Las Cruces beats Roswell for Class AA title in Alamogordo
Las Cruces defeats Roswell 11 to 4 in a late comeback to claim the Class AA baseball championship in Alamogordo. Las Cruces built a five run lead by the fifth inning, then held off Roswell’s late rallies as Butch Thompson and Burnie Crawford starred for Roswell in a losing effort.
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Roswell
Roswell High School
Las Cruces
Coyotes
Las Vegas
Robertson
Cecil Marshall
Jim Waldrip
Butch Thompson
Thompson
Ione
Burnie ‘Crawford
Alamogordo
Crawford
Butch
Truelove
Joe Duran
Dick Storey
Adams
Ron Moore
Phil Teague
Harold Robertson
Duran
Lenares
Dunham
Ken Thompson
Mel Torres
Mike Maestas
Danny Adams
Moore
Bryant
Benge
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Fr. Rosas
Padilla
D. Vargas
Ross
Vareee
B. Thompson
Thornpeot
Browne
Peibleve
Civasssenscioxe
ARES
Ness
Lease
Vargas
S. P. Vargas
New Mexico Helps Form New League
A secret-formed athletic conference brings four Skyline members Utah Wyoming Brigham Young and New Mexico together with Arizona and Arizona State from the Border. The group aims to emphasize scholastic standards and may affect future expansion as teams seek to withdraw from Skyline.
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Salt Lake City
Skyline
Utah
Wyoming
Brigham Young
New Mexico
Arizona
Arizona State University
John Mooney
Salt Lake Tribune
A. Ray Olpin
University of Utah
Great Western Athletic Conference
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington State
Pacific Coast Conference
Provo
Utah State
Colorado State University
Montana
Denver University
Cards President Expects Redbirds To Climb Ladder
St Louis club president August A Busch Jr spoke after the Cardinals lost Solly Hemus and General Manager Bing Devine. He voiced heartbreak but affirmed faith in Hemus and Devine while projecting a return to the first division of the National League in the near future.
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ST. Louis
August A. Busch Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
Solly Hemus
Bing Devine
Hemus
Silver Gloves Return to Roswell May 25 26
Roswell youths practice at the old National Guard Armory seeking spots for the Silver Gloves tournament with Clovis and Carlsbad. The two day event begins Thursday with 40 plus Roswell boxers, finals Friday night. Proceeds fund Sertoma medical aid. tickets on sale Monday at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Roswell
Old National Guard
Clovis
Carlsbad
Sertoma Club
Chamber of Commerce
Shoemaker joins 4000 Winner Club at Hollywood Park
Inglewood California Willie Shoemaker the five time national riding champion and age 29 has joined the elite group of jockeys with 4000 career wins He rode Guareanteya to victory in Fridays third race at Hollywood Park marking his 4000th win He now sits among racing greats Longden Arcaro and Sir Gordon Richards with Longden at 5511 wins and Arcaro 4690.
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Inglewood
Calif
Willie Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Hollywood Park
Willie
Johnny Longden
Eddie Arcaro
England
Sir Gorson Richards
Longden
Sir Gordon
Arcaro
Shafter V
Joe Culmone
Detroit and Kansas City matchups with key pitchers listed
Baseball day features doubleheader previews with Lary Regan Bass Daley and Barber Estrada Sheldon Ford Hawkins Grant Lee McLish Wynn Delock Schwall Woodeshick Daniels Grba Moeller set as top arms. Saturday results show Milwaukee Chicago Los Angeles and Pittsburgh winners across varied scores in a full slate.
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Lary
Regan
Kansas City
Bass
Daley
Baltimore
Barber
Estrada
New York
Sheldon
Ford
Cleveland
Hawkins
Grant
Minnesota
Ramos
Lee
Chicago
McLish
Wynn
Boston
Delock
Schwall
Washington
Woodeshick
Daniels
Los Angeles
Grba
Moeller
Night Scores and Scores From Several Leagues
Baseball scoreboard roundup lists Cleveland over New York 9 to 7. Baltimore over Washington 4 to 2. Minnesota bests Kansas City 11 to 1. Los Angeles 4 Chicago 5 tied 4-3-3 with twi night Detroit at Boston postponed due to cold. Philadelphia over Pittsburgh 4 to 1. Cincinnati over Milwaukee 3 to 2. Los Angeles 8 San Francisco 7 in night cap. Victoria 8 Amarillo 7. Austin 2 Rio Grande Valley 1. San Antonio 6 Tulsa 5. Hobbs 9 El Paso 3. Alpine 17 Artesian Albuquerque 9 Carlsbad 8. Dallas-Fort Worth 3 Indianapolis 2. Houston 3 Denver 2 in 10 innings. Louisville 10 Omaha 4.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Cleveland
Minnesota
New York
Baltimore
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
L. Pet GB
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
St. Louis Ee
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
American Association
Dallas-Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Houston
Denver
Louisville
Omaha
Fernandez Wins Welter Battle On Points Basis
Jorge Fernandez the Argentine windmill puncher outpointed Ted Wright in a 10 round welterweight bout at St. Nicholas Arena. Fernandez weighed 150 pounds to Wright's 150. The No. 4 welterweight contender pressed the attack, trading blows and landing more punches in the late rounds as Wright faded, but could not drop his opponent.
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Fernandez
New York
Jorge Fernandez
Argentina
Ted Wright
Detroit
St. Nicholas Arena
Wright
Sanders to Shoot For Another Win At Hot Springs Open
Doug Sanders held a two stroke lead in the Hot Springs Open semifinal, firing a 3 under 69 for a 54 hole total of 205. He seeks a second win in eight days after last Sunday's Colonial victory in Fort Worth. Tomm y Aaron shot 66 to move within two, while Jerry Steelsmith and others chased Sanders.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Doug Sanders
Ojai
Calif
Sanders
Fort
Tommy Aaron
Gainesville
Jerry Steelsmith
Glendale
Aaron
Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Tenn
Johnny Pott
Dave Ragan
al Geiberger
Mike Souchak
Braves Call Up Louisville Hurler Joe Torre
Milwaukee Braves promote 20 year old Joe Torre from Louisville as catcher Del Crandall rests with a sore arm. Torre led the Class C Northern League in batting last season with a .344 average and 16 homers while at Eau Claire Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
del Crandall
Milwaukee Braves
Joe Torre
Louisville
Torre
Eau Claire
Wis
Standings Eastside Packing and Lumber Rivalry Revealed
Eastside standings show Glovers Packing at 120 010- 435 with Eloy Ortega and Eppy Calderon leading Roswell Lumber in second place. 7-Up trails at 110 042-862 with Reed Mulkey and Ruben Pinada as top names alongside Israel Pacheco and Sammy Johnson.
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Glovers Packing
Roswell Lumber
Glovers
Eloy Ortega
Eppy Calderon
Eugene Silva
Bobby Barron
Reed Mulkey
Ruben Pinada
Junior Hunter
Israel Pacheco
Sammy Johnson
Israel
Pacheco
Ronnie Lopez
Glenn Brooks
Glovers Packers
Sacra Gases
American Legion
Shamas
Thompson's
Eee
Trio of Homers Boost Lions Hondo Victory
Glenn Harrison hit three home runs to power Furr's to an 18 4 win over Kiwanis in Lions Hondo Saturday. Teammates Jackie Cisco Vance Smith and Harry Atwood also connected for homers as Pete Woodward earned the win. Cathey Jacobs edged Wilmot's 8 7 while Malco topped Sertoma 7 2. Malco leads the standings with Farr's Cathey Jacobs Wilmot's Sertoma Kiwanis Gibson's Discount Connors Plumbing following.
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Furr
Kiwanis
Furr’s
Jackie Cisco
Vance Smith
Harry Atwood
Cisco
Pete Woodward
Cathey Jacobs
Wilmot
Malco
Sertoma
Jim Henderson
Farr
Pirates Rally Past Phillies Behind Three Homers
Pittsburgh defeats Philadelphia 4 to 3 as Pirates hitters Mazerowski Hoak and Burgess go deep. Gibbon earns the win in relief of Gibbon while Roberts takes the loss after lasting eight innings. Phillies rally falls short as Elroy Face closes it out.
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Phillies
Clem Labine
Joe Gibbon
Bobby Shanto
Labine
Ken Walters
Frank Herrera
John Callison
Elroy Face
Shantz
Face
Tony Gonzalez
Gibbon
Philadelphia
Roberts
Pittsburgh
Burgess
Baldschun
Neeman
Coleman
W—Gibbon
L Roberts
Mazeroski
Hoak
Lawton woman keeps tiny pianos as 100 plus collection
Mrs. Cletus Hill of Lawton Oklahoma stacks a living room museum with over a hundred model pianos all under four inches tall. The hobby centers on miniature instruments displayed prominently in her home.
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Lawton
Okla
Cletus Hill
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