Parks Rally Tops Miners 10-9 Amid Rain Delay
Silver Bow Parks overcome four late runs to beat the Miners Union nine 10-9. A 10-minute rain and hail delay preceded a decisive seventh inning rally, with Malkovich looping seven wild pitches and Gentils delivering crucial hits. Orlich homered for the Parks as they stay atop the penant race. Jenicker to start for McQueens and Al Foy to pitch for Parks.
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Frank Jenicker
al Foy
Navy
Woody” Wold
Dad Malkovich
Lee
Harvey Girard
Collins
Hull
Mike Orlich
Miners
Malkovich
Parks
Gentils
Crunch
Wold
Maloney
Gallaghere Malkovich
Mee
Girard
Crnich
Orlich
Hill
Morris
Fagan
Salo
Wrable
Galagher
Balk
Maikovich
Janhunen and
Hensley
Wealthy patrons chase Derby luck at Wood Memorial
New York May 31 U P Richie racing notes tell how three rich men faced Derby fortune. Fred W Hooper of Miami and Birmingham built a strong hoop Jr stable after discovering Royal Prince's speed. Hoop Jr. won Wood Memorial section two while Jeep and Greek Warrior faltered, boosting Hooper's hopes for the Kentucky Derby. Col C V Whitney also saw Jeep qualify for Run of the Roses. Hooper insists Hoop Jr. can win, citing luck and satisfying performances. Hooper owns extensive cattle ranches in Florida and Alabama and began racing via a quarter bred horse, Royal Prince, and later expanded into thoroughbreds with more than 250000 invested.
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Wood Memorial
Whitney
Fred Hooper
Miami
Birmingham
Ala
Hoop Jr
Hooper
Bunnell
Fla
Montgomery
Royal Prince
South
Helis
Elizabeth Arden
Lexington
Ivan Parke
Sir Gallahad
Hollywood
Hoop, Jr
F. W. Hooper
Jamaica
New York
Jeep
Alexis
Henry Langer
Christiana
Pacific Coast Conference to map 1945 football season plans
The Pacific Coast Conference meets June 10 in Spokane to map plans for the 1945 football season. Montana University will be represented. Discussions will include Navy U-12 trainees playing collegiate football and Northern division teams expected to oppose the bluejackets' participation.
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Pacific Coast Conference
Spokane
Montana University
Navy U-12
Bluejackets
Free For All Out Of Derby Field Narrowed To Thirteen
New York May 31 The Derby contenders edge down to a baker's dozen as Free For All officially drops out after a tendon injury from a Churchill Downs workout. Hoop Jr. heads to Blue Grass country after Wood Memorial success, Jeep and Alexis prepare for departures, while Sea Swallow remains the lone Western entry amid East limited hopes.
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New York
John Marsh
Hoop Jr
Blue Grass Country
Churchill Downs
Burley Parke
Beavers Top Rainiers 6-0 For Clinching PCL Lead
Sidney Cohen pitched a two hit shutout scattering eight hits as the Portland Beavers defeated the Seattle Rainiers 6-0 on Thursday. The win widened Portland’s lead to two and a half games over Seattle and gave Portland a 3-1 edge in the current series.
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Seattle
U.P
Portland Beavers
Sidney Cohen
Seattle Rainiers
Beaver
Portland
Athletics Opt Pruett to International League
Philadelphia May 31 The Athletics offered catcher Jim Pruett to Toronto of the International League but he refused to report saying he wanted a better trial with the A's or to be sent back to Milwaukee his home. Pruett caught only one full game with Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Jim Pruett
Toronto
Milwaukee Brewers
A’s
Milwaukee
Pruett
Athletics
Copper League Baseball Standings and Tonight’s Game
Copper League standings show Parks leading with 9 wins in 10 games and 0.900 pace, followed by McQueens and Mines. Thursday results record Parks 10, Miners 9. Tonight at Clark Park 6:45 McQueens vs Parks.
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School of Mines Ss
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Miners
Clark Park
McQueens
Parks
Baseball scores traded in a New York and Chicago clash
Baseball results show American League Detroit blanked New York 2 to 0 while St Louis defeated Washington 5 to 2 and Chicago finished tied with Philadelphia 3 to 3. Cleveland edged Boston 3 to 6 in another matchup.
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New York
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
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St. TU Hipaa
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Enone Amma
St Louis
Cincinnati
Probable pitchers for Friday's major league games
National League matchups list Voiselle Donnelly Davis Walters in tight night bills with records. The slate includes Cooper or Andrews Erickson and Schang Roe Reynolds Bevens Borowy, Wilson Trout O'Neill Jakucki Knerr Flores Grove Wolff.
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St. Louis
Voiselle
Donnelly
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Davis
Walters
Boston
Chicago
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Andrews
Erickson
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Schang
Roe
Cleveland
Reynolds
Bevens
Borowy
Detroit
Wilson
Trout
O'Neill
Jakucki
Knerr
Dempsey May Move West Washington
Comdr. Jack Dempsey may return to the Pacific to supervise the Coast Guard training program and arrange service bouts. He is on a War Bond tour on the west coast and his tentative assignment since returning from overseas duty is at Manhattan Beach Training Station in Brooklyn New York.
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Pacific
Coast Guard
Dempsey
West
Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dodgers Win in 13th on Rosen Triple
Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 in 13 innings before 13,126 fans. Goodwin Rosen delivered a clutch triple to right field scoring two, as Brooklyn stifled a Pirate rally with a fifth double play of the game. Cited lineups show Stanky and Elliott among key Dodgers.
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Goodwin Rosen
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Dodgers
Jack Barrett
Gionfridde
Bob Elliott
Jim Russell
Babe Dahlgren
Bill Hart
Vic Barnhart
Brooklyn Abhoa Pittsburgh AB
OA Stanky
Coccart
Rosen
O Barrett
Galan
Brien
Gustiness
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tHandiey
Lombardi
Obarnhart
Dantonice
Lopezcee
Adagaray
Ni Colman
Kinep
S8itegavr
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Andrews
Gustine
Lopez
Brooklyn Ies
Elliott
Stanky
King
Brooklyn
Two 2-Hit Games Highlight Schoolboys Baseball
Leslie Benz of Webster and Clarence Merzlak of Grant pitched two hit games in Legion league action. Merzlak’s Grant beat Greeley 7 to 0 in the Southeastern race at Clark Park, while Sacred Heart edged Longfellow 8 to 7 on a seventh inning passed ball. Benz’s Webster defeated St Lawrence 8 to 4 in the Northwestern race at the Cinders, and Lincoln a 16 to 2 win over Washington with Lecos and Roberts homering. Also, Billings fighters withdraw from the Great Falls boxing show set for June 8 9 due to lack of A A U sanction.
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Webster
Clarence Merzlak
Grant
Merzlak
Greeley
Clark Park
Sacred Heart
Longfellow
Benz
Cinders
St. Lawrence
Lecos
Roberts
Lincoln
Washington
Country Club's Golf Tourney Opens Saturday
Butte's first official golf tournament of 1945, the annual spring handicap race at the Butte Country Club, starts Saturday for a nine day run. Players must complete a qualifying round to create flights and Sunday opens first-round match play. Pairings posted Saturday night. Obbie Ashford and Wreck Donnelly cochair opening event.
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Butte
Butte Country Club
A. B. Foutz
O. R
Obbie” Ashford
W. P “Wreck” Donnelly
Cochairmen
Big Ten Toughens Real Amateurism Rules On Recruiting
The Big Ten adopts a sharper amateurism code banning indirect pay to players and school aided outreach to recruits. It requires athletes to show interest before contact and threatens disenfranchisement for violations, signaling a strict stand amid postwar athletic expansion.
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Chicago
U.P
Big Ten
Ift
Iowa
Cochrane to Meet Lelio in 10 Round Non Title Bout
Freddie Red Cochrane welterweight champion will box Pete Lelio in Jacksonville in a 10 round non title bout Friday night. It is his first ring return since Navy discharge. Cochrane will fight June 29 at Madison Square Garden against Tommy Graziano under Mike Jacobs promotion.
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Fla
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Cochrane
Elizabeth
N. J
Pete Lelio
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs
Tommy
Rocky Graziano
New York
Mixed doubles league yields high scores in last night race
Helen Manovich posted a high game of 197 and Isabelle Williams led with a 527 series among women in the mixed team race. Jim Clark rolled 195 and Frank Eltz topped men with 528 as twelve mixed couples compete tonight at 7:30.
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Helen Manovich
Isabelle Williams
Jim Clark
Frank Eltz
Hodges Named Chairman of Electric City High School Council
Ted Hodges, former coach at Great Falls high school, has been named chairman of the Electric City high school athletic council amid tie up between Professional Football league rule book and collegiate association differences.
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Collegiate Association
Ted Hodges
Great Falls High School
Electric City High School Athletic Council
Neptune's Cup Sponge Reaches Three Feet In Height
A vase shaped sponge named Neptune's Cup is reported to grow to about three feet tall. Researchers note its distinctive form resembles a decorative vase and may aid in classification of sponge species. The finding adds to marine biodiversity records from recent surveys.
War Vet Mueller Blanks Yanks as Tigers Narrow Lead
Army veteran Les Mueller shut out the New York Yankees 2-0 on two singles in his first start of the year, delivering Detroit within one game of the league leaders as Rudy York Doc Cramer and Jimmy Outlaw drove in both runs in the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium.
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Tigers
New York
Les Mueller
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Joe McCarthy
Yankee Stadium
Larry MacPhail
Detroit
Bill Zuber
Rudy York
Doc Cramer
Jimmy Outlaw
Zuber
Detroit Sveesalt
Maier
Pete Gray Learns New Outfield Trick From Amputees
In Walter Reed hospital Pete Gray teaches amputee veterans his catching and throwing sequence in the gym. Luke Sewell notes Gray’s footwork and pivots, and amputees suggest a full basketball pivot to gain power. Gray plans to practice more in fielding drills while Sewell defends his abilities as a skilled, courageous player.
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Washington
Pete Gray
Walter Reed Hospital
St. Louis Brown Star
Luke Sewell
Pete
Fellows
Sewell
Gray
Batting leaders and key records across leagues
National league leaders include Lombard of the Giants with 34 runs batted in and Kurowski of the Cardinals with 33. Other top NL names are Ott and Di Maggio. In the American League Stephens of the Browns leads with 38 RBIs, followed by Johnson of the Red Box and Hayes of the Athletics. The list notes top batters by games played and average leaders, with Holmes Ou Se and teammates among the leaders.
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Braves
Giants
Kurowski
Cardinals
Cuccinello
White Sox
Etten
Yankees
Stirawetas
Stephens
Browns
Lombard
Weintraub
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DiMaggio
Phillies
R. Johnson
Red
Hayes
Athletics
Lombard Giants
Orme
Dodgers
Intermediate Nines Run Up High Scores
Older boys ran up high scores last evening. Opening game winners last Monday tangled at the Cinders with Hard Knocks beating Hubs 15 to 4 as Rooney held Hubs to five hits. At Hebgen Park Highlanders defeated Longfellow A. C. 24 to 0 led by Haller with four hits and five runs while Lecos added two hits and five tallies.
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Rooney
Hebgen Park
Highlanders
Longfellow A. C
Haller
Lecos
Ameche Stable a Winner at Santa Anita
Actor Don Ameche, new to racing, has a two horse stable featuring Sir Bim and Son of Chance. In three starts at the Santa Anita meeting this year, both horses have won, marking a strong early success for Ameche in California.
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Ameche
Arcadia
Calif
Don Ameche
Johnny Come
Sir Bim
Son of Chance
National League posts 16th Gold Star for Marine death
Lt. Charles Behan, former Detroit Lions end, is reported killed by machine gun fire on Okinawa. The Navy acknowledges his death as the 16th Gold Star awarded, reflecting his service in the Marine unit during World War II.
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Chicago
National Football League
Charles Behan
Marines
Detroit Lions
Okinawa
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