Seven Spokane Ball Players Die In Bus Crash
SNOQUALMIE PASS Wash June 25 U P Seven Spokane Western International League players were killed and eight teammates injured when a chartered bus plunged off a mountain road in rain and flames. The bus rolled 500 feet down the embankment near Bremerton bound for a crucial series. The dead include Victor Picetti George Risk Fred Martinez Mel Cole Bob Paterson Bob Kinnaman and Bob James. Injured in various conditions were Irv Konopka Levi McCormack Chris Hartje Peter Barisoff Richard Powers Bus Hallbourg and driver Glen Berg local hospital officials reported.
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Brooklyn
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Richard Powers
Bus Hallbourg
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Seattle
Three Spokane Players Escape Bus Crash Victims Include Seven Dead
Seattle June 25 W P Two pitchers Milt Kadinka 24 and Joe Faria 25 plus third baseman Jack Lohrke of the Spokane Western International league club escaped possible death in a Snoqualmie pass bus crash that killed seven and injured eight others. Kadinka and Faria drove to Bremerton with their wives in private automobiles while Lohrke left the bus at Ellensburg to join a California train trip.
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Berg and Suggs Lead In Western Golf Open
In Des Moines thirty two golfers entered the championship flight of the 17th annual Women’s Western Open after Pat Berg and Louise Suggs tied for medalist honors with two over par 79s. Zaharias finished seventh at 84 while Hicks tied for second with 84 and Jameson stood third at 80.
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Tempe Athlete Dies In Wreck
Tempe remembers Bob James an outstanding Tempe high school athlete 1935 to 1939 captain and fullback of the football team member of the baseball team class president agricultural scholar at Santa Clara University. He played for Phoenix International Insurance Thunderbirds 1938 39 signed by the Yankees farm club Idaho Falls. He attended Arizona State College Tempe 1941 joined Navy 1944 discharged returned to farming and baseball this spring. Parents listed as Mr and Mrs W T James.
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Acorns Return To Home Field
Oakland Acorns head to their home park for a breather series against last place Seattle Rainiers after losing the Mexi can standoff with the Los Angeles Angels. In Monday action the Angels beat the Oaks 4 to 1 in Los Angeles as Portland edged San Diego 7-6.
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Semipro Baseball Scores and Standings Highlight Mixed Results
Mutal Life loses to 52 while Latin-Americans trail 44 in a compact set of league results. Aztecas 35 and 375 count appear with next game Aztecas versus Mutual Life. Brooklyn and St Louis pace NL, American League includes Boston New York Detroit and Washington in tight matchups. Ten years ago Van Lingle Munro tied a major league strikeout record in a Dodgers loss to Cincinnati 5-4.
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League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching Highlights
Batting leaders include Walker Brooklyn .368 and Musial St Louis .363 with Musial topping runs 45 and RBIs 46. Slaughter 47 RBIs and Williams 63 hits pace other leagues. Williams Boston also leads home runs with 17 tied by Mize and Blattner. Pitching leaders show Higbe 7 0 1.000 and Newhouser 12 3 .800, Vernon Walters etc.
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Merchants Defeat Unbeaten Hayden 63 In Miami
Timely hitting and solid fielding carry the Miami Merchants to a 63 win over previously unbeaten Hayden. The Merchants schedule next game against Mesa at home this Sunday.
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