Beagle City Bees sweep Albuquerque as Tucson edged by El Paso
Bisbee Bees rout Albuquerque 16 to 5 in a wild game as Tucson falls 11 to 3 to El Paso. Leininger clouted a grand slam amid a six run sixth inning. Cash earned the win for El Paso while Stapenhorst and Gibbons struggled for Tucson. Time 2:30.
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Bisbee Bees
Albuquerque Cardinals
Bees
Red Birds
Tucson Cowboys
el Paso
Texans
Bisbee
Leininger
Rodriguez
Dale Case
Greer
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Essig
Parks
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Gibbons
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Qualifying For Open Set June 5-7
The field for the national open golf championship at Fort Worth Texas June 5 7 will be decided Monday with 1009 players including 623 professionals and 386 amateurs undergoing sectional eliminations across 27 courses. From these events 128 of 170 positions will be filled, with others exempted from qualifying based on last year’s results and other criteria.
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New York
Ft. Worth
Texas
Cleveland
Lawson Little
Ridgewood
N. J
Jimmy Thomson
Paul Runyan
Clayton Heafner
Toney Penna
al Brosch
Turnesa Brothers
Chicago
Johnny Bulla
Harry Cooper
Denny Shute
Dutch Harrison
Ky Laffoon
Doering
Dick Chapman
Birmingham
Ellsworth Vines
Charley Lacey
Willie Hunter
George von Elm
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Bud Ward
Portland
Ore
Don Schumacher
Billy Bob Coffey
Rufus King
Harry Todd
Jack Munger
Royal Hogan
U Dallas
Willie
Hanks Box Hitting The High Spots And Local Sports Notes
Lane will officiate the Arizona Notre Dame game while Frank Lane Cincinnati farm club boss is cited as a top official. Fred Enke predicts West Texas State will force headaches for Arizona in Border Conference play. John Henry Lewis will referee a state prison card and Henry Armstrong may retire fighters. George Burpo praises Birmingham but his Barons sit seventh in the Southern Association.
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Mike Casteel
Wildcats
Frank Lane
Cincinnati
Frank
West Texas State
Fred Enke
Arizona
Buffaloes
Michigan
John Henry Lewis
Phoenix
Henry Armstrong
George Burpo
Tucson Cowboys
Birmingham
Southern Association
George
Barons
El Paso Texans Bowl Over Doug Smith in Tucson Outing
Doug Smith led Tucson with four of seven team blows at El Paso as his average nears .330. Tucson plans Booster Day on May 30 featuring egg race wheelbarrow contest mock wrestling and a 100 yard dash. Buddy Baer is expected to fight around eight rounds tonight with Louis considered tougher than usual.
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el Paso Texans
Doug Smith
Doug
Tucson
el Paso
Jean Stapenhorst
Cowboys
Tucson Ball Club
Albuquerque
Turk
Masked Marvel
Frank Batiste
Tickler
Buddy Baer
Louis
Buddy
Lesnevich Recognized As Light Heavyweight King
In New York at Madison Square Garden Gus Lesnevich outpointed Anton toforidis of Greece in a key title bout and moved closer to undisputed status. The win leaves two hurdles to clear: NBA recognition of the bout as a title fight and a summer challenge of Jimmy Webb. Attendance was about 4 000 with $12 000 in receipts.
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New York
Gus Lesnevich
Madison Square Garden
Cliffside
N. J
Anton Christoforidis
Greece
N.B.A
Jimmy Webb
Webb
New York Commission
Lesnevich
Associated Press
Christoforidis
Turnesa and Byrd Duo Highlight Philadephia Golf Card
The former amateur champion Turnesa competes in Detroit while Sammy Byrd and the Joe Kirkwoods, a father son pair, headline the Philadelphia action in a busy golf card.
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Turnesa
Detroit
Sammy Byrd
Joe Kirkwoods
Philadelphia
Junior Legion Ball Meeting Set Saturday
The first step toward Tucson's Junior American Legion ball team will be taken tomorrow at 2 in the Legion building with Coach Chuck Hollinger. Youths under 17 or turned 17 after Jan 1 are eligible and invited to the meeting. First practice next week, tune-up games before the July tournament. The squad may include six high school players: Joe Valenzuela, Al Banuelos, Frank Kempf, Bob Blaise, Fred Enke Jr., and Dave Jackson.
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Tucson
American Legion
Legion
Chuck Hollinger
Joe Valenzuela
al Banuelos
Frank Kempf
Bob Blaise
Fred Enke, Jr
Dave Jackson
Palatable carbonated water from 1901 shipwreck found
Bottles recovered from the steamship Islander in 1934 remained drinkable after 33 years underwater in Alaska. The hermetically sealed syphon bottles survived the sunken vessel’s descent to the seabed and offered a remarkable taste of history.
'Porky' Oliver Shines Despite Poor Round In Golf Meet
New York May 23 Acting Corporal Edward Oliver of Fort Dix stood out for popularity in the opening round of the four day Goodall round robin at Fresh Meadow. Oliver finished last with minus 9 while Lawson Little led at plus 10. Despite weak score he drew the crowd, and his commanding officer may permit him to play in the national open at Fort Worth. The leaders included Horton Smith plus 5 and Jimmy Hines plus 5 as six rounds remain. Oliver, new to the course, still has a chance to contend.
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New York
Lawson Little
Edward Oliver
Fort Dix
N. J
Oliver
U. S. Army
Fresh Meadow Country Club
Little
Corporal Oliver
Fort Worth
Tex
Horton Smith
Jimmy Hines
Ben Hogan
Tony Penna
Vic Ghezzi
Jag McSpaden
Sigma Chi Wins Athletic Banner at University of Arizona
Sigma Chi holds the intramural athletic banner for the 11th time since 1922 with 524 points, ahead of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at 463.5. S.A.E. won saberball and wrestling titles, Phi Delts and Co-op each earned three trophies, and final standings include Lat ter Day Saints 449 and Phi Delta Theta 404.
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University of Arizona
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
S.A.E
Phi Delts
Latter Day Saints
Phi Delta Tsieta
Cochise Hall
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Arizona Hall
Co-Op
Delta Chi
Sigma No
A.T.O
Aggie House
Theta Chi
Z.B.T
Pi Kappa Alpha
Owner Of Cubs Ordered Dean Kept As Coach
The decision to keep Dizzy Dean on the Cubs payroll as coach came from P. K. Wrigley himself. Wrigley also refused to back a Billy Herman deal until confident the club could reach the World Series. The article notes Wrigley’s influential stance and includes various baseball anecdotes from the era.
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Dean
Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Dizzy Dean
P. K. Wrigley
Wrigley
Billy Herman
Whirlaway
Max West
Gene Moore
Redland
Casey Stengel
West
Moore
Dodgers slump deepens as Owen searches for luck
Mickey Owen reportedly lost the four leaf clover his mother sent to lift the Dodgers from a slump. Joe DiMaggio meanwhile has made six assists this season, one more than all of last year. Mike Jacobs enjoyed counting the Baer Louis advance sale in Washington and missed Christoforidis Lesnevich at the Garden last night.
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Mickey Owen
Dodgers
Joe DiMaggio
Mike Jacobs
Washington
Baer-Louis
Baseball Farewell Turns To Quiet Coaching Hope
Willie London bids farewell to the active list as he plans to stay in baseball through a coaching role. Mr Gallagher and Mr Dean discuss his pitching decline and keeping him in the sport.
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Mr. Gallagher
Mr. Dean
Willie London
Night at Flatbush Fails for Mighty Casey
Howard Roberts of the Chicago Daily News notes a somber scene in Flatbush as Mighty Casey struggles to retire a batter, ending the game without a strikeout and without recording an out for the team.
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Howard Roberts
Chicago Daily News
Flatbush
Casey
The Big Dispute Over Big League Salaries
Last winter debate raged over the pay of Bob Feller and Buck Newson. Presently the main point is that Feller is earning his salary.
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Bob Feller
Buck Newson
Feller
Records May Fall in Coast Relays
In Los Angeles on May 23 1946 top national track stars began workouts for the inaugural Coliseum Relays with at least seven world records in danger Les Steers University of Oregon AAU champion and high jump record holder will seek to beat 6 feet 10 25 32 inches and Cornelius Warmerdam the only pole vaulter to clear 15 feet aims for a 15 foot 2 1 2 inch mark.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Les Steers
University of Oregon
A.A.U
Cornelius Warmerdam
Buddy Baer Faces Louis In Grudging Shot At Fame
Washington May 23 A.P The giant Buddy Baer prepares to challenge Joe Louis at Griffith Stadium in a heavyweight title bout. The piece outlines Baer s reluctant path from football to boxing his easygoing nature and the odds stacked against him while noting his punch power and the strategy of rushing Louis.
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Washington
U.P
Buddy Baer
Lightning
Remount Pride Declines in the West Warns of Market Impact
Major F L Hamilton of Southwestern Re mount Area notes a west wide drop in pride in good horses though market for quality stock remains. He cites Strathcote, near Tucson, as the nearest great remount stallion, tracing bloodlines to Strathleven and Swynford, grandsires of Blandford and Blenheim II.
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F. L. Hamilton
Southwestern Remount Area
Arizona
Tucson
Strathcote
W. J. Davis
McNeil
Swynford
Government leases top thoroughbred stallions to Arizona
The Remount program provides Arizona with high quality stallions for breeding at a $10 fee to improve native stock. Notable sires include Royal Ease at Silver City, a grey son of Ros Herode linked to Sir Greysteel and England's The Tetrarch. At the Tom Shawn ranch in Yuma stands Sargent Donald son, a Whisk Broom II progeny out of Assembly, a Man O War mare.
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Arizona
Silver City
Royal Ease
Ros Herode
Sir Greysteel
England
the Tetrarch
Tom Shawn
Yuma
Sargent Donaldson
Whisk Broom II
Vimont Sires at Wayne Wright Ranch in Arizona
Vimont, son of Ormont and a winner with 26 firsts 12 seconds and 16 thirds earning 16318 dollars in six years of racing, has been placed at the Wayne Wright ranch near Roll Arizona forty miles east of Yuma. He comes from Rock Sand the sire of Tracery sold by August Belmont to Carlos Enzue for 265000 dollars. There he sired Conyw right and Congreve the sire of
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Vimont
Ormont
Wayne Wright
Roll
Arizona
Yuma
Rock Sand
Tracery
August Belmont
Carlos Enzue
Conywright
Congreve
Thoroughbred Racing Shapes a Colt's True Value
The testing of a colt from careful breeding occurs on the race track. Racing is the crucible that reveals a thoroughbred's worth, building its respiratory and circulatory systems, stamina, and nerve. Without racing, great horses would not exist.
Arizona Horse Production and Racing Vision
Arizona should become a leading state for fine horse production and Tucson should build a mile track to encourage racing. Winter visitors to Tucson are drawn by the prospect of equestrian activity and tourism growth.
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Arizona
Tucson
Miller Offers To Umpire Cop Firemen Game
Eddie Miller Tucson ball club business manager offers to umpire the police firemen game on Sunday If permitted to carry guns and hose near the plate he vows to stop rough stuff He umpired last year when the flat feet won and both sides are agreeable to his service in Sunday's renewal of the rivalry
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Eddie
Miller
Tucson
Baseball standings and scores from Arizona-Texas League
The Arizona-Texas League results show Tucson 3 at Albuquerque 11, Bisbee 16 and Albuquerque 5. Tonight's games include Tucson at Albuquerque and Bisbee at El Paso. Other major league scores include New York 4 Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn 6 St. Louis 7, St. Louis 4 Boston 1, Detroit 5 New York 6, Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1, and Cleveland 4 Washington 3. Boston Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Chicago were listed with rain delays.
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el Paso
Bisbee
Albuquerque
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis Tos
Brooklyn Ee Ectress
New York Ee Aeeereesernnne
Chicago Weeseeee
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New York Weeseeeens
Ear Bitten in Columbus Tavern Incident
John Haas of Columbus, 25, told police a stranger bit off part of his left ear in a local grill. He could not identify the attacker and offered no description of the suspect.
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Columbus
John Haas
Haas
Local Race Crowd Packs Moltacqua Street For Sunday Events
Crowds packed Moltacqua on Sabine Canyon road during race days with about 3000 spectators on a single Sunday. Notable performers included Bob Locke Clancy Wollard Rubin Jelks and Mel Haskell delivering an entertaining show advertised by simple window cards and fence post notices.
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Moltacqua
Sabine Canyon Road
Bob Locke
Clancy Wollard
Rubin Jelks
Mel Haskell
Louis Baer title fight looms in humid Washington arena
Joe Louis weighed 201 1 2 pounds and Buddy Baer 237 1 2 pounds at noon, as the world heavyweight championship bout neared. Louis planned a farewell tour through the division while Baer promised a spirited challenge before a capital audience expected to reach about 19 200. The bout will be broadcast locally at 7 30 p m Tucson time, with cabinet members and senators in attendance.
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Washington
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Baer
Louis
Rv Gayle Talbot
Jerieht
Chammen Nlars
Joe
Louis Baer
KBCA
KGO
Tucson
Golf Qualifying Set At Phoenix For National Open
Eighteen of the southwest's finest golfers compete in sectional qualifying at Phoenix Country Club on May 26 for three Open spots. The national open runs June 5 to 7 in Fort Worth Texas. Seventy starters plus forty two byes. entrants include Herb Bowers and Barge Pease along with Edward R. Kelly Jack Harden Wallace Best Verne Stewart and Ralph Petty.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Country Club
Fort Worth
Tex
Arizona
New Mexico
West Texas
Herb Bowers
Globe
Barge Pease
Edward R. Kelly
Bisbee
Jack Harden
el Paso
Wallace Best
Las Cruces
N. M
Verne Stewart
Carrizozo
Ralph Petty
J. and T. Produce Edge Congress Street Champs 8 7 In Extra Innings
The J. and T. Produce edged the Congress Street Champs 8 7 in an extra inning city softball game at Eagle Field last night. The Construction Labor Union forfeited to Steinfeld's in the scheduled opener.
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T. Produce
Congress Street
Eaglefield
Steinfeld’s
Pima County
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