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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1948
Page
8
The Billings Mustangs rallied to beat the Cards 12 to 11 at Billings home grounds. Tom Sewell allowed ten walks in six plus innings while Wallerstein earned the win and Torres took the loss after a balk and late scoring sequence.
British confidence grows as London readies for the 80s Olympics. Wembley Stadium will host opening and closing ceremonies and major track and field events while Wembley and Harringay arena serve as key venues. Nearby sites at Henley and Surrey host equestrian events and shooting as London plans a practical, less flashy Games.
Democrats win 24 to 14 over Republicans in a charity House baseball game. Don Wheeler of Georgia pitched and helped the Democrats, while Republicans used several pitchers. About 5,000 in attendance supported underprivileged DC children.
Billings defeats Pocatello 12 to 11 while Salt Lake City edges Twin Falls 5 to 4 and Boise wins 11 to 7 over Ogden. Idaho Falls, Great Falls were rained out. current standings show Idaho Falls 15–3 and Pocatello 12–8 with several teams in pursuit. Tonight's games feature Pocatello at Billings and Ogden at Boise with regional matchups.
Pittsburgh raced to a 6 0 lead at Ebbets Field and rolled past Brooklyn 8 4 as Gustine powered the attack with a homer a double and three singles. Dixie Walker contributed a single and a sacrifice after arriving with an automobile prize. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win with Hal Gregg saving. Brooklyn dropped its sixth in a row at home.
Mountain States Athletic Conference faculty representatives met in Denver and voted to enforce a long standing rule prohibiting competition between member schools and AAU teams. Despite past violations by Denver Wyoming and Colorado A&M at the Rock Mountain AAU track meet, the vote signals enforcement with no penalties, risking the future of the Rocky Mountain AAU meet.
Rainiers pitcher Guy Fletcher limited Los Angeles to one hit as Seattle blanked the Angels 2 to 0, taking a 2 1 series edge. Dick Barrett earlier threw a seven inning no hit no run game, signaling the Rainiers’ growing threat in the Pacific Coast League pennant race.
PAYETTE Idaho UP Twin Falls shells Hazelton 13 to 5 to reach consolation finals of the southern regional high school baseball tournament. The Bruins meet Pocatello tonight at 7 in the consolation title after Pocatello beat Boise 14 to 5 on Thursday. Twin Falls used eight Hazelton errors to score seven runs in the first inning. Coeur d Alene defeats Lewiston 3 to 2 and Orofino tops Sandpoint 9 to 4 in regional semis advancing to tomorrow's final.
Doris Hart of Miami and Patricia Cunningham Todd of La Jolla led the women's field into the third round. Hart defeated Jacqueline Marcellin of France 6 2 8 6, Todd beat Mrs. H Borren of the Netherlands 6 2 6 0.
PGA action at Norwood course as defending champion Jim Ferrier carded sub par but tumbled amid hills. Harmon halved with Ferrier on 18th to stay in contention while Sam Snead seized attention with eight under through 28 holes. Pairings for third round featured Hogan, Demaret, Sarazen and more top names.
A boxing card in Pocatello High School gym tonight features a double main event at 8:30 p.m. Joe Lynham 194 faces George Overhuus 192, with Billy Ditmer 195 clashing Floyd Hansen 192. Lynham beat Hansen last week. Hansen vows revenge. An opening special bout is planned if no ball game interferes.
The United States women golfers took a 2 to 1 edge over Great Britain in the Curtis Cup opening foursomes at Birkeland England as captain Glenna Collett Ware led the offense. US stars Louis Suggs and Grace Lenczyk stumbled, British hopes rose mainly to avoid a humiliating defeat with six singles left to play.
Indianapolis officials said about a dozen racers would be ready Saturday and Sunday to run the 10 mile qualification for the Memorial Day 500 mile auto classic set for May 31 at the speedway.
ASHTON Idaho UP reports that bulls moose hunters from the past special hunt on the Ashton big game refuge will not be eligible this year. Thirty permits will be drawn again for Sept 26 to 30. The rule aims to broaden access. Past draws yielded high bag rates with 26 of 30 in 1946 and 24 of 30 last year.
Welterweight champion Ray Sugar Robinson failed to post bond for the title bout with Bernard Docus. Promoter Irving Kovin asked the Illinois boxing commission to move the fight from June 4 to a later date to attract a larger arena audience.
American League highlights include St Louis beating Washington 4 to 3 in night action and Boston tallying 11 runs in a win over Cleveland. Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago post wins while New York and Cincinnati also show results. National League features Boston beating St Louis 3 to 1 and Chicago defeating New York 8 to 3 with several home runs noted. Pitcher matchups and daily schedules round out the recap.
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