Alston Names Five Braves To National League All Star Team
Walt Alston selected five Milwaukee players for the NL All Star team joining Braves Warren Spahn Lew Burdette Eddie Mathews Johnny Logan and Red Schoendienst Other starters include Gus Bell Don Hoak Frank Robinson Ed Bailey Stan Musial Willie Mays Hank Aaron Gil Hodges Gino Cimoli and Hal Smith Hank Foiles Ernie Banks Wally Moon with coaches Bobby Bragan and Bob Scheffing and batting practice staff led by Herm Wehmeier Dick Littlefield Hobie Landrith.
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Lew Burdette
Braves
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Red Schoendienst
Dodger
Washington
Alston
Curt Simmons
Phillies
Johnny Antonelli
Giants
Jack Sanford
Phils
Larry Jackson
Cardinals
Clem Labine
Brooklyn
Sanford
Jackson
Burdette
George Crowe
Wally Post
Frick
Scheffing
Dodger Club
Hal Smith
Hank Foiles
Pirate
Bailey
Ernie Bank
Cubs
Wally Moon
Brooklyn Pilot
Pittsburgh
Bobby Bragan
Chicago
Bob Scheffing
Herm Wehmeier
Dick Littlefield
Hobie Landrith
Sun Valley Little 500 Qualifying Sets 8:30 Start
Only three spots remain in the 33 car Sun Valley Little 500 lineup as Friday night’s qualifying runs determine starting spots for the 500 lap endurance race. Tattersall Knepper and other top drivers seek a place in the all star field for July 6 with over 7 000 in purse and advance tickets selling strong.
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Harry Modlin
Sun Valley
Tattersall
Midwest
All-American Racing Club
Knepper
Ray
Arnold
Lebanon
Ill
Anderson
Curly Boyd
Herb Hill
Chicago
Johnny Paulson
Fresno
Calif
Johnny Roberts
Cincinnati Fans Chide All Star Balloting Plea
New York reports critique of National League All Star voting as Cincinnati fans flood the ballot with local loyalty. The piece argues the process rewards popularity over merit and suggests managers should pick the squads to ensure fairness.
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Cincinnati
YMCA Canoeing Camp Planned For July 5-17
The Anderson YMCA hosts the second annual canoeing camp from July 5 to 17. Thirty-two boys and fathers are signed up, splitting into two sections leaving at 5 a.m. Friday and 24 hours apart for journey to Widjiwagan Camp near Ely Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Widjiwagan
Burnside Lake
Ely
Minn
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Allen Rice
John Rice
Tod Wellington
Jerry Henning
Jim Newby
Glen Walbridge
Bob Walbridge
Julian Hudson
Steve Lowry
Clark Harrison
Malcolm Smith
Bob Jones
Fred Eastes
Tom Campbell
Garland Hines
Dick Hines
Russell Hulse
John Hulse
Milford Barron
Mark Barron
Davis Dairy Dominates Twi-Lite Optimist 7-2 in Fairview League
Davis Dairy defeated Twi-Lite Optimist 7 to 2 in a scheduled Fairview American Little League game. Davis Dairy batted 15 runs with a 5-0 line in the seventh, while Gray Lightfoot Shorts J Cox and B Cox contributed to the win with solid hitting and pitching.
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Twi-Lite Optimist
Fairview
All Davis Dairy
Fresh vs stale fish signs in sporting digest note
A compact guide notes that stale fish drift loose scales and float, while fresh fish resist scale loss, show bright red gills, clear eyes, and sink when placed in water, contrasting with the buoyant drift of a stale catch.
Baseball box score snippets and player notes update
A dense recap of multiple game lines includes RBI by Cunningham Dark and Musial, HR by Dark, Musial, and Hunter, and pitching lines for Jackson and Pohol sky among others. Left and error tallies listed with saves, walks, and innings. includes several team and player abbreviations and stats from the softball style box score.
Mossi Sharp in 6-0 Indians Win Over Tigers
Cleveland pitcher Don Mossi fired a six hit shutout as the Indians defeated Detroit 6-0 to open a series. Chico Carrasquel hit his 6th homer, with key runs off singles by Avila Wertz and Woodling and a three run seventh inning. The win moved Cleveland to third place, three games ahead of Detroit.
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Don Mossi
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Herb Score
Duke Maas
Kayoed
Chico Carrasquel
Indians
Bob Avila
Vic Wertz
al Smith
Wertz
Gene Woodling
Maas
al Aber
Don Lee
Lee
Nixon
Tigers
Americans Triumph in Henley Regatta Opener
The Princeton 150 pound eight won a tight heat to defend the Thames challenge cup and Cambridge Boat Club pair David Sperling and Louis McCagg advanced with a runaway win in the silver goblets at the Henley Royal Regatta opening day.
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Henley
England
Princeton
Cambridge Boat Club
America
David Sperling
Louis McCagg
Resistance? No. Historic Box Score Highlights From Doubleheader
In a tight twin bill, Maass loses on the mound while Mossi earns the win for Detroit. Berra and Turley pace lineups with multiple 2B and HR performances. Key players include Carrasquel Avila Wertz Bolling and Schoenmaker contributing runs and RBIs across both games. Attendance reaches 11 506 as Boston and New York split action at the park.
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Yankees Rout Red Sox 10-0 Driven by Berra’s 250th homer
Yogi Berra drove in eight runs including a three run homer as the Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 10-0. Bob Turley limited the Red Sox to three hits with 11 strikeouts in his fourth win of the season. Frank Malzone’s error sparked the big inning and Berra added two singles.
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Yogi Berra
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Bob Turley
Turley
Berra
Seea
Tony Kubek
Frank Malzone
Kubek
Tom Brewer
Hank Bauer
Brewer
Antitrust Group Defers Sports Probe
The House Antitrust subcommittee postponed its pro sports inquiry until July 17 due to a heavy schedule and a long weekend. A spokesman cited the All-Star game in St Louis and meetings around it as factors, noting football and baseball exemptions under federal antitrust law after a Supreme Court ruling.
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House Antitrust Subcommittee
Subcommittee
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Standings Showized as Major League Scores
National League games include St Louis 5 over Chicago 4 and Cincinnati 7 over Milwaukee. American League results list Kansas City 5 over Chicago 0 and Cleveland 6 over Detroit 0. New York 19 routed Boston 0 and Baltimore 8 defeated Washington 3.
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Milwaukee
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Cleveland
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Boston
Baltimore
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Baseball matchups and pitcher lineups across eight games
In today’s schedule New York faces Philadelphia with a 2 0 5 lineups and Crone and Crone against Simmons and Haddix. St Louis at Chicago features Jones and McDaniel opposing Rush and Drabowsky. Milwaukee visits Cincinnati with Phillips battling Acker. Pittsburgh plays Brooklyn with Purkey and Friend vs Erskine and Newcombe. Boston hosts New York with Sisler and Stone against Shantz and Larsen. Detroit meets Cleveland with Foytack Hoeft and Wynn Narleski Pitula. Washington at Baltimore Stobbs contrasts Wight O'Dell. Chicago travels to Kansas City with Keegan Fischer Derrington against Kellner Garver.
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New York
Philadelphia
Gomez
Miller
Crone
Simmons
Haddix
St. Collins
Chicago
Jones
St. McDaniel
Rush
Drabowsky
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Phillips
Acker
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Purkey
Friend
Erskine
Newcombe
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Sisler
Stone
Shantz
Larsen
Detroit
Cleveland
Foytack
Hoeft
Wynn
Narleski
Pitula
Washington
Baltimore
Seattle D Captures Feature In Last Night's Free Fair Racing
Seattle D won the feature two year old trotting stake at Alder son Fairgrounds using rivals errors to beat Tribute who broke stride. Virgne's Tomboy placed second with a nose behind, while Oakland pacer Buddy Dale posted the fastest mile of the week in the pacing division. The program closes with ten heats on tomorrow's holiday card at 7:30 p.m.
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Alderson Fairgrounds
Tribute
Harold Boring
John Boring
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Virgne
Clark Dishman
W. P. Virgne
Spiceland
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Walter McCord
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Buddy Dale
George Willung
Willow Branch
Josedale Rocket
Curtis Russell
Mr. Bitty
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Wilfong
Arthur Garrigues
L. R. Olix
Argos
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Nile Way
Howard Bowyer
Marie Byrd
Milt Harris
Lady Lieutenant
Cardinals Halt Chicago 5 To 4
Hoyt Wilhelm closed out the Cubs in the ninth to seal a 5-4 Cardinals win over Chicago. Larry Jackson struggled through six innings as Del Ennis delivered a bases loaded single in the seventh for two runs. Wilhem struck out Banks and finished the game after Moryn and Long homered for Chicago.
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Hoyt Wilhelm
Chicago Cub
Larry Jackson
St. Louis Cardinals
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Wilhelm
Chuck Tanner
Walt Moryn
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Dale Long
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Jim Bolger
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Banks
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Don Blasingame
Alvin Dark
Stan Musial
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Jim Brosnan
Dick Littlefield
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Indianapolis Boy Wins 10 Rounder
Larry Baker of Indianapolis defeated Gasper Ortega in a 10 round split decision at Miami Beach Auditorium. Baker earned a title fight chance for welterweight contender Olympic plans and moved into boxing’s big money ranks with his fourth straight win.
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Indianapolis
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Gasper Ortega
Miami Beach Auditorium
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Carmen Basilio
Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
Baker
Eddie Coachman
Gus Jacobson
Fred Aaronson
Buddy Jackson
Ray Perez
Pat Lowry
All Australia in Wimbledon Final as Hoad and Cooper Win
Wimbledon reports an all Australian final set as Lew Hoad defeats Sven Davidson 6-4 6-4 7-5 to reach the title match and Ashley Cooper beats Neale Fraser 6-4 14-12 6-3 8-6. Both will contest Friday for the championship amid heat and crowds. Americans see limited action.
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Neale Fraser
Wimbledon
England
Cooper
AP Wirephofto
Lew Hoad
Center Court
Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Don Budge
Althea Gibson
New York
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Calif
Angela Mortimer
Pat Hird
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Sugar Ray Robinson Basilio title bout date and venue
New York report announces Sugar Ray Robinson versus Carmen Basilio for the middleweight title at Yankee Stadium on Monday September 23. James D. Norris of the International Boxing Club says the telecast plan to homes or theaters has not been decided yet.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio
Yankee Stadium
James D. Norris
International Boxing Club
Norris
Big Weekend Show Carded At Armscamp
Three big shows at Armscamp Speedway this weekend feature midget cars tonight and stock cars Friday and Saturday. All programs start 8:30 p.m. with trials at 7:30. Breezer Humphries of Kokomo won at the Alexandria oval last Saturday in a field including Audie Swartz Dick Webb and Ray Kennans. Each program concludes with a 25-lap main event after three 10-lap heats a six-lap dash and a 15-lap semifinal.
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Armscamp Speedway
Armscamp
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Kokomo
Alexandria Oval
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Muncie
Dick Webb
Union City
Ray Kennans
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Bauer Sues for 150000 Over False Arrest Incident
New York Yankee outfielder Hank Bauer sues Edwin Jones for 150000 in New York Supreme Court for false arrest and malicious prosecution. The suit follows a June 24 civil arrest by Jones, a delicatessen owner, after a May 16 disturbance at a New York nightclub during Billy Martin's birthday celebration.
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Edwin Jones
New York Supreme Court
Yankee
New York Grand Jury
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Bauer
Billy Martin
Reds Rally in Ninth as Bell Kluszewski and Robinson Hit Three Homers
In Cincinnati on May 31 1956 Gus Bell Ted Kluszewski and Frank Robinson each homered in the ninth to spark a dramatic comeback for the Reds. The trio connected in succession fueling a late rally and a potential win.
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Redlegs
Gus Bell
Ted Kluszewski
Frank Robinson
Syracuse Orange forge best season with 23 wins
Syracuse University's 1945 46 basketball campaign stands as its best in victories with a 23 4 record. The Orange compiled 23 wins against 4 losses to set a school benchmark.
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Syracuse University
The
Orange
Scotsmen Lead British Open at St Andrews
Scots Eric Brown and Lawrie Ayton shot five under par 67 to lead the first round of the British Open at St Andrews. Cary Middlecoff stood five strokes back as four Americans shared second through fourth, including Bruce Crampton and Bobby Locke.
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Bruce Crampton
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Bobby Locke
South Africa
England
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