Enke Seen As A QB Prospect After Trade To Eagles
Cloyce Box recalls Fred Enke as a better passer than Bobby Layne when they played together in 1950. Enke, traded from Detroit to Philadelphia, trains in Arizona and eyes top QB spots in the Eagles rebuilding program as coaches weigh him against Adrian Burk, Bobby Thomason, and Carmen Falcone.
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Cloyce Box
Detroit Lions
Marine Green
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Fred Enke
Bobby Layne
Freddie
Layne
West Texas State
National Football League
Enke
Tucson
Detroit
University of Arizona
NFL
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Waterfield
Buddy Parker
John Thomas
Oregon State
Philadelphia Eagles
Les Bingham
Illinois
Adrian Burk
Bobby Thomason
Carmen Falcone
Eagles
Arizona Athletic
Hershey
Rollin Gridley
Giants Pull Off Wild Return To Form At Polo Grounds
In a bizarre baseball day the New York Giants rallied for an 8-7 win over the St Louis Cardinals after an 11-0 lead, then two pitchers each faced one batter and earned a win and a loss. Bobby Thomson hit a grand slam, while Willard Schmidt and George Spencer delivered one pitched win and one loss.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Polo Grounds
Bobby Thomson
New York Giants
Ebbets Field
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Thomson
Redbirds
Willard Schmidt
Bobby
Will Werle
George Spencer
del Rice
Dodgers
Sal Maglie
Wes Westrum
al Dark
Williams
Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Richie Ashburn
Granny Hamner
Bucs
Ralph Kiner
George Strickland
Ronnie Kline
Coast Tracks Lead NCAA Meet Dominance by California Schools
California's Trojan team won the NCAA track and field championships with 66 7/12 points, followed by San Jose State UCLA Stanford and Occidental. Morgan State Illinois and Michigan trailed. Southern Cal’s 16th title marks a coast-dominant meet now entering football season.
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California
Big Ten
Trojans
San Jose State
UCLA
Stanford
Occidental
Morgan State
Illinois
Michigan
Southern Cal
Sauer and Rosen Lead Slugging Averages in MLB
New York report shows Hank Sauer of the Chicago Cubs and Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians atop major league slugging. Sauer leads the National League with .645 and 18 homers on 70 hits. Rosen leads the American League with .580 and 66 hits. Wes Westrum of the New York Giants follows in NL, Stan Musial tops NL batting with 512, and Musial holds the NL lifetime slugging record at .584.
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New York
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
al Rosen
Cleveland
Sgt Tron
Associated Press
Sauer
Husky
Rosen
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Crusaders and Tigers Vie For NCAA Baseball Title
Holy Cross defeated Missouri 7 3 to reach the final while Missouri had kept an undefeated record. The winners of tonight's 9 30 p m title game will claim the championship. Dick Bogdan starts for Holy Cross and Dick Atkinson for Missouri in a rematch of Friday's seven hit duel. An 8 201 attendance push set a new NCAA tournament record for the series.
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Omaha
Missouri
Holy Cross
Tigers
Dick Bogdan
Dick Atkinson
Don Boenker
John Turco
Paul Brissette
Boenker
Turco
Brissette
Crusaders
Johnny Jenkins
Betsy Rawls Faces Test In Western Open
Betsy Rawls, 24, of Austin Texas, the tour’s leading money winner in 1952, opens match play at Skokie Country Club in the Women's Western Open facing Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee Michigan a school teacher. Wall earned an 83 to qualify.
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Chicago
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Tex
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Miss Rawls
Skokie Country Club
Miss Wall
Miss Berg
Beverly Hanson
Cincinnati
Miss Su
Pat Lesser
Seattle
Wash
Duke Signs Duke Groat to Pirates for 75000 Bonus
General Manager Branch Rickey signed Dick Groat of Duke University to a Pirates contract with a 75000 bonus. The six foot two inch shortstop from Swissvale Pa. batted .373 for Duke last season and may join the lineup against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds. Groat projects as an infield addition in Rickey youth movement aiming for 1953 first division.
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Pittsburgh
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirate
Dick Groat
Duke University
Swissvale
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Billy Meyer
Rickey
Groat
Duke
Murray Reaches British Women’s Amateur Quarters
Mae Murray of Rutland Vermont was the sole American survivor in the fourth round as Polly Riley and Claire Doran were eliminated. Murray defeated Philomena Garvey of Ireland 3 and 2 to reach the round of eight. Vic Seixas of Philadelphia advanced in the London Lawn Tennis championships by defeating Peter Cawthorn 6-2, 6-2 in the second round.
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Troon
Scotland
Mae Murray
Rutland
Polly Riley
Ft. Worth
Tex
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Miss Murray
Philomena Garvey
Ireland
London
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
America
Seixas
Peter Cawthorn
Singer Garcia In Local Bout On Pro Card
Local featherweight Burt Singer faces Freddie Garcia of Juarez in a four round prelim on promoter Ben Lazarow's card June 24 at the Tucson Sports Center. Singer fights Walter Noyes tomorrow night in Phoenix and debuted by kayoing Carlos Miranda last week.
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Burt Singer
Freddie Garcia
Juarez
Ben Lazarow
Tucson Sports Center
Singer
Walter Noyes
Phoenix
Carlos Miranda
Enrique Bolanos
Pee Wee Swingler
Los Angeles
Babe Mathis
Tucson
Lorenzo Alonzo
Jack Elis Sports Goods
Toby’s Men’s
Crescent Cigar
Sedgman To Defend U.S. Singles Title
In Sydney the United States Lawn Tennis Association confirmed Frank Sedgman will defend his American championship as Australian players including Sedgman may compete at Wimbledon and the U.S. championships. The USTA relaxed tensions with the Australian association after a dispute earlier in the year over Davis Cup team participation.
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Sydney
Australia
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Frank Sedgman
Lawn Tennis Association of Australia
Sedgman
Collins Resigns as Red Sox Manager. McManus Replaces Him
Twenty years ago John F Collins stepped down as manager of the Boston Red Sox and was succeeded by Marty McManus.
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John F. Collins
Boston Red Sox
Marty McManus
11th Inning Single Nips Pokes in Tucson Juarez Clash
Juarez beat Tucson 8 7 in 11 innings to open a four game set. Manny Juarez's bases loaded single provided the decisive run as Bud Younger took the loss and Indian Torres earned the win. Torres fanned seven over six relief innings.
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Juarez
Tucson
Manny Juarez
Indios
Oiff
Bud Younger
Indian Torres
Pokes
Don Jameson
Younger
Jameson
Chris Nicolosi
Bud Beringhele
Lonnie Myers
Myers
Cowboys
Kenny Richardson
Richardson
Torres
Alberto Sosa
Wimbledon Seeding Sets Sedgman Top in Men’s Draw
Frank Sedgman of Australia is top seed for the Wimbledon men’s singles while defending champion Dick Savitt of Orange, New Jersey, is fourth. Doris Hart leads the women’s singles with Maureen Connolly second as Americans fill top spots in the field.
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London
W.P
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
U. S
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Calif
Jaroslav
Tucson Legion Bops Bisbee In Baseball Twinbill
Tucson Legion downed Bisbee Juniors in a doubleheader 3-1 and 18-1. Ruben Benavidez pitched the opener for Bisbee but two errors and wildness led to the loss as Jerry Cappella and George Salazar held Bisbee to two hits. Burt Kinerk pitched the nightcap as Tucson’s 12 runs in the first inning fueled a lopsided win with 14 hits led by Don Swaim and Mike Morales.
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Tucson
American Legion Baseball Club
Bisbee
Ruben Benavidez
Jerry Cappella
George Salazar
Burt Kinerk
Don Swaim
Mike Morales
Benavidez
David Culliver
Salas
Coppelia
Salazar
Bob Goode
Ben Carbajal
Roy Aros
John Hill
Joe
Orosco
Angel Salas
Dave Culliver
Musial Leads NL Batting Chase With .330 Mark
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals reclaimed the National League batting lead at .330, moving from fourth to first while displacing Hank Sauer. In the American League, Dom DiMaggio's 11-point drop still left him ahead of Cleveland's Al Rosen in the race.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Hank Sauer
Chicago
Dom DiMaggio
Whitey Lockman
Giants
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Local 100-Lap Late Model Race At Arizona State Fairgrounds
Promoter Dr. Vaughn McGuire announced a 100 lap late model stock car feature at the Arizona State Fair Grounds on June 27. The five eighths mile asphalt track will host the event with at least 20 entrants expected from California.
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Phoenix
W.P
Arizona State Fairgrounds
Vaughn McGuire
California
Fairgrounds
Texans Stay Atop A T Loop In Tight Arizona Texas League
The El Paso Texans and Juarez Indios battled for post position in the Arizona Texas loop. Texans held a four game point lead after a 5 1 loss to Phoenix while Juarez edged Tucson 8 7 in 11 innings. Chihuahua overwhelmed Bisbee 10 5. Don Cantrell pitched well for El Paso, while Ray Martinez limited opponents to four hits. Dick Steinhauer hit his 11th homer as Herman Lewis contributed a run and a double.
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Associated Press
el Paso Texans
Juarez Indios
Texans
Phoenix
Juarez
Tucson
Chihuahua
Bisbee Douglas
Don Cantrell
el Paso
Ted Olea
Ray Martinez
Dick Steinhauer
Herman Lewis
Jin
Don Trower
L. Pet
G.B
Juarez Toeesees
Ogereer
How They Stand and Tonight's National League Games
Standings show New York at Detroit Morgan two and three, Wight two and two, Newhouser one and two. Washington at Cleveland Porter five and five, Feller six and four. Boston at St Louis McDermott four and three, Cain four and three. Philadelphia at Chicago Kellner five and six, Zoldak zero and two, Pierce six and five, Grissom three and three. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh five four and St Louis seven to New York. Tonight Chicago at Brooklyn Roe five and zero, Pittsburgh at New York Main zero five, St Louis at Philadelphia Mizell one five and Brazie three one or Schmidt two two, Roberts seven four, Simmons four two.
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Morgan
Wight
Newhouser
Washington
Cleveland
Porterfield
Feller
Boston
St. Louis
McDermott
Cain
Philadelphia
Chicago
Kellner
Zoldak
Pierce
Grissom
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Roe
Main
Gregg
Mizell
Brazie
Schmidt
Roberts
Simmons
Brooklyn
Nork
Cincinnati
Bostom
Ain
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