Bush Recall Ruths Last Clout at Forbes Field
In Charleston West Virginia Guy Bush recalls pitching Babe Ruths final major league homer May 24 1935 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Ruth hit three homers that day with the last one towering over the right field upper deck Bush then a Chicago Cubs pitcher later managed the Battle Creek Belles reflects on delivering Ruths 714th career homer noting its memorable impact and Ruths farewell to playing baseball.
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Babe Ruth
Bush
Forbes Field
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Ruth
Boston Braves
Red Lucas
Battle Creek
Mich
Belles
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Battle Creek Belles
Major League Leaders Snapshot From Baseball Standings
Major League leaders include Rosen of Cleveland with 47 RBIs and 79 runs for Avila and Fox in Cleveland. Simp son and Fox share hits at 82 for Musial and Williams. Notable names include Berra, Rizzuto, Reese, and Spahn among others in a dense stat list.
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Avila
Cleveland
Rosen
Fox Chicago
Simpson
Priddy
Detroit
Young
St. Louis
Berra
New York
Baseball standings and results from Wednesday games
St Louis beat New York 10 to 9 in a 10 inning game while Brooklyn led New York and Philadelphia led others in a midweek slate. Brooklyn 3 St Louis 1 New York 3 Cincinnati 2 Boston 5 Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1.
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New York
Ennis
Philadelphia
Sauer
Chicago
St Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Louis
Five South Korean Officials Resign After Rhee Attack
Five South Korean military and police officials resigned in the wake of an assassination attempt on President Syngman Rhee. Maj. Gen Won Young Duk heads martial law in the provisional capital. the national police chief, Rhee’s personal bodyguard head, and two others stepped down citing failure to protect the president. Some sources say Rhee requested the resignations after a would be shooting attempt failed to fire.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Won Young Duk
Rhee
Clarence Rhee
Suffolk man sentenced for wife slaying in February
William K Taylor, 31, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for the slaying of his wife on February 3.
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Suffolk
William K Taylor
Extra Troopers To Patrol UMW Rally Monday
Gov Lawrence Wetherby will send additional state troopers to Manchester on Monday to prevent trouble at a United Mine Workers mass rally. WMU President John L. Lewis and local authorities requested the troopers after two shooting affrays this week as the union seeks to organize nonunion miners in Clay and Leslie Counties. More than 6,000 members are expected for the demonstration in the last nonunion stronghold of the Eastern Kentucky coalfields. Three UMW organizers were seriously wounded by gunfire in an ambush Tuesday night and a union local committeeman's store was machine-gunned yesterday.
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Lawrence Wetherby
United Mine Workers
WMU
John L. Lewis
Union
Clay
Leslie
Fastern
Kentucky
UMW
Turnesa Clinches PGA Title With Clutch Finish
Jim Turnesa captured the PGA Championship at the Big Springs Course in Louisville defeating Chick Harbert 1 up on the 36th hole. It marked his first major title and a comeback from a early setback as Harbert faltered late. Turnesa earned 3500 to Harbert’s 1500.
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Jim Turnesa
Chick Harbert
Big Springs
Turnesa
Jimmy
Harbert
Dutch Harrison
Jay McSpaden
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Sam Snead
W Harbert
Jim
Chick
Wes Santee Emerges As Strong U S Track Hope
TED SMITS notes Kansas sprinter Wes Santee, age 20, as a rising US track talent in the 5,000 meters and 1,500. He won NCAA 5,000 and AAU 1,500 with large leads, drawing praise from Brutus Hamilton while cautioning about future growth potential.
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United States
Paavo Nurmi
Wes Santee
Kansas
Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakia
Gaston Reiff
Belgium
Santee
Ralph Hill
Brutus Hamilton
Hamilton
London
Carnegie Pension Aids Teachers Since 1905
The Carnegie Pension for the Advancement of Teaching provides retiring pensions to teachers in universities colleges and technical schools in the United States and Canada without regard to race sex creed or color. The foundation has paid pensions to 4 654 former teachers and many pensions to widows. The first of those eligible has now closed.
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Carnegie Pension
Carnegie
United States
Santee on the rise in distance running
Wes Santee discusses his love of running his 3 49.5 mile pace would have beaten 1948 1500 records, credits coach Bill Easton, and compares himself to Glen Cunningham. He aims to break records set by America's 1930s distance star and notes his long stride and forward-leaning closing sprint.
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Ashland
Glen Cunningham
Bill Easton
Wes
Easton
Santee
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