Chicago hometown manager Grimm took over Boston Braves steering from Lou Perini and John Quinn. He immediately optioned two Braves to Milwaukee recalled three from Triple A and named Walker Cooper field captain. Holmes replaced by Grimm amid swift front office reshuffle.
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Bryson Captures 40 Lap Feature In Sunday Races
Leroy Bryson won the 40 lap main event at Capital City Speedways with 490 spectators watching. He extends his lead to 157 points, with Norman Wood of California, Mo. finishing second and Charlie Sheets of Fulton third.
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Young Democrats Face Cedar City Tonight
The Young Democrats with a 2-1 record will tangle with Cedar City Toplist tonight in Jefferson City Civic Softball Teague. Cedar City won its first panel last week while the Young Democrats lost to Lutheran. The game starts at 6 o'clock at the Smith Tract near City Park. Tomorrow night Schell Construction faces Baptist.
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American women win French tennis title
American players Hart and Fry captured the doubles crown by defeating Kazel Redwick and Julia Wipplinger in a 7-5 match on the red clay at Roland Barros Stadium. Fry also won the singles title, beating the 1951 champion from Akcan, as spectators watched on the hard courts.
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Salina Bluejays Climb in Western Association Standings
Salina tops Joplin 8 5 in 15 innings as Patt Morgan belts two homers, sparking a late rally. Muskogee downed Topeka 4 2, Hutchinson beat Ft Smith 7 1, autographs and late scoring noted. Tonight's games set Ft Smith at Hutchinson Joplin at Salina Muskogee at Topeka.
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Joe Hannah
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Baseball Statistics Summary from Cleveland and Chicago
A compact recap of league batting and pitching leaders with team names Cleveland Boston Detroit St. Louis Washington New York Philadelphia Chicago and Brooklyn. Mentions various players, runs batted in, doubles triples home runs and strikeouts, plus a note on George Ford of the University of New Hampshire who wore jersey 44 and hit 14 percent of his shots this season.
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Relief Hurlers Shine Yet Lead to Giant Setbacks
In St Louis on June 2 the relief corps of the Cardinals, led by Brazile and backed by Ted Wilks, kept the game close as Ray Noble steadied the lineup and Eddie Starsky shuffled pitchers. Brazile, praised by Stanky for saving ten games this year, defended his control and curve as crucial to staying competitive. Durability and veteran presence anchor Brazile’s value, with his best seasons noted in 1947 and 1949.
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Midget Baseball Play Starts This Afternoon
Two games open Jefferson City Midget Baseball league at Duensing Tract and Public School Stadium. More than 250 boys are signed up for the season with Optimists facing the police department and Tweedies meeting American Legion teams.
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Independence Profits From Protest Tilt In League Play
The Independence Browns won a protest game against Miami 7-2 after a replay started in the fourth inning. Miami later edged Independence 5-4 in a regularly scheduled game. Ponca City beat Iola 5-1. Bartlesville defeated Blackwell 4-5. Tony De Velis pitched for Ponca City in one-hit effort at Jola. Bartlesville’s Art Bungee drove in two with a bases loaded double in Blackwell rally. Saturday results: Independence beat Bartlesville 6-3 in 10. Miami beat Iola 3-1. Ponca City beat Blackwell 4-8. Tonight: Bartlesville at Blackwell. Miami at Independence. Ponca City at Iola.
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Seven Thousand Enter Ben Hogan Golf Challenge
In New York on June 2, a large field of about 7,000 golfers competed in the Beat Ben Hogan National Golf Day event at Northwood Country Club in Dallas. Hogan shot a par 71 despite others beating him in handicap-adjusted scores, with John Haine and Diane Wilson among notable low finishes. proceeds supported National Golf Fund.
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