Alarm for missing Cage Ace Don Lofgran leaves city in 13 states
The Philadelphia Warriors star Don Lofgran, six foot six, has been missing since Thursday after cashing a 650 dollar bank check and leaving home with his wife and three children. A 13 state search is under way as his wife Joan fears he met with trouble.
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Giants Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm Keeps Perfect Relief Record
New York Giants knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm owns a perfect relief record this season with no earned runs in 19 innings across 11 appearances. He carries a 1-1 won loss mark after a rough Braves appearance marred by errors a steal and four wild pitches.
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Ex Twinks Boost Pirates with Five Hollywood Stars
Ex Pirates manager Haney lands five Hollywood stars to rejuvenate the club. Lindell and La Palme shine as the knuckleball twins, Sandlock proves clutch, Cole steadies the infield, and Bernier sparks offense with speed and power. Forbes Field attendance tops 50,000 in three days as Pirates climb from the cellar.
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Bleeding Boxer Weeps at Loss
Milwaukee bout saw Dan Bucceroni of Philadelphia, ranked fourth heavyweight, defeat Wer Bascom in St. Louis by seventh round TKO at 2 16. Bascom bled from the mouth and cried as referee Ted Jamieson halted the ten rounder. Crowd of 4453 booed and roared as Bascom protested the verdict.
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Richards Takes Second in John Muir Junior College Decathlon
In Pasadena AUP Cpl Bill Miller of the Marines led the field with 3685 points in the John Muir Junior College decathlon. Rev Bob Richards of Long Beach, 1952 Olympic pole vault champion, scored 3834 points, followed by Jim Mathias with 3517 points. Mathias is a freshman at Occidental College.
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Mizell Shuts Pirates as Vinegar Bend Star Shines
Mizell, 22, pitched for St Louis against Pittsburgh, allowing two hits and nine strikeouts over seven innings. Vinegar Bend’s population of 35 once saw him in Houston in 1951, and he helped end the Pirates’ five-game win streak. The Braves, Phillies, and Giants also posted key NL outcomes as Detroit upset the Yankees in the AL.
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Lions defend signing of Ane pleads for pro contract
Detroit Lions defend drafting Southern California tackle Charley Ane who had 20 college units left and finished at Wayne University. USC coach Jess Hill protested the move, NFL president Bert Bell said clubs cannot legally refuse a drafted player. Ane inked his pro pact after contacting Lions officials ending the dispute.
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Rookie Bob Elliott Shines For Browns In Spring
In St Louis, rookie Bob Elliott of the American League tops hitters at the spring task, while veteran Mel Parnell warms for the Red Sox. Elliott, 36, credits chance given by Marty Marion, shines with fielding and has 18 RBIs, needs 19 more hits for 2000, and hopes to prove NL teams wrong by his performance.
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Giles Predicts Day Tilt Rise in Baseball Scheduling
Warren Giles, president of the National League, predicts a shift of major league games to daytime to counter television demand. He suggests a contraction of night games as home viewing grows, with fans choosing screenings over attending games and schedules beamed into homes. He wonders if baseball may revert to afternoon games to ease TV competition.
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Frosh Trio Leads SC Squad Over UCL at Westwood
Leon Patterson Jim Decker and Mike Larrabee led SC Frosh to a 90 40 win at Westwood over UCL. Patterson captured the javelin 166 ft 1 in discus 143 ft 6 in and shot 50 1 4 in. Decker ran 100 in 9.7 and 220 yard low hurdles in 23.6. Larrabee set two records with 21.2 in the 220 and 49 in the 440.
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Ex Bruin Twitchell Leads Harvard In Dual Meet Victory
Robert S. Twitchell, Wilson High School graduate, won the 400 and 220 yard dashes and placed second in the high hurdles as Harvard defeated Dartmouth at Harvard Stadium. He clocked 10.4 for the 100 and 220 in 24 seconds on a muddy track, setting a Wilson school record in the low hurdles four years ago.
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Sox Assign Dente to Indianapolis Club
Chicago White Sox outrighted 30 year old infielder Larciation Dente to the Indianapolis club after 62 games last season with the Sox, where he batted .221.
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French Boxer in Good Start
Brooklyn report says 28 year old French middleweight Mickey Laurent opened his American tour with a draw against Costa Rica’s Tuzo Portuguez last Monday. Laurent sustained a right eye cut in the eighth, but impressed matchmaker Teddie Brenner who eyes a rematch in about three weeks at Brenner’s arena.
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Jury Clears Boxer in Ring Fatality
Worcester grand jury absolves Hartford boxer Gibbon Brown of blame for the May 20 death of Richard Miller after a fourth round collapse. Miller died in the dressing room, the result of brain swelling from cerebral edema. Brown faced a technical manslaughter charge.
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Phillies Can’t Cop Flag With Roberts Simmons Alone
New York analyst argues Phillies cannot win the pennant with merely Roberts and Simmons. Steve O’Neill lacks reliable starting help as Drews, Konstanty face heavy burden. bullpen depth and health of the two young aces key to challenge Brooklyn.
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Bob Mathias to Wed
Stanford University star Bob Mathias 22 will marry Melba Wiser 21 of Vallejo on June 17 Miss Wiser is a Stanford senior daughter of Vallejo High School principal Harry D Wiser
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Pacific Coast and American League Baseball Scores Summary
Fragmented ledger of scores and standings across the Pacific Coast and American Leagues. Notable mentions include Chicago and New York results, Milwaukee and Philadelphia evenings, and scheduled games across cities like Seattle Detroit and Pittsburgh.
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Local Sports Card Summary Patchy OCR Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes reference sports teams and places such as Redlands and Beach City College. Details are unclear. entities include college names and locations, with no coherent event or outcome described.
Final Week at Alamitos Ends Season for Quarter Horses
The final week at Los Alamitos race course opens with weather affecting attendance but pari mutuel pools up 24 percent from last meet. Unbeaten Seco Midnight targets a fourth straight win in today’s feature as the season closes Saturday with the $5000 California Quarter Horse championship.
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Bruins Open Spring Practice Under Sanders With Eight Candidates
UCLA begins spring drills as Red Sanders fields the first team with eight candidates present eight prospects total the smallest turnout since his four year era since arriving from Vanderbilt Loyola's Johnny Smith met residence requirements and was the only non UCLA letterman on the initial unit Myron Berchner at end Jack Ellena and Charley Doud at tackles Jim Salsbury and Rudy Feldmann at guards Ire Pauly center Paul Cameron Bill Stits Terry Debsy and Pete Dailey listed in the backfield
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Baseball Broadcast Mixup Reveals Confused Lineup
A scrambled radio television sports listing shows Maseball featuring Yolswood against Baret jnoe with Jorna and Talye Angeles. The segment references Piulites, Fantorna Base, KRED, and 6:45 pm. Broadcasters discuss Beyond versus San Vrane and Marcel reacting to the scene.
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Notre Dame’s Rugged Platoon Plan Faces Doubtful Odds
Notre Dame prepares for spring practices under coach Frank Leahy amid debate over abolishing the two platoon system. The Irish, with a 7-2-1 record last season, trained on defense and offense due to smaller squads, aiming to maintain stamina and develop multi way players. The 1953 roster lists 76 players including 23 lettermen and veterans across backfield and line positions.
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