Nemes Hangs On To Gain Verdict
The Terre Haute Phillies edged the Burlington Flints 7 to 6 in Burlington as Bob Nemes pitched the eighth and ninth to preserve the win. Jerry Claycomb sparked the decisive rally with a third hit and drove in the go ahead run after Po doley’s single.
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Nemes
Burlington
Flints
Terre Haute Phillies
Skeeter Newsome
The
Phils
Jimmy Brown
Herb Agase
Terre Haute
Bob Nemes
Jerry Claycomb
Jerry
Joe Podoley
Peterson
Wally Habel
Phillies
Stan Palys
Rudy Paparella
Don Marshall
Habel
Vern Kilberg
Blase Arroyo
Detroit Tigers Sign Four New Farm Hands
The Detroit Tigers announced the signing of four young players on Friday. Outfielder Stewart Hein 21 captain of Ohio State 1952 team southpaw James Streetman 16 right-hander Dick Echel 18 of Rushville Ind and shortstop Fred Cicharz 17 of Galveston Texas will be farmed out immediately per Tiger Farm Director Muddy Ruel.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Stewart Hein
Ohio State
James Streetman
Hartsboro
Ala
Dick Echel
Rushville
Ind
Fred Cicharz
Galveston
Texas
Tiger Farm
Muddy Ruel
Fifth Over Flints Terre Haute- AB. R. H.P.O.A.
Terre Haute and Burlington baseball game details with line scores, hits, errors, and key players. Podoley homered and drove in multiple runs for Terre Haute while Harmon and Raehse also produced RBIs. Nemes pitched in a 7-6 contest with late-game shifts and defensive plays.
Baseball Trades Sparks After Week of Big Moves
Boston Red Sox celebrate Georgie Kell and Hoot Evers homer followed by Diz Trout win over Cleveland while Detroit Tigers rout Boston with Walt Dropo and Don Lenhardt homers. Sal Maglie questions linger after two rough starts as Willie Mays heads to army. Also mentions Jim, Duck of the Browies, with two homers against the Yankees. Kenny Toole wins Terre Haute feature. Dizzy Dean version of Yankee heaven joke ends.
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Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Georgie Kell
Hoot Evers
Diz
Trout
Cleveland
Jim
Duck
Browies
Yankees
Dizzy Dean
Joe Laurie
New York Yankees
Heaven
Saint Peter
Golden Gate
Casey Stengel
Peter
Yankee
Devil
Turk Lown
Ed Mathews
Braves
Cubs
Gene Hermanski
Hank Sauer
RBI
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit
Bob Avila
al Rosen
Avila
Rosen
Bob Lemon
Walt Dropo
Don Lenhardt
Dropo
Lenhardt
Ted Gray
Bill Henry
Washington Senators
Ed Stewart
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Jim Dyck
Clint Courtney
St. Louis
New Yorkers
Dyck
Courtney
Two Panchos Collide For Pro Tennis Title
In Cleveland on June 7 a world outdoor professional tennis championship match was set between Francisco Segura of Ecuador and Richard Gonzales of Los Angeles. Gonzales dominated Frank Kowales 6 3 6 3 6 3, while Segura beat Don Budge 6 0 6 3 6 2 to reach the final.
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Cleveland
Panchos
Francisco “Pancho” Segura
Guayquil
Ecuador
Richard
Pancho’’ Gonzales
Los Angeles
Gonzales
Frank Koiwaes
Oakland
Calif
Segura
Don Budge
Olson Upsets Beau to Earn July San Francisco Test
Carl Olson of Honolulu defeated Jimmy Beau in a 10 round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden. Promoter Jimmy Murray announced Olson would face Jake La Motta or Robert Villemain in July in San Francisco, pending La Motta’s bout with Irish Bob Murphy in Detroit Wednesday night.
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New York
Carl “Bobo” Olson
Honolulu
San Francisco
Jake la Motta
Robert Villemain
Olson
Jimmy Beau
New Canaan
Detroit Red Sox Defeat Boston Tigers 4-2
Detroit Free Press front page banner proclaims Detroit Red Sox beat Boston Tigers 4 to 2. Tigers' offense limited as Detroit pitchers hold steady. Local readers praised late rally and strong defense.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Detroit ‘Red Sox
Boston “Tigers
Giants Fall Behind Without Mays in Pennant Chase
The New York Giants stumble 8 1 to Pittsburgh as Willie Mays misses action. Durocher juggles infield roles, watching Sal Maglie lose after 13 straight wins against the Pirates. Brooklyn, St Louis, and Chicago win, while Cleveland and Detroit surge in the pennant races with key homers and strong pitching.
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Associated Press
New York Giants
Willie Mays
Mays
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Bill Howerton
Chuck Diering
Hank Thompson
May
Bobby Thompson
Thompson
Polo
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Little Murty Duckson
Sal Maglie
Maglie
Dickson
Dodgers
Tony Bartirome
Pete Castiglone
Baseball scores and upcoming games from Terre Haute to Pittsburgh
Yesterday saw Terre Haute 7 Burlington 6 and Waterloo 10 Davenport 16 with Evansville 6 at Keokuk 13 and Quincy 1 Cedar Rapids 0. Tonight Davenport visits Waterloo and Quincy faces Cedar Rapids with Terre Haute at Burlington at 9 pm CDT. Saturday features New York at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St Louis. Friday results include Chicago 7 Boston 2 and Pittsburgh 8 New York 1 among others. Sunday schedule lists Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Boston at Chicago with Philadelphia at St Louis.
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Terre Haute
Burlington
Quincy
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Evansville
Waterloo
Davenport
C.D.T
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
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Brooklyn Seawee
Serene
Chicago Ears
Boston Pittsburgh
Unclear NBA Matchups and Scores From Sparse Text
The brief lines list basketball games with teams St Louis New York Detroit Boston Chicago Washington Cleveland Philadelphia and scattered box scores. Final tallies show St Louis 9 New York 3, Cleveland 11, Philadelphia 4, Detroit 4 Boston 2, Chicago 4 Washington 3, plus repeats of Chicago at Washington and Cleveland at Philadelphia 2 and St Louis at New York 2.
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Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Boston
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New Softball Tilt at Sportland Park Clashes Bowery Nine
A softball game is set for Sunday night at Sportland Park in Clinton between Bowery Tavern, managed by Eddie Fox, and New System Laundry. The New System battery will be Meyers and Schaeffer, Bowery’s pitcher will be Arnold Bennett with Dick Manikins catching. Bowery’s roster to report includes Hawkins, Jim Pierson, Nick Capra, Don Turner, Ed Mount, Don Jeffers, Gig Jeffers, Bob Marshall, Tom Bennett, Baker, Taylor, Stone, Bobo Bennett, Bill Miller, Nanny Reese and Bob Clements.
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Sportland Park
Clinton
Bowery Tavern Club
Eddie Fox
System Laundry
Wayne Meyers
Schaeffer
System Battery
Arnold Bennett
Bowery Crew
Dick Manikins
Ed Mount
Don Jeffers
Gig Jeffers
Bob Marshall
Tom Bennett
Baker
Taylor
Stone
Bobo Bennett
Bill Miller
Nanny Reese
Bob Clements
Three Masters Keslers Remain In Bowling Tourney
MILWAUKEE June 7 Only three keslers remain from an initial 64 in the Masters Invitational of the American Bowling Congress. Andy Varipapa 64 Hempstead N Y has no defeats and leads the double elimination. Willard Taylor Charleston W V will meet Junie McMahon Chicago and Fairlawn N J. winner faces Varipapa to decide the crown. McMahon trimmed Nagy as Nagy beat Polich and Kawalics posted an 855 in other bouts.
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Milwaukee
Keslers
American Bowling Congress
Andy Varipapa
Hempstead
N. Y
Willard Taylor
Charleston
W. Va
Varipapa
Junie McMahon
Chicago
Fairlawn
N. J
Varipape
A.B.C
McMahon
Eddie Kawalics
Nagy
Charles Polich
Caspian
Mich
Kawalics
Bill Lillard
Polich
Joe Kissoff
Cleveland
Kenny Toole Wins Race at Terre Haute Fastrack
Kenny Toole drove the No. 79 to victory in a feature at Terre Haute Fastrack overcoming a dramatic restart after George Wilson flip in No. 43. Owen Youngblood finished second ahead of Marlin Skinner, with Chuck Adkins close behind.
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Terre Haute
Wilson
Kenny Toole
Owen Youngblood
Marlin Skinner
Skinner
Youngblood
Chuck Adkins
Toole
Jack Shanklin
Darrel Darringer
Bud Dombroski
Sam Cash
Don Mastin
Claude Coville
Hal Flora
Joe Gilliam
Kenny Wheeler
Buck Buckholtz
Adkins
Dick Norris
Shanklin
Illini Thinclads Favorite In Central Collegiates Meet
Illinois appears the strong favorite to win the 27th Central Collegiates track meet at Marquette Stadium. The Illinois squad features Stacey Siders Henry Cryer Ciilo McSween and Dock Coleman with McSween the sole non American qualifier from Panama. Qualifying begins 3 30 p m and finals at 9 15 p m EST.
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Milwaukee
Illinois
Marquette Stadium
Midwest
N.C.A.A
Berkeley
Calif
Stacey Siders
Henry Cryer
Ciilo McSween
Dock Coleman
U.S
McSween
Panama
Ohio State Swim Stars Dominate All America
Ohio State and Michigan area programs swept the 1952 All-America swimming honors as five of the 14 first team slots were filled by Buckeyes. Ford Kenno and Jack Taylor each earned two first team places for Coach Mike Peppe, while John Davies and David Browning also secured two spots between them. The rest of the first team includes Clarke Scholes of Michigan State Burwell Jones of Michigan and a Michigan relay of Benner Hill Jones Gora.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Ohio State
N.C.A.A
Clarke Scholes
Michigan State
Burwell Jones
Michigan
H. Thomas Benner
Donald Hill
Jones
Ronald Gora
Joe Golding Operates Store in Georgetown Off Season
Joe Golding, star defensive back for the New York football Yanks, runs a clothing shop in his hometown Georgetown Texas during the off season.
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Joe Golding
New York
Georgetown
Tex
Three I League Upsets As Evansville Cedar Rapids Fall
Three I top clubs lose Friday as Evansville loses 13 to 6 at Keokuk and Cedar Rapids drops a 1 to 0 decision to Quincy. Davenport falls in a doubleheader to Waterloo 10 to 3 and 16 to 4, boosting Waterloo from sixth to fifth in the class B standings.
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United Press
Evansville
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Quincy
Davenport
Waterloo
Blue Man Seeks Belmont Stakes Victory At Park Avenue Track
Blue Man from White Oak stable seeks the Belmont Stakes victory to claim the three year old turf crown. Eight colts run in the 120,500 mile and a half race at Belmont Park at 3 45 p m NBC telecasts the event nationwide. Odds favor Blue Man as the likely winner with Armourgeddon and Sub Fleet among contenders.
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Blue Man
White Oak
A. W. Abbott
Rye
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Srauanes
Myce
Yerra
Eeves
Preakness
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Watson
NBC
Armegeddon
Cain Hoy
New York Copper
Harry F. Guggenheim
Charles T. Fisher
Dixiana Farm
Ardmore Open Pros Face Cliff Hole Test At Corrick Hills
Pros like Toney Penna Al Besselink Tommy Bolt and Skee Riegel confronted the cliff hole at Corrick Hills in Ardmore Oklahoma as the third round of the $15000 Ardmore Open began. Besselink shared the lead at 137 three under par with Mayfield Blomquist Boros as Bolt Riegel and others chased their scores over the 6438 yard 70 par layout.
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Okla
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
al Besselink
Chicago
Tommy Bolt
Durham
N. C
Skee Riegel
Tulsa
Scenic Corrick Hills Country Club
Penna
Besselink
Bolt
Riegel
Shelley Mayfield
Cedarhurst
N. J
Ralph Blomquist
Eagle Rock
Calif
Julius Boros
Mid-Pines
Roberto de Vicenzo
Buenos Aires
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Johnny Palmer
Badin
Golf Tourney Underway at Rea Park In Terre Haute
Qualifying rounds began today at Rea Park for the first annual city four ball golf tournament. After 18 holes, teams will enter best ball match play continuing through four rounds with a double elimination round Sunday and single rounds on June 14 and 15. Terre Haute Sand and Gravel Co sponsors trophies for the top four finishers in each flight.
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Rea Park
Terre Haute Sand and Gravel Co
British Women Take Early Cup Lead For Curtis Victory
MAIRFIELD Scotland June 7 British hopes rose for their first Curtis Cup win in 20 years as six singles matches remained after two days. Britain held two of three foursomes yesterday on the 6460 yard course and writers favored three possible singles wins featuring Dorothy Kirby and Polly Riley among others against Moira Paterson Jeanne Bisgood Mae Murray.
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Mairfield
Scotland
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
United States
Jean Donald
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Moira Paterson
Mae Murray
Rutland
Jeanne Bisgood
Betty Bush Opens With 42 39 81 In Eastern Open Golf
Betty Bush of Hammond Indiana shot 42 39 81 in the first round of the women's Eastern Open in Reading Pennsylvania. She was tied for 12th place six strokes behind leader Patty Berg of Minneapolis.
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Reading
Betty Bush
Hammond
Ind
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Boonville Signs Harold Anson as Coach
Boonville Indiana June 7 Harold Anson will coach basketball at Boonville High School next season succeeding Harold Loge who was dismissed last month Anson a Ball State Teachers College graduate formerly coached at Batesville Silver Creek and Crawfordsville
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Boonville
Ind
Harold Anson
Boonville High School
Harold Loge
Anson
Ball State Teachers College
Batesville
Silver Creek
Crawfordsville
Ruttman Races At Milwaukee
Twenty five of 33 starters from Indianapolis return for State Fair Park’s 100 mile dirt track race. Troy Ruttman leads a field including the top 11 Hoosier 500 finishers with potential for a 100 mph qualifying mark as Tony Bettenhausen seeks a third straight win on the Milwaukee oval.
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Indianapolis
State Fair Park
Troy Ruttman
Lynwood
Calif
Fair Park
Prospect
Oval
Johnny McDowell
Venice
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
Rice InstituteRenames Stadium Houston to Rice Stadium
In campus news Rice Institute changes its 70,000 seat stadium name from Houston Stadium to Rice Stadium. The update affects official references and campus materials.
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Rice Institute
Houston
Io Rice
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
A historical summary lists top players by category with figures: Sauer leading batting at .350, Lockman 40 runs, Sauer 50 RBIs, Hite Sauer 62 hits, Adams Cinci 60, doubles by William and Musial 13, triples by Thomson and Adcock with Ennis 4, Sauer 12 HRs, Reese 7 SBs. Pitching notes include Roe 50-0 and Brazile 3-0, Maglie strikeouts and Shantz 91 and 55 respectively. Rosen leads several Cleveland categories with 34 RBIs and 33 runs. Avila 33 runs. Mullin 4 triples. Lenhardt and Wertz tied with 11 HRs. overall tallies for 1940s era baseball leaders.
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Sauer
Chi
Lockman
New York
Chicago
Adams
Cincinnati
William
Musial
St. Louis
Thomson
Adcock
Ennis
Philadelphia
Reese
Brooklyn
Roe
Brazile
Maglie
DiMaggio
Boston
Rosen
Cleveland
Mitchell
Avila
Boone
Wertz
Deterit
Bate
Shantz
Olson Triumphs Over Beau In New York Bout
Carl Bobo Olson, fighting at 161 pounds, outpointed Jimmy Beau in a New York card. The bout featured noted welterweight Ned Canaan of Connecticut and J. ae Sarvin of Los Angeles, with Sacraments of the bout and Willie Vaughn also appearing on the same show in Los Angeles.
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New York
Carl “Bobo” Olson
Honolulu
Jimmy Beau
Ned Canaan
Conn
J. Ae Sarvin
Angeles
Willie Vaughn
Los Angeles
Walcott Threatens Break With IB C Over Share Cut
Champ Walcott, unhappy with a 30 percent share from the Ezzard Charles fight, threatens to break his contract with the International Boxing Club unless a 45 percent cut is granted for a September title defense. He earned about 103 thousand dollars for defeating Charles in Philadelphia, while Charles received around 92 thousand.
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N. J
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
International Boxing Club
Charles
Philadelphia
Walcott
SEC
Harry Kid Matthews
Rocky Mariano
Jim Norris
Ezzard
Connolly Poised For Northern Championship Final
Maureen Connolly, 17, from San Diego seeks the title against British star Mrs. Jean Quertier Rinkel in Manchester. Rinkel upset Louise Brough, first Wimbledon winner to lose to an Englishwoman on grass, 6-3 6-8 6-4, as Connolly beat Jean Walker-Smith 6-2 4-6 6-0 to reach the final. Frank Sedgman and Don Candy contest the men's singles crown in an all-Australian final.
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England
America
Maureen Connolly
Jean Quertier Rinkel
Rinkel
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Brough
Berg Leads Eastern Open After First Round
Patty Berg, winner two years ago, topped the field at Berkshire Country Club with a 75 as the 54 hole Women's Eastern Open moved into round two. Behind her with 76 were Louise Suggs Betty Jameson and Ellen Gery as four players chased the $1,900 top prize.
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Reading
Patty Berg
Berkshire Country Club
Minneapolis
Miss Berg
Louise Suggs
Carrollton
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Ellen Gery
Dick Hoover Blanks Louisville Hitters
Dick Hoover held Louisville to three hits as Milwaukee blanked the Louisville hitters 5-0 in a note of the Brewers seventh straight American Association win. Milwaukee led 2-2 over Kansas City, who beat Indianapolis 5-4 in 10 innings. Reliever Pat Patrick limited Minneapolis to three hits in the last 5% innings to push Columbus to an 8-6 victory. St Paul defeated Toledo 9-6, giving the Mud Hens their fourth straight loss.
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Associated Press
Dick Hoover
Louisville
Colonels
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Brewers
Kansas City Blues
Indianapolis
Pat Patrick
Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Mud Hens
Auto Race Tickets at Fairgrounds June 15
Box seats for the coming big car auto races at the fairgrounds on June 15 can be purchased at the fairgrounds office daily from 9 to 4:30 p.m. Ticket prices list general admission including infield bleachers and parking at $2.00, box seats $1.00, grandstand unreserved $0.50, children 14 and under general admission $0.50 and grandstand $0.25.
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Fairgrounds
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Buddy) Young
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