Scouts bid for Hal Trosky Jr. in Cedar Rapids chase
Major league clubs known to be in the bidding for Hal Trosky Jr., son of Harold A. Trosky Sr., who starred for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. The 18-year-old 205 pound Cedar Rapids native, a standout at St Patrick's High School, hit .667 for Patrick's this spring and homered in a showcase, with Notre Dame possible if offers lag. The elder Trosky, a nine-year Cleveland and two-year White Sox veteran, weighs all offers as Hal Jr. considers college or pro.
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International tennis pair lead U S women into Manchester second round
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills and Doris Hart of Coral Gables head a group of American women into the second round of the Northern Lawn tennis tournament in Manchester England. Other sports notes mention Abilene Texas track entries and Derby forecast with jockeys, plus local baseball crowds and player movements.
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Beverly Hills
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
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England
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Texas
London
America
Johnny Longden
Britain
Gordon Richards
Brooklyn Giants
Polo Grounds
Les Layton
New York Giants
Wichita
Joe Black
Montreal Royals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Junior Stephens
Baltimore Oriole
Marty
Kid) Mathews
Don Cockell
Marciano
Mathews
Rocky
Seals
California
Hollywood Park
Zatopek Aims to Break Record Again After 5,000m Time
Emil Zatopek, the Czechoslovak distance star, clocked 13 minutes 57.2 seconds for 5000 meters to erase Gunder Haegg’s mark and declared he could beat it with a stricter schedule. His record tally includes 12 world marks, with a visa controversy eclipsing his Paris appearance. He led from the start, holding tempo as fans cheered.
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Czechoslovakia
Zatopek
Gunder Haegg
Paris
Yost Nears 700th Consecutive Game Tonight
Eddie Yost of Washington, nicknamed Iron Pony, nears his 700th straight game tomorrow against Detroit. He trails Lou Gehrig’s 2,130 game record but has become a leading on base threat, with 73 times reached in 40 games this season.
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Eddie Yost
Washington
Iron Pony
Detroit
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Iron Horse
Yost
Eddie
Yankees
Gehrig
Y Area Swim Meet Debuts in Tucson Saturday
The Pacific Southwest Area YMCA championships come to Tucson with 160 to 180 swimmers from Arizona and California across four divisions prep juniors intermediate and senior. Local aquatic director Robert Goray hopes his 20 man squad shines as Oakland leads in intermediate and senior while San Pedro tops prep.
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California
Southern California
Northern California
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YMCA
Oakland
San Pedro
Long Beach
Jim Cooper
Tom Krucker
John Ed Jeffries
Mike Flood
George McLain
Golay
Los Angeles
Occidental College
Gal Taggers Top Mat Card at Tucson Sports Center
The four gal tag team event closes the card as Mars Bennett and Dot Dotson face China Mira and Belle Drummond in the main event. Judo Jack Terry meets Doran O'Hara in a 90 minute return after last week's 60 minute draw. Juan Garcia faces Ray Stevens in a two fall opener.
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Tucson Sports Center
Mars Bennett
Dot Dotson
China Mira
Belle Drummond
Judo Jack Terry
Doran O'Hara
Juan Garcia
Ray Stevens
Shuffleboard Scores From Tucson League Matches
Tonight's matches feature Casey's at Stone Avenue Inn and Command Post at Lighthouse. Last night results show Command Post defeating Cal's Tavern 3 to 2 while Double-J at Chatterbox was ppd and other scores listed as 6 7 23 28 for context.
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Éapesewae
John & Edith's
Stone Avenue T Inn
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Lighthouse
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Cal's Tavern
Stone Avenue Inn
Chatterbox
Avila's 388 Leads AL Hitting Race
Bobby Avila of the Cleveland Indians leads the American League batting race with a .388 average and a six point rise last week. Teammate Al Rosen sits second at .361, while Bill Tuttle is third at .343. In the National League Stan Musial holds a one point edge at .374 with Ray Jablonski close.
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Bobby Avila
Cleveland Indians
al Rosen
Tribe
Avila
Rosen
RBI
Bill Tuttle
Tigers
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Ray Jablonski
Musial
South Atlantic League Scores From League Play
Augusta edges Montgomery 5 4 Savannah beats Columbia 3 1 Macon defeats Columbus 3 0 Jacksonville defeats Charlotte 5 4 Western League results Denver 1 Wichita 0 Colorado Springs 5 Lincoln 4 Des Moines 10 5 Pueblo 3 1 Sioux City at Omaha postponed
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Des Moines
Pueblo
Sioux City
Omaha
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