Wallard’s 1951 speed eyed in Memorial Day 500 race
Indianapolis hopefuls assess if Lee Wallard’s 126.244 mph record can be matched in the 500 mile Memorial Day race. Weather, engine rules changes, and potential car wear raise doubts about peak speeds and race outcomes.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Lee Wallard
Wallard
Mauri Rose
Louis Meyer
Los Angeles
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Meyer-Drake
Speedway
Alberto Ascari
Milan
Freddy Agabashian
Albany
Calif
Ascari
Agabashian
P. J. Fageol
Kent
Ohio
Fageol
Cummins Engine Co
Columbus
Ind
Jimmy Jackson
Don Cummins
Fred Agabashian
Andy Linden
Miracle Power
Jack McGrath
Glendale
Paige Shuts Out Chicago as Browns Win 3-1
Satchel Paige, in his mid forties, fired 1 1 3 innings of hitless relief to seal a 3-1 Browns victory over the White Sox. He has a 2.70 ERA after 20 innings with three wins and one loss.
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ST. Louis
Satchell Paige
Brownies
Chicago
Mulloy Still United States Hope In French Tennis
Gardnar Mulloy a 38 year old Coral Gables, Fla., remains the lone American in the French International singles after Dick Savitt lost to Eric Sturgess. Mulloy’s quarterfinal with Jaroslav Drobny was postponed. winners meet Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman in the semi finals race.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Dick Savitt
South Africa
Eric Sturgess
Mulloy
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Rein
Malloy
Ken McGregor
Australia
Sturgess
Frank Sedgman
McGregor
Sacs Hit For Gables Sacs Hit For Gables By Associated Press
Sacramento player-manager Joe Gordon notes pitchers on second lineups attract swing for hits. Kenny Gables, 1944 Pacific Coast league standout, allowed 3 earned runs in 26 innings before last night’s win over Seattle 7 2. Other scores: Los Angeles 5 San Francisco 1 San Diego 8 Portland 2 Oakland 4 Hollywood 3.
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Joe Gordon
Sacs
Solons
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Portland
Oakland
Hollywood
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van Cuyk
Candini
Neal
Pettit
Anthony
Lynn
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McLish
Peden
Eeneteeert
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Williams Helms 22nd Homer in El Paso Slugfest
El Paso Texan batters pounded three Chihuahua pitchers for 16 hits in a 12 to 7 win over Dorados at Chihuahua. Phoenix's 12 to 4 laugher over Juarez cut Juarez's edge to a half game, while Bisbee Douglas beat Tucson 6 to 4 at Bisbee. In El Paso, a big sixth inning fueled a 8 run surge led by Art Lilly's homer and Pinky Vargas' two run single. Ten years ago Al Blazis set a shot put record in New York IC4A prelims.
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Copper Kings
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New York
Area Racers Enter 100 Mile Event
Three Tucson drivers Tracy Bird William Bumpy Bell and James Call plus Joe Castles from Tombstone compete in a 100 mile sport car race July 20 at Camp Callen near San Diego The SASCC members will drive MGs and Jaguars Bird is SASCC president and placed fourth in earlier 100 mile races at Palm Springs and Pebble Beach Bell finished second in a 25 mile Pebble Beach race and third at Palm Beach.
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Tombstone
Southern Arizona Sports Car Club
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San Diego
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Bumpy) Bell
James Call
Joe Castles
Bird
Bell
Castles
Call
SASCC
Palm Springs
Pebble Beach
Land
Palm Beach
Little Leaguers Gather for Tucson Practice and Signups
Tucson youths aged eight to 12 must submit Little League applications to play this summer. Practices run 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the South Campbell field, with games starting June 9 and continuing until July 16. Applications may be mailed or delivered to 3920 E Reiene. Frank Minarik leads the league under Tucson Exchange Club sponsorship.
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Campbell Avenue
Citizen
Tucson Exchange Club
Frank Minarik
Dodgers Seek Left Hand Hitters To Restore Power
Brooklyn Dodgers, bruised after three straight Giants wins, search for a lefty power hitter to balance the lineup. They have faced 31 left-handed starters this year and rely mainly on Duke Snider from the left. Giants swept Brooklyn 6 2 as Jim Hearn pitched well and Williams and Mueller homered. Reds beat Pirates 5 2. Cubs 7 2 over Cardinals. In the AL, Tigers beat Indians 6 2 as Ted Gray outpitched Mike Garcia. Doby hit a long homer for Cleveland.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Dodgers
Duke Snider
Dodger Bigwigs
Braves
Reds
Cubs
Brooklyn
Jim Hearn
Davey Williams
Don Mueller
Pirates
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Phils
Tigers
Cleveland
Browns
Chicago
Yankees
Senators
Red Sox
Athletics
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Mike Garcia
Detroit
Larry Doby
Briggs Stadium
Gray
Garcia
Tiger
Pat Mullin
Wehmeier Heads For Gopher Record
New York report notes Cincinnati Reds pitcher Herman Wehmeier leads the majors with 12 home runs hit off his pitches by the season’s one quarter mark. If this pace continues, the 25-year-old righthander could break the 39 gopher-ball record set by Murry Dickson in 1948.
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New York
Herman Wehmeier
Cincinnati Reds
Wehmeier
Herman
Murry Dickson
Far Southwest regional high power rifle championships at Tucson
The second annual Far Southwest regional high power rifle championships will be held at the Tucson Rifle Club range on Anklam road. Spon sored by the Arizona State Rifle Association, entries have come from Texas New Mexico Nevada California and Arizona. Maj Paul Wright of Silver City New Mexico is among the top names. he won the Arizona state big bore championship last month with a 242 score.
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Anklam Road
Arizona State Rifle Association
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New Mexico
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California
Arizona
Florida
Paul Wright
Silver City
N.M
Wright
Renshaw
Wee Turnout Sees Reed Win
In Indianapolis a welterweight bout between Fitzie Pruden of Toronto and Kid Gavilan ended in a sixth round knockout after a fifth round stoppage by the Indiana Athletic Commission physician. A 7,200 crowd at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum saw TV help cover costs as the gate grossed $28,293.88.
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Fitzie Pruden
Toronto
Canada
Kid Gavilan
Indiana Athletic Commission
Pruden
Gavilan
Milwaukee
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Kings edge Cowboys 6-4 to keep home lead
Copper Kings defeated the Cowboys 6-4 as John Sanderson hit a three run inside the park homer in the first inning. Francisco Sosa shut down Tucson with eight hits allowed. Don Jamerson collected three hits in four trips as BC narrowed the gap to within a half game of Tucson in the Arizona-Texas league race.
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Sosa
Kings
Chris Nicolosi
King
Nicolosi
Tucson
Bill Scopetone
Scopetone
RBI
Cowboy
Don Jameson
Jameson
Douglas
Lonnie Myers
Herb Souell
Copper Kings
Bisbee Douglas Abhor Aces Debugging Turning Point
In Tucson the Bisbee-Douglas nine outslugged the local squad with a 9 to 6 win. Jameson led with three hits and Sanderson connected a homer and two RBIs as Serrano, Osorio, and Scopetone added key runs. Sosa fanned five in a rugged pitching duel, while Nicolosi yielded six earned runs but struck out twice.
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Scopetone
Godshall
Hinson
Nicolosip
Sosa
a-Eastburn
Nicolosi
Cece Cneee
Bisbee- Douglas -Ceece
Souell
Sanderson
Serrano
Sunseri
Louell
Bisbee-Douglas
U—Tressier
Salas
USC vaulters aim for NCAA titles at Berkeley
USC vaulters Dave Kenley and Gordon Ustick, previously setting a Border Conference mark of 13 feet 8 inches, chase national honors at the NCAA track and field championships in Berkeley, California, June 13 and 14.
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USC
Dave Kenley
Gordon Ustick
Arizona State
Berlkeley
Calif
Golf stars reach British Amateur quarter finals
Five years ago Marvin Ward Willie Turnesa and Dick Chapman reached the quarter finals in the British Amateur golf tournament.
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Marvin Ward
Willie Turnesa
Dick Chapman
Blair Ousts Chapman Maxwell in British Amateur
Major David Blair a 35-year-old reserve on the British Walker Cup team defeated American stars in Prestwick Scotland. He beat Dick Chapman 3 2 in the morning round and Maxwell 4 and 3 in the afternoon to reach the quarterfinals amid strong winds and 6,531-yard seaside links. Joe Carr then eliminated Frankie Strafaci 5 and 3 as three Americans remained in the field. Blair, a Glasgow distillery director who was injured last year, led from the second hole and controlled the back nine.
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Scotland
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
U. S
Billy Maxwell
David Blair
Chapman
Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Joe Carr
Cupper
Frankie Strafaci
Jack Penrose
Miami Beach
Fla
Keppel Enderby
U.S
Jim McHale
Philadelphia
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N.C
Frank Stranahan
Blair
Texas Collegian
Strafaci
Walker Capper
Jimmy Wilson
Carr
Frankie
Royal and Ancient
Glasgow
Germany
Sam Arzetta
Indians and Tigers Split Twin Bills Amid Strong Televized Interest
Cleveland drew 15,615 paid fans in the Cleveland game while Detroit attracted 38,662 for a 6-4 Tigers win and a 6-2 victory. Both teams counted 17 home games with the Indians leading attendance at 277,126 and the Tigers at 252,845, up 32,000 from last year. Detroit airs about half its home games. Cleveland shows full televising.
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Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Indians
Tigers
Bumper Race Takes Center Stage At Gilpin Stadium
Tonight at 8 p.m. Gilpin stadium hosts a bumped stock car program with trophy dash heat events semi main and main. The event features single file starts and eliminations by contact and promises added cars from Jack Ensley enterprise manager Al Gerber alongside regular hard top stock cars racing at the northside oval.
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Gilpin Sports Stadium
Tucson
al Gerber
Jack Ensley
Northside Oval
Miche Favored In Argonaut Run
Inglewood Calif May 30 Miche the Argentine gray carries 123 pounds in the 50 000 added Argonaut Handicap at Hollywood Park tomorrow He is the prohibitive favorite with Intent scratched after a coughing spell leading money winner of the year with 203 000 in handicap earnings Buddy Hirsch denies fever and expects Intent ready soon
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Calif
Intent
Lights Up
Hollywood Park
Miche
Brookfield Farm
Buddy Hirsch
Hirsch
Rice Helps Stanky Chicago Cubs Back in Action
Hal Rice, new off the bench for the St. Louis Cardinals, collected six hits in eight at bats across his first two games. In yesterday's 7 to 2 defeat to the Cubs, Rice logged three singles, boosting Eddie Stanky's outfield options.
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Stanky
Chicago
Hal Rice
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Stanky
Cubs
American League Standings and Scores Report
Detroit defeated Cleveland 6 to 2 while St. Louis beat Chicago 3 to 1 in results reported. Tonight features Washington at Boston with Porterfield or Shea facing McDermott. Arizona-Texas League results include Bisbee Douglas 6 Tucson 4 and Phoenix 12 Jurnez 4. Tucson visits Bisbee Douglas.
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McDermott
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