Troy Ruttman Wins 500 Mile Auto Race
Troy Ruttman aged 22 won the Indianapolis 500 in 3 hours 43 minutes 41.88 seconds amid hard luck for Vukovich whose car crashed with 52 laps left. Ruttman led one lap and finished ahead of Jim Rathmann, Sam Hanks, Duane Carter, and Art Cross in a 20-car field.
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Box Scores AMERICA CHICAGO RBI Stars and pitching notes
Box scores show Chicago and Cleveland scoring details with Dobson and Jones strong at bat. Key players include Minoso, Simp son, Sauer, Atwell, McMillan, Westlake, Serena, Adams, Howell, Hatton. Pitchers Dobson Hacker and Blackwell dominate in various innings. Attendance 36,064.
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Illinois Seeks Fourth Track Title at Big Ten Meet
Illinois advances 16 finalists to Michigan 12 as they chase a fourth 1951-52 conference crown. Wolverines and Wisconsin participants noted. prelims run before 4,000 fans with Illinois strong in hurdles and weaker in sprints.
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Alma Center Coach To Sturgeon Bay High School
Gene Saucke, former Alma Center coach and Drake graduate, has been named athletic coach at Sturgeon Bay High School. He will oversee baseball basketball and football succeeding Ed Olson at the Bay.
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Northern League doubleheaders end with mixed results for Wisconsin teams
Wisconsin clubs in the Northern League split doubleheaders with varying outcomes. Superior lost 2-1 to Duluth before a 13-9 comeback win, Eau Claire was edged 1-0 by St. Cloud then won 6-2, Grand Forks swept Fargo-Moorhead 7-5 and 5, and Sioux Falls split with Aberdeen 5-0 and 24-0 in the nightcap.
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Stranahan Seeks Third British Amateur Title
Frank Stranahan of Toledo and Harvie Ward of Tarboro meet in a 36 hole final at Prestwick Scotland to decide the British Amateur Championship. Stranahan seeks a historic third win, aiming to keep the silver trophy from returning to the United States for the 11th time since 1926.
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Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
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Class AA Co-Champs Vie Saturday Night
An exhibition game features the 1951 Class AA softball co champions West Avenue hosts Heisemans Old Style Lagers and La Crosse Merchants. Pitchers include Carroll or Kamperschroer for the Merchants and Maringer or Barnes for the Lagers with Cleary or Tanke catching. Both clubs have added players since 1951 including Grosskopf Falk Grode for the Lagers and Berndt Drendel for the Merchants.
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Hank Kamperschroer
Bob Maringer
Ronnie Barnes
Ken Cleary
Buck Tanke
Jack Grosskopf
Bob Falk
Bill Grode
Maringer
Berndt
Drendel
Fights Last Night Post Ring Results
In New York Roland La Starza won a points decision over Dan Bucceroni in a 10 round bout. In New Orleans Chico Varona stopped Walter Haines in 9 rounds for a decisive victory.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
Chico Varona
Havana
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Mohawk 9 Faces Busy Week Of Play In Western Wisconsin League
The La Crosse Mohawks endure a rain ruined Memorial Day start and rerouted schedule. Manager Bill Killeen sends Dick Niggli for a 10 inning win over De Soto, then hosts Dubuque, Coon Valley, Cresco exhibition, Cashton league clash, and a big Copeland Park showcase against the Harlem Globetrotters next Saturday night.
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Broncos Beat Badgers 5-2 in NCAA Playoff Series Opener
Wisconsin drops 5-2 to Western Michigan in Kalamazoo to start a best of three district 4 NCAA playoff. Illinois won 5-4 yesterday at Champaign as Wisconsin led 2-0 until WMU rallied in the fifth. Cole and Horn and Sutter and Cooper were credited with the cited actions in the box score.
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State Catholic Play Opens After Rain Delay
MENASHA The Wisconsin State Catholic High School Baseball Tournament began here today after a one day postponement caused by rain. Semi finals and finals are set for Sunday with the field narrowed to the remaining teams.
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Notre Dame Dominates Central Collegiate Track Meet
Notre Dame won the Central Collegiate meet in Ypsilanti with four first places and 67 percent of the points. Bradley University finished second with 45 percent and Marquette placed third with 37 percent.
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Central and Kendall Vie For Sectional Baseball Title
Central and Kendall meet in a postponed 2 p.m. sectional final at Hillsboro after rain and outage halted Friday plans. Central advanced by two extra inning wins over Sparta and Hillsboro, while Kendall earned a finals berth with a first round bye and a win over Hillsboro. The winner faces Arcadia in a playoff for a state berth in Menasha next week.
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Mangrum Cards Two-Under Par To Lead Western Open
Crafty Lloyd Mangrum holds a two under par 138 to lead the 49th Western Open after 36 holes at St Louis. Tommy Bolt, tied with Mangrum after 18 holes, slips to second at 141. Earl Wilde shares sixth after a 75 following an opening 69. Ferrier Haas and others at 144.
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Jon Westwood
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Rock Island
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Freddie Haas
New Orleans
Grey Ghost Palatian Appetite Makes Waves at Monmouth
An Irish import and standout in training Palatian Appetite drew attention at Monmouth Park in 1951. The grey horse rose from claiming company to face top rivals in a few weeks and is slated for leading handicaps during the June 14 to August 9 meeting.
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Thief On Base Paths
Durham report details Duke graduate Brandon Davis now with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He stole 79 bases with three minor league teams last year and was thrown out only three times two thefts on third and one attempt at home.
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Alberto Ascari
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Italy
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Chet Miller
Glendale
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Doghouse Tops Tavern Loop for Fifth Straight Win
Doghouse, 1951 Tavern League champion, led the loop with a 6-6 victory over Sportsman's Bar on South Avenue. Pfennig had four hits, Jim Smith, J. Tikal and Bob Falk three apiece, Loeffler homered for the winners as Doghouse held top spot and Vogue upset Chuck's U-Bar.
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Sommers, Wis Man Tops Cedarburg Race
William Petrie of Sommers Wisconsin won the Cedarburg Speedway Expert event with a 8 mile time of 5 29.4. Vi Davis of Waukesha won the five mile novice race in 4 27.32. George Mack of Chicago led the amateurs in 5 29.06. Two novice riders Elmer Brown of Milwaukee and Bill Lockhart of Gary Indiana were injured in the opening heat with Brown taken to Port Washington hospital for a possible neck injury and Lockhart suffering a broken leg after hitting a fence.
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Chicago Bowler Ties For 6th In Singles At ABC
Milwaukee reports two Chicago bowlers stirring ABC action with Hart tying for sixth in singles after scores of 214 231 and 262 to total 707. Yachim of Erie Pa also posts a sixth place tie as Rogoznica earns a strong all events total of 1,895 with a 672 team 611 doubles and 612 singles.
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Umpires in Civvies Spark Wordplay at Yankee Stadium Game
The 6 692 crowd saw umpires arrive in civilian clothes due to delayed baggage and call plays in varied attire. New York edged Philadelphia 3 2 with Yankee luck. Wildman Maury McDermott limited Washington to 27 batters, 1 walk, as Boston beat the Senators 1 0. Mel Hoderlein broke McDermott no hit bid with a fourth inning single.
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Coon Valley Downs Westby 8-3 in wisconsin league
Coon Valley defeated Westby 8 to 3 in Western Wisconsin baseball league action over the Memorial Day recess. Dick Peregrine hit a double and two singles and pitched seven hits for the win. Layton Hoff added three singles. Roy Retzlaff and Pete Gardiner allowed 15 hits total for Westby.
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Allis Chalmers, Bordens lead tied 3-1 in 16-inch league
Allis Chalmers tops Heilemans 13-7 to pull even for league lead at 3-1. Knight Ben del Harnish drive 19 hits with four, three apiece. Harnish hits a homer. Pouzar and Tanke add three singles each. Bordens beat Amvets 12-8 as Fell hits a homer and three others have three hits. Severson and Fell among winners with three hits each.
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Wisconsin trails in Big Ten golf after 36 holes
In Champaign Illinois Wisconsin stood in fourth with a 36 hole team total of 787 as Michigan led with 754 and Ohio State 774 Purdue 782. Michigan's Russ Johnson posted the best individual score at 146 one stroke ahead of Wisconsin's Dong Koepcke.
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Hodges and Minoso Spark Twins and Sox Hot Bats
Gil Hodges breaks slump with eight runs in a doubleheader as the Dodgers sweep the Braves 5-4 and 11-2. Minnie Minoso returns from injury and hits three homers to power the White Sox past the Indians 7-2 and 3-1. Other results note Giants split, Cubs rout Reds, and Yanks drop two to Athletics.
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Manitowoc Prep Throws No-Hitter
TWO RIVERS Lee Neubert pitched a no hit no run game guiding Manitowoc High School to a 6 0 victory over Two Rivers. Manitowoc champions of the Fox River Valley Conference had seven hits off three pitchers. Jack Prendergast former JV coach and Yale scout is now Herman Hickman’s assistant at Eli.
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