Wood Memorial to Millie Loss Surprising at Jamaica
In New York on April 16 AP reports the Wood Memorial at Jamaica near Derby time. Uncle Miltie stunned by finishing eighth in the Experimental Handicap No 2, reshaping Derby plans as Sonic and Repetoire shine at Laurel while contenders like Big Stretch Old Time and Count Turf are grouped for the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
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New York
Jamaica
Joseph J. Colando
Miltie
Uncle Miltie
King Ranch
Sonic
Big Stretch
Rude
Phil D
Replete
Mameluke
Keeneland
Battle Morn
Nullify
Alerted
Intent
Timely Reward
Jumbo
Heliowise
Jet Fleet
Soriic
Long Bow
Count Turf
Northern Star
the Battler
Bernwood
Lord Putnam
Pilatoon
Racing Back on 3-Day Week at Arizona Downs
Arizona Downs resumes a three day schedule this week starting Friday after a two day rodeo caused last week’s shorten. The Camelback Mountain Handicap featured Mr. Whiskers winning by a half length over Band Concert with Valdiia Andire third. Dean Dee won the six furlong secondary feature in 1 14 1 5 and K C Katy took the Wickenburg Allowance in a dead heat for place. Three trainers and one jockey were penalized in stewards rulings.
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Arizona Downs
Mr. Whiskers
Band Concert
Valdiia Andire
Dean Dee
Step Wiki
Bo Constant
Fleet K.C. Katy
Paris‘Hygro
Steppie
K.C. Katy
H. Walker
Lanes
Mr. Sprague
Rala
Cap Heathen
B. Ford
Miss Lipstick
B. Giacomelli
Bargeorge
H. Duncan
Omar Possum
Reddy Belle
Shike
Boss Lady
Bisch Widens Jalopy Lead In 1951 Race
Bisch widened his lead in the 1951 jalopy point championship by coming from behind to win Saturday’s 30 lap main event at South Mountain Speedway. He took the lead on the 20th round and faced no further challenge as Clarence Auckly, Bob Hinkle, and Jack Trickel followed. A time was not taken due to wreck delays. Frank Heaton won the three lap trophy dash in 53.2 seconds after Busch was fastest qualifier with a 17.64 second lap.
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Art Bisch
South Mountain Speedway
Bisch
Clarence Auckly
Jay Barker
Auckly
Bob Hinkle
Jack Trickel
Frank Heaton
Busch
Barker
Prickel
Burt Combs
Don Chapel
West Phoenix claims team title at Arizona Biltmore Invitational
West Phoenix teams won the team championship posting 638 total to beat North High 646, Tucson 657, St. Marys 686 and Prescott 759. Gray Madison Jr of St. Marys was medalist with rounds of 79 and 74 totaling 153.
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West Phoenix
North High
Tucson
St. Mary’s
Prescott
Gray Madison, Jr
St. Mary's
Ann Hecker Sets World Skeet Mark In Arizona Meet
Mrs Ann Becker Hecker of Tucson captured a world record with 454 birds in a three day Arizona State and Open Skeet Championships. She won state high overall and state all bore with 488 of 500 and 199 of 200 respectively. Open title went to Tom Sanfilipo with 490 of 500, Earl Stoner was runner up. The husband wife team of Dick and Ann won the husband and wife title with 394 of 400. Phoenix Trap and Skeet Club led the Arizona Challenge Cup.
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Ann Martin Hecker
Tucson
Tom Sanfilipo
San Francisco
Califace
Charles Becker
Earl Stoner
Culver City
Calif
Phoenix
North Island Navy Quintet
San
Stoner and Bennie Bickers lead two-man honors in shooting
Diego, California shooter Stoner and Bennie Bickers of Dallas topped two-man competition with a .396. J. V. Eliot of Pasadena and Remington Arms claimed industry champ. Bickers won open all-bore with 199. Otelia Deckshot of Dallas was women's open all-bore champ with 194. Billy Fields of Fabens was junior champ with 192. Barbara Voss of Phoenix, 73, won state women’s a u bore. Syd Johnson of Phoenix, 91, was junior winner. In 20-gauge firing Joe George of Suderville won open honors with 99. D. W. Conway and Bill Fields Sr. had two-man high of 198.
Judson Poloists Triumph Over UNAM in Polo Clash
Judson School's polo team, led by John Marshall with three goals, defeated UNAM 6-2. The report notes UNAM had tied Paradise Valley Polo Club 1-1 Saturday, as Paradise Valley prepares to face Arizona Desert School in Tucson and then Nogales, featuring players Neilson Brown Tom Bell Pete Lewis and Hubert Merryweather on the Neilson Brown field.
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Judson School
John Marshall
New Mexico
A and M College Riders
Paradise Valley Polo Club
Paradise Valley
Tucson
Arizona Desert School
Oscar Davisson
Paradise Valley Club
Nogales
Neilson Brown
Tom Bell
Pete Lewis
Hubert Merryweather
Angels, Oaks Stage 5-Hour PCL Slugfest
Oakland Acorns and Los Angeles Angels staged a five hour PCL doubleheader at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. 45 runs on 66 hits including 11 homers were produced as each team won one game. Bill Jennings homered three times for Oakland in the opener, 17-14, while the Angels won the seven inning finale 8-6. Sixteen pitchers saw action as the league’s top hitters supplied six long balls in the day’s action.
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Oakland
Acorns
Los Angeles Angels
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles
Bill
Bill Jennings
Angels
Stars
Portland Beavers
Sacramento
Solons
Seattle
Lansing Cup ABC Leaders in doubles race
The American Bowling Congress tournament moved into its tenth day with Lansing leaders Bob Benson and Eddie Marshall of Lansing Michigan posting a 1334 series to grab the top spot in doubles. Andy Varipapa of Hempstead New York concluded his ABC meet with 1763 all events 619 doubles and 585 singles as scores lagged in the standings.
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ST. Paul
Minn
American Bowling Congress
Bob Benson
Eddie Marshall
Lansing
Mich
Andy Varipapa
Hempstead
N. Y
ABC
Blakeley Triumphs Over Glendale Alianza 15-6 at Coronado Park
Blakeley's semipro baseball team defeated Glendale's Alianza 15 to 6 at Coronado Park yesterday. Bob West and Ray Peck led the offense with Peck fanning 10 in six innings, while Manuel Abril and Dick Harrister homered for Blakeley's in the win.
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Blakeley
Glendale
Alianza Club
Coronado Park
Bob West
Ray Peck
Manuel Abril
Dick Harrister
Blakely
Phoenix Aces Nab Women's Pin Crowns
Phoenix area bowling teams dominated the Arizona championship with Frank Harmonson Company winning the team title by six pins over Southern Lanes as Faye Craig claimed the all events crown with 1697. Ann Mohr paced Harmonson’s in dethroning Hudson Tires with a 583 series while Joyce Traylor won the singles title with a 585 series.
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Frank Harmonson Company
Arizona
Pla-Mar
Mickey Sullivan
Ann Mohr
Lucille Rowlands
Mildred Peugnet
Molly Smith
Phoenix
Faye Craig
Mrs. Rowlands
Mary Munn
Mrs. Munn
Joyce Traylor
Southern Lanes
Marty Bailey
Chandler Real Estate
D. Trees
Ann Gleason
Arlene Esber
Kay Miller
Hester Campbell
Jane Roper
Kay Milier
Steve Teresis
Art Press Printers
Arizona Pioneers
Trotters Romp To 10th Victory
Harlem Globetrotters beat College All-Stars 70 to 61 in St. Louis on April 16 raising the cross country series to ten wins for the Globetrotters and four for the Collegians in front of a record 17,187 cheering fans.
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ST. Louis
Harlem Globetrotters
College All-Stars
Collegians
Horse Racing Results Special Downs Card
Detailed results from a Downs race card listing multiple stakes with purse amounts, horse names, jockeys, and times. It includes names like Sugaroom C Goodwin Bee High Dee E Gonzales and others, with purses ranging from 500 to 600 and final times from 1:07 to 2:53.
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E. Gonzales
Dumplin
Chick
Suzy McCue
Billinston
Lester
School Row
Sincere
Paper Talk
Miss Jade
Bobs Pride
V. Dominguez
CL Pi Ra
H. Duncan
Seth
Tron Lash
L. Pierce
L. Knowles
Isabella
B. Ford
Galus
Arture
Trust Fund
Reveal
Panpacific
Kamkar
Mr. Dalton
Marion
Nat. Buster
Aristo-Tex
A la Grand
Chaff’s Pride
Patt
Pt E
Graham Hopwood Win Golf Trophies At Arizona Meet
Betty Graham, 21, University of Arizona student, claimed the Arizona women's champion title at Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park by defeating Tanya McLaughlin 1 up after 18 holes. Dick Hopwood of Phoenix won Encanto Invitational halves with a 36-hole final over Bill Knick, 6 and 5 3.
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Betty Graham
University of Arizona
Arizona
Dick Hopwood
Phoenix
Miss Graham
Fort Wayne
Ind
Litchfield Park
Tanya McLaughlin
Encanto Hopwood
Bill Knick
McLaughlin
Joe Jediord
Spokane
Wash
Cliff Prather
Vehicle Race Tickets Move Fast for 150 Mile NASCAR Feature
Tickets sold quickly at Porter's and Paul Jones Car Company for the 150 mile NASCAR feature at the Arizona State Fairground on Sunday. Entries directed to Johnny Mantz in Long Beach with final acceptance by promoter Dr Vaughn McGuire before Thursday midnight. The one mile dirt track event may be the longest here with 30 starting spots for 40 to 50 cars. Early favorite Marshall Teague of Daytona Beach aboard a 1951 Hudson Hornet. Jalopy rival Art Bisch of Phoenix to drive an Oldsmobile 88. Cash prizes total 4000 with 1000 to the winner.
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Porter’s
Paul Jones Car Company
Arizona State Fairground
Johnny Mantz
Nascar Western
Long Beach
Calif
Vaughn McGuire
Cadillac
Buick
Henry J
Oldsmobile
Ford
Mercury
Plymouth
Hudson
Studebaker
Nash
Pontiac
Marshall Teague
Daytona Beach
Fla
Carrell Speedway
Los Angeles
Teague
J. R. Dick Agency
Art Bisch
Phoenix
South Mountain Speedway
Old-Time Gridder Poe Dies at 72
Arthur Poe, 72, famed Princeton All America quarterback of 1899 and longtime general manager at Quaker Oats, died Saturday night of heart disease in Cedar Rapids. Born in Baltimore, Poe graduated Princeton in 1900 and joined Quaker Oats in 1904 at Petersboro, Ontario.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Poe
Princeton
Quaker Oats Company
Poe
Walter Camp
Petersboro
Ontario
Can
Baltimore
Queens Meet Ramblers In City Action
The Phoenix Softball Park hosts the first of a four game series between A-1 Queens and the PBSW Ramblers in the Phoenix Women's Major League. In opening play the Queens and Phoenix Gems split a two game set with Betty Luna tossing a one hit win and Snookie Doyle and Dodie Nelson starring in defense and offense.
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Queens
Phoenix
A-1 Queens
Pbsw Ramblers
Phoenix Gems
Gems
Snookie Doyle
New Queen
Los Angeles
Dodie Nelson
Miss Nelson
Gorgeous George headlines Madison Square Garden wrestling night
Fans focus on Gorgeous George as he faces Enrique Torres in a two falls out of three bout at Madison Square Garden promoted by John Contos. The Moto meets Os in a separate two states match, with a blue badge battle to open at 8 30 p m as the Blue Terror takes on Bill Leonard in a one fall 30 minute showdown.
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Madison Square Garden
Gorgeous George
George
Enrique Torres
John Contos
Moto
Aee
Torres
Ivan the Terrible
Phoenix
Blue Terror
Bill Leonard
Devils Defeated in Coast Links Junket Finale
Arizona State College golf team returned home from a coast links junket after losing to San Diego State in the finale. San Diego State's Frank Morey paced the field with a 72. Arizona State’s Don Paul led the Sun Devils with a 74.
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Tempe
Arizona State College
San Diego State
Frank Morey
San Diego
Don Paul
Arizona State
Pro Basketball Playoffs NY Beats Rochester 92 89
New York won 92 to 89 over Rochester, pulling within two games to Rochester leads best of seven series 3 2 with three remaining in the set. Rochester led early but New York rallied to take the lead in the final period.
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Associated Press
New York
Rochester
Rocket's Goal Ties Series
Maurice Richard delivered a dramatic sudden death goal to lift the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The OT strike tied the Stanley Cup final at 1-1, following a fast two minutes 55 seconds of extra time.
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Toronto
Montreal
Maurice
Rocket
Richard
Mount Royal
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Major League to Become Traveling Circuit Next Season
The Major League winds up the 1950-51 campaign with a championship playoff and swatches of 7 p.m. Sunday bowling, rotating among Pla-Mar Bowling Center Southern Lanes Mesa Bowling Center. Officers to be elected from the existing slate. team strength to be determined.
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Pla- Mar
Pla-Mar
Southern Lanes
Mesa Bowling Center
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