Revival of World Series dream grows for Indians Giants
The Indians and Giants show improving play as they aim to renew October world series hopes. Cleveland wins big behind Bob Feller and Bob Lemon while New York’s Giants climb to first division with key wins including Pave Koslo two-hitter. Dodgers and Reds win to widen NL leads. White Sox, Yankees and others also win in a busy slate.
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United Press
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Bob Feller
Bob Lemon
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Detroit
Browns
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Luke Easter
al Rosen
Lemon
Frank Shea
Dave Koslo
Willie Mays
Secon
Eddie Stanky
Billy Johnson
U S Tennis Stars Clash With French For Second Victory
In Paris the United States faced two more wins at the French International Tennis Tournament. Shirley Fry defeated Doris Hart to win the women’s singles while Jaroslav Drobny claimed the men’s title with a 6 3 6 3 6 3 victory over Eric Sturgess.
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Akron
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
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Egypt
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Miami
Dick Savitt
Orange
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Ken McGregor
Mervyn Rose
Australia
Hamilton Richardson
Baton Rouge
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Beryl Bartlett
England
Barbara Scofield
San Francisco
Calif
Lee Wallard Burned In Dirt Track Race
Lee Wallard, Indianapolis 500 winner, returned to dirt track racing at Reading Fairgrounds and was badly burned. The Altamont, New York driver finished fourth in a 15 mile race, his car catching fire near the home stretch and sending him to Reading Hospital in serious condition with burns to his arms and legs.
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Lee Wallard
Indianapolis
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Half Mile Oval
Mark Light
Lebanon
Camp Atterbury Team Adds Two Victories
The 28th Infantry Division base ball team from Camp Atterbury extended its unbeaten run with two wins over the weekend. They defeated Richmond of the Ohio Indiana League 14 to 12 for win number 11, after previously beating the Indianapolis Malory semi pro team 6 to 3 at home.
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Ind
U.P
Camp Atterbury
Keystoners
Indianapolis Malory
Hanover College Football Announces 1951 Schedule
Hanover Indiana June 4 nine game football schedule released by Athletic Director Raymond Struck who will take over as head football and track coach next fall. opener set at Western Illinois September 21 with DePauw Franklin Earlham Manchester Indiana Central Taylor Wabash and Anderson also on slate.
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Struck
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Western Illinois
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Manchester
Indiana Central
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Wabash
Anderson
Phillies Fall To Quad Cities In Iowa Showdown
Quad Cities pitcher dominance and base path trouble sink the Phillies 7 to 2 in Davenport. Terre Haute left 17 runners on base while Phillies stranded 9 through four innings, as George Tomacek and Frank Radigan drove Tigers’ offense with key hits and a three-run eighth inning.
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Terre Haute
Phillies
George Tomacek
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George New
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Bobo Fisher
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Jim Command
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Muncie Jaycees Win A A U Track Meet
The Muncie Jaycees unofficially lead Indiana A A U track after winning with 67 points in the Franks, June 4 meet. Purdue varsity was second with 64.2 points as Jim Schaeffer set a 1 56.9 for the 880, Jim Lambert posted 4 23.8 for the mile, and Bob Taylor won the 120 yard hurdles. Cliff Anderson threw 159 10 42 feet in discus, Russ Smith leaped 23 9 in broad jump, and Indiana’s half mile relay won in 1 31.2.
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Indiana
Cliff Anderson
Russ Smith
Muncie
Milwaukee Splits with Kansas City in Twinbill
In a Sunday double header, Milwaukee split with Kansas City to stay one-half game ahead in the American Association race. Tom Morgan pitched a one hitter in KC's 6-1 win, while Milwaukee's offense totaled 16 hits in the opener. Dixie Howell shut out St Paul 11-0 in the first game, and Hoyt Wilhelm closed with a 4-1 win. Toledo edged Columbus 13-7 before losing the nightcap 13-5 as Vern Benson led Columbus with three homers.
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Dodgers
Preacher Roe
Don Newcombe
Ken Raffensberger
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
Boston
Walker Cooper
Vern Bickford
Ted Kluszewski
Blackwell
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Robin Roberts
Bubba Church
White Sox
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Bob Dillinger
Nellie Fox
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al Carrasquel
Red Sox
Lou Boudreau
Vern Stephens
Vic Wertz
Detroit
Tigers
al Sima
Irv Noren
Eddie Yost
Stubby Overmire
Carl Scheib
Associated Press
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Tom Morgan
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Cat Deal
Vern Benson
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Indianapolis
Taft Wright
Karl Olson
Mel Hoderlein
Nanny Fernandez
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Ohio State Ready for Fourth National District Playoff
Ohio State completed the Big Ten baseball title with a 9 8 win over Michigan State to finish 10 2 in league play and 21 12 overall. The Buckeyes meet Western Michigan as they head to the two day district playoff in Columbus starting Friday.
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Purdue and Notre Dame comeback in extra innings wins
College baseball results show Purdue beat Wisconsin 2 to 1 and Notre Dame defeated Bradley 6 to 3 in ten innings while Indiana edged Western Michigan 9 to 3. The second sentence notes Dizzy Dean struck out 303 batters in the Texas League in 1931 for Houston, leading the league with 26 wins and a 1.53 ERA.
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Bradley
Indiana
Dizzy Dean
Houston
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League leaders include Robinson batting .403 with 40 runs and Snider 40 RBIs. Musial tops with 66 hits and 5 triples, while Hodges leads homers with 17. American League leaders feature Fain batting .366 and Minoso 39 runs, Williams 42 RBIs, DiMaggio 63 hits, and Feller 7-1 pitching.
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Brooklyn
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Mississippi Golfers Prepare for Trans Miss Open in Quincy
About 60 amateur women golfers finish practice rounds as the first east of the Mississippi Trans Miss championship opens Tuesday at Quincy Country Club. Qualifying for the 21st meet will decide match play for 32 players, with a 36 hole final on Sunday. Notables include defending champion Marjorie Lindsay and contenders Gracie De Moss Ann Downey Ann Villegas the newcomers.
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United Press
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Birmingham
Mich
Ben Hogan
Skipper Patrick
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Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur, Sr
Gracie de Moss
Corvallis
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Baltimore
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New Orleans
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Maryland
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Illinois
Ann Breault
Chicago
Pat Garner
Midland
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Three Eye League May Expand To Eight Teams
The Three Eye baseball league may expand to eight teams with Lafayette Indiana among new members. Officials met in Cedar Rapids Iowa where Vernon R. McMillan of Terre Haute named Burlington Iowa and Springfield Illinois as possible additions and Lafayette as another option.
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Cedar Rapids
Lafayette
Ind
Vernon R. McMillan
Terre Haute
Burlington
Springfield
Monday Night Baseball Schedule From Quad Cities and Major Matches
Summary of Monday and Tuesday baseball matchups across leagues. Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids and Terre Haute at Quincy lead the slate, with Evansville at Waterloo and Quincy at Waterloo in action. Major league games include Cincinnati at Boston and Chicago at Brooklyn with 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. times noted.
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Terre Haute
Cedar Rapids
Evansville
Quincy
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Quincy Osecee
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Baseball and Basketball Matches Across Cities
Schedule lists games in multiple cities with pitchers Lopat Newhouser and Wight Scarborough and teams Washington Detroit New York Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis Boston Chicago. Scores show standings such as Cleveland 8 4 and New York 3 1 with day and night games across 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. time slots.
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M. Wehmeier
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Yesterday's Results and Monday Schedule
Scores list results from multiple games including Louisville 12 over Indianapolis 7 with a second game postponed Minneapolis 11 to 4 against StPaul 0 to 1 Toledo 13 to 5 over Columbus 7 to 13 Milwaukee 8 to 1 over Kansas City 4 to 6 Monday's schedule shows Minneapolis at St Paul as the only game.
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St. Paul
Toledo
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids Nips Evansville in Three-Eye Series Split
Cedar Rapids clung to the Three-Eye lead after splitting a weekend series with Quad Cities while Evansville saw a six run burst in the fourth inning of a 7 6 loss in the second game. Dave Fairman hit a homer for Cedar Rapids and led a four run rally.
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Associated Press
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Quad Cities
Quincy
Waterloo
Evansville
Braves
Cedar Rapids
Indians
Dave Fairman
Gems
New ABC Bowling Champions Crown 1951 Meet Records fall
Lee Jouglard of Detroit set the singles record 775 and won the ABC Masters Invitational. Tony Lindeman claimed all events with 2005. C B O Malley Chicago won team title 3070 and $2500. Stroh's of St. Paul set a team all events mark 9506. Auburn Florists Erie and Tile and Marble Mason City also scored top totals. The 1952 ABC meet heads to Milwaukee for 85 days.
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Lee Jouglard
Detroit
Bob Benson
Eddie Marshall
Lansing
Mich
Jouglard
Tony Lindeman
Tony
Pete Carter
C. B. O'Malley Quint
Chicago
Auburn Florists
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Mason City
Iowa
Butwin Sportswear
St. Paul
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Stroh’s Quint
Meister Braus
Herrmann Undertakers
Feature At Fastrack Won By Dale Fox
Dale Fox of Indianapolis won the 20 lap feature at Terre Haute Fastrack on a muddy track. Shanklin finished second after a tight battle with Gardiner and Mallory, Flora, and Hall. Time 9 08. Semi final wrecks halted racing with Sam Cash winning and Bud Dombroski second.
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Dale Fox
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Jimmy Ray
Danville
Mickey Mallory
Don Mastin
Blackie Hall
Hal Flora
Cowboy Jack Shanklin
Bob Hunter
Lucian Hancock
Claude Colville
Tom Gillum
Good luck charms handed to Cleveland Indians fans
Cleveland fans at Municipal Stadium receive rabbit’s feet in a bid to beat pitcher Eddie Lopat and end an 11 game losing streak against the Yankees ace. The Indians ordered 15,000 charms after a newspaper contest inspired the idea.
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Municipal Stadium
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Tribe
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New York
Easter the star as Indians sweep Yankees in twinbill
Luke Easter belted three homers and drove in five runs to power Cleveland to an 8-3 win and a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the doubleheader. Dave Koslo tossed a two hitter to edge Max Lanier 1-0 as the Giants and Cardinals split the series. St. Louis won the nightcap 4-3.
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Luke Easter
Indians
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Dave Koslo
Giants
Max Lanier
St. Louis
Vincennes Beats Mattoon 5-2 in Mono Mississippi Ohio Valley Game
In the sole Mississippi-Ohio Valley League contest, Vincennes defeated Mattoon 5-2 as both teams had seven hits. The Indians scored two runs in the final inning after being held scoreless early. Other weekend games were rained out. Mt. Vernon leads with 18 wins.
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Paris
Danville
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