Wedin Flash Catch Keys Parks Victory Over SSAC
A remarkable one handed grab by Jim Wedin in right center saved a potential tie in the second inning and propelled the Silver Bow Parks to a 5-1 Copper League win over South Side. Home runs and key plays followed as Parks built lead with three runs in the first and defense locked the win behind Mitchell and Zderick. Attendance 433 as the crowd roared from start to finish.
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Jim Wedin
Owen Bush
Silver Bow Parks
South Side
Bush
Jack McMahon
Wedin
Lee Bellamy
McMahon
Sly Jim Sullivan
Frank Driscoll
Don Johnson
Plate
George McGrath
Pedicord
McGrath
Bill Janhunen
SSAC
Gene Mitchell
Slim
Joe Zderick
Zderick
Sullivan
Joe Oakes
Mike Lacey
Johnson
Bellamy
Mitchell
Parks
Mansfield
Janhunen
Tommy Evankovich
Gus Janhunen
Orizotti
Parks and Miners to Battle Tonight
Parks, 5-1 victors over South Side, face the third-place Miners Tuesday night. A Parks win would tie them for first in games with the McQueens who lead by percentage. McQueens 5-1, Parks 5-2, Miners 3-3 at .500.
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Parks
South Side
McQueens
Bonus Baby Shines In Eastern League Bow
Eddie Arness 18 year old right hander from The Dalles Ore made his eastern league bow for Albany Senators with a 6 4 victory over Schenectady Blue Jays. He signed with the Boston Red Sox for a reported 86000 and gave up six hits Monday night.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Eddie Arness
Dalles
Ore
Albany Senator
Schenectady Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Four Yankee Girls Left in Brit Golf
In Troon Scotland on June 16 Dot Kirby U S champion and five other Americans failed to advance past the second round in the British Women Amateur Golf Championship. Mae Murray Claire Doran Polly Riley and Mrs Frank Goldthwaite remained the four U S players still alive on the Sea side course after the day. Kirby was eliminated in the first round by Bert O Sullivan and then by Philomena Garvey in the second round. British girls sought to prove their Curtis Cup win was no mistake as most Americans exited by the second round.
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Troon
Scotland
Dot Kirby
U. S
Mae Murray
Rutland
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Polly Riley
Frank Goldthwaite
Fort Worth
Texas
Miss Kirby
Atlanta
Bert Pat O'Sullivan
Orange
Four Small Deals Completed by Major Leaguers
The June 15 trading deadline produced only four minor transactions. St Louis Browns traded Leo Thom and Tom Wright for Al Zarilla and Willy Miranda. Zarilla returns to his first big league club. Boston Braves recalled Jack Dittmer and Virgil Jester, sending Roy Hartsfield and Dick Donovan to Milwaukee. Brooklyn sold Bud Podbielan to Cincinnati to clear room for Tommy Holmes. Reds sent Bud Byerly to St Paul to stay under the 25 player limit. Browns recalled Darrell Johnson after Clint Courtney’s injury. Cubs bought Tommy Brown from the Phillies.
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New York
U.P
St. Louis Browns
Leo Thomas
Tom Wright
al Zarilla
Willy Miranda
White Sox
Zarilla
Boston Braves
Jack Dittmer
Milwaukee
Dittmer
Braves
Boston
Virgil Jester
Brewers
Roy Hartsfield
Dick Donovan
Donovan
Hartsfield
Libby Sisti
Brooklyn
Clarence
Bud) Podbielan
Cincinnati
Tommy Holmes
Holmes
Dodgers
Chuck Dressen
Reds
Elrod
Bud) Byerly
St. Paul
American Association
Dodger
Byerly
Cardinals
Clint Courtney
Browns
Darrell Johnson
San Antonio
Johnson
Athletics
Bill Veeck
Chicago Cubs
Tommy Brown
Belmont Fire Claims Groom and 21 Horses at Belmont Park
In Belmont New York a late night fire destroyed half a large barn at Belmont Park race track killing a groom and 21 horses. Seventy other horses were saved as a brick wall split the barn and firefighters aided by grooms guided animals to safety. Fire marshal estimates damage at 250000 dollars. cause undetermined.
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Belmont
N. Y
Belmont Park Race Track
Nassau County
George Clough
McQueens Drill Manager Don Orlich After Defeat
McQueens prepare for practice at Mc Queen field Tuesday at 6 30 PM under coach Don Orlich following their Copper league loss to Miners Union last week.
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Don
Lefty) Orlich
McQueen's
Miners Union
McQueen Field
House of Davids Meet All-Stars In 38th Baseball Year
The 1952 House of David team from Benton Harbor Mich will face the Butte Copper League All-Stars in Clark Park Thursday at 6 45 p m Bearded players led by manager catcher George Anderson will perform the Pepper Game in the fifth inning Admission is 1 for adults and 25 cents for children The event continues the team’s long touring baseball tradition with a record of strong play and sportsmanship across decades
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House of Davids
House of David
Benton Harbor
Mich
Butte Copper League
Clark Park
Francis Thorpe
Davids
Union
Canada
Mexico
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
George Anderson
The
Pepper
House of David Travelers
Big Charles Liska
Bobo Nickerson
Homer Garner
Alex Balias
Manuel Madrigal
Copper League
Six New Teams Accepted for Class B Cage Play
Montana High School association board approves new Class B to Class A entry rules at 300 enrollment and Class C to B at 125 with 150 mandatory, sets Oct 1 decision for smaller schools, and accepts Warden Harlowton Browning Nashua Columbus and St Ignatius for Class B competition along with three proposed Class C plans for next October. It also notes coaches favored the first Class C plan and lists attending officials and the forthcoming bylaw revisions.
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Rollins
Montana High School Association Board of Control
Warden
Harlowton
Browning
Nashua
Columbus
St. Ignatius
E. J. Nordgaard
Anaconda
C. H. Hancock
Great Falls
A. L. Cooper
Poplar
S. O. Hefty
Conrad
William C. Greer
Whitehall
Rex Dalley
Helena
Boyd Retains PCL Lead in Batting
SAN FRANCISCO June 16. Bob Boyd Seattle's first baseman lost eight points off his batting average during the past week but still held the Pacific Coast league hitting lead with a .340 mark thirteen points ahead of runner up R J Wilson also of Seattle Figures include games of Sunday June 15 The home run lead remains with Max West of Los Angeles with 16 while Jack Graham tops the RBI department with 46 runs batted in
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San Francisco
U.P
Bob Boyd
Seattle
R. J. Wilson
Max West
Los Angeles
Jack Graham
Probable pitchers for Tuesday's major league games
New York at Detroit Morgan or Newhouser opposes Wight or Detroit's lineup. Washington at Cleveland Porterfield vs Feller in night action. Boston at St Louis McDermott vs Cain in night pairing. Philadelphia at Chicago Kellner and Zoldak face Pierce and Grissom in two at Chicago. Chicago at Brooklyn Lawn vs Roe in night game. Pittsburgh at New York Main vs Gregg in night. St Louis at Philadelphia Mizell or Brazile or Schmidt against Roberts and Simmons in twi-night. Cincinnati at Boston Perkowski and Hiller or Raffensberger vs Bickford and Burdette.
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New York
Detroit
Morgan
Wight
Newhouser
Washington
Cleveland
Porterfield
Feller
Boston
St. Louis
McDermott
Cain
Philadelphia
Chicago
Kellner
Zoldak
Pierce
Grissom
Brooklyn
Lawn
Roe
Pittsburgh
Main
Gregg
Mizell
Brazile
Schmidt
Roberts
Simmons
Cincinnati
Perkowski
Hiller
Raffensberger
Bickford
Burdette
Peterson Prevails at Dillon Gun Club Shootoff
In Dillon on Sunday the Dillon Gun Club crowned champion Herman Peterson with a 49x50 in a shootoff after a tight singles field that ended with Peterson edging Dale Strodtman. Peterson also won the handicap and doubles events as Joe Murray and Jim Murray placed high in several categories, with plans for a shoulder-to-shoulder shoot in Denver next Saturday and a 6:30 pm practice on Thursday.
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Dillon
Dillon Gun Club
Herman Peterson
Peterson
H. L. Sneed
Dale Strodtman
Sneed
Strodtman
Bob Jackson
Jim Murray
Joe Murray
Denver
George Clemow
Earl Tash
Clay Smith
Pete Madura
Bill Brause
Tom Clemow
D. J. Doyle
Clarence Talcott
Gladys Brauser
Barney Larsen
H. R. Peterson
Russ Smith
Wiliam Hasley
al Bartkoski
Dr. Stanchfield
John Jackson
Barney
Ute Stadium Refuses Prize Fight Permit
Salt Lake City June 16 The University of Utah board of regents again refused to lift the ban on using the university stadium for professional events such as prize fights. It refused to permit a world heavyweight championship bout. The decision was 9 to 1. Board Chairman William J. O Connor Sr said approving the fight would tacitly approve the fight racket and its consequences.
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Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Board of Regents
University Stadium
William J. O’connor
Local Little League Scores Monday and Saturday Recap
Monday games in the Mines league saw Kiely Construction defeat Elks 13 to 5 while Monitor Distributors topped UCT 3 to 2. In the Mile High league Elks beat Spillum-Dean 9 to 8 and UCT won over Cahill-Mooney 9 to 3 on Saturday.
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Mines League
Kiely Construction
Elks
Mile High League
Monitor Distributors
UCT
Spillum-Dean
Cahill-Mooney
Ike Is Fair Golfer in Denver Round of 18
General Dwight D. Eisenhower shot an 89 at the Cherry Hills course in Denver as he relaxed from his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The par for the course is 72.
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Ike
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cherry Hills
East Siders Triumph In Eight Inning IL Cup Game
East Siders defeated Rockets 6 to 5 in eight innings at Hebgen Park. After a 2-2 regulation tie, East Siders plated four runs aided by two walks and two errors, with Merrifield Gasper and Jankovich each singling. Gasper hit a two run homer in the second. Carle homered for Rockets in the third. Jursnich pitched six strong innings for East Siders, allowing seven hits. In the other game at the Cinders, Gandy Dancers beat Meaderville 5 to 3 as Howe struck out 11 in a three hitter and Bury homered. Palagi allowed 10 hits.
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East Siders
Rockets
Hebgen Park
Carle
Merrifield
Gasper
Jankovich
Holy Cross Triumphs Over Missouri In NCAA Tourney
Holy Cross rallied for five runs in the sixth inning off a tiring Missouri pitcher to beat the Tigers 7 to 3 and force another game in the National Collegiate Baseball tournament.
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Omaha
Crusaders
Holy Cross
Missouri
Tigers
Thomson Grand Slam Seals Giants Comeback in Ninth
New York Giants defeat St Louis 8 7 as Bob Thomson hits a ninth inning grand slam after a 0 for 17 stretch. He connected off Willard Schmidt with one out to overturn a late deficit and pull within three games of the Dodgers.
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Bob Thomson
New York
Bobby Thomson
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Thomson
Willard Schmidt
Giants
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Ralph Branca
Brecheen
Spencer
St. Louis
Torr
Glaviano
Thompson
Williams
Lockman
Louis
Er—Brecheen
Yuhas
Werle
Schmidt
Kennedy
Magne
Lanier
Aneee
Phillies Rally Past Pirates Behind Ashburn Hamner Hit
Philadelphia Phillies edge Pittsburgh 5 4 as Richie Ashburn’s three run sequence and Granny Hamner long fly break a 4 4 tie in the seventh. Bill Nicholson’s pinch hit two run single upends Ronnie Kline and Jim Konstanty wins his third of the season in relief. Steve Ridzik started and yielded all Pittsburgh runs before Ken Heintzelman finished.
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Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Granny Hamner
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
George Strickland
Bill Nicholson
Pirate
Ronnie Kline
Jim Konstanty
Phils
Mike la Palme
Kline
Steve Ridzik
Ken Heintzelman
Heintzelman Gay
Padres Face Big Stars Threat in Pacific Coast League Showdown
SAN FRANCISCO June 16 The front-running Padres host the Hollywood Stars in a pivotal Pacific Coast league series. San Diego leads by two games as Hollywood seeks the top position. Sacramento and San Francisco duel for basement status while Seattle visits Oakland and Portland travels to Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
U.P
San Diego
Padres
Hollywood Stars
Hollywood
Sacramento
Seattle
Oakland
Portland
Los Angeles
Pioneer League Scores Snapshot
Pocatello 3 defeated Billings 1, Great Falls led Idaho Falls 8 to 8 in extra innings, Magic Valley beat Ogden in 12 innings, Boise toppled Salt Lake City 12 to 6.
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Pocatello
Billings
Great Falls
Idaho Falls
Magic Valley
Ogden
Boise
Salt Lake City
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