Herb Welch Faces Red Roberts On Friday Card
Herb Welch junior heavyweight champion meets Red Roberts in Friday wrestling at the Armory with Wild Bill Danny opposing Billi Steddum. Welch, eldest of a wrestling family, holds the junior heavyweight belt on display. Roberts returns after a week away as orthodox mat action resumes after two weeks of tag matches. Prominent protests followed last Friday’s tag win as Cortez and Canney gestured in the ring with herbage, but crowd backed the victors.
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Herb Welch
Red Roberts
the Armory
Wild Bill Danny
Billi Steddum
Welch
Roberts
Chico Cortez
Bill Canney
Herbage
Citation Wins 74th Kentucky Derby at Louisville
Calumet Farm's Citation led stablemate Coaltown by three and a half lengths to win the 74th Kentucky Derby in Louisville on a slow track. Time was 2.05 and 2/5. Ben Whitaker's My Request finished third as about 90,000 spectators watched.
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Calumet Farm
Citation
Coaltown
Louisville
Ben Whitaker
Standlee and Canny Win Three Fall Bout Amid Tussle
Paul Standlee and Bill Canny defeated Cortez and Welch three falls to none in a pro wrestling match. The rivals fought through long first fall in 35 minutes, with disputes and a four way melee mid bout. Standlee and Welch then won the last two falls, while Cortez and Danny the Cut-up left the mat. In prelims Standlee pinned Chico after a 30 minute body slam.
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Paul Standlee
Bill Canny
Cortez
Welch
Standlee
Canny
Mat
Danny
Chico
Flat River Tigers defeat Sikeston 9 4 in baseball clash
Flat River Tigers slugged to a 9 4 victory over Sikeston on Sunday afternoon. Tucker drove in Rhodes with a triple, W Hess and O Hovis hit singles, and Sikeston’s errors helped Flat River pull away in the fifth and sixth. Sikeston scored in each of the early frames but could not catch the visitors, who added runs in the ninth.
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Flat River Tigers
V.F.W. Sluggers
Sikeston
Dyersburg
Tenn
Tucker
Rhodes
W. Hess
O. Hovis
Bloomfield
Flat River
Tigers
Hayden
Mahar
Tiger
Puckett
Packett
Cakenour
Hassell
Gibson
V.F.W
F. Hovis
Billington
Charleston Takes Links Match Opener by Charleston
Sikeston golf team opened SEMO Round Rob in Charleston with a 26 to 12 loss. C. C. Scott of Sikeston scored the first hole in one in tournament play on No. 6. Pete Golightly of Charleston and Hester Alexander led their clubs with 34 over nine holes, Golightly repeating on the second round. Kiah Smith tied Alexander with 71.
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Sikeston
Semo
Charleston
C. C. Scott
Pete Golightly
Hester Alexander
Golightly
Alexander
Kiah Smith
Publicity Manager for Conservation Commission Hired
Jefferson City R A Ward a veteran Lexington newsman and former managing editor of the Advertiser News joins the Missouri Conservation Commission May 1 as Publications Section publicity manager He will handle news releases from the central office and assist as editor of the Missouri Conservationist Ward earlier worked at Carthage Poplar Bluff and Lexington with the Intelligencer and Advertiser News for two decades He is a William Jewell College graduate and has freelanced from Ava for a year He fills a vacancy created after Glenn Hensley resigned earlier this year.
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Jefferson City
R. A. Ward
Lexington
Advertiser - News
Missouri Conservation Commission
Commission
The
Missouri Conservationist
Ward
Carthage
Poplar Bluff
Intelligencer
Advertiser-News
Cards In Final Week Of Homestand
Baseball experts forecast a tight 1948 National League pennant race with four or five clubs in contention including the Boston Braves New York Giants and St Louis Cardinals. Early-season play suggests Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies could still challenge for the first division as East swings approach. The Braves added Eddie Stanky and remain formidable under Billy Southworth. Giants’ offense and pitching, led by Mel Ott, draw attention as the campaign unfolds with homestand schedule through mid May.
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New York Giants
Cardinals
Dodgers
Braves
Giants
Sportsman’s Park
Red Birds
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Stanky
Billy Southworth
Boston Crew
Mel Ott
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Sikeston Bulldogs to State Track Meet
Coaches Dean Owen and Lou Bona take six Sikeston High trackmen to the State meet in Columbia. Clayton will dash in 100 and 200 and run a relay, Hodg es runs 220 and competes in 880 and medley relays, Young Lewis and Jackson also on relays, Tanner in discus open 440 and medley anchor. The squad trained with State College runners at Cape Girardeau. On the way back they will attend a St Louis Cardinals game in Boston at Sportsmen's Park.
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Dean Owen
Lou Bona
Sikeston High School
Columbia
Wayne Lee Clayton
Bill Hodges
Dick Young
Edward Lewis
Travis Jackson
Ned Tanner
Clayton
Speedy Bulldog Dashman
Hodges
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Sikeston
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Flat River Pounds
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Pete Gougnlly
Hester Alexander S
L. G. Black
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Dick Tongate
Bill Tanner
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Red Kinder
Fred Bowman
Glenn Hensley
Fiat Ff
City Radio Service
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Malone
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Sikeston Armory
Walgreen’s
Bill Danny
Bill Steddum
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Chip’s Shoe Service Telephone NO
Ferrell Coal CO
Alfred
Alfred Letourneur
Airstream
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