July 4 pennant race lead tops baseball recap
Dodgers lead by five games as Yankees threaten. multiple games in progress with White Sox, Indians, Red Sox, and Giants winning or tied. Recaps include Allie Reynolds two hitters for Washington and notable homers by Kryhoski, Robinson, Tipton, Fondy, and Smokey.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Reds
Sam Dente
Saul Rogovin
Eddie Robinson
Eddie Stewart
Ray Coleman
Joe Tip
Terre Haute Phillies Win Odd Game In Iowa Series
Terre Haute Phillies rally in the ninth to defeat Cedar Rapids 3 to 2, seizing the odd game of a five game set. Podoley and Paparella delivered the decisive hits after a pitcher duel, with Nemes yielding only five hits before the ninth.
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Saverine
Don Marshall
Podoley
Evansville Leads Three-I League as Weekend Games End
Evansville holds a five game lead in the Three-I League after weekend action. Burlington climbs to second by sweeping Quincy while edging Keokuk. Davenport and Waterloo split, with Waterloo defeating Evansville 6 to 3 and Davenport winning 18 to 13 over Keokuk.
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Cedar Raide
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Terre Haute and Cedar Rapids Battle In Extra Polling
Habel Podoley Paparella and Fishback pace Terre Haute while Cedar Rapids relies on Nemes Daley and Lief in a 28-3 scoring spree. Podoley and Fishback log two base hits and several RBIs as final totals reflect a decisive Cedar Rapids win with 3,218 in attendance.
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Habel
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Nemes
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Truss
Ee ‘Krantz
Saeeeers Finn
Bloodworth
Bowes
Smith
Fishback
Radley
Daley
Cedar Rapids
Podoley
Paparella
Lief
Hart
Sief
Harr
Collins Pep Fight in Boston Garden Tonight
Tommy Collins vows to KO Willie Pep in a 10 round bout at Boston Garden with Pep as a slight favorite. The winner advances to face Del Flanagan or Gene Smith in Washington for a shot at Sandy Saddler's title while Saddler is away.
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Tommy Collins
Willie Pep
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South End
Collins
Washington
del Flanagan
Gene Smith
Sandy Saddler
U S Olympic Stars Head For Helsinki
Los Angeles June 30. The United States track and field team of 52 members boarded planes for Helsinki to begin the 7000 mile trip to the 1952 Olympic Games. Mal Whitfield led the delegation and earned a sweep in the 400 meters with a 46.9 seconds victory at the U S Olympic finals, the meet’s lone double winner. He is also favored in the 800 meters, likely to challenge Jamaicans George Rhoden and Art Wint for the title.
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Stan Musial Strikes End 24 Game Hitting Streak
Stan Musial of the Cardinals went hitless against Howie Pollet in a rain shorted five inning game in Pittsburgh on June 30. The 24 game streak ended as Musial failed to record a hit in his only official at bat.
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Pirates
Howie Pollet
Pittsburgh
del Rice
Chicago
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Harry Perkowski
Cincy
Ted Kulszewski
Joe Adcock
Roy Smalley
Dee Fondy
Vonenes
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Tain
Stan Musial
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Musial
Tom Cherry Wins National Speedway Division Championship
Langhorne Pa June 30 Tom Cherry of Muncie Indiana won the National Speedway Division Championship auto race driving the 100 mile event at an average speed of 85.69 miles per hour.
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Langhorne
Tom Cherry
Muncie
Ind
Pro Gridders Make Good Business Men
San Francisco June 30 Professional football offers a fast track to business success for graduates and should attract youngsters with athletic talent. Gordon Soltau former Minnesota star and San Francisco Forty Niners end believes pro football helps secure jobs and a higher income, noting his steel salesman role after football and his public speaking and volunteer work. He argues pro football is 100 percent better than college level for focus, maturity, and quality players, outlining three reasons why.
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San Francisco
Gordon Soltau
Minnesota
Soltau
Monarch Steel Products Co
University of Minnesota
Junior Golfers Begin Tourney At Purdue South Course
About 200 junior golfers converge on Purdue University South Course for the qualifying rounds of the 27th Indiana Junior Golf Championship. Defending champ Karl Nessler of Seymour, a Butler student, aims to repeat as champion, facing veterans like Joe Campbell of Anderson. After qualifying, low 64 advance to match play with 36 holes finals Friday.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Karl Nessler
Seymour
Butler University
Nessler
Joe Campbell
Anderson
Chuck Adkins Wins Fastrack Feature at Terre Haute
Chuck Adkins of Indianapolis drove car No 90 to win the Fastrack feature at Terre Haute Sunday evening with Darrel Derringer also from Indianapolis finishing second and Cowboy Jack Shanklin third. Terre Haute ace Sam Cash, in third, was unhurt after a three flip wreck. A 30 lap race is set for Friday July 4 with a trophy prize. women pilots will close the holiday program by racing in speed duels on the track.
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Terre Haute
California Stars Win N C A A Tennis
California schools swept NCAA tennis titles with team and all three individual crowns. Hugh Stewart of Southern California defeated Bobby Perry in straight sets to claim the singles title, while Cliff Mayne and Hugh Bitzler of UCLA won the doubles title. UCLA captured the team championship.
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Hugh Stewart
Southern California
Bobby Perry
U.C.L.A
Cliff Mayne
Hugh Bitzler
Downing Perry
Larry Huebner
Grand Circuit Opens with 16 Filly Trotting Oaks Field
Goshen New York June 30 a big field of 16 three year old fillies meets in the 18485 dollar Coaching Club Trotting Oaks the feature of the Grand Circuit opening. Entries include Dinner Date Stately Way Derna Miss Yonkers Nancy Dear and others from Goshen and Wichita vie for top honors ahead of the 90000 Hambletonian at Good Time Park August 6.
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N. Y
A. L. Derby, Jr
Wichita
Kan
William W. Erving
Haledon
N. J
E. J Baker
Derna
St. Charles
Good Time Stable
Miss Yonkers
Nancy Dear
William Cane
Good Time Park
Jensen in Come Back With Olympic Swimmers
Indianapolis June 30 Zoe Ann Jensen former national diving champion showed good form at an exhibition of U S Olympic team swimmers despite a pulled stomach muscle from recent practice. The 21 year old diver had been out of public competition for three years and began practice two weeks ago for a comeback. Five events of the women s Olympic swimming program will be decided here July 46 with three meter springboard diving on the final day.
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Indianapolis
Zoe Ann Jensen
Vincennes Open Golf Tourney Won by Jones
Vincennes Ind June 30 Les Jones a St Louis pro shot 70 73 143 to win the Vincennes Open Golf Tournament Saturday and Sunday. Sam Stucke Evansville and Art Jenneman Vincennes led the amateurs with 149s which they didn't play off.
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Ind
Les Jones
St. Louis
Sam Stucke
Evansville
Art Jenneman
Holloway Sparks Winning Golfers in Terre Haute Tourney
Holloway shot a two under par 68 to lift Rea Park’s 12 man squad to the Terre Haute Golf Association low gross trophy. Verostko and Robinson led medal play, with key scores from Burland, Dunlap, and Connelly as teams from Rea Park, Country Club of Terre Haute, Elks, and Phoenix contest for net honors.
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Holloway
Gene Verostko
Lou Robinson
Allendale
Verostko
Gene
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Robinson
Burland
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Gilmore
Elks’ Flash
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Norm Dunlap, Jr
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Rupe Robinson
George Kaperak
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Keith Owen, Jr
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Norm Dunlap
Jim Burland
Bepecee
Dick Smith
Jim Wolfe
Hank Kelley
Art Blakely
Bob Bundy
Jim Stoner
George Forsythe
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Norm
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Bud” Colson
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Harry Miller
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Maurice S. Fetter
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Charles Zimmerman
Mark Fisk
William Smocka
Joe Montgomery
Claude McCallister
Snead And Ferrier Inverness Winners
Sammy Snead credits partner Jim Ferrier for the Inverness All-Star best-ball title netting $5,000. The duo dominated Sunday to finish ahead of Lloyd Mangrum Cary Middlecoff and others as Mangrum and Middlecoff slipped to third while Ford and Oliver rose to second.
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Sammy Snead
Jim Ferrier
Inverness
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Mangrum
Middlecoff
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New Junior League in Action at Montezuma
Ten teams from Parke and Vermilion counties form a new junior baseball league in Montezuma Indiana. Opening games Monday feature St Bernice versus Hillsdale and Marshall against Dana. Doubleheaders are scheduled for Monday and Thursday evenings with single games on Friday.
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Vermillion
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Dana
Suggs Wins National Open With Open Record Score
Louise Suggs clinched her second National Open title at Bala Golf Club with a 284, the lowest 72 hole score ever by a woman. The 28 year old from Carrollton, Georgia ousted Babe Zaharias’ 288 mark and surpassed the Open record of 291, joining Zaharias as the only players to win the Open twice.
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Carrollton
Bala Golf Club
Babe Zaharias
Georgia
Babe
United States holds three in Wimbledon quarter finals
Wimbledon England June 30 three Americans reach the quarter finals of the men’s singles hoping to defend the title since 1947. Dick Savitt from Orange New Jersey faces Mervyn Rose while Vic Seixas of Philadelphia meets Herb Flam Beverly Hills Calif. Frank Sedgman battles Eric Sturgess and Jaroslav Drobny faces Ken MacGregor. The women’s quarter finals begin tomorrow with five Americans two Brits and one Australian.
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Philadelphia
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Mervyn Rose
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Eric Sturgess
South Africa
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Ken MacGregor
Merchants Down Eagles in Ten Innings at New Goshen
In New Goshen Indiana on June 30 the Merchants outlasted the Terre Haute Eagles 5 to 4 in ten innings. Max Call drove in the winning run with his third safety. Decker had two hits for New Goshen while H Miller led the Eagles with three hits. Batteries Gummere Taylor Bayh Decker.
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Ind
New Goshen Merchants
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H. Miller
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Taylor
Bayh and
Blues slam 10 homers in 17-4 win over St Paul in doubleheader
Kansas City Blues rout St Paul 17-4 in the opener as they set a league hitting pace with 10 homers and 53 total bases, Roy Partee tying the HR per inning mark with two. Vic Power Cal Segrist and Bill Renna hit two each. Andy Carey added one.
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Eddie Mayo Joins Phillies as Coach Under O'Neill
Philadelphia June 30 Eddie Mayo former Tigers and Athletics player joins the Phillies as coach alongside his former manager Steve O Neill Mayo replaces Dusty Cooke who had served with the Phillies since 1945 O Neill succeeds Eddie Sawyer as manager
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Red Birds Nosed Out in Rosedale Showdown
In Rosedale Indiana on a Sunday afternoon the Rosedale A C edged the Chrisman Red Birds 3 to 2. Pitcher Jim Chaney won the game by doubling home the winning run in the seventh inning. Both starters fanned 13 batters. Chrisman 2 3 1 Rosdale 3 4 3 Batteries Montagnino Decker Chaney Stith.
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