Mustangs Fight to 11th Inning Win Against Espee
The Davis-Monthan Mustangs won their fifth straight Semi-Pro game 7-6 in 11 innings over Southern Pacific Lines. Walter Lakics delivered a timely single in the eleventh after Valenzuela struggled with control, while Frank Foley and Valenzuela combined for seven walks and 12 strikeouts. The upstart Junior Legion visits tonight as the Mustangs seek to preserve their lead and finish atop the standings.
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Bill Lucas
Davis-Monthan Mustangs
Southern Pacific
Junior Legion
Bob Pash
Mustangs
Chuck Hollinger
Pete Pullan
Legion
Walter Lakics
Joe Valenzuela
Radwan
Fanning Harris
Lakics
Valenzuela
Frank Foley
Mustang
Fanning
Foley
Harvard
Espee
Gilbert Mejia
Fuentes
Diego Carrillo
Augie Acuna
Mejia
Charley Reyes
Leonardo Perez
Cecil Scheffel
McCarren
Tony Shuper
Scheffel
Duirro
Shuper
Emil Rey
Rey
Carlos Carrillo
Carlos
Espees
Harris
Cone
Lakies
Abrhoa
Soza
Reyes
Wild Foley
Perez
Williams
Olympiad Fields to Host NCAA Golf Tourney
Chicago reports the NCAA awards its fourth annual golf tournament to Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago. The event runs June 28 to 30, with last year’s titleholder being Frank Tatum of Stanford and a team championship shared by Stanford and LSU.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Olympia Fields Country Club
South Bend
Ind
Frank Tatum
Stanford
Louisiana State
Tony Galento Wins Quick Return Fight in Tampa
Tony Galento returned after a two year layoff to score a 25 second knockout over Herbie Katz of Brooklyn before 5,000 fans in Tampa. The 242 pound Galento landed a short right after a slow start to end the bout. Katz was carried from the ring as disappointed fans booed.
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Fla
Tony Galento
Herbie Katz
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Katz
Galento
Stars Shine in Extra Innings to Lift Cardinals Over Dodgers
Yesterday Harry Walker homered twice more and added two runs as he went four for five to propel the Cardinals past the Dodgers in 12 innings. Rays Starr and Si Johnson also starred for their clubs with key pitching and hits in tight games.
Hagg On Route to New York for AAU Meet
The tanker Saturnus carrying Gunder Hag toward the United States is expected to dock at New Orleans. Swedish sources said he will be flown to New York in time for the national AAU meet June 19 and 20 after receiving safe conduct from belligerents.
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New York
Saturnus
Gunder Hag
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United States
New Orleans
A.A.U
Weight Shifts for York and Marion Stir Baseball Talk
Detroit star Rudy York weighs 20 pounds less than last year while St Louis star Slats Marion adds 35 pounds. The contrast in body mass draws attention ahead of the season and may affect batting stance and power.
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Rudy York
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Marion
Brother of Herb Smith Aims to Fill Jersey at A and M
Charley Smith of San Angelo, seventeen, signs to study aeronautical engineering at Texas A. and M. and hopes to wear jersey No. 29, honoring his brother Lieut Herbert E. Smith who died in a 1940 air crash. Coach Homer Norton recalls Herb's Sugar Bowl heroics and promises to carry on his memory.
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M. College
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Aggie
Charles Smith
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Allentown
Aggies
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Louisiana State
Tulane
Big John
Cotton Price
Charley Smith
Aeronautical Engineering
Air Corps
Phillies Trade Two Players With Cardinals In Five-Man Swap
Philadelphia under Bill Cox completes a five-man deal with St Louis sending Danny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor to the Cardinals for Coaker Triplett, Buster Adams and Dain Clay. All five are outfielders as Cox reshapes the roster amid a slumping road trip and talks of further moves before June 15.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Cox
St. Louis Cardinals
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Phils
Gerry Nugent
Chicago Cubs
Danny Litwhiler
Earl Naylor
St. Louis
Coaker Triplett
Buster Adams
Dain Clay
Phillies
New York Lumberman
Cardinals
Litwhiler
Naylor
Cubs
Danny
Losing Hurler Became Thirty Game Winner
New York June 2 Ernie Lanigan IL historian notes a possible record baseball comeback. In 1888 George Haddock lost 20 straight for Troy then faded to Washington before bouncing back to win 30 games in 1891 92 with Boston and Brooklyn. Also mentions Jimmy Demaret arranging four partners for an amateur pro golf event at Plum Hollow Detroit. he shot 69.
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New York
Ernie Lanigan
International League
George Haddock
Connie Mack
Troy
N. Y
Washington
Senators
Boston
Brooklyn
Jimmy Demaret
Detroit
Plum Hollow Club
Jimmy
Jimmy Dykes Rejects Frisch Locker Graffiti
When the White Sox visited Philadelphia the clubhouse attendant chalked Frisch on Jimmy Dykes locker. Dykes exploded and demanded the name be removed saying Frisch is the type who is mean to umpires and gets tossed from games.
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Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Frisch
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Corporal Breaks 100 Clay Targets at Arizona Skeet Range
LUKE FIELD ARIZ June 2 Corps Paul A. Marshall of Cedarville Ohio broke 100 clay targets without a miss on a skeet round here. Assigned as a range scorekeeper, he became an instructor after a prior 20 of 25 target score. He trained under Capt Jules Cuenin who mentored him to the perfect round before the 100 shot effort.
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Jules Cuenin
Cuenin
Marshall
One Minute Sports Page Names New AP Editor
Orlo Robertson, from Winfield Kansas, becomes AP general sports editor replacing Herb Barker who moves to ensure your paper gets top news. Helen Dettweiler, former Washington golf champion, is poised to receive her wings soon in the ferry command.
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Robertson
Winfield
Kas
Associated Press
Herb Barker
Helen Dettweiler
Washington, D. C
Ferry
We Wonder If Count Fleet Feels Pursued
Tommy Fitzgerald of the Louisville Courier-Journal ponders whether Count Fleet experiences a sense of being tailed. The remark blends curiosity about the racehorse's awareness with a light, speculative tone.
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Tommy Fitzgerald
Louisville Courier-Journal
Count Fleet
Auburn Alum Bob Dunbar Crash Rescue Told
Service Department reports Lieut. Bob Dunbar a former Auburn basketball mainstay crashed while flying over a South American jungle and was rescued by Lieut. C Grace, also an Auburn alumnus.
Fishermen scoop fish from streams on Amchitka island
Coast Guardsman Gregory Reeser of Cincinnati returning to San Francisco after a year in Alaskan waters reports that men on Amchitka island were fishing with shovels to scoop fish from streams. He notes the abundance and sends an appeal for fishing tackle.
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Gregory Reeser
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Amchitka Island
Sam Rice Signed Blank Contracts with Clark Griffith
Outfielder Sam Rice played for Washington and routinely signed blank contracts. Owner Clark Griffith filled in his own salary amount, a practice noted in historical baseball records.
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Sam Rice
Washington
Clark Griffith
DiMaggio Seeks Records In Pirates Bid To Uphold Family Fame
Vince DiMaggio, 30, center fielder for Pittsburgh, aims for scoring and hitting records as brothers Joe and Dom serve in the military. The outfielder, tied for the league lead in homers and RBIs, hit his sixth homer as Pittsburgh beat the Braves in 14 innings. He is married with a five year old daughter Joanne Marie and is classified 3-A. Joe is at Santa Ana base and Dominic at Norfolk Navy base.
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New York
U.P
Vince DiMaggio
Joe
Dominic
Vince
San Francisco
Pirates
Dom
Yankees
Red Sox
Fisherman's Wharf
Pittsburgh
Boston Bees
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Yanks
Charlie Keller
Billy Herman
Dodgers
Dimaggio
Braves
Joanne Marie
Joling Joe
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Calif
Norfolk
Navy Base
USC May Use New Player In T Formation
USC eyes transfer Doug Miller from Santa Monica JC as a potential quarterback to run the T formation. Miller impressed in prior action and may unlock the system if eligible. Roy Cole remains a midseason option but not until October due to transfer rules. If Miller excels, Cravath sticks with the T. else he reverts to the single wing.
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Santa Monica Junior College
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Roy Cole
Oregon State
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Roy
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Trojan
Marine Reserve
Pirate Player Is In North Africa
Pittsburgh June 2 U P In fielder Edgar Leip 28 of Trenton New Jersey becomes first Pirates baseball member to go overseas as an American soldier President William E Benswanger said Leip is somewhere in North Africa and writes the country reminds him of the Pirates spring training base in San Bernardino California
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N. J
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Africa
Pirates
San Bernardino
Calif
Notre Dame Fencing Slumps With Two Wins This Season
Notre Dame athletic teams posted wins in all sports except fencing where the swordsmen won two matches and lost four. The record reflects a rare shortfall for the program this year.
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Ind
Swordsmen
Sports Mirror Highlights Past Baseball and Tennis Odds
Today recalls a year ago when Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 17 to 2 and held lead over the Cardinals in the National League race. It also notes three years past Pee Wee Reese was stunned by a throw from Jake Mooty and rushed to hospital, and five years ago Helen Wills Moody lost a comeback match to Mary Hardwick in Waybridge England.
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Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Peewee Reese
Jake Mooty
Cubs
Helen Wills Moody
Mary Hardwick
Waybridge
England
Stephens Leaves Browns to Take Army Induction Exam
Vern Stephens, the St. Louis Browns shortstop and AL's leading hitter at .376, traveled to Long Beach California to take his Army induction examination. He is married with an 11 weeks old son.
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Stephens
Boston
Vern Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Long Beach
Cal
Browns
Cards Threat to Bums Home Run Wins in 12th
In a 12th inning drama, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 11-9 as Harry Walker homered with a runner aboard. The Cardinals piled 20 hits against Dodgers pitchers while Ed Head, Les Werber, Bobo Newsom, and Melton starred for St. Louis.
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Rube Mellon
Harry Walker
Cardinals
Ed Head
Les Werber
Bobo Newsom
Melton
Howie Pollet
Howie Murray Dickson
George Munger
Harry Brecheen
League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League leaders include Dahlgren Philadelphia batting .369 and Musial St Louis .358. Runs Musial and Camil l i Brooklyn 30. RBIs Herman Brooklyn and DiMaggio Pittsburgh 30. Hits Musial 53 and Herman 48. Home runs DiMaggio Pittsburgh 6. Stolen bases Gustine Pittsburgh 5. Pitching Newsom Brooklyn and Sewell Pittsburgh 5 1. American League leaders show Stephens St Louis .376 and Hackett Cleveland .333. Runs White Philadelphia 23 Keller New York 21. RBIs Gordon New York 24 Heath Cleveland 22. Hits Wakefield Detroit 435 White Philadelphia 40. Doubles Bloodworth Detroit Kellner Cleveland 10. Triples Lupien Boston 4 Lindell Keller Heath 3. Home runs Keller New York 6 Gordon New York 5. Stolen bases Stirmweiss New York Moses Chicago 7. Pitching Carrasquel Washington 6 1 Chandler New York 5 1.
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Pirates
Boston Braves
Red Barrett
al Javery
Vince DiMaggio
Braves
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Hank Gornicki
Johnny Lanning
Philadelphia Phillies
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Chicago Cubs
Si Johnson
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Les Fleming
Mickey Livingston
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Cleveland
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Athletics
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Russ Christopher
Hal White
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Litwhiler
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Heath
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Kellner
Lupien
Lindell
Stirnweiss
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Chicago
Carrasquel
Washington
Chandler
Rabbit Maranville Returns as Park League Manager
Former major leaguer Rabbit Maranville has taken the helm of a Park league baseball team in Boston, marking a notable return to the local scene amid resumed activity and management duties.
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Rabbit Maranville
Boston
Legion and Davis Monthan Face Tonight in League Standings
Scores show Brooklyn 9 St. Louis 11 in 12 innings and New York 1 Cincinnati 3 while Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 5 and Chicago 2 Philadelphia 7 other results. American standings list Washington and Detroit atop the division with Cleveland Chicago Boston St. Louis trailing. Last night Detroit beat Philadelphia 5 to 3 and Cleveland edged Washington 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Chicago vs New York and St. Louis vs Boston postponed.
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New York
Cincinnati
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American Week
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Cleveland
International League scores show Rochester blanking Montreal
Rochester defeated Montreal 5 to 0 while Toronto edged Buffalo 5 to 4. Syracuse at Newark and Baltimore at Jersey City were postponed.
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Buffalo
Syracuse
Newark
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Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 1 in American Association play
Open date for Pacific Coast League slate with Milwaukee beating Kansas City 5 to 1 in the American Association and Minneapolis defeating St Paul 8 to 1.
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Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Southern Association Scores and Standings
Knoxville defeated Birmingham 8 to 12 with Knoxville losing. Nashville led New Orleans 9 to 1 then 3 to 4 in later play. Chattanooga beat Little Rock 4 to 0 after a 10 inning first game. Atlanta won 5 to 2 against Memphis.
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Little Rock
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Memphis
Track Team Good For Optometrist
COLLEGE STATION Texas An optometrist might use the Texas A and M track team to promote his business Three members wore spectacles and were key point winners in the Southwest Conference title run Pete Watkins was a high jump champion and record setter at the conference meet and Drake Relays Don Frye and Jim Battin finished first and second in the 440 yard dash with times about 49 seconds
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Tex
Texas Aggie
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Big Pete Watkins
Don Frye
Jim Battin
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