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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1954

Page

12

Illini May Run Second In NCAA Meet

Coverage from Ann Arbor notes USC leads the field for a sixth consecutive NCAA track title as 375 athletes from 92 schools compete in prelims at Ferry Field. Illini, California, Stanford, Kansas and Penn State are contenders for second. Jim Lea defends the 440-yard dash title with a 47.0 clocking, Arnie Lowell aims at 1:50.3 in the 880, and Gene Mathews pursues a meet record of 9.01.9 in the 1950 two-mile.

Trojan Jess Mortensen Illinois California Stanford Kansas Penn State Jim Lea Lea Pittsburgh Arnie Lowell John Woodrutt Mal Whitfield Ohio State Lowell Gene Mathews Purdue Michigan McEwen Mathews Milwaukee

Illin Trout Runners Aid In Winning Track Title

Three former collegiate stars each scored double victories at the Fifth Army track championship at the University of Chicago. Fort Leonard Wood led with 136 points, Camp Carson second with 93, Fort Riley 28, and Fort Sheridan seven. winners qualified for the all Army meet at Fort Devens.

Chicago Fort Leonard Wood Army University of Chicago Camp Carson Colo Fort Riley Kas Fort Sheridan Fort Devens Mass

Sports results and upcoming games list in early baseball and track meet

Yesterday's results include Washington 8 over Cleveland 4, New York 9 over Detroit 5, Baltimore 5 over Boston 1, with other scores Chicago 0 New York 0 tied? and Philadelphia 6 Chicago 0. Notable track leaders were Willie Stevens and Ted Wheeler with top times and distances from Fort Leonard Wood. Tomorrow's games feature Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Milwaukee with Pittsburgh at St. Louis in night fixtures.

Washington Cleveland New York Detroit Baltimore Boston Chicago Philadelphia Washington N Brooklyn St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee

NCAA Tourney Scores First Round Report

Missouri defeats Lafayette 5 to 3, Rollins beats Oklahoma A&M 9 to 5 in innings play, Michigan State scores 16 against Massachusetts, Arizona tops Oregon 12 to 1.

Hursday Missouri LaFayette Rollins Oklahoma A&m Michigan State Massachusetts

Tulsa golfer cards two holes in one in single round

A Tulsa University golfer Thomas Barker age 20 from Hot Springs scored two holes in one during an 18 hole round at Thestallen Country Club in Hot Springs Arkansas. He aced the No 3 156 yard hole with an eight iron and the No 15 160 yard hole with a seven iron finishing with a one under par 71. The note mentions heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano defending his title against Ezzard Charles on June 17 and his last fight prior to 1953.

Tulsa University Thestallen Thomas Barker Hot Springs Rocky Marciano Ezzard Charles Roland LaStarza

Fix' Match On Tonight

New York June 11 AP A week after a reported fight fix attempt the bout at Madison Square Garden pairs Joey Giardello versus Bobby Jones in a 10 round middleweight test Jones reportedly refused a 15000 bribe and an investigation is under way Giardello is a 2 to 1 favorite over the Oakland boxer The match airs on ABC radio NBC television at 9 p m

Nationa Madison Square Garden Joey Giardello Bobby Jones Jones Clarence Henry Giardello District Attorney's Office Oakland Calif ABC NBC Gil Turner Bobo Olson Pierre Langlois

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