Butte Wins Pro Am Tourney Lead In Treasure State Series
Butte Country club hosts the Pro Am tourney opening the summer series with Ward posting a 68 to lead professionals. Kane and Merhar top amateurs with 73s, while Swanson, Smith shoot 72s in a strong field. Frank Marge Sr. leads a 62 net best ball group, with Swanson’s team close behind at 63.
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Bud Ward
Great Falls Country Club
Danny Kane
Rudy Merhar
Butte
Butte Country Club
Treasure State
Great Falls
Ward
Kane
Merhar
Russ Swanson
Missoula
Tex Smith
Helena
Bill Quigley
Fred Ackerman
Steve Seman
O. E. Shostrom
Gene Daly
Smiley Quick
Livingston
Fred Murphy
Bob Williams
Frank Marge, Sr
LaRue Smith
Bernard Semmens
W. P. Donnelly
Joe Wilson
John Bork
Frank Morey
Gene Jones
Little Links
Jones
Morey
150th Ring Win Collected by Willie Pep
World featherweight champion Willie Pep won his 150th ring victory with a 10 round decision over Bobby Timpson of Youngstown Ohio in Hartford Connecticut. Pep chased Timpson most of the night as Timpson landed few punches. Referee Eddie Reed ruled Pep the winner eight rounds to one with one even. The gross gate was $2837.50.
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Illie Pep
Bobby Timpson
Youngstown
Ohio
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Roundup of college and pro sports notes from June headlines
Sports writer Hugh Fullerton Jr reports on deal talks to sell Athletics and possible moves in college conferences. Notes include Washington and Lee athletic policies, Tiberio Mitri’s 24th birthday fight plans, UCLA football backfield changes, Detroit golf tournament plans, and Ben Hogan golf writer comments.
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Shibe Park
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Santa Clara
Washington and Lee Board of
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Tiberio Mitri
Jake LaMotta
Red Sanders
UCLA
Bob Wilkinson
Bob Watson
Detroit
Motor City
Harold Elly
Benagan
Louisville
Emmy Fitzgerald
Try Grable
Longfellow and St. Joseph Battle to Tie in Southern League
In a Monday feature game Longfellow and St. Joseph battled to an eight inning 1-11 tie. Longfellow built lead with three runs in the first inning, six in the fourth, and two in the fifth. The Joes answered with two in the third, two in the fourth, one in the fifth, and six in the sixth. Grant School defeated St. Ann’s 8-6 with Borozan homering during a big scoring burst. In the Western League, Jaine beat Sherman 12-9 as Sherman pitchers struggled. Bond had two angles and a triple for Sherman while Senigstad and Barker pitched for the winners.
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St. Joseph
Joes
Grant School
St. Ann's
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Jaine
Sherman
Bond
Sheran
Senigstad
Barker
Sports Scores From Rochester to Baltimore
A series of final scores shows Rochester defeating Springfield 8 to 7 while Montreal routed Baltimore 14 to 3. Toronto beat Jersey City 2 to 1 and Buffalo downed Syracuse 12 to 3.
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Springfield
Montreal
Baltimore
Toronto
Jersey City
Buffalo
Syracuse
Probable Tuesday MLB pitchers across leagues
National League matchups list Jansen against Roe in New York Brooklyn game. St Louis split two possible rotations with Pollett Munger or Lanier facing Minner Vander Meer. Cincinnati faces MacDonald in Pittsburgh. Philadelphia vs Boston features Miller vs Spahn. American League games include Washington at Philadelphia Fowler or Shantz, Chicago at Detroit Scarborough or Gray, Cleveland at St Louis Feller vs Widmar.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
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Washington
Louis Cient
Jansen
Roe
Pollett
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Lanier
Minner
Vander Meer
Wehmeier
MacDonald
Miller
Spahn
Fowler
Shantz
Scarborough
Gray
Trout
Cleveland
Feller
Widmar
Senate Aims Navy Football Parity With Army
The Senate approved a bill to let the secretary of the Navy fill Annapolis vacancies like West Point does and cut the maximum academy admission age to 22 from 24. Navy officers say these rules will help Navy teams recruit football talent comparable to Army.
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Jackie Robinson Grabs Lead in Batting Race
Jackie Robinson has moved ahead of Stan Musial to lead the National League batting race with a .369 average. Musial slips to .351 as Brooklyn’s slugger adds 17 hits in 29 at bats. Duke Snider sits third at .342, with Wyrostek surging to fourth at .338 and Pafko at .337.
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Dick Sisler
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Johnny Hopp
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
RBI
Lockman
Picard Stages Last Spring Clash ToBeat Palmer At Scioto
Henry Picard, 43, battling arthritis, reeled off four-under 68 to crush Johnny Palmer 6 and 5 in the opening round of the PGA at Scioto Country Club. The former champ, who helped Sam Snead get started and later turned to teaching, showed flashes of his 1930s form as he eyes a possible end to his major career.
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Ohio
Massachusetts
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Scioto Country Club
Johnny Palmer
Carolinas
Byron Nelson
Palmer
PGA
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Craig Wood
Sam Snead
Williams and Harper Battle Into PGA Finals in Columbus
In Columbus on June 26 two long-shot players Henry Williams Jr. of Secane Pennsylvania and Chandler Harper of Portsmouth Virginia advanced to the 36-hole final of the Mid-Century PGA championship at Scioto Country Club. Harper defeated Jimmy Demaret 2 and 1 in the semifinals, while Williams rallied past Henry Picard to reach the final.
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Seeded Players Advance in Net Meet at Wimbledon
Wimbledon report says 15 seeded players and all Americans advanced in the first round of men's singles. Top seed Frank Sedgman struggled with a wrist injury yet won 6-4 7-5 6-4 over Howard Walton, while other seeds and Tony Trabert of Cincinnati also moved forward without trouble.
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Australia
Frank Sedgman
Sedgman
Howard Walton
Great Britain
Paris
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Dick Doyle Chosen for Finland Visit
MISSOULA June 26 Dick Doyle Montana State University NCAA discus champion has been named to the United States all star track team. The group sails from New York for games next month in Finland and includes 55 American track stars. Doyle placed third at the AAU meet in College Park Maryland.
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Dick Doyle
Montana State University
United States
New York
Finland
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Camping trip with 28 Boy Scouts near Dillon
Twenty eight members of Boy Scout troop No. 14 led by Scoutmaster John MacDonald and Stewart Burwell camped Friday night above the sawmill on Willow Creek, returning Saturday. They practiced Scoutcraft, hiked, and tracked a bobcat despite rain. the trip was reported as pleasant.
Timber Cut Totals in Helena National Forest
In the Canyon Ferry range district 453 750 board feet of timber were cut in the past three months. Ranger Bill Fallis said the figure is about the same as last year.
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Helena
Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry
Bill Fallis
Exhibition Baseball Scores Spotted Across Cities
Exhibition games feature Philadelphia Pittsburgh and New York line scores with pitchers and battery names listed. Scoring summaries show Philadelphia 9 5 6 and 59 side, Pittsburgh 4 9 1, New York 9 6 0, and New York N facing mixed results.
Nite Owl softball club tops Silver Star 10 to 6 in nine
The Nite Owl softball club of Butte defeated Silver Star 10 to 6 after nine innings. Bob Maddock pitched for the Nite Owls and McGuire caught.
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Butte
Silver Star
Bob Maddock
Nite Owls
McGuire
Keller Paces Detroit over Chicago
Detroit beats the Chicago White Sox 6 to 4 as Charlie Keller delivers a game winning two run triple in the eighth. Don Kolloway also tripled, giving Detroit a three and a half game AL lead over idle New York. Hal White earned his first decision of the year in relief of Dizzy Trout.
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Charlie Keller
Detroit Tiger
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Bengals
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Tigers
Billy Pierce
Don Kolloway
Keller
Pierce
Randy Gumpert
Kelloway
Robinson
Hal White
Dizzy Trout
Indians Doby Ties Kell for Bat Lead
CHICAGO June 26 Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians moved into a tie with George Kell of the Detroit Tigers for the American league batting lead. Through Sunday Kell and Doby both top the list at .366 with Williams tied in RBIs and home runs leaders.
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Larry Doby
Cleveland Indians
George Kell
Detroit Tigers
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Doby
Walter (Hoot) Evers
Detroit
Walter Dropo
Boston Red Sox
Irv Noren
Washington Senators
al Zarilla
Boston
Johnny Lipon
Johnny Pesky
Paul Lehner
Philadelphia
Ted Williams
Williams
Vern Stephens
Zarilla
Bob Dillinger
Miss DeMoss Medalist in Pacific Golf Play
Gracie DeMoss of Corvallis Oregon fired a seven under par 71 to medal in the Pacific Northwest golf association tourney women's section in Vancouver. Edean Anderson of Helena Montana finished third in qualifying with 79. Bill Mawhinney of Vancouver led the men's round with a three under 69 as fields trim to 32 for match play starting Wednesday.
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Gracie DeMoss
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PNGA
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Butte Copper League Team Calls Players To Evening Practice
NSAC Practice Manager Rudy Tomazich of North Side AC has summoned players to a 6:30 pm Tuesday session at the Walkerville diamond.
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North Side
Butte Copper League
Walkerville
Frankino Dominates Mound as Butte Tops Missoula 11-7
Butte American Legion Junior team seizes first place in Western Montana league with an 11-7 win over Missoula. Frankino pitches seven-hit ball amid errors by both sides, fans 14, hits a fourth inning homer, and Janhunen adds two hits with key steals. Missoula rallies briefly but Butte pulls away in the seventh.
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Gus Janhunen
Butte
Steve Metule
Fortune
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Ton A& Walk
Dick Boyer
Butte Lads
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Sullivan
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Five Great Race Horses Compete At Hialeah Track
The era saw Cita tion Stymie Armed Assault and Whirlaway all race at Hialeah, marking a era of elite competition for fans and bettors at the famed Florida track.
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Hialeah
Penn State Keeps Two Veteran Coaches From Two Decades Ago
Bill Jeffrey the soccer coach and Charlie Speidel the wrestling mentor are the last remaining Penn State staff from 20 years ago. Each has fielded 24 teams across their tenure.
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Bill Jeffrey
Charlie Speidel
Penn State
New Speedboat Sets World Record on Lake Washington
Stan Sayres powered the 1500 horsepower Slo-Mo-Shun IV to an average 160.3235 mph across a measured mile on Lake Washington breaking the 11 year old Bluebird II record held by Sir Malcolm Campbell. The run began at 7:10 am with refueling in under 18 minutes and yielded first mile times of 163.785 mph and 156.662 mph on the return.
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Stan Sayres
Lake Washington
Malcolm Campbell
Lake Coniston
England
Sayres
Kent Hitchcock
American Power Boat Association
North America
United States
Harold Wilson
Picton
Ontario
Dan Arena
Gull Lake
Mich
Two IL Twirlers Hurl Two-Hitters
Two IL Twirlers pitched two solid two hit games in the Butte Intermediate league on Monday. Bob Cavanaugh led North Side over Highlanders 18 to 2 with a grand slam in the first inning. Louis Mastella of the South Side held West Side to 2 runs while his team plated 15 including homers from Mastella Deane Toy and Cregg.
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Bob Cavanaugh
Highlanders
Louis Mastella
South Side
West Side
Cavanaugh
North Side
Bishops
Mastella
West Siders
Deane
Toy
Cregg
South Siders
Hialeah Race Track Adorns Clubhouse With 24 Palm Trees
The picture-book clubhouse drive at Hialeah race track is lined with 24 of the tallest matched royal palms believed to be among the tallest in the Everglades.
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Hialeah Race Track
Everglades
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