Japan Leads With Top Distance Runners After Boston Marathon
Hideo Hamamura of Japan wins the 59th Boston Marathon in 2 18 22 the second fastest ever behind Jim Peters 2 17 39 4. Hamamura a government clerk from Yamaguichi beats all but Peters and Zatopek Olympic mark holder. Japanese runners place high with Uchikawa Tanaka finishing seventh and eighth and Nippon entrants in top ten in four of five recent races.
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Nippon
Yoshitaka Uchikawa
Sadaaki Tanaka
Hamamur
Shigeki Taaka
Hiroshima
Yamada
Finland
Eint Pulkkinen
Nick Costes
Natick
Mass
Japan
Hideo HaMamura
Boston Athletic Association
Pfeiffer Quintet Aims for Historic Pin Tourney Triumph
Pfeiffer’s Beer quintet from Detroit dominated ABC tournament play at Fort Wayne with a 3136 total and an 83 pin lead led by Therm Gibson and Lou Sielaff. The squad seeks ABC history by winning a third team championship and tied an ABC 3 000 total record on the same squad.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
ABC
Pfeiffer
Detroit
Therm Gibson
Lou Sielaff
Pfeiffer's
Middle Linkmen Net First Victory for Miamisburg Golf
Miamisburg Middletown High’s golf team beat Steubon 11% to % at Wild. Jim Purvis shot 81 and Bill McCabe 82 to lead the Middle Linkmen with strong scores. Harold McGahan matched 40 on the back nine to avert a shutout. This win follows two losses and a tie.
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Middletown High
Ste Onan
Jim Purvis
Bill McCabe
Miamisburg
Harold McGahan
Bill Rupp
Bill Petzold
Marty Penrod
Jim Anderson
Middies
Bills Bursk
Golfing Only Activity For Middies Amid Rain Postponements
Track meet and baseball game at Ton Kiser were postponed by rain. Walter Johnson led the American League in strikeouts for 12 seasons.
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Walter Johnson
Zulueta Meets Carter In TV Bout Tonight
Orlando Zulueta, aggrieved by three straight close decisions, challenges lightweight champion Jimmy Carter tonight in a nationally televised CBS bout. Promoter Goldie Ahearn says a win or strong showing could earn a title shot in June at Griffith Stadium. Zulueta, 26, Cuban, once top contender, now ranked No. 9 with 52 wins 22 losses 10 draws. Carter has 6 19 and 9. The bout airs at 10 p.m. EST under the 10 point must scoring system.
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Carter
Cbs-Tv
National Boxing Assn
Fined Sportsman Resigns From Wildlife Council
Maurice Kocher a Toledo sportsman and company executive resigned from the Ohio Wildlife Council after pleading guilty to violating the Migratory Bird Act. He received a 500 dollar fine and a suspended six month jail term with two years probation, and his resignation was requested by Governor Lausche. The incident followed attempts to hunt over a baited marsh near Erie Michigan last November.
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Ohio
Maurice Kocher
Northwestern
Ohio Wildlife Council
Toledo Sportsman and of Company
U. S
Ralph M. Freeman
Detroit
Kocher
Erie
Mich
Council
Frank J. Lauche
Lausche
Toledoan
OWC
Monroe Golfers Defeat Lebanon 5-0 in Match
Monroe High tennis posted its fourth win of the season by blanking Lebanon 5-0. Singles saw Dwight Armitage beat Lance Cornelius 6-1 4 64, George Brewer best Bob Kelly 6-0 7-5, and Conrad Carpenter over Bob Stubbs 6-1 6-1. In doubles Brewer Steiger defeated McCormick Hieatt 6-1 6-1, and Armitage Carpenter beat Cornelius Stubbs 6-4 6-4.
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Monroe
Monroe High
Lebanon
Dwight Armitage
Lance Cornelius
George Brewer
Bob Kelly
Conrad Carpenter
Bob Stubbs
Brewer
Ron Steiger
Gary McCormick
Roy Hieatt
Federal Loop Plans Season at Legion Home Meeting
The Federal Loop will finalize plans for the upcoming season at a 7:00 PM gathering tonight at the American Legion Home. Local organizers aim to set schedules and member roles for the new campaign.
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Federal Loop
Federal Softball League
American Legion
Pat Watts Sets City Bowling Record in Dramatic 265
Pat Watts rolled a 265 in the Women’s Recreation League at Broad St. Bowl to set a new all-time city women’s high game and help her team to victory. Her 624 series matched season marks, surpassing Les Colvin’s prior records, while several other bowlers, including Kathy Harrison and Dot Rigg, posted notable scores across multiple leagues and clubs.
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Pat Watts
Broad St. Bowl Mar
Leslie Colvin
Watts
Burnett
Boulevard Gardens
Marge Saunders
Dot Rigg
Poffenburger
Mayer
Treva Terrell
Sue Kinder
Burger
Rose Hackney
Roberson & Son
Jeanne Luff
Red Top
Baker’s Funeral Home
Martha Wombold
Jane Davie
Brennan Faces Big Rebuilding Job With Notre Dame
South Bend Ind coach Terry Brennan faces a major rebuild after last year’s 9 1 record. 16 spring practices remain as Notre Dame plans for 1955 with graduations thinning lines and backs. Freshmen Dick Wilkins Al Francis and Dick Prendergast show promise for first team duty.
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South Bend
Ind
Terry Brennan
Notre Dame
Brennan
Ravenna Couple Ruled Off Turf By Ohio Racing Commission
The Ohio Racing Commission banned Mr. and Mrs. Robert Builey of Ravenna from turf racing for 90 days after finding them guilty of drugging a horse named Ziggity at Ascot Park last April 1. The couple denied the charge while owner Bukley admitted a bottle with traces of ephedrine was found at Ascot stables. The commission ordered the $1,000 purse to be returned. a Cleveland veterinarian, Dr. Joseph A. Soloman, conducted the test.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Racing Commission
Ascot Park
Robert Builey
Ziggity
Bukley
Ascot
Cleveland
Joseph A. Soloman
127 Score Wins Wildwood Event
A Wildwood women golfers team of Mrs J R Adams Mrs CS Jones and Mrs Ray Patrick won a nine hole event with a 127 total. Vic Carpenter had the low gross 48 while E C Haselton Jr took low net 88 and Bert Feinthal made 15 putts for a field low.
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J. R. Adams
CS. Jones
Ray Patrick
Wildwood
Vic Carpenter
E. C. Haselton, Jr
Bert Feinthal
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