Billings Sweeps Double Bill Against Walt Lowe's Charges
Billings Mustangs overcome Walt Lowe's Cardinals in a Pioneer league doubleheader sweeping the 12-11 win, a 2-0 shutout, and an 8-1 victory. Dick Hanna pitched well in his Redbird debut despite errors as Pocatello faces Great Falls in a pivotal series. Jack Skinner belted a seventh inning homer for Billing's late rally.
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Billings
Walt Lowe
Gate City
Montana Supermen
Cardinals
Great Falls Selectrics
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Great Falls
Dick Hanna
Redbird
Hanna
Redbirds
Montanans
Jack Stillwell
Gate City Nine
New Champ Will Make Gala Tour
Detroit reports Jake La Motta, fresh middleweight champion, plans a gala tour with his brother Joey as manager. He will rest a swollen hand a few weeks but vows to stay sharp and avoid luxury or idle days while defending his title.
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Detroit
Jake la Motta
Joey la Motta
Jake
Bronx
Yanks Eliminate Yanks In London
Louis Brough of Beverly Hills and Mrs. Margaret Osborne Du Pont of Bellevue reach the London grass court women’s singles finals. Brough defeated Patricia Canning Todd 6 1 6 1 in under 35 minutes. Du Pont rallied to beat Gertrude Moran 2 6 in the semifinal.
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London
Louis Brough
Beverly Hills
Cal
Margaret Osborne du Pont
Bellevue
Del
Queen’s Club
Miss Brough
Witbledon
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
DuPont
U. S
Gertrude
Gussie) Moran
Santa Monica
Hamilton Leads Detroit Open After Strong Opening Round
Evansville's Bob Hamilton shot a 63 at Meadowbrook to set a course record and move eight under par, giving him a three stroke edge as the $15,000 Motor City Open enters the second round.
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Hamilton
Detroit
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Meadowbrook
Salt Lake Bees rout Twin Falls Cowboys in Pioneer League game
The Salt Lake Bees defeated Twin Falls 8 to 0 in a Pioneer baseball league match. Novarini opened with a homer, while Idaho Falls and Great Falls also played, with pitching and fielding shaping the night as DanIelson argued with the umpire over a steal attempt.
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Twin Falls
Ida
Salt Lake
Box score summary of a baseball game
Box score lists runs batted in for Skinner Gazet Williams and names multiple players for errors and double plays. Skinner homered and Hanna and Stillwell combined for nine and three strikeouts respectively. Bases on balls and wild pitches noted with stolen bases and hit by pitch occurrences. Time shown as 2 25 with a final attendance figure unreadable.
Dodgers Top Cubs 2 1 In Newcombe Victory
Brooklyn edges Chicago 2 1 as Don Newcombe nets his fourth straight win in relief of Montreal recall. Roy Campanella hits his 10th homer for the Dodgers while Emil Verban, Hal Jeffcoat, and Hank Edwards drive the Cubs’ lone run.
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Warren Hacker
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Newcombe
Montreal
Cubs
Roy Campanella
Dodger
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Hal Jeffcoat
Hank Edards
Ken
Duke Sniders
Jackie Robinson
Gil Hodges
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Sain
Walker Cooper
Boston Braves
Jimmy Bloodworth
Sain
Samn
Lowe's Nine Open Three-Game Set With Great Falls
Walt Lowe's Pocatello Cardinals start a three-game series against the Great Falls Electrics at Great Falls as they chase a Pioneer League first place. Afterward they visit Idaho Falls for a two-game set starting June 22 before returning to Halliwell Park June 24 to host Russets. Multiple double bills and special evenings are planned to boost attendance.
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Pocatello Cardinals
Selectrics
Great Falls
Devil
Deep Blue Sea
Redbirds
Idaho Falls
Russet Nine
Lowe and Company
Halliwell Park
Pocatello
Russets
Marvin Milkes
City squads clash as first week ends in softball action
Friday results from City Recreation Softball set a fast pace. Halliwell park saw the Sheiks extend their lead to four wins with a forfeit over the Falcons. At Irving field the Beetle Bums beat Snakes 25 to 3 led by B Blackhurst and D Empey, while the Ghosts topped the Indians 14 to 5 with S Smith and R Carven handling pitching duties. In the junior division Indiana sits 4-0 at Irving field.
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R. Hook
C. Cocad
Cardinals
Bobcats
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Dickey
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T. Louis
S. Smith
R. Carven
B. Marshall
Wilson
Falcons
Baseball box score summary for team game
Runs Batted in Pecchia and Sirota. Errors Morgan and Nenna. Home runs none. Left on base Pocatello seven Billings eight. Sacrifice hits Moore Vogel Guy. Double plays Skinner to Incaviglia to Means. Struck out Vogel one Guy five. Bases on balls Vogel zero Guy five. Winning pitcher Guy. Losing pitcher Vogel. Time one twenty five.
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Redbirds
Larry Nenna
Walt Lowe
Guy
Bob Vogel
Mustangs
George Caloia
Jim Peccia
Frank Means
Nenna
Tom Incaviglia
Means
Alex Sirota
Hanna
Billings
Jack Skinner
Skinner
Gazetto
Williams
Lowe
Zich
Lewandowski
Morgan
Pocatello
Dean
Peccia
Incaviglia
Calcia
Stilwell
Sirota
Stillwell
Reich Oneccia
Tissing
Stilw
Iene
Moore
Vogel
Argentina’s Prada tops Beltram in Queens bout
Alfredo Prada 137 pounds from Argentina outpoints Willie Beltram 13334 in New York Queens arena. Johnny Bell 187 pounds from New York defeats Jimmy Warren 134% at Fort Hamilton venue.
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New York
Queensboro Arena
Alfredo Prada
Argentina
Willie Beltram
Fort Hamilton
Johnny Bell
Jimmy Warren
UNH Skier G. Paul Achieves First Somersault on Skis
Gus Paulson representing the University of New Hampshire completed the first somersault on skis at the Dartmouth Carnival in 1916 in Hanover New Hampshire.
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Hanover
N. H
Gus Paulson
University of New Hampshire
Pioneer League Fines Levied on Several Players
Jack Halliwell, Pioneer league president, announces fines to players after incidents during games on June 11 to June 13. Bob Stumpf of Great Falls fined ten dollars for Ogden game action, Frank Means of Billings two dollars fifty cents for Salt Lake City incident, John Stillwell of Billings five dollars for Mustang game at Salt Lake City, Charlie Metro of Twin Falls ten dollars for kicking dirt at home plate in Pocatello. Halliwell heads to Billings to investigate near riot between Pocatello and the Mustangs.
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Pioneer League
Jack Halliwell
Billings
Pocatello
Mustangs
Halliwell
Bob Stumpf
Great Falls
Ogden
Frank Means
Salt Lake City
John Stillwell
Charlie Metro
Twin Falls
Metro
Major League Line Scores From National and American Games
The recap lists line scores from several games with teams Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh St Louis Chicago Boston and Detroit Washington. Home runs credited to Campanella Cooper Bloodworth Gordon Sisler Jones and others. Winning and losing pitchers noted for each game. Weather caused a postponement for Detroit at Washington.
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Salt Lake
Twin Falls
Coseewes
Wee
Seers
Idaho Falls
Ogden
New York
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington Wien
Boston Chicago
St. Louis
Ana
Frontier Days in Pocatello Announces Queen Contests
Western themed events unfold in Pocatello from July 1 to 17 with a Dress Western day and a June 26 queen contest previews. Miss Idaho Miss Pocatello and Miss Fort Hall will be chosen, beard contests and races feature among festivities, with Roy Lindley supervising judges.
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Shawn Are
Wild
Wooley West
Pocatello
Roy Lindley
Harry Morgan
Probable Hurlers In Today's Baseball Games
National League matchups list Hartung Bonham Sesey Leonard Boston Raffensberger Cincinnati Meyer Staley night Cleveland Paige Raschi Gumpert Stobbs. American League games include Hutchinson Haefner Steawee Kellner and Paige Raschi matchups with Detroit Washington Philadelphia Chicago Boston.
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Meyer
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Staley
Detroit
Hutchinson
Washington
Haefner
Steawee
Kellner
Cleveland
Paige
Raschi
Gumpert
Boston
Stobbs
Western game men oppose CVA authority on state control
At Seattle, members of the Western Association of State Game and Fish Commissioners adopted an anti CVA resolution. A. A. O'Claire of Montana was elected president for 1950 and will host next year’s meeting likely at Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.
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Fish and Game
Columbia Valley Authority
Western Association of State Game and Fish Commissioners
A. A. O’claire
Montana
O'Claire
Lake McDonald
Glacier National Park
Ohio State swimmer Tom Shauer a Canton oddity
Columbus Ohio Tom Shauer is an unusual Buckeye swimmer from Canton Ohio. The Ohio State program usually draws athletes from Hawaii Texas and Florida rather than Canton.
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Tom Shauer
Ohio State
Canton
Hawaii
Texas
Florida
Alumnus Bus Ter Brannon Debuts as TCU Coach
Fort Worth report says graduate coach Bus ter Brannon makes his bow as Texas Christian basketball head coach marking a new era for the Horned Frogs. He returns to campus after playing and coaching stints, with expectations for improved offense and leadership.
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Fort Worth
Buster Brannon
Texas Christian
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