Anodes Knock Parks from Lead in 5-3 Victory
Anaconda Anodes toppled Silver Bow Parks 5 to 3 at Washoe Park to seize a share of third place with East Helena. Sid Bailey earned the win with six innings, and shortstop miscues by Billy Lepetic helped Anaconda score three runs in the fifth. Parks rallied with three in the fifth before Bailey and Ekstrom closed it out.
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Nellie Fox Gains New “Little Poison” Nickname With Sox
Chicago’s Nellie Fox, 5-8, 150 pounds, earns the label after a .339 batting average and 5 home runs this season. Fox leads the White Sox in average and total bases as Detroit visits, with remarks from GM Frank Lane about his power.
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Probable pitchers slated for Wednesdays major league games
American League contests feature Hoeft versus Byrd in Chicago Detroit at Chicago. Shantz meets Feller in Cleveland Kansas City night game Shantz 3 6 against Feller 2 3 Boston visits Washington Brewer 5 7 versus Pascual 2 5 Baltimore at New York Palica 2 7 and Rogovin 1 7 against Turley 9 6 and Bucks 5 3. National League matchups include Gomez 4 3 against Newcombe 13 1 or Labine 6 1 for New York at Brooklyn Pittsburgh Littlefield 2 5 versus Negroy 1 0 in Philadelphia Chicago at Milwaukee Pollet 3 0 against Nichols 5 4 Cincinnati Minar cin 43 versus Coholsky 1 3 at St Louis night. In Pioneer League Great Falls 13 Idaho Falls 8 first game. Billings 6 Pocatello 1. Salt Lake City 8 Ogden 2. Magic Valley at Boise postponed by rain. Texas League Tulsa 4 Oklahoma City 3. Dallas 3 Fort Worth 0. San Antonio 1 Beaumont 6. Houston 3 Shreveport 2.
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Kays' Mehrens Fires No-Hit 8-2 Victory
Mehrens of Kays hurled a no-hit game for an 8-2 win over Boomers in the Intermediate League on Tuesday. He struck out six and walked three before the shutout ended on two third-inning errors. Theofelis hit a second inning homer as Kays scored in each frame from first through sixth.
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Electric Center Caps Fifth Straight Ruth League Win
Electric Center capped its fifth straight Babe Ruth League victory after routing Spot Electric 10 4. Bob McCarthy hit a grand slam for the winners while Buckwardt homered for the losers. Art Callow and Jack McLeod were the winning battery with Evans Clise and John Mulcahy for the losers.
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Butte Wins In Ninth Inning Rally Over Helena 6-5
Lenny Vainio hits a grand slam with two outs in the ninth as Butte overturns Helena 6-5 in Clark Park to take a 2-1 lead in the non league series. Johnny Cloud pitched well for Helena before the late rally, with Monaghan and Murphy contributing for Butte and Vainio’s defense anchoring the win.
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Pastrano Upends Maxim In Ten Round Light Heavy Bout
Willie Pastrano of New Orleans defeated former champion Joey Maxim of Cleveland by ten round decision. Pastrano weighed 176 pounds to Maxim’s 183, earning his first win over a leading light heavyweight contender and rising among Archie Moore’s challengers.
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Meyer Placed on Disabled List for Shoulder Fracture
Brooklyn pitcher Russ Meyer, 31, is on the disabled list with a fracture between the collarbone and breastbone after a collision with Gil Hodges and Bill Bruton in a game against Milwaukee. The injury will sideline him about 30 days as he remains in hospital.
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Cubs St. Louis Cardinals 14-inning game extends to 4h39m
A long 14 inning contest between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals required four hours and thirty-nine minutes to complete on April 16.
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Butte Protest Uphheld in Western League Game Replay
Butte Legion Coach Jim Kello announced a protest in a June 18 Western League game against Anaconda was upheld. A batted ball ruled foul was ruled fair, prompting a replay from the protest moment with conditions set by a three‑person committee, impacting standings and possible title implications.
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Irish Star Joins Pro Hoopsters
Jack Stephens, a Notre Dame rookie guard, signed his 1955 contract with the St. Louis Hawks. Stephens set an Irish scoring record with 1,251 points in three seasons.
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Quarter Mile Standout Gosper Shines for MSU
Kevan Gosper, Australian by birth, starred for Michigan State by claiming the Big Ten indoor and outdoor 440 yard titles and the indoor 600 yard title during the 1955 season.
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Heath Toquinto Sign Contracts With Cardinals
Chicago reports Stan Heath and Bob Toquinto have signed 1955 NFL contracts with the Chicago Cardinals. Toquinto played at Santa Clara and San Francisco City College. Heath starred at the University of Nevada.
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