Musial Sparks NL Race With .467 Clip and Trio of Hitters
Stan Musial blasted a single, double, and triple as the Cardinals beat the Reds 7-3, boosting them into second place a half game behind Philadelphia. He has hits in all but two of 19 games, as Red Munger won and Ken Raffensberger lost. Johnny Hopp starred for the Pirates in Chicago, collecting six hits in a doubleheader with two homers and nine RBIs. The Phillies fell behind in Philadelphia as Willie Jones and Dick Sisler hit triples, but Larry Jansen shut the door late.
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Babe Zaharias Leads Cleveland Golf Derby Hit With 72
Babe Zaharias shot 72 to move to 470 total after two rounds on Ridgewoods course as favorites gather for the Weathervane Transcontinental derby. Louise Suggs trails by seven with 77 while amateurs led by Claire Doran scored 72. Seven others chase the $5,000 final prize.
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Mize Sent to Minors in Yankee Roster Shuffle
Johnny Mize, a 37 year old major league veteran and former home run champion, was sent to Kansas City by the New York Yankees on May 15. Pitcher Duane Pillette and infielder Al Martin were optioned with 24 hour recall. The move follows roster deadlines and Mize expressed willingness to play in the American Association.
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Red) Patterson
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Bowlers Cool Sunday In Columbus Tourney
Changes in every division of the American Bowling congress were marked up during the weekend. Pat Patterson of St. Louis shot 707 in singles to tie for third in his division and to claim 1940 and second in all events. Saturday saw William Groom of Philadelphia lead singles with 722 and place ninth in all events. Cliff Robling and Bob Stewart of Columbus topped doubles with 1302, first doubles score of the month old tournament.
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USC Reigns at West Coast Relays with Attlesey Record
USC wins 75 1 3 points at the West Coast Relays led by Dick Attlesey who clocked 13.5 seconds in the 120 yard high hurdles a mark submitted as a potential world record. Stanford trails with 67 points as other top marks emerge from Broad jump 7 feet 2 inches by Jerry Biffles shot put 54 10 1 2 by Otis Chandler and 9.5 seconds in the 100 by Don Anderson.
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Missouri's McGuire Leads Distance Runners in 4:10 Mile
Missouri junior Bill McGuire from New York City set the season's best 4:10.7 mile time at Columbia. He defeated Kansas rival Bob Karnes in a Kansas-Missouri meet, after earlier running 9:16.7 for two miles at Drake Relays in cold wet conditions.
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Graziano May Meet LaMotta in June Title Fight
The International Boxing Club plans to announce Rocky Graziano as Jake LaMottas challenger for the June 14 middleweight title at Yankee Stadium. A dispute with the Boxing Managers Guild over television receipts remains unsettled with a proposed 50-50 split. Abe Greene of the NBA wired Lamotta to decide by today who he will fight, with Lamotta recognized as champion by the NBA and the New York State Commission.
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Cardinal Box Score Walked for Merriman in 9th
The Cardinals win 8 to 7 over the Reds after a late rally. Stan Musial and Stan Slaughter lead with key RBIs and Musial delivers a 3B. Munger earns the win while Raffensberger takes the loss in a high scoring ballgame at St. Louis.
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