Butte Anaconda Legion Series Opens June 20
The Butte Anaconda American Legion juniors plan a district baseball elimination tournament starting June 20 after a Friday night Legion hall meeting. District commissioners and team directors organized matchups with Deer Lodge, Dillon, Anaconda, Butte, and Bozeman drawing first round pairings.
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Butte
Anaconda
American Legion
Legion Hall
Louis Sells
Old Mines
William Walsh
Ed Wenger
Ed Gerry
Clyde Jarvis
Dillon
Charles Hubbard
Deer Lodge
Tom Adamson
Bozeman
Montana
Butte Legion Juniors Defeat Great Falls 8-3 in Falls
Butte American Legion Juniors beat Great Falls Juniors 8 to 3 at Electric City. Pitcher Jim Sweeney threw a nine inning game allowing six hits and escaped a seventh inning jam with one out and bases loaded. Yorke held Butte to five hits while Great Falls’ errors fueled the late scoring.
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Butte American Legion
Great Falls
Electric City
Jim Sweeney
Butte
Sweeney
Yorke
Jimmy McCaughey
Philipsburg
Kasun
Bush
Leybold
Yurko
Merrick
Two Track Marks Go in Mountain Prelims
In Denver on May 31 1946 Ralph Tate of Oklahoma A and M set a broad jump record with 23 feet 8 inches breaking the old mark by 1 3 4 inches. David Bolen of LSU ran 50 3 in the 440 cut the record by two tenths of a second. No prelims were held in Tate’s event or the 100 yard dash where Don Campbell of Colorado and Zane Moon of Kemmerer were favored to better the 10 second standard.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain A. A. U
Ralph Tate
Oklahoma A
M. College
David Bolen
University
Baton Rouge
Tate
Bolen
Don Campbell
University of Colorado
Zane Moon
Kemmerer
Wyo
Poulin Beats Maine Champion in Sanford Showdown
Gabby Poulin of New Britain Connecticut defeated Eddie Letorneau of Sanford in a welterweight bout in Sanford Maine. Poulin weighed 145 while Letourneau weighed 146. In Asbury Park New Jersey Shelton Bell of Youngstown Ohio scored a technical knockout over Oscar Hodnett of Trenton in the sixth round.
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Maine
Augusta
Gabby Poulin
New Britain
Asbury Park
N. J
Shelton Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
Oscar Hodnett
Trenton
Armory
Dodgers Lose Injunction Suit Over Mexican League Raids
Brooklyn Dodgers' bid for a permanent injunction against Mexican league recruitment failed in U S district court. Judge Rubey M Hulen dismissed against Jorge Pasquel and four others for lack of evidence and non residency, while finding no proof Ray Gillespie conspired to lure Dodgers players. The case centered on Mickey Owen's move to Vera Cruz and a reserve clause issue remains unresolved.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rubey M. Hulen
Missouri
Hulen
Jorge Pasquel
Bernardo
Robert James
Mario Loustau
Pasquels
Ray J. Gillespie
Star-Times
Brooklyn Dodger
Mickey Owen
Dodger
Vera Cruz
Judge Hulen
Gillespie
Owen
Mexico
Dodgers
New York Giants
Yankees
New York State Supreme Court
Yankee
Mogul Sees Mexico in World Series
Del Webb, NY Yankees part owner, says Mexico's baseball interest could foster an international world series. He spoke at the Matrix Table banquet of Theta Sigma Phi and noted potential for an Organized League of Nations in baseball and closer US Mexico business ties.
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Hollywood
U.P
del Webb
New York Yankees
Mexico
Theta Sigma Phi
Webb
United States
Vigeante Knocks Out Small In Fourth Round
Waterbury welterweight Frank Vigeante 143 knocks out Dolly Small 143 of Springfield in the fourth round at Ocean Beach Park New London Conn. The bout ends after Vigeante floors Small twice for nine counts before a final left hook.
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Vigeante Kayoes
New London
One Thousand Golfers Seek Open Berths Across 25 Courses
About 1,100 amateurs and pros will chase 130 U S Open spots in 36 hole medal tests on 25 courses starting Monday. The field will total 172 players with 42 auto qualifiers. Exempt stars include Craig Wood Byron Nelson Bud Ward Ben Hogan Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen among others.
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New York
Craig Wood
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Byron Nelson
Dick Burton
Frank Stranahan
Tall Henry Picard
Canterbury
Cleveland
Wood
Nelson
Ward
Little Ben Hogan
Denny Shute
Sam Sneaderman Keiser
Lawson Little
Horton Smith
Gene Sarazen
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Vic Ghezzi
Sam Byrd
Ruth Leaves Mexico After Unclear Contract Talks
Babe Ruth heads to New York after a Mexico visit with Jorge Pasquel that yielded no signed agreement. The trip triggered a batter scene in Vera Cruz with Mickey Owen named interim manager and Ramon Bragana suspended for a dispute over Ruth batting practice requests.
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Mexico City
U.P
Babe Ruth
New York
Mexico
Jorge Pasquel
Pasquel
Ruth
Mickey Owen
Brooklyn Dodger
Vera Cruz Blues
Ramon Bragana
Ernesto Carmona
Mexico City Reds
America
Carmona
Bragana
Roma Chavez
Veran Cruz
East Siders Hold Off Macs In Tight Intermediates
In Hebgen park Friday night the East Siders edged the Macs 3-2 with sharper fielding and Metally winning on the mound as Connors took the loss. In the other game at Cinders, O'Brien homered to lift the North Siders to a 4-3 win over the Dewey Boulevards, with E Guay tripling and Toy doubling for the losers. Mulcahy pitched for the North Siders while Poor started for Dewey Boulevards.
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East Siders
Macs
Hebgen Park
Metally
Connors
O'Brien
North Siders
Dewey Boulevards
Cinders
E. Guay
Toy
Mulcahy
Big Ten gridders still deadlocked over 1947 schedules
Champaign Illinois May 31 Big Ten football coaches and athletic directors after two days of wrangling still had not reached an agreement on 1947 grid schedules The primary difficulty centers on balancing the schedule for Indiana Purdue and Iowa with no final card reached Friday night
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Champaign
Ill
Indiana
Purdue
Iowa
Milwaukee Five Defeats Kansas City Four in A A Meeting
In a Milwaukee game the Milwaukee team beats Kansas City 5 to 4 while other clubs remain off the schedule. The result highlights a tight late contest with the home squad holding the edge.
Hogan Extends Lead In Goodall Round Robin
Ben Hogan sits atop the Goodall round robin at Winged Foot G C after carding 73 72 for a total of 25 points. He leads Lawson Little Byron Nelson and Herman Barron as the field tightens with Williams and McSpaden in pursuit.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
U.P
Ben Hogan
Goodall
Winged Foot G. C
Lawson Little
Bob Hamilton
Hogan
Sammy Byrd
Lloyd Mangrum
Little
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Lord Byron
Herman Barron
Harry Cooper
Mangrum
Byrd
Sammy
Barron
Blastin
Benny
Jimmy Hines
Sammy Snead
Hines
Herman Keiser
Keiser
Dick Burton
Burton
Jay McSpaden
Hamilton
Vic Ghezzi
E. J. Harrison
Jimmy Demaret
Harrison
Arkansas Traveler
McSpaden
Jack Staton Lands an Outstanding Rainbow Trout
Fishermen report improving luck despite rain and muddy water. Jack Staton of Butte Gun Club caught a 24 inch Rainbow trout about three miles north of Zigler Springs in the Big Hole river using sucker meat. The fish weighed six pounds and measured six inches in depth.
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Big Hole River
Zigler Springs
Jack Staton
Butte Gun Club
Carter
Yankee in British Amateur Finals
Handsome Bob Sweeney Jr. 35, an American long based in England, reaches the British amateur final after defeating Gerald Micklem 5 and 4 in a rain-soaked semi. His rival is Jimmy Bruen, 26, who beat Harry Walker 3 and 2 to reach the final in Birkdale England.
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Birkdale
England
Bob Sweeney, Jr
Jimmy Bruen
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Gerald Micklem
London
Bruen
Harry Walker
Royal Air Force
Boxer Beckwith Disqualified Wins Over Barrow in Chicago
Booker Beckwith of Chicago stopped Willie Barrow of Detroit in the fifth round of a scheduled 10 rounder at the Coliseum. Barrow dropped to one knee after a solid combination. referee Tomms Gilmore disqualified Barrow, awarding the bout to Beckwith. Beckwith weighed 174 and Barrow 186.
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Chicago
Booker Beckwith
Willie Barrow
Detroit
Coliseum
Beckwith
Barrow
Tomms Gilmore
Beauchene Wins Decision in Brunswick Main Bout
Maurice Beauchene of Brunswick won an eight round decision Friday night over Bob Pooler of Portland in the city hall boxing show. Pooler was knocked down once in the fourth round for a nine count. Charley Ruffing led the Yankees with 190 strikeouts in 1932.
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Brunswick
Maurice Beauchene
Bob Pooler
Portland
Pooler
Charley Ruffing
Yankees
Baseball Rained Out Here Again
Heavy rain again postponed a Copper Baseball League game at Clark Park when the Miners Union and Silver Bow Park A. C. failed to meet. The league resumes with Miners facing North Side A. C. at 2 PM tomorrow.
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Copper
Miners Union
Silver Bow Park
A. C
Clark Park
North Side
Silver Bow Parks
McQueens
Miners
Miners Parks
North Side A
Assault Bids for Belmont and Big Sweep Today
Belmont stakes day features Assault favored to win the 78th Belmont over a field of 10 including Lord Boswell Hampden Mahout Natchez Manor Lad Cable Cedar Creek War Watch Windfields. A crowd around 50 000 expected with a payoff near 80 000 to winner.
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New York
Belmont
Lord Boswell
Hampden
Mahout
Texas
Lord of Maine Chance Farm
Bold Venture
Long Island
Philadelphia
Yanks Top A's 8-1 Behind Keller Three-Run Shot
Yankees rout Athletics 8-1 under lights as Charlie Keller belts a three run homer in the first inning. Rosar and Keller drive in multiple runs while New York narrows the gap to half a game behind the Red Sox. Attendance reaches 60,895 with Fowler suffering the loss.
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New York
Charlie Keller
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia
Chapman
Wallaeia
Rosar
Keller
Robinson
Gordon
Henrich
Page
Stirnweiss
Etten
Nw York
Fowler
Probable Pitchers Listed for Saturday MLB Games
National League Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Hughes vs Bahr. Brooklyn at Cincinnati Webber vs Reges. Boston at Chicago Cooper vs Passeau. New York at St Louis Koslo vs Pollett. American League Detroit at Washington Hutchinson vs Niggeling or Masterson. Cleveland at Philadelphia Embree vs Christopher. St Louis at New York Potter vs Bonham. Chicago at Boston Lee vs Butland.
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Boston
New York
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis MN
Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cane
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Hughes
Bahr
Webber
Reges
Cooper
Passeau
St. Louis
Koslo
Pollett
Hutchinson
Niggeling
Masterson
Embree
Christopher
Potter
Bonham
Lee
Butland
Oakland Acorns Reported to Buy Frank Crosetti
Oakland is rumored to have purchased shortstop Frankie Crosetti from the New York Yankees for an undisclosed price. Oakland GM Victor Devincenzie denied the deal, saying he knew nothing about it and had not spoken with Manager Casey Stengel. The report notes Crosetti would report within two weeks, while Crosetti began his career in Butte 20 years ago with the Montana Powers.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Oakland Acorns
The
Post Enquirer
Frankie Crosetti
New York Yankees
Crosetti
Oaks
Yankees
Acorns
Victor A. Devincenzie
Casey Stengel
Butte
Montana Powers
Old Mines
Bill McGonigle
Montana U Trackmen Head to National Meet in Minneapolis
Montana State University will send four athletes to the national college track and field meet in Minneapolis June 21 and 22. Dan Yovetich of Butte leads the group with a strong season in hurdles. Warren Crosby set a Montana shot put record and won the discus title. Laurence Purdy placed high in javelin. James Mayes excels in broad jump and pole vault. Yovetich scored 79 spring points for Montana.
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Missoula
Montana State University
Minneapolis
James G. Brown
Dan Yovetich
Butte
Warren Crosby
Montana
Laurence Purdy
Owens Leads Cut Bank Team to Golf Victory
In Havre on Memorial Day, Guy Owens and Buddy Arras led Cut Bank to a 224 team score and Owens captured medalist honors with a 75 at the Havre course. Havre duo Gene Aune and Ralph Collier were runners-up at 238 on 27 holes. Women’s winners were Mrs. Peg McKenzie and Mrs. John Case of Great Falls with 95 for nine holes. Havre’s Mrs. E V Lindelow and Mrs. Pauline Williams were runners-up at 99. Seventy-four golfers from two Havre clubs and several other towns competed across the event.
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Havre
Guy Owens
Montana
Buddy Arras
Little Brown Jug
Cut Bank
Owens
Gene Aune
Ralph Collier
Peg McKenzie
John Case
Great Falls
E. V. Lindelow
Pauline Williams
Chinook
Shelby
Malta
Glasgow
Bosox Boss Quits Play and Gets Raise
Boston May 31 Joe Cronin manager of the pennant driving Red Sox ends his 21 year major league playing career by placing himself on the voluntary retirement list to reach the 30 man limit. Cronin signed a managerial contract for the rest of the season and all of 1947 including a sizeable salary increase.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Himelf
Cronin
Great Revival of Tennis Planned Here
The article notes wartime tennis limits ending in Butte as equipment and courts rebound. City officials report rising demand at city operated free courts on Harrison and Excelsior avenues, with players like Al Foy and Wesley Marans anticipated as senior leaders and a statewide revival discussed.
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Butte
George Tippett
Russ Smith
City Tennis Association
al Foy
Wesley Marans
Harrison
Excelsior Avenue
Montana
Bill Liddicoat
Beau Jack Wins Nod Over Greco in Madison Square Garden
Beau Jack defeated Johnny Greco of Montreal by a unanimous 10 round decision at Madison Square Garden. The former lightweight champion weighed 141 and Greco 146, and Jack dominated with sharp angles and body work as Greco was cut and battered through the bout.
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New York
Windmill Walloper
Dan
Beau Jack
Johnny Greco
Montreal
Madison Square Garden
Jack
Greco
Augusta
Associated Press
Beau
Johnny
Indiana Star Bans Hoernschemeyer From Big Ten
CHAMPAIGN IL May 31 Bob Hoernschemeyer former Indiana football star who played with the naval academy last fall is ruled ineligible for further Big Ten competition by Western conference coaches and officials. A conference official says his Annapolis study delinquency bars him from transfer eligibility to a Western conference school.
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Champaign
Bob Hoernschemeyer
Indiana University
Naval Academy
Hoernschmeyer
Indiana
Annapolis
Cardinals' pitching staff shows wear in hard July stretch
The St. Louis Cardinals return home for a second set with Eastern clubs amid a depleted staff. Key starters Howie Pollet and Harry Brecheen remain reliable, but exits of Max Lanier, Fred Martin, and others, plus arm trouble and releases, have reduced the rotation and left relievers to shoulder much of the load.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Eddie Dyer
Dyer
Howie Pollet
Army Air Force
Harry Brecheen
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Land of Manana
al Brazie
Howard Krist
Murry Dickson
Blix Donnelly
George Dockins
Jack Creel
al Jursich
Auto Race Winner May Be Fined for Foul
Indianapolis May 31 The chief steward J H Mehan announced protests against George Robson of Los Angeles winner of the Memorial Day 500 mile race were disallowed. A technical committee found Robson violated refueling rules requiring drivers to leave cars and a 1000 dollar fine would be recommended to the AAA. Protests claimed Robson gained position during two yellow flag warnings after race incidents.
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Indianapolis
J. H. Mehan
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
George Robson
Los Angeles
Mehan
Robson
American Automobile Association
Johnson in hospital unchanged after four days
Walter Johnson, famed Washington Senators pitcher, remained unconscious in the hospital for the fourth day. Officials reported no major change in his condition as of Friday.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Johnson
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