Legion to Host Helena in Exhibition Nine Inning Game
Legion coach Ed Gerry plans stronger hitting as Helena visits today at 6 30 p m for an exhibition nine inning game. John Cunneen and Bill Hickey return from illness boosting the lineup after Butte’s 41 season defeat by Libby. Gerry will use most of the same batting order with Cunneen at first base outfielders Hicks Pollard as needed.
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Legion
Helena Legion
Gerry
John Cunneen
Bill Hickey
Butte
Libby
Cunneen
Hickey
Jim Michelotto
Bob Roach
Gary Barker
Frank Spear
Ed Riley
Paul McHugh
Bill Hicks
Wendell Pollard
New Golf Trophies Added in Butte Collection
Two new trophies join the Butte golf scene with one in the Butte Country Club trophy room and another for Montana amateur champion Ed Zemljak. Zemljak claimed the Missoula Memorial Day championship at Missoula Country Club by one stroke over Toby Nelson. Lee Williams placed third with 148 and Helen Tremper won the women's with 167. The Zemljak Yerkich Ori Sarsfield team triumphed with 610 as Great Falls Meadowlarks were second at 613.
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Butte Country Club
Ed Zemljak
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Zemljak
Missoula
Toby Nelson
Whitefish
Lee Williams
MSU
Joe Yerkich
Dom Ori
George Sarsfield
Great Falls Meadowlarks
Seven-Up Rallies for 7-6 Victory Over South Side AC
Seven-Up overcame a 0-6 deficit to edge South Side AC 7-6 in Little League action. Doran pitched for Seven-Up while Vukovich started for South Side. Cohl Kepp hit a homer and a double, Dawson homered for South Side, and Seven-Up scored three runs in the final inning.
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Vukovich
Cohlkepp
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South Side
VFW Dominates Kiley 8-1 Behind Hanninen’s Pitching
VFW smothered Kiley 8-1 as Hanninen led with solid pitching. Petriz blasted a homer for the winners while Gullso took the loss.
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Petriz
Gullso
Conoco Tops Montana Polo Behind Antonovich Homer
Conoco beat Montana Polo 4-1 Tuesday night as Antonovich belted a two run homer to seal the win. Walters and Stalin pitched for Conoco while McDowell and LaForest took the mound for the Polo squad.
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Phillies Mets game postponed by rain in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Phillies disclosed that their Tuesday night game with the New York Mets in Philadelphia has been postponed due to rain. The league did not announce a makeup date at this time.
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New York Mets
Organizational Meetings for Softball Today
Butte officials announce today meetings for softball leagues as participation nears a peak. Don Peoples says 14 teams are entered, prompting two slow pitch leagues plus fast pitch options for men women and girls 17 and under. Meetings at 3 30 for girls 7 for women 8 for men at the city recreation hall.
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Butte
Don Peoples
Peoples
City Recreation Department
Cuban Vaillant Defeats Charney For Empire Title
In Wembley England Doug Vaillant ranked sixth lightweight blocked Dave Charney with precise left jabs to win a ten round decision for the British Empire and European 135 pound crown.
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England
UPI
Doug Vaillant
Dave Charney
Dodgers Top Pirates Behind Davis Double in Opener
Willy Davis drove in two runs with a homer and a double to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers 3 2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader. Davis hit his ninth homer leading off the first inning and later doubled home Maury Wills. Earl Francis took the loss for Pittsburgh as the Dodgers scored all three runs off him.
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UPI
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Earl Francis
Davis
Maury Wills
Tommy Davis
Chase Francis
Dodgers Tie, Pirates Second Game Suspended By Curfew
The Los Angeles Dodgers led 7-3 after eight innings when their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates was halted by curfew. Los Angeles had 14 hits and benefited from Pirate errors, while they had also won the opener 3-2. The nightcap will resume at the suspension point before Wednesday’s scheduled game.
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Colts Beat Braves 7-1 as Bruce Shuts Milwaukee
Houston pitcher Bob Bruce allowed seven hits and struck out ten as the Colts routed the Milwaukee Braves 7-1. Al Spangler hit his second Major League homer in the first, with Roman Mejias and Norm Larker contributing to a 13-hit attack that kept Houston within 1 1/2 games of sixth place.
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Musial Delivers 11th-Inning Homer Lifts Cardinals Past Reds
Stan Musial hit a game winning line drive homer off Dave Sisler in the 11th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals erased an eight run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 10 to 9. Purkey failed to complete a ten win season as Cincinnati yielded the dramatic comeback at Busch Stadium.
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Powers tosses one hit shutout in Pee Wee game
Mike Powers pitched a one hit game for Dairy Fresh sealing a 10 to 2 victory over Bill Clifford team. He struck out 17 batters and earned the win Tuesday night in the Mile High Pee Wee League.
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Dairy Fresh
Bill Clifford
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Giants Win Fifth Straight Against Cubs 11-4
San Francisco beat Chicago 11 to 4 as Billy O'Dell allowed five hits and earned the win. The Giants collected 13 hits and five unearned runs, extending their streak to five straight victories and 12 of 13 overall. Santo and F Alou homered for the Silver Giants.
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Baseball Films Show Tonight For Coaches At Race Track Hall
Babe Ruth and Little League coaches are invited to view instructional baseball films Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Race Track Fire Hall. The Mile High Association sponsors the event.
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Babe Ruth Sutey Oil Narrowly Beats Sigman Meat 10 9
Sutey Oil edged Sigman Meat 10 to 9 on C. Ryans homer in the final inning Tuesday night. J. James also homered. Winning pitcher Karl Matson and loser R. Godbout.
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Braves Shut Out as Miners Pitch One-Hitter
Bob Blair throws a one hit gem to blank the Braves 120 in Tuesday action Hiam takes the loss for the Braves.
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Doak Leads Hancock to 7-6 Win Over Elks
Dean Doak pitched seven strong innings and earned a 7-6 victory as Hancock edged the Elks. Hancock scored the winning run on a throwing error in the late innings.
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Buttreys Defeats Safeway 16-10 in Tuesday Showdown
Buttreys scored 16 runs to topple Safeway 16-10. Winning pitcher Linneman homered, with O’Connell also homering for Buttreys while Davis took the loss.
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