Airborne Wins British Derby at 50-1 Upset in Rainy Epsom
Airborne, a 50-1 long shot, surged in the final 100 yards to overtake Gulf Stream and win the 163rd Derby before about 120,000 fans including the royal family. Radiotheraphy and White Jacket finished close behind as Airborne earned 32 062 for owner J. E. and trainer R. Perryman after just one prior win.
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England
Gulf Stream
Lord Derby
Airborne
Lord Woolvington
Tom Lilley
Lord Durham
White Jacket
J. E
R. Perryman
Chamossaire
T. Lowery
Newmarket
Feller Dominates With Strikes In Early Season Outburst
Pitcher Bob Feller leads the majors with 118 strikeouts in 107 innings, far ahead of Hal Newhouser and others. He has pitched 12 games for the Cleveland Indians, with eight wins and 11 complete games, including 14 strikeouts against the Washington Senators. The Indians beat Boston and New York in key games as pennant races tighten.
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Jack Hand
Bobby Feller
Hal Newhouser
Rapid Robert
Rube Waddell
Feller
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
van Meter
Iowa
Boston
Washington
Senators
Mickey Haefner
Pat Seerey
Frank Hayes
New York
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Chicago
Joe Cronin
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Dizzy Trout
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Fritz Ostermueller
Pirates
Hugh Casey
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati
Phillies
New York Giants
Hooks Wyse
Russ Meers
Class C League forms for 15 and under players
Four teams Alley Cats Cardinals Davis Monthan Tigers and Ochoa Center Rats attended a meeting in the city recreation offices to organize a Class C baseball league for boys 15 and under. Games to be played on weekdays or Saturday mornings at Eagle field and other diamonds as needed. Loveless Gardner recreation director said a second caucus will be held tomorrow morning at the armory to finish the setup.
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Alley Cats
Cardinals
Davis-Monthan Tigers
Ochoa Center Rats
Loveless Gardner
Armory
Legion Seeks First City Semipro Win Versus Aztecas
Chuck Hollinger's Legion battles Azteca Warriors at Randolph Park at 8 p.m. hoping for their first win in the four-team City Semipro league. Jack Avodich pitches for Legion while Aztecas manager Fred Moreno has Art Ortiz Frank Castro and Frank Soto ready.
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Legion
Azteca Warriors
Randolph Park
Jack Avodich
The
Fred Moreno
Aztecas
Ortiz
Frank Castro
Frank Soto
B Hollinger
Alianza
Fred Enke
Mutuals
Mike Simon
Enke
Mutual
Simon
Hassey
Legion Pullen
Mutual Grseeee
Ececs An Carey
Mazurki Defeats Wee Willie Davis In Armory Wrestling Card
Mike Mazurki defeats Wee Willie Davis two falls to one in a 40 and 8 wrestling feature at the armory. Davis weighs 265 pounds, Mazurki 208, with fall times 20, 5, and final fall by cradle hold.
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Mike Mazurki
Wee Willie Davis
the Armory
Davis
Mazurki
Gorilla Ramos
Jack Vanskey
Ramos
Vanskey
Ray Garcia
McShain
Zaharias
Dapper Dan
Garcia
Hay Dumped Into Himmel Park Pool
The Himmel park pool will close today after hay bales were dumped into the water by pranksters. It will reopen at noon tomorrow after removal and cleaning. Pools statewide report varying bacteria counts with Santa Rita the lowest at 2 while Himmel stands at 11.
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Santa Rita
Loveless Gardner
U. A
Tucson
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Carrillo
Oury Park
Estevan
Gardner
Arizona Semipro Tourney Moves to Mesa Park
The 1946 Arizona semipro baseball tournament shifts from Phoenix municipal stadium to Rendez vous park in Mesa due to complaints about the Phoenix field. It runs July 11 through 28 with about 20 teams expected including squads from Tucson Safford Globe Miami Superior Bisbee Casa Grande Coolidge Mesa Buckeye and Winslow.
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Ariz
Arizona
Rendezvous Park
Mesa
Phoenix Municipal
George Carlin
Carlin
Tucson
Safford
Globe
Miami
Superior
Bisbee
Casa Grande
Coolidge
Buckeye
Winslow
Hogan tops Goodall round robin with seventh 1946 win
Ben Hogan dominates the Goodall round robin at Mamaroneck New York, doubling the next closest score to win his seventh 1946 victory and earning $2,150 to raise his season total to $22,219.50. Lloyd Mangrum stays runner up with plus 26, Byron Nelson places third with plus 22, and the final list includes Harold McSpaden, Herman Keiser, Lawson Little, Vic Ghezzi, Jimmy Hines, and others with prize money specified. Hogan heads to the Inquirer Open in Philadelphia then the U S Open at Winged Foot.
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N. Y
U.P
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Texas
Byron Nelson
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Lloyd Mangrum
Los Angeles
Mangrum
Nelson
Winged Foot Country Club
West
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Herman Keiser
Lawson Little
Vic Ghezzi
Jimmy Hines
Herman Barron
Sam Snead
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Sam Byrd
Jimmy Demaret
Bob Hamilton
Dick Burton
Standings Update Across Leagues and Cities
A fragmented standings snippet shows teams and scores across multiple leagues. Notable entries include Sacramento leading Oakland 21 to 1, San Francisco 13, Cleveland 10, Washington 2, and Indianapolis 5 with St. Paul 3. Other clubs listed include Syracuse 11 and Minneapolis 16 with varied results.
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Seattle
Pertinena
Sacramento
Oakland
San Francisco
Indians Pitcher Mel Harder Begins 18th Season
Sports notes recall Mel Harder starting his eighteenth straight season with the Cleveland Indians after leaving his war job. Also mentioned is Count Fleet winning the Belmont and adding to his earnings for the year to $250,300.
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Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
Count Fleet
Cowboys Win Behind 18 6 Softball Victory
The Star Cowboys trounced the Elks 18 to 6 in a Class A softball matchup. De Molay Knights hammered Sahuaró Hi Y 20 to 10 in a Class B league contest.
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Star Cowboys
Elks
de- Molay Knights
Sahuaro Hi-Y
Church Bowling League Meeting At Speed Way Lanes
A meeting for the Church bowling league is set for 8 p.m. today at Speed Way Lanes. Thirteen teams from First Methodist University Methodist Trinity Presbyterian First Baptist SS Peter Paul United Youth and Mariners club of Trinity Presbyterian will compete. The league runs Thursday evenings through summer with a 14 inch cup awarded to the winner.
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Speedway Lanes
Dave Hartman
YMCA
First Methodist
University Methodist
Trinity Presbyterian
First Baptist
SS. Peter & Paul
United Youth
Mariners’ Club
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Radio Schedule Highlights Tonight On ABC and KVOA
A dense page of radio and TV listings shows Eddie Cantor Sinatra and Bob Crosby at 6 and 6 30 PM, followed by musical variety programs, news blocks, and dramatic series across stations. Local content includes Mexican programs, consumer guides, markets, and educational shows with top news summaries.
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Frank Sinatra
Bob Crosby
Kay Kyser
ABS
KVOA
Harry Clark
Dawn Patrol Consumer's Guide
ABS Newsroom
David Harum
Jenny Kate Smith
Pee Yyee
Cinemusic
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KTUC
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Dick Tracy
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