Queens Gals Face Tough St. Louis Opposition in Series
The A-1 Queens host St. Louis Kulls Undertakers at Phoenix Softball Park starting tonight after Northern Arizona preliminaries. The series runs through Saturday with nightly triple headers. Opening 7 p.m. preliminaries include Shaughnessey playoff games among Valley Girls League top four, followed by a 9 p.m. feature. Webster's of Glendale faces A-1 Li'l Joes, while Poston Tillage Sweethearts of Glendale meet the No. 1 team.
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Undertakers and Queens vie for Arizona softball crown
The Kutis Undertakers and Hays Roofing Haysettes clash in a best of five set for the Metropolitan St. Louis title with the Queens of Phoenix in pursuit as both sides boast veteran rosters. Dodie Nelson may miss tournament time due to knee injury while Snookie Doyle is ill. Flossie Ballard, Marie Burris, and Naomi Blunt rejoin the lineup as Phoenix completes a road trip through Portland Salt Lake City and Vancouver.
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St. Louis
Amateur Softball Association
Undertakers
Charlotte Armstrong
Betty Luna
Dorothy Hartman
Agnes Morrison
Fern Sherman
Queens
Arizona
Flagstaff
Invaders
Phoenix
Vancouver
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Portland
Salt Lake City
Dodie Nelson
Snookie Doyle
Clube
Flossie Ballard
Marie Burris
Naomi Blunt
Fight Results From The Press Roster
Boxing results from multiple cities detail wins by decision and stoppages. Notable bouts include Tommy Bazzano stopping Joe Graza in Brooklyn and Roger Donohue knocking out Georgie Flores near Yonkers. Other entries list Frank Fenko vich, Kid Riviera, and Willie Bean among outcomes.
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New York
Mario Trigo
Klyn
Tommy Bazzano
Middletown
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Joe Graza
Salt Lake City
Jack Nelson
Salt Lake
Apenas
Frank Fenkovich
Utah
White Plains
Roger Donohue
Yonkers
Georgie Flores
Aew
York
Spokane
Wash
Kid Riviera
Chicago
Willie Bean
Los Angeles
Outstanding Mesa Players Honored
Gazette News Bureau reports Mesa Softball League awards after the city tournament won by Blakely's from Eighth Ward 4 3. Voted outstanding players include Alma League Chester Lamoreaux Morris Mickelson Jey Miller Delbert Mortenson Bob Mundell R. C. Hemphill Robert Merrill George Stapley each noted for batting averages and pitching feats.
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First Ward
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Evergreen
Bob Mundell
R. C. Hemphill
Robert Merrill
George Stapley
Sports Standings and Tuesday Scores Across Circuits
Baseball results span American League National League and Pacific Coast League with Detroit Boston New York Chicago St. Louis and Philadelphia games noted, including Tuesday Cleveland 6 Detroit 5 in 10 innings and Boston 4 Philadelphia 2. Boxing-like standings show Brooklyn New York Montreal and Detroit divisions with daily results across multiple leagues and teams.
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Chet Nichols
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Chicago Cubs
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Equipment Stolen From Phoenix Softball Park
Walt Ruth, a Phoenix park official, reports the theft of about $45 worth of softball gear from the women’s dressing room at Phoenix Softball Park. Police say the thief used a long wire hook to snare two pairs of softball shoes and a fielder’s mitt from atop lockers and pulled them through a broken window.
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Walt Ruth
Lefty Brissie Delivers Relief Win For Indians
Lefty Lou Brissie bundled three scoreless innings to seal Cleveland’s 6 5 ten inning victory over Detroit, extending his scoreless streak to 19 2/3 innings. Jim Hegan’s RBI single provided the decisive run as the Tribe stretched their win streak to 12.
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Wildcats Football Team Assembles At Military Post
The 165 member squad with coaches trainers and officials will train Aug 31 to Sept 12 at a military reservation in cooler air. They will stay in vacant bar racks as 6,000 air force engineers and the Arizona National Guard continue summer encampments. Guard units break camp the day after the squad arrives. The 1951 Wildcats open September 15 in Tucson against the New Mexico Aggies in a Border Conference game.
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Wildcats
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Coast Cage Withdrawal Alters NJCAA Berth Bid
California junior colleges withdraw from NJCAA play shifting the Hutchinson tournament berth to either Phoenix College or Eastern Arizona Junior College. The two Arizona teams will play a four game series and a fifth if needed on neutral ground to determine the national rider. George Hoy of Phoenix College cites expense as a factor for California exit while NJCAA notes broad national representation.
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National Junior College Athletic Association
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George Hoy
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Bears
Hoy
Pacific Coast
Softball Metropolitan Tournament Results Tonight Matches
Tonight University Park IBEW hosts Cluer's Mill at 8. Last night Cluer's Mill beat Motorola 6 to 4 Fike's 2 Ellis 0. ELKS Harm on Harmon Park Rae Club vs Air Force ASC 7 Omega Psi Phi vs Moose Club 8:30 Rae Club 8 Capitol Feed and Seed 0 Moose Club 3 Bennett Truck 2. YMCA Church League Emerson School First Institutional Baptist vs First Baptist 7:30 Orthodox 7 Eastside Baptist 2 First Institutional Baptist 16 First Southern Baptist 10.
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Carter Clubs Out Easy Win
Lightweight champion Jimmy Carter dominated Mario Trigo of Los Angeles, taking eight of ten rounds in a brisk match. Carter pressed from the fifth round aiming for his sixth straight knockout, but Trigo stayed active and traded blows to the final bell as Carter opened a welt under Trigo's eye and dropped him for a seven count in the third.
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Jimmy Carter
Mario Trigo
Carter
Trigo
New York
Riviera Beats Bean In Benefit Bout In Spokane
Chicago heavyweight Kid Riviera won a 10 round unanimous decision over Willie Bean of Los Angeles in Spokane in a benefit for Tiger Jack Fox.
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Wash
Kid Riviera
Chicago
Willie Bean
Los Angeles
Jack Fox
Baxes Bat Spree Wins for Yakima Bears
Yakima Bears shortstop Little Mike Baxes belted two two run homers and a single to lift Yakima to a 6-5 victory over Tri City. Spokane dropped a 6-1 decision to Tacoma but remained 2½ games ahead as Vancouver fell to Salem 5-4.
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Tacoma
Vancouver
Salem
Final Softball Finals Set for Sunnyslope Clubs
Sunnyslope civic clubs advance to finals at Dunlap Street Park on Friday night. Eagles face American Legion while Veterans of Foreign Wars meet Lions in a round robin series. Proceeds fund children's swim tickets. first game at 8. Last week Legion beat Lions 12 3 and Vets beat Eagles 7 3.
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Dunlap Street Park
Eagles
American Legion
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