Tragedy Strikes Boxer Baksi After Comeback Fails
Bulging Joe Baksi faces tragedy as his manager Lee Feueriesen, 56, dies of a heart attack in his dressing room after Baksi's loss to Bob Baker in Brooklyn. Baksi, 32, had returned from obscurity to a Jacksonville victory and Brooklyn bout, and the fight concluded with a unanimous decision for Baker.
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Jack Hand
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Baksi
Lee Feuereisen
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Baksi-Fevereisen
Natie Wolfson
Fevereisen
New York State Department of Licenses
Kulp
Florida
Jimmy Leto
Jimmy Smith
Jacksonville
Feereisen
Eastern Park
Baker
Abe Simon
Bill Recht
Leo Brrnbaum
Leo
American entries surge in British Amateur golf action
In Muirfield Scotland fourteen Americans tee off to reclaim supremacy as Thirteen fall on day one and eleven advance. Notables Frank Stranahan of Toledo and Bill Campbell of Huntington sit out while Bob Sweeny of New York and Frank Strafaci of Garden City lead the American challenge with byes and solid wins. Stranahan defeats England’s Forest 4 3 and Campbell beats Guest 3 2. defending champion Joe Carr advances 4 3 over McNeilly and faces Robert Neill next.
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Annandale
Wallace McCarthir
Scotland
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Andrew Forest
England
Denton Guest
Joe Carr
Ireland
Downing John McNeilly
Lynn
Mass
Robert Neill
In This Corner Brent Pegs Invita tional Races at Compton Meet
The Compton Invitational on June 4 features mile two mile and other events. Notables include Herschel Smith as meet director and Ken Santee, America’s premier miler, defending his title. Sweden’s Ingvar Erickson and Russ Bonham add depth as others await two more invitees after PCC and Big Ten meets.
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Marine Corps
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Fred Wilt
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Larry Carter
Claude Fiddler
Dick Adams
Marty Montgomery
Dave Bungay
Hee Hee
Will Zip
Andy Stanfield
Joe Graffin
Rod Richard
Les Laing
Howard Bugbee
Bill Swissholm
George Hutcherson
Thane Baker
Stanfield Bugber
George Rhoden
Laing
Bill Caring
Braves win streak seals NL lead as Pirates topple Dodgers
Milwaukee moves to first in the National League after a seven game run, while Monday night action sees Brooklyn fall to second as Pittsburgh defeats the Dodgers. Chet Nichols improves to 4-3 with two strong starts, Jim Davis debuts for the Cardinals, and Vic Raschi leaves with a leg injury. Willie Mays homers twice for the Giants, Hoyt Wilhelm gains the win, and the Athletics drop to last place after Rocke Grim defeats them.
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Ray Jablonski
Hoyt Wilhelm
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Kell Lane Sees Two or Three Good Seasons
Chicago White Sox owner Lane expects two or three productive seasons from George Kell after trading for him, alongside Phil Cavarretta. General Manager Frank Lane says Kell could contribute as early as Friday, with Cavarretta added to bolster the lineup for pennant contention.
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Frank C. Jane
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Grady Hatton
Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Gonzales Edges Jones In Scarce Bout At Madison Square Garden
Pedro Gonzales, a 3 to 1 underdog, beat Tiger Jones by split decision at St Nicholas Arena after a TV bout. Judges Grant and Carnegie favored Gonzales 6-4 and 4-1, ref Conn had Jones winning 6-4. promoter Sullivan eyed a June 14 rematch with no opponent named.
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Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Jones
Jacques Royjer
Madison Square Garden
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St. Nicholas, Arena
Gonzales
Bert Grant
Dudge
Gerry Carnegie
Mark Conn
Tex Sullivan
Pedro
Sports on Radio and TV Highlights and Scores
Radio and TV listings feature Dodgera KMPS and others with results from Los Angeles and Portland games. Baseball league results show a 0 to 10% TELEVISION mention and Hall of Fame at KABC with a 7 and 11 time slot.
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Portland
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KABC
Indians Whip Farm in Exhibition Game
A terse report shows Cheveland Sig and players Tomanek and Moqrt leading a raised score as the Indians overpower Farm in an exhibition matchup.
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Cheveland
Tomanek
Moqrt
Native Dancer Soreness Won't End Suburban Bid
New York trainer Bill Wickey said Native Dancer has a minor right foreleg soreness after Sundays workout. X rays found little trouble, but a wait and see approach will limit the horse to walking around Belmont Park’s Alfred G. Vanderbilt stable as the Suburban Handicap at Belmont next Monday looms.
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Bill Wickey
Belmont Park
Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Ericson to Test Santee in Compton Invitational
Swedish distance runner Ingvar Ericcson stays in California to race Wes Santee of Kansas in the June 4 Compton Invitational mile. Russ Bonham of Whittier College is the third entrant. Horace Ashenfelter and Fred Wilt accept invites for the two mile, aiming to post top west coast times.
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America
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Whittier’ College
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Ex Boy Manager Harris Finally Gets His Baseball Night
After 38 years in organized baseball, Bucky Harris finally receives a baseball night in Washington. The long-time Washington Senators manager will be honored before the game with the New York Yankees, with gifts including a brand new car. Harris, 67, known as boy manager in 1924 when he led the Senators to a world championship, has had a long managing career across the majors and minors, including stints with the Tigers Red Sox Phillies and Yankees. He still manages the Senators, having led them to a fifth and a seventh place in recent seasons, while his playing days featured a .274 career average and a 1922 record for 479 putouts as a second baseman.
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Bucky Harris
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New York Yankees
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Senators
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Tigers
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Philadelphia Phillies
Yankees
Queen Keeps Mound Lead in Pacific Coast League
Veteran Queen, age 35, stars for Mollywood in the Pacific Coast League with a 9-1 record after Sundays games. Artie Wilson of Seattle tops hits with 70, Joe Hatten of Los Angeles leads strikeouts with 64, while Harry Elliott of San Diego has 360 batting average and 11 games 93 innings.
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Mollywood Stars
Harry Elliott
San Diego Padres
Joe Hatten
Los Angeles
Artie Wilson
Seattle
Joop
Fred Richards
Walt Judnich
Portland
Sports Calendar PCE Handall-Hollywood and Fri Games
Calendar fragment lists games at Gilmare Feld and Meare at Bouth Gate Arena. reads about women’s handball-like events and college teams such as Hollywood and Loyola at various venues with tentative times and locations.
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Hollywood
Mac Diego
Gilmare Feld
Jordas Rene
Faiywood Park
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Bouth Gate Arena
Major League Boxes Portadophie New York Chicago AB q A AB 5 Oa
Baseball box score style fragment shows players like Mantle, Rizzuto, Bauer, and Kiner with inning totals and fielding notes. Mentions Chicago and New York teams and a reader-dense sequence of at bats, runs, and errors, but the text is garbled with OCR errors and incomplete lines.
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Zabine Bet
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Hamner
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