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Newspaper

The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1948

Page

8

Mustangs Edge Cardinal Nine in Eight Run Thriller

King led the Mustangs with a homer a double and a single as Billings defeated Pocatello 8 to 2. Schuerman and Mickelson had two hits for Pocatello, while Lewins homered for the winners. The final game of the series is tonight with an open date for the Cards before playing at Halliwell Park Thursday.

King Ernie Schuerman Ed Mickel Halliwell Park Pocatello Billings Schuerman Ed Mickelson Nat LeBlanc Milt Joffee Ronnie King Koby Wilson Adams Lou Briganti Joffe Jack Skinner Mustangs Swederski Briganti

Riegel Survives Tight First Round at Memphis Amateur

Defending champ Robert Riegel of Glendale, California, narrowly outlasted Dick Ewert of Santa Ana 1 up after 18 holes at the Memphis Country Club to advance in the national amateur golf championship. Frank Strafaci pushed Frank Stranahan in a close match, with Stranahan routing Strafaci 4 and 3 after a back-and-forth start.

Memphis Tenn Robert Skee) Riegel Glendale Cal Dick Ewert Santa Ana Memphis Country Club Riegel Frank Stranahan Toledo Stranahan Frank Strafaci Flushing N.Y Ewert Dick Chapman Strafaci

League standings and scores from early baseball games

National League games show Brooklyn, St Louis, and Pittsburgh wins with multiple runs. Erskine Palica and Cam panella lead Brooklyn. American League results pit Cleveland Washington and New York Chicago Philadelphia with several runs and home runs by Hermann Masi Walker Ma j eski.

Brooklyn St. Louis Erskine Milner Behrman Palica Casey Campanella Edwards Dickson Wilks Wilber Hermann

Tuesday's Probable Pitchers by United Press

Tuesday's slate lists probable pitchers with won loss records: Bearden 12-5 for Cleveland at Philadelphia Fowler 13-4. Detroit Pierce 2-0 at Boston Parnell 10-6. St Louis Fannin 8-10 at New York Raschi 17-6. Chicago Pieretti 8-9 at Washington Hudson 3-13. Two games Brooklyn Roe 7-7 and Barney 12-8 at Chicago Lade 2-3 and Borony 4-5. Philadelphia Donnelly 5-6 at St. Louis Pollet 9-6. New York Poat 10-7 at Pittsburgh Sewell 9-3. Boston Bickford 7-5 at Cincinnati Blackwell 7-9.

Cleveland Bearden Philadelphia Fowler Detroit Pierce Boston Parnell St. Louis Fannin New York Raschi Chicago Pieretti Washington Hudson Brooklyn Roe Barney Lade Borony Donnelly Pollet Poat Pittsburgh Sewell Bickford Cincinnati Blackwell

Troop 7 Wins West Tourney In Pocatello Softball

Troop 7 of the Boy Scouts defeated Troop 110 by 6 to 1 at Irving Field to win the West Side championship. They advance to face Troop 12 in a three game All City series starting Wednesday, with a trophy awarded to the tourney champions.

Troop No. 7 Boy Scouts of America West Side Pocatello Irving Field Troop 7 Troop 12

Mangrum Wins Playoff for Fort Douglas Title

Chicago golfer Lloyd Mangrum wins a playoff at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City to claim second place money, boosting year earnings to 29,844.99. He edges Frazzio by two strokes after a tight 72 holes, with Fazio taking second for 1,550 and Mangrum earning 2,150 for the victory. The rivals head to Reno Open with 25,000 purse starting Friday.

Salt Lake City Chicago Lloyd Mangrum Reno

Frisco Starts Fast Season With 3 Wins

The San Francisco Forty-Niners opened the All American conference race with a 25 to 14 victory over the Buffalo Bills. Rookie Har ry Schoner from Iowa scored the first touchdown on a short pass from Frankie Albert and Jim Cason from LSU added two late TDs. The Packers defeated the Giants 7 to 0 in another NFL exhibition.

San Francisco New York Giants Ibert Harry Schoner Iowa Jim Cason Cason Louisiana State

U S and Australia Davis Cup Teams Warm Up at Forest Hills

United States and Australian Davis cup squads tuned up at Forest Hills on Monday ahead of the Labor Day weekend challenge round. Billy Talbert, Frankie Parker, Ted Schroeder and Earl Cochell took part in practice sessions as captains prepared lineups, with Drobny aiding the Aussies in warm ups and several singles and doubles drills underway.

New York United States Forest Hills Billy Talbert Frankie Parker Los Angeles U. S Ted Schroeder Glendale Calif Earl Cochell Jaroslav Drobny Davis Capper Drobny Colin Long Tom Brown San Francisco Adrian Quist Budge Patty Geooffrey Brown

Italian merchant marine at 2 million gross tons

The Italian merchant fleet, 90 percent lost to war action, now totals about 2,000,000 gross tons, more than half the pre war figure.

Teen-Ager Rescues 50 Children After Bus Crash

In Athens Georgia Annie Ree Huff, a teen, used an axe to free 50 children trapped when a school bus overturned after a collision. Eleven people were injured, including three small children, in the crash.

Athens Annie Ree Huff

CIO Leads Nationwide Campaign Against Inflation

The CIO urged its 6,252,000 members to rally in a crusade against inflation with mass meetings to oppose congressmen who voted against controls. The executive board planned Tuesday to back the Truman-Barkley ticket and censured the Republican dominated congress for failing to meet obligations to the American people.

Washington CIO Congress

It's Up to Russia in Cold War Air Base Buildup

An official said in Washington that U S air force strength in Europe hinges on the cold war’s intensity. If tension grows, more units will move in. if not, the number of planes and personnel likely will stay the same.

Washington Europe

Dodgers Cup 2 From Cards

Dodgers sweep doubleheader to seize NL lead with two wins over the Cardinals. Hatten wins in relief in the nightcap as Dodgers rally in ninth. Herb Hermanski and rackley spark late offense. Pirates win to close gap behind ex-Dodger Dixie Walker. Yankees near pace after Shea no-hits Detroi t.

New York Brooklyn Dodgers Eeven St. Louis Joe Hatten Dodgers Gene Hermanski Murry Dickson Dickson Hermanski Duke Snider Ted Wilks Pete Riser Arky Vaughn Bruce Edwards Marv Rackley Tommy Brown George Shuba Vaughn Hugh Casey Erv Palica Terry Moore Country Slaughter Hatten Ken Johnson Roy Campanella Miksis Shea Yankees Boston Red Sox

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