Huts Survive 13th Inning Rally To Top Quincy Gems
The up and down Huts rallied for an 8 to 7 win over Quincy in a 13 inning thriller. Dick Bentfield delivered the winning RBI in the 13th after Jerry Kubek homered in the ninth. Armbruster fanned six with five hits allowed as Charley Newton pitched deep into extra innings. Continued on page 7 column 1.
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Braves
Quincy
Gems
Evansville
Jerry Kubek
Dick Bentfield
Frank Walenga
Bentfield
Dick Camilli
Charley Newton
Bot Szabo
Casey Darrah
Szabo
Agate
Walenga
Pat Waters
Idaho Falls
Hisser
Joe Emery
Kubek
Armbruster
Quincy Hurler
Bingle
Indians Edge Millers In 14th Inning Texas Leaguer
Indianapolis beats Minneapolis 6-5 in the 14th on Stan Pawlaski’s bases loaded Texas leaguer. Bob Lennon homers for Minneapolis, his 18th of the season, leading the league. Other results: Omaha up a half game in third after rainout, Toledo 1 Denver 5, Louisville 30 St Paul.
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Minneapolis Millers
Indianapolis
Texas
Stan Pawlaski
Omaha
Charleston
Toledo
Denver
Louisville
St. Paul
Millers
Bob Lennon
Valparaiso Declared 1955 ICC Baseball Champions
Valparaiso University was officially declared the 1955 Indiana Collegiate Conference baseball champion by Professor Dana Schwanholt. It marks the third ICC title in four years for Valparaiso and the fourth in five years for coach Emory Bauer. The Bauer-led team won seven of eight conference games with one loss to Ball, amid ten conference games cancelled.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Valparaiso University
Indiana
Dana Schwanholt
Emory Bauer
Bauer
Ball
Terre Haute Fans Cheer 13-Innings Victory and Players
In a thrill filled 13 inning win over Quincy Bob Szabo made a leaping catch to rob Casey Darrah of a homer. Pat Waters hit a pinch homer and Amos Fisher’s double play sparked a late rally. Rays and Perry powered a big drive off a scoreboard controversy. Terre Haute fans plan trip to Milwaukee for the 100 mile race.
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Bob Szabo
Casey Darrah
Terre Haute
Amos Russ Fisher
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Australian Peter Thomson Opens Big Lead in Palm Beach Round Robin
British Open champion Peter Thomson of Australia leads after three rounds with six under par and a 22 score as he starts the fourth round nine points ahead. Mike Souchak Johnny Palmer Julius Boros and Doug Ford chase, while Sam Snead stays in fourth with plus nine.
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Great Neck
N. Y
Peter Thomson
Australia
Palm Beach
America
Mike Souchak
Durham
N. C
Souchak
Johnny Palmer
Charlotte
Julius Boros
Mid-Pines
N.C
Doug Ford
Kiamesha Lake
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Thomson
Stagg Ends Visit On Chicago Campus
Amos Alonzo Stagg ends his reunion visit to the University of Chicago with a full slate of events. The 92 year old football figure will attend the alumni assembly, speak at the student awards dinner, take part in the 45th alumni sing and present blankets to graduating lettermen. He and his wife Stella conclude their Chicago visit.
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Chicago
Amos Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago
Stagg
Stella
Stengel Fears Are Borne Out as Yankees Lose at Comiskey
Casey Stengel warned the honeymoon was over for the New York Yankees after a 3-2 loss at Comiskey Park to the Chicago White Sox. Jack Harshman won for Chicago aided by two RBIs, while Mickey Mantle and Bill Skowron homered for the Yankees. The defeat tightened the AL standings as Detroit and Washington won, and Dodger bats sparked the NL leaders with a 12-5 romp over St. Louis.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Stengel
White Sox
Jack Harshman
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Mickey McDermott
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Orioles
Ned Garver
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Wilmer Shantz
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Gene Banks
Eddie Miksis
Bob Speake
Bill Bruton
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Harding Peterson
Harshman
Bill Skowron
Mickey Mantle
Yanks
Michigan State Players Lead All Big Ten Honors in Baseball
Michigan State's second place team placed three players on the 1955 all Big Ten squad as coach selections named standouts from Ohio State Wisconsin and Michigan. Spartans honored include Bob Powell Dick Idzkowski and Chuck Matthews with strong showings alongside Don Eaddy of Michigan. Ohio State and Wisconsin also placed multiple players on the first and second teams.
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Chicago
Michigan State
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Michigan
Don Eaddy
Chuck Matthews
Bob Powell
Dick Idzkowski
Chuck Ellis
Hal Northrup
Jim Schultz
Carlyle Wagner
Ken Yackel
Minnesota
Dick Ranicke
Northwestern
Don Kelley
George Smith
Mich. State
John Brrietto
Purdue
Charles Mead
Indiana
Dick Anderson
Bob Shoptaw
Illinois
Jack Nowka
Gene Snider
Rodney Cistad
Marv Wisniewski
Vic Petreshne
Bernie Haviland
Ken Kurtz
Iowa
Millery Benedict
Shorty Cochran
Howard Casady
Linder Peterson
Ziggie Niepokos
Dick Finn
Paddy Young Survives Over Billy McNeece
New York June 4 Paddy Young a 26 year old road to glory boxer beat Billy McNeece a 23 year old light heavyweight in a ten round TV radio bout at Madison Square Garden Young weighed 163 1 2 pounds to 167 for McNeece and stopped his opponent by turning in a one sided performance that opened a red eye in round four and drew 1200 spectators with a trainer now grooming him for future success.
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New York
Paddy Young
Billy McNeece
Young
McNeece
Madison Square Garden
Frick Lauds Little League Polio Day Effort
New York June 4 Ford C Frick baseball commissioner praised Little League for its planned contribution to polio day. He lauded the program for promoting youth baseball and public health awareness in communities nationwide.
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FRICK
New York
Ford C. Frick
Little League Baseball
Conrad Seeks British Amateur Title in 36-Hole Final
Joe Conrad of Texas faces Alan Slater of Yorkshire in a 36-hole British Amateur final at St Annes after prevailing over R B Barliss and Phil Scurtton in morning and afternoon matches. Slater defeated Joe Carr and Arthur Perowns to reach the final.
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ST. Annes
England
Joe Conrad
Texas
Alan Slater
Yorkshire
Conrad
Slater
San Antonio
R. B. Bayliss
Phil Scurtton
Joe Carr
Ireland
Arthur Perowns
Fay Crocker Tops Eastern Open Field in Third Round
Fay Crocker of Wichita Kansas maintains lead in the Women's Eastern Open in Reading Pennsylvania after round three. She shot par 71 to go five strokes ahead of Louise Suggs of Cincinnati Ohio and Marilynn Smith of Wichita. Betsy Rawls of Spartansburg South Carolina and Gloria Armstrong of Oakland California tie for fourth at 150.
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Reading
Fay Crocker
Wichita
Kan
Miss Crocker
Louise Suggs
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marilynn Smith
Betsy Rawls
Spartansburg
S. C
Gloria Armstrong
Oakland
Calif
King Commander Eyes Return for Gemple Gwathmey Jump
New York reports King Commander, the 1954 steeplechase horse of the year, sidelined by injuries, is expected to resume race action in time for the $50,000 Gemple Gwathmey, the world richest jump race, on October 21.
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New York
Baseball Scores And Pairings From Evening Games
Box scores list night results with teams Brooklyn St Louis Chicago New York Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati and batters marks. Pairings show St Louis at Brooklyn Jackson facing Newcombe and Chicago at New York Minner facing Gomez with other matchups Spahn Wehmeier Kline Minar cin.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Jackson
Newcombe
Minner
Gomez
Spahn
Wehmeier
Minarcin
Kline
L. Pet. G.B. Brooklyn
Sweweee
Cincinnati Ewewee
Pittsburgh Weeee
Sunday Baseball Showdowns Highlighted by Probable Pitchers
Upcoming games feature New York at Chicago with Lopat facing Keegan, Boston at Kansas City with Sullivan opposing Ditmar, Baltimore at Detroit pitting Byrd against Lary, and Washington at Cleveland matching Porterfield against Garcia. Saturday night results include Chicago beating New York 3-2, Detroit over Baltimore 7-2, and Kansas City defeating Boston 4-3. Sunday schedule also lists Boston at Kansas City, New York at Chicago, Baltimore at Detroit, and Washington at Cleveland.
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Chicago
New York
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Lopat
Keegan
Sullivan
Ditmar
Byrd
Lary
Porterfield
Garcia
Www. L. Pet G.B
Localized routings and numeric place indicators
A compact list of city names and numbers appears, pairing Paris and Decatur with values, followed by Mattoon Hannibal Clinton Lafayette Dubuque Kokomo and single or small counts. The fragment suggests a regional tally or seating/route reference with no clear narrative.
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Paris
Decatur
Mattoon
Hannibal
Clinton
Lafayette
Dubuque
Kokomo
Hold Boxer Adkins As Draft Evader
Gary Indiana June 4. Charles Adkins Olympic light welterweight champion of Helsinki 1952 was held on $500 bond for failure to report for induction. He was arrested Friday and jailed in Lake County after failing to report to induction May 12.
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Gary
Ind
Charles Adkins
Helsinki
Armed Services
Lake County
Indianapolis
FBI
Beut Leumaed Waleck Ot Atkins
Trabert Seeks French Crown
Tony Trabert from Cincinnati is a slight favorite to beat Sven Davidson of Sweden for the French International tennis singles title. He and Vic Seixas of Philadelphia are expected to win the doubles title, defeating Italians Pietrangeli and Sirola. Davidson reached the final by defeating Giuseppe Merlo. Richardson withdrew with an ankle injury. Dorothy Head Kneed and Angela Mortimer lead the women's singles final, with Hard and Fleitz advancing in women's doubles.
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Paris
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Frankie Parker
Seixas
Trabert
Hamilton Richardson
Rhodes
Baton Rouge
Richardson
Davidson
Italy
Giuseppe Merlo
Dorothy Head Kneed
Alameda
Calif
Angela Mortimer
Great Britain
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Long Beach
Angela Buxton
Tennis Event II Underway At Rea Park
Opening matches in the doubles handicap tennis tournament drew 18 players at Rea Park this morning. High school entrants are ineligible till year end. First-round play continues today with semifinals Sunday morning and finals at 2 PM.
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Rea Park
Ray Stevens Beats Taylor In Armory Wrestling Show
Ray Stevens defeated Frank Taylor in a heavyweight bout before a packed Armory crowd. The card also featured a four woman tag team match won by Carol Cook and LaChona Le Claire over Betty Hawkins Ruth Boatcallie. Marco Polo defeated Roman Perez in 22 minutes to open the program.
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Ray Stevens
Frank Taylor
the Armory
Carol Cook
LaChona le Claire
Betty Hawkins
Ruth Boatcallie
Marco Polo
Roman Perez
Schulte Athletes Presented Awards at Spring Picnic
Dick O Leary and Bob Gourdouze won top honors at Schulte High Spring sports picnic at Dietz Lake. O Leary received Booster Club and Lenne awards for outstanding athlete and top baseball player. Gourdouze earned Kelley award as top track athlete. Coach Pete Varda announced letter winners across Varsity JV and Freshman baseball and track with named players.
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Dick O'Leary
Bob Gourdouze
Schulte High
Dietz Lake
O'Leary
Booster Club
Lenne
Gourdouze
Schulte
Kelley
Pete Varda
Allard of Notre Dame Seeks High Jump Record
Bernie Allard of Notre Dame and Mark Smith of Wayne entered the Central Collegiate Conference meet as co favorites in the high jump to break the century old mark. Both have cleared 6 feet 7% inches this season while the CC C record stands at 6 feet 7% inches since 1932.
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Allard
Notre Dame
Milwaukee
Wis
Bernie Allard
Mark Smith
Wayne
Kansas
Drake
Smith
C.C.C
Rex Mays Memorial Race At Milwaukee
Twenty five of the 33 Indy 500 drivers are in the field for the Rex Mays 100 mile classic in Milwaukee. Bob Sweikert is favored to win the Memorial Day Indy result winner leads the Milwaukee race lineup.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Rex Mays
Bob Sweikert
Giants Sign Pitcher Breda In Western League Move
Iowa dated report says 18 year old Verle Tiefenthaler signed with the New York Giants and was then assigned to Sioux City in the Western League after the contract.
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Breda
Iowa
Verle Tiefenthaler
Sioux City
New York Giants
Ashenfelter sets new American two mile mark at Compton
Horace Ashenfelter of the New York Athletic Club clocks 8:49.6 to take the American two mile record. Wes Santee runs 4:01.2 in the Compton Invitational Mile as three Americans dip under 4:02 for the first time. Seaman and Dwyer post 4:01s, while Ledesma is nosed out by nearly 30 yards. Mashburn and Whitfield win sprint events amid a 7,500 crowd.
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Compton
Calif
Horace Ashenfelter
FBI
New York Athletic Club
Wes Santee
Santee
Bob Seaman
U.C.L.A
Fred Dwyer
Villanova
Ashenfelter
J. W. Mashburn
Mal Whitfield
Mashburn
Whitfield
Oklahoma A. & M
Los Angeles A.C
Texas
Dean Smith
Green Lines Win Again In Little League Victory
The Green Lines defeated Coca-Cola 5 to 1 at Little League Park. Five first inning runs set the tone before John Gedrick pitched two-hit relief for Coca-Cola and belted a sixth inning homer. Ernie Horrall added nine assists as Green Lines built a secure lead.
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McDermott
Indians
Mickey Vernon
Roy Sievers
Bob Lemon
Garver
Orioles
Tigers
Cal Abrams
Baltimore
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit
Cardinals
Dodgers
Tom Poholsky
Duke Snider
Roy Campanella
Green
Coca-Cola
Little League Park
John Gedrick
Coca- Colas
Ernie Horrall
Services For Vukovich Held In Fresno
Fresno mourns Bill Vukovich 36 a two time Indianapolis winner who died at the Speedway while attempting a third straight victory. Hundreds gather at Free Evangelical Lutheran Church as city hall flies half staff and a memorial parade is planned by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Fresno
Calif
Bill Vukovich
California
Indianapolis
Free Evangelical Lutheran Church
Speedway
City Hall
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vukovich
Stillwagon selects Purdue over nine schools
Muncie Ind June 4 Dick Stillwagon Muncie Central star quarterback and track ace said he has chosen Purdue from nine schools that sought him to enroll next fall.
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Muncie
Ind
Dick Stillwagon
Muncie Central
Purdue
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