Minoso May Prove Ace in Player Deal
A seven player 1950s major league swap among the Indians White Sox and Athletics draws fan debate. Key moves send Louw Brissie to Cleveland Gus Zernial Dave Philley to Oakland Ray Murray and Sam Zaldike to the White Sox Minnie Minoso and Paul Lerner to Chicago, amid notes on managers and past deals.
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Volleyball Champs to Forgo Defense
The National champion Long Beach YMCA volleyball team will not defend its title in Springfield Massachusetts May 11 12 due to key members unavailable for the trip. Physical director Leon Eni said injuries and other business kept players from traveling. Four players John Morey Bernie Specht and others were sidelined by eye injuries from the Korean campaign. five men will still participate in an exhibition in Salt Lake City prior to a Utah State tournament.
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Bernie Specht
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Leigh Wahlquist
Ray Berns
Hank Collis
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Man Sues Baseball for Player Monopoly Damages
Los Angeles May 2. George Earl Toolson, former Newark infielder, seeks 3375.01 damages from organized baseball, charging leagues and teams conspired to form a player monopoly. He filed in Federal Court naming the American, National, Pacific Coast and International Leagues, plus the Hollywood and Los Angeles teams and league officials as defendants. Toolson says he was denied the right to play after refusing to be farmed out from Newark International League last year.
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Hollywood
Phillips Twitchel Win Harvard Letters
Rudy Phillips, ex Poly High basketball star, and Bob Twitchel, former Wilson High hurdler, have been awarded athletic letters at Harvard University. Phillips won a freshman basketball letter, Twitchel earned a varsity track numeral.
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MCormick Nominated for Helms Southern California Athlete
Long Beach prep star Pat McCormick first diver to hold all five national AAU indoor and outdoor titles simultaneously. She is nominated for Helms Award for April and competes with 16 other sports stars for the month honor.
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Louis Choice 341 Tonight in Detroit fight
In Detroit on May 2 Louis Suffle? Louis aims to regain his famed knockout power against Ometio Agmonte in a tuneup ahead of a potential September title rematch with Ezzard Charles. The Brown Bomber fights in his comeback, having gone 34 rounds without a KO, as a 3 to 1 favorite. A crowd under 10,000 expected at Olympia Stadium with gross about 25 600.
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Ometio Agramonte
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Ray Walker
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Robinson Defends Dust-Off Escalation In Giants Game
New York batter Jackie Robinson blasted dust-off pitches as dangerous and blamed New York manager Leo Durocher for taunting. He admitted bumping Sal Maglie along the first-base line after Maglie dusted him, nearly provoking a bench clearing incident. Robinson urged NL president Ford Frick to regulate the tactic before a player gets hurt.
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Ford Frick
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Torres Grabs Bowl Matco in Three Falls Showdown
Enriquel Torres, known as the Senor from Senora, defeated Papa Gino Garibaldi in Wilmington in a two out of three falls main event winning the first and third falls. Garibaldi threatened with a half crab during the second fall, but Torres sealed victory with a flying body scissors and shoulder press.
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Terry McGinnis
Morgan
Boo McCune
Ivan the ‘Terrible
Lynx Open Season With 2 Run Win Over Monrovia
Buena Park girls fast pitch notes Lynx travel to Orange tomorrow night for their second league contest of the young season. The Lynx scored twice in the first inning on three consecutive singles and an infield out, then held Monrovia to win 4 to 2. Box score snippets show Bea Park and John An contributing in the victory.
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Harry
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J. Ae
Fanfare Rated Derby Choice in Louisville Derby Field
Fanfare the smallest Derby contender gained attention after a strong Derby trial run. Calumet Farms and trainer Ben Jones, who has led five Derby winners, back the horse with a belief he can win. Fanfare faced 13 rivals, won by a length, despite traffic and being boxed at the start, finishing fourth as Battle Morn closed well to place just behind Bernwood.
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Doug Dedson
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Rause
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Lenput
King Clover
C. C. Boshamer
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Battle Morn
Edie Arcaro
Bernwood
Fresno State Bulldogs Take Doubleheader Over Pacific
Fresno State College Bulldogs improve to 27 wins in 30 games by sweeping the College of the Pacific in a two game set. The pair of victories pushed the Bulldogs to a strong start this season with decisive wins in both ends of the doubleheader.
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Fresno State College Bulldogs
College of the Pacific
Babe Didrickson Zaharias Captures Valley Open Title
Fresno May 2 AP Babe Didrickson Zaharias dominated the Valley Women's Open clinching her sixth tour win this season with a final round that sealed a 225 aggregate. She earned 87a dollars and boosted 1951 earnings to 5270 while thriving at Sunnyside course with a thrilling 16 foot putt to finish strong.
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Tuesday Night Fights Beat Boxers in Shaky Card
A poorly legible boxing roundup notes several bouts across cities. Jarkie OBrien wins a decision in New York while other matches mention competitors from Houston Calgary and Idaho with various stoppages and outpoints. Detailed results are unclear from the OCR.
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Frisch Blames Ump Dascoli in Bench Eruption Feud
Frankie Frisch comments on last night's Cubs Giants game where umpire Dascoli ordered players to the clubhouse after a balk call by Minner. Frisch quips about Dascoli guarding the bench and field, noting tension from earlier season disputes.
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Friseh
Giants
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Cascoli
Cub
Paul Minner
Eddie Stanky
Ron
Cubs
Larry Goetz
Scroggins to Be Sentenced for USC UCLA Bribery Plot
Los Angeles reports Albert R. Scroggins described himself as a thief by profession faces sentencing on May 22 for attempting to bribe USC basketball star Ken Flowers to influence a key USC versus UCLA game. He was convicted after offering a £15 bribe to sway the result, with the Trojans underdogs losing by 12 or more points. He pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity and offered no defense at trial.
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Albert R. Scroggins
University of Southern California
UCLA
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Ken Flowers
Trojans
Oakland Rumored Rivalry Clash Headlines Major League Action
Baseball scores and standings sweep across leagues with mixed results. Notable games include Philadelphia over Detroit 9 to 1 and St Louis extending innings in a marathon, while Western International and California leagues showcase regional matchups and table leaders.
San Jose Still Ahead In California League Race
Associated Press reports Marv Owen's San Jose Red Sox lead the California League after Mel Stein's 10th inning homer powered a 4 3 win over Bakersfield Indians. Stockton Ports beat Ventura 12 5, Visalia defeated Fresno 6 1 behind Jerry Jurek, and Modesto edged Santa Barbara 4 3 in their series.
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Excelsior to Host Annual Cavalcade of Sports
Excelsior High presents a jamboree featuring top wrestlers boxers weight lifters and gymnastics tomorrow night in the school gym starting 7 40 p m The Pilot Varsity Club sponsors the event a wrestling tag team free-for-all matches Bomber Bob Costello and Bill Towne versus Loys Mix and Bill Hall Main boxing bout stars Bob Johnston and Dave Bremer.
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Loys Mix
Bill Hall
Bob Johnston
Dave Bremer
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