Same Clubs To Battle Tonight
Terre Haute Huts defeat Waterloo White Hawks twice 5 3 and 4 2 at Memorial Stadium to pull into a first place tie with Evansville Braves. Don Davies earned the opener win with Tom Van Remmen taking over late while Dan Ramer pitched the nightcap. Tex Hughes homered in the second game and Dick Camilli extended his hitting streak to 16 games as Terre Haute contends amid local support and a city hall effort to resolve finances.
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Cedar Rapids
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Don Davies
Tom van Remmen
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Ramer
Tex Hughes
Dick Camilli
al McKinney
Waterloo
Paul Petro
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Gophers and Rebels Remain Unbeaten in NCAA Tourney
Minnesota Gophers and Mississippi Rebels stayed undefeated in the NCAA baseball tournament in Omaha. Minnesota beat Arizona 3-1 as Jerry Thomas struck out 10 in a pitching duel with Carl Thomas. Mississippi’s Rudy Wittichen pitched a 4-0 one hit victory over Bradley, adding a run and a single in the seventh inning.
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Loop Leading Royals Sunday Losers in International Play
The Montreal Royals lost both ends of a doubleheader to Columbus Jets as the International League action left Rochester one and a half games back. Havana beat Rochester 4-1 but the Red Wings won 6-5 in the nightcap behind Joe Cunningham’s seventh inning homer. Ed Blake led Toronto past Richmond 7-1, while Richmond won the nightcap 3-2 with Jerry Lumpe’s two run shot. Satchel Paige boosted Miami to a 3-2 win over Buffalo after Buffalo had taken the opener 5-3 on six hitters combined by Larry Donovan and Karl Drews.
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Spring Handicap Play Continues Sunday at Terre Haute
Second round matches in the Spring Handicap Tournament at the Country Club of Terre Haute must be completed by Sunday. First round results include William Fowler over Ted Hegeman Joe Unsteady over Jerry Russell Dr H Boyd over Dr Robert Henderson Walter Bledsoe over Max Matthews Bob Westrup over Dick Card W N Cox over Charles Matthews D J Showalter over Wally Howe Dr John Steele over Ben Schull Bob Bennett over John Hunter Lee Hughes over J McHargue Bob Prox over Graham McMillan Hugh Lee over John Miklozek Mike Gillis over Homer Paul Ron Lammers over Dr Ray Scofield Plus Joe Higgins and Bob Connelly shot 70s in golf and Ed Ijams carded 72.
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Dick Card
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Bob Bennett
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Bridgeton Defeats Tangier in 11 Innings 7 6
Bridgeton edged Tangier 7 to 6 in 11 innings in a Parke County High School League game. Pitchers Miller and Brown combined for 18 strikeouts. Miller homered and tripled while Colson tripled for Tangier. Bush and Yager, Miller, Brown and Webster credited in the box.
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Spencer Defeats Van Buren 8 to 5 in League Game
Spencer defeated Van Buren 8 to 5 in a Summer High School League game in Spencer New. Four Van Buren errors aided the win while Buffalo contributed a triple and a single for Spencer. Van Buren managed four hits.
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Scoreboard roundup of minor league baseball results and schedules
Recaps show Waterloo defeating Terre Haute 5-4, Keokuk topping Quincy 7-8, Burlington crushing Peoria 5-0, and Cedar Rapids beating Evansville 2. Today’s games include Waterloo at Terre Haute and Keokuk at Quincy with others on Monday and Sunday results listed. Continuous listings cover standings, past results, and upcoming matchups across multiple cities.
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Terre Haute Eagles Rally To Edge New Goshen 12 11
In Terre Haute Indiana on Sunday afternoon the Terre Haute Eagles scored four runs in the ninth inning to beat New Goshen 12 to 11 in an Illinois League game. Roy Joy drove in two runs in the decisive frame. Atkinson homered earlier with a man aboard. Jim Harkness hit two homers for New Goshen and Vermillion had four hits.
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Cardinals Earn Split With Pirates In Tight NL Race
Stan Musial fueled a split with Pittsburgh by four hits including a homer and a double, driving in four as the Cardinals trim Cincinnati's lead to 3 games. Herm Wehmeier shut out the Pirates 3-0 for his second win, lifetime 25-8 versus Pittsburgh, while Brooklyn and Chicago also won to tighten the pennant chase.
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Evansville’s Clyde Cox Named I C C MVP 1956
Valparaiso Indiana June 11 Clyde Cox Evansville centerfield er from Kokomo was named the Indiana Collegiate Conference s most valuable player for 1956. Cox hit .361 this season and will be a senior next fall. Bob Schrier of DePauw was runner up in the I C C coaches poll for MV honors.
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Schmidt Wins N I I A Tennis Title Again
James Schmidt of Lamar Tech Beaumont Texas won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tennis singles title for the second straight year in an all Lamar finals in San Diego California on Saturday.
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Doan and Fisk Win First Annual City Four Ball
Bill Doan and Mark Fisk won the inaugural city four ball event sponsored by 500 Platolene, defeating George Kaperak and Bob Arnett 1 up in the championship. The match swung after Doan and Fisk narrowed a five up deficit, then sealed victory with late birdies and steady paring.
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Green Stops Khalfi in Hollywood Boxing Bout
Charlie Green of Los Angeles stopped Saii Khalfi of Algiers in the sixth round in Hollywood, according to the Associated Press.
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Two Olympic Prospects Highlight CCC Track Meet
Milwaukee June 11 The Central Collegiate Conference meet revealed two Olympic prospects as Ohio State’s Glenn Davis and Notre Dame’s Aubrey Lewis posted the fastest 400 meter hurdles times in college history. Kansas dominated with five firsts and swept weight events, with Dick Blair claiming two titles. Bill Nieder set the shot put mark and Ted Wheeler broke the mile record.
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Compton Cleaners and Coca Cola Nines Lead After Week One
Compton Cleaners and Coca-Cola Nines share early league leadership with two wins each. John Roshel will face Ronnie King in a pitchers battle at Commercial Solvents at 6 p m. Eastern Motor Express meets Optimist at Woodrow Wilson the same time.
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Senators rally past Tigers as Runnels shines with six hits
Pete Runnels piled six hits and five RBIs guiding the Senators to a pair of 6-5 wins over Detroit. The other game saw Kuene win for the Tanleens in a 6-0 victory over the Indians, restoring New York’s lead to three games.
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Littler Leads Pro Golf Open Buildup After Palm Beach Round Robin
Gene Littler, 25, from Singing Hills California, tops a field of thirteen pros in New Rochelle New York praising his form as he nets $3 000 from the Palm Beach round robin. He finishes 24 points ahead of Ted Kroll and 28 ahead of Don Finsterwald as Open contenders begin in Rochester. Sam Snead credits Littler as hot while noting Open eligibility.
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