Cardinals sale rumor shocks St. Louis baseball world
The New York Herald Tribune reports the St. Louis Cardinals may be sold after losses and deals slugging profits. Club President August A. Busch Jr. calls the claim ridiculous, while sources say Busch would consider selling or taking a loss if stockholders approve. Cardinals managers deny a loss of one million dollars, insisting they nearly broke even last season.
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Gussie) Busch Jr
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Baseball Scores And Schedules From A P Published League Standings
The American and National Leagues show standings, key records, and today’s/tonight’s matchups. Feller Garcia Consuegra Wilson Hoeft Kucks Byrne Ditmar Parnell lead in scheduled games with results noted from Monday.
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Padres
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Milwaukee
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Kline
Iyn Jackson
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Jones
Giants in Decline Spurs Durocher to Critical Talk
Chicago dispatch reports Giants manager Leo Durocher blasting complacency as the team rides a long road to a three game set with the Cubs. He fumes at lazy plays by Sal Maglie and laments the lack of spirit, noting the 14 game gap to the Dodgers and 3 1/2 behind Chicago.
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Fancy Negro Softball Team To Appear On Park Diamond
The Iowa Colored Ghosts, likened to the Harlem Globe Trotters, visit Forest Park on Thursday at 8 p.m. Admission 50 cents. Popeye Smith leads a colorful lineup famed for tricks and unorthodox play, including three women players Ethel Ramsey Temala Lockridge and Ruby Perlotte among the roster members.
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Iowa Colored Ghosts
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Popeye Smith
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Ethel Ramsey
Temala Lockridge
Ruby Perlette
Gene McCoy
Wilbert Owens
Jarret Edwards
Pete Hood
Monroe Collins
Cecil McCoy
Albert Watson
Jerry Larremore
Ruby Perlotte
Gilmore and Baldwin Co Op Triumph in Forest Park Softball
Gilmore Service defeated Phillips 66 4 0 with Shisler allowing one hit as his team cashed in 3 plus runs from 6 hits. Baldwin Co Op bested First Baptist 13 10 as they totaled 12 hits to 10 for First Baptist. Box scores follow.
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Bolo Puncher Isaac Logart Beats Lightburn Again
Isaac Logart, the Cuban bolo puncher, defeated Ludwick Lightburn of Honduras in St Nicholas Arena for the second time in five weeks. Officials disagreed on the verdict with three judges split. AP supported Aidela. Logart won on points 5-4-1.
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Australian Olympic Report Clears Hurdle for 1956 Games
The IOC approved Australia's report on preparations for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Delegation urged to prevent lag and cut athlete daily costs from 8.40 to about 5. Delays had led some IOC members to threaten relocating the games. Begin date set for November 22, 1956.
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Fighting A Continent Fighting A Continent
Four Americans seek the 1960 Olympic Games for Detroit as the IOC meets in Paris to award the host city. The decision on Thursday will determine where the games are held amid the European contest.
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Europe
Detroit
International Olympic Committee
Kansas to Get New Wildlife Refuge
The Interior Department announced a new national wildlife refuge named Quivira will be set in Kansas spanning Stafford and Rice Counties. A 1 440 acre initial tract has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission.
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Big Sums From Orange Bowl
A 1955 Orange Bowl audit shows Duke and Nebraska each receive 144 717 dollars for their participation. Gate receipts totaled 460 835 75 with 81 250 from TV and radio, and Miami paid 51 675 for the stadium usage. The committee posted a 586 16 profit versus 1 200 deficit in 1954. For 1956, teams will gain more as stadium capacity rises to 78 000 and 75 percent of gate plus 75 percent of a 285 000 TV radio contract go to the teams.
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Duke
Nebraska
Wichita Track Coach Bidwell Resigns for Arkansas
Charles Bidwell longtime Wichita University track coach and head of the physical education department since 1948 resigns to take a similar post at the University of Arkansas. Bidwell a 1935 Kansas State Teachers College graduate guided Wichita U. teams to five seconds four thirds and one fourth in Missouri Valley Conference meets. Arkansas recently hired Wichita U. head football coach Jack Mitchell.
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Charles
Ab) Bidwell
Wichita U
University of Arkansas
Bidwell
Arkansas
Kansas State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Jack Mitchell
Kangaroo gestation and pouch development time
Kangaroos have a gestation period of about three weeks. At birth the young are poorly developed and require a period in the mother's marsupial pouch before gaining substantial mobility.
Public service ad warns on forest fires caused by carelessness
A cooperative Advertising Council public service spot notes 155000 forest fires in a year, most from well meaning but careless people. It laments destruction of forests watershed areas and wildlife, urges pledges to be careful with matches and campfires, and promotes prevention.
Detroit Seeks 1960 Games After Rome Lead
Detroit officials say European interest favors Rome for the 1960 games with Lausanne also a strong contender. Fred Matthaei, leading the Detroit delegation including Jack Tompkins, Doug Roby and Dick Ross, says Detroit has pursued the Games since 1939 and will keep trying, even for a century if needed.
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Fred Matthaei
Jack Tompkins
Doug Roby
Dick Ross
Lausanne
Switzerland
Matthaei
Congo larger than all U S territory east of Mississippi
Report asserts the Belgian Congo exceeds in area every U S territory east of the Mississippi River, highlighting a striking geographic comparison. The claim emphasizes the vast size of the Congo in relation to American land areas.
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Mississippi River
Helicopter Tours Aiding Arlington Home Purchases
An Arlington real estate firm plans to offer buyers a bird's eye view of future home sites. Lyons and Angels will provide helicopter tours to help clients choose the community they wish to locate.
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