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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1954

Page

16

Midget Matters Vie Wednesday at Tucson Sports Center

Midget Matters clash features An Injun and a cowpoke vs Major Tom Thumb and Fuzzy Cupid in the midget tag main event. Little Beaver with Cowboy Bradley duel for two of three falls in a one hour time limit, prelims begin 8 50 p.m. Chris Tolos and the Masked Stranger seek two out of three in the semi final with a 45 minute limit. One fall prelims pair John Tolos vs John Pavich and Hungarian grappler vs Doran O Hara with 20 minute limit.

Tom Thumb Fuzzy Cupid Tucson Sports Center Little Beaver Cowboy Bradley Chris Tolos Masked Stranger John Tolos John Pavich Grappler George Dusette Doran O'Hara

Mays Wallops Two Homers Against Cards

Willie Mays belts two solo shots and drives in three as the Giants beat the Cardinals 8 to 5. Jim Hearn shuts down Stan Musial and New York moves into a tie with Musial for the league lead in homers while Durocher predicts 100 victories may be needed for the pennant as both teams pursue the NL title.

Leo Durocher New York Giants Giants Dodgers Willie Mays Jim Hearn Stan Musial Cardinal Hearn Musial Cardinals Mays

Tasto nets 24th straight in Santa Rita win

Denis Tasto won his 24th straight game at Santa Rita Park last night for Hall Insulators after two no hit outings. Hall beat the Elks 10-2 as George Genung pitched two hitless innings. Also: Marana AFB 13 Redeemer Lutheran 6. Cine Plaza Flirts 16 Majorettes 1. Kruegers 18-0 over Spanish-American club. L&L Drive Inn 17-4 Corsairs in class B. F. C. Church 6 Hawks 5 in class C. Dan O'Neill the winning pitcher.

Denis Tasto Santa Rita Park Hall Insulators Hall The Elks George Genung Marana Afb Redeemer Lutheran Cine Plaza Flirts Majorettes Estevan Park Eddie Moraga Benny Rincon Kruegers Bob Arnold Mike Morales L&l Drive Inn Corsairs Ruben Duante Frank Granata F. C. Church Hawks Dan O'Neill

WIL Loses Pair of Clubs in Western International

The Western International league ends with eight teams after Spokane and Calgary fold due to heavy losses and poor fan support. Spokane players, many owned by the Phillies, may not have learned of the closure as they traveled from Edmonton to Vancouver amid a failed $40,000 fundraising drive.

Tacoma Wash Spokane Calgary Robert B. Abel WIL Philadelphia Phillies Spokane Civic Committee Save Spokane Indians, Inc Edmonton Vancouver B. C

FW Softball Schedule Listed

Flowing Wells teams host Wakefield and Redeemer Lutheran this week with 7:00 and 8:30 games at Flowing Wells field. Tuesday features Marana vs Wakefield at 7:00 and F. W. Randers vs Redeemer Lutheran at 8:30. Wednesday brings F. W. Fillies against Silver Bell at 7:00 and Silver Bell Miners versus Electric Union at 8:30. Thursday lists F. W. Vaqueros vs F. W. Rattlers at 7:00 and L. D. S. vs 64th Bomb Squadron at 8:30.

Flowing Wells Marana Wakefield Flowing Wells Ranchers Redeemer Lutheran F. W. Randers F. W. Fillies Silver Bell Silver Bell Miners Electric

Hodges Surges to NL All Star First Base Lead

Brooklyn star Gil Hodges overtakes Ted Kluszewski for NL first base in the all star poll with 58 327 votes to 56 492 as ballots name starting lineups for the July 13 game in Cleveland. Stan Musial tops individual votes with 71 414. Minnie Minoso follows with 68 455.

Chicago Gil Hodges Brooklyn Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati Hodges Kluszewski Cleveland Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Minnie Minoso Chicago White Sox Kruszewski Adcock Milwaukee Fondy Chicago Torgeson Philadelphia Hamner Schoendienst St. Louis Gilliam Baker Temple Jablonski Jackson Mathews Cox Jones Shortstop Dark New York Reese Logan Banks McMillan Kiner J. Robinson Aaron Ennis Thomas Pittsburgh Snider Bell Mays Ashburn Moon Gargagiola Rosen Fain Vernon Washington Dropo Det E. Robinson Fox Avila Jacobs Runnels M. Bolling Boston Minoso Williams Woodling Zernial Goodman Mantle Doby Tuttle Detroit Busby Groth Bauer Piersall Rivera Renna Kaline Berra Hogan House Lollar Courtney Baltimore

Giardello to fight Kilgore on July 7 in Philadelphia

Philadelphia middleweight title contender Joey Giardello signed for a 10 round bout with Billy Kilgore of Miami at the arena on July 7. CBS will televise the bout nationally. Promoters are Herman Taylor and the International Boxing Club. Giardello seeks a shot at 160 pound champion Olson if Olson defeats Castellani. Kilgore stopped Ernie Durando in his last outing.

Philadelphia Joey Giardello Billy Kilgore Miami Fla CBS Herman Taylor International Boxing Club of New York Giardello Bobo Olson Olson Rocky Castellani Bobby Jones Oakland Calif Kilgore

Leading golfers and tennis notes from 1950s college events

Pat Lesser of Seattle University and Barbara McIntyre of Toledo University head favorite lists for the 10th annual Women's Collegiate golf championship in Greensboro North Carolina. Ohio State leads the men's NC golf after 18 holes with a 68 by Fred Rick Jones Jr. SMU holds a two stroke edge over Oklahoma A&M at 284 286 for the team title. Defending tennis champion Mike Green of Miami Beach Fla leads the U S Lawn Tennis interscholastic championships at Charlottesville Va into the third round with Gregory Grant and John Cranston of South Pasadena Calif advancing. Earl Caldwell, 47, still active in the Big State League at Corpus Christi remarks on age while his son Earl Jr catches in the Longhorn League. Winnie Roach of St Thomas Canada plans a Catalina Channel swim in July aiming to beat Florence Chadwick's 13 25 record, after nearly matching the English Channel record.

Pat Lesser Seattle University Barbara McIntyre Toledo University Greensboro N.C Fred Rick) Jones Ohio State Houston Southern Methodist University Oklahoma A & M Mike Green Miami Beach Fla Charlottesville Gregory Grant John Cranston South Pasadena Calif Earl Caldwell Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox St. Louis Brown Corpus Christi Caldwell Earl Jr Winnie Roach St. Thomas Canada Florence Chadwick Catalina Island Miss Chadwick English Channel

Junior Women's Swim Meet Set in Phoenix

The AAU junior women's swimming championships of the Southern Pacific association will be held at Encanto pool in Phoenix August 13-14. Thirty five entrants from Southern California and about 90 from Arizona are expected.

Phoenix AAU Southern Pacific Association Encanto Pool California Arizona

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