Johnson Throws Two-Hit Shutout for Kansas City Aces
Connie Johnson, veteran Baltimore right-hander, blanked the Kansas City A's 2-0 on two safeties. Johnson faced 29 batters and struck out four. Ned Garver took the loss for the A's, who had singles by Harry Simpson and Billy Hunter. The Dodgers lashed 11 hits and 10 runs against Cardinals pitchers, led by three homers from Duke Snider, Sandy Amoros, and Carl Furillo, with a four-run outburst in the seventh.
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Baseball Better Game Than Cricket Tour Hits Melbourne
A former Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians pitcher Lou Brissie lectures Australians that baseball is superior to cricket. Brissie, directing American Legion Baseball in the U.S., travels with sponsors to promote the sport among youths. In other action, the Washington Nationals beat Detroit 2 1 behind Pete Ramos, with Frank Lary on the losing side. Cleveland and New York and Chicago and Boston games postponed by rain.
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Cleveland Indians
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United States
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Washington Senators
U.S. State Department
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Pittsburgh
Brissie touts baseball to Australians at Melbourne cricket ground
Brissie says baseball is fast and appealing to Australians while noting no cricket fan can deny Melbourne’s 100 year cricket tradition. The 115000 capacity stadium, once an Olympic arena, returns to its identity as Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Honor Teacher On Wrong Birthday Mystery
MILWAUKEE eighth grade students planned a surprise party for their teacher Mrs Evelyn Fidelkorn after misreading a desk calendar. They decorated gave gifts and arranged a dance program. The noted date was actually their sister in law Evelyn Fieibelkorn of Waterford Wisconsin.
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Story
Evelyn Fidelkorn
Evelyn Fieibelkorn
Waterford
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Robinson Returns to Tribe Roster as Houteman Sold
New York outfielder Eddie Robinson rejoined the Cleveland Indians roster to bolster bench strength as Art Houte man was sold to the Baltimore Orioles. Robinson, 36, bats left, hit 12 of 53 with five homers for the Yankees last season before a trade to Kansas City. Houteman, 29, right hander, sold to Baltimore for an undisclosed sum amid player-murchase moves.
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Cleveland Indians
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Robinson
Detroit Tigers
Farrell Robinson
New York Yankees
Yanks
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Baltimore
Cast Is Changed For Friday Fight
Washington welterweight Jimmy Beecham, of Miami, will replace Randy Sandy in an 11 round bout at Capitol Arena against Virgil Akins of St. Louis. Sandy pulled out after suffering a cut near one eye during training in New York. The fight is nationally televised on NBC at 8 p.m. CST.
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Capitol Arena
Jimmy Beecham
Randy Sandy
Beechman
Miami
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St. Louis
Goldie Ahearn
Sandy
New York
Bruce Drake Named Coach of Wichita Vickers
Bruce Drake a former Oklahoma University basketball coach has signed to coach the Wichita Vickers basketball team with duties to begin immediately. Vickers officials said Gene Johnson previously held the coaching position in the Industrial Baseball League.
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Bruce Drake
Oklahoma University Cage
Wichita Vickers
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Drake
Gene Johnson
Lou Little to Join Soft Drink Firm as Consultant
Lou Little will retire in June after 27 years as Columbia football coach and become a consultant for a soft drink company. He and company president Roy W. Moore Jr. announced the move on Monday.
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Lou Little
Columbia
Little
Roy W. Moore Jr
News Connection
Cubs Shake Up To Gain Power In Managership Shuffle
Chicago Cubs acquire Frank Ernaga from Portland farm club and send Bobby Del Greco to Montreal. Ernaga, 35, is described as a former catcher turned pinch hitter against left handed pitching, with a .273 average and 18 homers last season for Tulsa. Del Greco is allocated to shore up summer plans.
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Monday
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Portland
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Senators shuffle roster as Dressen adds Bridges
Washington Senators new talent scout Charley Dressen brings Rocky Bridges from Cincinnati on waivers to Washington to fill roster space created by sending Lyle Luttrell to Seattle. Bridges, a former Dodger infielder, had played under Dressen at Brooklyn and with Cookie Lavagetto on the Dodgers staff. Luttrell, from Chattanooga, hit .209 in 17 spring games.
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Dressen
Washington Senators
Rocky Bridges
Cincinnati
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Senators
Lyle Luttrell
Seattle
New York
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Yankees
Cleveland Indians
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Dodger
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Chattanooga
Changes In Sports Equipment Stir Protests Across Sports
The article surveys evolving gear from fiberglass poles to wooden javelins and protection debates in baseball football boxing and basketball. It notes early resistance to new tech and how innovations spread, citing records by LANGDON E and Cornelius Watnerdam and questions why fiber glass poles and wooden javelins aren’t adopted in Ottawa.
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Beeflin
OHS
Hayden
Thurlo Conner
Larry Fisher
Ottawa
Conner
Wayden
New Fiber Glass Vaulting Pole Boosts Track Records
The column notes widespread gear changes across sports from nylon strings to new tees and shaped clubs, with fiberglass vaulting poles making a record impact. A Phoenix high school boy, Jim Brewer of North, became the first high schooler to clear 15 feet this past weekend.
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AAU
Phoenix
Ariz
Jim Brewer
North
Hank Bauer To Face Charges In Night Club Incident
The Ottawa Herald reports Hank Bauer of the New York Yankees and Edward Jones, a delicatessen owner, face potential charges after a May 16 incident at an East Side night club. Assistant district attorney Karl Grebow said Bauer and Jones may be summoned for a civilian arrest if the complaint proceeds, with Jones planning a $250,000 civil suit.
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New York
Hank Bauer
East Side
Jones
Anthony Zingales
Bauer
Bowling party altercation leaves man with injuries
Witnesses note Bauer denied striking anyone after talks with bowlers. Jones was hospitalized with a broken nose, bruised ribs, and a scalp contusion. He did not know who struck him at the time.
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Jones
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