Pilots Sweep Redbirds in Doubleheader come from behind
Boise Pilots rally to beat Pocatello Cardinals in both games on Capitol City grounds. In game one Boise erased a 2-0 deficit to win 6-5 as Jim Valentine drove in two and Gordie Williamson added key hits. Game two saw Boise explode for 11 runs in the eighth to turn a 12-0 hole into a 13-12 victory with Ned Sheehan and Jim O'Brien delivering timely hits and Jim Gilmore finishing on the mound.
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Price to headline Thursday at Halliwell Park
Pocatello fans will see baseball entertainer Johnny Price again at Halliwell Park on Thursday evening. The Cleveland star will perform stunts that thrilled about 3500 locals last week and will display his hit and miss hitting act in a show paired with the Pioneer League game against Idaho Falls.
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Three Clubs Go Ahead In Softball Meet
Semi pro teams from Colorado Texas and Oklahoma advanced in the National Baseball Congress tournament in Wichita Kansas Tuesday night. The Texas Weimer Truckers won their second game beating Mount Vernon Washington Milkmaids 4 to 1 as Jiggs Kana pitched a four hit game and the winners scored two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.
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Halliwell Park Hosts Pioneer League Infield Star Ted Lewandowski
Town crowds urged to attend a Saturday night silver shower honoring Halliwell park infield legend Ted Lewandowski, celebrated as one of the Pioneer league's finest.
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Pioneer League Baseball On Deck in Billings Ogden Clash
In Billings, the Ogden Reds and Billings Mustangs split pitchers tosses as Cayuse win 3 to 2 in a tight Pioneer League game. Crowds of 1381 watched Ogden lead early with a three run third inning, while Twin Falls routed Idaho Falls 14 to 2 behind Jim Eskenberry one hit effort.
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Baseball Box Score Showdowns Highlight Duo Home Runs
In Pocatello slugfest action Williams and Sheehan led with multi run output while Valentine and O'Brien contributed early. Conover secured the win for Boise and Gilmore for Pocatello with solid pitching amid errors and baserunning spells.
Stanley and Young Named Captains for Pocatello Golf Classic
John Stanley and George Young were elected captains of the East and West golf teams for the Pocatello links classic at the municipal course Sunday. Each participant must contact their captain to enter, with Stanley reachable at 1951-1 and Young via The Pocatello Post. Matches award four points each and a new golf ball donated by the loser. Entries close Friday at noon.
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French Wrestler Seeks Intermountain Title In Pocatello Armory
At the National Guard armory in Pocatello Maurice LaChappelle challenges Floyd Hanson for the Intermountain heavyweight crown in a one hour two out of three falls title match. The semi finals feature Gypsy Joe and Tony Olivas in 45 minute two out of three falls bouts. George Strickland faces Pete Bartu in the opener for 30 minutes one fall.
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Gate City
Early Prediction Proving Bum Dope
New York dispatch notes Brooklyn Dodgers manager Burt Shotton under pressure as Deacon Branch Rickey and the Dodgers alumni push for a harsher appraisal. Rickey once called the team the greatest ever, setting high expectations despite mixed early results.
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Sugar Ray Robinson to meet Belloise at Yankee Stadium
Sugar Ray Robinson and Steve Belloise, two hard punching middleweights, clash at Yankee Stadium for a shot at the middleweight crown. Robinson, favored at 13 to 5, weighs about 151 pounds with Belloise near 165, and their bout will not affect the welterweight title. The winner earns a title shot against the LaMotta Cerdan winner on September 28 at the Polo Grounds.
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Idaho trapshooters tie for national title in clash
Vic Blakeman led Raigmont and Idaho into a tie for the North American Clay Target championship as Joe Cotant and Joe Burgy each broke 195 of 200 to aid Blakeman. Joan Pfluegar, 17, of North Miami won the women’s champion of champions shootoff with a 25 straight to defeat Cal D. Ray of Eugene for a 97 tying score.
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Flandro's 9 Ready For State Meet
Flandro's 9 players head to Rexburg for the state tournament with two extra pitchers Ed Killian and Tommy Hanratty joining the Ford squad. The Pocatello team has won YMCA A division and sixth district titles and aims to improve after last year's early exit. The roster features Leon Fenwick Wally Farnes Don Ashcroft Sammy Grayson Lynn Holladay Jack Lintelman Knute Gunther Errol Jacobsen John Sanna Glenn Ellsworth Joe Borowy Parr Sainsburry and coach Verl Thornock. The event runs Saturday and Sunday with potential single elimination format.
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Wally Farnes
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Sammy Grayson
Lynn Holladay
Jack Lintelman
Knute Gunther
Errol Jacobsen
John Sanna
Glenn Ellsworth
Joe Borowy
Parr Sainsburry
Thornock Killian
Hanratty
Left Hand Entries In Intermountain Golf Tournament
Web Cox president of the Pocatello Men's Golf Association and Ray Sherwood will compete in the annual Intermountain left hand golf tournament in Salt Lake City. The event starts Saturday and ends Sunday.
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Pocatello Men’s Golf Association
Ray Sherwood
Salt Lake City
Dodgers Beat Cardinals in Pennant Race Thriller
In a twin bill, Brooklyn tops St Louis 4 3 in eight innings as Duke Snider belts a game winning double and Preacher Roe earns his 10th win. St Louis won the opener 5 3 behind Musial and Slaughter.
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Mike McCormick
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Queen For 1949 Race Meet Will Be Selected Sunday
Local girls vie for the 1949 race meet queen title with Ellen Anderson LaRae Lish Fontella Brooks and Barbara Mettland entered. Selection will be Sunday at 1 30 PM at Bannock County fairgrounds with horsemanship 75 percent and appearance 25 percent. The winner receives a 100 western riding outfit and will preside over the Sept 2 3 4 meet.
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Probable Pitchers In Today’s Baseball Games
National League matchups include Chicago Chipman 6-8 at New York Jones 9-9 and Pittsburgh Walsh 1-1 at Boston Spahn 15-10 with St Ka Brazie 13-5 at Brooklyn Newcombe 11-6. American League games feature New York Byrne 10-6 at Detroit Houtteman 10-7 Washington Harris 2-10 at Ol land Garcia 11-4 night and Philadelphia Fowler 11-8 at Chicago Pierce 5-12.
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Rain Delays City Softball Tourney By One Day
Rain pushes the annual city softball tournament back a day delaying four opening games at 6 30 7 30 8 30 and 9 30 p m with C Ed Flandro’s and Purina Chow opening the 1949 event at 6 30 p m followed by Hellenics vs Town Club Moose vs Marines and Railway Clerks vs Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. The double elimination tournament will resume tomorrow with winners facing winners and losers facing losers.
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Major League Line Scores From The Period
Baseball scores and results list games with teams including St Louis Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia Cleveland Washington and Detroit. Notable homers by Musial Snider Cox Graham Wertz and Mullin appear with pitchers Wilks Hatten Papai and Newhouser among others.
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Silver shower honors Cardinal Ted Lewandowski at Park
Yesterday plans formed for a Saturday silver shower at Halliwell park to honor Ted Lewandowski of the Cardinal who is out for the season with a broken ankle. Steve Shepard will host. acts include the Five Spades and Townsmen Trio. Donations encouraged via committee members or a park entrance barrel before the 8 p.m. start.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho State coach Holt to lead fresh ISC squad this year
Milt Dubby Holt the Idaho State college coach remains in California but is expected to return soon as football season nears. He will train the new ISC freshman squad for the coming term.
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Eddie Giosa Wins Narrow Decision in New Orleans Bout
Eddie Giosa aged 139 from Philadelphia defeated Paulino Montex aged 136 from Mexico City by points in a ten round lightweight fight in New Orleans.
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Philadelphia
Paulino Montex
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