Drawn game rule explained for Amigo Mullens clash
Bob Wills outlines the official 1954 Baseball Rules provision on drawn games after rain halted Amigo versus Mullens in Raleigh County League. Mullens led 2-1 through seven. rain ended the bottom of the eighth with Amigo on base and one out. A drawn game must be replayed from the start.
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Mullens Moose
Raleigh
National Baseball
Amigo Mullens
Mullens
Redbirds
Congressmen Aim For Five Innings At Griffith Stadium
Washington congressional baseball game between Republicans and Democrats scheduled for Griffith Stadium. The annual charity match was rained out last night and will try again tonight to complete five innings.
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Washington (P—Athletic
Griffith Stadium
Arizona Hunters Kill Record Gobblers in 1953 Season
Arizona hunters killed 1,216 turkeys during the 1953 season, a 55 percent increase from the prior year. The two year period shows the turkey kill has more than doubled, indicating a strong rise in statewide turkey hunting activity in Phoenix and across the state.
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Ariz
Arizona
Indians Acquire Fancy Fielding Second Baseman
FT. LEE Va. Stan Pawloski a fancy fielding young fellow with no major league experience reports to Cleveland to try filling in for injured Bob Avila and Sam Dente. The Ft Lee Army star batted .346 with 108 RBIs in 111 games and is praised as one of the fanciest glove men in service baseball, especially in turning double plays.
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Stan Pawlaski
Cleveland Indians
Pawloski
Ted Williams May Rejoin Red Sox This Weekend
Ted Williams may join the Boston Red Sox in Cleveland this weekend after patients with a virus infection near pneumonia kept him from the Western swing. Dr. Lamphier reported Williams remained weak but hopeful for a return, with exercises to strengthen his arm as he plans a late week flight to Cleveland.
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Ted Williams
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Ted
Berg and Crocker Meet in Western Open Showdown
Fay Crocker, South America’s top woman golfer, faces Patty Berg in the featured second round of the Women's Western Golf Open at Glen Flora. Crocker, Uruguay champion many times, turned pro this season and sits as a top money winner. Berg, a four time Western Open champion, had a 70 to set a course record earlier that week.
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Radio Softballers To Play LBA Benefit Game
The WJLS WWNR softball teams accept a June 30 benefit game against the Little and Babe Ruth leagues at Elks Stadium to aid the Red Cross bloodmobile. Managers of both leagues select 18 head managers to play, with tickets 50 cents adults and 10 cents children. aims include raising funds and reversing a bloodmobile cutoff.
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Senators Lose Ind to Millers in Charleston Showdown
Charleston trails Minneapolis 10-3 as Dick Fowler seeks win in the series finale. Ray Monzant, 21, starts for the Millers who exploded with a five-run fifth inning including a Harris homer. Senators' runs were unearned, coming in the sixth on Harris error.
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Grant Dunlap
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Picture of Beaver farm pond family with dog Sugar
A photograph from West Virginia Conservation shows Lawrence Pruett at his Beaver home beside his sons David and J T with their cocker spaniel Sugar. The image accompanies the conservationist's pledge printed in italics and was taken at the family pond by Harold Lambert for Conservation Magazine.
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Harold Lambert
Boros Sees Chance to Beat Hogan Again at Open
Springfield report says Julius Boros, the 1952 Open champion, believes he can defeat Ben Hogan in the 1954 National Open at Baltusrol. Boros notes Hogan’s fame but says he’s playing well, especially at Ardmore, and could win with a few clutch putts on the 7,027-yard course.
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Julius Boros
Dallas
Hogan
Cary Middlecoff
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Little Leaguers Play 7 7 Draw
Tigers and Indians battled to a 7 7 tie at Elks Stadium as rain halted play after seven innings. Tigers exploded for all runs in the third and Indians rallied to tie in the fourth, with key hits from Jimmy Grey and strong fielding.
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Trevison
Whitt
Mason and Dixon Tennis Tourney Revival Planned
The Mason and Dixon Tennis Tournament, founded in 1920, is revived at White Sulphur Springs Greenbrier this summer. The 1954 event will be held in July with men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.
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Springs
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Greenbrier
Cubs Chalk Win Fifth Straight In Little League Action
In Pineville the unbeaten Cubs defeated the Reds 14 to 2 in a four inning game cut short by rain. Conley pitched a three hit game with 10 strikeouts as Harvey hit a two run homer. The Yanks shut out the Giants 11 to 0 after leading 2-0 through three innings before rain halted play.
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Giants and Indians Win to Tighten BR Race at Mullens
In Babe Ruth League action at Mullens the Indians defeated the Cardinals 6-5 to join the Giants atop the standings at 3-1. Earlier the Giants beat the Red Sox 13-3 as both clubs moved closer to the first-place tie.
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Neill
Thorne
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Phillies Sell Karl Drews to Reds
New York reports the Philadelphia Phillies sold pitcher Karl Drews to the Cincinnati Reds for an undisclosed cash amount after the midnight trading deadline. The Giants sent Ebba St Claire on option to their Minneapolis farm, and waivers now apply across all clubs at a $10,000 price when trades involve both leagues.
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Flanagan Faces Gronik In Welterweight Battle Tonight
Flanagan of St Paul risks high welterweight ranking against Detroit veteran Allie Gronik in a 10 round bout at Olympia Stadium. The showdown airs coast to coast on CBS at 9 p.m. EST with Gronik seeking a big chance after seven years boxing.
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del Flanagan
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Allie Gronik
Olymphia Stadium
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Tebbetts Hails Bell as Best Center Fielder Could Use
New York Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts praises Gus Bell of the Reds as the top center fielder in the majors, fitting ahead of Duke Snider and Willie Mays. Bell hits .350 with eight homers and 44 RBIs, and Tebbetts credits his defense and arm. He notes Kluszewski’s value and would not overlook him for the All-Star game.
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Arcel recalls Doc Bagley influence on boxing career
Syracuse trainer Ray Arcel recalls patterning himself after Doc Bagley. He describes Bagley's tobacco on cuts method, the risk on a New Jersey assignment, and a near-breakdown moment when he was knocked unconscious after treating a fighter’s cut.
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Pike Nearly Takes Don Rewicke’s Line in Graceville Reel
In Graceville Minnesota Donald Rewicke’s fishing line snapped after a bout with a sizable fish. An hour later junior Casey landed a 27 inch northern pike that carried Donald’s hook and minnow in its mouth and trailed the 50 feet of line lost during the struggle.
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