Merri Rose and Bill Holland face faster 500 field
Indianapolis AP Mauri Rose and Bill Holland must beat a faster field to repeat their one two finish in the 500 mile Memorial Day race. Opening qualifications show Duke Nalon on pole at 132.939 mph and Johnny Parsons fastest newcomer at 132.900 mph. Rex Mays and Rex Mays will back Nalon in the Hepburn Novi as Jack McGrath takes third. The first weekend of speedway action was safer for fans after a box section collapse injured 33. Ralph Pratt skidded into the infield but qualified at nearly 126 mph.
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Holland
Duke Nalon
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Ralph Hepburn
Johnny Parson
van Nuys
Rex Mays
Los Angeles
Nalon
Hepburn Novi
Lou Moore
North Hollywood
Jack McGrath
South Pasadena
McGrath
Ralph Pratt
New ‘Speedway
Detroit
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis
Rival Six-Run Inning Sinks Middletown Merchants 6-4
Madeira's six-run fourth inning doomed the Middletown Merchants in a Buckeye League game. Buford South started well for the Merchants but Madeira tied it in the fourth, then pulled away as Tekalve limited hits and Madeira's infielders turned 16 assists. Jim Johnson and Bud McCollum contributed key hits for Madeira, while the Merchants were shut out the final five innings.
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Harvey Rector
Middletown Merchants
American Legion
Madeira
Buford South
Merchants
DeMar
Harding
Bohart
South
Buchanan
Rector
Bob Lunceford
Dietz
Tekalve
Kritchell
Krenning
Lunceford
Buckeye League
Armco Vets
Armco Field
Merchants Abrhpoae
Rogers
Whisman
Peters
McCollum
Jonneon
Creekbaum
Coes Ag
Pphaiticonsists
Lunsford
S. Cope
Madeira Legion AB
Kritehell
If Saat
Merall. O
Us Ae
Imhoff
Madelva
Wet Grounds Cancel Buckeye League Game at Armco Field
Rain left puddles around Armco Field infield and afternoon showers led Armco Vet officials to cancel the Buckeye League baseball game with McMillen Cafe. The Vets will play an exhibition against Germantown Eagles Wednesday night. Groesbeck comes Friday and Middletown Merchants next Sunday.
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Armco Field
Armco Vet
Buckeye
McMillen Cafe
Vets
Germantown Eagles
Groesbeck
Middletown Merchants
Wingert Tops Skeet Tourney in Springfield Shootout
Walter Wingert of Columbus won the all-bore championship and the overall title in a shoot-off over Joe Shelt of Cincinnati. Cleveland led Class AA with H W Golden winning a shootoff over Sheltz Wingert and Ed Black. Various class winners include Alan Nolte Springfeld, Ed Black Spring field, Norman Cook H stington West Virginia, and Twin Lakes Gun Club Cincinnati as five-man team. Wingert and Ed Stealy of Columbus captured the two-man title. Mrs G Tv Dean Cleveland claimed the women’s title with Ruth Golden Cleveland in Class A and Mrs Ed Stukenberg Cincinnati in Class B, while Mrs Nancy Freiberg Cincinnati took Class C. Swings for distance notes Chuck Freeman of Southern California hitting two home runs in spring batting.
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Springfield
Walter Wingert
Columbus
Joe Shelt
Cincinnati
H. W. Golden
Cleveland
Sheltz
Wingert
Ed Black
Cian A
Alan Nolte
Springfeld
Clauss B
Clauss C
Norman Cook
H Stington
W. Va
Twin Lakes Gun Club
Ed Stealy
G. Tv. Dean
Ruth Golden
Ed Stukenberg
Nancy Freiberg
Armco Triumphs In Two Week Armco Spring Shoot
Armco Gun Club's Fabricating General Office Research team won the two week trapshoot at Middletown Sportsmen's Club with 206 of 250 targets, totaling 419 across two Sundays. Open Hearth was close with 210, while East Works Metallurgical hit 200. Individual trophies went to the winning quintet and a fall Armco team tourney was announced. Dan Miller led 16 yard practice with three misses in 75. Bill Roberson achieved 23 of 25 in international event.
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General Office
Armco
Middletown
East Works Metallurgical
Dan Miller
Bob Wood
Bill Roberson
R. Ditmeyer
I. McCallister
Myron Snethen
James Denner
Don Roberson
Willard Hayes
Herb Weddington
Max Sample
Bud Wade
Frank Sample
CC. Albertson
George Beckett
Paul Schul
Martha Roberson
R. McFeeters
Sam Chapman Leads Athletics To Doubleheader Wins Over Yankees
Sam Chapman drove in the winning run with a long fly after two homers and a double, sparking a seven-run sixth in an 8-7 first game victory. He also doubled with the bases loaded in the nightcap 7-6 win. Bill Wight and Allen Gettel pitched shutouts for the White Sox in a split with the Indians, Wight allowing five hits in a 10-0 opener and Gettel yielding four in a 2-0 second game.
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Sam Chapman
Athletics
Yankees
A’s
Bill Wight
Allen Gettel
White Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Wight
Gettel
Prison Guard Attacked by Convicted Murderer in Nevada Cell
Laszlo Varga, condemned killer of Mrs Billie Rahe Morning, stabbed guard Jack Parker six times through a cell bar in a sudden assault at Nevada penitentiary. Captain Louis Schneider said Varga, moved in a straight jacket, had long been troublesome. Parker, 50, expected to recover as authorities investigated how the knife was obtained.
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Carson City
Nev
Laszlo Varga
Louis Schneider
Nevada Penitentiary
Varga
Jack Parker
Schneider
California
Nevada
Parker
Billie Rahe
Wells
Supreme Court
Monroe Parents Club Meeting and Officer Installations
Members of the Monroe Parents Club will hold their final session of the year Tuesday at 8 p m at Monroe School. Principal business includes installing officers and outlining fall plans. Reports will cover proceeds from a recent club carnival. The text notes the few remaining whooping cranes winter on the Texas coast.
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Monroe Parents Club
Monroe School
Texas
Tribe Pirates In Chest Game At Pittsburgh
Cleveland's Indians arrive in Pittsburgh for an exhibition tilt with the Pirates in a Pittsburgh Community Chest benefit. The Tribe were shut out in Chicago, losing 10 to 0 and 2 to 0, as Bob Feller was knocked out in the second inning of his second start. The club managed only nine hits in both games, with Larry Doby single for the lone extra-base hit.
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Indians
Chicago
Pitsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Tribe
Comiskey Park
Bob Feller
Feller
Larry Doby
Zanesville man chosen state commander of Guardsmen
The Legion of Guardsmen yesterday elected Charles J. Burnett Jr. of Zanesville as state commander, succeeding Le Roy F. Kuehn of Canton who joined the national executive committee. The group, composed of World War II state guard veterans, also picked Tiffin as the 1950 convention site.
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Zanesville, D
Legion of Guardsmen
Charles J. Burnett, Jr
Zanesville
le Roy F. Kuehn
Canton
State Guard
Tiffin
Texas Eastern completes two eventful years of gas lines
This month marks the second anniversary of Texas Eastern's operation of the Big Inch and Little Big Inch pipelines across ten states from Texas to New Jersey. A new construction program will add 63 miles of pipe, five new compressor stations, and upgrades to four existing stations at a cost over 24 million dollars, boosting payrolls and tax receipts as operations expand next winter.
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Texas Eastern
Big Inch
Little Big Inch
Texas
New Jersey
Lit
Texas Leastern
Locke Barred From PGA Meet Runs Off With Goodall Honors
New Rochelle New York AP George Schneiter said the PGA executive committee is unlikely to alter its rule ban on Bobby Locke competing in the Richmond National PGA Tournament. Locke won the Goodall round robin at Wykagyl Country Club with a 66 total plus 66, two strokes ahead of Herman Barron. Sam Snead placed third with 30 points, Byron Nelson fourth with 29, and Cary Middlecoff, Johnny Palmer, Clayton Heafner and others followed. Locke earned $3,000 for the victory.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
George Schneiter
Professional Golfers Association
Bobby Locke
Richmond
Wykagyl
Bobby
Herman Barron
Locke
Barron
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Cary Middlecoff
Johnny Palmer
Clayton Heafner
Jimmy Demaret
Jim Turnesa
E. J. Harrison
Lloyd Mangrum
Fred Haas, Jr
Chick Harbert
Skip Alexander
Vic Ghezvi
Bob Hamilton
Sports Mirror: Race tragedy and vintage baseball recalls
Today marks the anniversary of Ralph Hepburn, 51, a veteran driver, dying during a qualifying run for the Indianapolis 500. Also in past recalls, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 9-8 in ten innings, Stan Musial joined the Navy, and Bill Weir pitched a no-hitter as the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Orioles 8-0.
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Associated Press Today
Ralph Hepburn
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinal
Stan Musial
Navy
Bill Weir
Toronto
Maple Leafs
Baltimore Orioles
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