Local sports notes and stock across several clubs
Shenango China Fishing and Hunting Club seeks hundreds of walleyes for Big Neshannock Creek. Northwest Canada lake fishing ongoing. Slippery Rock Creek trout stockings reported. Eagles softballers noted for no hit no run games by Bob Senko. Emil Smolnik tops local stock car earnings across weekly tracks. Wheeling Downs to add racing strip for July 28 opening after West Virginia Race Commission approval. Pirates show .500 May, Dick Groat has longest current hitting streak, Bill Hall joins from Salt Lake City. Frank Thomas jokes about Babe Ruth home run record versus L.A. Coliseum home games.
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Allen Cartwright
Shenango China Fishing and Hunting Club
Erie
Big Neshannock
Steve Sewjak
Dave Flamino
Bill Wilson
Canada
Slippery Rock Creek
Bob Senko
Eagles
Emil Smolnik
Wheeling Down
West Virginia Race Commission
Pirates
Planning Antelope Hunt At Waterford Track Landing Pad
Waterford race track grounds promote a unique landing place for planes with eight aircraft landing on opening day June 4. Local sportsmen plan a September Wyoming antelope hunt led by AL Grant. Reports note trout of eight to nine inches in Slippery Rock Creek. Buck Baker, former Charlotte bus driver and two time Grand National point champion, will race Sunday at Reading in a 100 mile NASCAR late model sedan event.
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Waterford Race Track
Great Britain
Wyoming
AL Grant
Slippery Rock Creek
Buck Baker
Charlotte, N.C
Reading
Nascar
Fifth Ward dominates Little Big League with Spanish big night
Fifth Ward moved to 3-0 and sole possession of first place in the Little Big League after a 14-3 rout of Four Ward as Dan Spanish hit his fifth homer in three games and earned the win on the mound. Sixth Ward, in last, beat previously undefeated Second Ward 3-2 with two fourth inning runs.
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Fifth Ward
Sixth Ward
Dan Spanish
J. Niemi
R. Williams
J. Deep
Second Ward
Cwynar
Edmiston
Sherbach
R. O'Brien
Rites
Foureich Oo Crevive
Gardner
Niemi
D. Ferry
Jensen
Bob Cerv
Kansas City
Senators
Red Sox
Paul Foytack
Frank Sullivan
Gus Triandos
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Billy O’dell
Triandos
Cal McLish
al Pilarcik
Gene Woodling
O'Dell
Elliott's Legion Junior Baseball Practice Opens Tonight
Elliott's of the American Legion Junior Baseball League holds its final practice before league opener at Deshon Field tonight.
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Elliott
American Legion Junior Baseball League
Deshon Field
Purkey Shines as Reds Beat Giants 3-0 on Six-Hitter
Player of day Bob Purkey of Cincinnati climbs toward an All-Star berth after his fifth straight win and eighth of the season. Traded from Pittsburgh last December for Don Gross, Purkey blanked the first-place Giants with a six-hitter to lead the Reds to a 3-0 victory on Monday.
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Bob Purkey
Cincinnati
The
Redlegs
Pirates
Don Gross
Purkey
San Francisco Giants
Hangst Medalist In Aetna-Standard Golf League Action
Joe Hangst of the Cards shot 37 to win medalist honors last night at Sylvan Heights. The Cards and Dodgers both sit in fifth place with 35 points as the league standings show Yanks 43 Browns 42 Pirates 391% Giants 354 Cards 35 Dodgers 35 Phils 32 Braves 23.
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Joe Hangst
Sylvan Heights
Dodgers
Yanks
Browns
Pirates
Giants
Cards
Phils
Braves
Jensen Delivers Four RBIs as Red Sox Top Tigers
Jackie Jensen slugged a homer a double and a single driving in four runs in a 9-4 Boston victory over Detroit. The win extends Boston’s streak to six and tightens the race for second place behind New York as Jensen contends for the AL lead in homers and RBIs.
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Jensen
Red Sox
San Francisco
Detroit
Sporting Red Sox
Yanks
California
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
DeMay
Jackie Boy
Tigers-Red Sox
Boston
Bolling
Buddin
Virgil
Runnels
Kaline
Williams
Zernial
c-Stephens
Boone
Gernert
Maxwell Rf
Malzone
Martin
O Jensen
Hegan
Berberet
Foytack
Piersal of Bunning
Bertolaene Morgan
Champion Lions Banquet Honors Italian American Bowling Winners
The Champion Lions, champions of the Italian American Tri County Bowling League, were honored at a Saturday banquet. The winning team included James Bartlett Jr., Dom Ross, Carmen Sheldone, Carlo Belasco, Louis DeRobbio, Joe Costa and Joker Goclano. Pete Figo Carvella delivered the main speech, with a brief address by Arthur Zarone.
Mahoning Archers Plan Wednesday Meeting and Practice
The Mahoning Archers will meet Wednesday at 6 30 p m at their range. A 14 target practice shoot follows the meeting. If rain arrives, the gathering moves to the Mahoning A A club rooms.
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Mahoning Bambi
Mahoning A. A
Probable NL pitchers clash in Tuesday games
National League matchups feature Pittsburgh at San Francisco with Friend 8-4 against Monzant 4-4, Philadelphia at Los Angeles pitting Semproch 6-4 or Newcombe 0-4 versus Williams 1-0, Cincinnati at St. Louis Haddix 3-3 against Mizell 3-5, and Milwaukee at Chicago pahn 6-1 against Drott 3-2. Wednesday doubleheaders list Pittsburgh at San Francisco and Milwaukee at Chicago with Cincinnati at St. Louis and Philadelphia at Los Angeles at night.
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Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louis
Pet
St Louis
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Monday Baseball Results Include Four Night Games
Report of Monday scores with Baltimore beating Cleveland 5 to 2 and Boston defeating Detroit 9 to 4. Other games postponed by rain included Chicago at Washington and multiple late-night matchups featuring Bell, Johnson, Urban, Larsen, Haeft, and Smith among listed pitchers.
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Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Bell
Johnson
Kansas City
New York
Urban
Larsen
Haeft
Smith
Moore
Wilson
Stubbs
Pascual
American League
Pet
Kansas City Eee
Washington Tener
Cleveland Seeweee
Chicago Oe
American Association Results Rained Out in Indianapolis
Scores from the Indianapolis program show Charleston 5 Omaha 2, Wichita 1, Minneapolis 6, Denver 8, Louisville 3 with the Indianapolis at St Paul postponed due to rain.
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American Association
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Charleston
Omaha
Wichita
Minneapolis
Denver
Louisville
Baseball leaders and stats summary from league leaders
National League banks leads with 49 runs and thomas 40 RBIs for the Cubs and Pirates respectively. American League cerv has 45 RBIs and Jensen 44 for the Red Sox. Pitching leaders include purkey and spahn tied 8 1 with the Reds and Braves. Turley 9 1 for the Yankees with Dickson Garver Ford Sisler Urban also noted.
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Banks
Cubs
Thomas
Pirates
Cerv
Athletica
Jensen
Red Sox
Athletics
Purkey
Redlegs
Spahn
Braves
Turley
Yankees
Dickson
Garver
Ford
Sisler
Urban
Optimists and Jaycees Tie in PONY League Tilt
Bill Piccuti threw a two hitter as the Optimists defeated the Jaycees 32 at Dean Park to pull into a second place tie with the Lions in City County PONY League. Vegas and Rice led an eight hit Optimist attack, both adding doubles, while Lambo took the loss.
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Optimists
Lions
Bill Piccuti
Jaycees
Vegas
Rice
Lambo
Dean Park
Orr
San Diego State Wins NAIA Title in Big Victory
San Diego State capped the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament by slugging past Southwestern Oklahoma State 23 to 9 in Alpine Texas. The Aztecs dominated the championship game with strong hitting and strong pitching to claim the title.
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San Diego State
Alpine
Tex
UPI
Oklahoma State
Giants Beat Reds 3-0 Behind Purkey Shutout
Cincinnati and San Francisco clash as Purkey fires six innings of scoreless ball for the Giants while Bilko drives in two runs with a double and a single. Miksis adds an RBI, with Alou and Bailey bolstering the offense as the visitors slow the Reds.
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RHL
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x-Temple
Alou
Whisent
Finigan
Robinson
Ob-Jablonski
Bilko
Sc-Donot
Giants-Redlegs
Fondy
O Mays
Hoak
Cepeda
Bailey
O Spencer
Schmidt
Antonelli
Jablonski
Notre Ds
San Francisco
RBI
Miksis
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Poa
Spencer
Bressoud
Hr—Bilko
S— Purkey
W—Purkey
L—Antonelli
Baseball doubleheader recap with late scoring twists
Detroit roared back to beat Boston 9 to 4 after trailing 4 2 in a nine inning game. Cleveland triumphed 5 to 2 over Baltimore with a late as Werth? No, Porter and Woodling among the RBI, while Terranos homered.
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Cleveland Saga
Baltimore
Porter
Woodling
Triandos
Robinson
Maris
Cleveland
Miranda
Gardner
Marshall
Trianidos
Brown
W—O'dell
L—Mclish
Anzalone's Homer Lifts East Side Bachelors in 11-10 Win
Anzalone belted a homer in the 10th inning to give the East Side Bachelors an 11-10 victory over Sno White in Lawrence County Slow-Pitch action. Paboudjian earned the win, while Sno White hitters powered by nine allowed. West Pittsburg’s Rylott and Merchants’ Chum Stone also starred with multiple hits and a four-hitter performance by Stone helped secure a clean win for the Merchants.
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Bachelors
Sno White
Lawrence County
Croton Merchants
Ecclesian Club
Variety Club
West Pittsburg
Chewton
National Guard
Natales
Ellwood Eagles
Hazel Manor
Snake Run
Demos
Moreili
Paboudjian
Rylott
Cain Cappett
Paba
Pia
Sam Medure
Tom Fenner
Andy Bovo
Merchants
Kubinski s Homing Pigeon Caps Race At Greenfield
Walter Kubinski wins a 300 mile homing pigeon race held by Castle Homing Club from Greenfield Indiana with a bird that posted 1655.93 speed. Paul Cubbal placed second at 1650.53 followed by John Lipinski at 1624.22 and C Rees at 1604.57. Charles R Eckley, Merl Bales, Stanley Dombeck, and S Waliszak completed the field with 1563.71, 1559.14, 1483.21 and 1310.79 speeds respectively.
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Greenfield
Ind
Castle Homing Club
Walter Kubinski
Paul Cubbal
John Lipinski
C. Rees
Charles R. Eckley
Merl Bales
Stanley Dombeck
S. Waliszak
Titan Ace Ties Mark In AAU Meet
Felton Brown from Monessen tied the meet record for the 100 yard dash in the Allegheny Mountain AAU track meet at Mt. Lebanon. Representing the McKeesport Olympic Club he ran 10.0 seconds.
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Titan
Felton Brown
Westminster College
Monessen
Allegheny Mountain Aau
Mt. Lebanon
McKeesport
Brown
Midland Bears beat Roccos 5 3 to widen Beaver County league lead
Midland Bears defeated Rocco's 5-3 to move 1 1/2 games ahead in the Beaver County Baseball League. Dave Reider led Midland with a triple and two singles, driving in all earned runs. Winning pitcher was Jack McCune. Ralph Groves took the loss. Midland improves to 9-2 while Rocco's falls to 8-4.
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Ellwood City
Rocco's
Beaver County
Midland
Dave Reider
Jack McCune
Ralph Groves
Rocco
Palka
McCune
Cummings
Compellio's Homer Delivers 9-8 Bears Victory
Wabash Bears rallied to beat Liberty A C 9 to 8 as Compellio delivered a ninth inning homer. Mattie Beezer Hand Car della and Monk Rainey joined with homers, while J DiCaprion had five hits for the losers. Schedule shows remaining league games at the field and a league officers meeting at Liberty Hotel.
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Lash
Compellio
Wabash Bears
Liberty A. C
Beezer
Mattie
Hand Cardella
Monk Rainey
J. DiCaprion
Liberty Hotel
Rainey & Saints
All-Star Clash Carded For June 26
The City-County Slow-Pitch All-Star softball game is set for June 26 at Gaston Park. City stars will come from seven clubs led by Dec Borelli, while County stars hail from Ellwood area teams and Chewton. Players can sign new contracts June 9 16 with make-up games by June 30.
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Gaston Park
Pete ‘Figo
Carvella
Dec” Borelli
del Duchetto
City All Stars
Bob Marshall
Ellwood
Dick Allen
Chewton
County All Stars
St. Elias
East Side Bachelors
Croton Merchants
Ecclesian Club
Sno White Cleaners
National Guard and Variety Club
County
Natales
Eagles
Hazel Manor
Ernie's Tavern
Snake Run
West Pittsburg
Barons Open 26-Game Winter Schedule Under New Coach Cody
Steubenville Barons, led by new coach William Cody, announce a 26 game winter schedule. The season opens December 1 against St Michael's Vermont, per school officials.
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Steubenville, C
UPI
William Cody
Steubenville Barons
St. Michael’s
Vermont
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