YMCA doubles softball tourney launches with 19 teams
Tomorrow opens a double elimination YMCA league in Pocatello with 19 squads entered and more expected. Monday schedules include N O P versus Purina Chows at 6 30 p m JACLs versus Guardsmen at 7 15 and Moose Lodge versus C Ed Flandro s at 8 30 with Garrett facing Safeway at 9 15 five inning games.
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Pocatello
Henry “Hank” Watts
YMCA
Purina Chows
Garrett
Safeway
Watts
Star Cab Company
Fred Quinn
Bob Brunker
P. F. Mulich
National Guard
Naval Ordnance Plant
Kraft Foods
Hellenics
C. Ed Flandro’s
Garretts
Brotherhood of Railroad Carpenters
Painters Union
Moose Lodge
Allis Chalmers
Jacl’s
Machinists
Y’s
Town Club
Safeways
313 Club
Steve’s Bowling Alley
Pocatello Post
Grace Garvin
Dana Call
Mary Barry
Cecilia Long
Frances Moreno
Jackie Cullen
Lorena Morrison
Jessie Hair
Martha Weeks
Joan Harris
Pauline Eggleston
George King
Clinton Carpenter
Boyd Spackman
Blaine Marley
Dean Labrum
Ray Howell
Bill Smith
Gearald Pearson
Keith Reynolds
Bill Berry
Bryce Hill
Dick Hronek
Dave Moore
Don Clabby
Earl Petersen
Merle Isham
Jack Mlot
Reid Wilson
Leo Dabrizynski
Doug Hansen
Dan Cole
Jim Hronek
Don Parkin
Cecil Moore
Carl Brownly
Mike Gilmore
Jack DeLato
Tom Liddil
PCL Diamond Results Spark Mixed Friday Ballgames
In Friday action four Pacific Coast League games produced three shutouts. Seattle beat Oakland 8 2 on a key misplayed ball that spoiled a shutout, while Portland blanked Hollywood 4 0 and San Francisco stopped Sacramento 3 0. San Diego defeated Los Angeles 1 0 as Harvey Storey homered. Roy Helser pitched well for Portland with Jim Gladd driving in two runs. The column ends with a reflective question about worrying over unrealiable fears.
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SAN Franscico
Seattle
Neil Sheridan
Oakland
Frank Nelson
Sheridan
Nelson
Rainiers
Portland
Hollywood
San Francisco
Sacramento
San Diego
Los Angeles Angels
Roy Helser
Jim Gladd
Beavers
Glen Moulder
Jack Salveson
San Diego Padres
Harvey Storey
Beaver
Lyman Linde
Walt Lanfrancon
Sixth district tops second in American Legion junior game
Am Legion Junior Lowe's single with the bases loaded drove in two runs as the sixth district beat the second district 4 to 1. Lynn Foster struck out eight for the second while Clarence Smith matched with eight K's for the sixth. Jackie Gray doubled for the second's lone hit.
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Junior Lowe
American Legion
Lynn Foster
Singleton
Clarence Smith
Jackie Gray
Foster
Smith
Gray Foster
Hutchinson
Bushboom
Calegar
Gordon
Riedell
Hall
Oneness
Richmond
Whittier
Isied West
Crawford
Seovnen Rees
Lowe
P F. McNabb
Cf Myers
Errery Doneneanes
R. McNabb
Burke
Eaves Ees Kinkade
Eresseeee Whittlow
O'Brien Leads Hitting Dean Has 5 Honors in League
Boise Pilots first baseman Jim O'Brien tops Pioneer League hitting with 16 safeties in 33 at bats for a .485 average. Great Falls Hank Borch is second at .441, with Frank Santora Ogden at .440. Frank Dean of Pocatello leads five departments with 20 runs 17 hits 8 doubles 9 steals and 25 total bases. Pitching honors go to Tom Smith and Dick Larner with three wins each. Ned Sheehan of Boise tops homes run counts with three.
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Big Jim O’brien
Boise Pilots
Pioneer League
Howe
Chicago
O'Brien
Great Falls
Hank Borch
Frank Santora
Ogden Reds
Boise
Ned Sheehan
Pocatello
Larry Nenna
Borch
Moore
Ogden
Pet. O'Brien
Santora
Ado Buck
Twin Fall
Stenger
Wadsworth
Dean
Clardy
Idaho Falls
Williams
Pickett
Twin Falls
Ring results from New York Madison Square Garden
United Press reports two boxing results from MSG. Charlie Fusari of Irvington New Jersey stopped Vince Foster of Omaha Nebraska in the first round. Corky Gonzales of Denver defeated Chico Morales of Cuba by decision in ten rounds.
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United Press
NEW York
Madison Square Garden
Charlie Fusari
Irvington
N. J
Vince Foster
Omaha
Neb
Hollywood
Corky Gonzales
Denver
Chico Morales
Cuba
Speedway Stand Collapse Injures About Twenty at Indianapolis Race
During Memorial Day classic qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway about 20 people were injured when an aisle and two adjoining box sections collapsed amid a crowd of roughly 30,000. Officials blamed overcrowding as ambulances battled a traffic jam the largest since 1947 race day.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway
Mayne to Face McEuin in Legion Wrestling Main
Mayne clashes with Billy McEuin in the main event of American Legion wrestling at the National Guard Armory. Mayne seeks revenge after McEuin pounded Johnny James last week. Semis pit James vs Poggi and Davis versus Carlin in a two out of three falls format starting 8:30 p.m. at 1200 block, Second Avenue.
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Kenny Mayne
Johnny James
Billy McEuin
American Legion
Mayne
McEuin
James
Gorilla Poggi
Argentina
Poggi
Elmer Davis
Johnny Carlin
National Guard
Second Avenue
Illinois man sued over stealing wives affections
An Illinois man faced a lawsuit from the husbands of two women alleging he seduced their spouses. The case framed the affair as dangerous to play with matches and public order.
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Illinois
Capot Wins Preakness In Photo Finish Track Record
Capot owned by the Greentree stable edged Palestinian and Noble Impulse in the 73rd Preakness at Baltimore. Ted Atkinson rode Capot to a 1:56.0 mile and three sixteenths, a new track record, with $79,985 first prize.
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Baltimore
Capot
Greentree Stable
Isidor Bieber
Crispin Oglebay
Noble Impulse
Ted Atkinson
Riverland
Palestinian
Fury
Sun Bahram
Ponder
Eastside POST Carriers Rally Past Westside in Intra-Squad
Eastside nine powered by Bob Allen’s pitching and three hits led 17 to 12 over Westside Saturday morning in a Pocatello POST intra-squad game. Allen, with three hits including a double, paced a seven run third inning and a six run seventh to seal the win.
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Bob Allen
Eastside
Westside Forces
Pocatello Post
Allen
Eastsiders
Pat Claxton
Phil Price
Allen and Company
Westside
Sheppard
Claxton
Price
Cozard
Newbey
Washington overwhelms Idaho as 13th straight loss
The University of Washington baseball team crushed the University of Idaho 18-4 in Moscow. Husky starter Bob Moen pitched a complete game while Idaho starter Don Hunt lasted one inning after a nine run Washington outburst. Hiromu Heyamoto hit two doubles and a single for UW.
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Moscow
Ida
University of Washington
University of Idaho
Washington
Don Hunt
Bob Moen
Huskies
Hiromu Heyamotot
Billings SLC Triumph in Opening Day Race
Salt Lake City and Billings won Pioneer League opening day trophies with attendance records. Salt Lake City drew 7,968 fans and Billings 4,671 as Great Falls and Idaho Falls also posted strong totals. League president Jack Halliwell will personally oversee further events.
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Billings
Pioneer Baseball League
Salt Lake City
Billings Mustangs
Bees
Great Falls
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Ogden
Reds
Boise
Twin Falls
Jack Halliwell
The
Pioneer League
Record Crowns Class C League With New Attendance High
The awards will be presented to the winning clubs. No ceremony date has been announced. The southern division drew 17,888 fans at four openings and the north 16,230, totaling 34,118 a new Class C league attendance record.
Second Legion Round Ending Thursday
The American Legion junior baseball season for this city moves toward its second round with remaining games this week. Monday features the third and first districts meeting at 6 p m as the East West and Giants Dodgers series soon follow per Legion director Fred Tydeman. After these series Tydeman will name the 1949 Legion junior club.
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American Legion
Fred Tydeman
Legion
Tydeman
Lewiston Edges Boise in Tight Tennis Showdown
Lewiston high school edged Boise 4 to 3 in a Saturday match. Boise won singles 3 to 2 but Lewiston swept the doubles 2 to 0.
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Lewiston
Boise
Lewiston High School
Teens Form New Baseball Loop Debuts This May
A new teen aged baseball league will start in the city on May 26 or 30 with rosters and entry fees due by May 20. Reverend R W Buchanan of Fort Hall and William Durham of Pocatello handle entries while Fort Hall and Pocatello clubs lead, with Blackfoot teams expected to join.
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R. W. Buchanan
Fort Hall
Buchanan
Fort A
William Durham
Pocastello
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Trigo Beats Ford in San Diego Bout
Maria Trigo of Los Angeles edged Bolton Ford of Pittsburgh for a decision in San Diego. The score and round details are not provided in the brief dispatch.
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San Diego
Cal
Maria Trigo
Los Angeles
Ed Bolton Ford
Pittsburgh
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Guardsmen
Am. Legion
Harvey Whittier
Rees Crawford
O’brien
Packard
Detroit
Pioneer Motors Company
N. Arthur
Eastside Post
U of I
Utah
Wwenls
Western Distributors, Inc
South Main ST
Ted Raw Fmoe
Remington Small Arms
Redwood Road
GY. Sugarman Cs
West
MTIVE
Themen
ST. Los Angeles
Calif
Twcer
Milton J. Wershow
South
Santa FE Avenue
Angeles
California
Harry Dickson
Gordon Hall
Dickson
Idaho State College
Bengals
Johnnie Vesser
Mendy
Stetson
Jarman Shoes
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