Huts Edge Hawks 13-8 in Memorial Stadium rout
Terre Haute Huts sweep Waterloo 3-1 to narrow gap on league leader Evansville. Dick Camilli and Gene Neff each drive in four as Camilli belts a three run homer. Sixth inning six runs and nine errors mark a loose game before Terre Haute heads to Keokuk.
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White Hawks
Memorial Stadium
Waterloo
Terre Haute
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Dick Camilli
Gene Neff
Hawk
Camilli
Chuck Selby
Neff
Huts seek $20000 funds as road trip begins
Terre Haute officials push Save the Huts drive to fund a home for the team the fund now at over 2200 dollars toward a 20000 goal. Fans pack Memorial Stadium as 1129 watch a 13 to 8 win over Waterloo. New pitchers Bays and Koleff arrive from Durham while Daw son and Bentfield are released.
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Terre Haute Baseball Club
Save the
Coca-Cola and Compton win Ruth Loop tilts
Coca-Cola clipped Lumber Dealers 8 to 2 at Commercial Solvents field. Art Compton led Compton's 16 to 13 win over Marvel's at Woodrow Wilson. Roshel homered and added two singles for Compton's, while Tryan homered and singled for Lumber Dealers.
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Coca-Cola
Diamond
Art Compton
Marvel
Woodrow Wilson
Wolfe
Fortspan
Tryan
Roshel
Compton
Ferency
Dischinger
Newton
Mann
Marvel's
Lautenschlager
Mills
Tom Jackson Offered Fight With Johansson in Stockholm
New York June 13 reports heavyweight Tom Hurricane Jackson who lost a 12 round elimination to Floyd Patterson last Friday. he has received an offer to fight Sven Nyman Johansson of Sweden in Stockholm on July 22.
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New York
Tommy ‘Hurricane’ Jackson
Floyd Patterson
Ngemar Johansson
Sweden
Stockholm
Denver Downed Louisville 6 2 in American Assn action
Denver pitcher Jack Urban starred with seven hits and key double plays guiding the Bears to a 6 2 win over Louisville. St Paul moved to fourth after a double header sweep over Wichita and Omaha fell to Charleston 7 2. Minneapolis split a twin bill with Indianapolis as Dolan Nicholas earned his sixth win with four hits allowed in 7 25 innings.
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Denver
Jack Urban
Jeading Bears
Louisville
Urban
Jolly Jack
Navy
St. Paul
Wichita
Saints
Omaha
Charleston
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Gail Harris
Eddie Bressoud
Dolan Nicholas
Fleck Seeks Open Glory After Hogan Triumph
Jack Fleck, 33, from Davenport Iowa, aims to prove he is not a golfing bust as the U S Open opens at Oak Hill. He notes recent poor play but shows heavy practice, posting 87 in a warm up and dedicating long hours daily while Hogan and Snead also intensify prep for the Rochester event.
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Jack Fleck
Rochester
N. Y
Ben Hogan
Daven
Port
Itowa
Hogan
Oak Hill Country Club
Ping
Fleck
Sam Snead
Indiana Distributing Beats Hurst Hardware 15 12 in tilt
Indiana Distributing banged out 18 hits to defeat Hurst Hardware 15 to 12 at the West Terre Haute diamond. Plew hit a home run for Indiana Distributing and Lowe homered for Hurst Ind. Dist. Batteries-Webb noted. Plow and Summers powered the defense as Froscharer, Simpson and Lowe contributed.
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Indiana Distributing
Hurst Hardware
West Terre Haute
Plew
Indiana
Lowe
Hurst
RHE Ind. Dist
Webb
Froscharer, Simpson and Lowe
Seymour Leads Championship Flight In Terre Haute Golf
Mrs Herbert Seymour headed the championship flight after an 86 in qualifying for the Ladies Spring Handicap at the Country Club of Terre Haute. She won the Western Pin with a net 73 while Mrs Robert Oliphant shot 89 for second low. Pairings set for the handicap tournament opening Tuesday with matches through June 21 and 22.
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Herbert Seymour
Country Club
Terre Haute
Seymour
Robert Oliphant
Delbert Talley
Phillip H. Templeton
Cardinals Lead All-Star Field in 1956 Balloting
St Louis Cardinals place four players atop the National League list for the July 10 All-Star Game in Washington. Red Schoendienst leads second base voting. Ken Boyer tops third. Rip Repulski and Stan Musial pace left and right field. Mickey Mantle leads overall AL votes with 8,635. Balloting ends June 26.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Washington
Red Schoendienst
Cincinnati
Johnny Tempie
Ken Boyer
Milwaukee
Eddie Mathews
Rip Repulski
Philadelphia
del Ennis
Stan Musial
Hank Aaron
Schoendienst
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Boston
Jim Piersall
Ford Frick
June Hectic In N L Flag Race
In a tense June battle the National League lead shifts as Pittsburgh wins 7 of 12, Dodgers trim Cardinals 6 4, Cubs surge, and Milwaukee slides after a 5 2 loss to Philadelphia. American League stays led by New York as Cleveland and Detroit win and lose. Pirates regain edge with late Rit.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Redlegs
Dodgers
St. Louis
Cardinals
Chicago
New York
Giants
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Orioles
Kansas City
Sullivan Merchants Face Princeton Friday In 10th Straight Bid
The Sullivan Merchants chase a tenth straight win as they visit an undefeated Princeton Friday night. After a 11 3 victory over Decker on Sunday, Sullivan remains on a winning streak and will host Bloomfield next Sunday.
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Sullivan Merchants
Princeton
Merchants
Decker
Bloomfield
Rhe Decker
Sullivan
Eastern Softball Club To Meet A F Base
The Eastern Motor Express softball team seeks a fourth win in five starts facing Rockville Air Force Base at 8 pm Thursday in Rockville. A second game is set for 8 pm Friday night in Olney with a doubleheader angekündigt.
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Eastern Motor Express
Rockville Air Force Base
Rockville
Will of Knute Rockne’s widow admitted for probate
The will of Mrs. Knute Rockne was admitted for probate in Superior Court in South Bend Indiana on Tuesday. The estate is estimated at $50 000 with most assets placed in trust for Mrs. Rockne’s children and grandchildren.
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South Bend
Ind
Knute Rockne
Superior Court
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Trails League
Evansville
Pal CLI
Paul Frisz
Butchers’ Local 381
Jefry Dick Bays
Nick Koleff
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Koleff
Durham
Hut
Luke Dawson
Dick Bentfield
George Wiemuth
Harold Napier
C. L. “Speed” Shideler
Fans Association
Wiemath
Napier
Clay County
All-Stars
Staunton
Brazil
Roy Braun
East Oak Street
Clashousie
Comptons
Ruth Loop
Rhe Art Compton
Joseu
Juha
Rush
RHE Se Eee Lumber Dealers
Coca-Cola Batteries
Hord and Haney
Cottrell and Surber
Denver Downs
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Associated Press
Indiana Distributing Downs
Mrs. Seymour
O. Nay
Joseph Higgins
J. C. McHargue
Noel S. McBride
Philip H. Templeton
Victor Miller
W. D. Howe
Benton Marrs
J. D. Anderson
Howard Clare
Robert
Lloyd Adamson
Sarah
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Dale Long
Eer Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Ken Bower
Louis
Ernie Banks
Peewee Reese
Duke Snider
Willie Mays
Roy Campanella
del Crandall
Mickey Vernon
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Neilie Fox
Billy Goodman
George Kell
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Chico Carrasquel
Ted Williams
Minnie Minoso
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Hank Bauer
Yogi Berra
Sherman Lollar
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Jack Shepard
Roberto Clemente
Cards
Carl Erskine
Clem Labine
Irvin
R.B.I
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Cub
Willie Jones
Phils
Bob Buhl
Andy Carey
Whitey Ford
White Sox
Armstrong Tires
Wabash Distributing Co
N. 6Th Street
Carl Wolf, Inc
Papa
Beau Brummel
Keeris
Eastern Softball Club
A.F. Base
Kessler
Julius Kessler Company
Lawrenceburg
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