Hangman to Wrestle Hoosier at Armco Field Card
The Hangman a 6 foot 3 Virginian weighing 265 pounds opens a three bout card at Armco Field against George Harder of Indiana in a two out of three falls match with a one hour limit. Professor Dick Clark meets the Blue Angel in the main bout. A final grabbler features Pearl Nelson versus Mike The Wrestling Bear. Matches sponsored by Middletown Boxing Association with 8 15 p m start. Army Navy rivalry noted with Army leading 27 22 in 53 games.
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Armco Field
Hangman
Handie
Grabbling
George Harder
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Harder
Ohio
Dick Clark
New Lebanon
Blue Angel
Miss Pearl Nelson
Mount Washington
Mike
Middletown Boxing Association
Pierce Shines As White Sox Stifle Yankees 5-0
Chicago ace Billy Pierce, despite a sore arm, pitched a masterful 5-0 win over New York to keep the White Sox alive in the pennant race. The performance boosted his season stats to 15 wins 137 strikeouts 2.41 ERA as he extended a 242 23 inning scoreless streak.
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White Sox
New York Yankees
New York
Ted Williams
Boston
Korea
Fenway Park
Williams
Cleveland
Mike Garcia
Ted
Red Sox
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Ralph Kiner
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Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Philadelphia
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Athletics
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Zernial
Satchel Paige
St. Louis
Duane Pillette
Washington
Browns
Johnny Schmitz
Senators
Pierce
Yankees
Paul Richards
Yankee Stadium
Braves
Brooklyn
Andy Pafko
Jim Wilson
Williams Reigns With 400-Foot Homer At Fenway
Ted Williams, aging legend and one time Marine pilot, belted a 400 foot pinch homer off Mike Garcia at Fenway Park as Boston beat Cleveland 9 3. The thunderous shot sparked a throng of fans and a three run Sox rally though Williams departed for Washington after the game.
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Ted Williams
Red Sox
Cleveland
Mike Garcia
Fenway Park
Sox
Garcia
Williams
Detroit
Dizzy Trout
Lou Boudreau
Ted
Washington
Ezz Eyes Go With Valdes At Miami Beach Bout
New York reports that ex heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles meets Nino Valdes at Miami Beach tomorrow night. Valdes, a tall Cuban, recently won Cuba’s heavyweight title by knocking out Omelio Agramonte. Since losing to Jersey Joe Walcott 14 months ago, Charles has posted 10 victories and one defeat while pursuing another title shot.
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New York
Ezzard Charles
Nino Valdes
Miami Beach
Valdes
Omelio Agramonte
Joe Walcott
Charles
Walcott
Smoky the hero dog of Somerville gains fame on Wheel of Fortune
A six year old fox terrier shepherd mix named Smoky saved Miss Alice Clark of Somerville New Jersey during a heart attack. He then appeared on CBS TV’s Wheel of Fortune winning prizes and gaining nationwide attention. Smoky now receives five fan letters daily and hosts visitors at his dog house weekly.
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America
Alice Clark
Somerville
N. J
James
CBS - TV
Wheel of Fortune
East
Sawbuck
Miss Alice
Duff's Cafe Battles to Stay Alive in Miami Loop
Duff's Cafe faces a tough post season in the Miami Valley League as Mason by a 9 2 score hands Duff's its first tourney loss while King Mills knocks South Lebanon from the bracket. Middletown prelims see Ken Lindsay injured. Lincoln Heights upends Middletown 3 1 in the Class D Am ateur tourney second round.
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Duff
Mason
Middletown
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Bentley Post
Cincinnati
Legion
Bentley
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Yates
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T. Reed
Ralph Mattingly
Russ Wilde
Ray Mattingly
Stevens
Roger Mattingly
Wilde
Harrison
TV Radio Highlights Evening Listings
Radio tonight features WLW with Trilby on the Railroad Hour and 8:30 WSAI presents Rimsky-Korsakov from Sheherazade. Evening TV includes Leave Her To Heaven, Captain Braddock drama, Montgomery Players comedy, and a Mother's Day drama. Boxing and a polka revue cap the night.
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WLW
Gordon MacRae
Dorothy Warenskjold
Trilby
WSAI
Chautauqua Symphony
Rimsky - Korsakov
WKRC
Joan Fontaine
Braddock
Wlw-D
Wlw-T
Evelyn Warden
Marshall Thompson
Montgomery Players
WCPO
Lulu Perers
Frankie Sodano
June Valli
Anna Neagle
London
Family Playhouse
Slo-Mo-Shun IV Still Queen Of Speedboat World
Slo-Mo-Shun IV dominated the Gold Cup, winning all three heats and setting a new 90 mile speed record with an average of 92.613 mph. The boat capped its third Gold Cup in four years, surpassing the previous record of 78.215 mph set by the IV in 1950.
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Seattle
The
Thiel Takes Blind Bogey at Wildwood Golf Course
L. V. Thiel won the blind bogey prize at Wildwood Golf Course with 72, edging Bert Feinthal who shot 71. Bob McCabe and Frank Buchanan tied for third with 73 after McCabe posted rounds of 40 and 33.
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L. V. Thiel
Wildwood
Bert Feinthal
Bob MccCabe
Frank Buchanan
McCabe
Lackey Back Slides In Eastern National Horseshoes
Middletown's Ralph Lackey fell to 14th place in the Eastern National horseshoes tournament at Clearfield Pennsylvania. He went 5 wins in 17 games while Carl Steinfelt of New York won the title with 15 losses and 79 percent ringers.
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Middletown
Ralph Lackey
Clearfield
Lackey
Carl Steinfelt
New York
Steinfelt
Local golfers tie for low gross at 18 holes
33 for an 18 hole 73 left John Warner and Joe Herr tied with Ritter for low gross. Ritter carded 39 and 34 while Warner and Herr each posted 74 to share runners up in low gross.
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Tommy Ritter
Ritter
John Warner
Joe Herr
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