Sandlot Baseball Program Expands Under City Sponsorship
A sandlot baseball program for boys ages 8 to 15 begins its second year with four teams the Braves Indians Cubs and Yankees meeting twice weekly under Jerry Dwyer and Larry Kitchen. A girls softball league forms, an all star team will be chosen in July and a tentative game with South Wayne is planned. Indians beat Dodgers 9 to 6 as Pete Johnson earned the win fanning 10 with Nate Brand leading Dodgers hitters.
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Quinn and Schultz Power Wild Softball Showdown
In a high scoring Tuesday tilt, Pat Wuetrick's team beat Pete Johnson's squad 10 to 9 after scoring two runs in the final inning. Paul Frenzel and Larry Thornton added two hits apiece, Gary Quinn hit a long homer, while Nate Brand led the losers with two hits. The Indians won 8 to 4 yesterday as Pete Johnson fanned four with three double plays behind him.
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Larry Thornton
Gary Quinn
Nate Brand
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Lloyd Flick
Dick Schultz
Nationals Eager For All Star Win
The National League aims to win the 16th All Star game in Brooklyn on July 12. NL president Fork Frick urges using strongest lineup after the third inning to maximize the team’s home-field advantages. Managers Billy Southworth and Lou Boudreau will pick from the 50 named players and determine early selections.
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Cleveland
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Belleville Falls 5-3 to Platteville in Exhibition
Belleville, league leaders in the State Line loop, lost 5-3 to Platteville Cardinals in Belleville last night. Bob Reich held hitless until a fourth inning surge that produced three runs on four hits and an error to tilt the game to Platteville. Bob Chamberlain pitched for Platteville.
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Win Two-Year Paces at Roosevelt for Two Year-Old Fillies
Guilla Hanover and Our Time won the two divisions of the Ahoedale stakes for two year-old pacing fillies at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York last night.
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Chicago Teams Fall to St Louis in Twin Bills
In a doubleheader, St Louis defeated Chicago 7 to 4 in the National League as Al Brazie allowed 12 hits over nine innings for his seventh win. Enos Slaughter homered for the Cardinals, while Warren Hacker took the loss.
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Illinois Night Racing Law Sparks Mixed Reactions
Illinois horsemen oppose legalizing night racing as governors approval nears. Jimmy Jones of Calumet Farm predicts new fans but warns of cheapening the sport. Johnny Nerud of Woolford Farm says night racing could lower standards and drive out good people.
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Boston Braves Sign 18-Year-Old Pitcher Ben Johnson
The Boston Braves signed 18-year-old Ben Johnson of Greenwood South Carolina. The righty has lost only three games in the past three seasons with Greenwood High School and the local American Legion team. He will report to Evansville Indiana but will be assigned for future delivery to Milwaukee.
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American Legion
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