Probable Belmont Stakes Field and Odds Listed
Belmont Park prepares for the 84th Belmont Stakes with Blue Man at 4-5 and Armageddon 3-1 among eight contenders. Sub Fleet 5-1, One Count 7-1, King Jolie 12-1, Master Fiddle 15-1, Olympic 20-1, Golden Gloves 20-1. Distance 114 miles, weight 126 pounds, post time 4:45 p.m. EDT, NBC coverage 4:30-5:00 p.m. EDT.
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New York
Belmont Park
Blue Man
McCreary
Armageddon
York
Sub Fleet
Brooks
Arcaro
King Jolie
Stout
Master Fiddle
Olympic
Atkinson
Golden Gloves
Wall
NBC
Contractor Barred From Racing Track
New York contractor Louis Tufano racing as Marise Farm was barred from Belmont Park after stewards, based on Thoroughbred Racing Protection Bureau information, found corrupt orders given to unnamed jockeys riding Gondolier. Tufano’s access to the track was denied. Gondolier scratched from the fourth race.
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New York
Louis Tufano
Marise Farm
Belmont Park
New York State Racing Commission
Tufano
Market Wise
Thoroughbred Racing Protection Bureau
Gondolier- Tufano
Gondolier
Nie
Belmont
Trursday
Jamaica
Hedley Woodhouse
Vancouver
Eric Guerin
Don McAndrew
Eldon Coftman
Canadian Lawn Bowlers On Tour Sets Sail for British Isles
A Canadian team of lawn bowlers travels from Montreal aboard the Empress of France on a June 13 to August 7 tour of the British Isles. Captain is K B McLellan of Toronto with vice captains D F Keillor of Vancouver and Weston Krupp of Woodstock. Manager Walter B Cowan of Toronto also serves.
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Montreal
British Isles
Canadian Lawn Bowlers Association
International Bowling Board
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
K.B. McLellan
Toronto
D. F. Keillor
Vancouver
Weston Krupp
Woodstock
Onavio
Walter B. Cowan QU
Connolly Reaches Semis in Manchester Tennis Meet
Maureen Connolly, United States women's champion, defeated Helen Fletcher 6-1 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the northern lawn tennis tournament in Manchester. Fletcher, a lefthander named to Britain's Wightman Cup team, led 2-1 in the second set but could not match Connolly's late burst.
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Manchester
Eng
Maureen Connolly
United States
Helen Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
Miss Connolly
Olson to Meet Jimmy Beau in 10 Round Main Event
Carl Olson of Honolulu, a top middleweight contender, meets Jimmy Beau of New Canaan in a 10 round main event at Madison Square Garden tonight. Beau, 22, is known for aggressive outings against light heavyweights while Olson, 23, fought Ray Robinson to a 15 round draw last March and has 45 wins in 50 bouts with 23 knockouts.
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New York
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Honolulu
Jimmy Beau
New Canaan
Bow Island Comets Dominate Foremost In 19-2 Win
Bow Island Comets beat Foremost Flashes 19-2 in a ladies fastpitch game at Bow Island. Brasz powered the offense with a homer in the third inning to push the lead to 3-0 and the Comets extended it to 18-0 by seven. Vera Dalk plated Foremost’s first run in the eighth.
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Bow Island Comets
Brasz
Bow Island
Agate
Vera Dalk
Foremiast
Harrisburg Senators No-Hit Seater Hig Blue Rocks 1-0
Tex Berresford pitched a no hitter for the Harrisburg Senators and scored the lone run as they blanked the Seater Hig Blue Rocks 1-0 in Harrisburg. The victory marked the first no hitter in the Interstate League this season.
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Harrisburg, Pa
Tex Berresford
Harrisburg Senators
Hig Blue Rocks
Royals Rally Past Syracuse in Canadian League Clash
The Montreal Royals overcame a 4-3 deficit with a four run eighth inning to beat the Syracuse Chiefs 7-4 in an International League thriller. Buffalo’s late rally fell short as Ottawa Athletics edged them 9-8 behind Charlie Bishop. George Condrick threw the Orioles to a 7-2 win, extending Rochester’s win streak to four games.
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Montreal Royals
Syracuse Chiefs
Buffalo Bisons
Ottawa Athletics
Royals
Syracuse
Bobo Holloman
Don Hoak
Jim Gillian
Walter Moryn
Joe Lutz
Holloman
Gene Costello
Carmen Mauro
Buffalo
Athletics
Charlie Bishop
A’s
Bishop
Tex Hoyle
George Condrick
Baltimore Orioles
Rochester
Giardella Outpoints Wouters in Preliminary Bout
Philadelphia middleweight Joe Giardella outpointed Vancouver’s Roy Wouters in six rounds before the Walcott Charles heavyweight title fight. Giardella, at 154, dropped Wouters for a nine count with a left hook in the first round and staggered him again in round two.
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Philadelphia
Joe Giardella
Roy Wouters
Vancouver
Jersey Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Giardella
Wouters
Promoters Fined for Overcrowding at Stadium Fight
In Chicago the stadium and executive VP Arthur Wirtz were fined 200 for overcrowding during the Ray Robinson Rocky Graziano bout on April 16. Officials recorded 21 146 paid admissions and 1 118 passes, above the 20 100 seating limit. Wirtz plans an appeal.
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Chicago
Chicago Stadium
Arthur Wirtz
Wirtz
Queen Juliana Hosts Mossadegh in Hague Audience
In The Hague the Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadegh met Queen Juliana and presented Persian rugs. He is slated to address the International Court of Justice next Monday contending its lack of jurisdiction in Britain’s suit against Iran over oil nationalization.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Juliana
Iran
Mohammed ‘Mossadegh
Mossadegh
International Court of Justice
Britain
Shipping firms reject 15 percent wage demand for seamen
Forty two east and gulf coast shipping companies refused a 15 percent wage increase demand for their 45 000 seamen. They currently earn from 226 to 448 dollars monthly and argued wages had risen faster than the cost of living compared with other industries.
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New York
Doctor and fiancee face federal immigration trial in Albany
Polish born Dr. Sigmund Milke, 40, and Austrian born Editha Kowa r, 23, await trial in Albany on charges they violated US immigration laws. Kowa r allegedly crossed from Canada while Milke aided her.
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Albany, N.Y
Editha Kowar
Canada
Sigmund Milke
Toronto Racetrack Sold to Syndicate
Thorncliffe racetrack in Leaside was sold for 2 million dollars to a syndicate led by L Jules Mendelssohn of Toronto. The group, which has invested about 1 million in trotting at Thorncliffe, held an option on the plant and property for a month.
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Toronto
Thorncliffe Racetrack
Surburban
Leaside
L. Jules Mendelssohn
Thorncliffe Track
More Canadians Own Homes Now Than 10 Years Ago
The 1951 census shows housing gains across Canada with owner occupied dwellings rising to 2,171,950, 65 percent of total. Regional rent increases varied, Ontario remaining highest at 38 dollars monthly, British Columbia up to 35, and the Maritimes, Prairies, and Quebec posting notable jumps. Newfound land records 24 dollars in 1951 with no 1941 figure.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Toronto
Bureau
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Ontario
Prairies
Quebec
Maritimes
Attlee backs China admission to United Nations
In Copenhagen Clement Attlee endorsed Herbert Morrison's statement that the British Labour party would push to admit Communist China to the United Nations if returned to power. The remark was voiced after Morrison spoke here on Tuesday night.
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Copenhagen
Reuters
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
United Nations
Herbert Morrison
China
Irvine Storm Destroys Home as Hail Blows Through
An electrical storm with heavy rain and pea to cherry sized hail struck Irvine Sunday. John Sulz and wife lost their home to a fire sparked by lightning, with ruins smoldering in the basement. The couple, returning from Medicine Hat, were left homeless, while family and visitors were noted in town.
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John Sulz
Irvine
Medicine Hat
Stephen Weideman
Frank McLeay
T. H. Curran
Gordon Woodward
Women’s Institute
Man Finds $20,000 Bonds Hidden in Chimney
Raymond Chadwick uncovered about twenty thousand dollars in negotiable bonds while cleaning a chimney in his newly bought Illion New York house from the estate of John C. Kellemer who died last year. Chadwick seeks legal guidance on ownership of the windfall.
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Ilion
N.Y
Raymond Chadwick
Chadwick
John C. Kellemer
Vietminh Campaign Targets Catholic Priests in Red River Delta
Communist Vietminh forces are reported to intensify terror against Roman Catholic priests in villages along the Red River delta and in Vietminh controlled areas. Fighting also breaks out between rebels and Catholic supporters in Thanh Hoa, a town about 90 miles south of Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Vietminh
Red River Delta
Thanh Hoa
Weekend Visitors From Calgary And Beside Arrivals Noted
Bow Island Miss Alice McKilligan High River Mr Pete Colstead and Mr and Mrs J Robley Calgary and Mr and Mrs Seller Coaldale were guests of Miss Edna Pratt over the week end Miss Dee Mason Manyberries guest of Mrs Irene Davidson over the week end Orval Simmons Hassar and daughters visited Mrs Simmons parents Mr and Mrs Chas Carlson and brother Carl Carlson and family over May 24 Friends say Mrs Geo Calder patient Medicine Hat Hospital somewhat improved Mr Frank Adams patient Medicine Hat hospital moved to Colonel Belcher Calgary for further treatment Mr and Mrs Don Scott holidayed at Great Falls Mr E White returned home after an operation at Medicine Hat General Hospital Palma Corraini bridge visitor Tuesday United Church Young People Society fifteen members enjoyed a weiner roast at the Tiv er near the ferry with games campfire and sing song Mr and Mrs David Welsh and son Jim and grandson David of Hillcrest were guests of Mr and Mrs Allen Egan over the weekend
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Alice McKilligan
High River
Pete Colstead
J. Robley
Calgary
Seller
Coaldale
Edna Pratt
Dee Mason
Manyberries
Irene Davidson
Orval Simmons
Hassar
Simmons
Chas Carlson
Carl Carlson
Geo. Calder
Medicine Hat‘ Hospital
Frank Adams
Medicine Hat
Colonel Belcher
Don Scott
Great Falls
E. White
General Hospital
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