Iness Mark wins discus with Olympic record throw
Sim Iness of Southern California set Olympic records with a final throw of 55.03 meters in Helsinki. Earlier Adolfo Consolini’s 173 feet 2 inches mark from 1948 was surpassed by Iness and Fortune Gordien posted a 165 feet 1.94 inch qualifying effort. Mal Whitfield retained the 800 meters title with a record equalling 1 19.2 while U S athletes and Soviet rivals chase medals in rowing, wrestling, and track events.
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Helsinki
Sim Iness
U. S
Mal Whitfield
Ohio
California
Iness
Italy
Adolfo Consolini
London
Fortune Gordien
Minneapolis
Jim Dillon
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Upper Sandusky
Bill Smith
Iowa State Teachers College
Alberto Longarela
Argentina
Smith
Nick Mohammed
Canada
Jack Kelly
Philadelphia
U. S. Navy
Theodor Korcera
Poland
Breaks Olympic Discus Smith Wins Third Bout in St Louis
Russia held the overall lead at the 1904 games with 13344 points in track and field events as United States trailed with 72. Switzerland ranked third with 47, while Czechoslovakia followed with 24.
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Kelly
Australia
Mervyn Wood
Paul Meyer
Switzerland
Wood
Britain
Tony Fox
Turis Tsukalov
Russia
United States
Chuck Logg, Jr
Roters University
Tom Ke
Rutgers
James Fifer
Duvall Hech
Standford
Germany
Smith
St. Louis
Czechoslovakia
Olympic results recap from Pinal events showing top placers
The report lists event by event outcomes with nations and athletes: Broad Jump led by Biffle U S with 24 10.03, O'Brien USA 57 1.43 in Shot Put, Remigino USA 10.4 in 100 Meter, Dordoni Italy 4 28.7.8 in Kilometer Walk, and other top finishers such as Gourdine USSR and Hooper USA across multiple disciplines.
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Biffle
Gourdine
Foeldes
deSa
Brazil
Valtonen
Pinland
Grigorjev
Russia
O’brien
Hooper
U. S
Fuchs
Grigorka
Nilsson
Sweden
Savidge
Great Britain
Wardles
Moore
U.S
Littery
Holland
New Zealand
Julia
Whittle
Filiput
Italy
Remigino
McKenney
Jamaica
Bailey
Smith
Soukhares
Treloar
Australia
Dordoni
Dolewal
Czech
Roka
Hunwaty
Whitlock
Lebastov
Boxing Results From Brooklyn Syracuse New Orleans Fights
Brooklyn bout Brooklyn Pat Manzi 146 outpoints Ted Murray 148 New York. Dartmonth Nova Scotia vs Orlando Zuleata 135 Havana New York outpoints Noel Pa quette 149 Montreal. Bernard Docusen 146 New Orleans stopped Joe Hartdeg e 142 New Orleans.
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Brooklyn
Pat Manzi
Syracuse
N.Y
Ted Murray
New York
Dartmonth
Nova Scotia
Orlando Zuleata
Havana
Noel Paquette
Montreal
New Orleans
Bernard Docusen
Joe Hartdege
Upsets in Western Junior and Boys Championships
Unseeded John Beer of Shawnee Oklahoma upset National Interscholastic champion Ed Robinoff of Miami in the first round. Baltimore broker Straight Clark of Los Angeles and Grant Golden of Chicago reached the second round of the Middle Atlantic grass court tournament.
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Baltimore
Clark
Los Angeles
Grant Golden
Chicago
Champaign
John Beer
Shawnee
Okla
Ed Robinoff
Miami
Muskies Top Mt. Pleasant In Ten For Little Six Lead
Muscatine edged Mt. Pleasant 1 to 0 in ten innings as Ronny Clevemann led off the inning with a walk and scored on a wild pitch and steal. Dickie Ware and John Robinson limited Mt. Pleasant to two hits while Sterrett and Apple Lee had Mt. Pleasant hits. The Muskies remain alive for the Little Six title and face Fort Madison today at Heinz Field with one loss each for the top two teams.
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Muscatine
Ware
Robinson
Huff
Sterrett
Apple Lee
Mt. Pleasant
Muskies
Fort Madison
Heinz Field
Havlicek resigns as University of Iowa business manager
Frank J. Havlicek 34 resigns as athletics business manager at the University of Iowa after holding the post since July 1 1947. He leaves mid August to become assistant to the president of Reid H. Ray film industries in St Paul citing television expansion and motion picture use. Athletic Director Paul Brechler praises his work and notes Havlicek’s role in innovations such as faster ticket processing and the annual sports film to promote football.
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Iowa City
Frank J. Havilicek
University of Iowa
Havlicek
Reid H. Ray Film Industries
Paul Brechler
Victory Leads Great Lakes Qualifier At Gary
George Victory took a halfway lead in the 36 hole Great Lakes invitation qualifier at Gary with a 72. He sits atop the field as the event reaches its midpoint and players push for final rounds.
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Gary
Ind
George
Great Lakes
Musser Teams Sweep Jefferson In Summer Playgrounds
The Musser Midgets defeated Jefferson 16 to 3 at Jefferson Field as Riefert pitched and B Riefert caught, with Danker losing. The Musser Juniors then beat Jefferson 6 to 2 with Ballenger earning the win and Steckman catching. Ballenger hit three doubles to lead Musser batting.
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Jefferson Field
Musser
Jefferson
R. Riefert
B. Riefert
Dankert
Wilson
Ballenger
Steckman
Huber
Hughes
Co. Ballenger
West Liberty Girls Rally To Top Dixon In Sixth
West Liberty defeated Dixon 5 to 3 as the hosts scored five runs in the top of the sixth with two outs. Heath and Peizer reached base, Felton followed with a triple, and Pat Connor hit a homer to put West Liberty ahead for good.
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West Liberty
Dixon
Heath
Peizer
Felton
Pat Connor
Baseball Tonight Rival Games Highlight Standings and Schedule
League standings show teams in a tight race as Chicago faces Boston with Nerner and Bickford pitching. Cincinnati meets Brooklyn while St Louis travels to New York and Pittsburgh visits Philadelphia. Monday had no games. Wednesday features doubleheaders and night contests across multiple cities.
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Boston
Minner
Bickford
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Wehmeir
Roe
St. Louis
New York
Staley
Koslo
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Main
Friend
Or Hogue
Meyer
Drew
Parnell
Grissom
Shantz
Garver
Washington
Detroit
Shea
Trucks
Cleveland
Twinight
Raschi
Reynolds
Feller
Gromek
Soston
Chitoe
SF - Boston
Wwe
Louis
Thundering Fullback Quartet Leads All-Star Training
Thundering fullback quartet aboard ready for Aug. 15 clash with the Los Angeles Rams as Bobby Dodd completes a 53 man roster at Delafield Wisconsin. Notables include Ball Wade VandErsbilt and fullbacks Ollie Matson Mighty Mo Modzelewski Hugh McElhenney Reichardt, with stars Janowicz Dooley Gifford Karras and Richter among backers and ends McColl Carey Howton.
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Chicago
Los Angeles Rams
Seldier Field
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Delafield
Wis
Rams
Ball Wade
Vanderbilt
Cas
Jim Weatherall
Oklahoma
Bill Pearman
Tennessee
Wade
Vito Parilli
Kentucky
Darrell Crawford
Michigan State
A! Coron
Reichardt
Dodd
Ollie Matson
San Francisco
Mighty Mo) Modzelewski
Maryland
Hugh McElhenny
Washington
Bill Reichardt
Iowa
Vic Janowicz
Ohio State
Jim Dooley
Miami
Frank Gifford
Southern California
Johnny Karras
Illinois
Bobby Dillon
Texas
John Petitbon
Notre Dame
Hank Lauricella
Bill Tidwell
Texas A & M
Bill McColl
Stanford
Bob Carey
Bill Howton
Terre Haute Phillies Rally Past Burlington 8-1
Terre Haute tops Burlington 8-1 as Herb Agase limits the Braves to five hits and Rudy Paparella belts a sixth inning homer. Evansville split a twin bill with Keokuk, 9-2 and 10-8, while Cedar Rapids beat Quincy 4-1 and Waterloo edged Quad Cities 4-3 in 10 innings.
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Terre Haute
Phils
Burlington
Evansville
Keokuk
Braves
Cedar Rapids
Quincy
Gems
Waterloo
Quad Cities
Herb Agase
Rudy Paparella
Bob Erps
Quads
White Hawks
Bill Denny
Felix Mantilla
Harmon
Indians
Bob Truss
Nichols
Plan Ceremonies Tonight in Evansville Keokuk Game
Evansville hosts Keokuk in a baseball game featuring a special Keokuk ceremonies segment. Dick Anderson Evansville Press sports editor will acknowledge his prior unfamiliarity with Keokuk and share new details from letters from Keokuk residents.
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Keokuk
Evansville
YM Church League Tonight Rematches at Jefferson and Iowa Fields
Two games in the YMCA Sunday School league are set for 6 30 p m. The Presbyterians meet the Methodists at Jefferson Field while the Evangelical Reformed face the Baptists at Iowa Avenue Field.
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Ymca Sunday School League
Presbyterians
Methodists
Jefferson Field
Evangelical Reformed and Baptists
Iowa Avenue Field
Defending Champion Unset in Sioux Valley Amateur Final
Bob Leahy of Denison defeated defending champion Loyal Martin of Cherokee 2 and 1 in the 18th annual Sioux Valley amateur golf tournament final on Monday, grabbing a two-hole edge on the back nine to seal the upset.
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Bob Leahy
Denison
Loyal Martin
Cherokee
Sioux Valley
SEISA Leaders Clash as Dave's Timberjacks Visit Letts
Dave's Timberjacks and Fay Collins Letts, both 10 2, seek to stay atop the SEISA standings. Letts heads to Columbus Junction while Dave's Timberjacks host Stewart Crone of Washington. Wilton travels to Wapello as Iowa Electric, third in SEISA at 8 3, meets West Liberty Wednesday.
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Timberjacks
Fay Collins
Letts
SEISA
Columbus Junction
Dave
Stewart and Crone
Washington
Wilton
Wapello
Iowa Electric
West Liberty
Yankees and Dodgers Shape World Series Preview
The Yankees beat the Dodgers 5 3 in an exhibition at Yankee Stadium drawing 48 263 as a look at the upcoming World Series contenders. Both clubs hold strong margins over rivals and shift to key schedule stretches with injuries affecting Dodgers backups.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Dodgers
Yanks
New York Giants
Henderson's Snaps Illinois City's Five Game Streak in Narrow 9-8 Win
Henderson's edged Illinois City 9-8 to halt the latter's five game YMCA league run as seven Henderson doubles and a triple fueled the upset. Illinois City plated six in the sixth but fell short, while Stanley's beat Muscatine Buick 9-3 for their third straight win.
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Henderson
Illinois City
Kent
Phil
C. S
Iinois City
Oregon Field
Stanley
Muscatine Buick
Rhe Resenay
Smith
Csisaeste
LaRue
Bute Boies Neewass Oe
Beran
Bineshur
Muscatine Buiek
Newcomer Wins Iowa Women’s State Golf Medalist Title
Des Moines 1952 Iowa Women’s state championship medalist is Mrs. Irving Katz a 27 year old who moved from Chicago three years ago. Katz led 118 starters with a 79 at the country club course two strokes ahead of Lois Penn and Mrs. Joe Mason. First round match play opened with Katz facing Mrs. Jim Piggott.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Irving Katz
Chicago
Katz
Lois Penn
Joe Mason
Dewitt
Iowa Girl to Play in Eastern Tennis Tourney
Suzie Hamilton of Cedar Falls Iowa is one of six girls chosen to represent the Missouri valley in the eastern tennis competition leading to the national girls tournament in Philadelphia.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Suzie Hamilton
Cedar Falls
Missouri Valley Area
Philadelphia
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