Hockman Hurls One-Hitter As Cork Win 15-0
Cork Street takes first in the Church League with a 15-0 victory over Highland Avenue. Jim Hockman pitched a near no hitter, allowing only a fifth inning single by Ken Smallwood and one baserunner on a walk plus a hit by pitch. Merry Boyd and Bob Kendall homered for Cork.
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Merry Boyd
Bob Kendall
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Swanson
Highland
Duke Nine Wins Opener in NCAA Baseball Tourney
Duke and Rollins opened the District 3 NCAA baseball tournament with upsets in Kannapolis North Carolina. Rollins shocked heavily favored Florida 5 to 4 while Duke defeated Tennessee 7 to 1. The pair set up a 6 30 p m game with the winner advancing to tomorrow’s schedule and the victor earning a spot in Omaha for the national finals.
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Florida
Tennessee
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Olson to Make Madison Square Garden Debut Tonight
Hawaiian middleweight Bobo Olson, rated among the top six, meets Jimmy Beau in a 10 round main event at Madison Square Garden. Olson, 45-5 with 23 knockouts, recently stopped Walter Cartier in five rounds to earn top billing on NBC ABC telecast.
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Olson
Maiison Square Garden
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New Canaan
Conn
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NBC
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Court rules man can recover for misrepresented car year
Georgia Court of Appeals ruled a Moultrie dealer must pay $1,000 to a buyer after selling a Hudson car labeled as a 1949 model though it was a 1948 model. The dealer claimed the two years looked alike and he believed he sold a 1949 car.
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Georgia
Court of Appeals
Moultrie
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Winchester to Field Little League Squads for 275 Hopefuls
Winchester launches a Little League season with 275 hopeful players aged eight to twelve competing for eight spots. A single local diamond at Senseng Park hosts practices and games, with teams uniformed and sponsored by local businesses.
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City Recreation Department
Winchester
Senseny Park
Winchester Star
Otis “Snag” Sargent
Batter up in Little League practice
Jackson Man gold, 12, takes batting practice while wearing a required head protector to shield against wild pitches. Johnny Prosser, 8, stands ready as one of the candidates for catcher.
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Winchester
Jackson Mangold
Johnny Prosser
Little League World Series History and Taft Family Question
The piece outlines Little League Baseball rules and its World Series spectacle in Williamsport, noting catcher safety rules and dramatic youth play. It also records a Taft family trivia question about Senator Taft’s four sons.
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Littl League Baseball, Inc
William Street
Williamsport
TV Fans Miss End of Fight
A breakdown in the mobile unit at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium cut TV fans off during the decisive moment of the Jersey Joe Walcott versus Ezzard Charles heavyweight title bout. NBC said the mobile unit lost power. Walcott retained the title as announcers described round by round scoring without a camera feed until after the fighters left the ring.
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Philadelphia
Municipal Stadium
Jersey
Joe Walcott-Ezzard Charles
National Broadcasting Company
Walcott
Newport Plans Fountain Swap as Automobiles Overtake Horses
Newport Rhode Island prepares a summer shift from horse care to cars as the Vanderbilt Memorial fountain, long used to water horses, will be repurposed as a bird bath. City leaders approve the transition as automating transport becomes dominant.
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