Ibbotson pace rule delays four minute mile record
New York UPIs report notes Derek Ibbotson's 3:57.2 mile last July remains unofficial due to pacer use. Elliott and Bannister records are discussed along with pacer controversy, and local high school baseball scores from Madison Heights, Frankton, and Pendleton.
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Chisox Roll Behind Pierce
Chicago White Sox win their fourth straight by beating the Boston Red Sox 40 with five hit pitching by Billy Pierce.
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Madison Heights and Frankton Ready for Friday Showdown
Madison Heights and Frankton won and will meet Friday at Memorial Field. Anderson Sporting Goods, managed by Ernie Hangaras, holds a 2-2 Central Indiana record while Day Oilers stand 3-1. both sides prepare amid recent player movements from Anderson College and high school jumpers. Trainers Jimmy Jones and Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons have each won the Preakness four times.
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Pirates Blast Giants to Six to One in Baseball Clash
Mill Valley golfer Del Taylor trains his chocolate and white English pointer Butch to carry clubs, retrieve balls, and even pick up pins during rounds. The dog has allegedly collected 16,000 to 18,000 balls over eight years, as photographers captured playful scenes of Butch aiding Taylor on the green.
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Ravin picks 1953 baseball winners amid caustic reader clash
A reader brands a columnist a coward for not backing our 1953 pennant picks. The Ravin’ lays out National League contenders San Francisco Milwaukee Cincinnati St Louis and others, then backs Milwaukee for hitting and defense and New York Yankees to win the American League and the World Series. YMCA boys hike begins. local pros excel in PGA qualifiers at Lebanon with Drake Hensley and others posting scores. an editor defends not publishing errors in Little League box scores to avoid discouraging young players.
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Elwood Boosters Travel to Callaway Park Sunday
The Elwood Boosters baseball team resumes action at Callaway Park in Elwood on Sunday June 22 facing Westfield Ind. The Westfield Independents rely on the same lineup used against the Roosters in the rainout May 18.
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Three Teams Win in City Softball Tourney
Bethany faces Container Corporation and Alexandria meets Black Label in night games at Shady Side diamond to open the City Softball Tournament. Black Label beat Hammons Plumbing 5 1 while Alexandria edged Christ Lutheran 8 6 and North Anderson routed Spot Lamps 12 0.
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Equestrians Lose Two Best Jumpers
New York AP report says the U S equestrian team losing two top jumpers ahead of a Europe tour. Winston, a 77 year old gelding ridden by Hugh Wiley of Townsend Maryland, died after a fall in Aachen Germany. Rip Miller, a grey gelding donated by A J Long of Cincinnati, contracted pneumonia in Germany and will miss about three weeks of training. The four rider team now has ten horses remaining.
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Ford Shuts Out Foe With 3 Hits
Yankees defeat the Indians 4 to 0 as Ford twirls a three hit shutout striking out ten. Skowron belts a third inning three run homer and Ford earns his eighth win while Indians careen into a fourth straight loss. Vernon and Colavito provide the lone Cleveland hits as Ford dominates the Tribe again this season.
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Prep Hurler A-Hits Chisox In Exhibition Shock
Chicago fans cheered 18 year old Dick Ellsworth who blanked the White Sox 1-0 on four hits in an exhibition at Comiskey Park five days after Fresno High School graduation. Cub manager Bob Scheffing praised his poise and indicated Ellsworth would start in relief before a potential rotation role. Ellsworth, signed for about 70 thousand dollars, joins Moe Drabowsky as a promising Cubs pitching find and signals a bold push from the minors to the majors.
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Bottoming Out Problem Licked by Mechanics at Monza
American master mechanics claim they have solved the main cause of car failures in the first Monza 500 mile race. They say bottoming out on the high banked Italian track caused suspension and shock absorber damage. Teams beefed up suspensions and added helper bars while retaining leather bottom bumpers on select cars.
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House Members Plan Bill To Exempt Pro Ball From Anti-trust
Washington AP A new sports bill would grant a flat anti-trust exemption to practices such as drafts trades and reserve clauses for professional baseball football basketball and ice hockey It would replace Rep Emmanuel Cellers earlier measure and seek approval to protect organizing bodies from federal anti-trust claims by deeming certain actions reasonably necessary to sustain major league sports
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Tim Tam May Not Return To Race After Surgery
Tim Tam the 3-year-old Calumet Farm Derby and Preakness winner underwent two successful operations on an injured leg at University of Pennsylvania veterinary hospital. Dr. Jacques Jenny said the procedure was completely successful and could allow walking without pain, but only a 50 50 chance of resuming racing. Trainer Jimmy Jones stated veterinarians see some chance of racing again but warned it is hard to be a champion with a lingering problem. Possible future includes stud duties if not returned to the track.
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US Russian Meets Set Up in Philadelphia 1959 Series
The second international US Russia track and field meet will be at Franklin Field Philadelphia July 10 14 1959 the AAU announced. It is the second leg of a dual meet opening in Moscow July 27 28 this year with USA teams also set for Budapest Warsaw and Athens. Each nation will enter 44 men and 20 women in the same Olympic program minus the marathon.
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Edgewood Juniors Tourney Postponed to June 27
Edgewood Ladies' Club officials announce the Edgewood Juniors golf tournament for boys and girls, originally set for June 20, has been postponed to June 27. Contact Ph. 35213 1037 Merz, AVERAGE Home TacaTEN- YD for details.
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