Eriksson Wins 1500 at Olympics As Strand Takes Second
At Wembley Sweden's Henri Eriksson outpaced Lennart Strand to win the 1500 meter in rain soaked conditions before a 50,000 crowd. Eriksson broke two seconds off the Olympic record with a 3 49.8 while Strand faded late and was nearly passed by Willi Slrkhuis of Holland.
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Bill Porter
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England
Navy
U. S
Clyde Scott
Arkansas University
Craig
Spider” Dixon
Birmingham
Ala
Olympic Stadium
Wembley
Henri Eriksson
Sweden
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Lennart Strand
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Willi Slrkhuis
Holland
Slikhuis
Finland
United States
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Fannie Blankers-Koen
Ann Curtis
University of California
Karen Harup
Denmark
H. Mastenbroek
Berlin
Brenda Helser
Los Angeles
Miss Curtis
F. Nathanson Cartensen
Miss Helser
Philadelphia
Joe Verduer
Keith Carter
Purdue University
Verdeur
T. Hamuro
Japan
Scarsella Hits Two Homers In One Oakland Inning
Les Scarsella of the Oakland Acorns blasted two home runs in a single inning as Oakland routed Portland 14 to 6. The club’s big third inning featured eight hits, four walks and a triple steal, boosting Scarsella’s RBI total to five in the frame.
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Oakland Acorns
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Seals
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Sacramento
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Seraphs
Rainiers
Southern Arizona Softball Meet Opens With 14 Teams
The greatest softball talent in southern Arizona gathers as a double elimination tourney begins at 6 30 p m at 22nd Street Park with 14 teams from city leagues and Martins Desert Beach. Davis-Monthan relies on ace John Pearson to defend the title as Merchants Elks and others challenge the Bombers in an anticipated strong field.
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Southern Arizona
22Nd Street Park
Phoenix
Martins Desert Beach
University of Arizona
Dunn to face Serrano in Open Air main event
Frankie Serrano of El Paso will replace Hector Marquis against Jimmy Dunn of Mexico City in a 10 round main event August 16 at the Open Air arena Promoter Bill Santos announced Marquis injured his eye in workouts yesterday Fred Montoya of Tucson meets Skeets Gilbert of Monahan Texas in a six round lightweight opener Dynamite Jackson of Phoenix meets the Congo Kid of El Paso in an eight round semi windup Oscar Romo and Joe Valle of Tucson fight in the opening four rounder
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el Paso
Hector Marquis
Jimmy Dunn
Mexico City
Open Air Arena
Bill Santos
Marquis
Fred Montoya
Tucson
Skeets Gilbert
Monahan
Texas
Dynamite Jackson
Phoenix
Congo Kid
Oscar Romo
Joe Valle
Olympic scoring after 48 events at the 14th Olympiad
Official team standings list national totals led by the United States with 336 points. Sweden is second with 128, followed by France 91 14, Hungary 83 5, Australia 54, Turkey 54, and other nations including Netherlands 53, Finland 49, Denmark 36, Italy 32, Britain 29, Austria 27, Jamaica 26, Switzerland 26, Norway 22 14, Czechoslovakia 18, Belgium 15, Argentina 14, Panama 8, Yugoslavia 8, Mexico 7, Canada 6, Poland 6, Ceylon 5, Peru 2, Brazil 2 and Spain 1.
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Canada
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Peru
Brazil
Spain
US Rowing Crews Elim in Repechage at Henley
United States two pair oar crews without and with coxswain were eliminated in repechage heats. Toland Deeney McIntyre and Wade Kilin crews failed to advance. Italy won the coxed pair in 7 24.6 while the US time was 8 09.2 on the 1900-meter course. A restart dispute arose over the coxed pair and umpire conduct at the regatta.
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Philadelphia
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Hungary
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Shaker Heights
Festus Wade
St. Louis
Italy
France
Wade
Yale University
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Gaston Mullegg
Switzerland
International Rowing Federation
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Mullegg
Amphitheater Panthers Face Strong Outlook This Season
Murl McCain, Amphitheater high school football mentor, signals a similar squad strength to last year as he plans an A and B team split with about 90 players at practice. Key returnees include quarterback Larry Hart and 16-year-old Earl Colwell, while the roster features a deep line and multiple backfield threats.
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Arizona
Amphitheater
Ken Patterson
Ohio
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Nogales
George Genung
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Bob
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Frank Gastelum
Don Vogel
Larry Peel
Ed Lefferts
Bill Lewers
Phil Egleston
Bob McMillin
Bill Gaston
Billy Kautenburger
Chuck Williams
Dick Laemnel
Monk Gastelum
Veto Gastelum
Panther
Bill Rogers
Los Angeles
Navy
Tucson
Cowboys Shutout on Three Hits
The Globe-Mmi Browns propelled to a doubleheader sweep over the Phoenix Senators as 11 errors crippled Phoenix in 7-1 and 11-3 losses. El Paso Texans topped Tucson 7-0 behind three-hit pitcher Mitchell, while Juarez Indios beat Bisbee Douglas 10-4.
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Davis-Monthan Hosts Aquatic AAU Meet for Air Force Teams
Swimmers from 10 air bases compete at Williams Field to select the Davis Monthan area team for the Air Force AAU swim meet at Scott Field Illinois. Participating bases include Davis Monthan Tucson Castle Long Beach Wendover Hickam March Mather Lowery and Williams Fields.
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Santa Rosa Pirates No Hit Roseville Diamonds in D Far West
Roseville Calif August 6 Bill Lathrope pitched a no hit no run win 9 0 for the Santa Rosa Pirates over the Roseville Diamonds in the class D Far West league.
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Santa Rosa Pirates
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Ten Years Ago Mickey Cochrane Replaced by Del Baker
Ten years ago Mickey Coch rane manager of the Detroit Tig ers for six years was replaced by Del Baker Tiger coach.
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Detroit Tigers
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Tiger
Williams to Defend Lightweight Title Sept at Yankee Stadium
Lightweight champion Ike Williams of Trenton will defend his 135 pound title against Jesse Flores of Stockton in a 15 round bout at Yankee Stadium on Sept 22 under the Twentieth Century Sporting Club. Negotiations are under way for a second co feature on the outdoor card as part of the Tournament of Champions plan.
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Tony Zale
Gary
Ind
Marcel Cerdan
France
Freddie Mills
England
Gus Lesnevich
Cliffside Park
Mills Triumphs Over All-Stars 15-4 In Charity Baseball
Arizona Flour Mills routed the Class A All-Stars 15 to 4 at Randolph Park in a charity game for Junta Patriotica Mexicana. The wild contest featured 15 hits and 12 errors, numerous wild pitches, and chaotic defense as Mills built early leads and the All-Stars shuffled positions throughout. Timo Lujan and Dave Villasenor led the Mills with five hits allowed, while Elmo Jones started for the All-Stars before giving way to Felix Valencia and William Pearson.
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Flour Mills
Madero Stars In Class C Triumph
Frank Madero pitched the Panth ers to a 10 2 victory over the Huskies at Eagle field. He allowed one hit and struck out 11. Fernie Valencia gave up six hits and struck out five. The Panthers scored three runs in the first and seven in the third. Rudy Munez hit the lone Huskies’ extra base hit a triple. Madero contributed two hits in three at bats.
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Madero
Fernie Valencia
Rudy Munez
Hoot Man Wins Hambletonian Amid Stand Collapse
A year ago Hoot Man won the Hambletonian defeating Rodney as a crowd of 71 people were injured when temporary stands collapsed during the event.
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Pathfinders Face Southside Merchants In Southern Arizona Tilt
In the Southern Arizona softball tournament at 22nd Street Park the Pathfinders meet the Southside Merchants at 6:30 p.m. The 8 p.m. game features 4105th Storage against the Eagles and at 9:30 p.m. Crosley Spoilers face Goodman Supply at the same park.
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Barron Locke Tie for All American Lead
Chicago August 6 UP Two top golfers Bobby Locke of South Africa and Herman Barron of White Plains tied for the lead in the All American championship with a 208 total after two rounds. Pete Cooper and Lloyd Mangrum were one stroke back at 209 while 13 players carried 213 or better potential final-18-hole moves. Patty Berg led the women's open with 236 after an 80, two strokes ahead of Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
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Denver
Lynn Leading Coast Hurlers
Japhet Red Lynn of Los Angeles led the Pacific Coast league in wins with 15 and a 15 5 record for .750 while Floyd Speer of Oakland was 6 2 tied for second. Don Dempsey of San Francisco and George Pinky Woods of Hollywood led in strikeouts with 99 apiece.
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