Slo-Mo IV Reigns Again In Gold Cup Classic
Seattle boat races crown the Slo-Mo-Shun IV champion in the 45th Gold Cup on Lake Washington. Cantrell escaped a burn injury as Crust exploded and Miss Pepsi faltered with gear trouble. Slo-Mo-Shun V borrowed a prop and finished strong to reclaim the title amid a crowd estimated at 250,000.
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Detroit
Seattle
Lake Washington
Coast Guard
Bill Cantrell
Stan Sayres
Slo-Mo
Wild Bill Cantrell
Slo-Mo-Shun V
Pepsi
Crust IV
Cantrell
Hurricane
Crust
Stan Dollar
Minarik and Gasmen Lead Tucson Little League Standings
Minarik Realty paces the American division while Tucson Gas tops the National league in Tucson Little League standings released by loop officials. This week’s game slate was announced alongside the figures.
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Tucson Gas
Tucson
American League
Southern Arizona Bank
Beaudry Motors
San Xavier
Sete Eagles
Beaudry’s
Eagles
NSC Softball Tournament Entries Due Tomorrow Night
Tourney director Loveless Gardner reports 26 teams entered and entries close tomorrow night. Meeting for team representatives with clubs at Oury Park tomorrow at 8 to discuss tourney plans and draw pairings. The tourney opens next Friday with tee games, three games Saturday, and all-day Sunday with one and one half hour games each.
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Oury Park
Loveless Gardner
Boros and Middlecoff Ready for 18 Hole World Playoff
National Open champion Julius Boros and Cary Middlecoff clash in an 18 Hole playoff for the World prize of 25 000 with 12 500 for the runner up. Douglas Ferrier and Venizenco share four way tie for honors while Betty Jameson wins the women’s event with 303. Stranahan secures third straight amateur crown.
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Julius Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Anas Atas
George S. May
Dave Douglas
Jack Burke
Ed Furgol
Meet
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Bill Ogden
PGA
S. Middlecoff
Boros
Byron Nelson
Lloyd Mangrum
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Patty Berg
Betty
Patty
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Bill Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Glendale Alianza Rally Ends In Tie With Prison Team
In a seventh inning finish the Glendale Alianza baseball squad fought to a 6-6 draw against the Arizona state prison team before gates closed. No rain dust or darkness halted the hard fought game as visitors left with the tie zone reached.
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Florence
Glendale Alianza
Arizona State Prison
Tony Barnett Night Heights Tucson Baseball
Tucson's Tony Barnett, a standout shortstop for Cohen's Cowboys, will be honored at Hi Corbett Field with tonight's 8 p.m. game against Bisbee Douglas. Fans may bring gifts to the main office and contribute to a collection for Barnett and his growing family as Tucson aims to halt a slide in AT League standings.
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Hi Corbett Field
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Copper Kings
Ronnie Smith
Tony
California
Waddie
Indios Lead Stretched as Juarez Tops Phoenix in 10 Innings
Juarez defeated Phoenix 6-3 in ten innings to extend its Arizona-Texas league lead. El Paso split with Chihuahua 4-12 in two games. Chihuahua won game two after a late surge. Zamora drove in five, while Canales and Uriarte homered for Juarez and Chihuahua respectively.
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Associated Press
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Phoenix
el Paso
Chihuahua
Bisbee Douglas
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Cowboys
Felipe Hernandez
Army
Bob Melton
Roberto Canales
Ted Olea
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Alex Uriarte
Dorado
Jesse Blackman
Ladislao Zamora
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Thorpe Surprises Doctors After Hospital Return
Big Jim Thorpe, famed 1912 Olympic decathlete, surprises at home after hospital stay for a heart attack. He walked unaided into his residence, ending a period of unconsciousness and medical care, while reports note his rugged endurance from athletic days.
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Encanto Swim Team Dominates Tempe Beach Meet
Encanto's men and women win both team titles at the Tempe Beach Invitational. Eleven new state Amateur Union records set over two days. six on Saturday night. Tucson contributors include Mike Flood and Phillip Monier among other top finishes.
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Phoenix Country Club
Tucson
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Mesa
KTUC
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University
Coronado
Mike Flood
Phillip Monier
Bob Ford
Diane Lewis
Kathy Johnson
Pat Flood
Necciai Reflects On Tough Major League Debut
Ron Necciai, 20, struggled in his Pittsburgh Pirates debut against the Chicago Cubs, allowing seven runs and 11 hits over six innings after a famed minor league 27 strikeout game. Cubs won 9-5 as Necciai battled jitters and nerves, with manager Billy Meyer noting the raw potential and room for improvement.
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Ron 'Necciai
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Pirates
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Joe Garagiola
Ronnie
Veeck Gets Last Laugh Over Shantz Loss to Senators
Bill Veeck of the St. Louis Browns smiles at Hank Greenberg of the Cleveland Indians amid a feud over trades. Greenberg charged major league meddling aimed at derailing the Indians from the pennant race as Veeck clashed with the Indians’ management.
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Shantz
Senators
Bill Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland Indians
Greenberg
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Browns Upset Indians as Rain Dampens NL Action
Francis Hellion and the Cleveland Browns camp give Cleveland fits as 280 pound tackle helps the Browns beat Bob Lemon 6-3. Don Marrero defeats Bobby Shantz in Washington while Chicago sweep Detroit. Rain ends several NL games including Dodgers-Giants and Dodgers-Phillies, keeping the Cubs debut of Ron Necciai in Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland Browns
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Ohio
Francis
Big G) Hellion
Tulane
College Stars Pick Captains
DEERFIELD Wis The college All Star football squad opened its final week of practice with Chuck Boerio of Illinois and Bob Ward of Maryland chosen as captains for Friday's Chicago game with the Los Angeles Rams. Boerio and Ward were selected by near unanimous vote. Head Coach Bobby Dodd planned a lengthy scrimmage and indicated this could be the last heavy contact before the Soldier Field charity game.
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Iowa
Hank Lauricella
Tennessee
British empire middleweight champ Dave Sands dies in truck crash
Sydney reports the death of Dave Sands a former empire middleweight boxing champion. Sands died shortly after a truck he drove overturned. He also held Australian middle light heavy and heavyweight titles.
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Australia
U.P
Dave Sands
Sands
How They Stand Tonight Rounding Up Scores
Brooklyn at Philadelphia features Landrum 1 0 and Wade 11 6 against Roberts 17 6 and Meyer 8 12. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh pairs Wehmeier 4 9 with Hague 1 3 for night action.
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Wade
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Meyer
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Hague
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Boston
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St. Louis
Tucson Clubs Vie In Softball Meet
Coolidge hall insulators of Tucson face Coolidge Boosters in the opening game of the Arizona International softball tournament. Tucson teams meet again at 7 p.m. Jones Ranches of Eloy, winners of the Arizona amateur tournament, play Goodman Supply of Tucson at 8:15. Grand Central Aircraft of Tucson meets Blakely Rockets of Mesa at 9:30. Last night Brad Morris limited Chandler to two hits as Coolidge Signal Oil won 3 0. Don Lockwood of Casa Grande blanked Eloy 10 0.
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Coolidge Boosters
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Eloy
Arizona Amateur Softball Association
Goodman Supply
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Mesa
USA
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Don Lockwood
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Optimist League Releases Official Standings and Schedule
Loop officials publish official standings and this week schedule for the Optimist league. This is the last full week of play with only one game slated next week.
Major Moguls Center on Bonus System
Baseball moguls meet in Pittsburgh chaired by Branch Rickey to discuss the bonus system. Ford Frick attends as commissioner. A spokesman says the session is exploratory and will not be published. Possible draft proposals are among many options under study with reports due at December meetings. Rickey criticizes high signing bonuses as uneven.
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Branch Rickey
Ford Frick
Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
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