St Andrew's and First Methodists Triumph in Midget League
Barry Crombar pitched five no hit frames as First Methodist blanked Christians 10-0 and St Andrew's defeated Centenary Methodists 8-5 in Murphysboro Church Softball League. Crombar walked three, two runners reached on errors. Baker had three hits for First Methodist. Kilby and Ellis added two hits each.
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Reeder
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Saylor
Allen
Miles
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Wuest
Pittman
Chancey
Philadelphia
Homer
Scuras
Randy Gumpert
Chicago
Larson
Vic Raschi
New York
Duncan
Pet. Richardson
Fain
Reiman
Musial Leads NL Batting Race as Week Filters In
The National League batting race tightened as Stan Musial slipped to .371, six points ahead of Jackie Robinson at .365. Williams surged, and Ashburn and Elliott climbed into a tie for third at .349, with Dark edging Campanella for fifth at .330. In the AL, Ferris Fain led with .359 as Ted Williams hit .500 for the week, boosting to fifth at .332.
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al Dark
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Minnie Minoso
Nellie Fox
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Fox
Dom DiMaggio
Ted Williams
North Texas Leads Golfers to Norris Format
North Texas State and a 32-year-old Detroit student pace the National Intercollegiate Golf qualifier at Ohio State, posting 294 to lead a field of 174. Sam Kocsis sets a course record with 67 as 64 players advance to match play, with Purdue’s Wampler and OSU’s Nieporte among contenders.
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University of Detroit Business Administration
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Fred Wampler
Purdue
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Seymour Black
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Tony Novitsky
Detroit
Otto Jacobs
Wisconsin
Tom Mattey
Notre Dame
Gene Coulter
Lew Brown
Paul ‘Snow
Northwestern
Wes Ellis
Texas
Mathias Won't Enter Decathlon for Rest and Vacation
Bob Mathias, reigning decathlon champion since 1948, will not defend his title at the national championships in Santa Barbara on July 3-4. The Stanford star, who set a world record of 8,042 points last year, said he must beg off this year due to a full schedule and a desire for a vacation.
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Los Angeles
Bob Mathias
Santa Barbara
Stanford University
Qualifying Sections Set for 51st USGA Amateur Championship
Thirty six qualifying sections have been established for the 51st Amateur Championship of the USGA, one fewer than were used last year.
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USGA
Paris Handles Mt Vernon in Doubleheader Sweep
Paris defeated Mt. Vernon 9-1 and 15-3 to move within two games of the league lead in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley. Mattoon beat Danville in game one while a second game ended 5-5 after eight innings. Centralia at Vincennes postponed due to rain.
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Danville
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Hawley
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Berman
Lacko
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Karas
Dehaven
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Nikordian
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Hacker
Steeplechase Rider Killed During Workout at Aqueduct
Harry Harris, veteran steeplechase rider, was killed after being thrown from a horse during a workout at Aqueduct. In baseball news, Walt Dropo, 1950 American League rookie of the year, optioned by the Red Sox to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League. Golf notes Samuel Kocsis of the University of Detroit led the National Collegiate Championship qualifying with five under par 67 in Columbus, Ohio.
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Harry Harris
Boston
Walt Dropo
Red Sox
San Diego
Columbus
Ohio
Samuel Kocsis
University of Detroit
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