Red Cross Starts Swimming Lessons and Public Pool Hours
Red Cross begins Monday classes at 9 a.m. with 300 expected weekly learners. The pool opens to the public at 1 p.m. and stays open daily 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. through the week, with adult classes at 11 a.m. and possible 7 p.m. sessions if demand allows. Instructors include Baker and others. boats and oars donated by community groups.
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Red Cross
Naval Reserve
Art Young
Bob Hilliard
Shirley Weston
Eileen Snyder
Bonnie Weston
Bryan Blackhurst
W. D. Service
Wayne Booth
Ed Bogert
E. “Rip” Gledhill
Aston Barrett
City Recreation Commission
Blackfoot Revives Baseball After 15 Year Gap
Blackfoot prepares the new Yellowstone league opener against Iowa Warriors with the Blacksox in gray and maroon. Frank Fullmer and Don Bertin lead a city effort to field a team, with tryouts, captains, and uniform donations from local merchants.
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Blackfoot
Iowa
Frank Fullmer
Chamber of Commerce Youth Welfare Committee
Don Bertin
Bertin
Clint Nelson
Larry Bell
Roy Conn
D. Jones
Howe
Robertson
Brower
Cammack
Frank Fowler
Fullmer
Yanks Advance in Kent Lawn Tennis Semi-Finals
Earl Cochell of San Francisco and Gardnar Mulloy of Miami advanced to the men's singles semi finals while Patricia Can ning Todd of La Jolla California reached the women's semi finals in the Kent Lawn tournament.
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Beckenham
Eng
Earl Cochell
San Francisco
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
Cal
Anything Can Happen Tuesday Tag Match At Armory
Wrestling fans are promised an 8 30 p m tag match at the National Guard armory with Billy McEaine and Al Williams facing George Strickland and Milt Olsen in a four man tag. Promoter Norman Hays describes the match as a wild four groaners clash with a 90 minute main event and a torrid semi final pitting Johnny James against Gorilla Poggi.
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National Guard Armory
Norman Hays
Billy McEaine
al Williams
Intermountain
George Strickland
Milt Olsen
Johnny James
Gorilla Poggi
Pocatello
Browns Sign Otto Graham To Two Year Deal
The Cleveland Browns announce the signing of star quarterback Otto Graham to a two year contract. The move follows Graham's status as a three time AAFC champion.
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Graham
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Otto Graham
Texas Wins SWC Title in 62nd Conference Championship
Texas clinched the Southwest Conference baseball championship, marking the Longhorns 62nd conference title in 35 years. The victory highlights Texas dominance in the league with sustained program success and a storied history of championships.
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PY 2S
Texas
Austin
Texa
Longhorns
Halliwell Park Attendance Targets Set For Season
Business Manager Marvin Milkes aims for 100000 fans this year at Halliwell Park to watch the Cardinals in action. Early games show 1471 attendance across 13 matches with June totals around 21235 and 21,235 overall.
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Halliwell Park
Marvin Milkes
Cardinals
LS Dole Eee
Jackie Robinson Leads NL Offensive Champs in 1949 Pace
Jackie Robinson, Dodgers second baseman, tops the National League in hitting with a .348 average and 69 hits, while driving in 46 runs. He shares the lead in runs scored with Reese, Sid Gordon, and Whitey Lockman, as official averages reflect Thursday games.
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Sid Gordon
Whitey Lockman
New York Giants
Navy group to offer summer long ball classes
Lt Blackburn leads Navy baseball instruction with help from the ordnance plant the recreation department and local schools. Programs run next Wednesday 3 to 6 pm and Saturdays 9 am to noon for ages 12 to 18 with gloves recommended. Enlisted instructors may assist if needed and a hospital corpsman will provide first aid on site.
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Navy
Ordnance Plant
Ed Bogert
Wayne Booth
Jack Kobe
E. “Rip” Gledhill
Recreation Department
Fred Tydeman
American Legion
George N. Green
Franklin and Irving
St. Joseph's
Pocatello
Blackburn
Navy Field
Marine
United States
Naval Ordnance Plant
Pioneer League Publicity Expands Nationally
The Pioneer league publicity reaches beyond its local cities as results of league games appear on the National Broadcasting Company show Sports Recap with Jack Light cap. Hugh Fullerton Jr. of Associated Press has carried numerous items on the league with his column appearing in several hundred papers nationwide.
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Sports
Jack Lightcap
National Broadcasting Company
Hugh Fullerton Jr
Associated Press
Fullerton
Recreation Softball Kicks Off in Irving and Parks
About 300 Pocatello youngsters join this year's recreation softball season led by Jack Kobe. First games at Irving field start Monday at 9 30 a m with Sam Maynard directing. Halliwell park opens Tuesday at 9 a m under Kobe.
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Jack Kobe
Irving Field
Sam Maynard
Halliwell Park
Kobe
Alameda Park
City Recreation Commission
Maynard
Irving
Bulldogs
Pyphons
Irvingfield
LaMotta Cerdan Title Bout Denies Radio TV Rights
The International Boxing Club on Thursday barred all television radio and movie accounts of the LaMotta versus Cerdan middleweight title fight set for Briggs Stadium on June 15. This marks the first title bout in 20 years without radio broadcasting rights.
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Cerdan-Lamotta Data
Detroit
International Boxing Club
Jake LaMotta
Marcel Cerdan
Briggs Stadium
YMCA Softball Schedule for June Week
This week's YMCA softball slate lists games from June 13 to June 18 across venues. Teams include Kraft's, Allis-Chalmers, Painters, Safeway, Steve's, Star Cab, BORC's, Garrett's, Marines, Town Club, Hellenics, LOOM, JACL's, N.O.P., Moose, Purina, IAM, Y's Men, Flandro's, 313 Club, BOAC's.
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Painters
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Star Cab
Borc’s
Garrett’s
Marines
Town Club
Hellenics
LOOM
Jacl’s
N.O.P
Moose
Purina
IAM
Y's
Flandro’s
Steve's
313 Club
Painter’s
Allis- Chalmers
Boac’s
Harness racing ace skips stopwatch on trips
New York trainer Hank Lowden avoids wearing a watch, believing glancing at time can disrupt a harness horse. He is described as perhaps the only top sulky pilot to eschew timing devices in his racing.
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New York
Hank Lowden
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