Cowboys Edge El Paso In High Scoring Ninth Inning
Tucson's Cowboys recovered from an eight run lead to beat El Paso 12 to 11 after a seven run ninth inning. Key moments included Ernie Trujillo relieving in the ninth and Jim Bynon driving in two runs with a bases loaded grounder. Hector Lara left with an ankle injury but was later cleared to go home. Lillard homered with the bases loaded for the Texans, his 15th of the season, and Abernathie earned the win while Entwisle took the loss. Fireworks and festivities were planned for Tuesday after the game.
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Bill Lucas
Tucson
Cowboys
el Paso
Texans
Tom Entwisle
Wren
Eye Joe Lamer
Abernathie
Dave Wilson
Don Mason
Lamer
Mason
Wilson
Ernie Trujillo
Jim
Boom-Boom) Bynon
Bynon
Bob Acosta
Hector Lara
Lara
St. Mary's Hospital
Waddies
al Perez
Gene Lillard
Lillard
Byron
Entwistle
Bill Veeck
VFW
Bugle Corps
Syd Cohen
Hal Wearne
LaMotta Seeks Title Win In Midweight Bout
Detroit diary reports Jake LaMotta, 26, says he is in his best condition and determined to win the middleweight title from Marcel Cerdan at Briggs Stadium on Wednesday night. Ticket sales predicted a gate around 350000 dollars and attendance to exceed 40000, with Cerdan favored 7 to 5.
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Jack Hand
Detroit
Jake LaMotta
Cordon St
Briggs Stadium
Stadium
Cel Cerdan
U S Net Aces Favored To Win
In London on June 14 Ted Schroeder and Louise Brough were favored to win the London grass court tennis tournament prep for Wimbledon. Schroeder beat Dodsell 6 3 6 1 and Brough defeated Patricia OConnell 6 0 6 1 as Americans advance in the warmups.
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London
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Calif
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
America
Schroeder
Wimbledon
Dodsell
Britain
Brough
Patricia O'Connell
U. S
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Naresh Kumar
India
William Robertson
Los Angeles
J. T. Thomas
France
S. Monica
Shelia Dowdeswell
Kenya
Helen Pedersen Ribbany
Boston
Pat Rodgers
Shirley Fry
Akron
G. Walters
Al White Tops Coast Batters
In San Francisco on June 14 Al White of Sacramento led the coast batters, posting strong hitting and a .372 clip while Ed Malone climbed into second with .371. Luscious Lake took over homer leads with 23 and led RBIs with 57 as teammate Max West had 22.
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al White
Sacramento
Lenger
Ed Malone
Angeles White
Malone
Easter
San Diego Padre
Luscious Lake
Max West
Fight Results From New York and San Francisco Card
Reported bouts include Ralph ie and Norman Horton with censored notes on disqualification. Archie Moore was defeated or disqualified. Clinton Beacon is referenced with a high percentage. Separate San Francisco results note a Stockton draw with Jesse and a bout involving Jummy Sevale.
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San Francisco
Stockton
Jesse
Jummy Sevale Ae
Evers Sparks Tigers Toward .500 Mark At Briggs Stadium
Walter Evers nicknamed Hoot leads Detroit as he ends slump with strong hitting. The Tigers, under Red Rolfe and new coaches, gain momentum and trail the Yankees by three games as GM Billy Evans eyeing a big home attendance surge.
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Tigers
Bengals
Yankees
Detroit
Billy Evans
Washington
Hoot
University of Illinois
Red Rolfe
Dick Bartell
Ted Lyons
Tiger Spirit
Evans
Juarez Opens Six-Game Lead With Win Over Senators
Juarez upends Phoenix 7 to 5 in Mexico City to surge to a six game lead atop the Arizona Texas league standings. Meanwhile Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings beat Globe-Miami 15-9 as Dick Samek smacked a bases loaded triple turned double, and Irv Whitt earned his second win as Roger Grunwald took the loss. In Tucson, the Cowboys edged El Paso 12-11 behind strong relief by Eddie Graham.
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Phoenix Senators
Senators
Claypool
Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings
Globe-Miami
Brownies
Kings
Dick Samek
Samek
Ray Palacios
Brownie
Roger Grunwald
Whitt
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Browns
Tucson
Cowboys
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Lenny Erickson
Eddie Graham
Bisbee
Douglas Globe
Miami
AB McDaniel
Samela
Church
Johnson
Waters
Clough
Wigman
Rutherfrd
Schwgmn
Jones
Volpi
Thomas
Palacios
Sadich
Bisbee to Host Legion District Meet in July
The American Legion southern district baseball tournament will be held in Bisbee July 8-10 with double elimination. Teams expected include Tucson Amphitheater, Bisbee, Douglas, Safford and Clifton. The state tournament follows in Douglas July 22-24. Madison Motors of Phoenix owns defending champion status.
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American Legion
Bisbee
Earle W. Ma Foney
Phoenix
State Legion
Maroney
Tucson
Amphitheater
Douglas
Safford
Clifton
Madison Motors
North Phoenix
Chuck Hollinger
Tucson Legion
Howard & Stofft Tigers
University of Arizona
Benny Rincon
Jerry Tolle
Legion
Bob Place
Aces
U. of A
Fred Walles
Walt Laveen
Hollinger Clan
Bob’s
McShain and Shapiro Highlight Tucson Wrestling Card
Danny McShain and Morris Shapiro clash in a two of three fall main event lasting up to an hour at 8 30 p m Tuesday at the Tucson Sports Center. Chico Gracia meets Bobby Managoff in a two of three fall semiwindup. Terry McGinnis faces Chester Hayes in a single fall 30 minute opener.
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Danny McShain
Morris Shapiro
Tucson Sports Center
Chico Gracia
Bobby Managoff
Terry McGinnis
Chester Hayes
Williams Heads All Star Poll in Tucson Balloting
Tucson fans vote early for the National League selections Jackie Robinson Ralph Kiner Stan Musial Johnny Mize and for the American League Ted Williams Eddie Joost in the All Star game ballot. Local voters respond to the Tucson Daily Citizen with six positions claimed in the poll.
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Chicago
Hardhitting
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Williams
Robinson
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Tucson
Tucson Daily Citizen
Ebbetsfield
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Johnny Mize
New York
Boston
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia
Pachucos Win Class B Clash At Oury Park
Pachucos defeated Railway Carmen 6-5 in a shaky mound game with too many walks and two errors. Blewmaneers edged Sino-American Juniors 11-10 as Raul Membrilla collected three hits. Ochoa center Aztecas beat B team 12-2 led by Roy Felix and Carlos Lopez. Tuesday's matchups include Elk Juniors vs Oury Park Flashes and others.
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Carmen
Oury Park
Pachucos
Blewmaneers
Raul Membrilla
Ben Lee
Ochoa Center Aztecas
Roy Felix
Carlos Lopez
Elk Juniors
Manhattan Chargers
Naval Reserves
Star Cowboys
Tucson Glass Co
Tucson YMCA Team Heads to Hermosillo Match
The Tucson YMCA volleyball squad, third in the veterans division at Los Angeles nationals, will travel to Hermosillo Sonora Mexico on June 16 to face Mexico's champion sextet.
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Los Angeles
Hermosillo
Sonora
Mex
Mexico
VFW Sharks Win Opener in City C League Baseball
The VFW Sharks defeated Mitchell's Dodgers 10-1 in a city Class C league open er at Eaglefield. Henry Ybarra pitched five innings of two hits allowed with Kenny Klauser and Ernest Gauna supporting, while Tino Membrillo led the offense with a triple and a single in three at bats. The schedule shows weekly play through mid August with an All Star tilt at Randolph Park. The Sno Breze Coolers beat Plain View Jets 8-7 at Mansfeld with Don Snider and Tom Faust sharing mound duties and Ben Northway pacing the offense with a 3-for-3 day including a triple.
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Mitchell
Dodgers
Eaglefield
Henry Ybarra
Kenny Klauser
Ernest Gauna
Klauser
Leo Montano
Tino Membrillo
VFW
Randolph Park
Mansfeld High School
Ramblers
Apache Hotel Sluggers
Fair Trade Druggists
Manhattan
Panthers
Hawks
Cats
Beettles
Sno Breze Coolers
Plain View Jets
Mansfeld Junior High School
Don Snider
Tom Fausti
Snider
Faust
Danny Leal
Ben Northway
Paul Burnett
White Chiefs Defeat Paul Dons 15-10 in Recs League
Home run onslaught powers the White Chiefs to a 15-10 victory over Paul Dons in Ft. Lowell recreation league. Pitcher Frank Rhodes and third baseman Donald Bain hit two homers each while shortstop Dean Root added a solo shot.
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Paul Dons
Ft. Lowell
Frank Rhodes
Donald Bain
Dean Root
Cowboys Meet Texans In Arizona Texas League Duel
In Randolph Park Tucson hosts Randolph Park for a 8 p m baseball game between the Tucson Cowboys and El Paso Texans. At Santa Rita Park 8 p m Prairie softball features Eagles against Pratt Sporting Goods. 8 30 p m pro wrestling at Tucson Sports Center and 9 30 p m Ellis faces Greenwald Druggists in a class A city softball practice game.
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el Paso Texans
Randolph Park
Eagles
Pratt Sporting Goods
Santa Rita Park
22Nd Street
Tucson
West Congress
Ellis
Greenwald Druggists
Softball Opens Tuesday in City Class Leagues at Santa Rita Park
The city class A softball season starts Tuesday night at Santa Rita park on 22nd street with two opening games. Mayor E T Houston will throw the first pitch as the Eagles face Pratt Sporting Goods at 8 p m, followed by Elks versus Greenwald Druggists. The 20 30 club defends the title Wednesday against Goodman Supply. The park has been renovated with a grassed outfield and a new lighting system featuring 48 Westinghouse lamps across four outfield and four infield poles.
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Santa Rita Park
22Nd Street
Tan
E. T
Happy
Houston
Eagles
Pratt Sporting Goods
Elks
Greenwald
Southside Merchants
Merchants
Goodman Supply
Westinghouse
Leading Horse Trio May Race Again at Atlantic City
Capot Ponder and Palestinian were invited to a $50,000 winner take all race at the Atlantic City Inaugural on August 11 over a mile and a quarter. Olympia was not invited though leading in money and stakes, with Hooper unlikely to enter a long distance race. The trio starred in racing's mythical triple crown with Capot winning the Preakness Belmonte Stakes and second in the Derby Ponder winning the Derby and second in the Belmont Palestinian second in the Preakness and third in the Derby and Belmont.
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N. J
U.P
Capot, Ponder
Palestinian
Atlantic City Racing Association
Fred Hooper
Olympia
Hooper
Atlantic City Association
John B. Kelly
Capot
Ponder
Trade Flurry Hits Majors
Five major league players changed clubs amid a flurry of rumors of more deals before the trade deadline. Boston sent Lefty Mickey Harris and Sam Mele to Washington for Right-hander Walt Masterson. Giants traded Walker Cooper to Cincinnati for Ray Mueller and left Mickey Livingston behind alongside Cooper.
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Boston Red Sox
Mickey Harris
Sam Mele
Washington Senators
Walt Masterson
New York Giants
Walker Cooper
Cincinnati Reds
Ray Mueller
Giants
Cincinnati
Mickey Livingston
Cooper
H S Tigers Drop Games To Miners
The Howard and Stoffi Tigers of the city class A baseball league dropped two of three against the Cananea Philco Miners Saturday and Sunday. Vic Rosas starred with pitching and Dave Leon Jesus Leon led offense as the Tigers won 7-3 on Saturday morning. The Miners won Sunday games 14-13 and 52 with Dick Acedo starting the morning tilt and Rudy Bustamante adding a bases loaded triple in the fifth. Timo Lujan pitched the distance in the Sunday nightcap for the Tigers.
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Howard & Stoffi Tigers
Cananea Philco Miners
Tucson
Vic Rosas
Dave Leon
Jesus Leon
Miners
Dick Acedo
Rosas
Rudy Bustamente
Timo Lujan
Tigers
Miner
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