Tigers Sweep Yankees to Reignite AL Pennant Run
Detroit tops New York 6-3 and 7-4 to complete a three game sweep and improve to 11 wins in 15 games since May 20. Billy Hoeft won the opener, Al Aber the nightcap, as the Tigers extend their stretch and sit two games behind the White Sox.
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Lowest scores in city four ball tourney opening round
Defending champions Artz and Long posted a 67 to lead opening match play. They defeated Walter Artz and Gary Giffel 2 and 1 while other leaders included Verostko Bennett 69, Kaperak Arnett 69, and Dean Fisk 70. Finals set for Sunday with rounds resumed Saturday.
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Walter Artz
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Dick Smith
Curt Lloyd
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Bill Kipple
Clare McCaliser
Fred Short
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Ken Snow
Harold Frymier
Ralph Long
Tom Connelly
Budd Werneke
Lafayette and Kokomo Are Diamond Winners
Lafayette smothered Clinton 5-1 as the Cinderella club improves in the Midwest league. Kokomo defeated Decatur 8-5 while Michigan City lost 9-3 to Mattoon amid errors. Paris surged to 17-9 over Dubuque with 28 combined hits.
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Notre Dame Dominates Elkhart Open Meet
Notre Dame led by Bernie Allard with 11 points swept the Elkhart Open track meet in Elkhart Indiana Saturday night. Allard won the high jump and high hurdles as the Irish captured 10 of 16 events while Marvin Sturgeon of Cannelton was the lone high school senior to win, taking the 880 and clocking 1 56 for the 800 meters.
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Sime
Littler Leads At Dallas Texas Open Final Round
Gene Littler, 54-hole leader, holds a 2 stroke edge over Cary Middlecoff entering the final round of the Texas International Open at Preston Hollow. Littler aims for $13,478 first prize after a 67 on a soggy course giving him a 197 total, with Middlecoff at 199 and Roberto De Vicenzo at 200. Ernie Vossler tied for fourth after a 66, while Tommy Bolt and Sam Snead sit nearby with 67 and 68 respectively.
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Sympathy Messages Pour In To Mrs Knute Rockne Widow of Notre Dame Coach
Nationwide messages of sympathy poured in for Mrs Knute Rockne 64 widow of Notre Dame coach who died after a lingering illness in St Josephs Hospital Funeral services were planned for Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church on the Notre Dame campus and graveside burial at Highland Cemetery in South Bend Reacting to the coachs death from a 1931 plane crash report notes messages came from current and former players and sports leaders alike.
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Bauer Golfing Sisters Triumph In Churchill Valley Invite
The Bauer sisters shine in Pittsburgh as Marlene wins $1,350 and Alice earns $855 in the Churchill Valley Women's Invitational. Marlene, of Asheville, shot 71 in rough weather to finish 72 holes at 293, while Alice, from Sarasota, posted 73 final round for a 298 total tying Fay Crocker of Montevideo for second.
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Emrich Wins Middle Heavyweight Crown At AAU Meet
In Philadelphia on Saturday Clyde Emrich representing York Barbell Club won the middle heavyweight title at the AAU weight lifting championship with a 955 total. Emrich pressed 300 snatched 280 and clean and jerked 375 to edge Stan Stanszyk by 24 pounds. Carmen Abbondandello and Steve Klisanin also placed as the York team claimed its 24th straight title.
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Clement Warner
Bethpage
Long Island
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Berger
U. S
Carlos Chavez
Ter r e Haute and Peoria on scoreboard clash
The scoreboard lists Ter r e Haute 8 to 7 over Evansville 6 and Cedar Rapids 7 to Keokuk 2. Other results include Burlington 7 over Waterloo 1 and Quincy 2 over Keokuk. Upcoming games feature Terre Haute at Quincy and Cedar Rapids at Burlington.
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Sexson Receives Big Ten Medal At Purdue Commencement
Purdue honors basketball and baseball star Joe Sexson of Indianapolis with the Big Ten Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics. The Purdue graduate in physical education earned six varsity letters, set three basketball scoring records, and posted 1095 career points, 420 in a season, and 305 in 14 Big Ten games while batting .363 as Boilermaker regular.
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Free Agent Draft Plan May Aid Baseball Balance
The plan would pool college and amateur players and draft them first by majors then minors in inverse order of finish. Each major league club could select three players, others would go to minor leagues, with minimum 334 players drafted. open divisions get more selections.
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Brooklyn Edges Chicago 4 3 In Night Contest
Sunday results show Brooklyn defeating Chicago 4 to 3. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee and Cincinnati at New York led to standings with Cincinnati 7 3 and New York 3 4. St Louis 2 3 and Philadelphia 1 9 ongoing.
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Omaha at Wichita and other Sunday results
Sunday results show Omaha defeating Wichita 7 to 6 while St Paul won 7 to 6. Minneapolis beat Louisville 9 to 8 and Denver topped Indianapolis 7 to 3. Charleston beat a 3 to 5 Louisville, with Wichita losing 0 to 3 in a 12 inning second game.
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Millers Edge Denver Bears In Tight Late Rally
Denver tied the game late but a Woodie Held groundout ended a ninth inning Denver rally as Indianapolis closed within a half game of second place. Denver’s loss ended a five game streak and dropped their lead to six percent in the American Association.
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Calumet Fillies Sweep Black Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico
Princess Turia and Beyond won the $20,000 added Black Eyed Susan at Pimlico amid rain and a 12,736 crowd. Willie Hartack guided Princess Turia to the lead and victory by four and a half lengths over Beyond as Marie Dee led early before finishing fourth.
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West Lebanon Edges Terre Haute In 14 Inning Thriller
West Lebanon nipped Terre Haute 4 to 3 in a 14 inning Sunday at Spencer Field. The winning run came on a walk and two errors with no hits. Russell and Price each had two hits for West Lebanon while Gene Hamilton doubled twice and singled for Terre Haute.
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Legion Junior Baseball Tryouts Begin This Afternoon
Tryouts for the local American Legion Junior baseball team start at 5 p m today and continue Tuesday at the same time. Sponsored by the Wayne Newton Post, Bill Welch leads the effort. Eligible players are boys born on or after Sept 1 1938.
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Sullivan Merchants Edge Local 157 for Narrow Victory
Sullivan Merchants shaded Local 157 of Terre Haute 7 to 6. McPhail of Sullivan had two doubles while Ron Manley drove half the losers' hits with two safeties. Batteries by Manley Decker Rodabaugh Rees and McCammon.
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Huts Rally Falls Short in Eight Seven Loss at Peoria
Terre Haute Huts rally for five runs in the ninth but drop an 8 7 decision to the Peoria Chiefs in Peoria. Dan Ramer may start the series opener. Terre Haute to Quincy for a three game set before six day home stand.
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Dave Mayo Wins Class A in Cheek Gun Club Shoot
Clinton Indiana June 4 Dave Mayo of Dana wins Class A with a perfect 100 at the Cheek Gun Club two day Spring Trap Shoot concluding Sunday James Burges Indianapolis takes Class B with 99x100 C Obrien claims Class C with 100 Bob Stifal George Kirchner Kivits Applegate Burgess Branson Williams among Saturday winners High woman Annabell Stalcup Bloomfield and Cornetta Walker Bloomfield also noted A doubles event tied by Billie Jean Cheek Herschel Cheek and Robert Applegate Attica Clinton Kansas Indiana crew highlighted the field.
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Softball League Opens Under Community Sponsorship
The Softball League sponsored by the Terre Haute Council of Churches and the Y.M.C.A. begins this week with John Tipton of 1846 South Twenty-ninth Street in charge of the program.
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Y Volleyball Team State Champs Again
The Terre Haute YMCA volleyball squad overcame the losers bracket to defeat Anderson 3 games to 2 in Richmond, securing their ninth consecutive state championship. Local players included Roger Povolock Ron Paige Jack Brockman Ron Hambrock Jack Ury Dick Adams Bernie Neenan Paul Irving Charles Tucker and coach Bruce Wilde.
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